Rugby and Soccer in the Same Weekend

So, as far as sports go they are just as crazy about them here as we are in the states.  Fortunately they have very cool sports.  Luckily, this weekend I had the chance to see my two favorite here in South Africa.  A Rugby match on Friday night and a Soccer match on Saturday.

Pretty amazing match on Friday between the Lions (Joburg Team) and the Chiefs.  It turned out to be the highest scoring game ever in the history of the Super 14 league.  We of course left early when our team, the Lions, were losing 65 to 25 or something like that with 20 minutes to go.  Of course when we got home we saw that the final was 72 to 65.  We still lost, but those last 20 minutes would have been amazing to see!  Anyway, for my first professional rugby match it was pretty awesome, except for Kurt thinking the game began at 7 when it really began at 8.  Well, the two hours we had to kill before the game talking and eating were fun.  By the way I love Prego Steak Rolls!

So, Saturday was the big Soweto Darby between the Kaiser Chiefs and the Orlando Pirates.  The stadium was packed and we were about half of the total white population in the stadium.  The game was full on with everyone trying to score.  Too bad no one could hit the net.  Maybe, one day I will actually see a goal scored in South Africa.

Go Lions and Go Pirates!