STRAIGHT TALK
MARK BARNES: Boks win shows that endurance against all odds will help SA out of economic fix
I am, win or lose, a serious Springbok supporter. There is just something about a rugby Test that stirs the national pride we all have within us, no matter what. Whenever I see the green and gold I feel a sense of association, of belonging. I know nothing about kick-boxing, but I recently saw three of our Springbok team at the airport, walking along briskly, and my pace automatically quickened to catch up, to be closer to those track suits. Sport has played a huge role in bringing us together, as the peoples of SA. Who will ever forget Nelson Mandela stepping onto that rugby field wearing a No6 rugby jersey, crossing the divide, testimony to the unity he sought for us all. I was there, and we beat the All Blacks on that day as well, and we’ll beat them again, of course we will. The reason we won on Saturday, against the world’s best, is as much because we wanted to win, as it is that we refused to lose. The game in 1995 was a huge deal, winning the World Cup. Saturday’s game was muc...
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