Met die onlangse rugby kragmeting tussen onse Springbokke en die span van Itali\u00eb, het ek self beleef hoe sport ‘n nasie saamsnoer! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die opgewondenheid het reeds begin borrel toe vriendin Soria my saamnooi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sommer in ‘n japtrap het die groep gegroei tot tien en ‘n properse taxi is gere\u00ebl om ons te vervoer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met plakkers van die landsvlag op ons almal se wange, groen Springbok hemde, Bok-keppe, -sokkies, en -serpe, is ons Baai toe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Almal het opgedaag met moed, hoop en geloof in die Bokke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opbeurende musiek dra by tot die warm hartklop en afwagting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
By die hek is mense selfs gemoedelik met die deursoeking vir verbode artikels, en het net gefokus om by die duur sitplekke uit te kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Nelson Mandela Stadion is ‘n belewenis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dis ‘n indrukwekkende plek wat ontwerp is in die vorm van ‘n blom en die blomblare omvou die stadion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek was bevoorreg om as SAUK radio joernalis gereeld oor die vordering met die bou daarvan verslag te gedoen het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe ek daar sit, het my gedagtes gedwaal na die projek wat in 2009 voltooi is \u2013 betyds vir die 2010 FIFA sokker w\u00eareldbeker toernooie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek was daar toe die eerste van die 46-duisend sitplekke by di\u00e9 w\u00eareldklas stadion aangekom het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek vergaap my aan die verskeidenheid plakate en uitrustings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘n Jong man reg voor my het die onderbroek wat Faf bekend gemaak het, sommer bo-oor sy jean aangetrek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So ver die oog kon sien, was dit ‘n see van groen in die stadion wat gepak is met Bok-ondersteuners! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was goeie bewys dat Oos-Kapenaars dit werd is om \u00ednternasionale wedstryde hier te kry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hier was laas in 2021 so ‘n wedstryd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soos van die nuweling Bokke se trane gerol het, wel emosies in ‘n mens op wanneer die volkslied gesing word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jy voel \u00e9\u00e9n met die skare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My rugbykennis is maar karig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gewoonlik kyk ek die groot wedstryde op televisie waar my broer Japie kan verduidelik wat gebeur en ons weer kan kyk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar o wee, hier by die stadion is ek verlore! Die groot skerm help darem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek word meegevoer deur die massa se juiging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Mexican wave gaan telkens sommer twee keer suksesvol reg rondom die stadion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dis altyd mooi om op televisie te sien, maar dis opwindend om deel te wees daarvan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sewe keer het die Bokke agter die pale gaan druk! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit bruis in my en kan nie help om spontaan saam met almal op te spring en hande in die lug met die Suid-Afrikaanse vlag te waai nie! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die samehorigheid is oorweldigend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vandag is ons almal Suid-Afrikaners. Die Bokke is \u00f3ns span. Hulle wen met 45-0! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vergete is politiek, misdaad en inflasie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar is wel dreunsang wanneer iets opwindend op die veld gebeur; maar ek sou darem graag wou hoor hoe weerklink een van Leon Schuster se mees onlangse rugbyliedjies se refrein:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ama bokka, ma bokka, bokka\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dis die Bokmasjien\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lean mean green\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is the Bokmasjien (hey)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bokka, ma bokka, bokka\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bring daai beker weer\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ol\u00e9 ol\u00e9 ol\u00e9\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir die vierde keer”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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