October 9, 2011

  • When experience is not enough

    When experience is not enough

    Rugby World Cup 2011

    Today is a sad day for South Africa. The SA #rugby team (Defending world champions) was knocked out of the Rugby World cup tournament by Australia. What is sad is that the SA team dominated all aspects of the game with 75% of ball possession. The 9-11 score in favor of Australia tells the story of an epic game. Australia's defense was impeccable, never allowing the #Springboks to cross the try line. Australia had one break and scored a try.
    It is difficult to contemplate that the team lost after so much dedication, commitment and effort. By my opinion this was the best South African team that ever played in a World cup. Certainly they were the most experienced team ever fielded by South Africa in a World Cup. There ball handling was absolutely superb there composure unmatched. But for some reason experienced did not deliver the results. There loss is a reminder that what count is what you do on the day.

    This shows that even when one plays the perfect game...it does not guarantee a win. Excuses does not change the score. A single gap in concentration can cost the game. The game mirror a flaw within my own life. I often do things right and with great affect. However then there are those times when one mess up and all the good work done is nullified.

    Such events reminds us that we are fallible. Perfection only an ideal yet a remaining dream that pushes us forward. Even, after the loss, the team can stand proud at the way they played. Similar in life we might miss a goal but more important is that we must always be able to say that we played our role to the best of our ability.

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    See my entry when of 21 October 2011 when South Africa won the World Cup 2007: Rugby World Champions!!

Comments (3)

  • Sorry to hear about the loss of your team. Rugby is a great sport. My brother in law use to play it. I think in all sports games, in the end its not whose better, but who can take advantage of the momentum and go with it. I've seen teams that were not meant to win but did. They won because their attitude and mindset was better than those of their opponents. And so it is with life. I live by a very simple philosophy which is explained as follows...

    "Think you can. Think you can't. You're right"

  • @The_Eyes_Of_A_Painter - One should probably not attach to things like sport...but it was a disappointment that so much effort was not rewarded with a victory. I like your philosophy, thanks for sharing it.

  • Sorry to hear about the loss of your team! I always think of the men and women who have devoted their lives to their sport...the dedication, determination, and hard work...and then to have those huge losses.

    We learn from the losses, and the losses make the wins so much sweeter.

    So many metaphors to life in sports.
    Thank you for this post, and your wise words of encouragement!
    HUGS!

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