Someone at the Lodge had some spare tickets for the International Rugby game between Australia and South Africa, I’m not a big fan of rugby but he was offering the tickets cheap and with the chance to goto a big match with a big rivalry I decided to go for it.
We got the train to the Subiaco Oval free of charge as TransPerth offer free public transport for ticket holders of all major sporting events in Perth – A brilliant idea as it encourages people to use public transport. On arrival at the stadium it was clear there was a huge number of South Africa supporters, inside there was no segregation of the supporters and there was good humoured banter between the 2 sets of supporters something that would not usually happen in Football ( Soccer)
The game began and I was impressed with just how fast the passing and movement was compared to watching it on TV, The South Africans made a lightning start and it wasn’t long before they scored a few tries right in front of us as the Aussies made several bad mistakes.
I Was pleasantly surprised to see “beer” for sale at only $6 a $3 saving on the average bar price, I was no longer so pleased when I started drinking it as I had paid $6 for glorified water! God knows how the Aussies manage to get drunk on the stuff!
Anyway the Aussies would be drowning their sorrows with something a little stronger as despite a late comeback were really well beaten with the scoreline of 32-25 not really reflecting the South Africans dominance.
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