Haha, I was watching that match too, I'm South African so I'm a Bokke supporter .

When I heard that I laughed so hard! Good to see someone else picked up on it.

One thing that does get me though is the level of bias that the commentators have on Channel 7, sure if you're a Wallaby supporter its great, but it detracts from the game, which is why we watch it, win or lose. I'm not sure if it was Crowley, but one of them kept opposing the refs decisions; one particular knock-on where he said something like: "oh that was a knock on, but the ref played on anyway" when it very very obviously was not, surely they'd have given us 100 replays to show the ref's mistake if it were actually a knock-on! To be fair they did give South Africa a bit of a congratulations in the end.

I think I'm gonna wear my Springbok jersey to uni on Monday . What an awesome way to lose a tri-nations hehe

Don't forget as a prop he copped a few beltings around the ears onfield....

Dan Crowley is actually quite a funny M/C and commentator ( although like with most tv stations you don't get free rein with what you can say ). I went to a rugby lunch a few years ago in Perth where he was M/C and he - especially for a prop - had the show going along really well with lots of humour and behind the scenes stories.

If you're interested in union and want a pretty good read see if you can find a book called " Undercover Prop " by Crowley which is a good yarn about the days when he was an undercover cop working the drug scene on the Gold Coast and still playing representative rugby out of Brissie. Goes to show how stupid the hoods were if they never realised that he was a cop -- but I think he had tendency to give anyone who got a little suspicious a good flogging just to put them off. Not heavy reading but a good yarn for an ex-sportsman.

And Jimmy, the Kiwi and Bokke commentators are just as biased on there own telecasts.

"he has got the ball, now he has to do something with it"

"name to name to name to name to name"

*commentator having orgasm in background* "it goes to tukiri"

i went to bed after half time, did australia manage to get a try in the end?

patsken said...

And Jimmy, the Kiwi and Bokke commentators are just as biased on there own telecasts.

No bias at all would be better still I reckon, even if they are biased towards my preferred side.

Was a good game though.

Is this the list you were talking about Mark ???
I think I like number 9....



Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators so far during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back:


1. Weightlifting commentator: 'This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.'

2. Dressage commentator: 'This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.'
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3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: 'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.'

4. Boxing Analyst: 'Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.'

5. Softball announcer: 'If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.'

6. Basketball analyst: 'He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.'

7. At the rowing medal ceremony: 'Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.'

8. Soccer commentator: 'Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field.'

9. Tennis commentator: 'One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them... Oh my God, what have I just said?'