RWC 2015 part three

Finally, the Bokke ended up at the top of Pool B and we had the right Quarters tickets after all.We stayed with the London Greenfields in Chiswick as we do and London was abuzz with rugby fever. There were plenty of visiting and resident Saffers out and about and we felt like we we new at least half of them. We had a busy week catching up with family and friends and got the Quarters weekend party going in Soho on Friday night. A surprise late entry to our supporters clan were Nick and Kerry from Wales, a splash of red amidst the green and gold pre-match lunch at the Rock and Rose in Richmond. The atmosphere was great, the game exciting and the win worth celebrating. Back in Richmond we found a wonderful Italian Restaurant to celebrate and watch the 2nd quarter final.

On Sunday the rugby continued, with lunch at a pub in Soho with Eric and Veronica and friends and 2 more quarter finals to watch. In the end, four Southern Hemisphere teams went through to the Semis with the Bokke to face the looming All Blacks and the Travelling Greenies boarding a plane to sunny SA.

RWC 2015 part two

In between games, we travelled to  Nottingham, through the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors and up to Newcastle for the SA vs Scotland game at St James' Park on Saturday 3rd October. Mylene, Coenraad, Eva and Coemy joined us at the campsite. Newcastle is a great little city, revamped and revitalised with plenty of nightlife. We met before the game at the Blond Barrel and ended up there afterwards too. The good Bok win meant we could breathe a little easier. On Sunday we dashed down to Peterborough to Rina and Menon's place for a reunion and to celebrate Nikki's birthday. On Wednesday 7th October we drove to Harpenden, parked up Homer and travelled into the Olympic Stadium with Coenraad and Coemy to see the last of the pool games for the Bokke; SA vs USA. It was great to see our team get a convincing win (64 - 0) for a change; filling both the team and the fans with confidence for the Quarters. On 8th , we took Homer back to Europe on the ferry, making it back to Germany in time for the wonderful SA wine tasting party at Peggy and Gary's. By Monday 12th, we were on a plane back to London; the Homer 2015 oddessy over.