A peculiar double match up

So De Villiers vs Very Big Island Day ended in a one all draw.  Early on in a game of homo-erotic hooliganism, also known as rugby union, the Islanders displayed discipline and tenacity in the face of relentless kicking possession away and handling errors.  Very near the end, with a slight lead, ferocious defense by the De Villiers people seemed to secure the match.  Only for normally consistent kicker, Steyn, to blunder like an 11 year old in his first match. (I realise this simile is somewhat unkind to 11 year olds)  Being the proud race of Iisland people that they are, the yellow tops kept going to the end and scored a brilliant try to clinch the victory.

Meanwhile in another time zone another De Villiers team did much better.  Here the obligatory Steyn performed up to his usual standards making the Islanders look somewhat ineffectual.  It was left to 2 bowlers right at the end to add a level of decency to the score that the proper batsmen failed to do by regularly getting themselves out.  Building on a  decent enough start the De Villiers's De Villiers come in to destroy the opposition.  It looked for all the world as if both teams had an earlier flight in mind when the winning runs were scored 9 overs before the end.

Thus overall not a great day for both sets of supporters.  But let us not despair about over paid millionaires doing their jobs badly.  For that could have been us if only we had more talent.