by Boreades » 11:18 pm
SPOILER ALERT - IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE SCORE LOOK AWAY NOW
Ma wee cousin (MacBoreades) tells me the whole clan is delighted that New Zealand won the World Cup.
Why? By the Righteous Reckoning, Scotland would have been a contender, and should have been in the final. Just cheated out of it by Australia and that dubious ref decision. He also tells me the Scottish Squad is already looking for a suitable ferocious response to the Kiwi's Haka. Suggestions gratefully received. Something along the lines of Braveheart will do nicely, just without any hanging, drawing and quartering. Or bottle throwing. Or a Glascow Kiss.
Still, as a famous Scots poet (Somhairle MacGill-Eain) said “Our children are bred for emigration”. As Richie McCaw was the Kiwi Captain, and the McCaws came from Scotland, as part of the Gaelic diaspora, it still could be said that Scotland has won the World Cup!
Sláinte