Hooray! SA are world champs!!!

Just so that all my CTS friends know the great news (in case it didn’t make breaking news on CNN):
South Africa are the rugby world champions!

Hooray! We won last night in France in a tough match against defending champions England. There were crazy celebrations all around the country, partying like it was 1995. (in 1995 we won the World Cup for the first time, here at home). I’m especially happy because our captain John Smit, was at high school with me! Hooray again!

Captain John Smit, left, and coach Jake White
with the Webb Ellis trophy [GALLO/GETTY]

Now for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
(PS - standing offer to all foreign friends - come to SA for the 2010 Soccer World Cup and you can stay with me and experience the whole thing!)