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Rugby is Union

While the eSpringboks' early-season Tri-Nations slide down the standings has thrown Pretoria into a panic, the team who is hot in the lead of the Rugby World Cup, eNZ, has only annoyed the residents of Pretoria with their continued relevance.

"People here don't like sports too much," said manager Tenshibo. "As evidence, see the attendance of any local sports team through all of history. So it's annoying to people when a team sticks around long after it's welcome."

After losing Esteban Delgado and others from last year's team, the Boks were expected to finish far behind the Wallabies and All Blacks in the tournament. And so, that too remains to be proved.

"It's the most excited I've been for the Boks chances in the World Cup in years," said season ticket-holder Chubzilla, who owns a two-game season ticket package. "They were going to stink and the Boks wouldn't be pressured by the eR media and rugby union fans in other cities to, you know, like... pay attention to the team and stuff. But now all of that is ruined."

Trailing the All Blacks by just one game, while the All Blacks still has to play this weekend, the Boks may end the weekend at the top of the over-all log.

"So annoying," said Nick Jones, who lives across the street from the field in Auckland. "Let me guess, they expect us to go to these games, right? And there are how many? Perhaps six? No, thank you. Six rugby union games in twenty days sound incredibly boring."

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