Dave Rennie, New All Blacks Coach So New Zealand just hired the bloke that Australia threw in the bin three years ago. Dave Rennie — sacked by the Wallabies, replaced by Eddie Jones, who then took Australia to their worst World Cup performance in history and couldn't get out of the group stage. Meanwhile, Rennie quietly went to Japan, won some games, chopped firewood in Manawatu, and waited. Now he's got the biggest rugby job on the planet. The man didn't even need to campaign for it — karma did the work. Quade Cooper said it on X and he's absolutely right: Australia pushed one of the best coaches in the game out the door and handed him straight to their rivals. Beautiful. And just to twist the knife: poor Jamie Joseph — overlooked THREE TIMES for the All Blacks job — was gracious enough to text his congratulations the moment he found out. Third time, mate. Third. Time. T20 World Cup 2026, Proteas South Africa went through the entire tournament without losing a single game. Beat India. Unbeaten. Unbeatable. Untouchable. Then a bloke called Finn Allen showed up at Eden Gardens, hit a hundred off 33 balls — the fastest in World Cup history — and it was over before the Proteas could finish their pre-match prayers. New Zealand won by 9 wickets with 43 balls still to go. FORTY-THREE BALLS. South Africa had five days left on the clock and still lost. Markram scored 286 runs all tournament. Ngidi took 12 wickets. It genuinely didn't matter. The chokers tag is not a label anymore — it's a lifestyle. Six Nations 2026 England lost to Italy. England. Lost. To Italy. After 32 consecutive wins. In Rome. While being sin-binned TWICE including their own captain. Steve Borthwick stood at a press conference afterwards and said "discipline has cost us" — which is technically true in the same way you might say "the Titanic had a minor flooding issue." Meanwhile, Scotland went to Murrayfield and absolutely annihilated France 50–40, ending their Grand Slam dreams and blowing the title race so wide open that three teams are now in with a chance going into Super Saturday. France, Scotland, Ireland. One afternoon to decide it all. And poor Wales haven't won a match since March 2023. Not a sausage. They recorded the lowest Six Nations attendance ever at home this year. Even their own fans have given up. Proteas Choke History We take a loving, painful stroll through the greatest hits. 1992: SA need 22 off 13 balls, rain comes, and the scoring system — in its infinite wisdom — changes the target to 21 off ONE ball. Brian McMillan literally laughed. 1999: Klusener hits two fours off the first two balls, SA need 1 to win, Allan Donald drops his bat, runs, stops, panics, gets run out, and the match TIES — with Australia going through on a previous result. And 2015: Grant Elliott hits Dale Steyn for six to win it off the last ball, then walks over to the heartbroken Steyn on his knees and helps him up. It's simultaneously the greatest act of sportsmanship and the most devastating thing you've ever seen. Where were you? Because South Africa certainly wasn't ready. Five Quiz Questions Five questions, zero mercy. Answers included for the lazy.
