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Semi final 2: England versus South Africa (lemmy.one)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The French love to boo. It’s all pantomime, but it’s the same in pretty much every sport. Heck, even the fancy pants Rolland Garros crowd will cheer/jeer based on basically the following order:

  • Locals

  • Underdogs

  • Pantomime villains based on a historic sleight that nobody even really remembers anymore.

Based on the above, I don’t find it strange that England were the fan favourites for the local crowd.