Well, the nation watched in anticipation - we all knew it was going to happen sometime or another, but nobody expected it to be so soon. Everything has been leading up to it, and I guess it was to be expected.

Yes, disaster struck last weekend – the Reds beat the Blues. And on home soil too – it was almost too painful to watch. BK’s adopted New Zealand team has put the cherry on top of a season of disappointments, dropped balls, missed opportunities, fumbled tackles and injuries.

But somehow they still managed to end up near the top of the Super 14 log. Is it cleverly managing to get bonus points even when losing? Or is it a sign of how badly all the teams were playing? It is almost the end of the first round and still nobody is clearly in front. The Hurricanes are looking good for a victory, but I wouldn’t put any large sum of money on it. Not that BK is a betting person, if you know what I mean - only 4 points separate the top 5 teams, the Bulls as always breathing down the necks of the leaders. The Sharks are quietly waiting in the wings, ready to pounce when the time is right and the Chiefs are still trying to cope with the surprise of being in the top 4. Secretly BK is hoping for a Bulls win – anything but the Sharks, and am just happy to see the top Ozzie team is only seventh on the log. The mighty Brumbies have fallen so low, BK wishes he could have seen Stirling “I’m not too old for rugby” Mortlock’s face when the scoreboard read 57 to 7 – against.

But there’s still some games left to play, and we will see what happens. Making a lekker curry chicken potjie is fast becoming the tradition when you come to watch rugby at BK’s house, so at the end of the day we’re all winners!

BK also heard something about Zapman’s party winning the election? Not too worry, if it was important, we would have been told something by now.

Bosveldgroete!