体坛英语资讯：South Africas dethroned rugby World Champions welcomed home
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 10-- <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinal">quarterfinal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Springboks">Springboks</span>, <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tumultuous">tumultuous</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="OR">OR</span> <span word="Tambo">Tambo</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Talk">Talk</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> 702 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Coach">Coach</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Villiers">Villiers</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Smit">Smit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Victor">Victor</span> <span word="Matfield">Matfield</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Smit">Smit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Matfield">Matfield</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Springbok">Springbok</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="Bryan">Bryan</span> <span word="Habana">Habana</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 41 <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>," <span word="Habana">Habana</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1995 <span word="and">and</span> 2007 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p>
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