The Springboks are playing the British & Irish Lions in the first Test today (Saturday June 20, 2009) and no other TV ad encapsulates the feeling of thousands of rugby-loving Saffa expats all over the world as this Castle Beer TV advert. Images of my own time in Taiwan, watching the Springboks play from a braai on a rooftop way over in Taoyuan City, Taiwan with a smattering of Yanks, Canadians and even a Pommie or two come vividly to mind!
Mike Jansen is a son of the Mother City (Cape Town) and decade-long resident of Asia. He currently resides in Kowloon's Hung Hom district, on the edge of the city's iconic Victoria harbour.
He is also responsible for http://www.blitzbokke.com, a fan-site dedicated to the Springbok Sevens Team. Find him talking bollie on @BlitzBokke on Twitter
