PRETORIA — A Pretoria mother has expressed disappointment after discovering that her 10-year-old son, who has repeatedly forgotten her birthday, can recite the entire Springbok starting line-up, including replacements, without hesitation.
The revelation came during a family lunch when the boy correctly identified all 23 players, their positions, provincial teams and recent injuries.
Asked when his mother’s birthday was, he replied, ‘August, I think.’
His father defended the boy, explaining that remembering birthdays was considerably more difficult than remembering rugby statistics.
‘The Springbok squad changes every few weeks. His mother’s birthday has been the same for 42 years. There’s no challenge.’
The mother became particularly upset after learning that her son also knew the birth dates, heights and weights of several Springbok forwards.
The boy subsequently attempted to make amends by promising to remember her birthday next year, provided it didn’t clash with a Test match.
His father suggested buying her a Springbok jersey with her birth date printed on the back.
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