Kick-off at 3am
Supporting from overseas means three alarms, whispered celebrations and very patient neighbours.
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Panel 1. Overseas. 02:55.
- Thabo: Alarm one, alarm two, alarm three. Squad depth.
Panel 2. 03:00. Kick-off.
- Thabo: (whispering) Quiet celebrations only. The neighbours have work tomorrow.
Panel 3. 03:41. Try.
- Neighbour: THABO!
- Thabo: Sorry! …But did you see that offload?
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Panel 1
A dark bedroom with a crescent moon in the window and a clock on the wall. Thabo, in a beanie, sits up in bed wide-eyed.
Caption: Overseas. 02:55.
Thabo: Alarm one, alarm two, alarm three. Squad depth.
Panel 2
Thabo sits on a sofa holding a mug in front of a large TV glowing with a rugby match in the dark.
Caption: 03:00. Kick-off.
Thabo: (whispering) Quiet celebrations only. The neighbours have work tomorrow.
Panel 3
Across the street a neighbour shouts from a lit window while Thabo cheers with both arms raised.
Caption: 03:41. Try.
Neighbour: THABO!
Thabo: Sorry! …But did you see that offload?