Yesterday's Rugby World Cup action added a new country to the world rugby map and it also presented evidence that South Africa's Golden Lions are a force in rugby punditry.

Former Springbok lock Kobus Wiese, commentating on the match between Samoa and Namibia, had the honour of creating a new country when he referred to a player from "Namoa".

I'm not sure which side the individual belonged to, but it is a catchy name and expats of both Samoa and Namibia should consider setting up an independent Namoan homeland.

Back in the SABC studio at Auckland Park, Johannesburg, the parastatal's coverage of the match included 20-year-old Lions flyhalf Elton Jantjies on the panel.

That makes him the third Lions employee, after coaches John Mitchell and Carlos Spencer, to be used as a television pundit in the first week of the World Cup. Western Province are running close, with coach Allister Coetzee and forwards coach Matt Proudfoot squeezing into suits for expert analysis, but the Lions have their noses ahead at this stage.

The task of appearing in front of the television cameras was a bridge too far for Jantjies and his contributions to the discussion were bland and lacked insight.

Chester Williams' efforts as co-panellist were also tedious.

Williams might know the game inside out, but he doesn't have the vocabulary and eloquence to get his insights across - and host Eben Jansen always has a smirk on his face, as if he is in on a joke none of us are privy to. It's infuriating.

As for the games, Samoa with their 49-12 win over gutsy Namibia in Pool D served a warning to Wales and the Springboks that they're not pushovers. The islanders lost flyhalf Tusi Pisi to a hamstring injury that might end his entire tournament. The lack of his superb

goal-kicking - he landed four out of four before hobbling off - could make the difference between winning and losing against Wales on Sunday.

Canada, once a powerhouse among tier-two nations, have been in decline for a while but they still cause the upset of the tournament so far. Coached by former All Black Kieran Crowley, they beat Tonga 25-20.

Centre DTH van der Merwe, who hails from the Western Cape, had a mammoth game.

Former Canadian international Christian Stewart was in Supersport's studios to witness Canada's first World Cup win since beating Tonga 24-7 in 2003.

Scotland beat Georgia 15-6 in a borefest of note in Invercargill ensuring that Pool B, - including joyless England and bludgeoning Argentina - remains the dullest in the tournament - a bit like the SABC's coverage.