The difference between moas and chickens. Well moas probably tasted like a chicken deer cross and were undoubtably harder to catch, and of course they´re long extinct, but there is more mana and mystery surrounding the history of the Moa, I don´t even think the colonels chicken recipie is secret anymore.
The french put up a great display, they were fast, responsive, good with defense and quick to attack. Luckily for new zealanders, the boys knew how to "go hard out" with a wobbly wheel, like the Last Indian perhaps? Compared to the bloody display the week before, this mornings match was pretty tame and I guess rightly so, If you throw a chicken up in the air enough times it´s still not going to fly, but it will eventually shit itself and noone like to be shat on. Congrats to the kiwi boys and the other teams for a great rugby world cup, all you guys are champions of rugby. For the kiwis with hearts of a moa, time for a well earnt bucket of chicken before sorting out that wobbly wheel I reckon.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
All Blacks Choke the Chickens Neck - Nice one Richie!
Go the All Blacks!
Say no more.
AWESOME! good win from the boys in the All Black vs france rwc 2011 match 37 17... Except, Sweet! I know this is shit quality but it was a great tackle that set the mood for the match, nice work Nonu chur chur from Bs As
AWESOME! good win from the boys in the All Black vs france rwc 2011 match 37 17... Except, Sweet! I know this is shit quality but it was a great tackle that set the mood for the match, nice work Nonu chur chur from Bs As
Friday, September 23, 2011
CHOKE??!!! You´d better watch yaself! Choke you mate.
| England v Romania at Dunedin (18:00 local, 06:00 GMT, 03:00 ART) |
| New Zealand v France at Auckland (20:30 local, 08:30 GMT, 05:30 ART) |
| Leicester Tigers v Saracens at Leicester (14:30 local, 13:30 GMT, 10:30 ART) |
| Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby at Gloucester (15:00 local, 14:00 GMT, 11:00 ART) |
| London Irish v Newcastle Falcons at Reading (15:00 local, 14:00 GMT, 11:00 ART) |
| Worcester Warriors v Harlequins at Worcester (15:00 local, 14:00 GMT, 11:00 ART) |
| Aironi v Edinburgh at Viadana (15:00 local, 13:00 GMT, 10:00 ART) |
| Scarlets v Leinster at Llanelli (18:30 local, 17:30 GMT, 14:30 ART) |
| Toulon v Stade Français at Toulon (16:00 local, 14:00 GMT, 11:00 ART) |
Julien Bonnaire believes the expectations of an entire nation could derail the All Blacks © Getty Images
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France back row Julien Bonnaire has begun the mind games ahead of Saturday's crucial World Cup clash with New Zealand by questioning whether the All Blacks will buckle beneath the weight of expectation.
Test rugby's greatest team have dominated the game since the inception of the World Cup yet have won the tournament just once, the inaugural event in 1987. With the 2011 competition being staged at home, the pressure is building like never before and Bonnaire is keen to inject doubt in their minds.
"The All Blacks know we are unpredictable, both in a good and a bad way actually. We can either fail or pull it off - and that is what they fear," he said. "Clearly there are high expectations from a whole nation who support them fully - perhaps too much even. We experienced that ourselves in 2007 in France."
Much of the build-up to the match has concentrated on what has been described in the New Zealand press as a second-string line-up. The claim does not stand up to scrutiny with a host of big names - among them captain Thierry Dusautoir, scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili and winger Vincent Clerc - starting.
The main area of discussion has been on the selection of Morgan Parra at fly-half in what will be his first Test start in the position. Muddying the waters on the debate over whether Marc Lievremont has selected a weakened side is the knowledge that defeat would place them in the easier half of the quarter-final draw where two of England, Ireland or Wales will lie in wait.
"Controversy is part of the deal," said Bonnaire. "The media are looking to get their hands on anything. It doesn't affect me. It's up to us to prove them wrong on the field."
France have become something of a World Cup nemesis for New Zealand after staging famous upset victories against them in 1999 and 2007. All Black lock Brad Thorn admits Les Bleus can be unpredictable.
"The French can play a really attractive game of rugby. It can be out of the box, it's quite unique," he said. "They can throw the ball wide off their own try line, so it makes for interesting footy.
"My message to spectators would be to enjoy the rugby. Cheer their hearts out. Get every cent's worth out of their admission and just express themselves and have fun. Hopefully the two teams can put on a performance that can really excite fans from not only New Zealand, but from everywhere."
Monday, September 5, 2011
World Cup - Match Facts: South Africa v Wales
World Cup - Match Facts: South Africa v Wales
Match Facts: Check out the facts and figures ahead of South Africa's clash with Wales in the rugby world cup on Sunday.
Wales have only been prevented from scoring in three of their matches against South Africa (1906, 1912 and 1960).
Wales’s 96-13 defeat to South Africa in Pretoria in 1998 was the heaviest defeat in their history.
South Africa need six more tries to reach the landmark of 100 World Cup tries.
Defending champions South Africa have won their last seven World Cup matches and indeed have the best win percentage (87.50) of any nation in the competition.
South Africa have won all of their opening World Cup matches and have averaged 51 points in these four fixtures.
If Shane Williams scores a try in this game he will stand alone as Wales’ top try-scorer in World Cup games. He is currently tied on seven with Gareth Thomas and Ieuan Evans.
If John Smit starts this match he will become the seventh South African to have started 10 World Cup matches.
South Africa have been given two red cards in their RWC history, James Dalton in 1995 and Saracens’ technical director Brendan Venter in 1999, only Tonga and Canada have accrued more.
Wales won all four of their games in New Zealand at the 1987 World Cup, finishing third after losing in the semi-finals to New Zealand in Brisbane.
Friday, August 19, 2011
RWC roadshow - a tour through New Zealand, George Nepia an original champion of rugby
Kiwis do this great! The community spirit in NZ is alive and kicking (well at least in the main centres, but that post is for another blog another time) One of the reasons has to be our small population base it is easy to be amiable and quaint when you´re small!
One of the greatest rugby champions of all time was George Nepia and back in the 20th century "the boot" as he was known was the 1900´s equivalent of Dan Carter. “It is not for me a question of whether Nepia was the best fullback in history. It is a question of which of the others is fit to lace up his cotton Oxford boots.” Denzil Batchelor, English rugby journalist. One of Nepia´s boots is to be found in the trophy cabinet at Tauranga Boys´College, I used to think it looked big and smelly, lord knows what it smells like now but probably better than DC´s!
The RWC roadshow is a tv series taking you through the land of the long white cloud aka Aotearoa where you will get to meet the people and supporters that are going to make the RWC 2011 an event to remember. The quakes in Christchurch were only a precursor to the epic rumblings that will take place around the 26th September but whatever happens expect people to rally together. The rugby rule is the same, if you´re on the ground let it go and enjoy the sensation of the rolling maul or scrum passing over (or through) you. Good waves to you all & go the all blacks!
One of the greatest rugby champions of all time was George Nepia and back in the 20th century "the boot" as he was known was the 1900´s equivalent of Dan Carter. “It is not for me a question of whether Nepia was the best fullback in history. It is a question of which of the others is fit to lace up his cotton Oxford boots.” Denzil Batchelor, English rugby journalist. One of Nepia´s boots is to be found in the trophy cabinet at Tauranga Boys´College, I used to think it looked big and smelly, lord knows what it smells like now but probably better than DC´s!
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| Photo from Cliff Porter Collection, NZ Rugby Museum |
The RWC roadshow is a tv series taking you through the land of the long white cloud aka Aotearoa where you will get to meet the people and supporters that are going to make the RWC 2011 an event to remember. The quakes in Christchurch were only a precursor to the epic rumblings that will take place around the 26th September but whatever happens expect people to rally together. The rugby rule is the same, if you´re on the ground let it go and enjoy the sensation of the rolling maul or scrum passing over (or through) you. Good waves to you all & go the all blacks!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
GET A ROOM! Got a Room? The Rugby World Cup Is Closer Than You Think!
If you are one of the lucky wealthy enough to travel between the event stadiums be forewarned that the pencil plane flights between Nth and Sth Island can be hairy! But make your peace and enjoy the champion rollercoaster ride into windy Wellington! If you haven´t already, or if you know anyone looking Get a Room for the Sth Africa vs Wales RWC 2011 weekend, please forward this post if you know of someone, we cannot go (were in Buenos Aires) and need to sell it! Good waves and Go the All Blacks!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Did You Know?
Did you know?
That Rugby Football was believed to have originated in 1823 when William Webb Ellis took the football in his hands and ran with it to the goal post, of course you did.
That in Asia, the ASIAD Rugby tournament was supposed to have originated in the mid nineties. The twentieth ASIAD Rugby Football tournament that was to be staged from the 18th to 25th of November in Sri Lanka now stands postponed due to participating teams, particularly, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan expressing concerns over the prevailing security situation in Sri Lanka.
That the United States are the world's reigning rugby champions - when it comes to the Olympics, anyway. The US rugby team took the gold medal when the game was last played at the Olympics back in 1924. Rugby was dropped from the tournament after that, but there's a growing campaign to make it an Olympic sport again.
That Rugby Football was believed to have originated in 1823 when William Webb Ellis took the football in his hands and ran with it to the goal post, of course you did.
That in Asia, the ASIAD Rugby tournament was supposed to have originated in the mid nineties. The twentieth ASIAD Rugby Football tournament that was to be staged from the 18th to 25th of November in Sri Lanka now stands postponed due to participating teams, particularly, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan expressing concerns over the prevailing security situation in Sri Lanka.
That the United States are the world's reigning rugby champions - when it comes to the Olympics, anyway. The US rugby team took the gold medal when the game was last played at the Olympics back in 1924. Rugby was dropped from the tournament after that, but there's a growing campaign to make it an Olympic sport again.
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