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Post by Chris F on Aug 28, 2011 10:43:48 GMT 12
Well with the biggest sporting show only days away I thought I would start a thread on RWC and see everyones thoughts on the cup. It would be great to see everyones thoughts on the teams coming and the possible dark horses that might make an upset along the way. A lot has gone into this event with fantastic new stadiums like the one in Dunedin and the huge upgrade of Eden Park and I really hope everyone gets in behind the event and our team the might AB's.
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Post by Chris F on Aug 28, 2011 10:48:08 GMT 12
I will start this off and say I am going to Ireland vs USA in New Plymouth should be fantastic as the irish really back their team....and drink plenty along the way! For me Samoa will be the ones to watch and they may make some waves in this tournament. But I am picking the AB's to go all the way unbeaten and that might sound cocky but they are a class act and in their home country they will be very formidable unit. Go the AB's!.........you can do it!
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Aug 28, 2011 14:59:53 GMT 12
But I am picking the AB's to go all the way unbeaten and that might sound cocky but they are a class act and in their home country they will be very formidable unit. You'd better hope last night's performance doesn't get repeated, or we'll be listening to “Aussie Aussie Aussie OI OI OI” for many years to come!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 28, 2011 16:09:18 GMT 12
I think last night was a marketing ploy, they threw the game to give Australian fans a glimmer of hope and sell them the last few millions of dollars worth of unsold tickets that the NZRU still have on their hands.
Personally I think the Cup will be a financial disaster when all is boiled down. Maybe I'm cynical after the much hyped and over-promised World Rowing Champs was a complete disaster, but I don't know many people who are that hyped up about the RWC even now. And everything associated with the RWC is simply trying to rook people, and I for one am sick of the over-promotion of products tagging onto it already.
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Post by ErrolC on Aug 28, 2011 16:24:12 GMT 12
So you're not getting an official RWC dog collar then?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 28, 2011 17:22:21 GMT 12
No, and I am not getting an official RWC dog to go with it either.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Aug 28, 2011 19:27:56 GMT 12
The cost of the expected loss has been estimated at $200 for each and every taxpayer in the country, whether you participate or ignore.
Enjoy, and get your $200 worth.
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Post by jonesy on Aug 28, 2011 20:34:05 GMT 12
No, and I am not getting an official RWC dog to go with it either. The official RWC dog is Eden Park-didntya know?
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Post by The Red Baron on Aug 28, 2011 20:43:40 GMT 12
Maybe they could bung us all a couple of all the unsold tickets they have,seeing as we've already paid for them.
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Post by oggie2620 on Aug 29, 2011 10:21:43 GMT 12
Arent you being sensible and flying off somewhere where they dont have a tv so you can ignore the rugby?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 29, 2011 14:09:53 GMT 12
The rugby is great though. It's just all the hype and nonsense surrounding it that gets up my nose.
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Post by Chris F on Aug 29, 2011 15:08:29 GMT 12
Dave this thread is about the rugby not the politics of cost over runs or the burden we will be left with. You guys must have some favorites or some upsets that may happen. Or what games are you going to. And the big one about the AB's winning it.
Anyway GO THE NAKKI....the sheild is ours for the summer.
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Post by obiwan27 on Aug 29, 2011 21:37:06 GMT 12
I'll be going to watch the AB's pool match in Wellington vs Canada. It's an afternoon kickoff so I'll be up in the morning and back home in the evening. A bit of quake therapy.
As far as the result goes - anyone's guess, but anyone out of NZ, Australia, England, South Africa or France are capable of beating each other on match day. Team most likely to cause an upset - Samoa. Team least likely to cause an upset - Namibia.
Go the AB's. As Dave said, the rugby is good, the media hype isn't. For example the Fijian team arrived in Akld today so the media muppets focus on the lock who quit his army job so he could play for his country. Except they kept focussing on him and asking dumbass muppet questions like - "Do you still support Bainimarama?"
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Post by jonesy on Aug 29, 2011 21:55:20 GMT 12
Just given this afternoons news heres something I was sent earlier: Q: Why does it take the All Blacks a week to change hotels? A: Cos Sonny Bill can only carry 2 suitcases at a time!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Aug 29, 2011 22:50:31 GMT 12
Maybe they could bung us all a couple of all the unsold tickets they have,seeing as we've already paid for them. It's a bit like all the people I know who say they will find a way to download the Hobbit movies without paying for them, because they reckon they've already paid for them (taxpayers' money chucked at Warner Bros.) so they therefore don't regard downloading the movies as stealing something they have paid for.
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Post by shorty on Aug 29, 2011 23:36:09 GMT 12
What gets my goat is that a lot of us (and our forefathers) gave our lifetimes (and in some cases their lives) to keep NZ a free country and then we get a commercial entity (The RWC organisers) telling us where and when we can have signs, sell food, even take our own food, what we can and can't wear, which beer we must drink etc. Makes a mockery of the sacrifices made to keep our freedoms.
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Post by Tony on Aug 30, 2011 0:49:06 GMT 12
Brilliant comments....... The official RWC dog is Eden Park-didntya know? Oh yeah - with you on this one. The rail-service (well platform areas) still scares the shit out of me having been there a few times with a less than full stadium. Cos Sonny Bill can only carry 2 suitcases at a time!! ;D ;D ;D Best position from him is Left Right Out! But he has to be there because he is: a: Hedgehog Henry's darling b: The $ factor, similar to Jonah Lomu in days past. What gets my goat is that a lot of us (and our forefathers) gave our lifetimes (and in some cases their lives) to keep NZ a free country and then we get a commercial entity (The RWC organisers) telling us where and when we can have signs, sell food, even take our own food, what we can and can't wear, which beer we must drink etc. Makes a mockery of the sacrifices made to keep our freedoms. Oh so true.... And even the NZRFU are just as bad - pity that poor sod in Levin who dared to have BLUE ferns in the background of his business logo. Having said all that and getting of my political soapbox, a couple of dollars are on France to beat the AB's again. Not because of the players (I have ultimate respect for most of them) but because of His Esteemed Arrogance - Hedgehog Henry. Rotation policies should only be applied to reciprocating engines! He screwed us over in the last world cup and didn't have the guts to fall on his sword. How much more crap do we have to put up with from him. Geez going to SA like we did was just like going to a gun fight armed with a knife!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 30, 2011 2:09:04 GMT 12
NZ vs Canada is an afternoon test match?? That will be like going back in time 20 years and will seem very odd to all the youngsters seeing a test in daylight.
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Post by jonesy on Aug 30, 2011 8:45:36 GMT 12
Afternoon test matches are great. Makes for a real family atmosphere, in comparison to the media-driven boozefest that is the night game. I'd happily fork out the $$$ for the afternoon games if I was that way inclined...
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Aug 31, 2011 15:48:15 GMT 12
Wait until after the Rugby World Cup when Wellingtonians wake up one morning to discover that ‘ALL BLACKS’ has been replaced overnight with ‘WELLYWOOD’!!
Giant support sign in Miramar for All BlacksSupport sign to be installed soonThe Dominion Post | 5:00AM - Wednesday, 31 August 2011GO, NEW ZEALAND: An artist's impression of what the All Blacks sign will look like on the hill.IT WON'T BE WELLYWOOD — but any day now Wellingtonians will wake to see a sign on the Miramar cutting.
Wellington International Airport is putting up an All Blacks sign at the site of the proposed sign while the public selection process, launched today, is held to decide what will go up permanently.
The white letters will be installed overnight as soon as the weather is calm enough.
Chief commercial officer Matt Clarke said the sign would welcome the 40 per cent more international visitors expected in Wellington during the Rugby World Cup, which starts next week.
"It's a fantastic opportunity to show our support for the national team and just express how excited we are to be hosting all of these visitors for the Rugby World Cup."
The All Blacks sign will stay in place until the publicly chosen sign is installed.
New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive Steve Tew said the team was humbled by temporary sign, which showed the Wellington region's support for the All Blacks.
"The level of support the All Blacks are receiving around the country in advance of Rugby World Cup 2011 is fantastic. The sight of a giant All Blacks sign as people fly into Wellington is a really generous and unique way of demonstrating commitment to the team."
"We were humbled by the concept when the airport first approached us with the idea and more than happy to give it our support."www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellywood-or-what/5534114/Giant-support-sign-in-Miramar-for-All-Blacks
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