Posts by LegBreak
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Hey Bart;
Drop us a line at freak@sportsfreak.co.nz
That's as good a State of the Nation address as I've seen.
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Looks like Eden Park’s getting the 3 / 4 play-off. If the Residents’ Association don’t mind too much, of course.
Anyway, does Hamilton really deserve a match involving the All Blacks?
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Only “sort of” HG?
I reckon it’s perfect.
It means spreading the business end of the tournament to roughly half of the promised “Stadium of 4 Million”, while meeting the IRB’s understandable requirement of 2 venues for Quarter-finals.
And the fact we’re working with the IRB is so refreshing given what happened 6 years ago.
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I would definitely agree to that. Though my plan only had the stipulation of one free-to-air live game per week, which I figure is enough
So, on average, that’s one free game per team per season.
Are you sure that’s enough?
On a semi-related note, good to see the NZRU (well a subsidiary of it actually) has momentarily shelved a bit of greed and split the Quarter-Finals of the 2011 RWC between the National Stadium in Wellington and Devil Bowl down south. Great news. -
And some of the World XV had only touched down a couple of days before that match too...
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Emma,
Soccer’s probably the only sport around that doesn’t need the oxygen of TV coverage.
That’s its asset; simple rules. Anyone can understand it and play it.
BTW, it’s all over SKY Sport; England, Europe, even the A-League...
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RI, you have to be joking: Look at what happened in 1992.
The All Blacks lost to Australia.
The All Blacks lost 40-17 to … Sydney!!!
Ant Strachan played for the All Blacks.
We had a silly, meaningless visit from something called the World XV who wore jerseys that would make your average jockey blush.
We travelled to SA for a one-off test where the Afrikaners in the crowd sang Die Stem instead of the National Anthem.
Waikato won the NPC.
And they resorted to eye-gauging to do so.
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Apologies if anyone has made this high-brow observation up-thread but.
Any girl called Bristol is going to be found attractive by a certain type of guy…
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It’s even worse than the Turbos.
And I don’t say that lightly.
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The reason that SA is allowed to get away with day games is the European TV market, which is bigger than Aus / NZ.
Wellington are called the Lions because of Leo their long-term mascot, who has been around since the 1950s, way before beer advertising was legal. Same reason that Waikato are called Mooloo, Taranaki is Ferdinand etc.. They’re the organic names.
If you want a naff non-organic nickname I’d have thought it’d be hard to go past BoP Steamers, and all associated connotations.