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George Smith (75)
Mate, they'll be strolling along Oriental Pde in their muscle shirts, shorty-short shorts & beach scuffs & sucking on water bottles to keep hydrated.
All Blacks vs Springbokke @ Wellington
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Mate, they'll be strolling along Oriental Pde in their muscle shirts, shorty-short shorts & beach scuffs & sucking on water bottles to keep hydrated.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Been some references to 1981 on the thread, here's a reminder of what went on:
"Tonight's test between the All Blacks and Springboks shows just how far New Zealand and South Africa have come since Eden Park 33 years ago."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/good-reads/10492711/From-flour-power-to-the-Cake-Tin
The vid is uncomfortable (for me, anyway) but compelling viewing.
"Tonight's test between the All Blacks and Springboks shows just how far New Zealand and South Africa have come since Eden Park 33 years ago."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/good-reads/10492711/From-flour-power-to-the-Cake-Tin
The vid is uncomfortable (for me, anyway) but compelling viewing.
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Mark Ella (57)
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Your average Wellingtonin has webbed feet hence cannot wear them.
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Ron Walden (29)
and six toes like the tasmanians?
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Only if they're descended from inhabitants of the Eketahuna-Pahiatua area.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
^^^ That would make them very useful to the grape growers of Martinborough at vintage time.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
^^^ HJ, I think you may have answered the age-old question "wtf use are people who grew up between Eketahuna & Pahiatua?" Hey, only 1 hour til kick off.
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Thanks for that wo. Why did you find it uncomfortable? It was a very important time in NZ's short history.
The protesters won the war against a corrupt establishment which is uplifting to me, anyway.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Because we were meant to be better than that. I was too young to know much about the food & jobs riots of the 1920''s & -30's or the 1951 waterfront dispute so wasn't really prepared for the sheer viciousness of the Tour.
The footage of the protesters running down Molesworth St dressed as clowns with blood all over them & being chased by cops with US-style riot batons & shields was scarily like the riot scene in "Sleeping Dogs" and being even then a rugby nut it was hard to reconcile my love of the game with what was happening off the field.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Anthems and it's raining in Middle Earth.
Are we going to get many dry games in this years TRC?
The Curtain Raiser for the big game tonight is about to start.
Are we going to get many dry games in this years TRC?
The Curtain Raiser for the big game tonight is about to start.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Why is the Cake Tin round? Do they play cricket there?
I thought that the Basin Reserve was the Test Cricket pitch for Wellington.
I thought that the Basin Reserve was the Test Cricket pitch for Wellington.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Saffer just clocked Retallick as well. I think that they are out to show that they will not be intimidated by The Darkness. Nothing new from the Beef Eaters.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Test cricket Basin, ODI & T20 Westpac. Built to be multi-sport friendly, I think they've even had AFL there. And please don't call it the Cake Tin, the locals hate it & as it started as an Auck piss-take/ defensiveness over the shit house that was Eden Park at the time, I don't blame them.
3-0 good guys, territory must be 90:10?
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Saffers get meat from Cornel Hendricks. No respect for the Aura from The Meat Eaters.
SAF 7 NZ 3. 19 minutes gone.
SAF 7 NZ 3. 19 minutes gone.
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
Looked like cruden was taken out of the line then but still good try.
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