Kiwi hate vibe is marring World Cup

[Blob]

I suppose iv always watched international rugby from a NH vs SH view point. I enjoy watching the Boks or NZ beat the northern hemisphere teams. Maybe im one of the few Aussies out there that was actually planning on supporting the All Blacks against the French this weekend. I guess i was optimist thinking that we wouldn't be booed by the locals. I'v always just found booing teams poor form, particularly at events like Olympics or world cup.

I'm not making a big deal of this. I didn't set up this thread. but there is a reason the thread was started. I never said this is nothing more than a Media beat-up. The only observation i wanted to voice is that I personally have been shocked that the majority of New Zealand fans at the games have booed our team. I find that poor form against any team. There is a difference between supporting an underdog and booing a teams. I haven't observed it in other games at the world cup. It seems, and i might be wrong about this, to be directed specifically at our team more than any other team. If i'm truthful with myself I suppose my initial react was "I expect a little more from our neighbors"

But as you say, who gives a fuck right. Fans can do what they want...

I always, always support the underdog - I don't care who it is - because I love the drama of an unlikely victory. To me, that is a big part of what sport is about. I can't figure out why I should support a team based on what side of the equator they live, but I guess we all have our own criteria.

Booing? Who gives a crap. It's all part of the pantomime.

Anyway, I would like to apologise to all Australians if their feelings have been hurt.

 

[da_grubster]

My mate's favourite chant against the Kiwis sung to Coming Round The Mountain is "if it wasn't for the Aussie's you'd be Japs" I reckon that'd make em think twice about free coffee - maybe free fuckoffee.

if it wasn't for the yanks we'd all be krauts mate.

Jesus christ, this thread is worse the Planet rugby.

 

[Richo]

fantastic marketing.

Kiwis make peace offering to Wallabies fans
Georgina Robinson
September 22, 2011 - 6:17PM

Australian fans will be offered free coffee in Wellington tomorrow in the lead up to the clash against the USA> Photo: AFP
A clever Wellington coffee company wants to mend Australian bridges and make a name for itself along the way by offering "abused" Wallabies fans a free coffee tomorrow.

[snip]

"Because we like you Australia. Not just because you spend an average of about $617 per minute in our city, (although we'd be lying if we said that doesn't help), but because everyone needs good neighbours and we reckon Aussies are a bit of alright."

Thank God those are NZ$. That's like, what, $5.87 over here?

 

[SaderCheif]

Thank God those are NZ$. That's like, what, $5.87 over here?

$494.637 actually....

 

[Slim 293]

if it wasn't for the yanks Ruskis we'd all be krauts mate.

Jesus christ, this thread is worse the Planet rugby.

If we were Krauts would we have better beer?

 

[Braveheart81]

Hell. If we were Kiwis we'd have better beer (better generic beer at least).

 

[Richo]

$494.637 actually....

I knew I was close.

 

[Hardtackle]

if it wasn't for the yanks we'd all be krauts mate.

Jesus christ, this thread is worse the Planet rugby.

Since when was it a good idea to let the truth get in the way of a joke? Lighten up.

 

[Bullrush]

Some more great Kiwis making the RWC memorable:

'Your hospitality is unmatchable'
By Nicholas Jones 5:30 AM
Friday Sep 23, 2011


Expand Henry Goodburn is not miserable at missing the Wales-Samoa game in Hamilton because of his hosts' kindness. Photo / Natalie SladeA tourist stranded by car trouble has praised New Zealanders' hospitality after his mechanic missed a Rugby World Cup match in order to host him for dinner.

Welsh rugby fanatic Henry Goodburn's rental vehicle broke down twice near Napier and he missed his side's match against Samoa in Hamilton on Sunday.

Malcolm Reid of Malcolm Reid Auto & Electrix in Napier sacrificed his ticket to see Canada play France there that night after Mr Goodburn was told it would take five hours to get a replacement rental to him.

Instead, Mr Reid and his wife, Beverley, invited Mr Goodburn home to watch the day's matches over beers and a roast pork dinner.

When Mr Goodburn finally made it to Hamilton at 1am on Monday, he sent an email to the Herald titled, "Your hospitality is unmatchable".

"I'm not miserable that I missed the game, as instead I experienced true hospitality from some extremely generous people," he wrote.

Mr Goodburn said his host gave him a tour of Napier's sights and vineyards before dinner, a "fantastic gesture" in itself.

Mr Reid was reluctant to discuss missing the Canada-France match - the only World Cup ticket he had - and labelled the sacrifice "nothing".

"I just felt really bad for him. I thought, 'Well, we've got to try and brighten up his day a little bit'," Mr Reid said.

"That's just the way it is ... It's nice if you can find a friendly face when things aren't quite going right.

"If I was overseas I would just hope someone would do that for me or my kids.

"If they can go back overseas and say New Zealand's not a bad place to be, that's good for us."

Mr Reid said they set their guest up with a plate of roast pork and vegetables in front of the television.

"We made him eat it on his lap so he didn't have to take his eyes off the television."

Mr Goodburn, a Luxembourg-based Welshman, is touring New Zealand for a month during the cup.

He said the Reids' hospitality turned around what was shaping up as a bad day - and the fact that Wales won 17-10 didn't hurt either.

By Nicholas Jones

 

[DPK]

if it wasn't for the Russians we'd all be krauts mate.

Fixed.

 

[Swat]

'australians, how was your holiday in Bali?' This was (albeit not the whole quote) posted in a comment on nzherald.co.nz. in relation to this story. At first I was appalled having been in Bali during the bombings but then I realised that this isn't a reflection of NZ or Australia or our sporting rivalry in general. I personally think this is a reflection on my generation (gen y) and I don't think it's necessarily anyone's fault but it needs to be remedied sooner rather than later. My generation is the first to grow up with the internet, for us a whole mode of communication free from the prying eyes of our parents. We regulated ourselves, no moral figure stepping in whenever we stepped out of line. We framed our own stunted views of acceptable social interaction according to our world, one of anonymity, where consequence and action failed to meet. We have become 'Keyboard Warriors' constantly searching for conflict as a source of entertainment rather than more fulfilling (although harder to manifest) social interactions. I think it has been this lack of social policing by society has left us with a generation of emotionally stunted individuals. Just a shame I'm one of them

 

[Army_Gav]

We'll start when you do.

See you at the Bledisloe in Sydney/Brisbane next year. Its game on

 

[Army_Gav]

Good for a laugh, taking the piss out of Aussie & Kiwis

[video=youtube;jr4rQ5QpXrU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr4rQ5QpXrU&feature=related[/video]

 

[whatty]

OK who sent the letter to radiosport in NZ , that apparently has some disappointing things to say re Kiwi fans?

Anyway the host is reading it out in the next 20mins or so.

 

[Braveheart81]

Speaking of Radiosport, what do NZers generally think of Brendan Telfer?

 

[whatty]

A sad old man living in a very small bubble and NZ's No1 Pom Basher although I doubt he could give a reason why he does!

 

[Braveheart81]

Heh. I'm friends with his daughter and her partner. Never met him though.

 

[Tangawizi]

In Wellington today its been so far so good - no hate whatsoever. If anything, people are being overly nice. But then no one started boozing up yet either.

Think it will be a good night though.

 

[Army_Gav]

A couple more:

[video=youtube;pgAW2zaGkXU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgAW2zaGkXU&feature=related[/video]
[video=youtube;PXJYvS87q1c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXJYvS87q1c&feature=related[/video]
[video=youtube;d_sWiWNMWKo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_sWiWNMWKo[/video]

 

[MrTimms]

The press has been taken by the Kiwi public and they are working hard to make amends. Just having the Aussie accent gets you free coffee, free breakfasts. They are trying really hard to prove they aren't bad hosts.

It will be interesting to see how they are at the game tonight, but generally, its been great(er) to be an Aussie.

Nothing but good banter (not discounting the real issues of spitting and pushing down stairs) played up by a media obsessed with pointing out faults.