Wellington Lions 27 - Auckland 0 !!
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Awesome result, I reckon they can hold on to it for one week more than the last time. Now if QPR & the Nix win tomorrow, it'll be a perfect weekend!
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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Great performance tonight, to be fair thought that performance was an indication of how much better Wellington are. If it had been close it wouldn't have been a reflection of the strengths of those two teams.
Good week ahead in Wellington
Good week ahead in Wellington
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Imagine if Tasman win next week. If there looking for a case to keep them in the competition then having the shield at the end of the season could be there solution. Anyway what a result so happy we finally have it again.
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Congrats boys, always good to see teams break a drought! I'd love to see Canterbury get the chance to challenge for it, now that would be a game!
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Tasman wont exist next season, bother Marlbrough & Nelson want to go their seperate ways. If Tasman won the shield, it'd go into limbo. canterbury will win the shield if Steve Walsh has anything to do with it!
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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when Southland almost beat Akld it was time for the Shield to go.
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I still have vague memories of the day we lost the shield to those bloody sheepshaggers...
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I heart Canterbury being the best team in the country!Gangsta!2008-09-21 12:55:50
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Fully deserved by the welly boys, great performance, shame about Piri's kicking though could have blown the score out a bit more to really rub it in.
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I heart Canterbury being the best team in the country!
How'd losing to Manawatu go for ya?
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I still have vague memories of the day we lost the shield to those bloody sheepshaggers...
Know the feeling... I was there when Canterbury nicked it off the Bay a couple years ago
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I remember that game Robb. And BOP put a chip through in the final play but Ben Blair just got there first and grounded it. Right?
Huge reception at the airport for the Lions. Must have been a few good hundred people there.
Huge reception at the airport for the Lions. Must have been a few good hundred people there.
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I remember that game Robb. And BOP put a chip through in the final play but Ben Blair just got there first and grounded it. Right?
Indeed. Gut wrenching stuff haha.
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For some reason I remember that easily.
And the sad thing was that the BOP player who was chasing (Delany maybe?), his new born child had died just a few hours before the game.
And the sad thing was that the BOP player who was chasing (Delany maybe?), his new born child had died just a few hours before the game.
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Grant McQuoid, you will find Harry, that was an amazing story. Good to head there were a lot at the airport
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I remember that game Robb. And BOP put a chip through in the final play but Ben Blair just got there first and grounded it. Right?
Yup, twas bloody brilliant
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Yet you still avoid the question regards losing to Manawatu? blocked that out of your mind have you?
Cantebury in the NPC in the last 5 or 6 years have a pretty poor record, one championship in 04 and that would be the only final they have been in for a while as well.
Cantebury in the NPC in the last 5 or 6 years have a pretty poor record, one championship in 04 and that would be the only final they have been in for a while as well.
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Yet you still avoid the question regards losing to Manawatu? blocked that out of your mind have you?
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Pretty Much. Anyway - I still swear that kick went over (and I was in the corp. box behind the posts
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Cantebury in the NPC in the last 5 or 6 years have a pretty poor record, one championship in 04 and that would be the only final they have been in for a while as well.
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Pretty Much. Anyway - I still swear that kick went over (and I was in the corp. box behind the posts
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Cantebury in the NPC in the last 5 or 6 years have a pretty poor record, one championship in 04 and that would be the only final they have been in for a while as well.
Since the turn of the century Canterbury has won 2 NPC/ANZC's, Auckland 4 and Wellington and Waikato one a piece.
Will also mention that we've held the shield for around 2 or more seasons on 2 seperate occasions (23 wins and 14 wins) since 2000.Gangsta!2008-09-21 16:26:13
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Official victory parade is down for Tuesday lunch time:
NEWS RELEASE
20 September 2008
Tuesday parade to welcome Shield heroes
The heroic Vodafone Wellington
Lions � and the Ranfurly Shield - will be paraded before adoring
Wellingtonians in a lunchtime parade along the Golden Mile on Tuesday
23 September.
Acting Wellington Mayor Ian
McKinnon says the parade will offer the perfect chance for
Wellingtonians to welcome the Shield back after 26 years� absence - and
pay tribute to the team.
�Tonight's game was one of the
great tough Shield challenges - the Lions overcame some terrible
pressure from Auckland in the first half.
"By holding the parade on
Tuesday rather than Monday it'll just give Wellingtonians a little more
time to get over the fact that the Shield is back in the Capital - and
to prepare for a rousing reception."
The parade will start at
12.45pm outside the old Government Buildings at the north end of
Lambton Quay, head along the Quay, into Willis Street and Mercer Street
and end at Civic Square just after 1pm.
Cr John Morrison, the
Council�s Economic Development and Recreation Portfolio Leader, says
the Lions� performance tonight has �ended 26 years of psychological
torment in the Wellington Region.
�I know that Council staff
this week went looking for local people with experience in organising
Shield victory parades in the Capital � but found that most have either
sadly passed on, or are in rest homes.
�However I know Wellingtonians will be out in force on Tuesday and it�ll be a parade to remember.
�In our heart of hearts we�ve
always known the Wellington Lions are far and away the hardest and most
entertaining provincial side in the country. Now the long dark years of
paranoia and self-doubt are over. Life is
good and we are content.�
...endsSalmon swim upstream
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C'mon Tasman!
Why would you say that? I think Canterbury get a shield challenge this season if Wellington keep it.
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nah after Tasman, the shield is safe for the summer, it isn't up for grabs in the finals
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C'mon Tasman!
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Why would you say that? I think Canterbury get a shield challenge this season if Wellington keep it.
I'm part-Tasmanian(?)
Would be a great laugh seeing what the NZRFU would do.
Plus we don't....
Next week is final round, then onto playoffs - which have no shield.
Gangsta!2008-09-21 20:58:55
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C'mon Tasman!
Why would you say that? I think Canterbury get a shield challenge this season if Wellington keep it.
I'm part-Tasmanian(?)
So, you're inbred?
Three for me, and two for them.
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C'mon Tasman!
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Why would you say that? I think Canterbury get a shield challenge this season if Wellington keep it.
I'm part-Tasmanian(?)
I did add the question mark...
I've lived half my life here and half in Nelson.
Support Canterbury more though cause I live and was born here.
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Why isn't it up for the finals? I thought teams could challenge at any time? This bloody split round stuff is crap, the top two teams (Canty and Welly) won't meet (in theory) until the finals. GAY.
I'm over it, Warriors gets my rugby attention for now
I'm over it, Warriors gets my rugby attention for now
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Its never been contested in the finals as far as i know.
Just with the stupid air nz cup format,the finals are a bit longer
Allegedly
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Anyone at the parade today? seemed like a pretty good turnout
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Anyone at the parade today? seemed like a pretty good turnout
yep i was there- 20-30 thousand- hard to judge. the city stopped worked for an hour, literally
hardened parade veterans said it was a unique vibe-different to 7's cos it was celebrating a victory.
good fun
Salmon swim upstream
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it looks like this if you've forgotten Auckland
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I was too busy Yum Cha lunching... nice and quiet down Allen St.
Hard News2008-09-23 17:13:32
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We had 6000 flags to give away and they were all gone by Kirks pretty much so yeah i would say around 20, thinned out pretty substantially as it got further up the route
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that's a good effort considering the weather. again the wellington public showing their support 
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Well, its 6-6 after 55 mins. Could it be heading south...
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Well, its 6-6 after 55 mins. Could it be heading south...
last i heard Tasmania was west! go the hawks, warriors, lions!
UPDATE?
Salmon swim upstream
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13-11 to Tasman with 10 to go.
sh*t a brick-history repeats- at least we have WOW?!
Salmon072008-09-27 19:01:05
Salmon swim upstream
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phew 14-13 yellowcard to tasman 6mins to go
farken...
giddyup2008-09-27 19:01:53
farken...
giddyup2008-09-27 19:01:53
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