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I know that alot of people on this forum avoid rugby like its the
plague, but I am sure there must be a few of you on hear that
wouldnt mind a yarn about the rugby every now and then. Does anyone
think we will choke and not win the World Cup again?? Or are we
going to finally break our drought this year
Your in the wrong place for this mate. Try a rugby site. Give you
the benefit of the doubt seeing as you support the one true team -
the mighty ManU.
mighty northland? maybe we should start a oxymoron thread. my
favourite is american intelligence (however you spell it)
Its the off topic section of the forum. Im pretty sure thats what
the off topic section is here for, to talk about things that are
not related to football, there is a thread about the nrl on here,
what is the difference?? Im not trying to force anyone into talking
about rugby. But you are right about Man Utd, they are the best
club team going around.
Just having a lite hearted dig, as you are quite right about this
being off topic, just expect a few less than cherry remarks
Ok I'll talk Rugby if you start posting on the Longest thread in
the Off Topic forum - deal?
Christo I hadnt seen your first post, when I replied. Don't worry
I'm used to people giving me a hard time about both being from
Northland and actually proud of it!! I can understand why people
arent so keen on rugby, because of the way the media treats it, but
I figure there might be a few people on here that might have a bit
of an interest in the rugby. Ronaldo im sure I can make a few posts
on the longest thread for you
Oh dear, two rugby threads.
I am not ashamed to admit that I like rugby.
Hello everyone. My name is Frankie Mac, and I have been
following rugby for 30 years........
I watched the 1987 World Cup Final.
I have an admission to make.... I played the game .... several
times ... my teachers made me do it .... sorry ...
And as for league, that was just a bad dream. It all looks so easy
on the idiot box, but it really should come with a Govt. health
warning!!!
Chiefy do you go to any games at all or do you just like rugby in
general?
i booed the all blacks once at carisbrook hahahaha
Mate, I am an unashamed Northland fan. I have even got my Mum who
is a fanatical Middlesbrough football supporter who hates rugby to
watch Northland with me and my Dad. We aren't allowed to watch the
All Blacks usually though haha thats how much she hates it!! To be
honest though I don't get the same enjoyment out of watchin the All
Blacks or the Super 14 anymore
As for going to the games I try make it to a few Northland games, I
went to a Blues vs Chiefs game last year and I cant tell you enough
how disturbed Waikato sports fans are. Waikato sports fans would
have to be the worst I have ever come across, in any sport. I
wasn't really supporting anyone that night but after that I learned
to support everyone playing against the Chiefs!!
Well, someone here is happy to have a yarn about union. No doubt in
my mind the All Blacks have it this year. I can't see anyone else
beating them at the moment. I'm a Crusaders fan living in
Melbourne. They play an annual trial match here, its the closest we
get to super 14, so they've got my heart.
I'm a massive bandwagon All Blacks supporter...I always get caught
out when my Aussie mates (Victorians, so they know less about rugby
than I do) quiz me on any particular rule and I have to bluff my
arse off!
Mate don't worry about having to bluff the rules, there are so many
changes to the rules and different interpretations that even the
ref's have to bluff their way through.
Just wondering what NZ Super 14 crowds are because it never comes
up in australian papers.
Not great - Crusaders averaged around 15 - 17,000 at home this
season.
They tend to get crowds anywhere between 10,000 and 30,000. The
Blues were regularly over 20,000 this season I seem to remember
they got about 30,000 for one of their earlier games. The
Hurricanes and Crusaders get pretty good crowds as well. The
Highlanders and Chiefs tend to fluctuate between 10,000 and 20,000.
Just like every sport, if you are successful you are more likely to
get the bigger attendances. Also keep in mind the NZ stadiums are
quite small compared to alot of the Aussie and South African
stadiums
They are pretty good crowds considering populations etc.
Yeah they aren't too bad. The Hurricanes got about 26,000 to one
game this season before their season went bad, if the Phoenix even
come close to a crowd like that this year it would be amazing. Also
remember this seasons crowds were a little lower because the 22 All
Blacks were withdrawn for 8 weeks.
So they never really fill out the stadiums unless it is finals.
Going to the Canada "match" tomorrow. The boss is payin, so hard to
say no. Don't mind a live game, especially if its free.
side note: Does anyone know of any online forums like this one
dedicated to rugby?? (all blacks or super 14 or whatever) (in New
Zealand only)
I did a quick google on it but couldnt find anything.
Just trying to figure out if YF is the biggest fan forum in
NZ...
Can't say I have ever seen one. Mind you I have never really looked
either. Most of my mates are into rugby so I just talk to them
about it. Since I have come down to Hamilton for Uni I haven't met
too many people that are into football, just people that keep up
with results. Its pretty good that we can chat about rugby on here
even though we get shafted by the media and rugby in general a bit.
Good effort lads.
is there any atached to the nz rugby site or the indiviual super 14
teams?
and on a side not i hope they build the new carisbrook stadium, 30,000 enclosed square field stadium, be great for rugby in the south, and get tests back down there, great for the uni, but some old farts dont wana pay and extra $1.60 approx a week extra on rates!! i cant believe how short sighted these people are, how stuck in there ways, and how "scottish" too! penny pinchers definitly.
whinge over
and on a side not i hope they build the new carisbrook stadium, 30,000 enclosed square field stadium, be great for rugby in the south, and get tests back down there, great for the uni, but some old farts dont wana pay and extra $1.60 approx a week extra on rates!! i cant believe how short sighted these people are, how stuck in there ways, and how "scottish" too! penny pinchers definitly.
whinge over
Christo we are having similar problems in Whangarei with wanting to
build a new stadium. No one wants to pay the extra little bit of
money in their rates for the redevelopement of our Rugby stadium.
The initial plans are impressive, with rooms for shopping space
under the main stand. The Northland Rugby Union has already
indicated they are happy for other codes such as Football and Rugby
League to use it as well. Northland's Bartercard Cup team currently
play a few games at the ground and there was a football game
there quite a while back between the Kingz and a Northland XI.
Right next door is Cobham Oval, New Zealands best First Class
cricket venue...New Zealands answer to Lords
Any thoughts on what the All Blacks vs Canada score will be??
a billion to 3
its gonna be a boring game
its gonna be a boring game
Yeah, I saw Canada play live at the 2003 World Cup against Wales,
they play a very dull kicking game. No wonder they can't score when
their main objective is to boot it down into the opposition's
territory when they have possession. Also no wonder that Wales beat
them by about 70 points. If New Zealand put in for 80 minutes, they
can top that quite easily.
I watch a lot of super 14 games on Pay TV over here and the Blues crowds seem to be the only decent crowds. I would always see a lot of empty seats at ChCh or Waikato. I've flown over to Jade Stadium once to see a game, and it happened to be the 2006 final, the infamous "Gorillas in the Mist" battle. Luckily for me, I was able to turn around to the big screen, and try and make out colours on there when needed. It was an awful waste of hundreds.
I watch a lot of super 14 games on Pay TV over here and the Blues crowds seem to be the only decent crowds. I would always see a lot of empty seats at ChCh or Waikato. I've flown over to Jade Stadium once to see a game, and it happened to be the 2006 final, the infamous "Gorillas in the Mist" battle. Luckily for me, I was able to turn around to the big screen, and try and make out colours on there when needed. It was an awful waste of hundreds.
I reckon the All Blacks by 40-50 points. That 2006 final was a
joke, they should have just postponed the game so we could actually
see what happened. I stopped watching after 5 minutes.
They didn't look too impressive, even if they did score 10 tries
and won by 51 points. Struggled to find the good combinations in
parts. The Junior All Blacks played better out at Carisbrook. They
thrashed Australia A 50-0 and took out the Pacific Nations
Cup.
Are most Rugby crowds vocal?
That wasn't as one-sided as I thought it would be. I heard from a
mate that there wasn't much of an atmosphere there. Good on Canada
though, that just shows what being positive and a good attitude can
achieve. They definitely weren't totally out-classed by a team
rated much better than them.
Wasn't the ususal atmosphere you get at Waikato games. Too many
"foreigners" in town for the Fieldays. Most of the time there was a
gentle murmur of people in the crowd talking (like in a pub with no
music) until something happened. But hey, the boss paid for the
tickets...