Bairnardo Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 It is great, I still get annoyed that Snork Maiden got to see it from a touring Maori Team when she was at School to utter indifference whilst our useless team would have been inspired & lapped it up.Class when a huge big stadium goes silent and you can hear the shouts of the captain leading it. Back of the neck stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, pandarilla said: It's about respect for the traditions of the game. Shit like this should matter in all sports. Yes and no. The All Blacks didn't take it particularly seriously until Wayne Shelford became captain, and they didn't do it in NZ until the first World Cup, it only really happened on tour. I agree that it's brilliant though, and should absolutely be part of the game. I also believe you should be able to get right in their faces as they do it. They should also only do Ka Mate and get Kapa O Pango to f**k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Yes and no. The All Blacks didn't take it particularly seriously until Wayne Shelford became captain, and they didn't do it in NZ until the first World Cup, it only really happened on tour. I agree that it's brilliant though, and should absolutely be part of the game. I also believe you should be able to get right in their faces as they do it. They should also only do Ka Mate and get Kapa O Pango to f**k.Aye. Wasnt it a Wales team that walked right up to the line and faced them down then the All Blacks walked up to them with the ref having kittens unable to get them to back down to start the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: 4 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Yes and no. The All Blacks didn't take it particularly seriously until Wayne Shelford became captain, and they didn't do it in NZ until the first World Cup, it only really happened on tour. I agree that it's brilliant though, and should absolutely be part of the game. I also believe you should be able to get right in their faces as they do it. They should also only do Ka Mate and get Kapa O Pango to f**k. Aye. Wasnt it a Wales team that walked right up to the line and faced them down then the All Blacks walked up to them with the ref having kittens unable to get them to back down to start the game. IIRC they just stood their ground and everybody refused to move. Ex-Ireland player and ex-Scotland forwards coach (he of the "you don't understand the difference between a gameplan and a matchplan" line) Willie Anderson led the best response. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Aye. Wasnt it a Wales team that walked right up to the line and faced them down then the All Blacks walked up to them with the ref having kittens unable to get them to back down to start the game. We made the mistake of singing Humpty Dumpty to it back in the early 90's. That did not end well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, Moomintroll said: 22 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Aye. Wasnt it a Wales team that walked right up to the line and faced them down then the All Blacks walked up to them with the ref having kittens unable to get them to back down to start the game. We made the mistake of singing Humpty Dumpty to it back in the early 90's. That did not end well. I went to see the touring AB's play Scotland A at Anniesland in 1993 as an 11 year old. I was sitting in the front row behind the goal facing them, and even from 50-60 yards away, it was like their eyes were burning into my soul. Jamie Joseph, Frank Bunce and Inga Tuigamala were all there. Frightening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 43 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: IIRC they just stood their ground and everybody refused to move. Ex-Ireland player and ex-Scotland forwards coach (he of the "you don't understand the difference between a gameplan and a matchplan" line) Willie Anderson led the best response. That’s brilliant. Who won the game? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Why is it acceptable that both teams get to do their national anthem but then New Zealand get to do this additional pre match ritual? Seems like an unfair advantage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I remember Wales had a guy singing Bread of Heaven after it waving a huge flag when they played in Cardiff too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 hours ago, pandarilla said: I've been doing this for a couple of months. Good thing is even when you cancel, you get the rest of what you've paid for (as opposed to having to remember to cancel at a certain point in the month). But you don't get to pause and rewind the action. Slightly annoying. No red button choice either. I put up with Now TV as a demonstration of my commitment to the househo!d budget. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I seem to remember the shit hitting the fan when the Spice Girls did it. The Maoris thought they were taking the piss. (Just checked and it happened in Bali, not NZ itself - which would mean there's even less excuse for it.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, throbber said: Why is it acceptable that both teams get to do their national anthem but then New Zealand get to do this additional pre match ritual? Seems like an unfair advantage. Agreed. It's been a point of contention for a long time in rugby as well. They should do it before they go in to get stripped. Teams shouldn't have to stand and endure it just before kick off. They get really pissy about it if anyone dares not stand there and take it, and even purposely injured a British and Irish Lions player some years back for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Agreed. It's been a point of contention for a long time in rugby as well. They should do it before they go in to get stripped. Teams shouldn't have to stand and endure it just before kick off. They get really pissy about it if anyone dares not stand there and take it, and even purposely injured a British and Irish Lions player some years back for it.The irony of course is that O'Driscoll had been told beforehand that by doing what he did (lay down a feather or something I think) it would be taken as the ultimate mark of respect as it showed the Lions were accepting the challenge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: Samoa do one too don't they? Aye all the Pacific Ocean island teams do one (Tonga, Fiji etc). Edited September 22, 2019 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Look you c***s, if I wanted to read all this rugby pish I'd go to the appropriate thread. Stop it and stop it now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 American Samoa should do it before football games 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Why is it acceptable that both teams get to do their national anthem but then New Zealand get to do this additional pre match ritual? Seems like an unfair advantage. Hibs v **** level goading. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 5 hours ago, throbber said: Why is it acceptable that both teams get to do their national anthem but then New Zealand get to do this additional pre match ritual? Seems like an unfair advantage. Nothing to stop England doing a Morris dance in retaliation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Nothing to stop England doing a Morris dance in retaliation.Or the Scots to moon their opponents for a solid 30 seconds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, throbber said: Or the Scots to moon their opponents for a solid 30 seconds. The Gay Gordons would be more appropriate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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