New Zealand Rugby Team Watch

[teach]

Does anyone else think it's unfair that new Zealand have a new Zealand Maori team that plays test rugby. It's like they have another team that they can experiment with at test level.

If you feel that strongly about it, start pushing for an Australian Aboriginal team.

 

[Shiggins]

If you feel that strongly about it, start pushing for an Australian Aboriginal team.

That would be awesome. Not enough top class players. Saying that we should Just do what the all blacks do and play anyone and say that they are indigenous

 

[Dan54]

Um Shiggins, hate to tell you Maori All Blacks don't play tests, they are just normal games.

 

[Dan54]

I would be pretty happy to see Naholo and or Milner-Skudder in team, though I not convinced both will be. I think a hell of a lot will depend on what happens in camp, and how they train etc. I somehow think Dagg will get a run this week against Argies, a last chance perhaps. By the look of TKB in MABs he is fit enough to take back his spot in ABs squad, so Ellis will go. I wonder if either Perenara os Smith may start this week to give backs like SWB etc a chance with a bit quicker ball.

 

[qwerty51]

So the fact that the all blacks is such a massive brand. It's a massive part of their success.

Richer get richer and poorer get poorer mate.

 

[ACT Crusader]

Richer get richer and poorer get poorer mate.

Innovators get paid and mediocrity do not...

 

[SaderCheif]

So, The AB's/Adidas have a new Ad.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Jesus fucking Christ.

Will the WANKERS in advertising ever, ever fucking learn.

Was this made by those same tools that emblazoned the front rowers faces across the 747 in 1999? The same blowhard prats who dug up bits of dirtfrom each AB'ers hometown and presented them in a CCCC (Cultural Cringe Cheesefest Ceremony, pat pending) episode in 07 (?)

JUST lET THE C**TS PLAY THE FUCKING GAME.

ITS GENERALLY BEEN GOOD ENOUGH TO DATE

 

[qwerty51]

So, The AB's/Adidas have a new Ad.

Wow I had to close that before the end, too cringeworthy.

 

[Highlander35]

That is the greatest thing I've ever seen. It needs to be played during every ad break during an All Blacks game from now till the end of time.

 

[ACT Crusader]

I guess the ad settles one burning question on many an AB fans mind, Dagg will be in the team because he's in the ad

 

[Dismal Pillock]

That ad really is vaguely goddamn motherfucking distressing.

Who is it for?

NZer's? We've already had a raging stiffy over AB's rugby for the last 100 years with zero sign of tumescent abatement. The ad is thus rendered stillborn, a redundant statement. The pride of a nation inadvertently belittled and whittled down to the cringesome shame of yet another more-money-than-sense advertising campaign.

Is it for the foreigners, the casual sports fan in say, Europe? "Well, I do watch the rugby every now and then but after seeing that fuckknuckle ad I just want those kiwi wankers to lose, haha."

Is it for the seppo market? Even in their hyperbolic overwrought advertising realm they would surely think "Jesus, wft was that, just get over yourselves. Dicks."

 

[Shiggins]

Um Shiggins, hate to tell you Maori All Blacks don't play tests, they are just normal games.

They play against international teams. That's the point

 

[Dan54]

DP, I assume the ad is for whoever the advertising gurus reckon will take any notice, they tend to know how to aim at whoever the target audience is supposed to be, I doubt whether it for NZ market it a bit small . Not sure why it's upset you so much, it's just an ad, not my cup of tea admittedly, but I have seen worse.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

It is only financial and logistical considerations that are stopping an Australian A or Australian Barbarian team playing against International Teams ranked outside the top 10 countries like Fiji, Tonga, Hong Kong, Japan, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Spain, Canada, Uruguay etc.

No conspiracy.

 

[cyclopath]

So, The AB's/Adidas have a new Ad.

It reminds me of the Ripping Yarns sketch where Eric Olthwaite's mother made black pudding pronounced to be "So black, even the white bits were black", of course in the apt accent.

 

[ChargerWA]

So, The AB's/Adidas have a new Ad.

Wow, that was brave of them to link their rugby team and the word "Force".

Normally those two words together have negative connotations.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

So, The AB's/Adidas have a new Ad.

Oh dear God, what were they thinking? And I don't mean the creative types who came up with it, I mean whoever at HQ thought it should see the light of day.

 

[Moono75]

I stopped it at the 54 second mark when 'Force' came up on the screen......thought we'd pulled off the greatest recruiting coup ever!

 

[SaderCheif]

Unfortunately its a trans-Tasman thing to have these cheesy ads/game build ups.

Below for example.

Get your spew buckets ready....

Jake the muss.

WTF.

Alan Jones.

Footnote it is.