Rugby world cup

In the final analysis everybody got what they deserved. The dark side won well on All Hallows Eve and were worthy winners, the Aussies almost pulled off a great come back and gave of their best in a fast and furious final largely cleanly played. It was a great game for the spectators on a day of great weather. Nigel Owen got to referee a World Cup Final. What about England? Well they got what they deserved too - an engagement with that lady about town, Sweet Fanny Arkwright!

Well done to both teams (we'll try to get you next time).

Bill

 

so according to Wiki my thoughts were correct

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand

 

Good on Qantas for coming good on the wager they had with Air NZ

 

This is worth a read:
https://eliteperformancesportpsycho...ded-the-medal-to-the-child-all-black-culture/

It looks at the 'culture' of being an All Black and what it means to be an All Black ... at the end of the day, this could have been the difference between the All Blacks and Australia.

 

Following complaints made to the IRB about the All Blacks being allowed to motivate themselves by performing the 'Haka' before their games, other nations were asked to suggest pre-match rituals of their own.
The IRB Committee has now agreed to the following pre-match displays:
1.. The England team will chat about the weather, wave hankies in the air and attach bells to their ankles before moaning about how they invented the game and gave it to the world, and how it's not fair that everyone still thinks New Zealand are the best team in the world.
2. The Scotland team will chant "You lookin' at me Jimmy?" before smashing an Iron Bru bottle over their opponents' heads.
3.. The Ireland team will split into two, with the Southern half performing a Riverdance, while the Northerners march the Traditional route from their dressing room to the pitch, via their opponents dressing room.
4.. Argentina will unexpectedly invade a small part of opposition territory, claim it as their own "Las In-Goals-Areas" and then be forcibly removed by the match stewards.
5.. Two members of the South African team will claim to be more important than the other 13 whom they will imprison between the posts whilst they claim the rest of the pitch for themselves.
6.. The Americans will not attend until almost full time. In future years they will amend the records to show that they were in fact the most important team in the tournament and Hollywood will make a film called 'Saving No.8 Lyle'.
7.. Five of the Canadian team will sing La Marseillaise and hold the rest of the team to ransom.
8.. The Italian team will arrive in Armani gear, sexually harass the female stewards and then run away.
9.. The Spanish will sneak into the other half of the pitch, mow it and then claim that it was all in line with European "grass quotas". They will then curl up under the posts and have a kip until half time, when their appeal for compensation against the UK Government will be heard.
10.. The Japanese will attempt to strengthen their team by offering good salaries to the key opposition players and then run around the pitch at high speed in a highly efficient manner before buying the ground (with a subsidy from the UK Government).
11.. The French will declare they have new scientific evidence that the opposition are in fact all mad. They will then park lorries across the halfway line, let sheep loose in the opposition half (much to the delight of the WELSH) and burn the officials.
12.. The Australians will have a barbie before negotiating lucrative singing and TV contracts in the UK. They will then invite all their mates to come and live with them in Shepherds Bush."
13.. Unfortunately the Committee were unable to accept the Welsh suggestion following representations from the RSPCA.

 

Now Bel, be fair. Didn't number 13 apply to the Blacks as well?

Cheers

Bill

 

This was in my facebook feed this AM