It’s a red herring.

The issue being discussed is the losses that will accrue for NZ. It’s not scaremongering, since you have said yourself that the New Zealand taxpayer will lose out. Get your facts straight.

How is it obvious that the entire population of New Zealand will take those kind of losses on the chin? We’re in the middle of a global recession, in case you hadn’t noticed. People having to cough up hard-earned money in taxes can ill-afford to do so.

Who is making up accusations related to the issue being debated?

Re-read the first paragraph of my previous post – carefully. I don’t think you should make statements on here that might be deemed libellous.

However, this is but a minor point. The main point I was making has already been accepted by you. Move on.

Thankyou for your corrections, your grasp of the English Language is extraordinary.
‘the only one using emotive language in these posts… are you’
Pure gold.

I really must stop replying to you, you keep supplying ammunition for further ridicule and its starting to hurt my sides from laughter.

Good luck with your mission, whatever that may be.

“bad enough we have to tolerate 4 of your teams during the s14.” and “its not hate we feel, more like pity”

the only one using emotive language in these posts… are you, indicating you are getting upset . You seem to have an uncanny knack for missing the point, again i show you.
I couldn’t care less if Australia played in the NPC or not, in fact you are on that front, it was your use of language above that caused me to have a ittle fun with you

Now as a Wallaby fan, yes i do feel a sense of duty to defend them because they are my national team, of my national sport. So yes i concede that, and yes they are a shocking team.

However, i say that the only person who will be diving and grabbing their shins would be a person who uses the salutation of “Toodlepip”.

Haha stop embarrassing youself mate

I know you were upset about the Australian thing, but I said i wrote badly about the Australian newspaper, you merely linked it. Maybe get your mum to read my posts for you.
That is why the editors deleted my post and that is why i questioned the ownership of the roar.

Those sports Hermin mentioned we have beaten Australia in the very last games played.
I’m glad your proud of your Wendyball ranking. Soon you’ll all be diving and grabbing your shins with the best of em.
Toodlepip.

Netball – Australia # 1 http://www.netball.org/ifna.aspx?id=94

Basketball – Adam Shields – yes, hands down bravo to NZ! However, you are wrong. NZ still ranks lower than Australia according to FIBA :/ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/even/rank/rankMen.asp

Soccer/Football – admittedly, a sad # 24 but for jokes and stick the knife in still above the kiwis

Now as for the rugby league – haha do not get me started on that one, those guys are animals thats for sure and particular the Australian team. And no doubt totally agree with you there, sore losers for sure and congrats to NZ. However you are detracting a little bit from my comments, mine were specifically in regards to rugby.

New Zealanders are fiercely patriotic and it is their national sport, so they have to be upset by losing, my only objection was to the chappy above venemous statements about NZ not needing Australian teams in NPC. Anywho i reaaaaaally must go now! thanks for the posts!

cheers

I was at the rughby league world cup final so before throwing stones in regards to sore losers have a little think about things first

I placed a link to the Australian in my post, if the ‘oh so neutral editors’ had a problem with that as you say, they would have moderated my post also. think before posting, or think before thinking.

And personally, i have a smorgasbord of successful Australian teams i can follow, what do you have? Point is chap, you would be more upset if Australia beat you in the Bledisloe than what i have been, because that is all you have, don’t deny i have been there when the All Blacks have lost.

And yes it was poor of me to reference wikipedia (those incidents are factual if you actually read it ), unfortunately i have neither time or effort to go and individually source those clippings myself. However, given the childish tone of your replies i will, without hesitation reference the New Yorker in the future for you (which coincidentally i loved as kid).

Thanks for your time, it has been fun and i will leave you with the last word.

cheers

“and given that the NZRU effectively incentivised other countries ”

Not accussing the NZRFU of bribery at all now are you?

Wow a link to Wikipedia, the Hub of all things factual and intellectual. You’ll be presenting articles for the New Yorker before you know it.

Your obviously becoming upset now because you’ve debased yourself by throwing out personal insults. Drunk? Not quite.
But speaking of Drunks, im sure those Quokkas were asking for it aye?

As much as it pains you for your team to be the Scotland of the 3N you must look past it to a bright future. It is coming surely?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rugby_union_incidents

Firstly, i was merely pointing out the irony of your comment that as an All Black fan having the wallabies smash the All Blacks constistantly by “standing on their own two feet” is something i assume you do not want. This is considering the average reaction of an All Black fan is to instantly cry about how its their god given right to win every game.

Secondly, Wallaby fans anywhere will acknowledge our team were always beaten on the day by a better side, or we have a lack of depth etc. Here is a little pro noun for you.. be gracious in defeat, but even more in victory.

Thirdly, educate yourself, who knows you might have something valid to say – http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26232394-5015651,00.html

For the record, I didn’t say bribery – you did. You’re well aware that it’s been a matter of public commentary for some time that a deal was done by NZRU with Celtic nations to secure their vote in exchange for playing test matches against a NZ team. A drab and poor bargain that doesn’t reflect well on any of the unions involved.

However, having secured the tournament, despite warnings in advance that it would not be financially viable, the NZRU are now hoist on their own financial petard and hubris.

The point people have been making is that the NZRU will lose money on this and the NZ government – which ultimately means the NZ taxpayer. The working assumption is that the NZ Government will make its contribution back through increased tourist traffic and taxes on this activity. I’m not sure how the NZRU plans to recover its losses – most likely through ticket sales – sold at exorbitant prices and that is a tricky route to pursue where you can easily end up being seen as simply fleecing rugby tourists. Bottom line – the fan or NZ taxpayer will pay – through the nose. It didn’t have to be this way.

You state that “the fact also that it will be played in the home of the most dominant team on the planet also has to be a good thing doesn’t it?”

I’m not sure it is really. However, let’s wait and see how it unfolds – NZ may wow the world with its hospitality, organisation and sense of occasion – whatever about its business and financial acumen. And if they win the cup, then sure everybody won’t care about the fact they’ll be paying for it for some years to come.

I think Rod Kafer (Fox) and Ben Darwin, who was part of the Ch 10 commentary team for RWC 2007 in France, are the two best rugby analysts in Australia.

Just pray Dan Crowley doesn’t get a gig.