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Australia has had a long, storied rivalry with the All Blacks. But even we missed the fact that the two nations had recently merged, and their rugby teams had become one.
That is, if you believe the Chicago Sun-Times, who printed a shocking gaffe after the All Blacks’ thumping win over the USA over the weekend.
The byline of the story read, and unfortunately we quote:
“Sell-out crowd watches legendary Aussie team dominate Americans.”
Despite the fact the Australians had played the Barbarians a couple of hours earlier, somehow they were confused with the All Blacks, who had just put a 74-6 belting on the USA Eagles.
Safe to say, they looked rather silly after the paper went to print.
Standfirst in Chicago Sun Times calls the All Blacks a "legendary Aussie team". Epic fail. pic.twitter.com/blvH4pSTVC
— Olivia Carville (@livcarville) November 2, 2014
We at The Roar are not immune to editing blunders, but this one ranks up there with the worst we’ve seen. To give them the benefit of the doubt, we’re racking it up to a miscommunication between the writer, subeditors and editor.
The Wallabies, no doubt, would have been stoked at the positive press coverage after weeks of disaster following disaster.
This Australian team is “legendary”, according the Sun-Times. We’ll take that.
What do you think Roarers from both sides of the ditch? Is this an affront to your nation? Or is it a sign that the rest of the world really sees us as sister nations, with slight differences in accent being the only way to tell us apart?
Join The Roar rugby editor Christy Doran, former Wallaby Matt Toomua and a cast of regular and special guests as they look at the biggest issues in the game on The Roar Rugby Podcast. If you’re looking for great odds on the next game check out Aussie bookmaker PlayUp. Chances are you’re about to lose. Set a deposit limit.