Rugby World Cup 2011
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Up here next Friday's going to be absolutely buzzing on the waterfront for the opening ceremony and the first match.
Chewie
BCCI President
I think I might head in to town that night
You should.
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Also there's just a casual seven matches this Saturday and Sunday.
Chewie
BCCI President
Yea exactly. Thing is that my friends probably don't want to go for the whole thing, and you kinda have to if you want to get in. By town though I dunno if they mean clubbing or actually checking out the RWC stuff that's on.
Resting - Mealamu, Smith
Injured - Read, Thomson
Bench warming - Afoa, Ellis, Guildford, Muliaina
I assume they're just giving SBW and Kahui a run now for the sake of it, because presumable Nonu and Smith will occupy the midfield from the Japan match onwards.
In the 'A' team my back-line would be:
9. Jimmy Cowan
10. Daniel Carter
11. Israel Dagg
12. Conrad Smith
13. Ma'a Nonu
14. Cory Jane
15. Mills Muliaina
You have to have Mills in there imo.
I think O'Connor's 1 week ban will be a blessing in disguise and I'm glad to see Deans going with the same back line. I much prefer Ashley-Cooper on the wing (and as a winger in general) and Faingaa at outside centre.
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I can't wait. Tigers v Dragons (NRL) then NZ v Tonga! Should be entertaining. I always love watching any of the islanders teams playing.
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I can't wait. Tigers v Dragons (NRL) then NZ v Tonga! Should be entertaining. I always love watching any of the islanders teams playing.
I really don't see us scoring as many as 9. Although Jo Ansbro did score our first try for about 3 years against Ireland recently.
HawkAussie
Panel of Selectors
It is underway here at Eden Park
Chewie
BCCI President
So I went to the waterfront at 2.45 and there were heaps of people. Flagged Queens Wharf and went to the Viaduct. Couldn't see anything at all. Being short ftl >.> Could hear some stuff though. Then the waka people came and walked along Quay St except it was hard for them to move since no one had really roped anything off.
Got kinda bored there cos there wasn't much to do so we went to Cassette and got some teapots. Went back down to try and watch the Opening Ceremony around 7. By this time there were masses of people everywhere. The whole of Quay St was full, literally, and Queen St was pretty packed. Had to push your way to get anywhere. Was pretty claustrophobic really. Then I lost some people so I wandered around for ages getting squished looking for them.
When I found them I watched the first half out in the street with everyone else. Most people were moving away from the screens at this point for some reason :/ Meant there was room to move though. Then I went and found some other friends who were at some random Thai restaurant and the game was on there too. So I got a beer and watched it with them. I hadn't had dinner at this point so the alcohol was starting to build up a bit...
But yea. Then I got bored of standing around doing nothing and I went home. Heaps of mess everywhere. Wouldn't want to be one of the ones cleaning it all up.
Public transport was pretty terrible as well. I was pretty lucky that I was the only one at my bus stop and the bus had to stop at my stop to let someone off. Otherwise I would have waited for hours as all the buses would go by full. And apparently the trains were worse.
My 2cents from a Viaduct perspective.
Got kinda bored there cos there wasn't much to do so we went to Cassette and got some teapots. Went back down to try and watch the Opening Ceremony around 7. By this time there were masses of people everywhere. The whole of Quay St was full, literally, and Queen St was pretty packed. Had to push your way to get anywhere. Was pretty claustrophobic really. Then I lost some people so I wandered around for ages getting squished looking for them.
When I found them I watched the first half out in the street with everyone else. Most people were moving away from the screens at this point for some reason :/ Meant there was room to move though. Then I went and found some other friends who were at some random Thai restaurant and the game was on there too. So I got a beer and watched it with them. I hadn't had dinner at this point so the alcohol was starting to build up a bit...
But yea. Then I got bored of standing around doing nothing and I went home. Heaps of mess everywhere. Wouldn't want to be one of the ones cleaning it all up.
Public transport was pretty terrible as well. I was pretty lucky that I was the only one at my bus stop and the bus had to stop at my stop to let someone off. Otherwise I would have waited for hours as all the buses would go by full. And apparently the trains were worse.
My 2cents from a Viaduct perspective.
