Best Rugby Crowd you've been a part of
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2011 RWC semi v Australia, for passioned support. Not a surprise if this ranks as some people's worse, the booing of Quade etc
2011 France v Tonga for fun, loud, but reasonably carefree support. Such a fun day, had Tongan family beside me buying me rounds as I was being such a good Tongan supporter.
1996 Super 12 season at Athletic Park. Afternoons, good viewing ground, still good knowledgable crowds before DJs took over and smothered atmospheres in NZ, supporting a fun team who were exciting, capable but fragile underdogs in most big games. All the good ingredients.
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@yeetyaah you've never made it to an All Blacks game?
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i went to Ellis park for one of the best games of rugby in my lifetime. Yes - prerochial and my jersey was worn with pride inside the stadium. Braii and beer everywhere outisde in every carpark or street.. hard to beat (will repost in other thread)
Not rugby but also right up there, got to go to a El classico at Camp Nou two years ago with 98000 swinging from the rafters..fucking nuts and loved it
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Third Lions Test, Sydney 2013.
I've told this story before, but I took my AFL-supporting brother for the experience. High up on the 6th tier, the only Aussies singing the national anthem for about 20 seats in any direction.
He turned toward me at the end and said "Well I don't need to go to Wembley now. This is good enough!"
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@mn5 said in Best Rugby Crowd you've been a part of:
Athletic Park vs Australia 1996.
One of those rainy, windy, shitty days that those who don’t live in Wellington believe we have every day. Woken up by the old man to say he had tickets through work, going to the pub with him first ( bear in mind the drinking age was 20 in those days and I’d just turned 19 so he shouted everything ) and then sneaking in more booze to the ground and sitting with a bunch of GCs who had also smuggled lots of booze which was the thing to do in those days.
The ABs also destroyed Australia 43-6 which was nice. An incredible display of rugby in the worst possible conditions. The water that drizzled on us was brown from the rust in the good old Millard stand. To my utter non surprise Athletic Park got demolished a few years later.
This is the one I first thought of. We were down the end, Jonah running towards us for tries.
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England v Wales
Rugby World Cup 2015
Rollercoaster of emotions
Deafening
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Bay of Plenty v Auckland (RS), Eden Park 2004.
For most of the game we were standing at the front of the Terraces. With 25 mins or so to go we were that excited the next move was to stand on the benches. Then with 15 mins left to go there was nothing left to do but jump up and down on them. @aucklandwarlord and the then student crew had downed a keg of Ranfurly Draught just before the game - one of those games that was just meant to be. Took most of the week to get my voice back.
Got a text from @sportboy at some point during the game tongue in cheek asking us to keep the noise down
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@kiwiwomble nah man. I'm a tight ass and paying the amount they charge is too much for my liking. Might go to the one in Hamilton vs Fiji this year though.
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@bovidae said in Best Rugby Crowd you've been a part of:
Without thinking too much:
Provincial - the 1992 NPC final (Waikato vs Otago). Rugby Park was packed and pumping in glorious sunshine.
Super - 2012 SF (Chiefs vs Crusaders) - a tense final few minutes for those of us in the crowd
International - Maori vs Lions in 2005. Great atmosphere with the Lions' supporters.I've been to a lot of big tests at Eden Park but I can't think of a crowd that tops the Maori game.
geez i wouldn't be too far off those either that Maori game in the tron was INSANE. (which made the recent game at rotorua even worse)
npc - close one would be winning the shield at eden park with the terraces packed with drunken students who'd come up on a shitload of buses from the Hilly - that was a full day experience tho damn I miss those days. Getting stretchered off the field only lowlight, but also farking hilarious just a poor outcome from drunken shenanigans.opening game RWC 99 Wales Argies was pretty damn good too purely for atmos. New stadium and different experience for me to be at a rugby game with the crowd singing vs just a 'black black black' which seems to be the best we can come up with!
V Poms at Twickers was also good fun in '99
vague recollection of '87 final being pretty epic too -
I know it's a league example on a rugby thread....
Warriors vs Roosters was hands down the loudest craziest crowd I've ever been a part of. We'd beaten the Storm in Melbourne the week before, and the place was roaring. A mate and I sat in the top row of the new Eastern stand and we literally screamed for the whole game. The Warriors can blow hot and cold, but that is never a fault of the home crowd, they are farken feral on their best days
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RWC Final 1995. Only time I’ve ever thought, ‘Wouldn’t be so bad if ABs lost this one’;
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ABs Wales Cardiff Arms Park 1989. Been in UK three months. Welsh singing made hairs at back of neck stand up. Such passion; and
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ABs England RWC 1999 pool game Twickenham. Electric atmosphere at train station, with actual buzz of excitement, which only got louder as we walked the 15 minutes to ground. Wonderfully engaged crowd, with plenty of Kiwis. Jonah scored key try right in front of us.
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@crucial said in Best Rugby Crowd you've been a part of:
@pakman said in Best Rugby Crowd you've been a part of:
- RWC Final 1995. Only time I’ve ever thought, ‘Wouldn’t be so bad if ABs lost this one’;
WTF!!
Ban this man (or Polish girl)
Yup that's a lifetime ban
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Lions Aus 2001 Test 1 in Brisvegas. Was there on a two week modelling contract, scored some tickets, got on the lash, sat next two three random Lions supporters from Ireland called Donal, Donal and Donal. Epic. Just the best rugby vibe - a huge number of international, rugby loving fans, often with their sons, just out on the diesel to have a good time. Little to no aggro, and when the Lions won it just went off. Insane experience, one of my top sporting events of all time.
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