All Blacks v Pumas 1

[Chester Draws]

@Chris said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@nzzp said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Chris all fair points.

But honestly, it's the All Blacks. Traditionally the best rugby team in the world, playing for the first time in 6 years. And if you don't go, they won't be back untl the MUA is built ... and god knows what ticket prices will be there.

If I was there I'd go. Went to the last NPC final at Lancaster Park in 2010. There were about 2k people there - a bit of rain around, but still a decent stadium.

I'll also just drop in that 45k people went to the Super Final

A lot has happened in Chch,I have seen people on here bagging Cantabs for being ungrateful etc.

If you have lived through an Earthquake and pulled your loved ones crushed from under rubble, Then endured 2 more years of violent tremors wondering every day is it all going to happen today again.
Then some mad man shooting women, children and men dead in a place of worship.
A Chch Council fighting over giving the people a decent stadium they were promised.
Maybe filling a stadium doesn't seem that important.
It gets a bit rich reading some of the shit talked about Cantabs on here.

Now that's Fern level whataboutery!

1% of the city, max, pulled bodies out of rubble or saw the idiot's rampage. Both of which were some time ago.

I suspect the comments about how it is a terrible stadium are more to the point.

[Chris]

@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Chris said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@nzzp said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Chris all fair points.

But honestly, it's the All Blacks. Traditionally the best rugby team in the world, playing for the first time in 6 years. And if you don't go, they won't be back untl the MUA is built ... and god knows what ticket prices will be there.

If I was there I'd go. Went to the last NPC final at Lancaster Park in 2010. There were about 2k people there - a bit of rain around, but still a decent stadium.

I'll also just drop in that 45k people went to the Super Final

A lot has happened in Chch,I have seen people on here bagging Cantabs for being ungrateful etc.

If you have lived through an Earthquake and pulled your loved ones crushed from under rubble, Then endured 2 more years of violent tremors wondering every day is it all going to happen today again.
Then some mad man shooting women, children and men dead in a place of worship.
A Chch Council fighting over giving the people a decent stadium they were promised.
Maybe filling a stadium doesn't seem that important.
It gets a bit rich reading some of the shit talked about Cantabs on here.

Now that's Fern level whataboutery!

1% of the city, max, pulled bodies out of rubble or saw the idiot's rampage. Both of which were some time ago.

I suspect the comments about how it is a terrible stadium are more to the point.

Still in the memory mate when you lived through it.
So get fucked.

[Chris]

seems like a sell out is on the cards

https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/129700365/all-blacks-fever-as-christchurch-counts-down-to-first-game-in-six-years

[KiwiMurph]

I think it shows 30k for the new stadium is about right.

[Machpants]

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[KiwiMurph]

https://mobile.twitter.com/AllBlacks/status/1563341045005357056

[Machpants]

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Why the fuck do NZR bother giving tests to ungrateful cantabs? They never sell out, not even at the old stadium. Fuck them

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/all-blacks-fail-to-sellout-20000-capacity-orangetheory-stadium/

My apologies to cantabs, just filling 20k. Although without the need for the 3k temp seats

[Chris]

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[Chris]

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Why the fuck do NZR bother giving tests to ungrateful cantabs? They never sell out, not even at the old stadium. Fuck them

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/all-blacks-fail-to-sellout-20000-capacity-orangetheory-stadium/

My apologies to cantabs, just filling 20k. Although without the need for the 3k temp seats

Orangetheory Stadium
Capacity
18,000

20 ,000 with temporary setting so sold out with extra seating put in,

[Machpants]

@Chris said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Why the fuck do NZR bother giving tests to ungrateful cantabs? They never sell out, not even at the old stadium. Fuck them

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/all-blacks-fail-to-sellout-20000-capacity-orangetheory-stadium/

My apologies to cantabs, just filling 20k. Although without the need for the 3k temp seats

Orangetheory Stadium
Capacity
18,000

20 ,000 with temporary setting so sold out with extra seating put in,

More apologies, I'll change feet in my mouth!

[chimoaus]

How is the weather currently?

[kiwiinmelb]

@Chris said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Hard to go to that stadium people in CHCH are just fucked off with it
the stadium is made of scaffolding, you walk through near ankle deep water when its raining, the price of the tickets compared to the experience is not worth it.

Lets see if all the other tests in NZ sell out or are people losing their love for rugby in NZ, NPC crowds are small in a lot of areas SR crowds were down this season.

Rugby is taking a back seat with kids these days more play Football in NZ.
While others are playing playstation and basketball or stealing cars and ram raiding shops.

is that the old league ground from the 70s ?

I remember as a kid the aussies or the poms would tour and play 3 tests ,

usually first and third at Carlaw park in Auckland , and the second one in christchurch , Addington ??

[Chris]

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Chris said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Hard to go to that stadium people in CHCH are just fucked off with it
the stadium is made of scaffolding, you walk through near ankle deep water when its raining, the price of the tickets compared to the experience is not worth it.

Lets see if all the other tests in NZ sell out or are people losing their love for rugby in NZ, NPC crowds are small in a lot of areas SR crowds were down this season.

Rugby is taking a back seat with kids these days more play Football in NZ.
While others are playing playstation and basketball or stealing cars and ram raiding shops.

is that the old league ground from the 70s ?

I remember as a kid the aussies or the poms would tour and play 3 tests ,

usually first and third at Carlaw park in Auckland , and the second one in christchurch , Addington ??

Yep that’s it the old Addington league ground

[kiwiinmelb]

@Chris said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Chris said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Hard to go to that stadium people in CHCH are just fucked off with it
the stadium is made of scaffolding, you walk through near ankle deep water when its raining, the price of the tickets compared to the experience is not worth it.

Lets see if all the other tests in NZ sell out or are people losing their love for rugby in NZ, NPC crowds are small in a lot of areas SR crowds were down this season.

Rugby is taking a back seat with kids these days more play Football in NZ.
While others are playing playstation and basketball or stealing cars and ram raiding shops.

is that the old league ground from the 70s ?

I remember as a kid the aussies or the poms would tour and play 3 tests ,

usually first and third at Carlaw park in Auckland , and the second one in christchurch , Addington ??

Yep that’s it the old Addington league ground

looked like an old stadium then

[Victor Meldrew]

@Smudge said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

I'm not a tall man (hovering around 6ft) but I found it cramped and uncomfortable, very tight to manoeuvre in and out of the row,

Sounds exactly like Twickenham these days

[Chris]

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Chris said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Chris said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Hard to go to that stadium people in CHCH are just fucked off with it
the stadium is made of scaffolding, you walk through near ankle deep water when its raining, the price of the tickets compared to the experience is not worth it.

Lets see if all the other tests in NZ sell out or are people losing their love for rugby in NZ, NPC crowds are small in a lot of areas SR crowds were down this season.

Rugby is taking a back seat with kids these days more play Football in NZ.
While others are playing playstation and basketball or stealing cars and ram raiding shops.

is that the old league ground from the 70s ?

I remember as a kid the aussies or the poms would tour and play 3 tests ,

usually first and third at Carlaw park in Auckland , and the second one in christchurch , Addington ??

Yep that’s it the old Addington league ground

looked like an old stadium then

Yes it was ancient now.

[Damo]

Pumas thumped Aussies last week. We narrowly beat the Boks. Now the Aussies have thumped the Boks.

Obviously Pumas are clear favourites. We will do well to keep it close.

[Chris]

@Damo said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Pumas thumped Aussies last week. We narrowly beat the Boks. Now the Aussies have thumped the Boks.

Obviously Pumas are clear favourites. We will do well to keep it close.

Don’t tempt fate

[broughie]

what’s the start time for the game? Assumed 7:35?

[Victor Meldrew]

Fuck me, watching the AB's walking to the field reminds me of the scene from This is Spinal Tap when they couldn't find the stage