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<p>Brett Steven (the average NZ tennis player)</p> -
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<p>McCaw never mastered the chicken wing or grapple....</p>
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<p>Irrational dislike (as an Englishman) - David Beckham. Here's a man that was a very good soccer player, that always gave 100% in playing for England. Single handedly dragged us out of some parlous positions. Is by alls counts a decent human being, but I quite simply detest the bloke.</p>
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<p>That's his reputation. I can't confirm it not having been on the lash with him myself but a number of Brumbies fans have said it to me over the years.</p>
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<p>Bit of a carnt on the piss is he ? you're not giving me much to go on.</p>
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<p>Heard a promo for the Richie movie/doco or whatever when driving. Glad I had a coffee beforehand or I would have dozed off and blocked the motorway.</p> -
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<p>Irrational dislike (as an Englishman) - David Beckham. Here's a man that was a very good soccer player, that always gave 100% in playing for England. Single handedly dragged us out of some parlous positions. Is by alls counts a decent human being, but I quite simply detest the bloke.</p>
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<p>He's easily my favourite English football player.</p>
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<p>Loved how he would never give up on the feild. That qualifyer v Geece circa 2001/ when he put the cross onto Sheringham for the equliser and then free kicked the winner (or equaliser) to qualify. One of my favourite ever games</p> -
<p>I always take comments like those above about people saying so and so is a prick/knob or whatever....with a grain of salt, unless I have met them to make my own opinion.</p>
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<p>One of my best mates met a few NPC rugby players and said they were all arrogant so and so's, I met them a few days later and thought they were all nice blokes; me and this mate were so alike at that time too, so was interesting we had such contrasting views of the same people.</p>
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<p>I'm a big fan of Richie, always have been, but I wont be going to the cinema to see that movie, I'll wait for it to come out on DVD</p> -
Interesting the complaints about Richie being boring , TBH it's not something I had given a lot of thought , tended to judge him on his playing ability . But now that I give it some thought , his book didn't exactly excite me , gliding and bagpipes I have little interest in . <br>
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Interesting the complaints about Richie being boring , TBH it's not something I had given a lot of thought , tended to judge him on his playing ability . But now that I give it some thought , his book didn't exactly excite me , gliding and bagpipes I have little interest in . <br>
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Who was the last "charismatic" AB skipper? Shelford? I loved Fitzy growing up and Tana was unique - but neither were overly electrifying (Kapa O Pango not withstanding). Fitzy's punditry on Sky is incredibly dry even in retirement.<br><br>
Has there been a really successful international skipper in the post 87 era who wasn't a bit demure aside from Johnson? (unless you are really into Sudoku in which case I'll grant you Eales)<br><br>
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<p>Who was the last "charismatic" AB skipper? Shelford? I loved Fitzy growing up and Tana was unique - but neither were overly electrifying (Kapa O Pango not withstanding.<br><br>
Has there been a really successful international skipper in the post 87 era who wasn't a bit demure aside from Johnson? (unless you are really into Sudoku in which case I'll grant you Eales)</p>
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Who really cares about "charismatic" captains? As long as they conquer all on the field they can stare blankly at the microphone for all I care. Remember McCaw playing the 2011 RWC on one leg? Remember him getting up at the end of the final after being eye gouged? I'll take that over witty one-liners any day.
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<p>Bit of a carnt on the piss is he ? you're not giving me much to go on.</p>
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<p>I'm not sure it's related to the drink. I've just had enough people tell me they'd rather spend time with anyone else.</p>
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<p>Who really cares about "charismatic" captains? As long as they conquer all on the field they can stare blankly at the microphone for all I care. Remember McCaw playing the 2011 RWC on one leg? Remember him getting up at the end of the final after being eye gouged? I'll take that over witty one-liners any day.</p>
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<p>McCaw's win loss over Cummins'?</p> -
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<p>Weirdly enough, Nick Cummins actually has quite a good win/loss ratio. 15 played for 11 wins and a draw, for a 77% ratio. Sure it's not All Black quality, but it's pretty good.</p>
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<p>A lot of people seem to love him when all he does is sprout a bunch of shit you'd expect Crocodile Dundee to say and have an 80s rocker hairdo.</p> -
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<p>A lot of people seem to love him when all he does is sprout a bunch of shit you'd expect Crocodile Dundee to say and have an 80s rocker hairdo.</p>
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<p>What's not to love?</p> -
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<p>What's not to love?</p>
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<p>Well when you put it that way.......</p>
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<p>I just don't reckon he's quite the character that people make out, he just seems so in comparison to the "Game of two halves/full credit/take each game as it comes" monotone shit you usually get in interviews.</p>
