All Blacks v Pumas 1

[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

[chimoaus]

Good luck both teams, let's hope for a competitive game where the good guys come out on top.

[Crazy Horse]

Some of those Argies look dead set crazy.

[Machpants]

@broughie said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

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

745, delayed cos ozzie game at weird time

[Damo]

Where's the music? Argentina national anthem is normally a favourite but it's a bit bland without music.

Ours is bland either way but certainly better with music.

What are they thinking?

[chimoaus]

@Damo said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Where's the music? Argentina national anthem is normally a favourite but it's a bit bland without music.

Ours is bland either way but certainly better with music.

What are they thinking?

Saving money for new stadium?

[Damo]

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@broughie said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

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

745, delayed cos ozzie game at weird time

I missed the Aussie game completely. That's a bit weird to have an early kick off.

[Machpants]

@Damo said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Where's the music? Argentina national anthem is normally a favourite but it's a bit bland without music.

Ours is bland either way but certainly better with music.

What are they thinking?

They need to ban female singers of national anthems, so fucking high no one can get there apart from eunuchs

[Nevorian]

Good crowd

[NTA]

@Damo said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Ours is bland either way but certainly better with music.

Without music I'm not sure it works for soprano.