Wellington v Hawkes (RS)

Nepia

@mariner4life said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

@Hooroo said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed. Sadly I’m not surprised given the area. Fucking scum supporters too. Only place in NZ that I have gone to a rugby match and felt threatened. Even the fucking can tabs are t that bad. Fucking filth.

I remember going out in Hastings and nearly getting rolled by gang members.
Scary unsafe joint

It’s your own fault for thinking you’d have a fun night out in Hastings to be fair

People from Hastings don't go out in Hastings. Plus, they probably weren't gang members, just some intermediate age street kids.

MN5

@Nepia said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

@MN5 said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

@mariner4life said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

@Hooroo said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed. Sadly I’m not surprised given the area. Fucking scum supporters too. Only place in NZ that I have gone to a rugby match and felt threatened. Even the fucking can tabs are t that bad. Fucking filth.

I remember going out in Hastings and nearly getting rolled by gang members.
Scary unsafe joint

It’s your own fault for thinking you’d have a fun night out in Hastings to be fair

People from Hastings don't go out in Hastings. Plus, they probably weren't gang members, just some intermediate age street kids.

School uniforms can be pretty intimidating

MN5

https://www.scotsman.com/news/we-dropped-the-calcutta-cup-while-using-it-as-a-rugby-ball-admits-jeffrey-2442339

Rugby players, copious amounts of piss and trophies. I’m amazed there aren’t more stories like this.

taniwharugby

Haha, just saw the headline on social media, came.here to find out more, did I what....this thread is TSF gold.

Machpants

@J77 said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

Awesome stuff HB .. get that shield back to the provinces where it's appreciated

Appreciated by smashing it to pieces? Philistines, it was just restored this year

Magpie_in_aus

Apparently it's a whole new piece and was restored. Therefore I blame the nzru. Otherwise probably laws of average given we have probably held it the most the last twenty years.

On the plus side given we have it for the next nine months should be plenty of time to repair/re-brake it.

booboo

@booboo said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

The Shield is still cool huh?

And here's me thinking players and teams would respect it.

Dumb Hawkes bogans

booboo

@Stargazer said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

Ignore the clickbait title.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2023/10/rugby-ranfurly-shield-suffers-damage-during-wild-hawke-s-bay-celebrations.html

What clickbait? Didn't your mob break the shield?

booboo

@Hooroo said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed

Harsh.

Real harsh.

Bones

Fucking Foster.

taniwharugby

@Bones and Deans, fucking Foster and Deans are ro blame for everything, EVERYTHING!

Smudge

I blame Norman McKenzie for instilling this misplaced sense of arrogance into HB rugby players 100 years ago.

MN5

@booboo said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

@Stargazer said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

Ignore the clickbait title.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2023/10/rugby-ranfurly-shield-suffers-damage-during-wild-hawke-s-bay-celebrations.html

What clickbait? Didn't your mob break the shield?

I’m not going to be satisfied until I get a press conference and a tearful apology from all involved.

J77

@Machpants said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

@J77 said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

Awesome stuff HB .. get that shield back to the provinces where it's appreciated

Appreciated by smashing it to pieces? Philistines, it was just restored this year

100% take my comment back! Send it back to Wellington.

mikedogz

The Peace Cup, played for at Sub Union level in the North Island is still in its damaged state but inside a case. They probably won't do that for the shield.

sparky

HB players can’t hold their booze. That’s the obvious conclusion from this incident.

Nepia

@sparky said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

HB players can’t hold their booze. That’s the obvious conclusion from this incident.

Look, lets face facts, we all know that it was Wellington boy Tiatia that dropped it.

Magpie_in_aus

The new shield was built by a company in Wellington. Absolute stitch up. Likely inserted something in the wood to explode once they lost the shield. Shoddy workmanship.

Dan54

I kind of agree with Scotty Stevenson on the shield getting smashed, I not only pissed that it happened, obviously player taking it home who don't care, but then another piston wristed gibbon thought it a great idea to post pictures/video on line of how funny they thought it was! Probably me being a grumpy old bastard who has thought the Shield meant heaps, I don't even think there anything to make jokes about!

Smudge

I think that's what annoys most people. Everyone would acknowledge that accidents happen, but it's what you do next that matters, and taking photos of said broken shield and posting it on social media (even in a semi-private setting like Snapchat or a WhatsApp group or whatever) is dumb.

I suspect there's more to come too...

The Silver Fern

Wellington v Hawkes (RS)