RWC latest – Poms dare to go black
15 Jul 2011
Keo.co.za brings you news from the World Cup.
Poms dare to go black – England are set to wear an all-black away strip at the World Cup, the same colour as host nation New Zealand’s traditional kit.
England’s World Cup kit is being designed by Nike and will be officially launched on 1 August. Word is that the away kit will emulate the All Blacks look (which started in 1884), with the only other colour being the red of the rose symbol. It’s believed that the black strip will increase the amount of sales.
England are set to play in their away kit in a warm-up Test in August while they are likely to use it in a few group games in the World Cup. They will, however, be forced to revert to their traditional white and red jumpers should they face the All Blacks at any stage of the competition.
Kiwi commentator Keith Quinn said England are ‘crazy’ to wear black at the World Cup.
‘Of all the colours in the rainbow, why would they choose the colour of the host nation?’ said Quinn. ‘They are thumbing their noses at a New Zealand tradition. It’s bizarre. It’s crazy.’
Fiji sanction saga continues – Fiji have included an army officer in their squad ahead of next Friday’s Test against the All Blacks despite the sanctions that currently prohibit Fijian military from entering New Zealand.
Leone Nakarawa, a 23-year-old soldier, has been selected in Fiji’s 35-man squad ahead of the Test against the All Blacks, and is expected to be included in the final World Cup squad. Fiji team manager Talemo Waqa said they were aware of the travel sanctions but were working with the NZRU and IRB to have Nakarawa play in New Zealand.
‘At the moment, we don’t really want to think of any contingency plan whilst that is in the mindset,’ Waqa said. ‘We believe, we have the best chance to show that we want the best players and we want to go in that mindset.’
Foreign Minister Murray McCully said there would be no exemption for Nakarawa.
‘We’ve been very clear that those to whom the individual sanctions apply will not be given exemptions on this occasion,’ McCully said. ‘I was advised that the Fijian management had assured us that all of those whose names were being submitted would comply with our requirements, and I’ve had no advice to the contrary yet.’
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15 Jul 2011, 15:19 pm
@Griqua_warrior(willievz)-42: brazil 5 world cup, no red in sight, real madrid – 9 champions league titles, no red in sight
15 Jul 2011, 15:19 pm
Brilliant move by the poms!
15 Jul 2011, 15:21 pm
@Gunther is looking to the future with hope in his heart.(gunther)-48: rupert murdoch….what the hack?
15 Jul 2011, 15:22 pm
@Gunther is looking to the future with hope in his heart.(gunther)-48:
A stye in my eye………………………………………………..how so Herr Gunna ?
15 Jul 2011, 15:23 pm
@cane(cane)-54:
Atleast this can be used as another excuse if you choke…
15 Jul 2011, 15:32 pm
@Griqua_warrior(willievz)-42: Obviously, the likes of Juventus, Borussia, Inter, Real, Porto do not sound familiar.
Hey, Barcelona and ManUtd ain’t the only good ones around.
15 Jul 2011, 15:35 pm
I like the idea of the black/green mixed kit. That way, all the second-rate Kiwi/Saffa castoffs would feel right at home. Maybe Hartley can lead some kind of junior haka?
15 Jul 2011, 15:44 pm
@Fern(Fern)-55:
NZ may not win Fernly.
But I can assure you, England definitely will not,…………………………. wearing Black.
English fans deserve more respect than this for a start.
You do not go to Mecca and drink alcohol in public.
You do not go to Wales and tell the Taffies that JPR was gaay.
You do not go to Hiroshima and tell the Locals that Japan is only a 2 bomb war.
You do not go to SA and wave the Old Flag.
You do not go to Christchurch and tell the locals to harden up.
You do not go to Berlin and say “what wall”.
And You do not go to NZ in WC year and piss us off.
Well you can…………………………………………………….but it ain’t exactly wise.
15 Jul 2011, 15:47 pm
@cane(cane)-58: Well I think its exactly what the locals in Christchurch need to hear… “Hardenthefuckup!” Stop being so precious… I mean its not a famine or a warzone…
15 Jul 2011, 15:51 pm
LOL! I see they’ll also have Maori symbols on the shirt. Funny.
15 Jul 2011, 15:52 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-59:
Then go there and tell them that.
Bring your old flag with you.
15 Jul 2011, 15:56 pm
@cane(cane)-61: Which one… The Green and White?
15 Jul 2011, 15:59 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-62:
Whatever HG. whatever.
15 Jul 2011, 16:00 pm
@cane(cane)-58:
watch the english make it to the final in your strip hehe
15 Jul 2011, 16:03 pm
@cane(cane)-63: Yes…and? When you also going to run away like Pooper….?
15 Jul 2011, 16:05 pm
@he’s not the messiah. he’s a very naughty boy!(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-64:
Now you do not honestly believe that do you Bakkies?
8)
Then again, I suppose, they have as much chance as your lot.
15 Jul 2011, 16:06 pm
@he’s not the messiah. he’s a very naughty boy!(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-64: Justice4?
15 Jul 2011, 16:10 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-65:
You confuse running with time zones………………………………………..
15 Jul 2011, 16:12 pm
@cane(cane)-68: Run like the wind, sheepshagger… HG is here
15 Jul 2011, 16:17 pm
@cane(cane)-66:
i think we can agree that world cups invariably, almost always, never tend to go according to script. even for the winners more often than not.
otherwise you guys would’ve had the lot.
8)
(i’m just kidding, i’m just kidding)
15 Jul 2011, 16:18 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-67:
can’t stand to see an innocent man hang…
15 Jul 2011, 16:28 pm
Black Panther you poor NZ’ers are so narrow minded……..Maybe the Boks should change to an all black strip with a white Springbok (and the CCC logo of course) for their next home game against their old enemies……..and that will ensure that the All Blacks will need to play in their change strip! How funny……
15 Jul 2011, 16:29 pm
@he’s not the messiah. he’s a very naughty boy!(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-70:
Not at all, the best Team won in 87and 91.
The 2nd best team won in 95.
99 The best Team won.
03 was a lottery.
07 ………………….well the less said the better.
2011………………………………..we shall see. But you gotta be very good to win this thing.
those good enough……………………………………….OZ, SA and NZ. …………………….longshots………….Fr and Anglaterra.
The rest…………………….thanks for the atmosphere and the celebration of rugby. Which is the most important thing to the host Nation.
15 Jul 2011, 16:33 pm
Why do Nz bloggers always back up decision by Nz team! I mean we safas don’t always agree what saru or pdivvy does? 2b honest, we hardly ever agree on anything!
15 Jul 2011, 16:37 pm
@ Cane, how arrogant! How does the better team not win? You stink of arrogance and wet sheep wool, what were you doing with that sheep in the barn? I herd funny noises baa baa!
15 Jul 2011, 16:44 pm
@RugbyGuru_0_(RugbyGuru_0_)-75:
How dose the better Team not win?
examples;
1995……………………………………………..Suzie. The whooore of Germiston.
2007………………………………….just plain luck.
as for arrogance………………………………………………….yeah………………… you are right.
but we learned from you lot.
15 Jul 2011, 16:48 pm
@RugbyGuru_0_(RugbyGuru_0_)-75:
or
Why aren’t the New Zealanders upset at their Earthquake?
Cause all the sheep are vibrating.
15 Jul 2011, 16:49 pm
Suzie is a myth, if u believe in suzie then u probly believe in father Xmas, snow white and the easter bunny too! Oh and who bangs a whoooore from germiston anyway, guess anything that moves u tackle and bang! Hehe
15 Jul 2011, 16:52 pm
@ Xkreni-WP(Xkreni-WP), that’s wrong but k@k funny! Baa baa hahaha
15 Jul 2011, 16:55 pm
@RugbyGuru_0_(RugbyGuru_0_)-78:
“Suzie is a myth”.
Are you old enough to remember the game ?
And why exactly are the whorres of Germiston not worth a tackle and bang?
Your whole country is a tackle and bang!
15 Jul 2011, 17:00 pm
@ cane, old enough to remember? Is that your way of asking my age? Are you coming onto me? Sorry what’s next, you going to ask me to join you and dollie the sheep for a three way barn marathon? U sick kiwi tsk tsk ! Hehe
15 Jul 2011, 17:58 pm
Being a stylish nation we understand that black is a very slimming colour !!
15 Jul 2011, 18:35 pm
@cane(cane)-80:
RWC has been a myth for you stinkers since 87
15 Jul 2011, 19:53 pm
NZ Prime Minister, John Key, calls the Poms “wannabes”.
I wonder what Muldoons version would have been.
15 Jul 2011, 20:08 pm
XV
actuually what really IS “funny” is that the CCC on the Bok jersey, on closer examination I think you’ll find, is in fact 3 x Kiwis.
so while the Springbok leaps ever higher to it’s inevitable resting place in to the armpit of the Green’n'Gold jersey
meanwhile the real symbol of Rugby Superiority is cemented right there, over the Heart of every player that runs on the field for Sth Africa.
Justice4
15 Jul 2011, 20:24 pm
@RugbyGuru_0_(RugbyGuru_0_)-75:
Congratulations. Youre now as “funny” as Boy George.
15 Jul 2011, 20:27 pm
@cane(cane)-73:
I would also say Engl were thoroughly deserving in 2003, given that they also went unbeaten vs SH teams for 2yrs (?) prior to the tournament. That Andre Watson clinically kept Aus in the Final through his scrum ‘interpretations’ and a host of ridiculous penalties, Engl fortunately still came out Winners. Fair dues.
15 Jul 2011, 22:41 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-85: I know very well numbnuts…….its called irony…..do you get that?
15 Jul 2011, 22:48 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-62:
The oke still lies awake at night thinking…green and white?
15 Jul 2011, 22:55 pm
@XV(XV)-88:
over the Heart
3 Kiwis
on every Bok jersey
Justice4
16 Jul 2011, 09:13 am
I think the NZRU phones were hacked.
16 Jul 2011, 11:44 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-90: and the closest a Kiwi will come to winning a RWC post 1987?!!!
16 Jul 2011, 11:47 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-85: Classic call
16 Jul 2011, 11:48 am
@cane(cane)-80: Cane, don’t ask about Germiston, it’s like K Road
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