...Saith the Mighty Blacks.
And such vengeance it was.
I watched the game at a mate's place and as it unfolded I was thinking, "KB'll be doing a happy dance. Sure enough, when I returned home there was an email informing me of exactly that.
A spectacular performance from the men across the Ditch. Beginning with a new version of the famed Haka, the Maori war dance. And it's a whopper...a real beaut, arguably (by me at least), the best ever. Ali Williams is one scary looking MF. Matter of fact, during it they all look scary.
They crossed for four tries against Deans' men's one. Dan Carter's boot was for the most part on target (you missed one Dan - try harder, Giteau missed none!).
Nonu was in scintillating form, breaking for it time and time again and scoring two of the four tries in the process, his second heartbreaking one, after the time horn blew (they let the play finish - for those not in the know).
The Wallabies fought back for a while, scoring a try themselves but eventually (and historically inevitably, notwithstanding the rather shocking double loss recently) succumbed to the might of the Black's offence which was relentless. Time after time the men in green and gold left the field with blood flowing from various tears to their heads.
Richie McCaw, the captain returned from injury led his troops like a legend. The TV commentator alluded to the enormous weight on the young man's shoulder (the weight of a nation, were I think the commentator's words...). He was everywhere, almost omnipresent but it was quite obviously a team effort as every man had a go, breaking, dodging, slamming...
Still the juggernaut continued.
A final score of 39-10 sees New Zealand move to the top of the Tri-Nation's ladder, virtue of Nonu's bonus point awarding fourth try, with tonights defeated Wallabies in close second, one point behind but with a game in hand. The Boks (current World Champions) are in last, also with a game in hand, on 5.
Note: I discovered this from the Sunday Rag the next day as the dickhead Australians didn't show any interviews (both captains/both coaches) because they lost and like spoilt little children they "took their ball home". Christ, I have to get the fuck out of this place! Where will I move to? Answers on a postcard...
Anyway, the comp is still wide open.
Classic All Blacks just stompin' their foe.
Two weeks til the next Tri Nations game (The Blacks vs The Boks)
Dance away, KB.
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Haka - breathtakin
Richie - welcome back
Dan - hasn't been same since injury but he's gettin there
Ali - outstanding, even after recent blow to head...saw an interview with him last week and he's says he came to and didn't even know where he was or what he was doin there
M - not the same watching it without ya but glad ya saw it
KB - wore MB jersey with pride and still dancin
Woohoo!!!!!
Great Haka.
No that I put much stock in stats (anti - everything use stats to justify their shite) but they lost the first two games of the Tri Nations without the man, then as soon as he comes back there's this spectacular display. Go Richie!!!
I'm just being a perfectionist re: Dan Carter - he played very well and scored all but one of his kicks so...
We'll put it down to a bad day for Ali.
You can blame those MFs at Austar for that.
Next game vs the World Champion Boks on the 16th of August (have to go to the bar for that one and mix with the Plebs...Tch, what I have to endure!)
Auckland/Canterbury tomorrow...I'm hoping to continue with the happy dance but we will have to wait and see.
Ne'er mind that - the Mighty Blacks are playin the World Champion Boks later from SA.
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