It is decision time whether Scotland will become an independent country or else, remain part of the United Kingdom (Although I would like the Great Britain Table Hockey team to pull out of the TBO World Cup if Scotland becomes independent) as many people want to say yes or no about the country at all costs, but all eyes on the general election in New Zealand to vote for which party or politician to be part of a parliament seat just because their will never be a new Prime Minister as the country's leader, John Key is the most popular PM, just scampers ahead of the leader of the opposition, David Cunliffe as well as John Key's political party, National, is dead set ahead of Labour (The party that I will be voting + Poppa's long standing supporting political party since ages ago and guess what, Hamish McDouall is ahead of Chester Burrows in the Wanganui seat so he might even make it to the Beehive post-election) in the fair-dinkum department matey (sic) as the most popular party according to the Colmar Brunton poll.
And in sport, the All Blacks had just drilled the mighty South Africans (Led by Jean de Villiers in his unprecedented 100th rugby test) in last weekend's TRC encounter, winning by just 4 points as the score was 14 - 10, and in the 1st half, the AB's led at 3 - 0, as South Africa were on lineout mode as Adriaan Strauss throws the ball, goes to the back, gives the ball to winger Cornal Hendricks, and he SCORES!! Giving SA the lead 5 - 3 (Now 7 - 3 with a successful kick to come by Handre Pollard) and when I reacted to the try when I was like, really! REALLY!! Oh, come on! this isn't fair! What is my major malfunction, BROTHER!! And in the 2nd half (Aw, bad news from the New Zealand camp as Ma'a Nonu broke a forearm because he is gone for the season), things have been settled as the All Blacks trail by a point (The returning Aaron Cruden has managed to cut the deficit in the 1st half as South Africa held on 7 - 6 at halftime), as SA win the scrum under pressure only metres from their line and clear it downfield to the halfway but a strong rolling maul has put the All Blacks on the front foot and given that Julian Savea had some open space to make a strong run but the South African defence remains powerful despite being a man down injured, and then all of a sudden, Watch THIS!! As Cruden pops a cross-field kick (Like a voodoo doll, leave this to me), giving it to Kieran Read, then passes the ball to the captain of Richie McCaw and WHAM!!! It is try-time, baby! And YES YES YES MAN!!! UNREAL!! What an effort. Way 2 go Richie as da referee has 2 go upstairs 2 have a look, but no further problems at all by da TMO so da try has been given (AB's lead, 11 - 7) but unfortunate there 4 Aaron Cruden as he isn't able to add the extras before several minutes later, the fans begin to boo as Pollard slots in a successful drop goal attempt as the ref blows the whistle as the ball sails down over the posts from a long-range sweeping distance effort.
SEVERAL MINUTES LATER
The All Blacks put the pressure on as they win the ball back from their 22-drop out and make easy metres to the SA 22-metre but lose the ball yet again but another error at the lineout from South Africa sees Savea make a huge run down the sideline and the AB's are now on the front foot and are putting plenty of pressure on the defence before the All Blacks have won ourselves a penalty within the Springboks 22-metre giving Beaudy Barrett his first chance at the posts before he nails the shot and pushes the lead 14 - 10 over SA so let's see how it unfolds in the dying 10 minutes in the nail-biting test match:
70TH MINUTE: Willie le Roux has cleared the ball down field and put Savea under pressure b4 his South African teammates arrive and win a turnover and scrum within the All Blacks half containing pests...boundaries.
72ND MINUTE: Both sides continue to give away the ball at the ruck and SA are lucky to win the ball and relieve some pressure within their half of our souls.
73RD MINUTE: South Africa push forward with a rolling maul and have won the advantage, but lose the ball once they try to spread it wide as Pollard puts it out 5-metres from the AB's lineout and have what is sure to be their best chance to take the lead without one Licence to Thrill, On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
74TH MINUTE: SA set up another rolling maul by pushing it forward and win another penalty advantage b4 collapsing as they start to spread it wide and da All Blacks rush up in defence in order to shut down da South African attack, But South Africa head back for their penalty by a bunch of crutches.
76TH MINUTE: SA have gone for another lineout and may have won it but it's messy as South Africa did their best to go hard and get within the 10-metre striking jaw distance.
77TH MINUTE: South Africa have their best chance as they make it several metres to the line but an obstruction call made by the referee has ruined their chance of picking up a worthy 5 pointer more like the road to nowhere at the Devil's Triangle (But it only takes 2 to tango, dude).
78TH MINUTE: AB's have the scrum feed several metres from their line and the South African resistance have stolen it but they are rewarded with a scrum 5-metres, but what a shove from SA rewarding their final chance of winning the game, but remember guys, the South Africans have to ensure that they must put the All Blacks out of their reach and to our misery, and I mean for Jean de Villiers in his 100th test, but can SA stun the All Blacks with a win? I don't think so.
79TH MINUTE: South Africa win the scrum and Duane Vermeulen makes a quick run to the line but they send it to the short side and go out but nek minnit: AB's win lineout as Aaron Smith kicks the ball into touch without wasting any time, effectively ending the cliffhanging, blockbuster encounter & maximising their machines by holding on to a 14 - 10 victory to retain the Freedom Cup & remain on top of the Rugby Championship standings, bye for now.
P.S. Went to Splash Centre today for our routine swim before going to Colombian Cafe at Trafalgar Square near the Warehouse rather than having pasta here for lunch & so here I am, my 31st blog (It is blog number XXXI) that I am doing at the moment but good luck to my beloved Nan & Pops because they are heading off on an embarking expedition to Argentina on Monday, told ya so.
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Shosholoza: Tackling the South Africans in Welly
It's Round 4 of this epic #2014rugbychampionship between #NZallblacks (Home of the All Blacks, the Maori culture/tribe such as the Haka & Middle Earth, where the Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit was filmed here directed by none other than Sir Peter Jackson) & the beasts of the Republic, #southafrica (Home of the late 1st black President Nelson Mandela (Who was behind bars at Robben Island during the Apartheid era before being released & ran for Presidency successfully), the Braai & of course the Vuvuzela instrument which made an impact during the 2010 FIFA World Cup) for the last Aotearoa test of 2014 at the Cake Tin of Westpac Stadium in the nation's capital: the windy city of Wellington from McLean Park where New Zealand proved too strong & powerful to defeat the argy-bargies 28 - 9 (With such good tries from Julian ''Big Bus'' Savea who got it twice including a try from outta nowhere during the 1st half, Liam Messam (Scored, but however...ended up on the recieving end of a self-inflicted All Black injury crisis, joining the likes of Sam Whitelock) & that lil' halfback, Aaron Smith).
The starting lineup was revealed for the All Blacks as Steven Luatua has slotted in at blindside flanker to replace the injured Liam Messam to join the openside flanker/number 8 pair of Captain @rhmccaw & @kieranread, then Jeremy Thrush comes in for Sam Whitelock who is out due to a rib issue so Patrick Tuipulotu starts from the bench along with Cory Jane who replaces Malakai Fekitoa, & South Africa will use an unchanged lineup except for the brand new, young 20 year old up & coming but raw talented player & rising star of Handre Pollard, who makes way for Morne Steyn as he makes his return to New Zealand again because his 1st foray to NZ was representing his country in the Junior World Championships in which his team go down to England in the final as well as the SA team captain @jeandevilliers, who will celebrate his 100th test match joining the likes of 2007 RWC winning captain John Smit & player Percy Montgomery + veterans @victormatfield & @bryanhabana (Who got yellow carded for that high tackle allowing the Wallabies to open the door for victory over in Perth at the expense of a late comeback from a try by Rob Horne & that successful, match winning conversion by Bernard Foley, meaning that the AB's now go on top of the Rugby Championship standings and I mean, how would Dad have to back the Wallabies to defeat South Africa, get real because I think I label my dear father as a traitor, nuff said).
And finally in this report, Argentina, fresh from the defeat at Napier, will take on the @michaelhooper led Wallabies over on the Gold Coast at Cbus Super Stadium (Once known as Skilled Park) as they seek their 1st victory of the Rugby Championship after numerous defeats + a draw in 2012.
And that is it, I will see you next time, fingers crossed this weekend on Saturday, ready your breakfast & eat hearty, for tonight, we dine...in HELL!
P.S. Went to that Heartland Rugby game sponsored by Pink Batts last Saturday, 1st win of the new season, knocking over traditional rivals North Otago by holding on to a comprehensive 20 to 15 victory & today, we went to that restaurant thing called La Strada and it was a good meal that I had such as spaghetti with meatballs & that gelato for dessert so it was a perfect 10 for me & it rocked hard before we played cricket, had a game of both cards & checkers as well as I really did enjoy Nan's 68th birthday celebrations last night but my main highlight would be the starters, the cheese course & the dessert that we have + Uncle Bryan Christie has totally agreed to compete for Great Britain (But I don't really know that Bryan is of English & Scottish descent but he is clearly Scottish but we are of course indeed of English & Scottish descent) in that possible TBO World Cup joining the likes of New Zealand (Which is me, I am the star, I am Whetu) & Denmark (Competing for that country is the great Danish Terminator of Hanne Benbaruk) + Noel Leeming has been given the extreme makeover due to the rebranding since the Warehouse acquired Noel Leeming 2 years ago (Although in February/March last year, Bond & Bond had to close it's doors due to the merger with Noel Leeming, much more like Telecom became Spark, Telstraclear became Vodafone, the National Bank became ANZ & Shell became Z) not only because I think I'm a fan of Noel Leeming, a fanatic, but of course, I feel a bit nostalgic like the Trafalgar Square shopping centre which features the Warehouse, Countdown & EB Games (Formerly the Gamesman) because there was once a Kmart store before it became the Warehouse & once a Noel Leeming store before it moved to Victoria Avenue right next to both KFC & Harvey Norman.
The starting lineup was revealed for the All Blacks as Steven Luatua has slotted in at blindside flanker to replace the injured Liam Messam to join the openside flanker/number 8 pair of Captain @rhmccaw & @kieranread, then Jeremy Thrush comes in for Sam Whitelock who is out due to a rib issue so Patrick Tuipulotu starts from the bench along with Cory Jane who replaces Malakai Fekitoa, & South Africa will use an unchanged lineup except for the brand new, young 20 year old up & coming but raw talented player & rising star of Handre Pollard, who makes way for Morne Steyn as he makes his return to New Zealand again because his 1st foray to NZ was representing his country in the Junior World Championships in which his team go down to England in the final as well as the SA team captain @jeandevilliers, who will celebrate his 100th test match joining the likes of 2007 RWC winning captain John Smit & player Percy Montgomery + veterans @victormatfield & @bryanhabana (Who got yellow carded for that high tackle allowing the Wallabies to open the door for victory over in Perth at the expense of a late comeback from a try by Rob Horne & that successful, match winning conversion by Bernard Foley, meaning that the AB's now go on top of the Rugby Championship standings and I mean, how would Dad have to back the Wallabies to defeat South Africa, get real because I think I label my dear father as a traitor, nuff said).
And finally in this report, Argentina, fresh from the defeat at Napier, will take on the @michaelhooper led Wallabies over on the Gold Coast at Cbus Super Stadium (Once known as Skilled Park) as they seek their 1st victory of the Rugby Championship after numerous defeats + a draw in 2012.
And that is it, I will see you next time, fingers crossed this weekend on Saturday, ready your breakfast & eat hearty, for tonight, we dine...in HELL!
P.S. Went to that Heartland Rugby game sponsored by Pink Batts last Saturday, 1st win of the new season, knocking over traditional rivals North Otago by holding on to a comprehensive 20 to 15 victory & today, we went to that restaurant thing called La Strada and it was a good meal that I had such as spaghetti with meatballs & that gelato for dessert so it was a perfect 10 for me & it rocked hard before we played cricket, had a game of both cards & checkers as well as I really did enjoy Nan's 68th birthday celebrations last night but my main highlight would be the starters, the cheese course & the dessert that we have + Uncle Bryan Christie has totally agreed to compete for Great Britain (But I don't really know that Bryan is of English & Scottish descent but he is clearly Scottish but we are of course indeed of English & Scottish descent) in that possible TBO World Cup joining the likes of New Zealand (Which is me, I am the star, I am Whetu) & Denmark (Competing for that country is the great Danish Terminator of Hanne Benbaruk) + Noel Leeming has been given the extreme makeover due to the rebranding since the Warehouse acquired Noel Leeming 2 years ago (Although in February/March last year, Bond & Bond had to close it's doors due to the merger with Noel Leeming, much more like Telecom became Spark, Telstraclear became Vodafone, the National Bank became ANZ & Shell became Z) not only because I think I'm a fan of Noel Leeming, a fanatic, but of course, I feel a bit nostalgic like the Trafalgar Square shopping centre which features the Warehouse, Countdown & EB Games (Formerly the Gamesman) because there was once a Kmart store before it became the Warehouse & once a Noel Leeming store before it moved to Victoria Avenue right next to both KFC & Harvey Norman.
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
#allblacksstories4: The 2014 Rugby Championship Season
Well, I have not written a blog lately so Kelly Harrison urged me to do this one, like for today so she can impress.
But things have gone well for the All Blacks after winning the test series (A stunning clean sweep) against England 3 - 0 & missing out on beating the Wallabies by getting that 18th straight test victory in Sydney which ended in a draw before overcoming that result to defeat Australia 51 - 20 at Eden Park to retain the Bledisloe once more (Although the Wallabies have lost Pat McCabe due to a really serious neck injury, by forcing into retirement mode, and I mean he could be paralyzed or especially dead if he ever played again but never due to the high amount of risk that's all according to the doctor's orders) but the AB's will have to focus on now what has been a highly anticipated showdown with Argentina (The Argentine front row had been devastating by overpowering the South African pack until it had been fallen when they brought on fresh new replacements + the country that Nan & Pop's will visit) in Napier (+ after the All Blacks/Argentina one, the Wallabies face South Africa in Perth and if Australia win, South Africa will fall down into the pecking order on top of the Rugby Championship standings).
But the team naming was revealed for the AB's this morning to play against Argentina, with the unchanged lineup from the previous test set to take the field except a few changes, with Beaudy Barrett taking over the 1st 5 duties from Aaron Cruden, as well as the return of Izzy Dagg (Who helped Hawke's Bay win the Ranfurly Shield back from the Tana Umaga coached Counties Manukau) at fullback, elevating Ben Smith from the right wing position with Cory Jane unavailable and of course, changes were made in the reserves bench, such as Charlie Faumuina being dropped in favour of Joe Moody due to a lack of form required to do them properly, while Jeremy Thrush replaces Steven Luatua (Who now has his 1st test try against Australia in Auckland) & of course, Colin Slade being brought in to start at the number 22 jersey but don't worry, it looks like weather conditions say that it will be wet weather this Saturday over at McLean Park (The 2nd time that the All Blacks will play at the city beacuse their 1st test match in Napier was in 1996 against Samoa + I saw that temporary seating during Hawke's Bay's ITM Cup home game in time for the test).
And we went to that fabulous Cooks Gardens to see Wanganui play our 1st game of the brand new Heartland Rugby Championship against Horowhenua-Kapiti who donned their new rugby kit, and then all of a sudden, another defeat had to occur for Wanganui, they had got beaten, victimized against the opposition because the pressure was too much by scoring a lot of tries, awarding penalties, on & on & on (+ I'm attempting to organise the TBO (stands for Table Hockey Order because I named the sport's governing body after the Jedi Order from the Star Wars franchise) World Cup because only 2 countries have signed up for it: Denmark (Hanne Benbaruk-Jakobsen, the great Danish Terminator) & hosts, New Zealand (which is me, Whetu Ngapo AKA Chris 'Hunter' Fallon).
And that is we have got time for, see you next time, and oh btw, fingers crossed ftw by our beloved AB's.
P.S. Can you take it all away, can you take it all away, well ya shoved it in my face, this pain you gave to me.
But things have gone well for the All Blacks after winning the test series (A stunning clean sweep) against England 3 - 0 & missing out on beating the Wallabies by getting that 18th straight test victory in Sydney which ended in a draw before overcoming that result to defeat Australia 51 - 20 at Eden Park to retain the Bledisloe once more (Although the Wallabies have lost Pat McCabe due to a really serious neck injury, by forcing into retirement mode, and I mean he could be paralyzed or especially dead if he ever played again but never due to the high amount of risk that's all according to the doctor's orders) but the AB's will have to focus on now what has been a highly anticipated showdown with Argentina (The Argentine front row had been devastating by overpowering the South African pack until it had been fallen when they brought on fresh new replacements + the country that Nan & Pop's will visit) in Napier (+ after the All Blacks/Argentina one, the Wallabies face South Africa in Perth and if Australia win, South Africa will fall down into the pecking order on top of the Rugby Championship standings).
But the team naming was revealed for the AB's this morning to play against Argentina, with the unchanged lineup from the previous test set to take the field except a few changes, with Beaudy Barrett taking over the 1st 5 duties from Aaron Cruden, as well as the return of Izzy Dagg (Who helped Hawke's Bay win the Ranfurly Shield back from the Tana Umaga coached Counties Manukau) at fullback, elevating Ben Smith from the right wing position with Cory Jane unavailable and of course, changes were made in the reserves bench, such as Charlie Faumuina being dropped in favour of Joe Moody due to a lack of form required to do them properly, while Jeremy Thrush replaces Steven Luatua (Who now has his 1st test try against Australia in Auckland) & of course, Colin Slade being brought in to start at the number 22 jersey but don't worry, it looks like weather conditions say that it will be wet weather this Saturday over at McLean Park (The 2nd time that the All Blacks will play at the city beacuse their 1st test match in Napier was in 1996 against Samoa + I saw that temporary seating during Hawke's Bay's ITM Cup home game in time for the test).
And we went to that fabulous Cooks Gardens to see Wanganui play our 1st game of the brand new Heartland Rugby Championship against Horowhenua-Kapiti who donned their new rugby kit, and then all of a sudden, another defeat had to occur for Wanganui, they had got beaten, victimized against the opposition because the pressure was too much by scoring a lot of tries, awarding penalties, on & on & on (+ I'm attempting to organise the TBO (stands for Table Hockey Order because I named the sport's governing body after the Jedi Order from the Star Wars franchise) World Cup because only 2 countries have signed up for it: Denmark (Hanne Benbaruk-Jakobsen, the great Danish Terminator) & hosts, New Zealand (which is me, Whetu Ngapo AKA Chris 'Hunter' Fallon).
And that is we have got time for, see you next time, and oh btw, fingers crossed ftw by our beloved AB's.
P.S. Can you take it all away, can you take it all away, well ya shoved it in my face, this pain you gave to me.
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