Its a sad day when modern team management can overcome rugby’s traditions… The very tradition thats created the marketable game it is today

Good times !

Only 1 Brad Thornie…..theres only 1 Brad Thornie….

take this with a grain of salt

or not

but an urban myth swirling in these parts whispered by a passing unicorn in a fairies grove outside Camelot made mention that…..

’2-3 years prior to RWC ’07, the marketing gurus of the French Rugby Union decided to de-aura the Black jersey, in anticipation of meeting them in their home RWC. The decision was made to darken the blue French jersey, considerably, and almost wipe red and white (ie ‘les Tricolors’) from the strip. The ‘blue’ is now a black-blue and not a red-blue, as per their National flag and FRU jersey throughout history. The FRU knew that as host Nation on home soil, they would get 1st preference of jersey colour in case of a clash, which was the opposite of touring ediquette which stated the touring team would play in its usual colours, the home team changing. Fast-fwd to the upcoming QterF at RWC’07 and catastrophe for the marketing gurus of FRU……it was in Cardiff, ergo not ‘@ home’. ! There was a major kerfuffle, the French had been sprung and tried to throw their weight around. ABs wouldnt budge. The IRB forced a coin-toss and, lo and behold, France call correctly…….and that, my friend, is why the All Greys were forced to change their strip on the eve of the match. And we all know what happened then…..’.

What a wonderful rich history the game of Rugby Union has. Indeed.

Yep you Bokkes had a great 3N, no question, and about time too, it took us to be at our weakest and you at your strngest for it to occur, but like all things in sport, every dog has its day.

Great win by AB’s in France, best game of the year by a country mile, I wonder what will happen this weekend at Twickers, no doubt if Big Hit does return, he will some how turn it into an English performance if the Ab’s lose, Im calling it 50-50 at this stage.

Sure the Boks have done very well, but these performances were not on. If they not up for it, pick a rested EOY bokke team that is.

McCaw should have got a yellow for that.

I can’t believe the ref let that go?????

Cracking game though!!

I thought that the away team changes.

and when France were in NZ earlier this year, who wore what ?

I thought convention dictates that touring sides wear their normal strip and, if there is a colour clash, the home town changes ?

So a small stab in the eye back to the Frogs for the repulsive lengths they went to at RWC07 and force the Blacks to be Grey.

love that All Black white strip. Cant remember them losing in it either.

see, now that wasnt so hard.

Cheers G10.

cheers fella. respec