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Spartak · 06-16-2004, 11:49 PM

Well...

Last year me my friend and some of his friends were at the NPC (the national rugby competetion of New Zealand) grand Final. It was my boys Wellington (gutted by injuries, and several players playing for the All Blacks at the Rugby World cup) the heavy underdogs against Auckland (who also were lacking All Blacks, but several players were ex-all blacks/awaiting callups eg Xavier Rush, Ben Atiga, Orene Ai'i) the heavy favourites. Wellington came out of nowhere to get to the top 4 and then win an away playoff match against #1 seed Waikato to have a home final against Auckland. The first half our boy Christian Cullen who was playing his last game in NZ, scored a couple of tries in the corner of the stadium where we were sitting, and Wellington had a slender lead going into the 2nd half. In the 2nd half however they let in several tries (notably two to Ben Atinga who was called up to the All Black squad for the World Cup within a couple of days). To lose about 34-24.

Now, one of my mate's friends lived in Wellington his whole life yet (for reasons unknown) was an Auckland supporter. He was spouting off so much shit about how much Wellinton sucked, and about how shit Cullen's career was (infact he booed him, when the entire stadium gave Cullen a 5 minute standing ovation). When Wellington got their runner's up awards he booed them too and kept on calling them "the first loser". I just kept telling him to shut the fuck up and that was it.

But I did have the urge to slug him, not because I was bitter that Wellington had lost, just the fact that the guy was being a total jackass about it, and constantly rubbishing a team that gave 110% and completely disrespecting one of the greatest players to put on the Wellington and All Blacks jerseys.

06-16-2004, 11:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Spartak Bang bang Location: New Zealand	Well... Last year me my friend and some of his friends were at the NPC (the national rugby competetion of New Zealand) grand Final. It was my boys Wellington (gutted by injuries, and several players playing for the All Blacks at the Rugby World cup) the heavy underdogs against Auckland (who also were lacking All Blacks, but several players were ex-all blacks/awaiting callups eg Xavier Rush, Ben Atiga, Orene Ai'i) the heavy favourites. Wellington came out of nowhere to get to the top 4 and then win an away playoff match against #1 seed Waikato to have a home final against Auckland. The first half our boy Christian Cullen who was playing his last game in NZ, scored a couple of tries in the corner of the stadium where we were sitting, and Wellington had a slender lead going into the 2nd half. In the 2nd half however they let in several tries (notably two to Ben Atinga who was called up to the All Black squad for the World Cup within a couple of days). To lose about 34-24. Now, one of my mate's friends lived in Wellington his whole life yet (for reasons unknown) was an Auckland supporter. He was spouting off so much shit about how much Wellinton sucked, and about how shit Cullen's career was (infact he booed him, when the entire stadium gave Cullen a 5 minute standing ovation). When Wellington got their runner's up awards he booed them too and kept on calling them "the first loser". I just kept telling him to shut the fuck up and that was it. But I did have the urge to slug him, not because I was bitter that Wellington had lost, just the fact that the guy was being a total jackass about it, and constantly rubbishing a team that gave 110% and completely disrespecting one of the greatest players to put on the Wellington and All Blacks jerseys. __________________ I can read your mind... looking at you... I can read your mind...