Comments on: Thank God

By: llew

llew — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:52:16 +0000

We’ve probably agreed to give the IRB Directors rights of first refusal on mining national parks

And Lisa Lewis will be picking them up from the airport

By: Huiroa

Huiroa — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:20:38 +0000

I’m disappointed for Maori TV. Their initiative is being cashed in on by the Aussies at TV3 and TVone who excluded MTV in the first failed bid. I hate draws in rugby. A clear winner should’ve been picked and Maori TV have a right to feel they were cheated at the end of the game by the opposition whc had the ref in their pocket.

By: malcolm

malcolm — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:47:51 +0000

A massive slap in the face for anyone who wants to accuse John Keyless of doing nothing for NZ.

Good work, John. You deserve a holiday.

By: Countess

Countess — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:36:55 +0000

Diplomacy ? You mean money. The IRB is only interested in the money no doubt they have got a concession on the loss sharing or some other commercial venture.
Must have the public all pumped up for the election that will surely follow within weeks of the final.

Tell me again about TVNZ being a commercial focus and not being a public broadcaster

By: Brian Smaller

Brian Smaller — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:29:39 +0000

big bruv – thems were fightin’ words.

By: big bruv

big bruv — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:24:40 +0000

Who cares? the only people concerned about this are the bludgers who profess a love of sport but do not have SKY TV

The RWC will be a national embarrassment anyway, I particularly enjoy the bit where the Pacific Island team (aka the All Blacks) exit the tournament earlier than their arrogant supports would have liked.

An early RWC exit just makes talk back radio all the more interesting, it is hilarious to hear all the pissing and moaning from small minded Kiwis who think that the All Blacks define us as a nation.

By: Angus

Angus — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:49:48 +0000

After all this, NZ better win the bloody thing.

By: Jack5

Jack5 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:43:41 +0000

If the Springbok/Wallaby filled Barbarians defeat is an indication, it could be a bleak World Cup for NZ if McCaw or Carter or both are out with injuries.

Just a pity non-Sky TV customers will then find it hard to avoid all the foreign rugby.

Still the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new and modified grandstands from Auckland to Dunedin will be useful for capacity crowds once or twice in the next 50 years.