Oracle of DelphiSwing High Sweet Bledisloe...
June 29th 2007 01:31
...we're scrumming forth to carry you home.
And Home is the Wallabies trophy cabinet.
What is The Bledisloe?
It's war. It's a Clash of the Titans.
(And yes I am biased and yes it is blasphemy to make fun of the All Blacks because they are the All Blacks but I am a die hard Wallabies supporter and nothing and no one will stand in my unwayvering faith in The Wallabies.)
The Bledisloe Cup is played during the Tri Nations series (see previous post) and was first contested in 1931, when the then Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe, presented the Cup "as a perpetual Rugby trophy and a token of good will between Australia and New Zealand."
Ha! A token of Good Will.
No. It's a symbol of will over won't.
Since its inception, it has been varied btween being a single Test match or a two or three Test match series.
When the Tri Nations series started in 1996, it became a fixed two match series played on a home and away basis.
Now it's a 3 match series again, as the Tri Nations has been lengthened so that each participating nation plays the others three times instead of twice.
The Bledisloe Cup trophy is the biggest trophy in world Rugby. In terms of size.
The smAll Blacks have won the Cup 37 times.
The Wallabies....not as many....maybe about 12....
Anyway, that dosn't matter.
Obviously the All Blacks win it more because they're trying to compensate for something... (b)lacking...something....smA ll...
Oh man. That sledge doesn't really make any sense.
Nevrtheless, it stays.
The first match of the Bledisloe series is being held tomorrow Saturday June 30th at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia.
...and here's something to prime you...and a reminder.
We may not have won the Bledisloe since 2002 but...the All Blacks were supposed to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
And we all know what happened there....
Wallabies over All Blacks final try 2001
One of the most incredible matches ever, was played on September 1 of 2001 at Stadium Australia, in what would be Wallaby Great John Eales' (aka Nobody...because Nobody's perfect...) last ever test.
The Wallabies intended to send their skipper off in grand style.
Evrything was looking good in the first half when the Wallabies held a solid 19 to six lead over the All Blacks.
However, 2 converted tries in the second half (Andrew Mehrtens is a big poncy naff...er...ponce), saw the All Blacks leading 26 - 22.
...BUT....in the dying moments of the game no.8 Toutai Kefu scored the winning try for Australia.
And a great player became a legend. The Hand That Won the Bledisloe.
Eales has been buying him drinks ever since.
I will be back with a match preview and the full squads and my faith.
And Home is the Wallabies trophy cabinet.
What is The Bledisloe?
It's war. It's a Clash of the Titans.
The Mighty Wallabies versus the smAll Blacks.
(And yes I am biased and yes it is blasphemy to make fun of the All Blacks because they are the All Blacks but I am a die hard Wallabies supporter and nothing and no one will stand in my unwayvering faith in The Wallabies.)
The Bledisloe Cup is played during the Tri Nations series (see previous post) and was first contested in 1931, when the then Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe, presented the Cup "as a perpetual Rugby trophy and a token of good will between Australia and New Zealand."
Ha! A token of Good Will.
No. It's a symbol of will over won't.
Since its inception, it has been varied btween being a single Test match or a two or three Test match series.
When the Tri Nations series started in 1996, it became a fixed two match series played on a home and away basis.
Now it's a 3 match series again, as the Tri Nations has been lengthened so that each participating nation plays the others three times instead of twice.
The Bledisloe Cup trophy is the biggest trophy in world Rugby. In terms of size.
The smAll Blacks have won the Cup 37 times.
The Wallabies....not as many....maybe about 12....
Anyway, that dosn't matter.
Obviously the All Blacks win it more because they're trying to compensate for something... (b)lacking...something....smA ll...
Oh man. That sledge doesn't really make any sense.
Nevrtheless, it stays.
The first match of the Bledisloe series is being held tomorrow Saturday June 30th at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia.
...and here's something to prime you...and a reminder.
We may not have won the Bledisloe since 2002 but...the All Blacks were supposed to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
And we all know what happened there....
Wallabies over All Blacks final try 2001
One of the most incredible matches ever, was played on September 1 of 2001 at Stadium Australia, in what would be Wallaby Great John Eales' (aka Nobody...because Nobody's perfect...) last ever test.
The Wallabies intended to send their skipper off in grand style.
Evrything was looking good in the first half when the Wallabies held a solid 19 to six lead over the All Blacks.
However, 2 converted tries in the second half (Andrew Mehrtens is a big poncy naff...er...ponce), saw the All Blacks leading 26 - 22.
...BUT....in the dying moments of the game no.8 Toutai Kefu scored the winning try for Australia.
And a great player became a legend. The Hand That Won the Bledisloe.
Eales has been buying him drinks ever since.
I will be back with a match preview and the full squads and my faith.
Go The Wallabies!!
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Comment by Norm
Consumption Malfunction
Equal and Opposite
Arses and Elbows
Footy Power
The clash of the tight ends?
Wrong sport.
I remember that Tofu try.
He wasn't a substitute though.
Norm
Comment by David
So the two important trophies in Rugby are Good Will and Bill?
Tries don't come much better than Kefu's Neither do game finishes.
What? No mention of the Stephen Larkham pass which set him up? I don't believe it. I thought the whole post would be about that.
David ...
Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
Comment by Andrea
V8 Supercar Pitstop
And just for you I'll say ...
xxxx
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Comment by DuskDevi
Rugby World Cup 2007
It's all in the Rugby Forwards.
Especially the ends of the front row.
The tighthead and the loosehead props.
He wasn't a substitute though.
He was Russell Morris' point.
Draw deep my friend.
Dusk
Go The Wallabies!!
Comment by DuskDevi
Rugby World Cup 2007
Happy hunting but don't kill Bill 2.
...or Bill-edisloe....
No sir they don't. that was quite a match. I was at that match. Magic. Couldn't speak the next day. Don't know why....
This was a rewrite.
...giggle...
...but I knew you'd bring it up.
Love my work.
mah warmth sugah
Dusk
Go The Wallabies!!
Comment by DuskDevi
Rugby World Cup 2007
I am so with you re the close win matches.
DDH prefers these and although he always wants the Wallabies to win, he's not as devastated as I, if we don't win.
...he says that it's all about how the game is played and if it's a tight match then the game is on and I say, so what if he used to play professionally and then I stick my tongue out at him and stamp my foot and go and sulk in the corner.
Mature stuff you know?
Hope you have / had a great weekend hon! Wear your new scarf with pride!!
Dusk
Go The Wallabies!!
Comment by DuskDevi
Rugby World Cup 2007
Oh Cara...I'm so sorry...it's a delayed broadcast in Victoria...which is really stupid because the match is being played there!
I think they will replay it on Sunday morning. I'll let you know.
Big hugs hon...
Dusk
Go The Wallabies!!
Comment by DuskDevi
Rugby World Cup 2007
I am speechless.
Please tell me you don't know who Paris Hilton is...!
...but thanks for coming by buddy. Have a great weekend.
Dusk
ps. I was in driving down Crown today and I thought I saw you! I'm basing this on that pic in the Orble News about the Orble get together.
Comment by DuskDevi
Rugby World Cup 2007
The
Wallabies!!
Comment by Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories