Ray Columbus on the World Cup

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It's Monday night and I've watched all the newsbeefs(sic)..I loved the primerschool kids on Campbell Live on 3...the cracker was 'I think the ref. should go back to Refschool'...and the consensus was that ...they were all...'dissapointed but the All Blacks were still their favourite team...and even the Italians favourite Team!.love it!

Attention NZRFU...the Board in particular.

Don't accept Chairman Jock Hobb's resignation..He and Tana and Helen got NZ the NEXT cup...he should be here to host them.

IMPERATIVE - If the IRB/SkyTV whoever, ever, want to involve The New Zealand All Blacks in any game in the World again. NEVER negotiate on the All Blacks' Strip...! NEVER have an alternative.!

Get rid of all the multi-grey/white/black jerseys forever...if the French or any other Team refuse to play our boys in their All Black strip..offer them New Zealand A.....(that was their first victory before the game...takingaway the mystique they are traditionally in awe of, was probably, what gave them their winning 2 points!.....and undoubtably the extra passion they found to defend like demons...and eventually put the ABs off their game!)

Moreover if ANY TV Broadcaster EVER tries to change the Jersey because their broadcast will be effected!-REFUSE to negotiate..ensure their is NEVER a clause in ANY future contract where it is negotiable.. ..
have some courage.

Standup for our rights...... to use some Rock 'n Roll nouse...if they want the Rolling Stones...it's warts and all....they will never negotiate...on clothes, performance..who or which media they should talk to,whatever,........never have, never will!......get a tributes band for the gig!!

The All Blacks are the most famous,revered and feared Rugby Team in the World..they are Legends...NEVER,EVER,LET ANYONE UNDERMINE THAT STATURE AGAIN.

I don't care about 'Brands' in marketingspeak----- when it comes to our Team,long before they became a brand,before Professional Rugby-
The All Blacks have always been there...UNIQUE...!don't ever let ANYONE or ANYTHING take that away again.

OK we may be the only Nation where Rugby is our National game...and other peoples may laugh at our broken hearts over a loss like this...and can't understand it!

I am a Grownup Kiwi,I sold hot pies to the thousands of All Blacks fans as a weeny bopper around the corner from Lancaster Park...to keep them warm, while they waited to buy a ticket to see their Idols play The Lions.
Rain or shine..they were there...and so was I.

I would rather put it out there that Kiwis would be just as happy to go back to the Amateur Rugby days where the All Blacks' Jersey with the Silver Fern was sacrosanct----couldn't be bought for love nor money!.

Sure there would be fewer games but they would mean so much more...in fact there's an idea.!..keep it commercial...but only a New Zealand A team plays in Tri Nations along with Australia and South Africa (and why not!) Argentina.

BUT the MIGHTY ALL BLACKS play in the Bledisloe up games,other Tests against Norhern Hemisphere and of course The RUGBY WORLD CUP.My bet is that, just like the KIWIS in League...THAT JERSEY will still be the Ultimate goal in New Zealand Rugby......and our best players around the World will give anything to wear it!

I welcome your comments on these and other thoughts from my Rambling mind.

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