The All-Blacks of New Zealand have lost to France in the Quarter-Final of the Rugby Union World Cup.
This means that since the inagural competition hosted and won by New Zealand, this world cup is the least successful campaign for the All-Blacks!
In a previous post, I had predicted what a national disaster it would be if the All-Blacks failed to win the Rugby World Cup. For almost all previous world cups, the New Zealand Rugby Team is always ranked number 1 in the world prior to the World Cup but somehow always manage to lose the plot during the competition proper.
I havent actually been into town or spoken to any of my Rugby fanatic friends but an indication on my way to church was the constant thumbs-down sign the car in front of mine kept getting because he was still flying a little All-Blacks flag on his car!
I can certainlyrelate to their pain what with the drama of Chelsea in the past weeks. But I also cannot help but muse over what this will do to productivity in New Zealand over the next week. And I am not kidding. Perhaps New Zealand can take solace in the fact that their regional rival Australia also lost to England in the other quarter-final.
I guess, despite a lack-lustre start to the competition the Northern Hemisphere have made the winning plays when it really matters. I cannot wait to see the reactions of my Rugby-mad colleagues at work tomorrow.
This means that since the inagural competition hosted and won by New Zealand, this world cup is the least successful campaign for the All-Blacks!
In a previous post, I had predicted what a national disaster it would be if the All-Blacks failed to win the Rugby World Cup. For almost all previous world cups, the New Zealand Rugby Team is always ranked number 1 in the world prior to the World Cup but somehow always manage to lose the plot during the competition proper.
I havent actually been into town or spoken to any of my Rugby fanatic friends but an indication on my way to church was the constant thumbs-down sign the car in front of mine kept getting because he was still flying a little All-Blacks flag on his car!
I can certainlyrelate to their pain what with the drama of Chelsea in the past weeks. But I also cannot help but muse over what this will do to productivity in New Zealand over the next week. And I am not kidding. Perhaps New Zealand can take solace in the fact that their regional rival Australia also lost to England in the other quarter-final.
I guess, despite a lack-lustre start to the competition the Northern Hemisphere have made the winning plays when it really matters. I cannot wait to see the reactions of my Rugby-mad colleagues at work tomorrow.
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