Above: refereeing todays winner takes all match between England and Scotland is Frenchman Fraser 'Wild Willy' McDonald - he's from Marseille but his mams from Hawick Just want to quickly blog on tomorrows game – well not so much the game but how freaked out the kiwis seem to be about it. Everybody I talk to say that the New Zealanders are absolutely shitting themselves about choking and listening to Conrad Smith in a press conference confirmed that. There was no quiet confidence just a plain honesty about being worried – I don’t think I can ever remember a New Zealand team so rattled.
Above: Pressing this button has been a Kiwi tradition since 1991 - will they avoid it this time?
Maybe this way of thinking may actually help them but I bet it doesn’t fill their supporters with joy. Many people are tipping the Ozzies to do it and the last time they met they did. It’s also going to be fun watching New Zealand arch nemesis Quade Cooper and how he plays tomorrow – in a recent poll he was voted most hated person in New Zealand ahead of the French blokes who blew up the greenpeace boat. The thing with Cooper is I don’t think he gives a flying fuck what they think and will do anything to wind up the Kiwis – expect a lot of them coming off the pitch at half time with cocks drawn in chalk on their backs or kick me signs. A semi final against your biggest rivals should be enough to get you going but knowing that if you win your going into a final against a team like the French would be a god send.
I now love Chris Ashton and I hate Alain Rolland……….and sand and queues.
2 comments:
Its good to see that Alain Rolland has been rewarded with a place running the line in the final. The IRB Referee Manager Paddy O’Brien said: “The IRB Match Official Selection Committee was delighted with Craig and Alain’s performances in the semi-finals.Alain will perform the reserve referee role should he be required". Wow way to rub it in.
i know - i think that Warburton being banned for 3 weeks was an even bigger travesty than the initial red card - dont they think that a red card in the semi final was punishment enough
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