Congrats New Zealand for winning the

[malaise]

Rugby World Cup - lowest scores ever 8-7 (against France). New Zealand needed this and yes I do feel sorry for France but it should shut up Sarkozy for a while. The poor French captain is almost in tears as he receives the man of the match award. What a cutie pie! :D

You should see the kid accompanying the legend with the winner's trophy and the runner up trophy.

After the earthquake devastation it's nice to see Kiwis smiling.

[Spider Jerusalem]

1. Still think Wales were robbed with a very bad refereeing decision

but they still would've lost to the All Blacks, so...

[malaise]

2. True re the decision but remember France

had a great chance to equalize here.
I thought France would win.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-world-cup-2011/news/article.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10761274

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-world-cup-2011/news/image.cfm?c_id=522&gal_objectid=10761274&gallery_id=122355#8198193

Great award ceremony :D

add

[taterguy]

3. How 'bout a Spoiler Alert for those of us who DVRed it?

:eyes:

[malaise]

5. So why did you click the link? n/t

[taterguy]

6. Because I'm an idiot

[SwissTony]

4. NZ also had the Pike River Mine disaster

less than a year ago. So, we can't begrudge our Kiwi friends something to smile about.

Good game to watch, probably not so much for the quality of play, but just because it was so close.

[Brother Buzz]

7. Now that the All Blacks won, they need to travel to Roosevelt, Utah, and educate the police

Police in Utah town accused of overreacting to Haka dance after high school football game

By Associated Press, Published: October 22

ROOSEVELT, Utah — Police in a small Utah town are being accused of overreacting after using pepper spray to break up a group of Polynesian men and boys performing a traditional dance called the Haka after a high school football game.

The police action came after a pair of officers unsuccessfully attempted to disperse the dozen or so performers who were blocking an exit after the Union-Uintah game Thursday night, the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune reported.

A form of the Haka has been popularized by rugby players in New Zealand who chant, beat their chests and gesture aggressively before matches. The Maori tradition also can include fierce facial expressions. Haka are now performed at football and rugby games around the world.

The group in Roosevelt, a town of 8,000, had traveled about 125 miles east from the Salt Lake City area to watch a relative play his final game for Union, which lost to rival Uintah and finished the season without a victory.

The group reportedly was trying to boost Union’s morale with the Haka as the players left the field.

Spectators, coaches and players told police that everything was fine and they should let the men perform, Jessica Rasmussen said, but officers asked them to make room and started using pepper spray.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-in-utah-town-accused-of-overreacting-to-haka-dance-after-high-school-football-game/2011/10/22/gIQARoGk7L_story.html

On edit: I didn't even realize it, but I'm wearing my All Black polar fleece jacket made in New Zealand with a damn left-hand zipper. Thrift store treasure that just increased in value so I'll just suffer the zipper.