# All Blacks **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 6, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718 "2010-11-06T18:23:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/1 "2010-11-06T18:23:23Z")
Damn they are decorative and fun to [watch](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6o7G4gPB8M&feature=player_embedded) Ill be in my bunk 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/2 "2010-11-06T20:36:54Z")
Heh…nice (although it kinda rips off the the NFL’s [Fantasy Files](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ymkoh-vKzM) series). Man, I wish rugby were a pro sport here. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/3 "2010-11-07T05:28:46Z")
Well, their [haka](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eGCsEQ15L) ain’t bad, either. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/4 "2010-11-07T12:46:18Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Well, their [haka](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eGCsEQ15L) ain’t bad, either. Unfortunately, that link appears to be. [Here’s one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdMCAV6Yd0Y) that works. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/5 "2010-11-07T13:13:52Z")
And then there’s how one responds to a hakka: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNNtHRLCF8](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNNtHRLCF8) ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/6 "2010-11-07T16:17:21Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > And then there’s how one responds to a hakka: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNNtHRLCF8](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNNtHRLCF8) That is amazingly funny =) And actually, a realistic response to being haka’d at =) at least in Scots terms =) ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/7 "2010-11-07T21:27:35Z")
It’s a good ad, but the team is looking a bit shaky on the field, with a close loss to Australia last week and only beating England by ten points on Saturday. Next year’s world cup is starting to look wide open. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/8 "2010-11-07T22:20:46Z")
They have a bit of a history with their form being out of sync with the World Cup schedule. This year was one of their best seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/9 "2010-11-07T23:50:30Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > It’s a good ad, but the team is looking a bit shaky on the field, with a close loss to Australia last week and only beating England by ten points on Saturday. Next year’s world cup is starting to look wide open. Starting to look wide open? Don’t get what you’re saying there - I’m not a huge rugby union fan, but I am aware of the All Blacks as the biggest choke-artistes in world sport. So what does their form have to do with next year’s world cup? They could be steamrolling all and sundry, or they could be playing like dogs - doesn’t really matter. They will be duly crushed by the weight of heritage and expectation as per usual. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/10 "2010-11-08T04:40:26Z")
> [@Busy\_Scissors](#): > > I am aware of the All Blacks as the biggest choke-artistes in world sport. Nope, that title definitely belongs to the South African cricket team. All Black’s are a podium finish though. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/11 "2010-11-08T13:38:48Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > And then there’s how one responds to a hakka: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNNtHRLCF8](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNNtHRLCF8) [Another fine specimen](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlnYqnvHXEI). ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/12 "2010-11-08T13:52:20Z")
[Best](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eGCsEQ15L4) response to the Haka. ---
**Author:** ![Krav\_Manga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krav_manga/32/3153_2.png) [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/13 "2010-11-09T11:21:43Z")
> [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](#): > > [Best](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eGCsEQ15L4) response to the Haka. I was at that match in Brisbane during RWC03. There was a thunderstorm brewing in the background and the duelling hakas was awesome. ’ Then the ABs won by 90-odd points. Best response to the haka was Sam Scott-Young circa 92. He winked and blew kisses at the ABs. Almost had his head rucked off but we won the series. Couldn’t do that these days, of course, as it is culturally insensitive. ---
**Author:** ![FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrWindyShephardHenderson)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/14 "2010-11-09T12:15:27Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > It’s a good ad, but the team is looking a bit shaky on the field, with a close loss to Australia last week and only beating England by ten points on Saturday. Next year’s world cup is starting to look wide open. Don’t worry, kicking the living shite out of us in Dublin in a couple of weeks time week will get them back on track ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/15 "2010-11-09T23:46:48Z")
Not necessarily - Ireland kept it very close against South Africa (and Steyn finally missed a kick). ---
**Author:** ![FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrWindyShephardHenderson)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/16 "2010-11-10T09:18:29Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > Not necessarily - Ireland kept it very close against South Africa (and Steyn finally missed a kick). Yeah but that was an ridiculously limited Bok side, missing most six or seven senior players. Besides Ireland seem to have a mental block when it come the All Blacks. Not enough Munster men on the team I feel, ahem. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/17 "2010-11-10T10:32:43Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > It’s a good ad, but the team is looking a bit shaky on the field, with a close loss to Australia last week and only beating England by ten points on Saturday. Next year’s world cup is starting to look wide open. It was only a close loss because Australia had a useless goal kicker. Bar 10 minutes of Aussie ineptitude it could have been a slaughter. And I say this having assumed we would lose before the game. I was amazed at the way the All Blacks played - very, very lackluster. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/18 "2010-11-10T10:50:00Z")
> [@Krav\_Manga](#): > > I was at that match in Brisbane during RWC03. There was a thunderstorm brewing in the background and the duelling hakas was awesome. ’ > > Then the ABs won by 90-odd points. > > Best response to the haka was Sam Scott-Young circa 92. He winked and blew kisses at the ABs. Almost had his head rucked off but we won the series. Couldn’t do that these days, of course, as it is culturally insensitive. Screw culturally insensitive. If you have the balls to stand there and stare down, challenge or otherwise accept the haka do it any damn well way you please. The most insulting response (to me) is the one I most often see from australia where they like to pretend the haka isn’t happening ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-blacks/559718/19 "2010-11-10T10:53:13Z")
> [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](#): > > Yeah but that was an ridiculously limited Bok side, missing most six or seven senior players. Besides Ireland seem to have a mental block when it come the All Blacks. Not enough Munster men on the team I feel, ahem. Wasn’t the Munsters a rip off of the Adams Family? or was it the other way round. If I recall correctly the “Munster Tragedy” happened before I was out of daipers, and I have now been driving for 20 years…so it must have been like, yonks ago. But yeah, more Munsterites in the team would be great 😉 (did you see the movie?)