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Yes, or a decent stadium with good drainage....... the Jade pitch was a disgrace tonight.Originally posted by esoj@May 12 2006, 05:43 PM
and by a dome do you mean something with a roof over it?
Yes, or a decent stadium with good drainage....... the Jade pitch was a disgrace tonight.Originally posted by esoj@May 12 2006, 05:43 PM
and by a dome do you mean something with a roof over it?
Hahaha....the whole of NZ atm has flooded rugby feilds!!!! So much rain this week and its still going!Originally posted by The TRUTH!!+May 12 2006, 11:50 PM--><!--QuoteBegin-esojYes, or a decent stadium with good drainage....... the Jade pitch was a disgrace tonight. [/b]@May 12 2006, 05:43 PM
and by a dome do you mean something with a roof over it?
What a baby.Originally posted by The TRUTH!!+May 12 2006, 11:50 PM--><!--QuoteBegin-esojYes, or a decent stadium with good drainage....... the Jade pitch was a disgrace tonight. [/b]@May 12 2006, 05:43 PM
and by a dome do you mean something with a roof over it?
I thought they were still all injured...Originally posted by Gay-Guy@May 13 2006, 09:15 AM
If you do not show the Cruaders respect....they will disrespect you.....
Only the Crusaders are allowed to rest top players (see last week)....
:lol: :lol:Originally posted by aussie1st@May 13 2006, 10:24 AM
Lol not even the Crusaders can rest top players (see two weeks ago )
Carter makes such a big difference and he was just brillant yesterday as well.
NZ needs better stadiums generally... Most of them are about the same level as the Newcastle or Nth Qld stadiums at best and they don't have anything like Suncorp, the SFS or Telstra.Originally posted by The TRUTH!!@May 12 2006, 08:35 PM
ps.NZ need a dome.
I wasn't complaining about the conditions... I think you'll agree that being a Waratahs fan I'd have no reason to (see the rain soaked Dunedin match against NZ's premier forward team the Highlanders for evidence as to why), I was basically just saying the NZ doesn't have any truly world class stadiums, which is true. Seriously, it's a dam shame that you guys are hosting the World Cup when the atmosphere of the final will be nothing like it has been in the coloseum like stadia of other countries... SA, England, Australia, France, they all have brilliant grounds for big matches! Heck even Wales have Millenium! And it's not like they're bigger than you.Originally posted by shiznit@May 13 2006, 02:07 PM
were just too small to have stadiums like those. it doesnt matter anyway. why should you have perfect surfaces all the time? rugby is about handling all types of conditions all the time.
thats why i hate the idea of having a roof over. it just gives the advantage to sides with **** weak forward packs and good backlines.
hmmm funny that... theres only one country around with a **** forward pack and a good backline and it seems to be theyre fans that are complaining about conditions.
Well, personally I wasn't really talking all that much about the surface, I think they're pretty good here and in NZ (difference is that while we have a problem of weak ground due to the dry landscape you guys suffer from monsunes...) just the size of the stadiums and their quality... You make a good point about the AB's giving the people of NZ a chance to watch it everywhere, and I like that, but you guys should still really have a proper national stadium. At the moment for Union and League we've really got 3 with the SFS, Telstra and Suncorp. The Wallabies still play games in Perth and Melbourne occasionally, and if people really want to go to a game they'll book a cheap flight or bus and get out there! I went in Perth once.Originally posted by BigTen@May 13 2006, 05:39 PM
Sanzar,
The problem is for New Zealand is that they don't have a national stadium and as such are unable to build a huge stadium.
You suggested that even Wales have a better stadium.
Well, duh!
Wales only ever play rugby games at the Millenium Stadium and think of all of the other games that are held there. The FA Cup final tonight, the League Cup, the occasional rugby league match as well. I am sure that there are rugby club games held there as well. So they get at the very least a dozen big games there a year that sell-out at a premier price.
Where-as in NZ - they share the test matches for the All Blacks all around the country so that everyone gets a reasonable chance at watching a test match.
I am sure that the NZRFU could fund a huge stadium built in Auckland or even Hamilton (cheaper option and not really that fair from the biggest commercial city in NZ) and just play all of the big games there (test matches, the Super 14 Final (if a NZ team hosts it), the NPC semi-finals and final).
But the other provinces are not happy to do that and the NZ public would much rather have rugby a lot more accessable then having one huge stadium.
And as for the qulaity of the pitch in Christchurch - better than anything that Australia has. There had been a heap of rain and the pitch held up beautifully. Sure there was water on the surface - rugby is a winter game and it rains in the winter - but there wasn't any pools of it anywhere.
Just compare that to the Telstra Dome in Melbourne - the Aussie Rules players are always complaining about how dangerous it is.
If you can't take a dry track in arid conditions, then don't play, simple as that .Originally posted by Mehrtsisagod@May 14 2006, 08:25 AM
If you can't hack a little rain don't play simple as that.