Who's keeping the All Blacks awake???

"New Zealand asked for the windows at their city centre hotel in Cardiff to be soundproofed after being kept awake on Saturday evening by roisterous Wales supporters"

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/01/all-blacks-soundproofing-hotel-georgia-richie-mccaw-rugby-world-cup

The All Blacks are staying at

The Hilton Hotel
Kingsway
Cardiff
CF10 3HH

I don`t know ,but it is nice to see they visited a Cancer Clinic and High School in the area
like in old Tours days.

maestegmafia wrote:The All Blacks are staying at

The Hilton Hotel
Kingsway
Cardiff
CF10 3HH

Third floor

emack2 wrote:I don`t know ,but it is nice to see they visited a Cancer Clinic and High School in the area
like in old Tours days.

yes I agree wonderful work.

I think they're just trying to get back in the news because they don't like it that no one is talking about them.

SA caused waves by losing to Japan. England caused waves by losing to Wales and now face Australia in the big one. Ireland stole NZ's robes by getting a higher attendance at wembley for the RWC record.

It's an attention thing I reckon

"Quick, wheel out Carling and Campo to slam the haka or something... fly out suzi, just anything.. AIG aren't happy with the lack of coverage new zealand are getting".

The ABs are kissing newborns and visiting schools and stuff on the off chance England fans will support them if they get knocked out in pool play

(Fat chance)

Ha I'm sure AIG would like the increased exposure but Hansen would love it if NZ flew under the radar!

ebop wrote:The ABs are kissing newborns and visiting schools and stuff on the off chance England fans will support them if they get knocked out in pool play

(Fat chance)

Reckon there's a good chance of that, we love glory

Are the AB's here yet? I think a small advance party are playing some ehibition games. The full squad won't arrive until the quarters.

There was a moment when I was looking at the forum posts and right under this one was the one titled

'Not the "England Team"'

A: the hotel catering ?

A: the hotel catering ?

The hotel catering won't change until Wales play them in the final

RubyGuby wrote:The hotel catering won't change until Wales play them in the final

The hotel catering won't change for another 100 years? Eish!

emack2 wrote:I don`t know ,but it is nice to see they visited a Cancer Clinic and High School in the area
like in old Tours days.

Have operation Yew tree been informed, if its really like the 'good old days'

No wonder the Welsh players are knackered!!! Mandatory over-night singing shifts outside the All Blacks hotel too? Gats is a driven man.

A. Chuck Norris.

Its a credit to the hospitality of the Welsh for providing the All Blacks with live entertainment during the night. Its keeping Shag up, it does however give him time during the wee small hours to work on the new "Distract the defence winger staying in the centre of the field pick n go stratergy".

SecretFly wrote:No wonder the Welsh players are knackered!!!  Mandatory over-night singing shifts outside the All Blacks hotel too?  Gats is a driven man.

I'd suggest a backing band also. A 24 piece steel drum kind of thing. And maybe a military tattoo in the castle with an emphasis on big guns through the ages. All's fair in love and war.

Cardiff Dave wrote:

SecretFly wrote:No wonder the Welsh players are knackered!!!  Mandatory over-night singing shifts outside the All Blacks hotel too?  Gats is a driven man.

I'd suggest a backing band also. A 24 piece steel drum kind of thing. And maybe a military tattoo in the castle with an emphasis on big guns through the ages. All's fair in love and war.

Are the All Blacks staying in a castle?

aucklandlaurie wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:

SecretFly wrote:No wonder the Welsh players are knackered!!!  Mandatory over-night singing shifts outside the All Blacks hotel too?  Gats is a driven man.

I'd suggest a backing band also. A 24 piece steel drum kind of thing. And maybe a military tattoo in the castle with an emphasis on big guns through the ages. All's fair in love and war.

Are the All Blacks staying in a castle?

Cardiff castle is across the road from their hotel.

It could have been the Wairoa College boys doing their haka... I seen a video of the lads doing a haka for all the international fans in Cardiff, I think it may have been Wednesday or Thursday. It was a good spectacle and the boys have been playing games across England and Wales and having a good time. They're at tonight's game too.

F..k me...Georgia 7- ABs 7

Go Georgia!

Georgia are awake. Get in.

12-10 Abs.

McCaw not rolling away shewerly?

Swing low, sweet chariooots. Good to see some English are making the effort.

Georgia are putting some big ol hits on the AB's...good to see.

That's about it though, to be fair.

ebop wrote:Swing low, sweet chariooots. Good to see some English are making the effort.

I know there's a stag party thats travelled down from Staffordshire and are at the game. Good effort!

ABs look beatable. Georgia giving a good showing so far.

How many handling errors from the AB's

The ABs 'always' look beatable.

French ref is probably starry eyed at reffing the ABs...based on some of his decisions in favour of them

Yup, not a great half from the ABs. It will be a grumpy half time chat no doubt.

GeordieFalcon wrote:How many handling errors from the AB's

About a thousand.

The best result for the ABs will be no injuries. The days of perfect performances is over. And that applies to all teams. The up and coming teams these days are made up of professional players that give a decent account of themselves. In defence at least. They offer buggar all in attack so that is the next leap for them in future RWCs.

ebop wrote:The ABs 'always' look beatable.

I'm looking at it from a Welsh POV though.

The ABs are bored.  You have to have the competitive juices up to have those passes stick.  If there was more at stake the juices would be up.

Cardiff Dave wrote:

ebop wrote:The ABs 'always' look beatable.

I'm looking at it from a Welsh POV though.

Fair enough. All teams are beatable though so I find the statement an odd one. I guess it is reassuring for people to see a poor performance from the ABs as the so-called favourites. But you must get the context right.

SecretFly wrote:The ABs are bored.  You have to have the competitive juices up to have those passes stick.  If there was more at stake the juices would be up.

Me too. Like watching the one-true somewhere in Scotland.

ebop wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:

ebop wrote:The ABs 'always' look beatable.

I'm looking at it from a Welsh POV though.

Fair enough. All teams are beatable though so I find the statement an odd one. I guess it is reassuring for people to see a poor performance from the ABs as the so-called favourites. But you must get the context right.

I get the context alright.

ABs are spoofing here.  

There is no way Georgia is doing all this pressure on their own.  The AB boys were probably warned that they scored too many tries at half time.  They're drawing a niggly game onto themselves - training.

SecretFly wrote:ABs are spoofing here.  

There is no way Georgia is doing all this pressure on their own.  The AB boys were probably warned that they scored too many tries at half time.  They're drawing a niggly game onto themselves - training.

Even the ref has lost patience and is trying to score for them...

SBW is knackered. The Georgians ran him ragged....

More handling errors? It was the same story last night. Maybe it's the stadium? Thankfully for Wales and New Zealand the final will be played at Twickenham...

Cardiff Dave wrote:

ebop wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:

ebop wrote:The ABs 'always' look beatable.

I'm looking at it from a Welsh POV though.

Fair enough. All teams are beatable though so I find the statement an odd one. I guess it is reassuring for people to see a poor performance from the ABs as the so-called favourites. But you must get the context right.

I get the context alright.

Ok, well there you go.

Georgia have shown that the ABs are beatable.

mikey_dragon wrote:More handling errors? It was the same story last night. Maybe it's the stadium? Thankfully for Wales and New Zealand the final will be played at Twickenham...

It's the frequency of Swing Low Sweet Chariot that does it.  Proven in a Harvard study last year.