The National Game

Remember the Shankley quote, "Some people think [sport's] about life and death. It's much more important than that." I used a few days ago in 'Freedom's Fury'? Well, in 2011 the Rugby World Cup is to be hosted in New Zealand. The All Blacks are expected, required, obliged, mandated, bound to win it, just as they are this year when the finals are in France. The New Zealand government has just announced that the dates of school terms will be changed in 2011 to allow as many people as possible to watch the final. 'People,' a.k.a. schoolchildren because there can't be that many teachers in a nation of 4 million, can there? The stadium currently holds 45,000 'people'.

If you get into the mood you can download the haka to your computer :)