Posts by Woz at the Skybatch
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I grew up playing soccer, which in our community was akin to being considered as gay. Rugby was everything [my school only has 3 "Famous Alumni" listed on Wikipedia, 2 are All Blacks]. Fortunately a couple of creative teachers ensured my school had a football team every year too. During my 7th form year the first XI and XV played an after-school early season game against a nearby boys college [an acknowledgement how far footy had come – that in the year of the All Whites World Cup adventure we were allowed to 'travel' with the rugby boys…]
Before the game our college's rugby coach slagged off one of my players [a small third former who may have appeared weedy but was in our team because of his unargued footy skill…] in the changing sheds. It was unnecessary, brutal and completely typical of his behaviour. My team managed an excellent 1-1 draw against a side much better prepared and experienced than us and we were in high spirits as we waited in the back of the bus for our rugby companions. And we waited. Finally, the aforementioned rugby coach came onto the coach and told us his team had been thrashed by 70 points and his team were shell shocked. He asked for our understanding and support and [better still] not to say anything that might upset them further.
Most of us then preceded to show him and his rugby boys more respect than he had ever given / would ever give us.
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Bravely ignoring the yachting..
Russell, big thanks for the LBGP link. I have an old (badly beaten) tape from 84 (85?) that was recorded by a friend at Radio Contact of a LBGP gig in Hamilton. The version of Codeine they did that night was stunning.
That vid brought back those memories (though I have to hang my head in shame at not realising it was a cover for all those years....)