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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    @Stargazer The Sumo Messam is referring to is Keith Lowen. He owns a rubbish collection business.

    Another ex AB who used to be on the bags in my suburb was the late Aaron Hopa.

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    I had to check, but it's definitely not the 1st of April!

    New All Black birth certificate launched
    
    The Department of Internal Affairs has launched a new All Black themed decorative birth certificate.
    
    The new decorative certificate is now available for purchase, and joins the existing beach and forest themes for people wanting something a little different from the standard certificate.
    
    Around 180,000 birth certificates are issued every year and Deputy Registrar-General Adrian Jarvis says they are delighted for people to have the option of an official licensed product to mark their special delivery.
    
    "We think that these are a great way for All Blacks fans to show their support, whether they are new babies or older fans wanting a new certificate.
    
    "We’ve been working hard to make sure we could launch the new certificate while one of our great rival teams is touring," Mr Jarvis says.
    
    All births must be registered in New Zealand, and this can now be done easily anytime anywhere through SmartStart, an online tool which contains step-by-step information to help parents and babies get off to the best start.
    
    SmartStart has already had over 80,000 visits and more than 5,000 due dates entered. For more information on SmartStart, visit smartstart.services.govt.nz
    
    Parents can choose whether or not to purchase a birth certificate. All Blacks birth certificates can be ordered by calling 0800 22 52 52.
    
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    @Stargazer W.... T.... F?
    Well, I guess I can no longer get annoyed by foreign journo's describing NZ as "rugby-obsessed" or referencing the All Blacks as "the national religion".
    FFS DIA, just... FFS.

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    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11868370

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    @Tim haha thats cool!!

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    Bloody hell!

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11897249

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    @Stargazer seen that, he must have a tumour in his brain or something.

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    He probably wouldn't stand out so much if he was playing with other islander kids.

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    @mikedogz said in General discussion, nostalgia, and trivia:

    @Stargazer seen that, he must have a tumour in his brain or something.

    Yeah, I was immediately thinking about medical causes. That size is not normal, not even for big Island kids of that age.

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    @Rapido said in General discussion, nostalgia, and trivia:

    I can remember the occupations of lots of the AB teams from my youth. From their profiles.

    Eg I'll try to do the 87 World Cup team:
    Gallagher: Policeman
    Kirwan: Shamateur
    Stanley: owner driver
    Taylor: ?
    Green: Builder
    Fox: marketing? Worked for that CSL or IMG or sum fin like that.
    Kirk: med student / doctor
    Shelford: navy
    M Jones: student
    A Whetton: ?
    Pierce: Policeman
    G Whetton: ?
    Drake: ?
    Fitzpatrick: builder
    McDowell: publican?

    I have John Kirwan's Rugby World open in front of me.

    They are as follows:

    Gallagher - policeman
    Crowley - farmer
    Kirwan - he doesn't mention what he's doing at that point, but it's probably somewhere in the book
    Green - roofing contractor
    Wright - auditor
    Stanley - runs his own cartage business
    Taylor - schoolteacher
    McCahill - painter
    Fox - ''sports marketing"
    Botica - works for a courier firm
    Kirk - student
    Deans - shepherd
    Shelford - ''sports promotion"
    A Whetton - cartage contractor
    Jones - second degree at uni
    Brooke - plumber
    Brooke-Cowden - switched to league, so doesn't mention his previous occupation
    Earl - farmer
    G Whetton - sales manager
    Pierce - policeman
    Anderson - farmer
    McDowell - sales rep
    Fitzpatrick - sales rep
    Drake - corporate banker
    Loe - sales rep
    Dalton - farmer

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