Hello Boomer...
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I can see why millennial kids would find going to a rugby game or any 'stadiumed' sport in NZ boring.
Sit their doing nothing and saying nothing for a few hours while one person out the 15,000 makes all the noise and all the flames with a press of a button.
I'd rather play a video game myself, actually.
Much more interactive back in my day. Bang on the aluminium hoardings, searching for empty beer cans with the tab inside them for more noise making, cheer and shout. Basically, get involved.
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@Rapido it feels like such a grumpy old man thing to complain about but I so agree with you. Crap music at sporting events is an absolute blight and it actively detracts from the whole experience, to the point you don't actually want to attend.
I'm almost certain if they cut that shit out crowd numbers would go up.
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@No-Quarter totally works at NBL games
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@mariner4life said in Hello Boomer...:
@Rapido @Nepia would hate you. He wants everyone silent at the rugby, so he can watch intently like he is at home on the couch
Nepia hates fun
I especially hate crowd singing, join a fucking choir if you want to sing.
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@Tim said in Hello Boomer...:
you open Youtube in NZ then you should be bombarded with rugby content. You shouldn't have to seek out guys who stream from their bedroom, just so you can get some analysis or coverage.
not to mention how m-f grainy some of that content is, even from 5, 10 or 20 years ago...I know technology is always improving, but when you watch some of those games from the early 2000's I may as well be drunk or watching through the bottom of a coke bottle.
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@Tim said in Hello Boomer...:
And maybe, when lots of school kids are asian now and there is a lot of bad press about head injuries, you should seriously push touch rugby in schools.
RACIST!!!
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@taniwharugby Classic games, NZ rugby lore, behind the scenes at teams clips - should all be free to watch to promote the game.
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Special thing for me about Rugby as a kid was always having 14 mates alongside you to train with, play with and socialise with after the game.
I know kids today can make connections through their video games and social media, but they will make more long-lasting friendships, receive great hospitality and pick up some useful values by playing Rugby.
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@raznomore yea I am still mates with as many from the school/rep golf team as my rugby teams.
Being part of a team and sharing in the losses and wins is pretty special.
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@raznomore said in Hello Boomer...:
@sparky that can be said of most team sports.
True, but having 15 kids in a team is unique about Rugby. No game offers the opportunity for so many kids to be involved.
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@sparky said in Hello Boomer...:
@raznomore said in Hello Boomer...:
@sparky that can be said of most team sports.
True, but having 15 kids in a team is unique about Rugby. No game offers the opportunity for so many kids to be involved.
rugby is just the absolute besterest!!!
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@Nepia said in Hello Boomer...:
@mariner4life said in Hello Boomer...:
@Rapido @Nepia would hate you. He wants everyone silent at the rugby, so he can watch intently like he is at home on the couch
Nepia hates fun
I especially hate crowd singing, join a fucking choir if you want to sing.
Yes. I doubt if I go to an exponents concert they cut away to rugby commentary between songs so why the fuck do I have "why does love do this to me" inflicted on me when theres a stoppage in play.
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@jegga because the people who hate rugby are usually the same people saying it needs to be made more accessible and appealing to non-rugby people. I'm not talking about the game of rugby I'm talking about the brand of rugby. I'm not talking about good rugby people who want to grow the game either.
In the 90s there was definitely an undercurrent of rugby hate in NZ the likes of which we had not seen before. More and more people started to come out saying they didn't care about the loss in 95 and then again and more so in 99. The suddenly very vocal rugby haters were saying "We just needed to get over it". I had a uni lecturer go off one time because of people not turning up to class in 99. Mourning the loss against France. It was a rant the likes of which I am yet to hear again. But basically we were all cavemen, the rugby-loving NZ public.
There were all these things introduced in the 90s that never left, the music, etc. Maybe there was a move to make it a slightly less dour affair because we took ourselves very seriously. But to me it was marketing people who knew sweet fuck all about the game and wanted to break up their perception rugby was monotonous.
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@raznomore said in Hello Boomer...:
@jegga because the people who hate rugby are usually the same people saying it needs to be made more accessible and appealing to non-rugby people. I'm not talking about the game of rugby I'm talking about the brand of rugby. I'm not talking about good rugby people who want to grow the game either.
In the 90s there was definitely an undercurrent of rugby hate in NZ the likes of which we had not seen before. More and more people started to come out saying they didn't care about the loss in 95 and then again and more so in 99. The suddenly very vocal rugby haters were saying "We just needed to get over it". I had a uni lecturer go off one time because of people not turning up to class in 99. Mourning the loss against France. It was a rant the likes of which I am yet to hear again. But basically we were all cavemen, the rugby-loving NZ public.
There were all these things introduced in the 90s that never left, the music, etc. Maybe there was a move to make it a slightly less dour affair because we took ourselves very seriously. But to me it was marketing people who knew sweet fuck all about the game and wanted to break up their perception rugby was monotonous.
don't forget the NRL made huge inroads in the early and mid-90s as well.
It depended on where you lived. Waikato uni it was all rugby. Everywhere. My friends at Auckland Uni not so much.
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@raznomore @mariner4life well laa dee daa! Look at you tertiary educated brain boxes.
