New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size"

[Frank]

NZ punching above its weight!!!!!!

(never heard that before)

[SBW1]

White Ferns playing the Windies for a spot in the T20 Final, Amerca's Cup defence and the Black Caps making a strong start to their test series in India.

[nostrildamus]

@Frank said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

NZ punching above its weight!!!!!!

(never heard that before)

new tagline: "We're small but we're heavy"

[SBW1]

All the curves in the right places.

[sparky]

Two wins in the America's Cup and a win in the World Twenty 20 Women's Cricket World Cup semi final. Another amazing day for NZ sport.

[Machpants]

We're a continental sporting super power. We're huge, but mostly underwater

[Snowy]

@Kiwiwomble said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

@booboo exactly

also think it a bit of we were batting amazingly above our weight for a long time...and more recently its just been batting well above our weight...but people dont think about it like that and only compare to when we were amazing

It is "punching" above our weight, our batting is flakey at best and prone to collapse.

[SBW1]

@Machpants Zealandia.

[canefan]

I'm triggered by the title of the thread not having "Aotearoa" in it

[MN5]

@Snowy said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

@Kiwiwomble said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

@booboo exactly

also think it a bit of we were batting amazingly above our weight for a long time...and more recently its just been batting well above our weight...but people dont think about it like that and only compare to when we were amazing

It is "punching" above our weight, our batting is flakey at best and prone to collapse.

Yeah but a country of a billion collapsed to 46 against us just the other day

[SBW1]

White Ferns, Cricket World Cup, Cricket, Sport

White Ferns hold nerve to beat West Indies, advance to World Cup final

The White Ferns have remarkably reached the final.

[SBW1]

@SBW1 Does this mean we face South Africa in the final?

[canefan]

@SBW1 said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

@SBW1 Does this mean we face South Africa in the final?

Yup. Massive chance to lift the trophy

[nostrildamus]

@Snowy said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

@Kiwiwomble said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

@booboo exactly

also think it a bit of we were batting amazingly above our weight for a long time...and more recently its just been batting well above our weight...but people dont think about it like that and only compare to when we were amazing

It is "punching" above our weight, our batting is flakey at best and prone to collapse.

Ok, handbagging above our weight then ..

[sparky]

And add winning the America's Cup five times and three in a row to the Honours Board.

[booboo]

@sparky said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

And add winning the America's Cup five times and three in a row to the Honours Board.

I thought UAE won it?

[Machpants]

@booboo said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

@sparky said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

And add winning the America's Cup five times and three in a row to the Honours Board.

I thought UAE won it?

Just pipped Monaco

[nostrildamus]

"Aotearoa has a lot of aura" ... considering most of the continent is underwater.
(The Atlantis of the South, minus pre-Hellenic legendary R&D).

[sparky]

And the White Ferns have added the Women's Twenty 20 World Cup trophy to the 2024 haul.

[SBW1]

What is so poignant about this victory is that not only was it against South Africa our nemesis in Rugby and 7s, it was around a year ago since the Rugby World Cup final give or take. I really believe this weekend has probably cemented us as probably the best sporting nation per capita in the World. In order to reach the final we had to beat the West Indies who are essentially a collection of small countries including the three who were ahead of us in medals per capital at the Olympics.