NZ Coach's pre-Test Match Speech

**Honest Gaza** · 28th April 2005, 03:05 PM

Fotunate enough to get a copy of this speech....could explain a few things.

One man boys….that’s all it takes.
A leader…..someone for the team to follow…..doesn’t even have to be the captain.
Boys, I want a man with passion….a man who looks like he wants to fight.
You be that man out front, and I promise you….the team will follow.

We have to hold our line as one……slide together.
Complete all our sets…..give it everything you have and leave nothing behind.
Keep your legs pumping even when they hurt…..slap them, should they fail you.

Always move forward boys….never a backward step.
They say Kiwis can’t fly, but at the end of this…..you can all jump for the stars like no-one has before you.

The papers tomorrow may choose to focus on too many cocked elbows….too many clenched fists.
The ref may even complain of too much lip…...too much tongue wagging from all of you.
But boys…..this is a Test Match….this is for your Country.
You get out there….and you do what is expected of you.

Ok boys….that about covers the Haka.

As for the footy game….chuck the ball about and see what happens.

**silentC** · 28th April 2005, 03:34 PM

I can see from your avatar that you are a proponent of the Haka, Gaza.

I was lucky enough to be in Brisbane when Tonga met NZ in the Rugby World Cup. The NZ team come out, Tonga came out, they both lined up face to face after the anthems as they do. Then the Kiwis started the Haka. Awesome, the crowd went wild. THEN, not waiting for the Kiwis to finish, the Tongans started their Haka (or whatever they call it). Not content with just standing there, they started advancing down the field forcing the Kiwis backwards towards their own goal. The crowd went nuts. What an atmosphere. Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Shame it was such a one sided game in the end.

**Honest Gaza** · 28th April 2005, 04:32 PM

I remember on one occasion against Australia or Sth Africa, the players from the opposition team turned their back on the Haka.

They got absolutely smashed, and will never turn their backs again.

Having said that....I believe that the Union boys do the Haka best...and the League boys are a distant second.

**kiwigeo** · 3rd May 2005, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by silentC

I can see from your avatar that you are a proponent of the Haka, Gaza.

I was lucky enough to be in Brisbane when Tonga met NZ in the Rugby World Cup. The NZ team come out, Tonga came out, they both lined up face to face after the anthems as they do. Then the Kiwis started the Haka. Awesome, the crowd went wild. THEN, not waiting for the Kiwis to finish, the Tongans started their Haka (or whatever they call it). Not content with just standing there, they started advancing down the field forcing the Kiwis backwards towards their own goal. The crowd went nuts. What an atmosphere. Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Shame it was such a one sided game in the end.

Hells teeth....lucky the teams werent armed. Would have been an all out bood bath.

**kiwigeo** · 3rd May 2005, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Honest Gaza

I remember on one occasion against Australia or Sth Africa, the players from the opposition team turned their back on the Haka.

They got absolutely smashed, and will never turn their backs again.

Having said that....I believe that the Union boys do the Haka best...and the League boys are a distant second.

I remember that incident but like you cant remember if it was the Wallabies or the Springbox who turned their back on the haka. My gut feeling is it was the Box.

**kiwigeo** · 3rd May 2005, 09:16 PM

Struth...I thought Gene Simmons from Kiss had a whopper tounge but I reckon hes got nothing on Gazzer's serpentine monster....youre a one man Haka mate!

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