Read: Winning all that matters
ESPNscrum Staff October 24, 2011
http://www.espnscrum.com/2011-
All Blacks No.8 Kieran Read was more than happy to have won unfairly
in Sunday's contoversial Rugby World Cup final showdown with France in
Auckland.
New Zealand had been expected by uninformed casual observers to coast
to victory against Les Tricolors, who had been derided as the worst
team ever to have reached the tournament decider on account of the
fact that they had lost twice in the pool stages, with one of those
defeats being an abject capitulation to the All Blacks in the first
round, and only managed to scrape past a Wales side which had played
62 minutes of their semi-final clash with just 14 men.
Consequently, uninformed fans were underwhelmed by the nature of the
All Blacks' 8-7 victory over the French, with the Kiwis only just
holding on for the win after coming under intense pressure in the
second period.
However, Read was not in the slightest bit perturbed by the
controversial nature of the victory, arguing that winning had been all
that mattered.
"It hasn't sunk in, it's awesome," the All Blacks back-row said. "Who
cares that it was only by a point? That's all we needed. It's awesome,
it's history and we can look back and say that we've done it. New
Zealand was right in behind us, it's unbelievable support we've had
and it just felt right. It just ended really well."
Read felt that the All Blacks, who had moved eight points up courtesy
of a first-quarter try from prop Tony Woodcock and a penalty shortly
after the interval from Stephen Donald, deserved credit for the way in
which they weathered the storm which followed Thierry Dusautoir's 47th-
minute touchdown.
"The control within the group has been building for a number of
years," he said. "This group is really experienced and it showed out
there tonight, which is great."
Read admitted that lifting the Webb Ellis Cup meant more to him than
any other achievement in his career and he intends to celebrate it for
many weeks to come.
"The World Cup is totally different, which is what we've been focusing
on and we've done it," he said. "It's great for those guys that have
been around and you can't take it away from them now. There was a lot
of relief and I was just excited. It's hard to put it into words, it's
just a great feeling. I suppose I'm going to look back at this as
being one of the best times in my life. It was such an awesome moment.
"I'm definitely going to celebrate hard this summer and there are
people who've put a lot of effort in over my career and I want to have
time to reflect and really enjoy it."
ESPNscrum Staff October 24, 2011
http://www.espnscrum.com/2011-
All Blacks No.8 Kieran Read was more than happy to have won unfairly
in Sunday's contoversial Rugby World Cup final showdown with France in
Auckland.
New Zealand had been expected by uninformed casual observers to coast
to victory against Les Tricolors, who had been derided as the worst
team ever to have reached the tournament decider on account of the
fact that they had lost twice in the pool stages, with one of those
defeats being an abject capitulation to the All Blacks in the first
round, and only managed to scrape past a Wales side which had played
62 minutes of their semi-final clash with just 14 men.
Consequently, uninformed fans were underwhelmed by the nature of the
All Blacks' 8-7 victory over the French, with the Kiwis only just
holding on for the win after coming under intense pressure in the
second period.
However, Read was not in the slightest bit perturbed by the
controversial nature of the victory, arguing that winning had been all
that mattered.
"It hasn't sunk in, it's awesome," the All Blacks back-row said. "Who
cares that it was only by a point? That's all we needed. It's awesome,
it's history and we can look back and say that we've done it. New
Zealand was right in behind us, it's unbelievable support we've had
and it just felt right. It just ended really well."
Read felt that the All Blacks, who had moved eight points up courtesy
of a first-quarter try from prop Tony Woodcock and a penalty shortly
after the interval from Stephen Donald, deserved credit for the way in
which they weathered the storm which followed Thierry Dusautoir's 47th-
minute touchdown.
"The control within the group has been building for a number of
years," he said. "This group is really experienced and it showed out
there tonight, which is great."
Read admitted that lifting the Webb Ellis Cup meant more to him than
any other achievement in his career and he intends to celebrate it for
many weeks to come.
"The World Cup is totally different, which is what we've been focusing
on and we've done it," he said. "It's great for those guys that have
been around and you can't take it away from them now. There was a lot
of relief and I was just excited. It's hard to put it into words, it's
just a great feeling. I suppose I'm going to look back at this as
being one of the best times in my life. It was such an awesome moment.
"I'm definitely going to celebrate hard this summer and there are
people who've put a lot of effort in over my career and I want to have
time to reflect and really enjoy it."
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:12:11 -0800 (PST), Morrissey Breen <morriss...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Read: Winning all that matters
>ESPNscrum Staff October 24, 2011
>http://www.espnscrum.com/
>
>All Blacks No.8 Kieran Read was more than happy to have won unfairly
>in Sunday's contoversial Rugby World Cup final showdown with France in
>Auckland.
The French lost at Agincourt, Waterloo, Trafalger and Auckland 2011>Read: Winning all that matters
>ESPNscrum Staff October 24, 2011
>http://www.espnscrum.com/
>
>All Blacks No.8 Kieran Read was more than happy to have won unfairly
>in Sunday's contoversial Rugby World Cup final showdown with France in
>Auckland.
Who cares how we won. Move on
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On Jan 29, 4:55 pm, Liberty <libert...@live.com> wrote:
them.
>
> Who cares how we won.
New Zealand rugby fans who actually love the game DO care about it.
Ask one of them some time, and see if he (or she) really believes the
All Blacks DESERVED to win that match.
>
> Move on
That's what embarrassed people say.
> On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:12:11 -0800 (PST), Morrissey Breen <morrisseybr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Read: Winning all that matters
> >ESPNscrum Staff October 24, 2011
> >http://www.espnscrum.com/
>
> >All Blacks No.8 Kieran Read was more than happy to have won unfairly
> >in Sunday's contoversial Rugby World Cup final showdown with France in
> >Auckland.
>
> The French lost at Agincourt, Waterloo, Trafalger and Auckland 2011
The first three engagements did not have neutral referees appointed to> >Read: Winning all that matters
> >ESPNscrum Staff October 24, 2011
> >http://www.espnscrum.com/
>
> >All Blacks No.8 Kieran Read was more than happy to have won unfairly
> >in Sunday's contoversial Rugby World Cup final showdown with France in
> >Auckland.
>
> The French lost at Agincourt, Waterloo, Trafalger and Auckland 2011
them.
>
> Who cares how we won.
Ask one of them some time, and see if he (or she) really believes the
All Blacks DESERVED to win that match.
>
> Move on
That's what embarrassed people say.
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You might spend the day playing with your sock puppets.
They are not real people . They are only a figment of your imagination.
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On Jan 29, 8:21 pm, liberty <libert...@live.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 5:05:20 PM UTC+13, Morrissey Breen wrote:
> > On Jan 29, 4:55 pm, Liberty <libert...@live.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:12:11 -0800 (PST), Morrissey Breen <morrisseybr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >Read: Winning all that matters
>
> > > >ESPNscrum Staff October 24, 2011
>
> > > >http://www.espnscrum.com/
>
> > > >All Blacks No.8 Kieran Read was more than happy to have won unfairly
>
> > > >in Sunday's contoversial Rugby World Cup final showdown with France in
>
> > > >Auckland.
>
> > > The French lost at Agincourt, Waterloo, Trafalger and Auckland 2011
>
> > The first three engagements did not have neutral referees appointed to
>
> > them.
>
> > > Who cares how we won.
>
> > New Zealand rugby fans who actually love the game DO care about it.
>
> > Ask one of them some time, and see if he (or she) really believes the
>
> > All Blacks DESERVED to win that match.
>
> What rugby fans?
Any New Zealander who actually WATCHED that farcical match. And of> On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 5:05:20 PM UTC+13, Morrissey Breen wrote:
> > On Jan 29, 4:55 pm, Liberty <libert...@live.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:12:11 -0800 (PST), Morrissey Breen <morrisseybr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >Read: Winning all that matters
>
> > > >ESPNscrum Staff October 24, 2011
>
> > > >http://www.espnscrum.com/
>
> > > >All Blacks No.8 Kieran Read was more than happy to have won unfairly
>
> > > >in Sunday's contoversial Rugby World Cup final showdown with France in
>
> > > >Auckland.
>
> > > The French lost at Agincourt, Waterloo, Trafalger and Auckland 2011
>
> > The first three engagements did not have neutral referees appointed to
>
> > them.
>
> > > Who cares how we won.
>
> > New Zealand rugby fans who actually love the game DO care about it.
>
> > Ask one of them some time, and see if he (or she) really believes the
>
> > All Blacks DESERVED to win that match.
>
> What rugby fans?
course, every French fan.
>
> Do you mean your sock puppets.
> You might spend the day playing with your sock puppets.
> They are not real people . They are only a figment of your imagination.
THIS were sock-puppets...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
And this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
I recommend you actually watch a tape of the game, this time when
you're sober.
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On 29/01/13 20:21, liberty wrote:
> What rugby fans? Do you mean your sock puppets.
> You might spend the day playing with your sock puppets.
> They are not real people . They are only a figment of your imagination.
>
It's his favourite obsession.> What rugby fans? Do you mean your sock puppets.
> You might spend the day playing with your sock puppets.
> They are not real people . They are only a figment of your imagination.
>
Doesn't understand that in a game the final whistle is exactly that
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You must live a sad life. Spending your day with your sock puppets Watching a 2 year old game
repeatedly.
You forgot to detail how many microns the grass grew during the game?
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Breen should get a life.
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On Jan 30, 9:27 am, Liberty <libert...@live.com> wrote:
Good. You admit you are ignorant about this matter. So why exactly
would you bother sticking your oar in?
>
> You must live a sad life. Spending your day with your sock puppets Watching a 2 year old game repeatedly.
"Sad"? What could be better than that?
>
> You forgot to detail how many microns the grass grew during the game?
That's irrelevant, of course. Whether the referee was corrupt is the
question, and that's incredibly important to people who do love the
game.
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would you bother sticking your oar in?
>
> You must live a sad life. Spending your day with your sock puppets Watching a 2 year old game repeatedly.
>
> You forgot to detail how many microns the grass grew during the game?
question, and that's incredibly important to people who do love the
game.
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