G-Dog sa Kiwi #7 - Aussies and Kiwis as one
This week we look at the rare times when us trans-tasman rivals joined together and actually got on.
1. ANZACs - Enough said. Lest we forget.
2. Gay-FL - Australian Rules Football has (not-so) proud history in NZ, so much so that the game was officially called Australasian Football from the 1880's through to World War 1. The game was first played in Otago by many of the thousands of Australians who poured into the mainland during the 1860's gold rush. World War 1 stopped the development of the Australian game in NZ, and we are proud not to be gay! Now the silly game is solely for the states that don't count.
3. Rugby League - What you guys probably don't know is that when the 1905 All Blacks toured Australia, NSW was starting to adopt AFL - a horrible thought - as their number one game. Rugby League hardly existed, but the attraction of the All Blacks side was huge.... and it was the reason why the Australian Rugby League was formed in 1908. In 1911 - 1912 we played together as one team - the Australasian Rugby League Team - against the Poms. And we beat them. Rugby League was born.... and aren't you guys happy now!
Imagine a combined side now.... The Tri-nations champions (and arguably the best side in the world) combined with you Aussies would take some beating.
4. VB - shit beer.... but it's actually chaper to buy in New Zealand than in Australia. And they are thinking about serving it on tap now. Shows that there are still Maoris in NZ and they aren't all on the Gold Coast.
5. Aussies and Kiwis overseas - We combine to do three things together - get shit-faced, root chics and abuse Poms. Marvellous.
1. ANZACs - Enough said. Lest we forget.
2. Gay-FL - Australian Rules Football has (not-so) proud history in NZ, so much so that the game was officially called Australasian Football from the 1880's through to World War 1. The game was first played in Otago by many of the thousands of Australians who poured into the mainland during the 1860's gold rush. World War 1 stopped the development of the Australian game in NZ, and we are proud not to be gay! Now the silly game is solely for the states that don't count.
3. Rugby League - What you guys probably don't know is that when the 1905 All Blacks toured Australia, NSW was starting to adopt AFL - a horrible thought - as their number one game. Rugby League hardly existed, but the attraction of the All Blacks side was huge.... and it was the reason why the Australian Rugby League was formed in 1908. In 1911 - 1912 we played together as one team - the Australasian Rugby League Team - against the Poms. And we beat them. Rugby League was born.... and aren't you guys happy now!
Imagine a combined side now.... The Tri-nations champions (and arguably the best side in the world) combined with you Aussies would take some beating.
4. VB - shit beer.... but it's actually chaper to buy in New Zealand than in Australia. And they are thinking about serving it on tap now. Shows that there are still Maoris in NZ and they aren't all on the Gold Coast.
5. Aussies and Kiwis overseas - We combine to do three things together - get shit-faced, root chics and abuse Poms. Marvellous.
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