Cheers Piri,
When the military say someone was killed by friendly fire it always seems like a contradictory statement to me. The number of service people around the world who were exposed to things that would impact badly on their lives and health has never been fully acknowledged by many governments.
The game where their international body now awards Peace Prizes has always been a bit of a mystery to me. Having said that I have been following the progress with after match reports mostly of a local football (soccer) team for the last few years that a friend of mine plays for. They have a proud record of losing nearly all their games. You could say I'm a fan of consistency. Football (soccer) is now the biggest team participation sport in New Zealand, according to Sport NZ’s Active NZ Participation Survey. Please don't let the rest of the world know as that could impact our image as a rugby playing nation. As my grandpa use to jokingly say, "every Kiwi baby boy is born with a rugby ball under his arm. "
Round Ball Heresy in a Kiwi Rugby Den
In a rugby bar where the All Blacks reign
The screen flickers with strange, round refrains
A round ball that mocks tradition's proud form
Soccer’s plays from another hemisphere
A barroom congregations scrum looks on with puzzled eyes
As a round ball dances on TV beneath Kiwi skies. "Why’s it rolling so soft?" one grunts with begrudge, "Where’s the grunt? The clash? The front row nudge?"
Yet cheers erupt for each curious goal
Sacrilege scores in the rugby soul— A laugh rings out at the oddball game
Rugby supporters, never the same
