After lots of fingers crossed, prayer, and perfect execution
on the part of my friend Carolyn, we got tickets to the second test match of
the All Blacks series against Ireland.
For those of you unfamiliar with the rugby world, getting to see the All
Blacks is equivalent to watching Brazil or Spain play in soccer. The weather was below freezing and threatening
to rain the entire time but our enthusiasm would not be hampered and all of us
went all out in our black and our war paint.
I was excited to watch the 2011 World Cup champs play, but honestly I
was most looking forward to their performance of the haka. The haka is a traditional Maori war dance
that the All Blacks have adopted as part of their pre-game intimidation. After both national anthems, the two teams
met in the center of the pitch facing one another while my man Piri Weepu led
the All Blacks in the haka.
After
getting spanked the weekend before 42-10, the Irish put up a fight and made it a really close
match. The All Blacks pulled it out in
the last seconds though with a drop kick score from Dan Carter. All Blacks win 22-19.
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| Extreme steam coming off of the scrum |
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| May or may not be friends with them |
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