Raeburn Shield

[sparky]

[Davesofthunder]

What legend made that image 😉😁

[Rapido]

A 'virtual' shield is the safest type of shield (for munters from the Hawkes Bay)

[sparky]

Maybe with the Ranfurly Shield in pieces, this is the time to make an actual Raeburn Shield?

Just don’t let it anyway near the Hawkes Bay.

[Kiwiwomble]

@sparky said in Raeburn Shield:

Maybe with the Ranfurly Shield in pieces, this is the time to make an actual Raeburn Shield?

Just don’t let it anyway near the Hawkes Bay.

i still find it amazing WR have snapped it up...some much more interesting than the proposed new world leagues or plate comps they come up with to add some meaning

we've also see more "upsets" in the past 10 years i feel so the chance it goes off to a tier two team one day seems more likely

[Nepia]

@Rapido said in Raeburn Shield:

A 'virtual' shield is the safest type of shield (for munters from the Hawkes Bay)

Fuck that, we'll find a way to break it.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Nepia ...that would be pretty funny

[Davesofthunder]

Pretty cool that New Zealand now holds both the mens (Raeburn Shield) and womens (Utrecht Shield) lineal world titles

[booboo]

Raeburn Shield got a mention in the Rugby Direct Podcast on ZB this week too.

About 49:24 into their latest podcast..

Rugby Direct

[Davesofthunder]

Elliott is a good lad, have had a bit of contact with him and appreciate the Rugby Direct shout out.

Making good progress on worming my way into the subconscious of international rugby fans.

Just shy of 500,000 views on TikTok in the last 28 days too which is helpful 😊

[Machpants]

How Ian Foster’s men bagged the ‘oldest’ title in world rugby

[sparky]

The Raeburn Shield is on the line this evening. How long can the ABs hold onto it?

[sparky]

It’s still ours.

[frugby]

@sparky said in Raeburn Shield:

The Raeburn Shield is on the line this evening. How long can the ABs hold onto it?

Forever.

[Davesofthunder]

@Machpants

I was pleased to get in the Herald on the day of the Semi Final.

Hopefully just building a familiarity for people feeling it has always been a thing 😁

[sparky]

The Raeburn Shield will be on the line again on Saturday at the Stade De France and the winner will be able to keep it for the rest of 2023.

[sparky]

The Boks have the Raeburn Shield too now.

Don’t go snorting it.

[Machpants]

@sparky said in Raeburn Shield:

The Boks have the Raeburn Shield too now.

Don’t go snorting it.

You don't snort 'roids

[Davesofthunder]

The simple way to prove Boks also hold the 'unofficial world title'

Two weeks ago, a Kiwi colleague with a penchant for riling South Africans put together a piece on rugby’s “unofficial world titles”...

Managed to bag another reasonably major press piece. This time one owned by World Rugby

[Davesofthunder]

Anybody have a NZ Herald Subscription?

Managed to get Alice Soper covering the shields in her column which I am pretty stoked about

Black Ferns, Rugby, Sport

The story of a women's rugby shield few know about

Alice Soper tells a tale of a relatively unknown piece of silverware.