New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size"
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Funny. Just the other week I heard someone on a podcast or replay of a radio show whinging about how shit our sporting teams were doing. White Ferns, Black Ferns, Silver Ferns, All Balcks, Black Caps etc etc.
That and a couple of other recent whinges reminiscent of the Murray Deaker years in the 90s about why we're not as good a Aussie and how do we get like them.
Roller coasters.
We do pretty good though.
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@booboo exactly
also think it a bit of we were batting amazingly above our weight for a long time...and more recently its just been batting well above our weight...but people dont think about it like that and only compare to when we were amazing
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@SBW1 said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":
After finishing 4 th per capita in the Paris Olympics, we are still involved in a number of other major sports. What is becoming most impressive is the variety of sports, we are no longer simply a country with a great rugby team.
Do we have a great rugby team?
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@bayimports to my point, we're still ranked higher than all but two countries most pf which have higher populations...so abjectly yes IMO...we're just use to being higher
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@bayimports said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":
@SBW1 said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":
After finishing 4 th per capita in the Paris Olympics, we are still involved in a number of other major sports. What is becoming most impressive is the variety of sports, we are no longer simply a country with a great rugby team.
Do we have a great rugby team?
New Zealand wins back-to-back gold medals in women's rugby
New Zealand successfully defended their gold medal against Canada. Michaela Blyde led the offensive charge for the Black Ferns but Canada remained competitive and surpassed expectations. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.
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@Frank said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":
NZ punching above its weight!!!!!!
(never heard that before)
new tagline: "We're small but we're heavy"
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@Kiwiwomble said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":
@booboo exactly
also think it a bit of we were batting amazingly above our weight for a long time...and more recently its just been batting well above our weight...but people dont think about it like that and only compare to when we were amazing
It is "punching" above our weight, our batting is flakey at best and prone to collapse.
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@Snowy said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":
@Kiwiwomble said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":
@booboo exactly
also think it a bit of we were batting amazingly above our weight for a long time...and more recently its just been batting well above our weight...but people dont think about it like that and only compare to when we were amazing
It is "punching" above our weight, our batting is flakey at best and prone to collapse.
Yeah but a country of a billion collapsed to 46 against us just the other day
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White Ferns hold nerve to beat West Indies, advance to World Cup final
The White Ferns have remarkably reached the final.
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@Snowy said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":
@Kiwiwomble said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":
@booboo exactly
also think it a bit of we were batting amazingly above our weight for a long time...and more recently its just been batting well above our weight...but people dont think about it like that and only compare to when we were amazing
It is "punching" above our weight, our batting is flakey at best and prone to collapse.
Ok, handbagging above our weight then ..
