Tag Archives: New Zealand
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Cricket Fan Take a Ball to the Head (Video)
Cricket and baseball are a lot alike. They employ very different terminology, of course, but basically both sports have bats, batters, pitchers, infielders, outfielders, outs, home runs, and strikeouts. The fans can be kind of similar, too. Sometimes baseball fans are alert and make amazing catches when the ball comes flying into the stands. Sometimes [...]
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New Zealand Female Field Hockey Player Whacked In The Head By Dutch Player’s Stick (GIF)
For those who enjoy watching all of the reckless slashing and hitting of the NHL, but also enjoy watching sexy women running around in short dresses, we have the perfect sport for you… Women’s field hockey! In case you haven’t noticed, women’s field hockey has been taking place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, [...]
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USA’s Alex Morgan Knees New Zealand Keeper In The Face (GIF)
Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux scored goals in the 27th and 87th minutes, respectively, to give the USA women’s soccer team a 2-0 quarterfinal victory over New Zealand, ending the Kiwi’s hopes for an Olympic medal at the 2012 London Games. Despite being outplayed for much of the match, the Kiwi’s still had a shot [...]
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Cricketer Kane Williamson Takes A Pitch To The Groin (Video)
“Oh that’s flush.” That was how the commentators of this cricket match between New Zealand and South Africa described the scene after watching replays of Kane Williamson taking an 86 m.p.h. pitch to the groin. The impact was so hard that it was enough to break the protective cup (or as they call it in [...]
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New Zealand Fisherman Catches 738-Pound Tuna (Video)
Cans of tuna may soon be New Zealand’s biggest export following this catch by one of their country’s fisherman. While fishing off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island in a six-meter boat on February 17, Nathan Adams, 42, reeled in a monstrous 738-pound bluefin tuna that may very well be the largest bluefin tuna [...]
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Bevan Small Gives Us One Of The Greatest Cricket Catches Ever! (Video)
In August of last year, many credited Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews with making one of the greatest cricket catches we will ever see. Five months later it appears as though he has been outdone by Central Stags twelfth man Bevan Small. During a Twenty20 match in New Zealand last week, Small tracked a ball hit [...]
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Fans Rejoice As The All Blacks Win The Rugby World Cup (Video)
They have waited a long time, but after winning the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987, the New Zealand All Blacks have finally won their second World Cup title after defeating France in the final on Sunday at Eden Park in Auckland. Despite entering almost every Rugby World Cup tournament as the favorite, the [...]
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11 Biggest Badasses In The History Of The Rugby World Cup
Originally, I thought I’d bring you a list of the greatest upsets in Rugby World Cup history for today. But as the group stage of the 2011 tournament draws to a close, the fact that the opening round matches have yielded precisely zero upsets thus far really took the wind out of those sails. Maybe [...]
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New Zealand’s Haka vs Tonga’s Sipi Tau (Video)
As far as pre-game rituals in sports go, New Zealand’s national rugby team’s performance of the Haka in front of their opponents at midfield is among the most amazing. However, what is even more amazing than the sight of the All Blacks yelling and stomping in an effort to intimidate the opposition is when the [...]
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Streaker Invades Pitch At Rugby World Cup Match (Video)
A World Cup in any sport not only offers the players involved with the opportunity to gain some attention on an international stage, but in some cases it also provides the fans with the same opportunity. However, that opportunity is usually only afforded to fans who are willing to show off their incredible breasts (see [...]
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Bryan Habana’s Speed Is One Reason To Watch The Rugby World Cup (Video)
While all of America is eagerly anticipating the start of the NFL season this weekend, the rest of the world will have their sights set on New Zealand, where the 2011 Rugby World Cup is set to kick off on Friday when the hosts take on Tonga at Eden Park. Although I may not follow [...]
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Football Player vs. Pane Of Glass: Who Ya Got? (Video)
First things first. The man in the video below wearing a football uniform is not actually a football player. He is New Zealand strongman Reuben de Jong, who currently holds the world record for running through panes of glass. Now with that being said, upon first glance the decision here appears to be an easy [...]
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Master Baiters Lose Their Name, Not Their Hobby
Total Pro Sports – Some New Zealand cougars headed to Australia to compete in the Sydney World Masters Games thought it would be a good idea to name their netball team “The Master Baiters”. Maybe they thought it would ease their nerves if the crowd erupted in laughter when they were introduced as the “Master [...]
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Balls Fly During Naked Mens Rugby Match
Total Pro Sports – This was likely the most awkward scrum ever witnessed in a rugby match. With the two hookers kicking away, hopefully the only ball to take a cleat was the one used to play the game. The nude rugby international, which takes place each year in Dunedin, New Zealand as a celebration [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 06/14/09 – Fernando Torres
Total Pro Sports – The Fifa Confederations Cup kicked off yesterday with a couple of matches. The home side South Africa drew even with Iraq, but the real story was the dominance displayed by European Champions Spain in their 5-0 destruction of New Zealand. Leading the charge for the Spain was none other than “El [...]
