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All Black gives his medal away. A heart warming tale.
- Thread starter Franks Wild Years
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Return of the Rev
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Find this disgusting tbh,if someone in our team gave away a winners medal like that i wouldn;t want him near the club ever again. The medal should have been treasured.
Franks Wild Years
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Return of the Rev
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Yes i do actually.
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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Why? I suspect he will regret it later in life but hey, its his life.
Return of the Rev
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Because if i was a fan of that team i would expect them to give blood,sweat and tears to get that medal and not hand it over to a random 15yo lout invading the playing area.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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He'll never regret it.
Like many, I suspect, I'd never heard of him before he did this. He will always be remembered for an incredibly selfless gesture. And rightly so.
He can treasure the memories of the final, and the fact that he will be loved and respected wherever he goes. He doesn't need a piece of metal to do this.
And ROTR, seriously, who are you to tell people which 'things' they should treasure?
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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I think i understand. I would only add that its a national team and the All Blacks are adored in NZ, they all give blood, sweat and tears for themselves, the team matss, the shirt and the nation. It will be seen in NZ as a selfless act i suspect
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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He gave blood sweat and tears to win the World Cup tournament. For him, his team and his country. What he does with the medal is his business.
Quite.
He won the World Cup. His name will always be in the record books. Nothing will ever change this. Maybe that was enough for him?
In an interview he said the young lad was bundled over to the ground by security and he wanted to do something to make his day a bit better.
Return of the Rev
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I am the conscience of north stand chat,sometimes from the moral high ground you get to see things clearly. And tbf i didn't tell him what he should treasure! If i gave him a nugget of wisdom he would probably toss it away to the first passerby.
I just love the look on the lad's face.
Return of the Rev
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Ali_rrr
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He's already won a World Cup before. So I imagine he has another medal. Great act from the bloke in my opinion.
Diego Napier
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- Mar 27, 2010
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A nugget of wisdom from you? You've exceeded yourself with this drivel.
I used to thing you were deluded or dim; I now realise you're both.
supaseagull
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If you're our conscience then this board should be shut down immediately.
You got the first two letters right, but many people would spell the rest of it with just two more letters.
Return of the Rev
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coaster?