Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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Giola, I'm not so convinced that the placement of an ancient and sacred war dance at the beginning of a match of a sport brought by those who can be considered invaders is appropriate. Is rugby perhaps an Aboriginal word?
Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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But if it's been months since rugby players have been on covers and magazines and even on TV. Rabbit, the buzz has been around for a few years now, and I know quite a few people from Milan who go to watch the Six Nations but don't understand a damn thing.
Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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Alright, I’ll go, but I promise nothing. I've never liked it on TV. However, there are sports that are a hundred times better live (ice hockey above all). And believe me, I'm a sports fan. You also have to know it well to understand it, and I acknowledge a certain underlying nobility.
Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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From Milan, where I live, it's all about something entirely different, just fucking glam. But it would be nice if people could get genuinely passionate about some different sports. This comes from someone who also loves football but, as you may have read, practices something else entirely.
Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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Telespalla, I hope you are right. Your true passion elevates you. I believe that if I tried to play it at first glance, I would turn into a box of shangai. I think it’s much more fun to play than to watch for a layperson. Naturally, to unleash my more beastly instincts, I had to choose activities more suited to my slender and wiry nature (volleyball before and badminton now).
Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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Geenoo, those are worse than sheep, I agree. I myself do other, more "alternative" sports. However, I was analyzing other dynamics here.
Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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Zarozinia. For a few others, it's a serious matter. That's the point. The others were there without understanding a lick. Your participation in such an event is in a way that, if it were common among the rest of the spectators, we could speak of a step forward in the sporting (and non-sporting) culture of our country. Unfortunately, it’s quite the opposite. Forgive my excesses regarding the players; their Neanderthalism manifests only in the game (and it’s latent in all of us, for goodness' sake!).
Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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Voodoo, F1 is a massive pain in the ass, but there’s our beloved Ferrari that ignites patriotic love. In football, there’s a whole series of technical gestures appreciated by at least 50% of the population who have at least tried to replicate them themselves. Plus, it’s a faster game where there’s a lot of room for individual expressiveness. There’s dribbling, goals can be scored in a thousand different ways, and saves are also part of the spectacle. But, de gustibus.
Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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And then Lemuro, I enjoy shooting the breeze, but you're no slouch either. Soccer and F1 are sports with a significant tradition. Deeply rooted in Italian sports culture, rugby just doesn't fit. I would almost say that the values of the oval ball clash with the Italian spirit.
Italia - Nuova Zelanda Amichevole di rugby - 14/11/09, Stadio Meazza - San Siro (MI)
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I drew inspiration from the match to highlight this uncritical and very Italian tendency to be fooled by a lot of nonsense and to follow the trends (and not only) dictated by the media. It seems incontrovertible to me. That said, I love rugby as much as dressage. I think that to truly appreciate it, you have to know it well; it's a "difficult" sport, very tactical and team-oriented. For this reason, such a crowd is even more senseless and ridiculous. In the meantime, thank you all, be lenient with my first review.