Ohokaman 5,831 Report post Posted April 18, 2016 Fantastic achievement by the All Blacks to win this award against some stellar opposition ( Barcelona, Golden State Warriors etc ) Congrats to Dan Carter for his come back award too.... http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/79066818/dan-carter-named-comeback-athlete-of-the-year-at-laureus-sports-awards Memphis2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uriah Heap 481 Report post Posted April 19, 2016 To true Ohokaman. It is indeed a great achievement and something for all NZ's to take pride in. In addition it's a nice boost for the worldwide profile of rugby union. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustyngrizzly 1,700 Report post Posted April 19, 2016 What a load of tripe Awards like this are. 7.6 billion people in the world and a panel of 55 pick the winner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,831 Report post Posted April 19, 2016 Chill pill Crusty, chill pill...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uriah Heap 481 Report post Posted April 20, 2016 23 hours ago, crustyngrizzly said: What a load of tripe Awards like this are. 7.6 billion people in the world and a panel of 55 pick the winner. If we all got a vote the Chinese Basketball team would win every year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustyngrizzly 1,700 Report post Posted April 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Uriah Heap said: If we all got a vote the Chinese Basketball team would win every year. Given that rugby has 3 representatives on the judging panel it would appear that the sport is well and truly over represented on the panel of 55. Hugo Porta Sean(crybaby)Fitzpatrick Morne Du Plessis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...