Ron Manager
formerly Libertine
If you think the pain of the All Blacks' shock exit from the rugby World Cup will leave a permanent impression, spare a thought for student Kris Allen - a tattoo heralding the World Cup "winning" 2007 All Blacks is etched on his thigh.
It would be a brave - or foolhardy - man to get a tattoo to celebrate New Zealand's back-to-back rugby World Cup titles in 2007 and 2011 - before either had been played.
But such is the 23-year-old Aucklander's passion for the game.
The pain that came with getting the tattoo four weeks ago was, however, nothing compared to that of Sunday morning's quarter-final.
"I thought there was a good chance they were going to win," Mr Allen said. "The loss is hurting more than the tattoo."
Full story here - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10468742
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It would be a brave - or foolhardy - man to get a tattoo to celebrate New Zealand's back-to-back rugby World Cup titles in 2007 and 2011 - before either had been played.
But such is the 23-year-old Aucklander's passion for the game.
The pain that came with getting the tattoo four weeks ago was, however, nothing compared to that of Sunday morning's quarter-final.
"I thought there was a good chance they were going to win," Mr Allen said. "The loss is hurting more than the tattoo."
Full story here - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10468742
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