New Zealand Continues To Assert Sporting Dominance Over Australia

New Zealand I love you, but you’re bringing me down. Not only did our trans-Tasman neighbours trump us in the per capita Olympic medal stakes – depending on whose elaborate theory you subscribe to -they’ve also succeeded in further diminishing our status as a once-lauded sporting nation by nabbing their tenth consecutive Bledisloe Cup in an unrelenting 22-0 victory over the Wallabies last night in Auckland.

Truth be told, I didn’t actually watch the game. I did, however, listen to it on the radio (what is this? 1928?) and from the literal sounds of things, like sockets popping and captains being dealt yellow cards, the Wallabies submitted to a Christian Grey style thrashing before conceding a pretty emphatic defeat with nought on the scoreboard; a feat which hasn’t been seen since 1962. Perhaps it’s time we start focusing all our attention on water sports, which apparently Australians are really good at in both the best and the worst ways you can imagine.

Here’s a quick recap of the match in – what else? – GIF form:

With their hipster and Lara Bingle friendly credentials, world-class cinematic output and the world’s second highest levels of peacefulness, there’s never been a better time to be New Zealand.

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via The Australian