discuss The Sports Thread!

Any sports event of every sport, any social event and so many other events are a great excuse for New Zealanders to perform the "Haka". It's in their blood!

Palmerston North Boys' High School in New Zealand, performed a special Haka to bid farewell to Mr. John Adams, the school Guidance Counsellor...

Awesome HAKA at a wedding reception...

Highlights: South Africa v Canada - Rugby World Cup 2019

Highlights | World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 | Day 9

How One Man Changed the High Jump Forever | The Olympics on the Record

Highlights: Wales v Fiji - Rugby World Cup 2019

Highlights: Scotland v Russia - Rugby World Cup 2019

Extended highlights: Argentina v USA

Highlights: Australia v Georgia - Rugby World Cup 2019

Highlights: Ireland v Samoa - Rugby World Cup 2019

Highlights: Japan v Scotland - Rugby World Cup 2019

#3 Georgia lost to unranked South Carolina...
20-17

And a game that should have gone the other way:
Iowa Hawkeyes lost to Penn State...
17-12

Red River Showdown (we used to call it the Red River Shootout).
Oklahoma Sooners won over the Texas Longhorns,
34-27

Nothing about rugby, or soccer.....hey, it is COLLEGE FOOTBALL TIME!!!!

Highlights: Wales v Uruguay - Rugby World Cup 2019

Highlights: USA v Tonga - Rugby World Cup 2019

Highlights: New Zealand v Ireland - Rugby World Cup 2019 quarter-final

Highlights: England v Australia - Rugby World Cup quarter-final

In real sports news today....hahahhahahhaha

College football....

Oklahoma Sooners beat the West Virginia Mountaineers
52-14
Now Sooners are 7-0

Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Purdue Boilermakers
26-20
Now Hawkeyes are 5-2

Iowa State Cyclones beat Texas Tech Red Raiders
34-24
Now Cyclones are 5-2

Falcons 1-6, bleh. The RB Freeman got lifted off the ground, looking foolish trying to fight Donald - https://twitter.com/search?q=Freeman&src=trend_click

NBA season starts in 2 days, should be one of the most competitive seasons in a long time.

JB Lions said:

Falcons 1-6, bleh. The RB Freeman got lifted off the ground, looking foolish trying to fight Donald - https://twitter.com/search?q=Freeman&src=trend_click

NBA season starts in 2 days, should be one of the most competitive seasons in a long time.

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Going to be a great NBA season with all the changes.

HIGHLIGHTS: Japan v South Africa – Rugby World Cup 2019 quarter-final

HIGHLIGHTS: Wales v France – Rugby World Cup 2019 quarter-final

NBA tomorrow, will be without #1 pick, who was playing well during preseason. But he's carrying too much weight, see video below:

Zion Williamson undergoes knee surgery, out 6-8 weeks
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27897494/zion-williamson-undergoes-knee-surgery-6-8-weeks

Video was made before news of his surgery.

JB Lions said:

NBA tomorrow, will be without #1 pick, who was playing well during preseason. But he's carrying too much weight, see video below:

Zion Williamson undergoes knee surgery, out 6-8 weeks
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27897494/zion-williamson-undergoes-knee-surgery-6-8-weeks

Video was made before news of his surgery.

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That's a tough blow. He is a generational athlete and by the sound of it (video link above) he may not last long when he returns.

Match Highlights: England v New Zealand - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Semi-Final

England are through to the Final...

And in college football today....
Oklahoma Sooners LOST to freaking Kansas!!!!!
41-48

Texas Longhorns LOST to TCU......
27-37

IOWA HAWKEYES WON,,,,against Northwestern Wildcats
20-0

iowadawg said:

And in college football today....
Oklahoma Sooners LOST to freaking Kansas!!!!!
41-48

Texas Longhorns LOST to TCU......
27-37

IOWA HAWKEYES WON,,,,against Northwestern Wildcats
20-0

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Grrrrrr...Sooners lost...ugggghh