Survey- Who will win the Rugby World Cup?

Wednesday 28 September
Tegan and I are doing a poll to see how many students think the All Blacks will win the Rugby World Cup. Let’s hope a lot of us think they will win.

We think that nearly everyone will choose:
ALL BLACKS

WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THE RUGBY WORLD CUP AND WHY?

Tegan said, “The All Blacks will win because they have won all the games they have played and because they are awesome. GO ALL BLACKS!!!”

Madison said, “I think the All Blacks are going to win because they have Sonny Bill Williams and Dan Carter on their team. GO ALL BLACKS!!!!!!!!!”

Mrs Vincent said, “The nation’s self-esteem rests on the All Blacks winning. If they lost, I could not bear another four years of discussions about who should be the All Blacks’ coach. Also, the country would plunge into a long gloomy depression if they lost - so it is vital that they win. But, I would like Argentina to come second.”

Hunter said, “I reckon that the All Blacks will win because they are strong and the Rugby World Cup is being held in New Zealand so they have to win it for us Kiwis.”

Sarah J said, “The All Blacks will win because they have won all their games so far, so if they win their next game they will go into the quarter finals.”

Ricki-Jean said, “No doubt about it! The All Blacks by a long shot! The Auzzies and the French can try, but the Kiwis’ll always win!”

Jessica said, “The All Blacks are going to win because they are the awesomest team ever and have won all their games so far. GO ALL BLACKS!!!!!”

Krizelle said, “In my opinion, the All Blacks will win the Rugby World Cup because they had beaten their toughest opponent in their pool!”

Renae said, “All Blacks by a mile.”

Fili said, “Samoa because they won two games and might be in.”

Karnjeet said, “The All Blacks because they haven’t lost any games”

Ben said, “All Blacks because they are the best team in the world at the moment.”

Matthew said, “England all the way because they are the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Terence said, “All Blacks because they can beat England!!!”

Cullum said, “The All Blacks because they are real good at rugby.”
Wade said, “I think the All Blacks will win because they smashed France, Tonga and Japan.”

Michael said, “I think the All Blacks will win because they have won all their pool matches.”

Chris said, “You know who it is. ALL BLACKS!!!! because they’re epic.”

Donny said, “All Blacks because they’re cool.”

Nikhil said, “The All Blacks because they have a good coach, they have a good game plan and they have really well trained players.”

Jackie said, “I think the All Blacks will win because the All Blacks win every time. GO ALL BLACKS!”

Jakob said, “All Blacks because they have won every game so far.”

Danny said, “I think South Africa or All Blacks would win because they haven’t lost any games yet.”

Bhaban said, “The All Blacks will win because they thrashed all the teams that they have played in the Rugby World Cup 2011!”

"I think the ALL BLACKS will win the RWC because if they don't I am taking the rest of the year off!!!!!" said Mrs Fowler (Principal).

"I think the ALL BLACKS will win the RWC cup because if they don't, Mrs Fowler is taking the rest of the year off and I don't want to do her job!" added Miss Gifford (Associate Principal!).

We also asked our special visitors what they thought...

"The ALL BLACKS will win the Rugby World Cup because all of New Zealand wants them to - they haven't won it in 24 years - and because they are in the best condition. They showed when they played France that they have got a steely determination to win." (Kelli Kawhia-Conrad, ERO team)

"The All Blacks will win because they have a very good coaching team who have observed other countries' strategies in the game. They think of how they can use new strategies and techniques for every game. They also know that New Zealanders are barracking for them. It's about National Pride. Go the All Blacks!" (Another ERO visitor).

We are very excited to hear what Mrs Griffin, our Australian P.E. teacher, thinks but she is not here today.

...Miss Griffin thinks that you are all deluded as Australia are CLEARLY the best team in the tournament to date!...

Our conclusion is that most of us think that the All Blacks will win, so let's hope they put our words into action.

by Hunter and Tegan