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	The Sporting Day: The Bledisloe Cup
		With every Bleidsloe Cup clash, a hero was crowned and a legend born.
		If rugby can take the Bledisloe Cup back to the people with entertaining winning rugby, the people will return- yelling and screaming in a sea of gold- enmasse, taking the game back into their heart.
		They do this is an attempt to salvage the Bledisloe Cup, which has rested firmly in the hands of New Zealand since 2002.
	www.puntingace.com /jackstockton/bledisloe_cup.html (627 words)

	Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bledisloe also contributed to the recognition of the Māori King Movement by developing a friendship with King Koroki and Te Puea Herangi, and his willingness to use the title "king" without reticence.
		Bledisloe also promoted various causes and events by the presentation of trophies, the most famous of these being the Bledisloe Cup, the trophy for an ongoing rugby union competition between New Zealand and Australia, first awarded in 1931, and currently contested annually.
		Lord Bledisloe died, aged 90, at Lydney on July 3, 1958, and was succeeded as Viscount Bledisloe by his eldest son, Benjamin Ludlow Bathurst.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Bathurst,_1st_Viscount_Bledisloe (450 words)

	Bledisloe Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rugby Union's Bledisloe Cup is contested between Australia's Wallabies and New Zealand's All Blacks.
		It is named for Lord Bledisloe, the Governor-General of New Zealand who donated the trophy in 1931.
		From 2006 onwards, the Bledisloe Cup will again be played for over a 3 match series, as the Tri Nations has been lengthened so that each participating nation plays the others three times instead of twice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bledisloe_Cup (460 words)

	trophys
		The Bledisloe Cup was donated in 1931 by the Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe.
		Established in 1999, the cup was donated to the Australian Rugby Union by the Lansdowne Club of Sydney as a perpetual trophy between Australia and Ireland.
		The centre-piece was duly altered and on 13 September, 1902, the shield was presented by the Governor to G.H. Dixon, the Auckland delegate to the NZRFU.
	www.rugbyfootballhistory.com /trophys.htm (1542 words)

	rugby.com.au \| Bledisloe Cup
		Competitions for the Cup have varied from one to three matches, sometimes with three-or four-year gaps between series, but since 1982 both countries have agreed to play at least one game for the Cup annually.
		The Wallabies regained the Bledisloe Cup in 1998 with a three nil series victory, and retained it again in 1999 with the series drawn one all.
		Australia went on to retain the Bledisloe Cup for the next three years until 2003 when a very classy All Blacks team won back the Cup in convincing fashion and in 2004, they only needed to win one game against Australia in 2004 to return it to New Zealand soil.
	aru.rugby.com.au /qantas_wallabies/trophies/bledisloe_cup,158.html (239 words)

	Change the Bledisloe: greats - theage.com.au
		Former Wallaby captains John Eales and Mark Ella want the Bledisloe Cup to be returned to a three-Test series to preserve the stature of one of sport's most sought-after trophies.
		The Bledisloe Cup, which the Wallabies and All Blacks have battled for since 1931, has been part of the Tri Nations since it began in 1996.
		Both former greats said the Tri Nations was a good competition but the importance of the Bledisloe Cup to players and fans needed to be recognised.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/07/26/1059084259331.html (563 words)

	Jittery All Blacks get a final look at Bledisloe Cup - TriNations - RugbyHeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		All Blacks players last night explained the fear factor of losing the cup for the first time since 2002 weighed heavily on their minds, especially after senior identities lectured them on how important this piece of silverware was for the wellbeing of their country.
		All Blacks fullback Mils Muliaina said the cup was on its way to the New Zealand team hotel in Auckland to take pride of place at a players' meeting, where the emphasis would be on the power and glory surrounding the trophy.
		After being presented by the New Zealand Governor-General Lord Bledisloe, otherwise known as "Chattering Charlie" Bathurst, in 1931 as a symbol of trans-Tasman rugby supremacy, the cup was lost for some years, rediscovered in a Melbourne cellar and is now treated as a sporting holy grail.
	www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /news/tri-nations/jittery-all-blacks-given-a-final-look-at-bledisloe-cup/2007/07/18/1184559866697.html?s_cid=rss_sport (802 words)

	DVD.net : The Rise & Rise of Australian Rugby - The Bledisloe Cup: Deluxe Edition - DVD Review
		The 2003 Rugby World Cup held in Australia was the biggest sporting event in the world for that year and a huge success for the sport and the local economy.
		Although this is technically about the Bledisloe Cup, it is more about the bitter rivalry of these two nations and surprisingly it also focuses greatly on the immense respect.
		The Bledisloe Cup is the main focus of this documentary, however it does delve deep into World Cup history.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=3531 (1858 words)

	1995 Bledisloe Cup: game 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Just before the teams ran out onto the field, a large number of famous All Blacks and Wallabies of yesteryear formed a guard of honour for today's players, who are threatening to turn their backs on all that they held dear and sacrosant, to chase instead the lure of the dollar.
		The crisp, fast passing and high speed understanding which was the hall-mark of the All Blacks at the World Cup was beginning to re-appear, although it might be argued that they are still at least one more test away from being at the level they showed in South Africa.
		Thus ended the last Bledisloe Cup match, fittingly the 100th, to be played under 'The Old Regime' where players played for Country, Honour, and the Glory of the game.
	www.uidaho.edu /clubs/womens_rugby/RugbyRoot/rugby/games/Reports/bled100.html (2048 words)

	Bledisloe Cup Tickets - College Football Ticket - Buy Cheap Bledisloe Cup Tickets
		Bledisloe Cup tickets may be purchased online through our guaranteed safe and secure server.
		Onlineseats.com is one of largest full service ticket brokerages in the country and we are here to help you with your entertainment needs when you have the last minute urge to see Bledisloe Cup live or just simply to find out more information about them such as tour dates and times.
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	www.onlineseats.com /college-football-tickets/bledisloe-cup/index.asp (527 words)

	RugbyRugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Australia took the Bledisloe Cup off the Kiwis in 1998 - the last time it was played as a three-match series.
		Since 1999 only the two Tri-Nations fixtures counted towards the Bledisloe Cup and the third match - which was an additional fixture - fell away.
		The rules determine that for a team to win the Bledisloe Cup they must win by a clear margin (1-0 or 2-0).
	www.rugbyrugby.com /COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/New_Zealand/Country_News/story_29848.shtml (717 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The All Blacks face the Wallabies at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday in the 2003 Bledisloe Cup decider - which is also the final match of the Tri-Nations series.
		The Bledisloe Cup competition runs concurrently with the Tri-Nations and Australia is the current holders.
		In 2000 it was a similar scenario, with the All Blacks winning the first match (a 39-35 thriller in Sydney), before the Wallabies retained the Bledisloe Cup through a dramatic injury-time penalty goal by their heroic captain John Eales - to give Australia a 24-23 win in another block-busting Trans-Tasman Test at Wellington's Westpac Stadium.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_29899.shtml (649 words)

	SI.com - More Sports - Bledisloe Cup to retain two-match format - Tuesday August 31, 2004 8:54PM
		AUCKLAND, Aug 31 (Reuters) -- The trans-Tasman Bledisloe Cup series will remain a two-match contest in 2005, although New Zealand and Australia are keen to add a third match in the future.
		The NZRU had wanted the third match to be played in New Zealand on a revenue-sharing basis in June, before the home series against the British Lions, because the All Blacks have held the cup for the past two years.
		Relationships between the neighbours were soured in the run-up to the 2003 World Cup, when New Zealand lost the right to co-host the tournament.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/more/08/31/bc.sport.rugby.zealand.bledisloe (282 words)

	IRB Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The current format of the Bledisloe has an incredibly high advantage given towards the defender.
		Sorry, there's just something about winning the Bledisloe cup after just one game (if you're defending) that leaves me a little unimpressed.
		The thing with the bledisloe is not that its a trophy you hang on to and be proud to hang on to.
	www.irb.com /IRB/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=27518&PageIndex=2 (476 words)

	The Rise & Rise of Australian Rugby-The Bledisloe Cup (2003)
		Rugby (the union variety and not the silly league version) is virtually a religion in New Zealand, and while it is not the number one football code in Australia, it is increasingly popular.
		This documentary recently screened on the ABC in the lead-up to the world cup, but is presented here with some additional footage and a bunch of extras.
		In between, there are plenty of highlights of all the big games against the All Blacks, including their first series win in nearly 50 fifty years and the famous 1991 world cup semi-final.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=3659 (1654 words)

	AM Archive - Bledisloe cup preparations
		It's the first match of the Bledisloe Cup and the atmosphere across the Tasman is almost religious.
		To make matters worse for New Zealand, Australia also holds the World Cup, the Bledisloe Cup and the Tri-Nations Series but Kiwi fans don't look at the recent scoreboard — to them the All Blacks are mighty, the greatest of them all.
		Most were shocked Jonah Lomu was left out of the squad, and that nearly to the last man, the side was made up from players from the Super 12 winning Crusaders' side.
	www.abc.net.au /am/stories/s605425.htm (628 words)

	Bledisloe cup odds - Centrebet - Sports, Racing and Games
		Bledisloe Cup betting goes hand in hand with the Tri Nations competition, as the Bledisloe is now decided based on two of the matches played during the Tri Nations series.
		Centrebet Bledisloe Cup betting options, like most of our rugby union books, generally include such options as head to head, winning margin, half time/full time double, first scoring play, first try scorer and player will/will not score a try.
		The Bledisloe Cup was named after the Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe, who donated the perpetual rugby trophy in 1931 as a gesture of good will between the two countries.
	www.centrebet.com /bledisloe-cup-odds.php (636 words)

	CNN.com - Melbourne to stage Bledisloe Cup - Aug 23, 2006
		Sydney, venue for seven successive Bledisloe Cup tests between 1999 and 2005, will again miss out in 2007 after the game was played in Brisbane this year.
		"A Bledisloe Cup Test is one of the biggest events on the Australian sporting calendar, up there with the Melbourne Cup and the AFL Grand Final," ARU chief executive Gary Flowers said.
		The MCG, venue for Bledisloe Cup tests in 1997 and 1998, will stage another one in 2010, with Sydney also guaranteed to host three internationals against the All Blacks over the next four years.
	www.cnn.com /2006/SPORT/08/23/rugby.bledisloe/index.html?section=cnn_latest' (326 words)

	$18.7m BLEDISLOE CUP BOON FOR COUNTRY VICTORIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		This years historic Bledisloe Cup match in Melbourne provided an $18.7 million windfall for country Victoria, the Minister for Small Business and Tourism, Ms Louise Asher, announced today.
		About 9200 overseas and 18,400 interstate visitors were among a record crowd of 90,198 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 26, the first time the Australian leg of the Bledisloe Cup had left Sydney or Brisbane since its inception in 1931.
		Ms Asher said the Bledisloe Cup attracted an Australian television audience of 2.3 million and was televised to more than 100 countries, providing priceless exposure for Victoria.
	www.dpc.vic.gov.au /domino/Web_Notes/pressrel.nsf/410d3138726b95b74a256205007c505d/1f492d82c0cd050a4a25652f007e5f17?OpenDocument (513 words)

	Sports Delivered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		This is the Official Review of the Rugby World Cup 2003, the greatest rugby show on Earth held exclusively in Australia between 10th October and 22nd November.
		Rod Macqueen’s reign as coach of the Australian Wallabies began on a tour to Argentina in 1997 and came to a conclusion four years later as he was chaired off the ground by his players after masterminding an historic first ever series win by the Wallabies over the all conquering British Lions.
		Along the way the Wallabies collected Bledisloe Cup victories against the mighty All Blacks, the Cook Cup against the old foe from England, and the Tri-Nations championship against South Africa and New Zealand.
	www.sportsdelivered.com /aru (645 words)

	Bledisloe Cup Test Match - 14/11/1996 - QWN
		I was angry and disturbed, as was every rugby union fan in New South Wales, to hear that the Bledisloe Cup had gone to Melbourne.
		The Bledisloe Cup should have stayed in New South Wales and the ARU should have been true to its fans.
		We were told that we would have to do at least that, if not more, to keep the Bledisloe Cup in New South Wales.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19961114019 (938 words)

	Bledisloe Cup Premiers Media Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The match will be part of the battle for the Bledisloe Cup - one of the most prized trophies in world sport, the Premier said.
		By combining the excitement of international rugby union, with the significance of the Bledisloe Cup and the proud history of the MCG, this will be an event not to be missed and an event that will be remembered.
		This Bledisloe Cup test match marks a turning point not only in the ongoing evolution of Melbourne's Major Events calendar but for the expansion and promotion of Rugby Union in its first year as a professional sporting code.
	www.vmec.com.au /ach/mr8.htm (344 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Bledisloe Cup
		MSN Encarta - Search Results - Bledisloe Cup
		Bledisloe Cup, trophy named after Lord Bledisloe, Governor-General of New Zealand (1931-1935), and awarded to the winner of the most rugby union...
		World Cup, international football tournament held every four years, considered the most popular sporting event in the world and the pinnacle of...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Bledisloe_Cup.html (93 words)

	SI.com - Rugby Union - All Blacks reclaim Bledisloe Cup from Wallabies - Saturday August 16, 2003 11:25 AM
		Posted: Saturday August 16, 2003 11:25 AM AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- Australia lost the Bledisloe Cup Saturday at Eden Park but it won back pride after a demoralizing thrashing by the All Blacks in Sydney last month -- and the knowledge it can compete with New Zealand at the World Cup.
		Carlos Spencer gave New Zealand an 18-9 lead with a penalty just after the halftime break and the Australians crossed the tryline twice in a two-minute period but were denied on both occasions by the video referee.
		He missed another penalty shot before the break when the All Blacks were paid the advantage after lock Chris Jack got across the tryline from a close ruck but didn't get downward pressure on the ball.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2003/08/16/nz_australia_ap (864 words)

	ABC Radio National - The Sports Factor Transcript - 25 July 1997
		Now, the significance of tomorrow's Australia-New Zealand Bledisloe Cup match is that it's being played for the first time in Melbourne, where Aussie Rules rules far and away above any other football code.
		The Bledisloe Cup was first contested in 1931.
		The Bledisloe Cup could be heading back this side of the Tasman.
	www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/1997/sportsf/sf970725.htm (4659 words)

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