Rugby football - Social aspects
Lisa Lewis running on a rugby field
Date: 17 May 2008
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0006562
Description: Depicts Lisa Lewis wearing a bikini and running across the field in 2006 during the closing moments of the All Blacks v Ireland rugby test, Hamilton. In May 2008 Lisa Lewis became the first New Zealand naked newsreader on independent station Alt TV programme 'Naked News Flash'. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s). Processing information: Descriptive record was updated on 13 August 2020.
Ekers, Paul, 1961-: de Villiers claims anti-Springbok conspiracy. 22 Juy 2010
Date: 2010
From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]
Reference: DCDL-0029364
Description: Black and white cartoon shows two men reading the newspaper, which has a headline about South Africa's Springboks coach Peter de Villiers, who commented that his team may have been victims of a conspiracy to assist the All Blacks ahead of the 2011 Rugby World Cup being held in New Zealand. One of the men says, "And there's me thinking that the only irritating noise from South Africa came out of a vuvuzela". Cartoon references the wide use of vuvuzelas, or plastic horns, by football spectators at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Ekers, Paul, 1961-: "Broad shoulders... take flak...". 1 June 2010
Date: 2010
From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]
Reference: DCDL-0029352
Description: Black and white cartoon shows former All Blacks captain, Andy Haden, regarding his comments that the Crusaders super rugby franchise systematically limit their squad to three non-white players, which Haden referred to as "darkies". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).