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Tremain, Garrick 1941- :"I'm starting to wish William Webb Ellis had kept his hands in ...
Date: 2012
From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]
By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0021471
Description: Refers to the man credited with being the inventor of rugby football. The Rugby World Cup is named the 'William Webb Ellis cup'. The cartoon is about the woes being experienced by Dunedin ratepayers obliged to pay high rates because of the building of the new stadium, the debt incurred by ORFU (Otago Rugby Football Union) and the IRB (International Rugby Board) rule change. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Tremain, Garrick 1941- :Tackling the big boys... 'At least he's got the guts to try.' 3...
Date: 2011
From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]
By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0019056
Description: Text reads 'Tackling the big boys...' and the cartoon shows a tiny Steve Tew, chief executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union, tackling the gigantic leg of the 'IRB'. An official comments 'At least he's got the guts to try.' Context: Steve Tew, chief executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union, admitted an All Blacks boycott would be "the very last port of call" but could not be ruled out. Tew revealed the NZRU had been pushing the IRB to change the commercial arrangements since the 2003 World Cup and had gone public to try to ensure the issue was finalised. New Zealand have warned they may be forced to pull out of the 2015 Rugby World Cup unless commercial restrictions surrounding the tournament are eased. (Sky Sports September 28 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Tremain, Garrick 1941- :New Zealanders at worship. 29 May 2011
Date: 2011
From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]
By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0017969
Description: The title is 'New Zealanders at worship'. An enormous man representing the 'IRB' sits on a grand chair with a halo above his head and holds a sports cup engraved with the letters 'RWC'. Below the man several people bend and touch the floor with their foreheads saying 'Bless us oh great one!', 'Your word is our command!' and 'Grovel! Grovel! Grovel! Grovel!' Context - The 'debate' between the New Zealand government and the International Rugby Board (IRB) over whether members of the Fijian team who are friends or relations of the government will be allowed to come to New Zealand to play in the Rugby World Cup. The New Zealand government has banned members of the Fijian government plus familiy and friends from enetering New Zealand and several members of the Fiji team are in that category. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).