RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B)

Crucial

@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

that is one of the most ridiculous things i have ever seen. he's not serious about playing in those is he? I'm being merked here right?

Fuck no! He is getting a special cape as well.

Kirwan

@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

that is one of the most ridiculous things i have ever seen. he's not serious about playing in those is he? I'm being merked here right?

It may look unusual, but protecting your eyesight is more important than looking cool.

jegga

@Kirwan said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

that is one of the most ridiculous things i have ever seen. he's not serious about playing in those is he? I'm being merked here right?

It may look unusual, but protecting your eyesight is more important than looking cool.

If he was worried about looking cool the sideshow Bob haircut isn’t helping, actually the eyesight might explain the hairstyle choice.

mariner4life

@Kirwan said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

that is one of the most ridiculous things i have ever seen. he's not serious about playing in those is he? I'm being merked here right?

It may look unusual, but protecting your eyesight is more important than looking cool.

i couldn't give a fuck about how it looks.

As someone who lives and spends a lot of time training in a high heat, high humidity environment, i have a little experience about how glasses and goggles deal with it. I'll be very interested to see how he deals with that. If he drops a ball because there is sweat on his lenses people are going to lose their shit.

@mariner4life unfortunately he hasn't been training in them all week, otherwise they would have discovered and sorted all these issues.

mariner4life

@Machpants training and games, very much the same thing

taniwharugby

@mariner4life think how much better he should be if he can now see shit.

Bones

After the Higher Ground of SA, he'll be a Master Blaster against Canada, have a little Faith My Cherie Amour.

Toddy

Why can't he wear contacts?

SammyC

@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

@Kirwan said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

that is one of the most ridiculous things i have ever seen. he's not serious about playing in those is he? I'm being merked here right?

It may look unusual, but protecting your eyesight is more important than looking cool.

i couldn't give a fuck about how it looks.

As someone who lives and spends a lot of time training in a high heat, high humidity environment, i have a little experience about how glasses and goggles deal with it. I'll be very interested to see how he deals with that. If he drops a ball because there is sweat on his lenses people are going to lose their shit.

Agree ... I know plenty of tennis players who wear glasses in everyday life. None of them wear them on the court.

Don’t know why Ardie doesn’t just get contact lenses like all the others

Because they are to protect his other eye. Reading between the lines he is going blind in his left eye, and wants to protect his right eye from possible damage. They aren't glasses, they are goggles. He may well be wearing contacts underneath.

"Savea said when he realised that he could potentially lose his sight if his other eye was damaged, then it had been an easy decision to make."

Stargazer

To add to @Machpants post: not everyone can wear contact lenses due to medical/eye conditions. I'm one of them.

mariner4life

perhaps, if you are in danger of going fucking blind from playing rugby, you should give it away?

Bones

@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B):

perhaps, if you are in danger of going fucking blind from playing rugby, you should give it away?

Hah yeah wear goggles and make hundreds of thousands or give up rugby because m4l is offended? Enjoy your retirement Ardie.