After a few beers down at the pub debating the results, it became apparent that New Zealand has just as many 'infamous' sporting moments that can't be ignored! As they are part of our folklore as much as the great moments. Therefore, I give you the: New Zealand's Most Infamous Sporting Moment of All Time* Tournament!
In an attempt to find the sporting moment that makes us wince, cringe or cry the most, I’ve created another highly scientific, highly subjective little voting tournament that pits 16 iconic NZ sporting moments in a titanic battle, with the winner voted by you on the Pixel Tees’ Facebook page.
The first round will be a group stage, where the top two voted moments from each group will advance to the knockout rounds.
*The selection criteria:
- The moment needed to pass the folklore test, i.e. do people still reminisce about where they were when it happened? or the 'Oh sh!t I'd forgotten about that, because I've blanked it from my memory' test.
- Therefore, the moment doesn’t need to be part of a loss... who am I kidding they are all losses.
- There must be an international component.
- From the last 35 years, basically because that spans the width of my memory banks (and saves us from the evitable Underarm v Springbok Tour final).
The Tournament Bracket
Group Stage (voting dates)
Top 2 vote getters advance to the Quarter-Finals
The Refs and the Rules! - 30 July 2022 (view results)
- 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup Final Bowsprit Protest
- 1987 Boxing Day Test Plumb LBW - 2nd
- 2007 RWC 1/4 Final Forward Pass
- 2019 CWC Final Boundary Count - 1st
The Big Chokes! - 1 August 2022 (view results)
- 2016 Olympic Hockey 1/4 final - Up 2-0 with 4 minutes to go
- 2013 America’s Cup Up 8-1 - 1st
- 1999 NWC Final - Up by 7 going into the final quarter - 2nd
- 1999 RWC Semi Final - Up 24-10
The Just Embarrassing! - 3 August 2022 (view results)
- All Whites humbled by New Caledonia (2012)
- Kiwis flop at 2017 RL World Cup
- Silver Ferns suffer Malawi loss (2018) - 1st
- The Black Caps - 45 all out v SA (2013) - 2nd
The So Close Yet So Far! - 5 August 2022 (view results)
- Inzamam-ul-Haq 1992 CWC Semi Final - 1st
- George Gregan v Jeff Wilson (1994)
- Suzie the Waitress 1995 RWC Final - 2nd
- NZ Warriors first grand final (2002)
Quarter-Finals (voting dates)
- 7 August 2022 - 2019 CWC Final Boundary Count v 1999 NWC Final - Up by 7 going into the final quarter (view results)
- 8 August 2022 - 2013 America’s Cup Up 8-1 v 1987 Boxing Day Test Plumb LBW (view results)
- 9 August 2022 - Inzamam-ul-Haq 1992 CWC Semi Final v The Black Caps - 45 all out v SA (2013) - (view results)
- 10 August 2022 - Silver Ferns suffer Malawi loss (2018) v Suzie the Waitress 1995 RWC Final - (view results)
Semi-Finals (voting dates)
- 11 August 2022 - 2013 America’s Cup Up 8-1 v Inzamam-ul-Haq 1992 CWC Semi Final - (view results)
- 12 August 2022 - 2019 CWC Final Boundary Count v Suzie the Waitress 1995 RWC Final - (view results)
Final (voting date)
- 13 August 2022 - 2019 CWC Final Boundary Count v 2013 America’s Cup Up 8-1 - (view results)