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Loading ...Even better, this team inspired perhaps the greatest headline of all time. From The Register in 2005:
“NZ finds Black Cocks hard to swallow”
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/15/nz_badminton_kerfuffle/
Never fails to brighten my day.
The New Zealand Black Cocks
By Will 6 months ago Leave a comment on this post
Now this, you couldn’t make up:
We all know the All Blacks and cricket lovers know that these days the Kiwis like to be known as the Black Caps. But did you know that the national football team were the All Whites?
And what about the basketball team, the Tall Blacks? Then there is the national bowling team who are known, believe it or not, as the Black Jacks.
But the prize for the best name of any sporting team surely anywhere in the world goes to the New Zealand badminton team. Now, bearing in mind what badminton players use instead of a ball, can you come up with their handle? Yes, that’s right. The New Zealand badminton team are known as the Black Cocks. I kid you not.
Too. Many. Jokes. From Paul Newman’s enjoyable tour diary.
Tags: badminton, black cocks, new-zealand |
4 Responses to “The New Zealand Black Cocks”
February 4th, 2008 at 8.47 pm
February 4th, 2008 at 11.10 pm
Yep it’s good but not as good as
“Keegan moves to plug Schmeichel’s gap with Seaman” which was on the Sky Sports website for about 30 minutes before anyone realised.
February 5th, 2008 at 8.16 pm
You are the same Sean and I claim my five pounds 
February 8th, 2008 at 8.56 pm
Talking of which - Joel Garner was once approached by a totally besotted sloane at a social event in Taunton.
”Oh, Mr Garner’ she simpered, ‘you’re very tall. Is everything else in proportion?!”
”Oh no”, said Joel. ”if it was, I’d be 9 feet 7.”
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