Hamilton School Boys Tarnish New Zealand’s Name in Japan

Hairy legged schoolboy players from a Hamilton Boys High were caught shoplifting clothing whilst at a so called ‘world championship’ in Japan.  

I wonder if this department store was recommended to them by Jerry Collins?

Former All Black Captain carries a knife for protection?!

17 centimetres is about 6 inches long.  

That’s a big enough knife to cause some serious damage, especially when the owner gives the reason for concealing the weapon as “It was for my protection.” 

‘Protection from what’, pray tell Mr Jerry Collins ex All Black captain? 

 

Wild animals wandering the streets of Hamamatsu? 

You are twice the size of most Japanese blokes, so why the need to carry a weapon to defend yourself in a Department store of all places?  

Collins has already found-out the hard-way the Japanese tolerance of law-breakers is way harsher than in New Zealand. 

This ex All Black Captain is now in jail awaiting trial.    

His family and manager say it this incident is out of character – really?   

Really truly?

Oh yeah...notice how the gutless media in N.Z fail to portray Collins correctly as an former Captain of their precious AB's?   

Up-Date (Friday 22^nd) Is Japan now on par with Soweto or Detroit in the crime stats?  Could this explain why former All Black Captain Jerry Collins reportedly needed to carry two obscenely big knives into a food court?     

CONTRAST THE REACTIONS TO THE SAME CRIME

 

Back a couple of years Sione Lauaki had just signed a lucrative contract with Toyota to play up in Japan. 

But when Toyota got wind of his assault conviction, wacking an innocent man in a bar, they ripped-up his contract.  

The Japanese hate violence of this nature. 

To the Japanese honour, one’s name are important.  

Pity we can’t adopt this mentality here in New Zealand. 

After Lauaki’s assault conviction his employers at the time, the NZFU, fined him $4000 and said if there was another incident they too would rip-up his contract - knowing full-well they would never be in position to make good on their weasel words since Lauaki was off overseas.  

The conclusion between the reactions to the same situation being… 

1.)    Toyota Rugby Club cares more about their name than the NZRFU

2.)    Punching people in the pub is a normal occurrence in N.Z, treated some-what leniently. Not so in Japan.    

3.)    Violence is an accepted part of rugby in New Zealand. Not so Japan.