Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Wynne Gray takes aim at the blazer brigade within SANZAR and the IRB.
"Talk about sticking the cold steel up 'em, exposing the ineptitude of the Southern Hemisphere administrators in their own dungheap ... sorry the soon-to-be soaring grandstands and Eden Park surroundings which will host the 2011 World Cup final.
"It was a disconcerting/comforting day when the blazers rode into Eden Park the other day and delivered their plans, ideas and resolutions about the seventh global tournament. Gratifying to hear RWC officials unveil their choices for an event which does not kick off for more than 2 years. There will be areas for public discussion, points of contention and disagreement about some details like the late kickoffs but decisions have been made.
"It was disturbing to think that men often lampooned for their ineffectiveness had outdistanced their new-age Sanzar counterparts. It is an indictment when the RWC can outflank Sanzar, when those characterised as the doddering global administrators can hit the tape earlier than those smart young things from the Southern Hemisphere. Spanked them well and truly."
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