Hayman's Beard

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22250233350832144542024-08-29T19:03:36.235+12:00Hayman's Beard"There hath not come a razor upon mine head; if I be shaven then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man" - Judges 16, verse 17Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-8021250803374078142007-10-07T20:39:00.000+13:002007-10-07T20:46:41.751+13:00WHY?

When being right sucksReturning from our reconditioning program, looking forward to heading into the quarters and semis, we at Hayman's Beard felt better than ever.And then we saw the All Blacks run out for the match against France. A disturbance in the Force rumbled through us, and we soon knew why.The absence of The Beard demands an explanation. Words fail to express our outrage, our concern,

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-84131396388909494822007-08-22T12:37:00.000+12:002007-08-22T13:44:45.311+12:00Join The Hayman's Beard World Cup Challenge!

Hayman's Beard have set up an official challenge over at Telecom Virtual Rugby, and we want to challenge you!To register and take part in the competition, head over to Telecom Virtual Rugby and register! Go to "Mates" and select "Challenge" and then "Join a challenge".The challenge name to search for is The Official Hayman's Beard World Cup Challenge, and the password to use is thebeard.We're

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-2683453380517423552007-08-20T10:25:00.000+12:002007-08-20T10:32:27.130+12:00Wales 27 Argentina 20

Hayman's Beard had picked Argentina to win this one, and they were also our big hopes of the World Cup. No, they can't win it. But advancing as far as the semis had not seemed beyond them, and few results would be as good for the game worldwide. Wales have cast doubt on that with their win on Saturday, where the Argies played like utter bollox in the first half.Wales were relatively clinical in

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-9380841632188570152007-08-20T10:10:00.000+12:002007-08-20T10:25:22.044+12:00France 22 England 9

France proved what many of us have been saying all year: England are shithouse. A freakish win over a Welsh side who weren't even sure what game they were playing had provided a glimmer of hope for the World Champions, yet France took no notice of the increasing English bravado and outplayed England in every single aspect of the game.Little positive can be said about England's prospects. Their

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-13629016506678429662007-08-17T17:46:00.000+12:002007-08-17T18:31:36.159+12:00Japanese World Cup Squad: Know them before you judge them

Former All Black John Kirwan has only been the Japanese national coach since January (although he was an adviser since October last year), which hasn't given him a lot of time to prepare.Despite bringing knowledge of Japanese rugby from his days playing for the NEC club, he simply wasn't prepared for the cultural challenges facing him in coaching the national team."The fact of the matter is that

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-21092251966228397732007-08-17T15:33:00.000+12:002007-08-17T17:27:56.639+12:00Ireland 42 Bayonne 6: O'Driscoll in doubt for WC

Irish rugby fans were drunker than usual today following the injury to captain Brian O'Driscoll during their World Cup warm-up match with French club side Bayonne.Whilst the result was beyond doubt by half time when the Irish led 20-6, O'Driscoll was punched by Mikaera Tewhata soon after the break, and was taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw. If the initial diagnosis is confirmed, his

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-49441910943047681902007-08-17T14:20:00.000+12:002007-08-17T15:32:08.763+12:00Exclusive: Tuqiri and Dunning assigned chaperone

Emperor John O'Neill is not a man to be trifled with. So when he slapped a curfew and alcohol ban on 17-yeard olds Lote Tuqiri and Matt Dunning, they were left with no doubts about the consequences should they step out of line.However Hayman's Beard can reveal today that the ARU have taken a further step, and assigned the dynamic duo a full-time chaperone.Supernanny Jo Frost has signed with the

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-83202069433717081612007-08-14T15:52:00.000+12:002007-08-14T16:41:05.247+12:00Somerville's back: Better....stronger...faster...

After struggling through nearly a year of rehab for an achilles injury, All Black prop Greg Somerville was itching to play rugby again, and maybe, just maybe, work his way back into the black jersey. An accidental poke to the eye put paid to that, tearing his retina.Yet when the selectors named their squad to take to the World Cup, a place was left blank for Somerville. He was given the chance

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-73181663239549224412007-08-13T17:40:00.000+12:002007-08-13T18:06:07.123+12:00Facial Hair of The Week: Carl Hayman's Twin

Holy deja vu Beardman!A loyal reader, Dean Purcell, sent us through a pic of this week's Facial Hair of The Week. Certainly we were taken aback by the resemblance of Lyle Alzado to the great man himself, down to The Beard.Further investigation unearthed some further surprising facts. Alzado was an NFL player who played for the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, and LA Raiders throughout the 70's

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-74983392844074380442007-08-13T11:51:00.000+12:002007-08-13T15:51:25.076+12:00France 12 England 15

Hayman's Beard made fun of England after their effort against Wales last week. Not because of their huge win over the hapless Welsh, but because of the manner of their victory. 10-man rugby is back, and doesn't it just make you want to kill yourself. No one could accuse Hayman's Beard of not embracing the glorious battle of the forwards, of not understanding and respecting the intricacies of the

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-59302709525271727092007-08-13T09:23:00.000+12:002007-08-13T11:51:20.949+12:00Wallabies begin to implode?

After a season that defied most pundit's expectations, off-field incidents and tension between coaches and management threaten to distract the Machperson Intimates Wallabies from their World Cup mission.Not a week goes by without new allegations of ructions within the camp, or a new incident involving Wallaby players boozing into the night.The latest issue surrounds the reaction of Wallabies

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-10440282384391194282007-08-10T17:32:00.000+12:002007-08-10T18:46:27.553+12:00Wallaby players brawl in public, injure taxi driver

Shocking news is coming out of Australia tonight which suggests that 2 members of the Macpherson Intimates Wallabies World Cup squad were involved in a fight in downtown Brisbane overnight. Lote Tuqiri and Matt Dunning were spotted exchanging blows inside the team's hotel, with Dunning apparently running through the hallways yelling "Don't make me run, I am full of chocolate".Sources reveal that

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-76420705851076185632007-08-10T12:54:00.000+12:002007-08-10T13:09:39.896+12:00French Coach suggests All Blacks responsible for September 11 attacks

In yet another attack on New Zealand rugby, French Coach Bernard Laporte has told French sporting daily “Le’effluent” that he’s concerned that the All Blacks weren’t investigated after the attacks which destroyed the World Trade Centre building in New York 6 years ago.“We know that the Taliban, the Iraqis, Al Qaeda….these groups were all looked into after the attacks. But the fact is that the

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-75972618861308671052007-08-08T13:07:00.000+12:002007-08-08T14:14:07.794+12:00World Cup Injury Roundup

With the World Cup now only a month away, we take a brief look at who’s injured, who’s out, and who’s in, the various World Cup Squads, and make fun of other teams where we can.All Blacks:There’s an open space in the All Blacks squad for the World Cup, and it belongs to either Greg Sommerville or John Schwalger.Sommerville was on the comeback trail from a ruptured achilles tendon when he suffered

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-43513997041102654822007-08-06T17:44:00.000+12:002007-08-06T17:44:36.676+12:00A call to all New Zealanders: Beards for World Cup Support

The time has come for all New Zealanders to show their support for the All Blacks as they enter the final stages of their World Cup build-up.Hayman's Beard, the group calling on All Black prop Carl Hayman to grow back his beard, have now made a call for national unity, urging all kiwis to grow beards between now and the World Cup to show their support."Whilst our main focus is of course on the

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-7475405581611603362007-08-06T17:09:00.000+12:002007-08-07T21:13:53.556+12:00England bulldoze Wales, abandon team after game

The English forwards put on an impressive display of power rugby in crushing a Welsh side missing many top-line players on Sunday morning (NZT) to take a huge psychological boost ahead of 2 tests against France.With Twickenham filled to capacity, the World Champions scored 9 tries in beating Wales 62-5, with No8 Nicholas Easter scoring 4.The crowd appeared to relish the experience of an English

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-13625810190928278682007-08-05T11:04:00.000+12:002007-08-06T17:44:18.017+12:00THE BEARD IS BACK

Take a moment to reflect, New Zealand. You have spoken, and the big man has answered.The Beard is BackSpeaking after the win over Australia last week, Carl revealed that he knew about our campaign, and that he could recognise that "the people have spoken."The wishes of a nation were partly answered on that cold, wet Auckland night, as Carl ran into battle with what could have been the beginning

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-87893595047468102852007-08-03T18:00:00.001+12:002007-08-03T18:31:30.443+12:00Top 10 Bearded Movie Characters

A lively debated erupted at Hayman Towers the other day. We were discussing our favourite movies; always a contentious subject as it is. But throw in the question of favourite bearded movie characters, and things soon escalate.Several members of the team are still being treated for minor injuries, and one of our analysts is still recovering from surgery. It was one of the hairiest fights I’ve

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-26380808813819482262007-08-03T18:00:00.000+12:002007-08-03T18:37:24.711+12:00Hayman's Beard on TV3's Sports Tonight

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-75616460072111329082007-08-02T15:09:00.000+12:002007-08-02T15:29:02.837+12:00International Beard Power: Fear The Beard

The power of The Beard is recognised around the world, and nowhere more than in California. The gentlemen at http://www.fearthebeard.org/ have a wonderful site dedicated to their support of NBA side The Golden State Warriors, as well as their love of the whole East Bay area. They've united their people behind The Beard, and after we contacted them to express our admiration, they were kind enough

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-87864191120254177172007-07-31T11:26:00.000+12:002007-07-31T11:39:56.675+12:00Wallaby World Cup Squad

Australia's Squad for the World Cup provided few surprises, but Hayman's Beard managed to make some stuff upConfusion reigned at the announcement of the Wallaby Squad for the World Cup, when Australian Rugby Union CEO John O’Neill accidentally read out the 1991 World Cup squad.Many of the assembled players were dismayed to not hear their names being read out, with the Wallabies seemingly going to

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-72114111816450534952007-07-31T11:19:00.000+12:002007-07-31T11:40:52.109+12:00Springbok World Cup Squad

We take a look at the South African World Cup Squad, including 2 shock inclusions the selectors didn't know about (again)When Jake White named his World Cup squad, he had 2 main aims:1) Announce a squad of players capable of winning the world cup2) Claim a new world record for most number of van der Westhuizen’s in a single teamAmazingly, he has managed to accomplish both.There can be no doubt

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-64061530088338693622007-07-31T11:13:00.000+12:002007-07-31T11:42:18.653+12:00All Black Squad

Hayman's Beard casts a hairy eye over the All Black's World Cup SquadLike most pundits, Hayman’s Beard was surprised to see Piri Weepu omitted from the All Black squad. It seems obvious that form wasn’t the only factor involved, otherwise he wouldn’t have been the only change.We’re not convinced that picking Andrew Ellis was a good move, in fact it seems like a waste of a spot. He lacks the big

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-69405902246763513092007-07-31T11:10:00.000+12:002007-07-31T11:43:12.214+12:00Former All Black joins the crusade, grows a beard

That's right, former All Blacks are now rallying to our hairy cause!A good friend of Hayman's Beard called the other day to report some exciting news. His job as an account manager for an insurance company means that he spends most of his time playing golf, and one of his customers bought along former All Black Bernie McCahill for a round.Bernie appeared slightly more imposing and manly than

Hayman's Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594102255326397669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225023335083214454.post-11508614142212438592007-07-30T14:50:00.000+12:002007-07-30T14:59:49.500+12:00Facial Hair of The Week: Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol is a Spanish basketballer, currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies (how appropriate). Considered one of the top European basketballers ever, winning the NBA Rookie of the year in 2002.And look at that Beard, a true classic. There's little doubt that his success in the NBA can be attributed to his shaggy look. It's helped him develop his own cult following in the U.S., and long may

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