Not much more to say than...."MANU SAMOA WINS THE CUP!"
Each year I learn more about the game, therefore, appreciating the game and getting excited about the game. Kuso is CLEARLY one of the biggest fans and takes that passion and spreads it to the rest of his Samoan community members by leading them in songs and cheers in their native language. Kuso is a HUGE source of entertainment for fans of ALL nations. His light heartedness helps keep the peace between some of the fans during some intense games. I'm so glad that my husband is willing to share this passion of his life with me for a weekend.
Above: Making a huge ball out of the "clappers."
Above: Making a huge ball out of the "clappers." Below: You can see chunks of the huge ball that fell apart as it had been passed around the stadium. Dallin and Levi LOVED helping Uncle Kuso gather more clappers.
Above: MICHAEL JONES! Michael Niko Jones (born 8 April 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach. He was nicknamed 'the Iceman' or 'Ice' because of the number of ice packs he needed for injuries. He has been voted by Rugby World magazine as the third best All Black of the 20th century after Colin Meads and Sean Fitzpatrick.[1] John Hart, who first selected him for Auckland, called him "almost the perfect rugby player".
Above: MICHAEL JONES! Michael Niko Jones (born 8 April 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach. He was nicknamed 'the Iceman' or 'Ice' because of the number of ice packs he needed for injuries. He has been voted by Rugby World magazine as the third best All Black of the 20th century after Colin Meads and Sean Fitzpatrick.[1] John Hart, who first selected him for Auckland, called him "almost the perfect rugby player". People in the stands were almost falling over each other to get pictures with the rugby star.
Below: Me, Ana, friend, Whitney
Above and Below: Kuso helping get the crowd cheering for their team.
Above: Kuso and friends
Below: Team USA
Above: Our cute nieces and friends (Whitney, friend, Ana, Tasha, friend)
Below: Kuso and friends (and my Bestie Leslie in the black!)
Above: Manu Samoa getting ready to play (in the blue.)
Below: The rushing of the field after Samoa beat New Zealand to win the cup! 19 to 26. You can see Kuso and his blue wig a the bottom of the picture.
Above: Kuso posing with his "Fans." (no, he does not know them.)
Below: Kuso making friendly with security. He told me later that the security guards jokingly blamed him for people rushing the field. Earlier in the tournament, between games the MC guy brought some people on the far end of the field to show off their best "try" (touchdown) move. Kuso got bored and thought he could do better, so he jumped down on to the field, grabbed a ball, and proceeded to show his slow motion version of doing a great try. EVERYONE laughed, but he JUMPED back into the stands as security approached him. He is kind of lucky he didn't get in trouble for that one.
Above and Below: Kuso helping get the crowd cheering for their team.Above: Kuso and friendsBelow: Team USA
Above: Our cute nieces and friends (Whitney, friend, Ana, Tasha, friend)Below: Kuso and friends (and my Bestie Leslie in the black!)
Above: Manu Samoa getting ready to play (in the blue.)Below: The rushing of the field after Samoa beat New Zealand to win the cup! 19 to 26. You can see Kuso and his blue wig a the bottom of the picture.
Above: Kuso posing with his "Fans." (no, he does not know them.)Below: Kuso making friendly with security. He told me later that the security guards jokingly blamed him for people rushing the field. Earlier in the tournament, between games the MC guy brought some people on the far end of the field to show off their best "try" (touchdown) move. Kuso got bored and thought he could do better, so he jumped down on to the field, grabbed a ball, and proceeded to show his slow motion version of doing a great try. EVERYONE laughed, but he JUMPED back into the stands as security approached him. He is kind of lucky he didn't get in trouble for that one.
I really do enjoy rugby. As much as I enjoy watching Kuso play, I would rather be near him on the stands where I know he can't get hurt! (and he can help explain more of the rules so I can understand more.)
Already getting excited for NEXT YEAR!
There are several videos of Kuso on You Tube of doing slow motion runs with the ball after it was kicked into the stands after kicking a field goal. If any of my "viewers" have or know the links to those, please post them. SOMEDAY maybe I'll try and find them and post them here. They are pretty funny. I'm not lying when I say he is a source of entertainment for everyone near him.
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