Red hot North needs ABs and that Cup

An open letter to Steve Tew, NZRFU.

DEAR STEVE, I am writing to ask on behalf of all Northlanders if you could please bring the Rugby World Cup, and a few of the players who helped win it, to Northland.

When I say players who helped win it, I mean Richie McCaw, as opposed to, with all due respect, Zac Guildford. You could bring Dan Carter if you like, he didn't play but there are more than 20,000 teenage girls in Northland who will appreciate me asking.

Why? Well, there's an awful lot of businesses and fans wondering how they are going to get red paint off their shops, cars, homes, town halls and in some cases, bodies.

You see, we Painted It Red something fierce during the Cup, despite the fact we're a proud Cambridge Blue region when it comes to rugby. We sold out the Northland Events Centre twice, and Martin Snedden praised us to the rafters of the Cloud, which, by the way, was designed in Northland. And that large rugby ball near the Cloud, same thing - designed in Northland.

Oh yes, those silver ferns on the side of Eden Park, we built those.

So you see, we demonstrated an affinity for the Cup. And - thanks to the legal rules on sponsorship and advertising around the RWC - none of us got rich out it.

We created history, we broke records, and we had a great time. So if you could find the time to bring the Cup and a few of the lads up, that would be great, thank you.

We may have given you a hard time in the past, through the whole Save The Taniwha thing. And you know, if it helps that I say sorry about the Fish-head S. Tew thing, then Steve, I apologise.

My sources tell me you're a decent bloke, and if you send the Cup our way, Northlanders will love you for it.

We were indeed a stadium of four million, but so far from the Northland seats in the ground, we haven't seen a victory parade.

Let me know which players are coming and when, and we'll organise the security, sausages and beer.

Lots of (manly) Love

Craig.

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Lets get behind the push to get the Cup to Northland.