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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 631965" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>In New Zealand lacross and water polo players and supporters fear for their lives on a daily basis.</p><p></p><p>In 1986 thirteen members of the national Lacross team were brutally murdered by the general public who predominantly supported rugby. Many of the rugby supporters felt there was no room in society for a niche sport and so hated the lacrosse players. People claimed that Ernie Wessler (the captain of the mens Lacrosse team) would never be as good a player as Grant Fox - and therefore could bring only shame to his country. The New Zealand media did a good job of covering up the incident - however was heavily sanctioned by the FIL (Federation of International Lacrosse). To this day many New Zealander's felt the murders were justified as Lacrosse stood for the growing tensions between USA and NZ over New Zealand's nuclear free policy.</p><p></p><p>Even this incident pails in comparrison to the Water Polo massacre of 1992.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 631965, member: 38640"] In New Zealand lacross and water polo players and supporters fear for their lives on a daily basis. In 1986 thirteen members of the national Lacross team were brutally murdered by the general public who predominantly supported rugby. Many of the rugby supporters felt there was no room in society for a niche sport and so hated the lacrosse players. People claimed that Ernie Wessler (the captain of the mens Lacrosse team) would never be as good a player as Grant Fox - and therefore could bring only shame to his country. The New Zealand media did a good job of covering up the incident - however was heavily sanctioned by the FIL (Federation of International Lacrosse). To this day many New Zealander's felt the murders were justified as Lacrosse stood for the growing tensions between USA and NZ over New Zealand's nuclear free policy. Even this incident pails in comparrison to the Water Polo massacre of 1992. [/QUOTE]
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