SANZAR unveils the trophy

[ZeFrenchy]

yeah, i wish the would make a more traditional trophy, name it after a couple of legends (the Tony Brown Cup....Kees Meeuws Trophy etc) and keep using it even when the comp changes, let these companies buy the naming rights but not a new trophy!

is the super 12 cup just sitting in chch somewhere gathering dust?

Maybe they could call it Caleb Ralph cup, or Matt Dunning cup.

 

[Icemn]

Just give the winner a bell, they last for centuries

 

[Nielsch]

I don't think the Six Nations trophy is particularly great...

Exactly, it's one of the most boring trophies there is.

 

[Nielsch]

it looks like the new super rugby trophy, did the same company design both trophies

My initial thought too, but no, both trophies were manufactured by different companies.

 

[smartcooky]

....or Matt Dunning cup.

Do they have a cup for the best drop-kick??

 

[ZeFrenchy]

Do they have a cup for the best drop-kick??

When somebody slots a better drop goal than the current holder, the cup is given to the player who did it. As there will never be a better one than Matt's (keep trying Frans Steyn), the cup has given little to talk about lately.

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

The designer in me is crying out for the posts to have been more abstract (possibly not circular in section) with a subtle curvature narrowing and getting thinner the higher it goes to highten the 'drama'.

As it is.. a pretty ugly and novel trophy.

 

[Draggs]

Do they have a cup for the best drop-kick??

Debatable I suppose.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Maybe they could call it Caleb Ralph cup, or Matt Dunning cup.

No...just no

 

[Larksea]

I don't like it, I don't understand, how hard is it to design a dam trophy? They must outsource the job to a bunch a poofs

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Designed in Australia, there's your answer

 

[Larksea]

so I was right!



I dont understand why they can't just make a nice old school cup, make it a bit more unique.

Or if you want to go really unique make something like a really nice sword, winners names engraved on the blade

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Ohw, you cannot deny this trophy being unique... Just in a wrong way. I still feel it would be a pretty nice trophy if they got rid of the tacky gold areas.

 

[Larksea]

yeah, at least it's not as bad as the super 15 one.

 

[Keithmurdoch]

Damn, its a tight call between this and the S15 trophy in a tussle for the ugliest peice of trash in sport. I don't know if I'm more troubled by the fact that some knucklehead at SANZAR commisioned and then actually paid for this crud, or that there is a poor sod out there somewhere (the designer) who is even worse at his job than Gordon Bray is at his.