We don't know where Kath and Kim will be, but the Kens will be there for New Zealand at the World Cup final.
The Kens - aka The Topp Twins - so impressed the New South Wales Premier's office when they entertained the crowds during the 2000 Sydney Olympics that they
have been invited back to perform at the Darling Harbour Rugby Live Site next Saturday, the night of the final.
"I am so excited it sends a shiver right through my bosom," says Camp Mother, aka Lynda Topp, who is designing a new pantsuit specially for the occasion.
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Head-to-head: All Blacks $1.18, Australia $4.50. The TAB's Helen Quirke said yesterday that punting on the game was one-way traffic, with everyone wanting to back the All Blacks.
Australian sports betting agency Centrebet was offering odds of 9-1 that New Zealand will maul the Wallabies and has the Aussies at $4 head-to-head and the All Blacks at $1.25.
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Legendary All Black fullback Fergie McCormick had to call on his fearless defensive technique this week at the Canterbury Show.
McCormick, who played 16 tests between 1965 and 1971, is now a farmer at Greenpark near Christchurch.
As the weather gods delivered a trademark hot nor'wester, a cow he was leading around the judging ring threw a tantrum and kicked a loudspeaker stand over.
The redoubtable McCormick acted swiftly to bring the unsettled beast under control.
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Victory in the semifinal against Australia would make November 15 a very successful day for New Zealand rugby - literally.
It would be the 10th test win on that date in All Blacks history, moving it level as the day on which most victories have been recorded. The other dates to register 10 wins are June 11, June 18 and October 28.
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