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    I think it was the right call, though I hope it isn't a quote re "for now".
    Is appropriate for other professions but it would be wierd having a "Sir" on the pitch other than the Ref.

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    can someone please explain why he should be knighted? yeah sure he won the world cup as captain does that really deserve a knoghthood? Why dont we have Sir John?

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    we don't have Knighthoods in Australia,whereas NZ still use the imperial honours system

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    Perhaps Key should be knighted for his superior oratory skills:

    "We didn't formally get to offer it to him in the sense that we knew if we offered it he wouldn't take it, but had he shown indication that he would've - then we certainly would've offered it to him, I certainly wanted him to take it."

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    Quote Originally Posted by GAFFA View Post
    can someone please explain why he should be knighted? yeah sure he won the world cup as captain does that really deserve a knoghthood? Why dont we have Sir John?

    We have the order of Australia
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    As a member of the commonwealth, we also have knighthoods, Sir Les Patterson for example ...

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    Arise Sir Richard; have you anything to say?

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    He should have taken it

    Only a moron wouldn't

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    He'll get one when he hangs up his boots... better timing he'll sell more biographies...

    Referee " excuse me Sir Richie your scrum is ready..." ... it wouldn't work....

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