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    RWC 2011 ball launched

    Cape Town - Gilbert, the official Rugby World Cup ball suppliers, have announced the release of the official match ball for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand –termed the Gilbert Virtuo – its major differentiator is in its design and the technology behind its development.

    Having been tested by both man and machine, in order to comply with the highest standards one would expect for a Rugby World Cup tournament, the Gilbert Virtuo represents the latest in ball technology and has been uniquely developed for the seventh Rugby World Cup to be hosted in New Zealand in October 2011.

    More marketing gobbledygook here: http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/RWC-2...nched-20110414


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    Yeah cool... I've gotta go fork out over $100 of my hard earned for the rwc ball because of it's design? Or would I need 2. So I can use one and leave the other pristine...
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    hope it doesn't turn into a cake of soap when a little moisture gets on it

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    I got one a few months ago from ebay

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GILBERT-2011-...item27ba1bec90


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    Quote Originally Posted by The InnFORCEr View Post
    I got one a few months ago from ebay

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GILBERT-2011-...item27ba1bec90



    You'll have to update your avatar then with the new ball...

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    Quote Originally Posted by todd4 View Post
    You'll have to update your avatar then with the new ball...
    Will do in September/October

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    What is the small print on the ball?
    Can't quite make it out, think it says "Virtual Matchball" or something?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burgs View Post
    What is the small print on the ball?
    Can't quite make it out, think it says "Virtual Matchball" or something?
    I'll bite... "Virtuo Matchball". Either that or this World Cup's gonna be more hi-tech than I thought

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    No wasn't bait.
    Thought maybe it was high tech for "replica"?
    Also noticed the one in TIF's link was "Size 5 Official Replica" in that spot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burgs View Post
    Also noticed the one in TIF's link was "Size 5 Official Replica" in that spot.
    Yeah that would be the one in the sports shops now - the valve's in a different spot and about half the price I'd guess!

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    So, in other words, TIF was ripped off?

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    Quote Originally Posted by brokendown gunfighter View Post
    hope it doesn't turn into a cake of soap when a little moisture gets on it
    It was made in Capetown, was it not? A soap ball would suit the South Africa game plan of kicking away possession and not spinning the ball past the inside centre. This could be the biggest South African World Cup conspiracy since Suzie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burgs View Post
    So, in other words, TIF was ripped off?
    Once the Western World Cup Wallabies have signed it, it will be worth plenty

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    Quote Originally Posted by The InnFORCEr View Post
    Once the Western World Cup Wallabies have signed it, it will be worth plenty
    Missed a 'W' in that epithet TIF

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    C'mon the

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    Saw it at the Canterbury shop in the city today selling for $300.

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