Why is the life history of Keith Murdoch, a New Zealand rugby player, called a "Shakespearean tragedy"?
Correct answer: He was axed from the team and was on the run his entire life
Player #38019883
Einstein , the All Blacks are a rugby team. They are called the all blacks because their uniform is 'all black'.
Dean Hetherington
He wasn’t ’ on the run ‘ at any stage .
Player: Coco
So how'd anyone know he died in 2018?
Old Fool
Artemis, not really, it only implies that someone is hunting for the person whois'on the run'.
In New Zealand the All Blacks are more important, to many people, than politicians or royalty.
So, some, NZ media will hunt a player, or former player, as persistently as the British media chased Princess Diana.
Player #7820830
Player Say what!?,
It's an abbreviation of the town of Pontypridd in the Rhondda valley in South Wales.
Like Pontypool and Llanelli the valleys are really strong followers of Wales Rugby internationals. Match days are phenominal, colourful and always have lots of singing but rarely is there violence - unlike football
Player #14873107
I'm a ponty boy, but I didn't know that.
Nita
Poorly phrased question.
Player #55179589
Player #38019883, not even remotely true. Cause and effect. They are called ‘all blacks’ because back in 40s team was reported by British journalists to play like ‘all backs’. Kiwis misheard and name All Blacks stuck. Uniform is black because they are named all blacks.
Beth
not really like a Shakespearean tragedy, where everybody dies. Not really on the run, and not clear how anybody knew what year he died.
Player Say what!?
Player #14873107, OK, I give. What's a ponty boy?
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fran
Mavil, English is such an imprecise language.
Elenora
Oh 😮
hydroxide
great question! it sent me down the rabbit hole about him...fascinating!
DJ
I won't call that one again but I have been thinking
Kiwirobot
I'm surprised at some people asking how anybody knew when he died. why wouldn't somebody know when he died? did he isolate himself completely in a deserted island or something? did he not have at least one friend after he left rugby?
Player #83925953
Not sure where some are getting their facts, but Murdoch died Feb, 2018.
Mavil
on the run it mean he's wanted ?
Blood
Rugby is a game of players broken into two main groups "forwards" and "backs" .
a newspaper typo saying the way they play is like "they're all backs" was misprinted as "All Blacks ". They adopted the name after a typo.
Royalty
Player: Coco, good question
Royalty
Artemis, I agree with you
Player #39835367
Player #38019883, not so. they were originally called The Natives because they were all Maori. later changing the name to All Blacks. the first union game in nz was played In Nelson