First Lorde, now All Blacks claimed as Australasian
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Australian TV host Richard Wilkins has ramped up the trans-Tasman rivalry by claiming Australia should stake a claim to the All Blacks.
Earlier this week Wilkins created headlines both here and in Australia when he described Lorde as an "Australasian" singer.
Mr Wilkins went on to tell the Today show that "everybody on the planet knows that Lorde is a Kiwi".
However, he has since called for "Aussies and Kiwis to throw their arms around each other".
"We claim the All Blacks are Australasian as well," the New Zealand-born TV personality and entertainment editor of the Today show said.
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Earlier this week Wilkins created headlines both here and in Australia when he described Lorde as an "Australasian" singer.
Mr Wilkins went on to tell the Today show that "everybody on the planet knows that Lorde is a Kiwi".
However, he has since called for "Aussies and Kiwis to throw their arms around each other".
"We claim the All Blacks are Australasian as well," the New Zealand-born TV personality and entertainment editor of the Today show said.
Co-h…
