Soccer/Football World Cup Ads

This fantastic ad is making the rounds for the 2014 Soccer World Cup in Brasil, courtesy of McDonalds. It’s a Superbowl worthy ad that disregards food and takes the fun, the young, the old, the exc...

Adventures in Advertising VI

Welcome back! Adventures in Advertising with rugby in mind is always fun and today we look at a fun campaign for the ITV Player. (online video on demand service accessible though the main ITV websi...

80:00 of sheer tension – UPDATED

It’s come and gone in a flash. People are still waking up with sore heads today maybe in a daze over their county’s mere one point victory over the valiant and incredible French who did not have th...

Wet & Windy Wellington – UPDATED PIC

Kia ora. Welcome to New Zealand. A country so woven with the beloved All Blacks you can’t tell which brand came first, New Zealand the country or the rugby team? Upon arrival in Wellington if you h...

ALL BLACKS, ENGLAND & THE TIGHTY WHITIES CONTROVERSY

Kiwi mastermind Jonathan Wicklow Barberie puts his madness to pixel and writes down with the help of many rugby friends the insights, interviews and revelations that occur in the rugby universe. Hi...

Having ginga with the Brasilian Seleção. All Black style.

Is it coincidence that the best and most feared football team in the world, the Brazilian national squad share a marketable jersey with that of the most feared rugby team, the New Zealand All Black...

Adventures in Advertising, the Photographer: Ross Brown

Instead of focusing on a round of ads that use rugby as a medium to sell a message, we thought we’d take a closer look at the magic behind the art direction. New Zealander Ross Brown is a magician ...