THE ORIGINALS

TitleTHE ORIGINALS
BrandLION
Product / ServiceSTIENLAGER RUGBY WORLD CUP
CategoryA01. Direction
EntrantROBBER'S DOG Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Entrant Company ROBBER'S DOG Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Advertising Agency DDB GROUP NEW ZEALAND Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Production Company ROBBER'S DOG Auckland, NEW ZEALAND

Credits

Name Company Position
Adam Stevens Robber's Dog Director
Mark Foster Robber's Dog Executive Producer
George Mackenzie Robber's Dog Managing Director
John Toon FREELANCE Cinematographer
Tim Mauger FREELANCE Editor
Pete Ritchie FREELANCE Colourist
Stuart Bedford FREELANCE VFX Artist
Cam Ballantyne Beat Worms Composer
Jon Cooper The Coopers Sound Mix
Damon Stapleton DDB New Zealand Chief Creative Officer
Shane Bradnick DDB New Zealand Executive Creative Director
Chris Schofield DDB New Zealand Creative Director
Rory McKechnie DDB New Zealand Copywriter
Nicole Sykes DDB New Zealand Art Director
Scott Wallace DDB New Zealand Group Account Director
Jenny Travers DDB New Zealand Senior Account Director
Rupert Price DDB New Zealand Planning Director
Judy Thompson DDB New Zealand Executive Producer
Samantha Royal DDB New Zealand Producer

Brief Explanation

In 1905 New Zealand's first fully representative rugby team toured the United Kingdom. They weren't known as the 'All Blacks' back then nor were they professional sportsmen. They were a team made up of farmers and coal miners. Simple working men. It took them three months on a steamship just to get there but when they did, they won 34 of their 35 matches. Scotland, Ireland and England all lost to the superior skills of the colonials. Wales were the only international team to avoid defeat winning 3-0. These men and their success earned them the name, ‘The Originals’. They set the standard for a 100 year of New Zealand rugby. This year the All Blacks are returning to England to compete in the Rugby World Cup and the title, World Champions.