Packaposts on the road with the ZM Black Thunders

Packaworld's Packapost's have been doing the rounds on the streets of Wellington and catching the eye of many as All Blacks fever hit town.
 
"Been using them every day for the past three weeks. Brilliant," said Cam Maurice, ZM Productions. "They're quick and easy to put up and handy to throw in the back of the Black Thunders."

"Not what they were originally developed for," said Packaworld Head and Packapost designer, "but a lot of people seem to be having fun kicking for prizes. 

"The Packaposts were originally developed for Rippa Rugby, a game introduced back in 2003 by NZ Rugby to introduce kids to rugby. Whilst a fun game to play, it doesn't really represent the real game and I know for a fact that a lot of kids prefer to kick a ball in a goal hence why football is becoming more popular at the junior level," continued Roberts. "Compare now how a more exciting game could look with the ability for coaches to set up a some posts on a multitude of surfaces, that are taken out the boot of your car, inflated in seconds and are safe to use. I know the kids love a target so wouldn't it be great to see a new game evolve that was more like the real thing - extra points for under the post tries, drop goals, conversions which after all are part of the real game."

"As I said to someone recently, these post are not a gimmick. Instead these products are a serious attempt at trying to make rugby more attractive for kids to play and help towards arresting the decline of the sports uptake".