It's a Game of Many Tweets with #BNZgamechat

27 July 2012

It's a Game of Many Tweets with #BNZgamechat

Proud sponsor of Super Rugby, BNZ is hosting a live and interactive alternative commentary of the semi final and final matches through Twitter, called #BNZgamechat.

The www.bnzgamechat.co.nz website will pull together tweets from an unusual and fun combination of commentators, who will tweet along with the game, providing their cheekiest banter and juiciest insider info.

Each of these commentators were selected for their unique connections to the game and the players, providing a real twist on the usual rugby commentary. The team includes:

• Sara Tetro – Top rugby player agent, host of NZ’s top model and former cheerleader. She knows her rugby.
• Craig Innes – Ex-All Black who has seen it all and, like the rest of us, still doesn’t get modern ruck rules.
• Ric Salizzo – Former co-host of Sportscafe. The best journalist to fail journalism school and the best All Black never selected.
• Hayley Holt – “The crowd goes wild” reporter, champion snowboarder and New Zealand’s most recent twitter addict.
• Martin Devlin – Top sports broadcaster who still can’t believe people pay him to talk about sport.

Thumbs will be blazing and fingers flying as they tweet away. So, whether you join in at the pub or on the couch, there will be a constant stream of live content to tune into on your laptop, smartphone or tablet.

BNZ national sponsorship manager Ross Halpin says, “This is definitely a bit of an experiment for us at BNZ. We basically have no idea what will happen, but we’re stoked to be bringing a new perspective to Super Rugby.”

The #BNZgamechat team will be tweeting 30 minutes prior to kickoff, throughout the game and 10 minutes post-match too. Go to www.bnzgamechat.com to see all the tweets aggregated on one website, or tune in via #bnzgamechat on Twitter.

About BNZ Game Chat
www.bnzgamechat.co.nz
Twitter hashtag: #bnzgamechat
Live Commentary Dates and Times: Semi Finals Cheifs vs Crusaders, Friday 27th July, 7:35pm and Finals – TBC vs TBC Saturday 4th August, time TBC

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