Super 15 Logos and mascots: Australian Edition

Super 15: a good tournament, with some of the best players on the planet. there's a reason that Southern Hemisphere teams have won every world cup but one- they have better, stronger, faster players. With the new 15 team tournament, there are 5 teams from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We'll look at all the Australian ones first, and I'll get to the others in time. I'll give a review of thecity the team plays, and the teams logo. Note that I won't review the team, nobody cares about the teams themselves. Most importantly, I'll also hunt down a picture of the deranged loon in a suit who actas as the mascot for all the teams. Let's start from the North-East and go clock-wise.

1. Queensland Reds

City (Brisbane): Is ok, a huge, sprawling city which is impossible to live in without a car. However, a good night out, some of the best clubs in Australia, and a Castlemaine tour which lets you drink all you can at the end of the tour- I made friends with a group of hammered Japanese businessmen once. However, there's not a lot in the way of 'culture', and the people are inredibly, almost willfully stupid. The team that plays there is the...

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Logo: Probably the logo ever. A silhouette of a koala looking furious. Everything about it is a win. (Ranking: Winner)

Mascot: Rusty The Koala

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This is presumably the koala from the logos grandad. He's got a sort of benevolence to him that I like, and I love how they've put him in shorts to cover his modesty. One things certain, he must be boiling alive in that suit. 

2. NSW Waratahs

City (Sydney): Let's not get into this shall we? It's a mixed bag. Great beaches, some terrific people, great food and things to do, but it's tempered by racial hatred, surprisingly religious populace, and it's expensive. I've also never seen a place with worse public toilets, and I've been to Eastern Europe.

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Logo: The Waratah is a plant, which doesn't really smell, and isn't all that nice to look at. However, it is the state flower of New South Wales, and so it kind of makes sense to call the team that. The logo itself combines, at long last, a waratah and a rugby ball. Pretty lame. Unless you're allergic to pollen, a waratah isn't going to do much to scare you. Weirder, the NSW team used to be the blues, but still had that (largely red) logo. (Ranking: 4th)
 Mascot: Tah Man

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The Very definition of 'deranged loon in a costume,' he first kicked into the scene unofficially, where he was a fan in a stupid costume. Anyone willing to get on the bus and head out to homebush stadium wearing that should be kept safe, at least from himself. Not sure what his powers are either. Pretty lame.

 

3. ACT Brumbies

City (Canberra): Weird, designed specifically to be the nations capital, and it shows it. It's pristine, it's well laid out, it's incredibly boring. Luckily there are some of the most beautiful women outside of Bulgaria there, which makes it more fun. 

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Logo: A great logo, and one befitting of the most successful Australian team. mountains in the background, and a horse rearing up, as the city was born in horse territory. Horses are good, strong, team, and stupid, just like a rugby team should be. (Ranking: 2nd)


Mascot: Brumbie Jack

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A Great costume. He's wearing the kit, he's smiling, he's got plastic hooves. A real winner, especially when you see him dance. From what I remember, he hands out gifts to kids too.

4. Melbourne Rebels 

City (Melbourne): Almost as big as Sydney, but without the same high-rise central business district. Resultantly, the city has the feel of a nice, old, gigantic town. It's nice, and has some interesting thigns to do and a good cafe culture, but when I was there it was 'chocka-block' with hipsters. Frankly, one is too many. For that, I can't forgive it, still, food is excellent, and it's a little cooler than most places. 

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Logo: Uninspired. The name the Rebels is good, as they are the newest, breakaway team in the league. No excuses for the stars and blue logo though. (ranking: 5th).

Mascot: No mascot yet, perhaps one will develop over time. I'd like to see a Jimmy Dean style rebel smoking on the sidelines, beating up other teams fans. This would be great news.

5. Western Force

City (Perth): The most isolated million people city in the world, and one that's resultantly developed its very own being. The coast around Perth is beautiful, the food and drink wonderful, and the city is filled with parks and easy going people. On the other hand, it's filled with English and South African people who've moved over, and it's also closed for all of Sunday- like literally legally everything is closed. Nice, but flawed.

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Logo: Not bad. A strong, royal blue which catches the eye. The black logo, a 'force' of nature which incorporates a black swan, Perth's native animal. In case you haven't seen one, take a regular white swan, shrink it 20%, but make it 400 times more aggressive. Anyway, nice logo. (ranking: 3rd)

Mascot: Westy The Swan

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I don't know what the guy on the right is, but Westy is on the left. It's not a very good thing, and looks more like an insect than a swan from front on. Still, you can see him flapping his wings on the sidelines.

In conclusion: For logos, it goes Reds, Brumbies, Force, Waratahs, Rebels. For mascots, it goes Brumbie Jack, Rusty the Koala, Tah Man, Westy the Swan, and nothing. What have we learned? Rebels need to sort their shit out. Good stuff, more to come? Who knows?