Let the debate begin around water-coolers nationwide.
If given the choice, would you rather see the All Blacks beat the Lions in the upcoming Test series, or Team New Zealand win back the 'Auld Mug'?
On this edition of round table we poll a few thoughtful minds around the office to see what they think of it all.
Andrew Gourdie, Newshub presenter and reporter
America's Cup win
I'm not a yachtie. I'm not against rugby, either. But this has everything to do with the impact on both sports if faced with the opposite.
If the All Blacks were to lose this series it might not be a bad thing for the international game at all. But a series loss wouldn't change a whole lot. The All Blacks would continue on.
But if Team New Zealand can't regain the Auld Mug in Bermuda, then their future is far from certain. It would likely depend on the continued hard work of people like Grant Dalton to find the money to fund another campaign. Could he go again? Would we simply be priced out of the game?
Dave Campbell, Executive producer, Sport, RadioLIVE
Lions Test series win
I'll take a series victory over the Lions (albeit something of a skim milk version of the famous touring side) over the America's Cup any day of the week.
The America's Cup is as sexy as it has ever been with the breakneck speeds and crash and bash racing, and Pete Burling brings a huge dose of quintessential Kiwi culture to the equation as helmsman -- in the finest traditions of Sir Peter Blake -- but no one's going to lose any sleep if we come a cropper again.
Put simply, the Lions have been part of the international sporting fabric for well over 100 years. They are (or were) revered. Few sporting events, including the America's Cup, would resonate as warmly with your average Kiwi sports fan, even if the battle for the Auld Mug has been going for longer.
Ross Karl, rugby reporter, Newshub
Lions Test series win
I don't care whether New Zealand wins the Cup. If I don't care about a sport in between major events then I don't care about it during.
Duncan Garner, AM Show host
America's Cup win
I thought I'd say an All Blacks series victory in a heart beat, then I thought about it again. The All Blacks win so often I could cope with a lost series, it might make the predictable world rugby order slightly more interesting.
So for me it's the America's Cup. Think about what it would mean? It's not a flash in the pan win.. it has a lasting impact, it means the event comes to NZ and crucially so do jobs, so does infrastructure and investment. Long term, winning the America's Cup has a greater impact on our country.
Greg Pearson, AM Show sport producer
America's Cup win
Here's a couple of counter questions for rugby fans: would it sting more to lose the Lions series or the Bledisloe Cup? And in the current state of world rugby, would you have preferred a three-test England series? Once the Rugby Championship kicks off, the Lions would've only served as good build up to the All Blacks regular test program.
History and legacy are big things with the Lions but the same applies to New Zealand's involvement in the America's Cup. I can't explain why but New Zealand has a real love affair with the America's Cup, and sure it gets a bit rocky in the years between regattas but when the racing gets underway, the red socks come out and the majority get behind Team New Zealand.
And getting the Cup away from Oracle this time around would be a big thing for the event.
Stephen Foote, Newshub sport digital producer
Lions Test series win
Personally, this is as close to a no-brainer as it gets. Give me a series won over the Lions every day of the week and then three times on Sunday.
The America's Cup is undoubtedly a spectacle, but for me, the shameless politicking and bureaucracy involved as well as the enormous reliance on technological innovation for success extracts too much from the purity of sporting competition. It's the same reason motorsport has never really struck a chord. The human element is diminished by machinery.
Like plenty of Kiwis, I was raised on a diet of early morning African Tests and chilly evenings behind goalposts. All Black success just plain means more. It's the first sports team many of us ever cared about.
And do you really want to hear 12 more years of bleating from the north about how superior their rugby is?
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