Source: INPHO/Billy Stickland

A SHORT TWO weeks ago, the nation was basking in the reflected glow of the rugby team finally beating New Zealand after a 111-year wait.

They go at it again on Saturday in Dublin, with anticipation building ahead of the match in both countries – and it seems to have got to the respective national airlines too.

It all started on Wednesday, when Air New Zealand threw out some light trash talk on Twitter

Source: FlyAirNZ

Of course, Aer Lingus came right back at them to defend their honour

Source: @AerLingus Twitter

All very tame so far.

Then Air New Zealand started joking about changing Aer Lingus’s boarding passes to an appropriate colour

Source: @FlyAirNZ Twitter

And there was only one solution to that from Aer Lingus

Source: AerLingus Twitter

That looks better.

Next, they did a quick redesign of Air New Zealand’s in flight magazine

Source: AerLingus Twitter

And the crowd down under responded in turn

Source: @FlyAirNZ Twitter

Aer Lingus came back with a bigger idea

Source: Twitter

And were matched again

Source: @FlyAirNZ Twitter

Finally, a forfeit was proposed

Source: Aer Lingus Twitter

Which seems to have been agreed upon

Source: Twitter

The deal is set in Twitter stone now

Source: @FlyairNZ Twitter

Game on.

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