Professional sport in New Zealand is hard. Like, really hard
By Benji Crossley In case anyone needed reminding, the last 48 hours delivered a decent slap in the face. Delivering professional sport in New Zealand is hard. Delivering it in[…]
Tagged: administration
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What’s the point of all of this?
By Benji Crossley New Zealand Rugby has treated the All Blacks as the engine of the game. In doing so, it may have weakened everything that engine is expected to[…]
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Details Please
The NZ20 saga has drawn on for longer than a Peter Jackson movie. And it’s been a really interesting exercise in a PR battle. The proponents are a well oiled[…]
Sporting Pictures of the Week 7 December
Imagine running 40 metres in extreme heat with pads and gloves to take a great catch, and you get a guy slobbering NO RUN in your face. Meanwhile the opposing[…]
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Forever Tuesday Morning.
There have been numerous complaints how this test series against the West Indies started on a Tuesday. Sure that is possibly unique, and certainly not ideal. But international cricket schedules[…]
SKY Stadium
It’s 2025 and people don’t get why NZ Cricket hosts white ball cricket at SKY Stadium, rather than at the home of cricket, the Basin Reserve. Traditionalists will always prefer[…]
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Welcome to the Colour of Spring
So the experiment of playing cricket in New Zealand in October hasn’t gone so well. Glamour opponents have come here for some T20s and there hasn’t been a lot of[…]
R360’s Biggest Problems
So the sports washers appear to be serious about their efforts to add rugby to their portfolio. The latest venture has put the establishment is damage control, but in this[…]
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The Americas Cup and the ANZAC Test – the thing they have in common
Today it was announced that the Government had declined to come to the party to help fund an Auckland America’s Cup. The press release from Team New Zealand all seemed[…]
National Stadium No More
By Scott MacLean Eden Park will no longer carry the tagline of “New Zealand’s National Stadium” a tearful stadium CEO Nick Stadium-Fortress-Winner announced at an emotional media standup this morning.[…]
