Golden Summers
When Graeme Swann sealed a rare Ashes win at Lord’s in 2009 the celebration was given extra warmth by that fact that this was the first English fixture for over[…]
Tagged: book review
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Sir Bob Charles: The Biography
By Aiden McLaughlin ‘Bob is one of the finest gentlemen I have had the privilege of knowing. He has been a phenomenal ambassador for New Zealand and for the game[…]
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Beaudy: Skills, drills & the path to the top
By Aiden McLaughlin Beauden Barrett’s new book isn’t the typical sports autobiography that you might expect in the buildup to Christmas. Teaming up with Rikki Swannell, ‘Beaudy: Skills, drills & the[…]
Sh*t Moments in NZ Sport
From the people who brought you The Sh*t Towns of NZ, this new book scratches all the wounds of those events that still haunt us. It is an easy read[…]
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Facing the Haka
By Aiden McLaughlin In July 2019, as they waited in the press conference room after the All Blacks had drawn 16-16 with South Africa in Wellington, Andy Burt leaned over[…]
Heroics & Heartbreak
By Aiden McLaughlin 27th October 2018. It seems like a lifetime ago. The All Blacks are playing Australia at Yokohama International Stadium in the first match of their end of[…]
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Joe Schmidt: Ordinary Joe
By Aiden McLaughlin At the start of April this year, I attended a fundraiser for the Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union. Joe Schmidt was the guest speaker. As with all these[…]
Tyson Fury: Behind The Mask
By Aiden McLaughlin Trust Tyson Fury to come in and make it all about him. As Deontay Wilder puts another title defence behind him with a recent knockout win over[…]
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Brothers in Black
Do you think we are out of new angles to chronicle the history of the All Blacks? Not so. In Jamie Wall’s Brothers in Black there is a retrospective of[…]
