Looking Back: The 1983 Calcutta Cup
5th March 1983. Marvin Gaye is top of the New Zealand charts with ‘Sexual Healing’. Robert Muldoon is the Prime Minister. It’s Dan Carter’s first birthday. On the other side[…]
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Looking Back: LeMond v Fignon
By Aiden McLaughlin Overnight, I watched one of the most dramatic stages of the Tour de France ever. Believe me, that’s not a description I throw out lightly after watching[…]
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Looking Back: Barcelona
By Scott Maclean “And Solskjær has won it!!!” Twenty-one years on, those five words from commentator Clive Tyldesley still send a shiver for Manchester United fans even today. The 1999[…]
Looking Back: The Auld Mug
By Scott MacLean “The America’s Cup is NOW New Zealand’s Cup!” 25 years ago Peter Montgomery’s classic line echoed across the country, realising the moment that New Zealand had claimed[…]
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Looking Back: Kipper
By Aiden McLaughlin Unfortunately I can’t remember who it was, but recently I noticed someone on Twitter ask people to name a famous person they’d been to school with. I[…]
Looking Back – 2019 UEFA Champions League semifinals
By Ryan Nixon “Just pump sport into my veins.” On occasion, the unscripted nature of sport can deliver an adrenaline surge like no other. It sets the heart galloping, while[…]
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Looking Back: Historical Sporting Friendships
By Paul Montague At this year’s ASB Women’s Classic tennis tournament in Auckland, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki professed a close friendship for one another. It was evident the comments weren’t just[…]
Looking Back: Who said Wasps were a nuisance?
By Hamish Girvan With this weekend’s upcoming NFL draft all teams will be trying to emulate the Kansas City Chiefs In this year’s version of Superbowl. The preview was never[…]
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Looking Back: Clash of the Codes
By Aiden McLaughlin Sport is full of dynasties. Over the last 40 years alone, we’ve seen the West Indies and Australian Cricket teams dominate for long periods, Manchester United win[…]
Looking Back: The 48th Attempt in 48 years
In 1976 Bishan Bedi had been hospitalised with pneumonia playing a test match at the Basin Reserve while fielding in a slightly bitter gale. This prompted the decision to realign[…]
