Lochore; a True Rugby Great
By The Spotter Sir Brian Lochore was revered and loved by the NZ rugby public. Undoubtedly a major reason for this was his enduring humility, even though he had a pile of[…]
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Hugh McIlvanney
By Aiden McLaughlin There are sports writers and then there was Hugh McIlvanney. News of Hugh’s passing broke this afternoon, just a week short of his 85th birthday. A proud Scotsman,[…]
Farewell to a true Athletics Great
By The Spotter A beast called Le Bron James rolled over the Celtics in game seven of the Eastern Conference NBA final today. A few hours earlier we lost a NZ[…]
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Dennis Priestley pays tribute to Eric Bristow
The darts community suffered a devastating loss last month with the death of legendary sportsman Eric Bristow. Bristow was known in the sport as the ‘Crafty Cockney’ and was at[…]
Vale to three top men of the ‘8’ Jersey
By The Spotter Gary Seear, then Mac McCallion and just this past week, Dylan Mika. It’s a sad, premature farewell to three prominent members of the NZ Rugby family. And all played[…]
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Mrs Pinetree, the Media, and the Legacy
By The Spotter There was plenty of excellent coverage from the media in the wake of the tragic passing (surely no exaggeration in that) of Sir Colin Meads. The balance was almost[…]
The mightiest tree in the forest has fallen
By Scott MacLean The passing of Colin Earl Meads after a battle with pancreatic cancer this morning leaves a larger-than-life void in the national game. I’m not of an age[…]
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Sir John was one of the Best
By The Spotter Someone whose opinion he must have respected told D.J. Graham around the mid-1960s, “Graham, you should give it away- you’re looking too old and slow”. Upon hearing that damning[…]
The Original Eric Watson
Eric Watson, literally and figuratively the original Eric Watson of the New Zealand sporting scene, national selector and then coach of the All Blacks in 1979 and 1980, died last[…]
