The 80/20 Rule
The majority of All Blacks v Springboks tests, numerically speaking, have been in the last 20 years. There have been some good tests in that time; the mauling of Albany,[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 6 June
Like Michael Holding at Carisbrook in 1980, there is something about an act of petulance delivered with grace. Third seed Aryna Sabalenka getting knocked out of the French Open. In[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 23 May
Who knew there were so many different shades of yellow? Hurricanes yellow, Phoenix yellow, stadium seat yellow, and pitch marking yellow. Sam Cane relaxing on a pretty random couch. The[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 28 March
This is one really confusing photo. It’s not just the Ranfurly Shield where players sleep alongside trophies. A mural has popped up in Manchester showing Marcus Rashford kicking down the[…]
The Changing Landscape
By Aiden McLaughlin On Thursday night New Zealand time, the Six Nations completed a deal to sell a 14.3% share of their revenue to a private equity firm, CVC Capital[…]
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Super Rugby Aotearoa: Hurricanes v Blues
The season opener for these teams started in a sun drenched capital, but by the end, it was the home side that were feeling the blues. Pre-match, the Sky Stadium[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 14 February
Elina Svitolina walks out into the Australian tennis Open. Just look at the new Romanian rugby union kits. And the non players steal the show. Shaoib Akhtar has a new[…]
Alice Hoagland Obituary
By Jack Cottrell Alice Hoagland passed away at age 71 in December 2020. She is survived by her siblings, nieces and nephews, and over a thousand rugby-playing sons and daughters.[…]
