When the stars aligned
So the Hurricanes won their second Super Rugby title with a 60-5 jogabout against the perennial silver medalists Chiefs. The scoreline was clearly unexpected, but this has been easily the[…]
Tagged: rugby union
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A Super Weekend at Te Kaha
By Hamish Girvan The inaugural round of a Super Rugby round in New Zealand also coincided with the grand opening of the One NZ Te Kaha stadium in Christchurch and[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the Week 26 April
The opening of Te Kaha, and the locals still love their horses. Erling Haaland goes alpha. Manchester City fans have a reputation for being plastic, but that’s one hell of[…]
Sporting Pictures of the Week 22 March
That Dan Carter guy knows how to get Social Media followers. A flock of pigeons leave the pitch before Barcelona take on Newcastle in the last 16 of the Champions[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the Week 15 March
Thousands of fans swarm the field when Alex Johnston broke the all time NRL try scoring record. Shame that none of them could read. It’s not often when you feel[…]
Rennie to the rescue
By Aiden McLaughlin Three years is a long time in rugby. Ditched by the Wallabies at the start of 2023 as Rugby Australia panicked before that year’s World Cup, Dave Rennie[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the Week 15 February
The first Winter Olympics medal for a South American, and it’s a gold. A different type of celebration from the Austrian snowboarder. I was looking back at you to see[…]
Sporting Pictures of the Week 1st February
The Dutch women’s cricket team has qualified for their first ever ICC World Cup, so it’s time to have a splash around. Australia Open Corner. Ben Shelton. More Ben Shelton,[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the Week 19 January
Anastasia Potapova in action during the Australian Open Yanks sport corner. Oregon linebacker Torrence Williams runs on to the field before the Peach Bowl college football playoff semifinal against Indiana[…]
Five Deadly Sins
By Benji Crossley The last two years have been difficult for me. On the one hand, the All Black coach has been a Mount Maunganui surfer who played 7 for[…]
