Sporting pictures of the Week :- 7 November
Bees at the Basin. What the hell is going on with pitch invaders in the UK at the moment? Josh Burnett’s taking out stage four on the Tour of Southland,[…]
Tagged: rugby union
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150,000 knocks
By Jack Cottrell Head injuries in rugby are in the spotlight again, following Dylan Cleaver’s interview with Carl Hayman. The piece is an even handed and empathetic look at a[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 1 November
Upper Central Stallions beat Canterbury Bulls in the national RL final over the weekend. What a way to celebrate. Manawatu fans. Bless. Yes, there is an annual Halloween surfing competition[…]
Rugby Union in the pre Internet years
Sometimes an innocuous tweet can reveal something. When Beauden Barrett takes the field against Wales B on Sunday it will be his 100th "test"50 as a starter, 50 off the[…]
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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[…]
