Love Letter to the Steamers
By Benji Crossley Dear Bay of Plenty, I’ve been thinking about you a lot the last few days, well more than usual. I’ve been thinking about Eion Crossan and Andy[…]
Tagged: rugby union
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Yours Please #1
By Stephen Gallagher, Scott MacLean and Benji Crossley We have decided to introduce a regular new series. “Your Please” asks three Sportsfreak affiliates their thoughts on what has happened –[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the Week 6 October
A legacy of the Olympics. A Cindy Ngamba tribute mural in the middle of Paris. Wayne Rooney being Wayne Rooney now he’s a manager. Football around the world. Switzerland. A[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 15 September
One of the sporting pictures of the year. It’s Greater Noida and people are running out with desk fans and extension cords to dry the outfield. As hilarious as that[…]
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Shield Fever
By Graeme Woolf I regret to inform you that I’ve got a fever. It seems that most years recently at around this time, it comes on. I often know well[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 1 September
The official opening of the Paris Paralympics. Old mate Phygie and friends. Teamwork in the heats of the 100 metres swimming. Oi oi oi. A warm welcome to South Africa[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 18 August
Farewell to the Paris Olympics. And we never got to understand how the omnium works. We will miss the boulder climbing. We will also miss the swimming in the Seine.[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 28 July
The City of Light knew how to put on a show. What’s not to love about surfing in Tahiti being part of the Olympics? They said he couldn’t do it. […]
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Full Circle
By Aiden McLaughlin Results are what matter most but as so often, they don’t tell the full story. The Scott Robertson era has started with a 2-0 sweep against an[…]
The Bolter
By Scott MacLean In the age of professional rugby, the term “bolter” – meaning a wholly unforeseen “bolt from the blue” selection suffers from misuse; we’re usually accustomed to seeing[…]
