No Ordinary Times and Games
By The Spotter The final of the ICC Men’s World test cricket championship is to be staged from June 18-22. Any potential victory for New Zealand over India though could[…]
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The World’s not ended, but it’s a Different Landscape for the ABs
By The Spotter The post mortems have been written and the national state of emergency declared. The All Blacks have lost two test matches in a row. Our main source[…]
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A Brief Lament for Colour
By The Spotter If he knew that more than a few people nowadays take their news from individuals posting on social media feeds, the only sports journalist to be admitted into the NZ Sports[…]
Fields of Unglory: The Blurred Lines of Elitism in College Sport
By Paul Montague Never had much of a rugby career- two years at high school was my lot. In the opening game of my third season, I knocked my head[…]
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Greats of Coaching- What Makes Them Outstanding?
By Paul Montague For anyone aspiring to become an outstanding coach in their chosen sport, the initial mindset they’d have would surely be an unrequited passion for the sport itself- as opposed[…]
Swinehound Sports Quiz #14
By The Spotter Quiz #13 was way back at Easter- it feels like half a year ago. The pride of Mid Canterbury, Andrew Mitchell, is the current champ. Andrew is[…]
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Twin Steve Mafia Goneburger, So Right Time to Reconnect Back to the Clubs
By The Spotter Viewing last week’s episode of ‘The Breakdown’ and the exceptionally good new production ‘Loosehead Footy’ on Sky, brings one to the realisation it’s the right time, right now in the present winds[…]
Looking Back: Historical Sporting Friendships
By Paul Montague At this year’s ASB Women’s Classic tennis tournament in Auckland, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki professed a close friendship for one another. It was evident the comments weren’t just[…]
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The Swinehound Sports Quiz #13
By The Spotter The Swinehound Shield holder is Mid Canterbury, in the form of Andrew Mitchell. This edition is slightly longer for the Easter weekend. It’s tough, I reckon. The[…]
“Old Man Radio” Hit for a Six
By Paul Montague It’s pretty difficult to think of a more damaging psychological hit over the boundary than being fired smack in the middle of a nationwide lockdown and when you’re[…]
