The Swinehound Sports Quiz #11
By The Spotter It’s the Swinehound Christmas Quiz with no questions whatsoever about Christmas. But Happy Christmas though. The defending Swinehound Shield holder is North Harbour’s Ryan Nixmas/Nixon. Will he put[…]
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Sir Peter Snell- Iconic NZ Sum of Many Parts
By Paul Montague When we farewelled Sir Peter Snell, we weren’t of course saying goodbye to just a good athlete, but a legendary one. And Snell was certainly Track and Field’s gain.[…]
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Wooden you know it: It’s Cricket Circa 1985
By Paul Montague Watching the cricket test going on in Perth right now highlights just how much of a power game top-level cricket has become since thirty-four long years ago. And not just in the[…]
An Inter-Doms Night is one to Remember
By Paul Montague Tomato sauce on the hot chips; lots of it too and dribbling down the side of the cup. Out to the birdcage to see which runner has that[…]
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In Defence of the Languid Jofra
By Paul Montague From another era, when Javed Miandad suggested Ewen Chatfield would make the ideal bowling machine for his Karachi backyard, it was a type of nod to Chatfield being the kind[…]
When Good Nostalgia wasn’t that Great
By Paul Montague Retro should by rights equate to an escapist ramble through a yearned for, sepia-tinted past. Not always though. ‘We never had it so good’ on closer inspection could at times actually mean the complete opposite. If you thought the dire ‘Melody[…]
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The Future of our Rugby is a Bit More Important
By Paul Montague There has been a bordering-on hysterical reaction from a section of the social media wolf pack towards Steve Hansen’s response to THAT question after the semi-final. Really, it’s a pretty accurate reflection of[…]
Shag’s Big Gamble Looks a Winner
By Paul Montague When Ben Smith was suddenly relegated to the All Black periphery this season, most fans’ reaction, including mine, wasn’t far removed from this: It wasn’t immediately noticeable earlier[…]
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Read’s Irish Master-Class Evokes Memories of Other Great Performances
By Paul Montague In the pantheon of great performances in a lead role by an All Black loose forward, the one by Kieran Read against Ireland at Rugby World Cup 2019 deserves to rank[…]
If it’s Tight, Standing Still Is Obviously a No-No
By Paul Montague You would have to think the Irish will not be happy to note the return of ‘Guzzler’ Retallick to the first XV of NZ’s ranks for tonight’s quarter-final[…]
