New Zealand is the current world series champ in Sevens. Not even the current World Cup Sevens holder.
Which is still more than can be said about our 15’s team but that’s another story.
New Zealand also hosts one of the premier events in the Sevens series – the Wellington party.
You could excuse the way the [...]
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Scott Dixon did his bit to fly the NZ flag winning the Rolex 24-hour event at Daytona. According to the NZ Herald, it’s the biggest endurance event in the States … and we thought it was always bigger in Texas??
We’re pretty spoilt in New Zild, somehow expecting that Kiwi spirit, passion, whatever (I use [...]
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I know it’s the middle of summer (it seems like the middle of Dubai here today) but it’s just over a month to the start of the NRL and I really need to start with my pre-season writing.
You never want to think the Warriors have turned a corner, but as much as you felt for [...]
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It was the Big Day Out today of the equine kind … particularly if you were a Wellingtonian.
The Wellington Cup has become more than just a race – it’s become a real event. People who wouldn’t know which end of the horse to pat and which end of the horse to avoid pile up in [...]
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Apparently there’s some tennis on in Melbourne.
Sorry, I just can’t get enthused.
Am I somehow retarded for not appreciating tennis? If you think so, I’d appreciate you not commenting!
Is it the lack of personalities or name players in the men’s draw?
Or just NZ’s fascination with a small range of sports involving big hits and balls [...]
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You gotta love Hamilton man Chris Hanlon.
He’s come up with the idea of building a site to have a whip-around for Tana and give him a few bucks to retire with. And we’re not talking animals with antlers either.
Before you laugh your head off, stop and think for a moment.
In plenty of other sports, [...]
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I was thinking back to the hard time I gave Craig Gower for being such a dickhead.
Having said that, you’ve got to be a real dickhead to stand out in the NRL as a real dickhead.
So I can’t see how I can give Sione Luaki any latitude.
First, take the following quiz:
It’s a couple of weeks [...]
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We all know Kobe Bryant likes to score on and off the court.
But yesterday’s efforts was something else – the second most points scored by an individual ever in a NBA game. Read about it here.
To put it into context, this season alone 99 times has a team of 12 players failed to score [...]
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It would seem unrelated but nonetheless ironic that just after Kerry Packer was dismissed (third umpire call), the Aussie cricketers start coming back down to earth.
Yes the Ockers beat NZ in a one day series but it’s a bit desperate for any team to celebrate beating NZ these days. In any case, had NZ not [...]
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OK, with a post title like that, you’re bound to think that I’m going to talk about some namby pamby NZEI or PPTA directive – no team shall win.
That way, we can prepare generations of future players for the Knights. (Sorry to both you Knights fans but it was too much to resist).
Horse racing [...]
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