I’ve stayed away from the whole NPC death match until things become clearer.
Part of the problem is that the debate has largely been on emotional rather than any attempt to consider the issues in a logical manner.
Case in point: Save Our Teams.
The site’s mission is nothing but worthy:
The NZRU Constitution clearly states, under Objects [...]
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You can always expect the NRL judiciary to add to the drama around the time of a test against the Kiwis or the Grand Final.
All you can ask of any judiciary is that they are consistent. And that is undeniably the case with the NRL judiciary.
Come Anzac test time, you can set your clock by [...]
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New Zilders tend to have a binary reaction to rugby – it’s either all good in the hood or doom and gloom.
There’s no mid-field so to speak when it comes to our view of rugby.
So while we seem to be in another boom period, the Aussies have a different spin on things with David Campese [...]
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What more could you want than a highlight reels of band and cheerleading disasters?
Just the thing to keep in mind the next time the ABs play the Boks … see, it could be worse!
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Just watching a race from Ellerslie.
No surprise in that.
It’s just the name of the race that has caused a bit of discussion on Trackside.
Sponsors are the life blood of sports and particularly racing. Without sponsors prepare to put money into sports including racing, there is a genuine risk that sports will go down the gurgler.
One [...]
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Now I’m not trying to make a real fuss of this, but I feel obligated to bring to you dear reader, yes both of us, the latest sports science date.
But it’s all good news … bonking is good for sports.
According to the latest reports, sex improves performance even cricketers.
Gary Kirsten, a South African who coaches [...]
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Here’s an idea for those that have paid to see the AB’s play like the proverbial … ask Ted to pay you back!
It worked for a US sports fan:
He wrote to the coach of his favourite team and enclosed an invoice for an away game at which he felt his team had disgraced themselves.
And the [...]
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Ever since the Warriors became the first NZ based team to join a regular Aussie comp, we’ve been waiting.
And waiting.
And waiting.
Mind you, we all got excited when Wynton Rufer came back to live with the Kingz. Who soon became the Queenz and we’re still waiting.
Yes, we got excited in 2002 when Mrs Jones little boy [...]
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It may be an old story know but it’s still got legs.
The coach you got sacked because he got smacked.
Yep, think about Jason “Kung Fu” Taylor only got given the DCM because he got KO’ed by David “The Terminator” Fa’alogo. Fa’alogo’s career at Souths also got terminated.
Let’s take another scenario.
Taylor goes out gets tanked, makes [...]
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Let’s get a few things straight.
The Adjudicator offers opinions on upcoming games at Fox Sports (www.foxsports.com.au).
The Adjudicator is an Aussie.
And what does the Yellow Fever have to say about Aussies??
Same old Aussies, always cheating.
Actually, in this case, it’s more like “same old Aussies, always bleating”.
Let me explain. Each week, The Adjudicator consults the ouija board [...]
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