Just what we needed
This was just what the Rugby World Cup needed. There was as much upset action overnight as in the previous seven tournaments combined. The Georgia win over Tonga was the[…]
Monthly Archive: September 2015
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NRL Finals Week 2 Preview
By Stephen Gallagher FRIDAY: • Sydney Roosters V Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs – Allianz Stadium 22.05NZT This is it for one of these historical Sydney clubs. The Minor Premiers took a[…]
The Wellington Lions Mid-term report
By Scott MacLean After the debacle that was the 2014 ITM Cup campaign, Wellington’s provincial side desperately needed to not only win back the fans, but also their way into[…]
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NFL Match-up of the week with Hamish Girvan
How not to make your NFL debut… With Week 1 of the NFL in the books let’s look at this week’s key match up Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 18 September
Pacmen? Space Invaders? Some lawnmower challenge? No, it’s the good people of New York getting the court ready for the US Open man’s tennis final. Before that, this is what[…]
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The background to the Hakarena
When will this Rugby World Cup start again? This build-up seems to have been more tortued than most. Reports of All Blacks shifting hotels, those dreadful commercial promotions, and trash-talking[…]
We Need to Talk:- 17 September
The changing face of New Zealand sports broadcasting. NFL on free-to-air; who saw that coming? Why can’t Manchester City play Champions League football? And what do we believe may or[…]
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The Long Game
Brian Close has passed away. An extraordinary career that spanned 27 years. From Walter Hadlee’s New Zealand’s famous tour to England in 1949 through to that great West Indian team[…]
Jamie Carragher is coming to Wellington
Time to dust off those shell-suits and get a new perm. After a lot of hard work by the LFC Wellington Committee is extremely excited to announce that Jamie Carragher IS[…]
