Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 9 August
By Keith Miller There’s nothing better than a surprise performer – as an example few picked Natalie Rooney to pick up the silver medal in the Women’s Trap Shooting yesterday,[…]
Monthly Archive: August 2016
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NRL Rewind Round 22
By Stephen Gallagher Broncos 12 Dragons 8 In the driving rain at WIN Stadium saw a very lackluster game played out. Two teams who’re out of sorts both desperate for[…]
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 8 August
By Keith Miller Unfortunately, due to a few technical difficulties (in other words a cocktail party that turned into a surprise wedding with an open bar on Saturday night), the[…]
The tale of two first-five eighths
By The Spotter Wellington Hurricanes 20, Transvaal Lions 3. In conditions more suited to a Civil Defence emergency, the seemingly condemned bridesmaid of Super Rugby finally made it to the[…]
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Being a Hurricanes fan
Being a Hurricanes fan tests the emotions, and it has tested those emotions for 21 years. The theme has been 21 years of some of the most exciting rugby you[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 5 August
It is fair to say the locals’ anticipation of the Rio Olympics has been mixed. This photo sums it up the best. Welcome to the Australian table tennis team. If[…]
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Sports Illustrated’s NZ Olympic Prediction
By Keith Miller Each Olympic Year, Brian Cazeneuve from Sports Illustrated does a wonderful, wonderful thing. The veteran journalist scours all 306 events on offer at the Olympics, and works[…]
NRL Record: Round 22
By Stephen Gallagher THURSDAY Saint George Illawarra Dragons V Brisbane Broncos – WIN Stadium – 21.50NZT The season of both these sides round rely on this result. The Dragons only[…]
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Allowing Stepanova In Would Have Been Dopey
By The Spotter This piece is in response to the following letter written by the thirteen national anti-doping groups (‘Nados’) to IOC President, Thomas Bach on the Russian doping scandal. In the tenth[…]
NRL Rewind Round 21
By Stephen Gallagher Roosters 32 Broncos 16 What a performance from the Sydneysiders. They’ve added a heap of misery on to the flailing Broncos. It was one of the best[…]
