80 Minutes In 80 Words: NRL Round 26
By Stephen Gallagher North Queensland Cowboys V Brisbane Broncos – 1300 SMILES Stadium – 21.50NZT The Cowboys have their season on the line right here. With a best finish of[…]
Monthly Archive: August 2017
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The Mitchell McClenaghan worry factor
So “Mitchell McClenaghan has been released from his New Zealand Cricket central contract in order to pursue a pathway in overseas T20 leagues”. It is the second part of that[…]
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Flying Ferns make it a Fabulous Fifth
By The Spotter Glory…and redemption. When our brilliant Black Ferns won that thrilling Women’s Rugby World Cup Final (the best-ever Women’s Final, surely), they in turn exorcised the ghost of a comprehensive defeat by[…]
The Biggest Clowns in Town
By The Spotter The biggest clowns of all in this part of the world are you, The NZ Herald, for speculating (and whether it were tongue-in cheek or not you still chose[…]
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Mrs Pinetree, the Media, and the Legacy
By The Spotter There was plenty of excellent coverage from the media in the wake of the tragic passing (surely no exaggeration in that) of Sir Colin Meads. The balance was almost[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 24 August
Hoffenheim went to Anfield during the week for a Champions League qualification game. Imagine going along without brushing your teeth first. Who knew that Luis Suarez had a brand other[…]
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80 Minutes In 80 Words: NRL Round 25
By Stephen Gallagher THUSRDAY: Brisbane Broncos V Parramatta Eels – Suncorp Stadium – 21.50NZT It wasn’t that long ago where the Eels ripped the Broncos in a major upset victory.[…]
McGregor / Mayweather. It’s here
The biggest boxing event in history is set to take place in Las Vegas on August 26th as Mayweather takes on McGregor. It is expected to smash all previous pay-per[…]
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The mightiest tree in the forest has fallen
By Scott MacLean The passing of Colin Earl Meads after a battle with pancreatic cancer this morning leaves a larger-than-life void in the national game. I’m not of an age[…]
Missing the important stuff
Yesterday the story about Jerome Kaino’s alleged affair broke and he went home to pick up the pieces. That followed a few Aaron Smith stories during the week. And they[…]
