Be Careful what you wish for
Never trust a Press Release that comes out at 6:04am on a Monday. Especially when that Monday happens to be the day after the conclusion of a major sporting event.[…]
Monthly Archive: April 2018
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When Good Golds Go Bad
By Paul Montague You may have won the gold but you’ve pretty much lost a whole nation. Sam Gaze…what have you done? It’s a downright shame for you and all your[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 13 April
So there has been a bit of rain at Worcestershire cricket club in the northern spring. That should never get in the way of a pre-season team photo. And, further[…]
When PR Goes Wrong
By Scott MacLean In case you missed it, the Hurricanes billed their clash with the Chiefs at the Cake Tin tomorrow night as the “Taranaki Land War”. While a nod[…]
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Sending Kids on an errand
Tonight a new standard was reached in TVNZ’s completely erratic coverage of the Commonwealth Games in Queensland. The same hockey match was being covered live on two of their three[…]
80 words in 80 minutes. NRL round six
By Stephen Gallagher Thursday, April 12 Roosters v Rabbitohs, Allianz Stadium, 21.50NZT Usually these two arch rivals kick the season off against each other, this year we’ve had to wait[…]
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The Comm Games- A Lot More Yeah Than Nah
By The Spotter Tonight from 10.20pm we could just see something incredibly special from the Athletics. Tom Walsh recently stated he’d like to expunge from the record books the drug-tainted 23.12m Men’s Shot[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 6 April
Self-indulgence corner. This feature started in 2013 after a photo of Kane Williamson bowling at Eden Park with a field similar to this got a fair bit of comment. The[…]
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80 words in 80 minutes. NRL round five
By Stephen Gallagher Thursday, April 5 Raiders v Bulldogs, GIO Stadium, 21.50NZT Desperate times means desperate measures. The Raiders winless through their first four matches, playing some dire football –[…]
Incessant Sledging is oh so Passé
By The Spotter Sorry, Kris Shannon. As much as I usually agree with what you come out with (and I do miss your interesting and eclectic Weird World of Sports column in the[…]
