Ian Bruce Deans (1960-2019); A Canterbury and Ranfurly Shield Great
By The Spotter Bruce ‘Diesel’ Deans was the halfback for one of the great All Black teams- the 1988 model. A team which in three tests, the first against Wales and the first and[…]
Monthly Archive: August 2019
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Nervous Nineties?
By Andrew Dunford During the third day of the Sri Lanka v New Zealand Test match at Galle, TV viewers were reminded frequently that the largest target chased successfully at[…]
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Waltzing the All Blacks
By The Spotter It’s now official. We got done over like a dog’s dinner in Perth and the selectors have gotten the heebeegeebees and pressed the nuclear button. Don’t swallow[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 16 August
Oh, Dan Carter. Not only was it not a particularly cold day in Auckland, but if you’re that concerned about feeling the cold surely you’d wear socks. From the England[…]
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NRL 80 words in 80 minutes: Round 22
By Stephen Gallagher THURSDAY: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles V Wests Tigers, 21.50 – Lottoland With Manly returning home after a loss, they will be amped up for this clash against[…]
Leave the backline alone
By The Spotter In the wake of last Saturday night in Perth there has been some (almost surprisingly) controlled gnashing of teeth from talkback callers. Have the ghosts of centre position experiments past with[…]
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The First London Bus
This is a much anticipated New Zealand cricket season. All the Overlords are involved; England is here in November, India in February, and in the meantime there is the small[…]
Sport Clubs Could Do More For Communities
By Helen Borich Football can be a powerful force for change. From the ghettos of Brazil to the council estates of England and beyond, football has the power to transform individual[…]
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A Moment in Time
By Scott MacLean A shade after 10.30pm our time on Saturday night, what was already shaping as a difficult outing for the All Blacks got a whole lot worse. Under[…]
The Swinehound Sports Quiz #8
By The Spotter Welcome to the eighth edition of the ‘Swinehound’ sports quiz. There hasn’t been one for a good while, so there’s an increase from the regular 8 question set to a full XV this time. The joint defenders[…]
