Bouncebackability
By Aiden McLaughlin A response was badly needed and a response certainly came at a wet and wild night at Eden Park as the All Blacks blew Argentina away by[…]
Tagged: Rugby
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Full Circle
By Aiden McLaughlin Results are what matter most but as so often, they don’t tell the full story. The Scott Robertson era has started with a 2-0 sweep against an[…]
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The Foster years
By Aiden McLaughlin Three Rugby Championships, one Tri-Nations (in 2020 when South Africa were absent), the retention of the Bledisloe Cup throughout and Rugby World Cup runners up, by a[…]
2022 in Review: December
By Aiden McLaughlin Kane Williamson steps down as Black Caps Test captain and is replaced by Tim Southee. Williamson will continue as captain in ODI’s and T20I’s. The White Ferns[…]
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Ranfurly Shield: Hawke’s Bay v Bay of Plenty
By Aiden McLaughlin A Ranfurly Shield defence, but not as we know it. With the usual advantage of a home crowd hugely reduced due to Covid-19 Level 2 restrictions,[…]
Road to Nowhere
By Aiden McLaughlin With New Zealand preparing for a 3pm update from Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield, an email arrived in my inbox at 2.52pm on Friday afternoon: ‘All Blacks[…]
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All Blacks 33 – 25 Australia
By Aiden McLaughlin ‘At the end of the day it’s a Bledisloe Cup series, we put a stake in the ground, we’re 1-0 up and we’re looking forward to next[…]
That Fun Police thing
Outrage at a breathalyser being used at the Wellington Sevens. A punter got refused entry for blowing over the limit. The Fun Police gone mad etc; let’s bag that tournament[…]
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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[…]
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[…]
