Rugby World Cup Quiz: Monday’s Question
By The Spotter Here we are then, with a 50-buck voucher up for grabs- thanks to Sam @ ‘Gee Quiz’. And I’ve tried to keep my word to him to make it a challenge. Whoever[…]
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Play and Win with Sportsfreak’s Rugby World Cup Daily Quiz
By The Spotter Sportsfreak.co.nz has teamed up with Wellington-based trivia quiz outfit ‘Gee Quiz’ to bring you a challenging, daily Rugby World Cup Quiz. Beginning tomorrow, Monday 7th Oct, and running for a week til next Friday, one question will[…]
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Eye on NZ Press Box
By The Spotter Here’s a good litmus test- if Sky’s sports opinion programme ‘NZ Press Box’ were a podcast, would you bother tuning in much? Because apart from Nate Rarere, Huw Beynon, the sometime appearance of Ravinder Hunia, and[…]
NZ 23 Sth Africa 13: From a NZ Perspective
By The Spotter The high-octane game of the All Blacks and their expertise and often brilliance in transferring the ball in very confined areas was enough to see them home[…]
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Just a Wee Bit Apprehensive
By The Spotter Tucked away in the extremities of a darkened interrogation room is a massive grey beast. Its rather elongated name is: ‘Lack of experience might bite us on the rear come RWC knock-out stage time’.[…]
Kirk and Kirwan: Men Apart in More Ways than One
By The Spotter A stark take-away from the brilliant rugby documentary ‘By the balls’ was about how two polar opposites in background were bedevilled by multiple challenges and ever-present self-doubt, and yet had the courage[…]
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Swinehound Sports Quiz #9
By The Spotter Here we go: The ninth version of ‘the Swinehound’ sports quiz. Defending champ is Scott MacLean. The great thing about the ‘hound is that so far not a soul[…]
Winning at What Cost?
By Paul Montague It’s bad enough for the credibility of an international sport when one team wins by a mammoth 92-7; it’s even worse when one team patronizes the other[…]
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The Current Reality of Kids’ Sport- Blame the Dopey Adults
By The Spotter Two and a bit years ago, I got so fed up with reading about referee abuse in this country that I wrote an angry piece on this site. I also emailed[…]
The True Essence of the ABs- Taking It to the Kids
By The Spotter There they were on the network news a few days back. Interacting with hordes of starstruck kids at various venues across the country- the All Blacks, that is.[…]
