Swinehound Quiz #7
By The Spotter The 7th Swinehound via sportsfreak.co.nz is centred on Rugby Union and ‘The Mighty Quinn’; NZ’s commentating royalty, Keith Quinn. It is his lines of commentary that have settled permanently into the[…]
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Leave the Preaching at the Altar
By The Spotter It’s high time to do away with religious dogma and associated preaching in sport. It’s an affront to me to literally brainwash people with attitudes that originated a couple of thousand[…]
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Something Reeks and it’s the IAAF
By The Spotter Ah yes; I recall even as a kid 12,000 miles away that a feeling within me always wanted Steve Ovett to thrash the pants off Sebastian Coe whenever they[…]
Thinking Outside the Six-Yard Box
By The Spotter With Jacinda Ardern’s worldwide approval rating currently at stratospheric level, there are sporting organisations here that ought to be thinking progressively about ways they can ride on the coat tails of the PM’s popularity. Life is all about timing, and besides[…]
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Swinehound Quiz #6
By The Spotter Have finally got round to compiling another ‘Swinehound’. Apologies for the rain delay. The defending joint holders of the ‘Swinehound Shield’ are: Matt Smith from the Capital, and Richard Euston (Auckland)-[…]
Save a Seat for Asafo
By The Spotter Falling feijoas and I notice autumn has arrived. The Hurricanes scrum starts looking impressive and I know Asafo Aumua has arrived. Yes, he is light on big-game experience, but if Aumua isn’t tucking[…]
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A Breed Apart (Thank Goodness for it)
By The Spotter ‘Whatever else might be said about him- and there is still serious doubt in my mind that he could pass for Human- he is a goddamn stone[…]
NRL Can Breathe Again:- For Now
By The Spotter (An update to an earlier piece): The Jack De Belin/NRL next court date is now not tomorrow, as was scheduled. It has been deferred to April 16. The word is[…]
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A Real Screw-Up…and one that could have Costly Consequences
By The Spotter Just where is NRL boss Todd Greenberg’s mind at? He’s beginning to look like a bit of an arse. It’s not the first time he has messed up big time.[…]
Goldirugby and the Three Bugbears
By The Spotter Once upon a time in Rugbyland… This is the tale of how Goldirugby persists in coming up with crappy, new-initiative branded porridge that no-one else ever much likes. In 2006, Goldirugby fussed and fossicked and made the ‘ELV’ (Experimental[…]
