Sports

England Looks to Regroup after World Cup

Posted 12:23pm Sunday 10th May 2015 by Damian George

Still trying to repair the damage caused by its poor performance at the Cricket World Cup, England will head into this month’s test series against New Zealand on the back of a five-wicket loss to the West Indies in Barbados. James Anderson took six wickets in the West Indies’ first Read more...

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Fails to Deliver

Posted 12:21pm Sunday 10th May 2015 by Daniel Lormans

One of the richest and most talked about sports events ever failed to live up to the hype as Floyd Mayweather bobbed and weaved his way to a points decision victory over Manny Pacquiao in his home turf of Las Vegas. “Money” Mayweather played the swagged-up villain while the Read more...

Battle for the Black Jersey Begins

Posted 12:10pm Sunday 10th May 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Round 12 of Super Rugby provided two important games, with the Highlanders running in seven tries against the Sharks and the Hurricanes winning a close game against the Crusaders that wasn’t settled until deep into extra time. What stood out in both these games were the performances of the Read more...

What’s Wrong with the Crusaders?

Posted 12:45pm Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Damian George

As I watched the struggling Blues take on a resurgent Crusaders team last weekend, the absence of Dan Carter was obvious. Even though Carter has been wearing the number 12 jersey recently, you could be forgiven for forgetting he has even been on the park. Colin Slade kicked the goals, Mitchell Read more...

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Posted 12:42pm Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Daniel Lormans

With the Super Rugby season well past its halfway point, attention is starting to shift towards the end-of-season Rugby Championship and, more importantly, the World Cup in England. Since taking over the top job, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has presided over one of the most successful and dominant Read more...

IPL Watch: Kiwis in Action

Posted 12:02pm Sunday 26th April 2015 by Damian George

While you’ve been sleeping, many of New Zealand’s Cricket World Cup stars have been plying their trade in the cash-crazy circus known as the Indian Premier League. While I’m not really one for T20 at the best of times, let alone when the product is the love child of a round Read more...

Summer Thieves vs. Highlanders basketball

Posted 12:00pm Sunday 26th April 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Last Friday, Adam, Angus, Johnny and Jake from local Dunedin band, the Summer Thieves, bravely challenged the Highlanders to a best-of-three-games miniseries of three-on-three half-court basketball in the Union Hall. It is not every day you can see world-class athletes being outclassed by a Read more...

Tough Talk with Tanaka

Posted 11:59am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Afew days before the Highlanders’ game against the Blues, I put on a “business-casual” shirt, skipped a POLS class and ventured deep into the heart of the Highlanders’ “Worldwide Headquarters” (their words, not mine) next to the stadium, where I caught up with Read more...

Dunedin Club Rugby

Posted 12:40pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Last weekend at University Oval’s field number five, our very own OURFC University A hosted Southern RFC. Being right opposite the stadium while they were performing a sound check for that night’s Rod Stewart concert made an interesting choice of background music for a seriously Read more...

In-form Naholo Helps Highlanders Take Revenge

Posted 12:31pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Daniel Lormans

As predicted in last week’s issue, the Highlanders took the sword to the Crusaders in their own backyard, settling the score from their Ori Week defeat with a very nice 25–20 win. After two early Crusaders tries, it was not looking great for the Highlanders, but they kept the faith and Read more...