Sports

Could This Finally Be The Warrior’s Year?

Posted 11:52am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

The arrival of Kiwi superstars Isaac Luke and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck have many of the Mt. Smart faithful licking their lips with the prospect of their first finals series in five years. Though 2015 promised a lot for the Warriors, a disastrous finish to the season losing star players such as Shaun Read more...

Highlanders Hit Early With Injuries

Posted 11:45am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

Highlanders will have to do without Waisake Naholo and Fumiaki Tanaka for at least the next month, or longer, due to injury. Naholo sustained a new fracture to the same leg that he injured before the World Cup last year. The injury occurred late in the game against the Blues and the fracture was Read more...

2016 New Zealand Teams Preview

Posted 11:39am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Critic

Blues Luckily for the Blues in 2016 the only possible way to go is up. The franchise had a 2015 to forget, winning only three of their matches, losing their first nine and dealing with a raft of off field challenges, ending with the resignation of coach Sir John Kirwan. Players to Watch: Akira Read more...

Otago Looking for Strong Finish to ITM Cup

Posted 1:16pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Most of the rugby-watching world is understandably fixated on the World Cup, but the real engine of New Zealand rugby, the ITM Cup, is still grinding away in front of mostly empty stadiums. The provincial competition now appears to be a second-tier competition,  but has been the backbone of the Read more...

Olympic and WC Stadium Problems Hit Tokyo

Posted 1:13pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Daniel Lormans

The 2015 Rugby World Cup is well underway in England and is running smoothly (just maybe not for England on the field) with record-breaking attendance that is making the most of England’s tried and trusted network of world-class sporting venues and transport infrastructure. While World Read more...

All Blacks Shake Off Rusty Start against Pumas

Posted 12:19pm Sunday 27th September 2015 by Daniel Lormans

The All Blacks certainly looked the part in their new high-tech carbon-woven jerseys, which are the “blackest All Blacks jersey ever”, according to makers Adidas.   Ex-England captain Matt Dawson put out a parody video called the “Hakarena”, inspired by the catchy 90s Read more...

South Africa Defeated By Japan: Blame the Seagulls

Posted 12:17pm Sunday 27th September 2015 by Daniel Lormans

The Japanese team really lived up to its nickname when a gutsy performance saw them pull off a last-minute 34–32 victory over two-time World Cup winners, South Africa. Don’t think the game was just handed to Japan though; they worked their red and white socks off — especially Read more...

The 2015 Rugby World Cup Kicks Off

Posted 1:00pm Sunday 20th September 2015 by Daniel Lormans

It seems like only yesterday that Richie McCaw was proudly holding up the William Webb Ellis Cup in the middle of Eden Park and John Key was performing his infamously awkward triple handshake after the All Blacks won the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Pool A has been labelled as the “group of Read more...

Thousands Run in the Dunedin Marathon

Posted 12:55pm Sunday 20th September 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Nearly 2000 people took part in the 37th annual Cadbury Dunedin Marathon on Sunday 12th September.  A group of 21 Otago students used the event to raise $4,800 for the Do It In a Dress campaign, raising money for One Child - an education initiative for young girls in Africa.  The first Read more...

Premier League Transfer Spending Exceeds $2 Billion

Posted 11:58am Sunday 13th September 2015 by Daniel Lormans

The English Premier League has never been short of cash, and it has been flooded with even more money having recently negotiated a record-breaking broadcasting rights deal worth $12 billion over three seasons, far outstripping the previous $2 billion per season agreement. The deal cements the Read more...