Summer Thieves vs. Highlanders basketball

Posted 12:00pm Sunday 26th April 2015

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

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

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

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...

NBA Playoffs just around the Corner

Posted 2:51pm Sunday 12th April 2015

While the NZ Breakers recently won their fourth ANBL championship in five years, the NBA post-season is just about to kick off next weekend after the monotony of the regular season concluded this week. For the casual viewer, the NBA can appear rather confusing so I will do my best to explain it Read more...

It’s the Final Countdown…

Posted 3:11pm Sunday 29th March 2015

No, we are not talking about the catchy Swedish pop-metal anthem that peaked at number 12 on the New Zealand Charts in 1987 (and may still get pumped into the Zoo on the odd occasion). This week we are talking about Europe’s top domestic football leagues, which are into their final countdown towards Read more...

No Shortage of Sports

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015

Highlanders Continue to Impress … After a good night out last week, I was woken up outrageously early the next morning thinking there was an albatross or one of Daenerys’ dragons attempting to nest on our roof. Upon investigation I found that it was just the Sky TV man installing a new satellite Read more...

RUGB215

Posted 2:32pm Sunday 15th March 2015

T he first four rounds of assignments for the semester have been completed, so Critic turns the sometimes subjective and arbitrary University of Otago grading scale to New Zealand’s Super Rugby teams. Is your team going to be accepted for Honours or have an embarrassing grade on their Read more...

Athletes Around the Country

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015

T he most popular sports from around the world are dominated by large, synthetic and inflatable balls that are delicately manipulated by the hands, feet and sometimes heads of the players. However, there is another group of more sharply dressed individuals who prefer to derive their pleasure Read more...

Critic’s Night at the Rugby!

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015

7:00pm: I decide I can’t afford stadium-priced beer so I knock back a few leftover Cindys as I wait for my friends to show up. Their lack of punctuality is noted for the future. KICKOFF: A huge roar from the crowd as the Highlanders’ season gets underway. Unfortunately, we are still five Read more...