Who, pray tell, are the top stakeholders in he game of Rugby Football Union? The nations? The clubs? The sponsors? No. I would say the major stakeholders of the game - any game - are the players and the fans. If one boils the facts down to brass monkeys, the fans are who pay for … Continue reading What was that for, ref?
Just like a bad sequel I'm back to whinge about the standard of refereeing in saturday night's heart-stopper at Lang Park. Craig Joubert is widely regarded as the world's best whistle blower. I disagree. I would argue that he and his team of flag wavers have absolutely no feel for the game in front of … Continue reading Referee Induced Anger 2
As I watch my daughter do what can only be described as the cutest thing in the world - ballet for 3 year old girls - I hear conversations. No, I don't have voices in my head, well none that cause any great harm. Ash Dixon, the Magpies hooker has a daughter in the class … Continue reading Ballet happenings….
I sit here watching Taranaki dismantle Canterbury who are on their way to a 4th straight loss. Canterbury!!! What I was wondering about was why we have two divisions. Stay with me, this could get rather complex. By my reckoning a Championship side (Manawatu, Hawkes Bay, Northland, Southland, North Harbour, Otago, and Bay of Plenty) … Continue reading (ITM Cup = 2 divisions) < 2 pools of 14 awesome teams
The proposal isn't just wrong. It's a whole club sandwich of wrongness, made up of many delectable layers of stupid. So, the talk is that Japan is winning the race to getting the 18th Super Rugby side. Jesus, fucking Christ. Let's think how far we can dilute the very bread of our own rugby - … Continue reading The proposal isn’t just wrong…..
I should think opinion would have two sides, well maybe 3. One side who agree, one side who doesn't and maybe those who simply couldn't give a shit. When it comes to matters-sport, this is certainly the case. When it comes to NZ rugby there is almost no fence sitting and most have an opinion … Continue reading Opinion agreeing with opinion
Waikato, Wellington, Auckland, Bay of Plenty. All Premiership teams in the ITM Cup. For those international bods reading this, the ITM Cup is New Zealand's provincial rugby championship, and the very pride of provincial types like me. The teams listed above are all teams that have, to date, sucked something awful. Wellington lost two games … Continue reading WTF happened to the NPC?
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