Sir JK striding through depression and Rob Andrew Mike King, New Zealand comedian turned mental health advocate, has won New Zealander of the year. Mike has done much for mental health particularly men's mental health. So, I thought I'd write a piece on mental health from a personal point of view and some thoughts about why so many young sportsmen (not saying … Continue reading Mental health in sport
Owen Farrell thumping the French The English have proved to be the team to beat in this year's Six Nations. A great win against Ireland and last night's thrashing of France mean they will face off with Wales next week in what will probably be the decider of the Championship - notwithstanding Scotland or Italy, but it's hard to … Continue reading Can the Poms become World Champs?
Gayle Broughton - one of the stars of New Zealand Rugby SevensPicture Courtesy of the Otago Daily Times Well gee whizz John, it was a weekend of sports. I watched the insanity of the Phoenix Open where Rickie Fowler did his level best to throw it away before stoically beating Branden Grace. The Superbowl was won by the Patriots - again. The Black Caps folded to India. The New Zealand Sevens teams … Continue reading That was a weekend!
The Badger - personality plus. I think Cassie might have been his best bet though Are we past the Golden Ages of sport? In the words of an English teacher of mine, "elaborate." Well okey dokey. I wondered to myself watching the Aussies getting beaten up by the Indians if the Golden Age of sports … Continue reading Has Sport Gone Beige?
"It appears I haven't actually seen any rugby" In December, well known Kiwi-baiter, Stephen Jones penned his all-time World XV. It is as follows: STEPHEN JONES' BEST XV: 15: Chris Latham (Australia), 14 Gerald Davies (Wales), 13 Jeremy Guscott (England), 12 Frank Bunce (New Zealand), 11 David Campese (Australia), 10 Juan Martin Hernandez, 9 Gareth Edwards, 8 Sergio Parisse (Italy), 7 Sam Warburton … Continue reading The Best, The GOATs and Stephen Jones?
As is usually the case, I woke and watched the news and scrolled through http://www.stuff.co.nz for sports stories. USA v NZ Sevens Semi Final, Cape Town 9/12/18 Courtesy of USA Rugby I wanted particularly to see the results of the Sevens being played in Cape Town. New Zealand had won the week before and are … Continue reading Minority rules
I read the news this morning. I even watched that nauseating pair on channel one. The sports news had a rugby story leading on everything I watched/read. No surprises you say! You'd be right - however, the Southern Hemisphere's premier club competition has its semi finals this weekend in what could be some great battles … Continue reading Pooper Rugby
This week we see the start of the Super 139,998,493,278,323 finals series where teams will be knocked out of the competition and we will eventually have a winner. A few points have come up of late - some new some not-so-new. It appears the equal opportunity employers, South African Rugby, have decided to throw two … Continue reading Why make it complicated?
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
I read today the owner of the Toulon Rugby Club, Mourad Boudjellal, is taking the IRB to court seeking compensation for his players playing international rugby. He says the IRB is abusing it's power and that he is effectively paying for the international game for players like Bryan Habana. He is taking the IRB to … Continue reading And so it begins……
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