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A couple of New Zealand sports stars have found a new way to compete, following illustrious careers that came to a close due to the inescapable fact that at some point, the body no longer has the ability to compete. Such is the case with former Test stars Nathan Astle and Whetu Taewa. Taewa was … Keep Reading “Former Black Cap Star and Rugby Stalwart Try Their Hands at Speedway”

The prospects for New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker in the coming year seem to focus on a rebuild. He lost his WBO title and lost two in a row during a difficult year until he knocked out Alexander Flores in a December bout in Christchurch. The heavyweight division has enjoyed a renaissance of late, Parker’s … Keep Reading “Kiwi Heavyweight Joe Parker Looking for British Payday”

Get while the gettin’ is good? The decision by Steve Hansen to move on after Rugby World Cup 2019 might be the strongest evidence to support the assertions of many experts that New Zealand is about to topple from the pinnacle it has enjoyed for so many years. The All Blacks have won 88 Tests … Keep Reading “All Blacks Without Steve Hansen Will be All Right”

As bad as we often felt during schoolyard pickup games, were we were often the last selected, we cannot imagine the chagrin that must be being felt by the Kiwi XI, none of whom were chosen during the Indian Premier League auction. The list of snubs is a long one. Former Black Caps captain Brendon … Keep Reading “Kiwi Cricketers Left in the Lurch by IPL”

Short format cricket is continuing to shake things up,abandoning tradition at seemingly every turn. The colourful kits, when everyone knows that only white is proper attire for bowls and wickets. Twenty20 is announcing that it will abandon the coin flip to determine who bats first in Big Bash League in Australia. The coin will be … Keep Reading “Cricket Traditionalists Will Deal with Bat Flip in Lieu of Coin Toss”

The sunny view is that he did not have far to go. Delisted Hawthorn Hawk defender Kurt Heatherly is apparently going to try his hand at rugby union, according to reports in the Herald Sun. The Melbourne Rebels are giving him a two-week trial and being a New Zealander, the option of playing union must … Keep Reading “Kurt Heatherly Delisted by Hawks Seeks to Join Super league Rebels”

Torro Rosso would be better served by firing its cars then they are by taking the seat from New Zealand’s Brendon Hartley. Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda finished ninth in the 2018 F1 constructor standings. The Red Bull junior team has never finished better than sixth. They seem to prefer to finish seventh, which they have … Keep Reading “Scuderia Torro Rosso Cuts Ties with Kiwi Hartley”

For the players on the All Blacks, that must smell of alcohol and Old Spice is coming from the breath of the Irish players, who have closed the gap on New Zealand and now sit just outside the world number one ranking. The gap between one and two has shrunken from 3.46 to 1.37 points … Keep Reading “Ireland Can Take Over Top Rugby Spot While New Zealand Slumbers”

Steve Hansen is prepared to see Ireland star scrum-half Conor Murray take the field when the world’s top two teams play the weekend coming. It is one of those prudent actions coaches have to take and Hansen knows that if Murray does come out, despite having not played any rugby this season, a Murray – … Keep Reading “Clash of Rugby Titans in Ireland has Makings of a Classic”

Jarryd Hayne wants to switch codes again, but not to the same level as when he said goodbye to the Eels and went chasing a job in American professional gridiron. This won is simply from league to union. Purists will argue, but going to a code where the same game is played, but the number … Keep Reading “Hayne Hints at Hop to Fiji and 2019 World Cup”