Last rugby post for a while – I promise. New Zealand Sports News – super12 – Coach vs Coach Daniel Carter and Andrew Mehrtens rejected offers to be the Hurricanes’ first five-eighths in next year’s Super 12. In NZ we’ve often complained about European union or league clubs not releasing players for national teams and…

Yesterday was the last day of the soccer season for two of my boys. A couple of convincing victories and an end of season party to round it off. Boots put away, soccer strip washed and shin pads retired. This afternoon the cricket gear came out. The pitch was a little moist (as in very…

Hurricanes 37 bt. Crusaders 20 Still got that warm glow inside. More of the glorious event at: tvnz.co.nz | SPORT | RUGBY | Hurricanes give Crusaders a fright

I’ve been quite stressed over the last few days waiting for the NZ-SA rugby quarter-final. Would “our boys” do it or would they falter in the quarters? Then just as the game is kicking off my daughter got sick and I spent much of the game looking after her far away from the rugby. It…

Having recovered from watching the All Blacks play Wales at rugby on Sunday night I made the mistake of taping NZ playing Australia at cricket last night. Arrrggghhh! Two missed chances in the last over and then we lose by 1 run on the second to last ball. (All credit to the Australians…) This is…

I’m a big fan of Wellington sport – especially the Lions and Hurricanes rugby teams. Yesterday the Lions gave us a rollercoaster ride in their 38-38 draw in the Ranfurly Shield challenge with Canterbury. (See Wellington come-from-behind effort not enough to lift shield.) I’ve often thought the Wellington teams are just like the church –…