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Monday, January 6, 2025

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Agnew’s Angle

COMMENT: Lienert-Brown deserves All Blacks starting berth

Probably ranked fourth in the midfield pecking order before injuries to Sonny Bill Williams and Jack Goodhue, Anton Lienert-Brown deserves a starting berth when...

Daring All Blacks dazzle

It was a classic case of  “he who dares wins” when the All Blacks overcame first quarter jitters to open their Rugby World Cup...

Springboks instil fear

Old time apprehension New Zealanders held before All Blacks versus Springboks contests returns when the two clash in Japan on Saturday night to kick...

COMMENT: England flex muscles as World Cup looms

It’s a funny old world when Six Nations champions Wales have broken New Zealand’s 509-week status as the world’s top rugby nation and England,...

COMMENT: Changes worked wonders with All Blacks

Five player changes and a much better attitude reaped its reward when the All Blacks avenged their 47-26 Perth rugby defeat with a 36-0...

AGNEW’S ANGLE: Awful Aussies now awsome

No excuses. The one-time awful Aussies were awesome in inflicting upon the All Blacks a 47-26 rugby thrashing in Perth last Saturday. The sending off...

Ivan’s Angle: The Gentleman All Black

To those who knew him, Wairarapa farmer Sir Brian Lochore will always be known as The Gentleman All Black Captain. For the many thousands his...

OPINION: All Blacks are creaking

  Two games don't make an international rugby winter, but after a 20-16 win against Argentina and a 16-all draw with South Africa, a rusty...

OPINION: Silver Ferns do us proud

How fitting Silver Ferns stalwarts Laura Langman, Maria Folau, Casey Kopua and Katrina Rore will bow out of international netball as reigning world champions having...

OPINION: Sonny Bill on thin ice

Having suffered hamstring problems soon after making the All Blacks' 39-man squad, Sonny Bill Williams is skating on thin ice. Injuries have plagued the 33-year-old...

OPINION: Combine the top playmakers

Call me crazy but I would like to see the All Blacks combine Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett in the five-eighths before the World...

OPINION: Boult’s catch cup highlight

Trent Boult’s boundary catch to stop Carlos Brathwaite’s match-winning six in the final over at Old Tafford will remain one of the highlights of...

OPINION: Chiefs scrape in

  Having scraped into the Super Rugby last eight playoffs in seventh spot, the Chiefs once again showed the courage that has characterised their game. Written...

OPINION: Magnificent Mo’unga

In setting up five of the Crusaders' 10 tries in their 66-0 thrashing of the Rebels, Richie Mo'unga again demonstrated he's one of the...

ICC Cricket World Cup – Beware Indian comeback

Wisely the Black Caps are not getting carried away with their six-wicket victory against powerful India in their opening World Cup ODI warm-up game...
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