Rugby: Circling sharks power up
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 11:01:02 -0700 | sports-news
Everyone is used to New Zealand rugby being under siege from talent poachers...Unlike previous tournaments, though, most nations won't keep the door open for late converts. The build-up to 2015 has already begun and the leading nations want certainty around...
Richard Loe: 'Blind' justice looks daft
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 11:01:00 -0700 | sports-news
If Sanzar fine Sir Graham Henry for misconduct, they'll make a proper ass of themselves...But, if they do get it wrong, how come they are protected from criticism?...For my money, there is too much interpretation coming into it. One incident...
NRL: How to find the Warrior within
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 11:00:59 -0700 | sports-news
Even by their standards, this season has been one of the strangest in the chequered history of the Warriors. It's hard not to be confounded by a team that pushed the high-flying Rabbitohs, Roosters and Storm to the limit but...
Cricket: Blain on love, life and that '86 England tour
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 11:00:58 -0700 | sports-news
If you compiled a New Zealand XI of players-who-never-took-themselves-too-se
Invisible Ink: No 174 - Jennifer Dawson
Source: The Independent
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 16:24:01 -0700 | sports-news
Suggested Topics Call it the Marcel Proust Syndrome; there are plenty of writers who managed to carve out brilliant careers despite suffering poor health. In particular, mental problems crop up so frequently that they sometimes seem almost a prerequisite for...
Rugby: Former All Black coach Henry on misconduct charge
Source: The Star
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 21:19:34 -0700 | sports-news
Former All Blacks coach Graham Henry was slapped with a misconduct charge Thursday after blasting officials during the Auckland Blues' loss to the Canterbury Crusaders last weekend...He is probably a blind TMO (television match official), is he?" Thursday said it...
Rugby: ITM Cup player payments drop
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 00:58:58 -0700 | sports-news
New Zealand Rugby confirmed today that player payments, as calculated under the salary cap across the 14 ITM Cup provincial unions, fell $1.1 million in 2012. Salary cap payments totalled $12.8 million; $3.5 million lower than the maximum permitted. This...
NRL: Henry struggles to see the funny side
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 00:58:55 -0700 | sports-news
Images of Ben Henry smiling after the Warriors' record 62-6 defeat to the Panthers have been replayed on TV screens countless times since the week but not as often as they have run through Henry's mind. Henry was one of...
Potter wants Marshall to be Tiger for life
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-22 21:32:46 -0700 | sports-news
Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter won't back down from his decision to bench No 1 playmaker Benji Marshall but says he hopes he never has to do it again and wants the under-pressure star to be a Tiger for life....
Veolia Transport almost doubles FY profit
Source: Scoop
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-22 20:13:07 -0700 | sports-news
Veolia Transport, Auckland rail operator, almost doubles FY profit after inking new contract May 22 (BusinessDesk) Veolia Transport Auckland, which runs the city's urban passenger trains, almost doubled its annual profit last year after it changed the way it does...
Company plans to demolish Carisbrook
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-22 19:19:23 -0700 | sports-news
Calder Stewart has plans to demolish almost all of Carisbrook. The company bought the old stadium from the Dunedin City Council in a conditional deal in February for $3.3 million...Documents released to the Otago Daily Times yesterday confirmed the company...
Rugby: Costly injury for Blues ahead of Brumbies match
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-22 19:19:21 -0700 | sports-news
The Blues have lost in-form blindside flanker Steven Luatua for their critical Super 15 clash with the Brumbies on Saturday. Luatua, who attended the All Blacks training camp this week, is suffering from a neck injury and has been replaced...
Dana Johannsen: Better get used to Aussie in ranks
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-24 03:04:40 -0700 | sports-news
Wilson's appointment tremendous for Ferns but a sad reflection on the dearth of our own quality coaches. The idea of having an Aussie help out the Silver Ferns in their quest for world championship glory was never going to sit...
Vocea impresses Saints
Source: Fiji Times
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-22 13:45:55 -0700 | sports-news
Matthew Vocea impressed for the Saint Kevin's College first XV team in his first outing last week. The Assemblies of God High School under-18 rep secured a scholarship to study at St Kevin's College for three years after an impressive...
Minister gets off assault charge on rugby referee
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-22 11:35:46 -0700 | sports-news
Off-duty police officer claims he was grabbed by throat while officiating schoolboy game. A church minister has been cleared of assaulting an off-duty police officer who was refereeing his son's under-10 rugby game in a disagreement over a try. Falefiaoali'i...
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