Kiwis in Europe - Aplenty in line for silverware
New Zealand coaches and players are in the thick of the action as the European season reaches silverware time. Campbell Burnes bre…
Campbell Burnes
19 May 2019, 19:05
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Campbell Burnes
Campbell Burnes is one of New Zealand's most experienced active rugby writers, having first taken up the quill in 2000. He cut his teeth as the Western Leader sports editor from 2002-04, winning the NZ Herald/DJ Cameron Young Writers' Award at the 2004 TP McLean National Sports Journalism Awards. From 2005-12 he was deputy editor of Rugby News magazine before entering the freelance world, where he still lives, writing on sport and occasionally non-sporting issues. His work has appeared in myriad print publications and online, including the NZ Herald and the Irish Examiner. Burnes has also made regular radio and TV appearances over the years, and has written for Rugby Pass since 2017, the same year he was media manager for Auckland Rugby. He is also the co-editor of the Rugby Almanack.
Why you would back Richie Mo'unga over Jonathan Sexton in a Rugby World Cup
Last Saturday showed the sort of classy work that will have warmed the cockles of Steve Hansen’s heart. Johnny Sexton may have s…
Campbell Burnes
27 May 2019, 21:32
The undervalued skill that could be crucial at this year's World Cup
Colin Slade showed off one of the more undervalued skills in rugby while playing for the Barbarians against England last week. Cam…
Campbell Burnes
06 Jun 2019, 19:46
How the gutsy Chiefs have turned their season around
The Chiefs were 0-4 when there were calls across New Zealand for Colin Cooper's head, but the veteran coach has helped pull off th…
Campbell Burnes
16 Jun 2019, 21:00
The Paekakariki Express: How Christian Cullen became the greatest attacking fullback of all-time
Matt Burke remains the best all-round fullback Campbell Burnes seen in nearly 40 years of playing, watching and writing about the …
Campbell Burnes
24 Jun 2019, 1:03
Uncertainty lingers as All Blacks still no closer to finding their starting No 6
There are no less than nine players selected who can suit up at loose forward in this All Blacks squad, yet we are no clearer to d…
Campbell Burnes
02 Jul 2019, 22:12
Why not selecting Akira Ioane is a missed opportunity for the All Blacks
Akira Ioane will be an All Blacks regular one day, but it will not be under this regime, and that is a crying shame, writes Campbe…
Campbell Burnes
12 Jul 2019, 0:37
The original Damian McKenzie: Wallabies set for rollercoaster ride with return of James O'Connor
If James O'Connor can turn back the clock and give us some of his old magic, then the Wallabies are in for a ride over the next th…
Campbell Burnes
18 Jul 2019, 21:47
All Blacks beware: Springboks returning to happy hunting ground in Wellington
History suggests that, of all the New Zealand cities, the Springboks perform best in the capital, whether it was at the good old A…
Campbell Burnes
22 Jul 2019, 21:19
Pressure is off for returning Turbos veteran Andre Taylor
Times have certainly changed since Andre Taylor cut his teeth in New Zealand’s NPC in 2006, but the 31-year-old is back with a m…
Campbell Burnes
30 Jul 2019, 0:48
Aaron Cruden no joke(r) for Montpellier
The 2019-20 season of the Top 14 is well underway in France, with plenty of New Zealanders in the thick of the action.
Campbell Burnes
01 Sep 2019, 20:15
'Class is permanent' - Ronan O'Gara on Mo'unga and Carter
Don’t you worry about Richie Mo’unga at the Crusaders or Dan Carter heading to Racing 92. That’s the message from current Cr…
Campbell Burnes
19 Feb 2019, 22:13
Kiwis in Europe: Kaino helps Toulouse back to top
81 Kiwis took part in the weekend's northern hemisphere action, including former All Blacks loose forward Jerome Kaino who now pli…
Campbell Burnes
17 Feb 2019, 17:17
Breakdown battle remains a constant when Chiefs and Highlanders meet
The Chiefs and Highlanders lock horns tomorrow in the opener of Super Rugby 24 at FMG Stadium Waikato.
Campbell Burnes
13 Feb 2019, 17:21
Highlanders' bursting blindside stocks envy of the nation
The Highlanders have a plan to utilise their enviable blindside flanker resources, but that will depend on injuries and how and wh…
Campbell Burnes
06 Feb 2019, 19:51
All Blacks Sevens: a team worth following
There’s a big sevens tournament in Hamilton this weekend. Apparently. Round three of the 2018-19 World Sevens Series, no less.
Campbell Burnes
23 Jan 2019, 0:37
Kiwis in Europe: Berghan's Edinburgh has wood on Savea's Toulon
Simon Berghan and Edinburgh are sitting pretty at the top of Pool 5 in the European Champions Cup.
Campbell Burnes
13 Jan 2019, 21:16
Black Ferns must cash in on Kendra Cocksedge's profile
While there is much hand-wringing over who might succeed Steve Hansen in the hot seat 12 months from now, or whether inked up Worl…
Campbell Burnes
17 Dec 2018, 20:14
Consistency is key for Wales and Hadleigh Parkes
The consistency that Hadleigh Parkes brings to his rugby is mirrored in Wales’ solid 2018 which has seen the Red Dragons rise to…
Campbell Burnes
12 Dec 2018, 17:04
Kiwis in Europe: Northampton's Kiwi contingent not enough to topple bottom-dwellers
A total of 83 Kiwis took part in the weekend's northern hemisphere action, with a strong Northampton side falling to bottom-dwelli…
Campbell Burnes
02 Dec 2018, 17:21
