Hamish has been an opinion and sports writer for over 20 years in New Zealand, featuring on RNZ, New Zealand Herald, Stuff.co.nz, and RugbyPass.
Now, thanks to Rennie, I can’t wait to see the two teams meet. Can’t wait to see the games he plays with the New Zealand media…
Whether they can see it or not, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have rained on these players’ parades. They’ve taken a moment of immen…
But actually North v South might be as good as it gets this year. And, actually, rather than being an artificial and meaningless o…
He can’t sit and wait for Foster to fail with the All Blacks or wish a similar fate upon international coaches elsewhere. He nee…
Whether you call it a fourth Super Rugby title in a row - or just a maiden Aotearoa one - there’s no doubting that the Crusaders…
We all admire Sam Cane. We respect his playing ability and the way he carries himself. He is the epitome of what we like to think …
We’re quick to laud returning All Blacks greats - and to imagine all manner of deeds they might perform - but there’s a reason…
In the absence of test footy, Super Rugby Aotearoa has further underlined what a fine job Scott Robertson does as coach of the Cru…
Whether his intended audience was the rugby public, or Blues coach Leon MacDonald, the situation remains one of Barrett’s own ma…
McCaw was, by and large, always the best player in his position in this country, which you would have to argue Cane is not.
Gatland’s not a clown. He might have a tight five that aren’t particularly dominant, but he remains one of the finest and most…
Where the match did look a bit of a nonsense was from the rugby league perspective.
When you’re built on the sort of foundations the Crusaders are, then playing well is just the inevitable outcome.
Leaving the Hurricanes was obviously as much about lifestyle and commercial opportunities as it was about football. But rugby sure…
If he’s only capable of cameos from the bench, that won’t diminish his standing or legacy and it surely won’t impact his abi…
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) are attempting to eliminate any potential impediments to the playing of club and secondary schools rugby i…
Whitelock’s return ought to make them certain favourites, but we’ll have to wait and see if Robertson can keep working his mag…
People in other parts of the world watch both codes, but hardly in massive numbers. Never mind because Australian television netwo…
If I were King, he would start every All Blacks test from here until the end of his career. That doesn’t mean I’m blind to the…
A time will come when All Blacks are simply that. Not Hurricanes or Crusaders or Chiefs, but blokes whose sole responsibility is b…
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