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.
This year’s Super Rugby competition is over and, even without the Sunwolves from 2021, a Four-Nations’ franchise tournament ap…
Let’s instead return to a model that we once liked very much, that reflected our nation and its values and which, just as import…
The problems with the game in Australia run far, far deeper than the chief executive of RA and won’t be fixed in a hurry.
There have been many outstanding All Blacks who have taken to the field over the years, but only a select few have made the cut in…
The ‘Incomparables’ the All Blacks were dubbed afterwards, having avenged all sorts of history en route to that first away ser…
Proclamations are overtaken by actual events every five minutes at the moment, but it seems pretty safe to say Super Rugby is a go…
It’s hard to know what was worse for Hurricanes fans on Saturday night. The sight of their co-captains losing the plot completel…
The facts are that the member SANZAAR unions - South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina - have agreements in place until…
Meaningful games? The All Blacks won’t play one between now and the knockout rounds of the next Rugby World Cup.
Cruden is a good player and it’s nice that he’s getting a Super Rugby farewell, but let’s not use a game and a half of footy…
At its most recent Annual General Meeting, NZR forecast a $30 million loss over the next five years. The model, as it exists now, …
While Leon MacDonald's Blues went hammer and tongs to bring Beauden Barrett north, the All Blacks playmaker will be absent for ove…
Equality and empowerment are among the great All Blacks myths. We’re told of the lengths the team go to to ensure everyone feels…
Cory Jane was certainly a fine player, but less than three years removed from his last game as a Hurricane, the ex-All Blacks wing…
If he was that good, he wouldn’t have spent so much time at blindside flanker. As it was, Ardie Savea’s claims to the No.8 jer…
New Zealand Rugby has created an environment where people will be happy to see new All Blacks head coach Ian Foster fail, writes H…
Plumtree only wanted the top job but here is now, about to potentially become deputy to Ian Foster. A lot must have changed then. …
If rugby weren’t a big deal in this country, then maybe little of this would matter. But it’s not. It’s the biggest deal goi…
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