Every question your relative who's not into rugby will ask during the rugby
Sport Review #117
What are the rules?
Where are the Central Vikings on the table?
This starts at 7.30? We could catch the first bit then go down the road for a drink, come back and finish watching after closing, I’m sure the game won’t be on there.
Why are you weeping? Why are you sobbing ‘Beauden?’
Why do they stop every two minutes for five minutes?
My colleague hypothesises there’s a clear line between the culture around this anachronistic colonial import and New Zealand men’s stunted emotional health and inability to freely express their feelings. What do you reckon?
Is there anything else I can do that isn’t in this room?
It’s not really a global sport is it?
Where’s Brendon McCullum, I liked him. Oh sorry, I thought this was Bat Footy.
Can you just talk me through the rule changes over the last twelve years or so?
How can you be on your phone and watch at the same time, shall we turn it off?
Thanks for reading - Richard
The week's best NZ sport content
Neesh Audience is a podcast with Jimmy Neesham chatting to the stars of the 2021 women’s cricket world cup - here’s Sophie Devine and the Kerr sisters [Lockerroom]
Jason Pine on why the Phoenix can win the A League [NZ Herald]
The 2019 cricket world cup final is still Too Soon for most, but Sportsfreak marks the one-year anniversary of the cruelest game [Sportsfreak]
Bruce Holloway on covering Waikato football for decades and his favourite NZ sport writers - correctly, he’s been copping it on Twitter for the all-male lineup, I’m sure part two celebrating our fantastic women sport media is coming… [Newsroom]
Goldie doesn’t shake hands.
Video nasty
Shocking violence and shocking football.
Long read
Long look at competitive rock climbing and the gear and techniques that lets climbers basically run up walls [Wired UK]
Recommendation
Massive recommendation - Guilt is set in the Edinburgh suburbs and criminal underbelly, and is hilarious, disturbing and goes to some very dark places. There are four parts and it’s on TVNZ on demand, start it tonight.
Selected weekend fixtures
Super Rugby Aotearoa is into round two - it’s Hurricanes v Blues from the caketin tomorrow at 7.30, and Chiefs v Highlanders on Sunday at Waikato Stadium at 3.30pm, they’re on SKY
ANZ Premiership - big ones are Mystics v Stars tonight at 7pm, and Pulse v Mystics tomorrow at 5pm, they’re both at Auckland Netball Centre and on SKY
The Warriors have the Sharks at 4pm Sunday, it’s on SKY
Bring back the gif
When you forget about the last one and get yourself another.
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