In tribute to the great man, the Sport Review IT department found and connected a physical hard drive to retrieve these cartoons from the archive. Grizz was a towering, towering presence over rugby and New Zealand when I grew up, and we will miss him. Here’s a lovely interview with someone who knew him well.
And here’s a Grizz story from John Dybvig’s Microphones Up My Nose, one of the all time NZ sport / media books:
Thanks for reading - Richard
This week's best NZ sport content
Fascinating interview with former first class cricketer Jonathan Aitken on batting with Martin Crowe and Nathan Astle, getting sledged by the South Africans, getting inside your own head and, oh, going on to host Married At First Sight - from new substack The Development Squad [The Bounce]
All about the last night’s speedway at Western Springs, and the folks who’d been going for years [Spinoff]
Suzanne McFadden talks to Barbara Kendall about new IOC supremo Kirsty Coventry and why this is a monumental moment in women in sports leadership [LockerRoom]
Just before the week’s big stadium decision, Tim Murphy went to Mt Smart to see how they’re mostly getting things right out there, with football, league and now athletics thriving [Newsroom]
There’s always some bullshit happening in schoolboy rugby - Jamie Wall explains the latest brouhaha which seems to be our national sport’s way around the year 14 inconvenience? [RNZ]
Andrew Mulligan pods about the Breakers’ new owners, and what it all means [From The Carpark]
Bonus - if you’ve felt sorry for Liam Lawson this week, you may enjoy:
Video nasty
Long read
Sally Rooney on Ronnie O’Sullivan. And here’s a bonus neat interview on why this blockbuster modern lit type decided to write about the GOAT snooker player [New York Magazine, NY Books]
Recommendation
If you’ve ever worked in corporates, you’ll recognise the doodz in Connie Buchanan’s story who always seem to be getting promoted and the people who have to work with them [Newsroom]
This always hits, never misses. Thanks for the plug as well!