Just some photos of her Majesty doing sport things
Sport Review #209
Sport Review’s position on the monarchy changed from ‘bunch of horsey spongers’ to ‘I would lay down my life for that woman’ after watching The Crown.
In the interests of posting about the only thing anyone will pay attention to today, here are some photos of Queen Elizabeth II in general sport related contexts, please enjoy.
Her Majesty graces the same paddock as Hitro Okesene at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games.
Meeting Tana with Minister of Wine and Cheese Jonathan Hunt chaperoning.
Giving the cursed 1999 world cup to John Eales, unfortunately.
Attending an American Football scrimmage with a couple of giants.
Just three icons getting together.
Met the captains, failed to use executive powers to alter tied match rules.
Meeting the great Muhammad Ali, would be an interesting conversation.
Meeting the great Richie McCaw, would also be an interesting conversation.
Her Majesty meets a local mountain climber.
Just watching horses at Badminton with Phil, looking cool AF.
Thanks for reading - Richard
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We have to come to terms with the possibility they might win one, two or even all three games. Normal service will be resumed. The All Blacks will once again be the All Blacks. We can all get back to sleep. Back to the ordinariness of success, to the banality of excellence, to the same old monochromatic New Zealand way of life – but right now we are experiencing a new and vivid New Zealand way of life, the national game held to ridicule and shame, the national psyche haunted, hurt, howling, held captive as a team of five million, losing.
The great man Steve Braunias on the All Blacks losing [NZ Herald]
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League writing legend Steve Kilgallon comes off the bench to serve it up to the Warriors, who you won’t see at home too much next year, even after they’ve been away from home the last two years [Stuff]
This guy has a shit ton of NPC jersies [Facebook]
Rod Dixon speaks to Susie Fergusson about the Munich Olympics massacre [RNZ]
Experienced sport administrator Chris Simpson has a few ideas on how the sporting and events industry comes back from COVID and builds something new for Auckland [Stuff]
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The GOAT.
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