Richie McCaw promotional polos as letterboxes

Sport Review #193

May 12, 2022

Straddling that business / casual / ready for action / sincere spruiker line isn’t easy, but rugby GOAT Richie makes it look effortless. Like a postie he always delivers, which is why Sport Review is proud to bring McCaw and mail together at last.

This week's best NZ sport content

Profile of the legendary Grant Turner, hero of 82, scourge of domestic players and currently in a grim battle with cancer [Stuff]

Kate Wells on the work that’s quietly done in the background to study women athletes and periods [NZ Herald]

The Niche Cache with a stat-packed look at Ajaz Patel, his numbers, those ten wickets and where he fits in to the team [Niche Cache]

Is the Canterbury stadium too ambitious, or will it become yet another not-quite fit for purpose NZ stadium like approximately 75% of them? Dylan Cleaver on Te Kaha and his personal top five stadiums [The Bounce]

Video nasty

Probably the greatest game of cricket ever played.

Long read

A trip to the newest Grand Prix at Miami, with F1 taking America by storm - what does a brand spanking new track and big-buzz event look like? [The Ringer]

Recommendation

There’s a new season of the Adam Buxton podcast off to a flyer with comedians Alex Horne and Tim Key - if you’ve not had the pleasure these are great places to start [Adam Buxton podcast]