Hawera man planning to watch Super 14 Semis despite late kick off, chopping piss

SRNZPA: Harewa resident Mark ‘Gates’ Gately is cautiously optimistic of staying awake to watch television coverage of this weekend’s Super 14 Semi Finals from South Africa. With the Blues and Sharks kicking off at 1am NZ standard time followed by The Bulls versus the Crusaders at 3.30am, Gately sees remaining conscious for both matches as … Continue reading “Hawera man planning to watch Super 14 Semis despite late kick off, chopping piss”

Nice finish

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ar7uo9MOc]Paola Di Canio scores a very nice goal in training – imagine living in a country where practice goals are shown on the telly. The best bit about going to Premiership games was getting there early and watching the pros warm up – some of the tricks they casually pulled out when the pressure was … Continue reading “Nice finish”

I’m backing England

Here kicks off sport review NZ’s Germany 06 coverage. I’m going to be providing some New Zealand perspective on the world’s biggest sporting event. Mostly from the couch. After some (pretty minor) soul searching, I will hereby be backing England in this World Cup. Here’s why. I started off supporting England when I began taking … Continue reading “I’m backing England”