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Razor’s pursuit of ‘hard bastard’ Sam Whitelock reveals the ugly truth about the modern All Blacks

Talk of Sam Whitelock returning home tells us a few things. First, we lack genuinely hard men in New Zealand rugby. We have locks, many of them blessed with all the ability to succeed. But few, if any, with the ruthless, win-at-all-costs streak of Whitelock.… Read More »Razor’s pursuit of ‘hard bastard’ Sam Whitelock reveals the ugly truth about the modern All Blacks

Get off the Socceroos back! One training session, a win against Lebanon and still people fail to understand Asian football

As surely as the sun sets and rises the next day, the Socceroo critics were out in force after Australia’s 2-0 win against Lebanon last Thursday night. “Not good enough” they said, “Worrying performance”, they mumbled. To the critics, I say simply, show a little… Read More »Get off the Socceroos back! One training session, a win against Lebanon and still people fail to understand Asian football