It was a sunny late afternoon in Pukekohe and a good crowd had turned out to watch this mid-table clash. With the top flight splitting into 2 groups of seven next year, there is added impetus to these matches as teams scramble to make the top 7. Counties started the season well winning their first ...
Last week it was torrential rain, this week in Tauranga it was the aftermath of a storm with power cuts and strong winds. Counties Manukau were in town playing Bay of Plenty in an important clash that would start to shape the Top 7 for 2010. It didn’t rain but the wind played a part ...
I’ve just returned home from the best sober rugby road trip I have ever been on. I hitched a ride from Hamilton back to Auckland after the match with some of the guys from Sky TV. We ate at BK’s on the Te Rapa straights, we listened and interacted with the Big Show’s Mark Watson ...
The rugby experience is much more than just what goes on on the field. Our whole raison detre is based on the premise that the real interest lies in what happens off the field. On Thursday night, Sky was out in force at Bay Park Stadium for the Bay of Plenty v Manawatu match. Scotty ...
