Northern Bulls have a new strip
The Northern Bulls in the Super Rugby competition have a new away shirt for the 2012 season. Puma are responsible for the pink and blue diagonal striped ensemble. If a sports brand is going to go with bright colours for [...]
Rugby Referee – the glamour career?
Female assistant referees were a prominent feature of the 2012 National Sevens Rugby tournament in Queenstown. “The IRB is committed to the growth and development of Women’s Rugby worldwide through our strategic plan and there are now more women and [...]
Ospreys ban coloured boots – WTF?
I’ve had calls to create a section on boots due to the weird and wonderful designs worn by modern players. They are a form of player expression akin to hair styles and tattoos. Check out these bad boys from Nike [...]
Corey Jane looking sharp
He’s sporting a short hairstyle and he’s back to playing his best. We spoke to All Black Corey Jane after a recent match for his province, Wellington.
Aaron Cruden has gone back to the mullet
The young All Black came to prominence when he had a short top and sides with a curly mullet at the back. After making the Hurricanes and All Blacks last year, he went with a more conservative look. Now he [...]
Manawatu rats tail – Bryn Templeman
Manawatu hooker Bryn Templeman is sporting a pretty good looking rats tail. It has length, girth and a dreadlock texture. Last year, he went with a double-barreled tail so it’s good to see he’s working it
Is Scotty ‘Sumo’ Stevenson off the BKs?
Scotty ‘Sumo’ Stevenson looks to have lost weight. The new sleek model was snapped here at the Wellington v Canterbury NPC match in late June and he definitely looks like he has dropped a few pounds. We will ask him [...]
Perspectives on the new Highlanders jersey
As a jersey I think it looks OK – as a training top. It was Adidas who told us that ‘It’s more than a jersey’ during one of their expensive marketing campaigns around the All Blacks. Or it might be more [...]
Sevens Hair – Adam Vardy
The Horowhenua-Kapiti man showed his national pride by donning their colours through his hair.
Jack McPhee sans beard
North Harbour fullback Jack McPhee made his debut for the New Zealand team at the Dubai sevens in November. He has since shaved off his trademark beard but there was a week or so stubble when he played sevens for [...]