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 girls participating in the sport than ever before” [IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset] Women’s rise in ...
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 worn by All Black Corey Jane. But it doesn’t look like this proposed new section ...
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.
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 has gone back to his roots, playing very well for the Manawatu Turbos. The talented ...
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
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 about it when we next see him and pass on the details.
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 accurate to say that global marketing agency TBWA said that. I would think that all ...
The Horowhenua-Kapiti man showed his national pride by donning their colours through his hair.
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 North Harbour at the recent Bay of Plenty Provincial Sevens at Mount Maunganui.
New Zealand’s national airline, Air New Zealand has pulled a safety video in which a male flight attendant requests a kiss on the cheek from rugby star, Richard Kahui. Apparently the scene has caused offense in parts of the gay community. I happened to be working at the airline at the time the video was ...
