I was critical of the last attempt by Canterbury to bring some identity to the Taranaki rugby jersey. They are not a very expansive, progressive company in this area. They tend to go for a cookie-cutter design and just apply team colours. This works for some teams and not for others. Check out their recent ...
The Taranaki jersey was our pick for the most stylish from New Zealand’s domestic rugby competition in 2009. Taranaki are a traditional type of team and so it was fitting that they wore jerseys made by Canterbury of New Zealand – the brand synonymous with rugby – at least up until the All Blacks crossed ...
Taranaki stalwart Tony Penn talks about hair dos from his past. His early influences include Joe Dirt – whose brother happened to be on the sideline at the time.
Hair TrendsThe star of movies ‘Thank You For Not Smoking’ and ‘No Reservations’ and Taranaki lock Craig Clarke have the same cleft chin, side part and blond hair. Get Clarke to ditch the side burns and we reckon he’s almost a spitting image of the emerging actor. Other connections Eckhart played rugby while at school in ...
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