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Vale Roy Phillips, minstrel extraordinaire
It’s not sport, but on the occasion of the death of Peddlers’ maestro Roy Phillips felt it was worth posting this story written for the Evening Post in…
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NZ sport's greatest all-rounder?
Do you know your New Zealand sports history?
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Top French players want to tour NZ
Top French rugby players are kicking back against an official French Rugby Federation stance that key Test players should not be selected for the annual…
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Dan Mason - Not wanted by NZ athletics
New Zealand sportsman of note, No.1
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Alex Wyllie - father of modern Pumas rugby
Agustin Pichot pays tribute
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New Zealand's first county cricketer
NZ cricketers of note, No 1 - An occasional series
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March 2025

Super Rugby Pacific - Week 7 roundup
Four Australian teams sit in the top six of the DHL Super Rugby Pacific points table at the halfway stage of the competition after another fascination…
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48: The Invincibles, a final scorecard
Reflections of the 1924-25 Invincibles tour have highlighted how fortunate the side was in avoiding significant injuries to their leading players and…
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Mile memories in kismetic book find
Call it fortuitous, but a recent purchase at a second-hand bookshop proved timely, given the boost to the future of New Zealand middle-distance running…
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SRP Round 6 - Coaches comments
It's a bye week for both the Blues and Chiefs, and both go into their break with plenty to think about, but from different ends of the Super Rugby…
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Alex Wyllie: A great Kiwi rugby character
Alexander John 'Grizz' Wyllie, b.
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Miracle is back for Moana Pasifika
Moana Pasifika flanker Miracle Fai'ilagi's try-scoring hat-trick in the DHL Super Rugby Pacific game against the Hurricanes at Albany on Saturday was a…
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