Category Archives: Guest Post
Guest Post: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
After a week in which a massive earthquake slammed the Canterbury region, causing massive damage to Christchurch’s brick and stone buildings (including the home of All Blacks’ assistant coach Steve Hansen), and aftershocks continued to jangle the nerves, nobody will … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Previously on the NFL
Thank Christ himself: the NFL is back. No more feigning interest in Super-whatever-it-is-these-days, knockout-bound (however valiant) national teams, and local teams that continually break my heart: the real egos of the sporting world are back in town. It’s time for … Continue reading
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Tri Nations Guest Post: I Don't Want to Spoil The Party…
Poor old John Smit. After 77 minutes of brutal, bludgeoning Tri-Nations rugby, in his hundredth test match, his under-the-cosh side were sitting five points clear of their 2010 tormentors, the All Blacks, with the score at 22-17. Finally something was … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Chasing Contador Through the Alps
My uncle is currently living what could be either a dream or a nightmare depending on your perspective. He’s riding the Tour de France – not as a combatant, obviously, but riding many of the stages a day ahead of … Continue reading
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Invictus: Hollywood Movie or Sinister Revisionist Propaganda?
A reader recently wrote to DeadBall’s more-or-less unused email address deadballnz@gmail.com demanding answers. And as we appear to have ground to a halt, and as we have never, to my knowledge, received inquiries from any other readers, I thought it … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Worth a Crack, Nigel
Worth a crack, Nigel… For a town as infamously dull as Hamiltron, this was a thrilling game of football. Needing to win and prevent the Boks from scoring a bonus point to keep the Tri Nations alive, and preferably gain … Continue reading
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The Skinny Post – Fat Tits & Fatsis: Hey, the NFL is back!
The low sun in the sky had turned the surface of the pool a gorgeous orange colour that matched my skin. I’d been in there just long enough for my extremities to wrinkle nicely. Nadia, back from a shoot for … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Kick. Chase. Repeat.
After witnessing the Springboks comfortably dispatching the Wallabies at Newlands last night, I would have to say I think that the lawmakers have thoroughly butchered the implementation of the ELVs. When a player with the attacking chops of Bryan Habana … Continue reading
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