Starting to watch the game by mistake at the wrong end, with the final chapter, I saw that the Warriors were winning by heaps, defeating the aim of keeping the score secret. Speaking of Sky, I’m struggling with their new box and remote, which don’t feel intuitive (yet).Īnd the new gear turned decidedly unhelpful on Saturday night, recording the Warriors game in six different segments for some strange reason. Mendoza was an underwhelming start to what is supposed to be a major sports championship. Photo / Photosport LOSER: The Rugby Championship/the new Sky box In a world where polarisation thrives, even small acts of conciliation feel extremely important.Īll Blacks captain Sam Cane. In the heat of an unusual moment, and all that.īut he also did a brilliant thing by tracking the individual down and apologising.Ĭane has struggled to win over the masses on the playing and captaincy fronts, but he has always come across as a class act. Who could blame the All Blacks captain for instinctively kicking out at a pitch intruder in Mendoza. Sports playing surfaces (and footballs for that matter) should be completely ad-free. There were so many advertising signs on the field in the All Blacks-Pumas test that it looked like something that had been stuffed into a letterbox. LOSERS: A different type of pitch invader in Mendoza He’ll need a great team around him.īut his appointment, for now, is bizarre and concerning. I wish Bazeley all the best, and hope against hope that he proves a doubter like me wrong. Previous coach Danny Hay came from a similar - although I would say more impressive - background, and couldn’t make any headway. He has been a junior representative and senior assistant coach, and even then with no great record of success. The point is this: how on earth would anyone know if Bazeley is a good head coach or not? There is no evidence to go on. Yet Bazeley has barely coached a senior team, and in a major All Whites assignment was involved in a team walk-off against Qatar. It has the potential to thrive as the Warriors, finally, appear to be building a club that will have sustained success.īut below that NRL level, rugby league is a niche non-event profile-wise in this country. ![]() On the face of it, he may be overstating league’s current position in New Zealand for now. The Warriors have been outstanding this season and naturally we want to keep the momentum going.” ![]() In a key quote, V’landys told News Corp: “We are ecstatic with the success of rugby league in New Zealand. With veteran super coach Wayne Bennett also urging the move, stand by for State of O to make its Auckland debut in 2027, and return every four years. Put it in the diary: State of Origin at Eden Park.Īll-powerful Aussie league boss Peter V’landys has signalled, most strongly, that the idea is on the table as the State of O beds in one neutral venue each year for the classic Queensland-New South Wales encounter. ![]() OPINION: WINNER: New Zealand league and sport, but. Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane during State of Origin II last month.
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