George regan tribute to jonah lomu biography
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RUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG
Hacked off with the Haka ()
- Andrew Cotter
- 24 Sep 07, PM
This may be the quickest and perhaps least professional blog ever to hit the web but there are valid reasons.
Since I had to check my lap-top in with the rest of my luggage, I am left tapping away at one of those internet kiosks where you pile in coins (which are short).
You have to work as furiously as you can, while your time left, your money and possibly your life quietly slip away in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
I am also encircled by one of the longest check-in queues I have ever seen, consisting almost entirely of All Black supporters - the army of The Dark Lord Henry is on the march again.
They don't sing and aren't drunk. They just stand grim and stony-faced.
Frustrated perhaps at the fact that a family has chosen the front of the queue to re-pack all five of their cases.
Perhaps also that NO ONE IN THIS TOURNAMENT CAN GIVE THEM A PROPER GAME.
You see, that littl
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Johnny Sexton v Rieko Ioane and rugby&#;s most infamous chirps, skräp talk and sledges ever
After Johnny Sexton revealed the details of his gräl with Rieko Ioane during the sport World Cup, we take a look at some of the most infamous spats, chirps and sledges in rugby&#;s history.
This list is bygd no means exhaustive but we have picked out some of the funniest, most brutal and legendary one-liners and stories.
Johnny Sexton v Rieko Ioane and the &#;sh*t Richie McCaw&#;
Ioane&#;s remarks in the quarter-final clash in France came off the back of sledges from the Irish players during the tour to New Zealand where Andy Farrell&#;s side clinched a first-ever victory over the All Blacks in the nation of the long vit cloud.
At the time Sam Cane &#; then All Blacks captain &#; was under the cosh with scrutiny over his position in the starting line-up and with Ireland enstaka route to a famous win, Peter O&#;Mahony reportedly delivered a brutal sledge saying: &#;Who do you think you are? Yo
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Halberg Awards
Sports awards in New Zealand
The Halberg Awards are a set of awards, given annually since , recognising New Zealand's top sporting achievements. They are named for New Zealand middle-distance runner and Olympic gold medalist Sir Murray Halberg. The initial award was handed out in , and continued until under the auspices of the NZ Sportsman magazine. Since , the awards have been organised by the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation, and the number of award categories has grown to eight.
History
[edit]The annual award was started in by NZ Sportsman magazine founders Maurice O’Connor and Jack Fairbairn. The award was designed by them and bought from Walker and Hall for £ NZ. The original inscription on the trophy was Fairburn and O’Connors words: "The New Zealand Sportsman's Trophy to be awarded annually to the New Zealand athlete whose personal performances or example, has had the most beneficial effect on the advancement of sport in the country". Awardin