Bidwell

The sporting public is tired of New Zealand Rugby censoring players' ability to speak candidly on controversies, writes Hamish Bidwell. Highlanders captain Aaron Smith and…

Opinion - I'll always remember the last time I watched sport as a fan. Like many kids in this country, I'd grown up with posters of my heroes on the wall. Outside Team New…

Opinion - I'd like to believe that New Zealand Rugby's (NZR) intentions are good. Photo: Photosport I'd like to believe that they value women's rugby and respect the players and…

Opinion - You can be treated to some absolute codswallop in this business. Stories and opinions so absurd as to leave you almost breathless in disbelief. I'll give you an example. It…

Well, I was dead wrong about Daryl Mitchell. Was it a fortnight ago that I reckoned Mitchell wasn't an opening batter's backside? I think I even went as far as to suggest that he…

Opinion - It's a pretty grand conspiracy that MMA fighters Israel Adesanya and Dan Hooker are alleging. Both UFC fighters Israel Adesanya (left) and Dan Hooker seen here sparring…

Opinion - The mooted move to a franchise model can't come quick enough for rugby. The game at international level has become an expensive, sluggish, predictable bore and, if 12-a-side…

Opinion - You sincerely hope the third act of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's playing career can go on to become the best. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck in a Warriors game against the Newcastle…

English fans conduct during and after the Euro 2020 final overshadowed their team's achievement Photo: AFP The end of school holidays can't come soon enough. It's not that I…

Opinion - I've not been particularly enthusiastic about Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua joining Super Rugby. It's not the idea of it so much, more the detail. Photo: Photosport…