Ex-journalist at Stuff now editor/writer at The Southland Tribune.
Southland Region, New Zealand
Joined May 2010
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The Highlanders will struggle to keep teenage talent Jimmy Taylor within its stable and looks to set need up elsewhere.
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At what point in the NPC will the discussion about changing to a 5 try bonus point start?
Try scoring inflation in the modern day.
Jimmy Taylor is not long out of school and is about to be thrust into the provincial rugby furnace that is Stag Day.
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“No Super team wanting him was baffling. I still struggle to understand how they couldn’t see it."
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Zach Hughes scored nine tries and kicked 12 conversions in a 69-point tally playing for his James Hargest College Junior Boys team on Saturday.
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There were around 1000 wedding guests, including Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg, Ed Sheeran, Bradley Cooper, Selena Gomez, Tom Hanks, and Southland’s very own Atipa Mabonga.
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Gregor Rutledge is well aware that he’s got one of the more “impressive and inspiring” role models to follow as he goes about his own promising rugby career.
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Jacob Duffy joined The Roar Podcast this week and, amongst other things, provided some insight into playing in the same cricket team as Virat Kohli in the IPL, who is as big as they get in India.
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Jason Rutledge is about to add another remarkable achievement to his rugby CV, and he will have his oldest son alongside him when he does it.
The 48-year-old Southland rugby legend is set to play his 300th premier club rugby game for Woodlands.
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At 21 years old Josh Moorby packed his bags, headed to Invercargill and linked with the Woodlands Rugby Club. It sparked a chain of events that has led him to the All Blacks.
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My weekly column: A take on Super Rugby lacking the intrigue and storylines to make for a compelling pro sports comp, and the reasons that might be.
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How good does the Southland-themed Volts jersey look, which they will play in in Invercargill on Tuesday.
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Jayden Broome’s life changed dramatically on September 8 when he fell from the roof of a two-storey student flat in Dunedin. I talked with him about his four-month hospital stay, some of the dark moments, and the positive outlook he’s now embraced.
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Faletoi Peni is about to embark on his rookie season as a Super Rugby player. I talked to him about his remarkable journey from near rock bottom to a contract with Moana Pasifika.
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There’s every chance the coach of the team that finished equal last in the 2025 Super Rugby competition will get promoted to the All Blacks head coach job in 2026. Wild stuff.
I see the @BBL is basically rolling out the Uni Oval in Dunedin for their graphics. Am I right?
