Tag: Ivan Agnew
Youth beats experience
My stepfather often told me when I was a teenager that, “You can’t put an old head on a young pair of shoulders”.
Which left...
Budge delivers Classic
While some ratepayers dispute ATEED'S Auckland City Council $175,000 contribution to the ASB tennis classic, few would argue that director Karl Budge hasn't done...
Parker skating on thin ice
Having knocked out American Mexican Alexander Flores in Christchurch on Saturday night, former WBO world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker was lucky not to have...
Kiwis fly to victory
Having avoided a 3-0 whitewash by convincingly winning the third rugby league test 34-0 at Leeds against England on Monday, the Kiwis finally learned...
Ivan’s angle: Kiwis restore pride
Pride in the jersey was restored at Mount Smart on Saturday when the Kiwis won their rugby league clash against Australia in a 26-24...
Barrett emulates Carter
Before Beauden Barrett scored four tries and accumulated 30 points in the All Blacks 40-12 second rugby test walloping of the Wallabies at Eden...
Agnew: “Let fists do the talking”
Whatever happened to the long-gone good old days when a boxer let his fists do the talking instead of the trash spouting out of...
Apprehensive All Blacks
With so many players missing so much rugby because of injuries or suspension, the All Blacks have cause to be apprehensive heading into their...
May fortune favour the brave
May boldness be the friend of selectors Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox for including newcomers Jordan Taufua and Shannon Frizell among seven...
Greats in every sense
Like many others who have grown to appreciate them as champion sportsmen and human beings, I took immense pleasure at the bestowing of knighthoods to...