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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact WHETHER YOU WERE AT the game or just watching on TV, whenever former All Black great Richie McCaw entered a ruck or maul the nation would scream: "Just look at the cunt! From the side again!" Now in retirement, the 35-year-old won't have to endure tongue-lashing after tongue-lashing when he visits Sydney's ANZ Stadium for...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact All Blacks superstar Aaron Smith has revealed this afternoon that in the wake of his recent spelling scandal, he's signed on to be a brand ambassador to The Reading Writing Hotline. Earlier this week, leaked text messages surfaced between Smith and a Dunedin woman that shed light on a rumoured lewd affair between them. However, it...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Local soccer fan, Leo Vukinakakas (29) has today made a point of pulling up a flowing conversation to point out that the word 'soccer' is redundant in his vocabulary and should never be used to describe 'football'. Leo says referring to 'European football' as 'soccer' is disrespectful, and as a member of a large family of soccer fans,...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The remaining Western Force fans are in pieces this afternoon, following the announcement that the Perth rugby institution will no longer join the eastern cities in the professional competition. The tried and trusted fans have supported the isolated rugby union franchise for 11 years, but most are shattered this afternoon by the news that the Western Force will exit...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Although the Wallaroos were able to provide a glimmer of hope to the future of Australian rugby union in last night's match against Ireland, their stellar effort might not be enough to unite and inspire a weary nation burdened by years of Wallabies losses to Southern European nations. The test cricketer pay dispute has also brought more emotional baggage...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Singer-songwriter Paul Kelly has unveiled a bold new project today in Melbourne where he plans to write, direct and star in an upcoming biopic about the life of AFL legend Paul Kelly. Mr Kelly also revealed plans to compose the much-anticipated film's soundtrack, which will feature Kelly and other stalwarts of the Australian music industry...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A ten year veteran security guard for the All Blacks is facing charges of public mischief after a bug was discovered in a chair in the team's meeting room at the Intercontinental in Double Bay, before the opening Bledisloe Cup match in last year. A hearing set down for two days has begun at the Downing Centre Local Court...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact North Korean leader and speed merchant Kim Jong-un has made an explosive return to the North Korean domestic cricket competition overnight, taking a recording-breaking 10 for 0 of just one over. The COVID-19 interrupted season was put on hold in March and has only now jumpstarted the competition. Playing their cross-town rivals, The Hongwŏn Reds, in...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A man who has simply stopped going to work because he is prone to an aching wrist says modern football is for a bunch of cotton wool wusses. Nathan Stockdale (38) from the Western Corridor region of south-east Queensland says he doesn't know why players these days even bother, considering they can't even drop the shoulder anymore. "It's just...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT. Long considered a taboo in the world of construction, in recent years both sides of the trade union debate have increased their use of the profanity. It has been confirmed by linguistics experts that 'grub' is currently at its most popular in both rugby league and workplace disputes, with the once rarely used terminology is starting to become a...