Posts by His Bobness

The Great Teacher

Who can hate the Irish? This is the country that gave us Yeats and Joyce and Wilde and Beckett, after all. A good chunk of us in this part of the world have roots in Ireland. And does anyone recall that the Irish, of all peoples, probably hate the English more than anyone?

His Bobness

October 16th, 2023

The Long, Sad Retreat

Ever since the glory days up to 2015, NZ rugby has been keeping players (and coaches) well past their use-by dates.

His Bobness

September 9th, 2023

All Blacks v Boks at Twickenham

The Springboks did what they always do and we didn’t adjust. This perplexing failure of the ABs to deal with the predictable is the biggest worry.

His Bobness

August 26th, 2023

Breaking the Code

Something is irrevocably broken in a professional spectator sport when one of your first inquiries ahead of a big game is to check who is on the refereeing panel. Rugby at the highest levels has become a lottery.

His Bobness

October 30th, 2022

Groundhog Day

Everyone has a theory on the continuing mystifying propensity for the All Blacks, formerly the world’s greatest team, to not only repeatedly themselves in both feet, but then to remove their socks and blow their toes off one by one.

His Bobness

August 28th, 2022