Hamish has been an opinion and sports writer for over 20 years in New Zealand, featuring on RNZ, New Zealand Herald, Stuff.co.nz, and RugbyPass.
We’ve become so accustomed to All Blacks replacements causing performances to deteriorate, that it’s hard not to assume that 
The Springbok team that played at Eden Park was too old. I think they played a style of rugby unsuited to the conditions and I tho…
At some stage the actual All Blacks coaches and players have to take responsibility for their circumstances and find a way to impr…
While I firmly believe the All Blacks will rouse themselves for the occasion on September 6, I still harbour grave doubts about th…
The All Blacks struggled to build phases against the Pumas in Cordoba. There were a variety of reasons for that, including that th…
I see the logic in what All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is trying to do. Depth helps. Just ask Rassie Erasmus.
When I see Rugby Australia suggesting they’ll go the way of SA Rugby and happily pick players from overseas, I can’t help feel…
I don’t think they’re learning at all in Australia, just as we didn’t back in 2000. If you’re up 23-5, as the Wallabies we…
Barrett, the All Blacks captain, has been injured. And while his calf’s been recuperating, Fabian Holland and Patrick Tuipulotu …
I have to express some disappointment about Ruben Love not getting a run at first five-eighth, for the All Blacks on Saturday.
There’s a couple of reasons why I believe Saturday’s second match in this three-test series won’t be a contest.
Among the more consistent criticisms of his first year as All Blacks coach, was that it scarcely differed from what had come befor…
So said All Blacks coach Scott Robertson on Monday, in trying to explain the omission of Ethan Blackadder from the 35-man squad to…
The Chiefs have been the best team in Super Rugby for some time now. They’ve certainly been far and away the form side of 2025.
I see the Crusaders fumbling and bumbling their way to defeat in one Super Rugby Pacific semi-final and the Chiefs thrashing the B…
I won’t bore you by trying to explain the Super Rugby Pacific playoff system. I’ll just say that scheduling the Brumbies’ cl…
It’s incredible to think one man has potentially changed the course of history, but that’s what Ardie Savea is in the process …
The veteran television commentator cast doubt upon the Crusaders’ Super Rugby Pacific title-winning credentials due to the absen…
We all know they’re the best team in Super Rugby, and it’s seemed a shame that they have to negotiate so many weeks of round-r…
The appointment of Les Kiss as Wallabies head coach doesn’t surprise me. I mean, how could it? It’s been signposted for weeks …
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