We take you back now live to the scene in Mosgiel where the All Blacks have just defied NEARLY EVERYONE’S predictions and sent world No 1 team Ireland tumbling out of the Rugby World Cup.
We take you now live to a lounge in a Mosgiel home shortly before kick-off in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal between the All Blacks and France tomorrow morning.
Michael Jordan — the GOAT, now and forever — and his amazing Chicago Bulls introduced us to the concept of the threepeat, or winning three straight championships.
ODT's sports editor Hayden Meikle gives the last word on all that happened on and off the pitch this week.
Who would you have on the Mount Rushmore of New Zealand sportswriting?
By the time you read this, The Last Word will be in Wellington for a fleeting visit to catch up with former colleagues Matt Smith and Rob van Royen.
The end is nighJust six games remain in a tournament that will not only never be forgotten but could and should have lasting effects on both football and women’s sport in this part of the world.
Do you believe it now?
I am not sure I have seen the nation this divided since the great debate over whether chocolate mousse or pavlova was the superior pudding.
The Highlanders really are going all-in on the youth revolution.
It is early days in the aftermath process, but I am not sure I see any immediate winners from the extraordinary events at the All Whites v Qatar game this week.
It has been a strange year for many reasons.
Now, where was I?
The moaning started as soon as the news landed.
They call it "the bounce", and it is a very real phenomenon in the sporting world.
It has been, in The Last Word’s considered opinion, a great World Cup so far.
You might be a little Ben Smithed out but our feeling is you can NEVER have enough Ben Smith.
Hello there!
I thought of Todd Marshall.
The Last Word was unexpectedly asked to feature on one of those castpod things on an RNZ platform this week to bang on about the relevance of the Commonwealth Games and some favourite memories of the event.
