At 21 years old Josh Moorby packed his bags, headed to Invercargill and linked with the Woodlands Rugby Club. It sparked a chain of events that has led him to the All Blacks.
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My weekly column: A take on Super Rugby lacking the intrigue and storylines to make for a compelling pro sports comp, and the reasons that might be.
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@MarkCurrieNZ I congratulate the Volts on this initiative. The cricket fans of Southland love the concept and have embraced it.
Other factors of why the Volts aren’t winning games are worthy of more attention than this.
Jayden Broome’s life changed dramatically on September 8 when he fell from the roof of a two-storey student flat in Dunedin. I talked with him about his four-month hospital stay, some of the dark moments, and the positive outlook he’s now embraced.
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@shortflyslip You’ll be able to give the complaining about TV coverage a rest next year when domestic cricket is reduced to YouTube with one camera and no commentary. It’s certainly not perfect but I’m stoked we still had every T20 game live & free to air this season.
Faletoi Peni is about to embark on his rookie season as a Super Rugby player. I talked to him about his remarkable journey from near rock bottom to a contract with Moana Pasifika.
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There’s every chance the coach of the team that finished equal last in the 2025 Super Rugby competition will get promoted to the All Blacks head coach job in 2026. Wild stuff.
@pineynz Yeah pretty average, although that ‘do you want me to get you an Uber to the nets?’ line got a laugh out of me.
Like it or not, the microscope naturally goes on underperforming teams and they probably should have been conscious of that.
Jacob Duffy, in true Jacob Duffy fashion, played down his recording breaking deeds, but Duffy did share with the Roar Podcast the special message he got from Sir Richard Hadlee.
This week’s guest on The Roar Podcast is NZ Schools first five Jimmy Taylor, who reflects on his special three years in the Southland Boys’ first XV team as well as what might be instore in 2026 after signing with Rugby Southland.
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