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  • Keith Locke

    Prejudice against Pasifika players offside - by Keith Locke



    The New Zealand Herald was right to call “offensive” Andy Haden’s suggestion that the Crusaders rugby team has done better by having fewer Polynesians in the team. After claiming the Crusaders had a quota of three Polynesian players Haden said “and it’s worked”. This prejudicial attitude is not new, particularly in Haden’s Auckland where some [...] read more
    May 30, 2010 12:33 pm - 46 Comments
  • frog

    Losing more World Cups - by frog



    Following on from my previous post about the use of the highly toxic pesticide endosulfan on sports fields; I should note that also on Sue Kedgley’s list of fields that currently get a dose of endosulfan are Hamilton’s Seddon Park and Waikato Stadium, New Plymouth’s Pukekura Park and Yarrow Stadium, Rotorua’s International Rugby Stadium. These [...] read more
    October 2, 2008 11:31 am - 4 Comments
  • frog

    Where are the green teams? - by frog



    The red team and the blue team, both funded by massive doses of corporate money, are battling it out in Moscow at the moment for the UEFA Champions League Cup (currently 1-1 after 88 minutes, with goals by Ronaldo and Lampard).  It’s hard to imagine many of the players these days are in the game [...] read more
    May 22, 2008 8:33 am - 9 Comments