Articles by D'Arcy Waldegrave
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Focusing on what's alive in rugby
Saturday, 1 June 2024, 9:35amStadia? Governance? Socks and undies for Christmas. I’m done. 6 months until the zombie of Auckland venues rises again and...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Standing Addin down was a no brainer
Saturday, 25 May 2024, 9:21amAddin Fonua-Blake packed a sad and has been sent to the naughty corner. Good. Go to your room and think about what you've...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: The timing of the A-League scandal leaves much to be desired
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 9:28amThe A-League fixing scandal has come at the worst possible time for the competition. On the eve of the two second-leg semifinal...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Eden Park will be the future
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 9:14amOn Monday, there will be a recommendation made to Auckland councillors around the future Auckland stadium. They’ll vote...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: The mourning period for Pukekohe is well and truly over
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 9:09amIt’s the return of the big bangers! The Supercar circus is back in NZ, with two 200KM races set to tear around the pumice...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Golden Point belittles rules and laws
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 9:33amGolden point can get in the sea. This, I hasten to add, is not sour grapes because of last night's Waratahs victory. I...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Not so Super Rugby
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 10:29amNot so Super Rugby has leapt into a phone box this weekend and jumped out with its underpants on its head. Although the...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Counties is looking after the grassroots
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 9:20amSport is joy. In the newspaper life’s tragedies are on the front page, the triumphs on the back. Sport comes with its...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: I was hoping the Black Caps would die on their feet
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 9:47amSaving the worst ‘til last? Let’s hope not. The end of New Zealand’s summer of cricket is upon us and although death at...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: World Rugby's recommendations are just word soup
Saturday, 2 March 2024, 9:53amHere’s the problem World Rugby faces, written out for all to see. Bear with me. The latest World Rugby Shape of the Game...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: The Black Caps got flogged
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 10:08amFlogged. The Black Caps got their clock cleaned last night through a combination of Australian magnificence, their own misfortune,...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Don't let Proteas' choices overshadow Kane's achievements
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 9:40amOk, I get it. There are people out there who are struggling with the legitimacy of the Black Cap's first-ever series win...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Free to air sport is no longer a pipe dream
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 10:59amFree to air sport in NZ? Indeed. What was once thought to be a pipe dream is slowly turning into palpable reality. It...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: 'Joe Schmidt is riding into Australia on a mighty Percheron'
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 9:35amJoe Schmidt is riding into Australia on a mighty Percheron. The knight in shining armour, fresh from jousting for the All...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Las Vegas F1 is in shambles
Saturday, 18 November 2023, 11:33amUtter chaos. It’s said that there is no such thing as bad publicity. If that really is the case, Formula 1 won't be overly...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Why the Black Caps will burst India's bubble
Saturday, 11 November 2023, 10:40amWhere the rubber hits the road, where the tough go when the going gets tough, the CWC is reaching its razors edge as the...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: On why the All Blacks will lift the Webb Ellis Cup
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 9:56amLet me tell you why the All Blacks will hold the World Cup aloft tomorrow morning. Plainly no-one can accurately predict...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: If that doesn't lift NZ into the heart of the World Cup, nothing will
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 9:21amThere is a face of this World Cup. Burnt into my conscience. It’s the face of Hannah Wilkinson as she drank in the atmosphere...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Bravo to the All Whites for fighting racism head-on
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 8:20pmThere’s a saying floating around that goes something like this. “Muck around, find out”. More commonly referred to as FAFO. Join...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Watch out Chiefs fans, you'd be a fool to write the Brumbies off!
Friday, 16 June 2023, 6:20pmThis weekend the Brumbies are in a great position to cause a boil over and shut the Aussie Super Rugby haters down. The...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: We better get used to Saudi Arabia owning sport
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 7:47pmMoney doesn’t talk. It screams. From the top of a building through a Metallica sized sound system. It drowns out everything,...
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: ‘Island of Origin’, the idea to save New Zealand Rugby
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 7:39pmIsland of Origin? Why the hell not, right? Tonight, the rugby league world focuses on the biggest event in the game....
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: The Super Rugby Pacific finals playoff system doesn't do the dominant teams justice
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 7:13pmIt’s flawed, isn’t it? The Super Rugby Pacific finals playoff system is simple I’ll give you that, but it doesn’t do justice...
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Trump's 'covfefe' tweet ridiculed worldwide
Thursday, 1 June 2017, 6:14amA typo in a late-night tweet from the President of the United States has become the word on everyone's lips - covfefe. Donald...