Alan Patridge's World Cup 1994

The proof is in the pudding, and the pudding in this case ... is a football.

The Dropkicks - 2007 - Episode 11

The usual hits and misses with our Super 14 analysis; some Cricket World Cup action; another why-stuff.co.nz-is-crap section; and perhaps the highest quality field ever for Athlete of the Week (not even featuring Roger Federer)!


Download Episode 2007/11.

msn.co.nz sports news - still crap, but working on it

So, sometimes this letter-writing lark seems to work. If only the IRB and SANZAR were as responsive as the guys behind the msn.co.nz website, which, as per previous reporting, has been featuring Australian sports and athletes on its NZ version of the MSN portal.

date: Mar 26, 2007 11:49 AM
subject: msn.co.nz sports feed

Hi there,

much as we here in NZ enjoy Australian sporting success, it might be more pertinent to have a sports news feed on the msn.co.nz homepage that concentrated on New Zealand sporting feats, as opposed to those of our neighbours across the Tasman.

eg. right now of the four stories on the homepage, there are no NZ-specific stories, and three that deal with Australian sports people and/or events....

Stoner rues moves: Australian Casey Stoner has overcome a slow start to finish fifth in the Spanish MotoGP behind five-time world champion Valentino Rossi.

Fowler falls short : American Jason Knutzon shot a final round six-under-par 66 to claim a one-shot victory over Australian Peter Fowler in the Motorola International Bintan.

Aussies' first gold: Australia's first gold medal at the FINA World Championships headlined the action in the women's swimming programme at Rod Laver Arena.

Any chance of getting you, or the sportal guys, to change that feed over to some a little more focussed on nz sport?

cheers,

James Guthrie
dropkicks.co.nz

And the reply from MSN...

date: Apr 3, 2007 5:58 PM
subject: RE: msn.co.nz sports feed

Hi James,

we're currently working on getting a more NZ focus to the sports stories. Please stay tuned.

Regards,
Ian

Huzzah!

Virtual Super 14 - Week 9 results

The Dropkicks collective still languish near the bottom of the pack, and Wrongun still sits firmly at the top. Mike has now leapfrogged Dom to leave the Mallet as the bottom-placed Dropkick, and Hadyn and Noizy continue to jostle for the top individual Dropkick spot near the top of the table, where Public Address's Russell Brown has slipped quietly into third place. Perhaps Russell got a few wise tips from Hadyn, Noizy and Che when he interviewed the Wellingtonista crew - which includes the aforementioned trio - for an upcoming radio show. Or perhaps not.

Ranking	Player	Last Wk	Total	Team	Change
1134	Wrongun	34	262	Hurricanes	340
14566	the hood	39	239	Blues	12891
15763	russb	34	238	Blues	3972
28925	Rockstar	18	230	Chiefs	-19328
33040	noizyboy	24	228	Crusaders	-13305
53975	BlindHamish	34	219	Brumbies	10229
58618	Big Hairy	34	217	Highlanders	10784
58618	figruck	29	217	Chiefs	-2804
58618	Ricklkiwi	39	217	Blues	24355
63882	Motorcycle	42	215	Hurricanes	31561
73824	The Mallet	37	211	Hurricanes	19577
85262	Halburger	15	206	Highlanders	-37444
85262	Kiwijoe	34	206	Highlanders	12253
85262	Vinny G	34	206	Hurricanes	12253
97893	bclotty	26	200	Chiefs	-4492
101390	Dropkicks	26	198	Hurricanes	-3875
101390	The Mut Bag	34	198	Hurricanes	11528
112672	BigRedCube	45	191	Blues	18806
112672	gabbyyue	15	191	Blues	-24090
118885	Banks15	15	186	Blues	-18744

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