Silver Fern Sports
Lynn McConnellNew Zealand sports news - behind the headlines
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Chiefs celebrate 30 years of Super Rugby
New Zealand’s rugby franchises celebrated 30 years of Super Rugby in 2026, each in their different way, but the Chiefs went about it in a unique way; they published a book – Chiefs, He Piko, He Taniwha.
Theirs is a different story to the o...
Now for the real Tests - All Blacks beware
Encouraging as the All Blacks’ start has been under new coach Dave Rennie, the next five Tests are potentially more revealing of how effective the team’s game plan will be now that it has been exposed for all to see.
Ireland, at the weeken...
Hawke Cup retains a special place in NZ cricket
Now 115 years since it was first contested, the Hawke Cup has a cherished place in New Zealand’s cricket structure, and its unique challenge format is rare.
Intended from the outset to offer competition among the minor provinces of New Zea...
Bob Blair's place in history assured
It was fast bowler Bob Blair’s fate to be forever linked with the tragedy that befell him and the family of his fiancée, Nerrissa Love, when she was a victim of the Tangiwai train disaster on Christmas Eve in 1954, while he was playing in N...
55 years on, league's memory lingers
Fifty-five years ago, on June 26, New Zealand’s premier oval ball football codes enjoyed notable days in their respective histories.
And for once, rugby was forced to take a back seat to rugby league.
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New Zealand-based journalist/historian Lynn McConnell MA has an extensive career in daily newspaper and more moden online journalism in which he was the NZ editor of Cricinfo.com and Sportal.co.nz. He has published 25 books.
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