The Bounce
Dylan Cleaver, Justin Paul, Scotty Stevenson, Tim Grgec, John TullochNew Zealand's sharpest sports writing and independent analysis.
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The blurred crusade
What, exactly, are we still fighting for, PLUS: Belated recognition for a sports journalism legend, a touch of Bledisloe and some very small fish.
Over the winter the Black Caps went to England, saw their best player retire after a first t...
NZR’s financial cloud lacks a Silver lining
Game’s structural issues mask the legacy of a poor private-equity play
The recent rugby news cycle has been dominated by New Zealand Rugby’s real-time financial crisis and impending doom.
In the shadow of the juggernaut
Follow Justin Paul as he documents his good mate Gary Stead’s Indian adventure
You might remember Justin Paul from his brief first-class career in the mid-’90s, but if you’re a long-time Bounce subscriber, it’s just as likely that you reme...
A brief change of pace
A small note after bouncing from Dunedin to Fiji, PLUS: Did the Greatest Rivalry check the boxes?
It’s probably time to have less about me and more about the wonderful world of sport, but just a quick update to keep you posted on a couple...
The starting five
A quick thanks for helping The Bounce turn 5, PLUS: The five posts that worked best
A little more than five years and 686 posts ago, the Bounce was just a twinkle in the eye of its creator.
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Sports writer.
Freelance cricket writer, played a bit himself, parent, partner and teacher.
Scotty Stevenson is a broadcaster with TVNZ and Breakfast Radio Host at Sport Nation. Previously a contributing writer to a range of publications, he is the author of seven sporting biographies and a regular columnist for One News.
Having failed to achieve his childhood dream of playing for the Black Caps, he now has delusions of becoming a great writer.
Canterbury and Crusaders rugby tragic, lover of cricket (proper cricket, with whites, and a red ball and five days draws). Former radio sports hack.
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