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Chris Rattue: The match that could forever change transtasman cricket
Chris Rattue runs through the winners and losers from the sporting week.
Top five columns of 2019: Chris Rattue
These were the most-read columns by sports writer Chris Rattue in 2019.
Rattue: Foran riddle can undermine Doyle
Chris Rattue: Is Kieran Foran a rare Warriors triumph, or yet another disastrous signing?
Rattue: Brewery mad to use Armstrong
Lance Armstrong was more than happy to wreck lives, writes Chris Rattue. And he has shown little genuine remorse.
Rattue: Whinging Irish deserve gratitude
COMMENT: The whinging Irish deserve our gratitude, for cementing a new rivalry which has sprung up unexpectedly, writes Chris Rattue.
Rattue: Give Smith a disability lesson
I know someone whose opinion really counts who is glad Aaron Smith's sexcapade was exposed, writes Chris Rattue.
Rattue: Hansen need to know how to use cattle
COMMENT: Damn the last half hour. The Buenos Aires test felt like an opportunity to suggest Steve Hansen is our greatest All Black coach.
Normal sporting service resumes
The Rio glow will last a long time, but normal sports service is resuming, which means the Olympics are taking their place among the usual suspects.
Chris Rattue: Why is Auckland sport such a joke?
CHRIS RATTUE: Apart from the basketballers, Auckland's professional sports teams are basket cases.
Chris Rattue: Forget Konrad Hurrell, Shaun Johnson is the problem
COMMENT: It's the million dollar man, not the half million dollar one, who is the major problem at the Warriors, writes Chris Rattue.
Chris Rattue: Issac Luke flop of the season
COMMENT: There are many things to pick on at the Warriors, and somewhere near the top is Issac Luke, writes Chris Rattue.
Chris Rattue: Carter's comeback sideshow to 10s showdown
Super Rugby is a dud which is failing to properly showcase the brilliant new talent which abounds.
Chris Rattue: Are the All Blacks really the best team in the world?
The All Blacks were named the best sports team in the world today but are they really the best 'team' in all sport?
Chris Rattue: Outdated oval's time is up
COMMENT: Great stadiums aren't the only things that make for a great atmosphere.
Chris Rattue: New Blues much like the old Blues
COMMENT: Four games in and the new-look Blues look a lot like the old-look Blues, which is not a good thing, while the other New Zealand sides are springing to life.
Chris Rattue: Auckland's waterfront stadium has to happen
CHRIS RATTUE: Seize the moment, Auckland. You don't often get second chances in life.
Chris Rattue: Warriors still in better shape than Blues
The Warriors stumped up with 40 minutes of the worst football in the league club's often horrible history but they are still in better shape than the Blues.
Chris Rattue: You can smell the Aussie fear
The tourists have found themselves in a lion's den, and they don't have many big rocks to throw at the beast.
Chris Rattue: Forget the 'spirit in cricket', Mankad is fair game
COMMENT: Forget the idea of a "gentlemanly" spirit in cricket, Mankad is fair game, writes Chris Rattue.
Chris Rattue: Don't be fooled by the New Zealand Warriors
The 2015 season was the year of giving up on the Warriors for Chris Rattue, and he writes that sinking feeling hasn't gone away.
Read's no-show sends out a bad message
COMMENT: Unless All Blacks captain-in-waiting has concussion issues, there is no excuse for him missing the opening to the 2016 Super Rugby season, writes Chris Rattue.
Chris Rattue: Eddie Jones must be barking mad to let Mad Dog Dylan Hartley lead the pack
COMMENT: England rugby stepped over a line this week, when it allowed Mad Dog Dylan Hartley to take over the captaincy, writes Chris Rattue.
If Carter gets one more award, I'll scream
COMMENT: Enough is enough, writes Chris Rattue, all this post-World Cup adulation for Dan Carter is a distortion.