
Play of the day: Jonny Wilkinson gets smashed
Jonny Wilkinson was on the receiving end of one of the biggest knocks of his career as Toulon beat Agen 43-21 at the Stade Felix Mayol on Saturday. Video / Youtube: Antetempor
Jonny Wilkinson was on the receiving end of one of the biggest knocks of his career as Toulon beat Agen 43-21 at the Stade Felix Mayol on Saturday. Video / Youtube: Antetempor
New Zealand side Auckland City have beaten Fiji's Ba 6-1 at Kiwitea Street in Auckland, New Zealand, in the 1st Leg Semi-Final of the OFC Champions League. Courtesy: OFC
New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray discuss which players have the potential to be picked for the All Blacks squad.
Jonathan Paget has won the Badminton horse trials in a thrilling finish which came down to the final rail. The 29-year-old becomes only the second New Zealander to win the prestigious event after Sir Mark Todd, with fellow Kiwi Andrew Nicholson finishing third. Paget went into the show jumping round in second place needing a clear round on Clifton Promise and hoping that the leader Michael Jung dropped at least one rail.
It's 125 years since the British & Irish Lions first set sail to Australia. To celebrate, HSBC re-imagines the epic voyage, with Lions legends Brian O'Driscoll, Warren Gatland, a crew of legendary British & Irish Lions and a cabin boy on a mission. courtesy HSBC/YouTube
Highlanders 25 (Shaun Treeby, Aaron Smith, Colin Slade tries, Slade 2 con, 2 pen) Sharks 22 (Meyer Bosman 2, Lwazi Mvovo tries, Pat Lambie 2 con, pen) Halftime: 15-7 Sharks.
After battling a huge swordfish to the surface on his trusty hand-line out off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, Matt Watson finds himself in a race with a gigantic Mako shark to secure his prize catch and get it aboard his little boat in one piece. courtesy TheFishingShow/ITM Fishing Show
FootGolf claims to combine the social aspects of golf with the excitement and skill of soccer. Fancy a game? Video / Youtube: FootGolfUSA
V8 Supercar siblings Rick and Todd Kelly have taken-in one of the richest mineral regions in Australia on their way to this weekend's races in Perth. The Jack Daniel's Racing duo took a 1200km detour to the Pilbara and got a sample of the booming region of Newman.
Top rugby writer Gregor Paul & Andrew Alderson from the Herald on Sunday discuss the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour of Australia.
One of the misses of the season, if not the miss of the season, was spotted last weekend in the women's match between Ajax and AC Beerschot. Courtesy: YouTube/FGolsHD2
New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Patrick McKendry discuss how the Chiefs have been playing over the Super 15 season.
New Zealand champions Waitakere United have put themselves in a strong position to make the semi-finals of the OFC Champions League after earning a crucial 1-0 away win over crosstown rivals Auckland City this afternoon. Courtesy: OFC
The final day of racing in Naples came on the 'Super Sunday' where it was triple points. Not a great day for the team but they wrapped up the regatta in 3rd place overall. courtesy of Emirates Team NZ
Emirates Team New Zealand has not just left the building – they’ve taken it with them. The team’s Wynyard Quarter base, home for the past three years, has been packed into more than 70 40-foot containers and is on the way to San Francisco, courtesy of team sponsor Maersk Line
The Emirates Team New Zealand yard now resembles the port of Auckland with containers coming and going and endlessly being filled. The work is non stop right now in the rush to get the base packed and on a ship to San Francisco.
The Super 15 is arguably providing as many headaches as answers for All Blacks head coach and selector Steve Hansen. The Herald rugby desk has been charged with putting themselves in Hansen's shoes and coming up with answers to some of the some of the season's curliest questions.
Is this the worst 15 seconds of football that the world has ever seen? You be the judge. Video / Youtube: RebellionFC
A Newcastle football fan was caught on tape punching a police horse after his team's 3-0 loss to rivals Sunderland on Sunday.
New Zealand side Auckland City have beaten New Caledonia's Mont-Dore 12-2 at Kiwitea Street in Auckland, New Zealand, in Group B on day three of the OFC Champions League. Courtesy: OFC
All five nominees for the Surfline Men's Best Overall Performance Award are presented for your review. Featuring Grant "Twiggy" Baker, Kohl Christensen, Shane Dorian, Mark Healey and Greg Long. (Note: Depicted rides are symbolic -- award is for best overall performance over twelve month period.) A category in the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Pacifico, coming May 3. For more info see the event website at www.BillabongXXL.com.
Rongomai Primary School was treated to a special breakfast with the Blues. Kids Kai Time provides a breakfast service for low decile schools, Michelle McArthur who started the initiative 'Kids Kai Time' is driven to provide children with a nutritional breakfast and lunch, and to also teach the children about oral hygiene and the values if nutritional food.
Stade Francais halfback Jerome Fillol was banned for 14 weeks overnight for spitting in the face of Bath counterpart Peter Stringer. Courtesy: rugbydump.com
Rugby experts Gregor Paul, Wynne Gray & Patrick McKendry discuss who they think will make it into the All Blacks squad.
After failing to score form a corner, a goalkeeper races back to goal in a very innovative fashion. Video / Youtube: Multi Schlott.
Pukekohe Park Raceway – the country’s spiritual home of motorsport celebrates 50 years of motorsport. courtesy of OfficialV8Supercars
Kevin Barry is back working with New Zealand's top heavyweight boxing prospect. Barry, an Olympic silver medallist in Los Angeles in 1984, will train Joseph Parker for his June fight against South African veteran Francois Botha. The pair will depart for Barry's Las Vegas base on Sunday for an eight-week pre-fight camp.
All Black coach Steve Hansen has announced a contract extension that will see him lead the side through to 2015 Rugby World Cup. As reported in the Herald on Sunday, the New Zealand Rugby Union agreed at their March board meeting to back Hansen as the man to deliver their stated goal of winning back-to-back World Cups.
No rest for teams in the V8 Supercars with cars and equipment which raced in Tasmania last weekend now on the way to New Zealand. The back-to-back race weekends can be stretch, but for the likes of IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth a positive result in across Bass has him looking forward to now racing on the other side of the the ditch.