Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
It didn’t take long for some familiar writers within the New Zealand sports media to take aim at Warren Gatland and the British and Irish Lions. New Zealand media ‘go after’ Warren Gatland Beginning yesterday when the first Lions squad of the tour was announced – the ‘all too timely’ response by one particular critic […] READ MORE
Radio Sport New Zealand (NZ) operates in an industry of content. So while health and safety are paramount, Radio Sport NZ has been culled amid the worldwide Covid-19 sport ‘lockdown’. A sign of the times, one might say. A period of self-isolation for sportspeople that has taken a victim of a different type. An organization, […] READ MORE
New Zealand Rugby and Sky Television are equally responsible for turning the game into a commercialised and corporate cash cow through unacceptably high prices for All Blacks coverage. Sky is the king of rugby broadcasting in New Zealand – in fact it’s actually the one and only option for rugby fans in terms of television […] READ MORE
Michael Pulman is a contributor for Last Word On Rugby and writes regular content with a New Zealand focus. Beginning as a blogger on his own and through various other platforms, Mike has gone on to become a genuine sports reporter, covering NZ Rugby and all competitions domestic, and Internationally, as well as Cricket.