D'Arcy Waldegrave

Aug 21, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | D'Arcy Waldegrave

OPINIONNew Zealand has been treated to some extraordinary sport over the past dozen years. We have had world-class events on our doorstep, from the Rugby World Cups of 2011 and 2022 to the best cricketers in the world working their magic across the length and breadth of the motu. The Rugby League World Cup hardly set the place on fire, but it was here. The America’s Cup chimed in before they ran away for more money.

Aug 17, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | D'Arcy Waldegrave

OPINIONFull respect to the losers. Without the phalanx of runners-up, we would never have been treated to the wonders of the Fifa Women’s World Cup. The losers are the beating heart of competition. The fallen, the gallant, the overwhelming majority of athletes are those who don’t take a trip to the rarified air reserved only for the triumphant. The peak is the championship. The desired destiny of the chosen few who persevere through selection, training and injury is standing on the summit.