Dylan Cleaver

Sep 15, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Dylan Cleaver

England's captain Martin Johnston led his side to claim the Webb Ellis Cup, beating Australia 20-17 in Sydney. Photo / Getty ImagesTournament star: Martin JohnsonIt is worth contemplating how rugby history might have changed had Kay Johnson said: "You've got to be kidding, love, there's no way I'm living in Leicester."For a start, King Country would never have been relegated and we might look at Tihoi RC in the same light we view Waitete.

Jun 18, 2024 | thespinoff.co.nz | Dylan Cleaver

The Black Caps icon will relinquish the captaincy in all forms of the game as he moves to a casual playing contract. An exclusive from The Bounce, a Substack newsletter by Dylan Cleaver. Kane Williamson has turned down a New Zealand Cricket central contract in a seismic move that both sides believe will prolong his international career. Williamson, 33, will take up a casual playing contract that will afford him the opportunity to play in overseas T20 franchise leagues over the coming year.

Jun 16, 2024 | northandsouth.co.nz | Dylan Cleaver

When he was four years old, Rodney Dixon snuck out the gate to his home and ran two kilometres to Stoke School to join his brother John. He hasn’t stopped running.“I was born to run,” says Rod Dixon from his home in Nelson. “I played rugby, cricket, hockey and soccer, but I never got the same feeling as I did when I was just running.

Jun 9, 2024 | dylancleaver.substack.com | Dylan Cleaver

If there is one sports journalism art that has suffered more than any other from the downsizing of sports departments and the corresponding rise of first communications departments and website analytics, it is the profile. Once a staple of sports sections, particularly on the weekend, the in-depth athlete profile is now a rare bird. The reasons for not doing them are many. If done well they take a long time to write and time is not an abundant commodity in the modern newsroom.

May 20, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Dylan Cleaver

Cyclist Karl Murray faces one of the longest bans handed down to a New Zealand athlete after being found guilty of multiple doping violations. Photo / Dianne Manson / photosport.co.nzNew Zealand cyclist Karl Murray faces one of the longest bans handed down to a New Zealand athlete after being found guilty of multiple doping violations.