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1 month ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
Rassie Erasmus, Liam Lawson and Richard Agar. Photos / Red Bull, PhotosportOpinion by Trevor McKewenTrevor McKewen is a sports columnist for the New Zealand Herald. Learn moreRugby has never been more fragile and vulnerable to a takeover by Saudi Arabian blood money. In his last Sports Insider column, veteran sportswriter Trevor McKewen makes a poignant plea for sanity. Plus: D-Day looms for Eden Park.
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1 month ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
Sarah Walker; Sebastian Coe; Marcus Daniell and Rohit Sharma. Photos / PhotosportTwo Kiwi Olympic medallists are among an elite group who will decide the next boss of the Games movement in an over-the-top election veiled in secrecy; Does Sebastian Coe have New Zealand’s vote? And how Donald Trump could blow up the NRL’s expansion plans into Papua New Guinea. All in today’s Sports Insider. Presidents are in the news a lot lately, one in particular.
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1 month ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
Danny Townsend, the Warriors in Vegas, Dame Lydia Ko and Nathan Cleary.
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1 month ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
Michaela Brake, Gordon Ramsay, Liam Lawson and Christian Horner. Photos / Photosport, Red Bull Content PoolOpinion by Trevor McKewenTrevor McKewen is a sports columnist for the New Zealand Herald.
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2 months ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
Dame Lydia Ko, Dana White, Clayton McMillan and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Photos / Photosport, Getty images An attack on a rival and a bid to stop a second New Zealand franchise reveal a Warriors outfit getting ahead of themselves and showing great hubris in the process; New Zealand Rugby executives are in the firing line as a secret email circulates among provincial unions; And Dame Lydia Ko tops an unforgettable year. All in today’s Sports Insider.
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2 months ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
Tyler Wright; Erica Dawson and Micah Wilkinson; Scott Barrett; James Fisher-Harris. Photos / Photosport New Zealand Rugby were warned about doing a deal with Ineos but nobody listened; league’s All Stars game looks doomed; why a second NRL team out of Auckland will never happen; and the growing Olympics medal scandal. All in today’s Sports Insider. If you’re going to dance with the devil, best make sure you lead.
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2 months ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
US President Donald Trump, SailGP in Auckland, new Wallaby Joseph Sua'ali'i and Super Rugby captains. Photos / Photosport, Getty ImagesOpinion by Trevor McKewenTrevor McKewen is a sports columnist for the New Zealand Herald.
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2 months ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
Dame Sophie Pascoe, Amelia Kerr, Joe Schmidt and Tom Brady. Photos / Photosport; Dean PurcellOpinion by Trevor McKewenTrevor McKewen is a sports columnist for the New Zealand Herald. Learn moreThe quest by the Warriors to kick off this season’s NRL with a win over the Raiders in Sin City just got harder; Aussies woo Joe Schmidt to extend his Wallaby contract and Netflix boots Six Nations rugby reality series to touch. All in today’s Sports Insider.
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2 months ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
Respective fans of Auckland City, the Blues and the Warriors. Photos / PhotosportOpinion by Trevor McKewenTrevor McKewen is a sports columnist for the New Zealand Herald. Learn more The Blues v the Warriors v Auckland FC. Which franchise will achieve the highest honours this year? It’s one of five key questions Sports Insider is posing about the future of New Zealand sport as we look ahead to a consequential year. All in your first Sports Insider column of 2025.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Trevor McKewen
Want a gold-standard lesson in mental toughness and self-belief? Step up, Hamish Kerr. Going into the Olympic high jump event as the gold medal favourite before a heaving Stade de France arena in Paris, Kiwis could only gasp collectively as what looked like a slow train wreck unfolding in front of us. Kerr himself seemed on the brink of tears after the qualification round started going horribly wrong. The world indoor champion and anticipated champion suddenly seemed to be in meltdown mode.
