OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Colombia win did world a favourColombia wiped away the stain of Luis Suarez in the best possible way, leaving this World Cup to reclaim its place as one of the great sporting tournaments of all time.29 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Pathetic state of English football a sporting mysteryIs there anything weirder than the miserable story of the English football side? Why is the mother ship so useless at the world's biggest sport?22 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Quiet tour shy of killer instinctsThere is a lack of outright venom on the field, writes Chris Rattue. England have been strong yet failed to hammer home their advantages and been excruciatingly polite about it all.18 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Fifa uses power for good of global gameFifa can appear to be on the wrong track as we know from the Qatar World Cup hosting controversy, but long may it reign over football if that is what is necessary to produce the amazing contests we are seeing from Brazil.15 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: McCaw shy of his high standardsAnother dud in Dunedin will have the alarm bells ringing, writes Chris Rattue. At this point in his long career it is hard to be overly confident that the great man will get up off the canvas.11 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: England Lite a poor match for ABsThe All Blacks 2014-style are the nearest thing to a shambles when compared to the glories of last year, writes Chris Rattue.01 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: IRB scheduling good ... for a laughEngland - rightly it must be said - argued that a weekend which begins on May 31 does not qualify as a weekend in June, writes Chris Rattue.28 May 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Tongan Terror the real dealThere's a "Tongan Thor" running around fellow schoolboys into the media's glare and a mad scramble for his signature, writes Chris Rattue.25 May 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Game of cricket needs fixing fastHere's our vision for fixing cricket and how we see the game taking shape under an exciting set of innovative rules and practices, writes Chris Rattue.21 May 05:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Vincent immunity a joke, this cheat deserves jailVincent is not a whistleblower, nor a saviour. He has only come out singing, to the ICC anti-corruption unit, when trapped, writes Chris Rattue.18 May 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Let rugby's characters looseRugby needs a complete overhaul, from the ground up, and there's a schoolboy called Taniela Tupou to help prove it.14 May 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Blues suffering another slow, lingering deathThe Blues go in for a slow but premature death, season after season, and it is happening again, writes Chris Rattue: Sir John Kirwan is shaping as a struggling coach, to be frank.11 May 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Aussie sides too softAnother season, the same old problem for Australian rugby. They're soft, writes Chris Rattue.05 May 12:30 AM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Sky is the limit for amazing prodigy KoLydia Ko is too good to be true. She is so good that golf aficionados speak their mind in hushed tones, or behind closed doors, writes Chris Rattue.30 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: McFadden's the man for Warriors jobThe evidence is not overwhelming, but a strong hunch says the Warriors have enough already to reach a positive verdict on their "interim" coach, writes Chris Rattue.27 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Give them another 20 years and Blues may hit top gearFirst Benji Marshall - gone. Now Steven Luatua - dropped. Are none of the Blues' feelgood stories sacred? Next thing they'll be hauling their yellow Fiat Bambina off to the scrapyard, writes Chris Rattue.23 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: It's rich for Hansen to berate players heading overseasSteve Hansen sounded like a tired old man whistling in the dark as he berated young rugby men for moving overseas, writes Chris Rattue.20 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionChris RattueJK making a hash of running BluesJohn Kirwan's deep into his second season and still doesn't know who the first five-eighth should be, writes Chris Rattue. It's the cardinal sin of rugby coaching and selecting.16 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Warriors fans are having all the funNew Warriors coach Andrew McFadden won't be jumping for joy on his first start as head coach, even though his side stopped the rot, writes Chris Rattue.13 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: It's business as usual at WarriorsOwen Glenn, it looks clear, is positioning himself for an exit, writes Chris Rattue. If it comes down to which co-owner becomes the remaining owner, I'd plump for Watson.09 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Warriors and Blues scraping bottom of the barrelThe Warriors' performance against the Cronulla Sharks was the worst ever because they were wiped out by a struggling side, writes Chris Rattue.06 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Only the fans can save speedway's GPIf Western Springs isn't chokka on Saturday, Auckland can kiss goodbye to the opening round of the world championship, writes Chris Rattue.02 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Benji trial a costly error in Blues planThe Blues might as well cut their losses on the Benji Marshall experiment before his alleged rugby union education causes a calamity, writes Chris Rattue.30 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: All Black focus robbing Super 15 of fireRugby has a sleeping pill problem all right. It's called the Super 15. What a yawn, writes Chris Rattue. "Nothing has been the same since the All Black bosses, with the NZRU's support, yanked an entire test squad out of much of the Super competition."26 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: It's time to rewrite the rule bookNew Zealand Herald sports columnist Chris Rattue watches a weekend of sport and decides it is time to change a few rules on the sporting landscape.23 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Warriors just need more tough AussiesThere is a fatal flaw in our home-based development system, writes Chris Rattue. The players aren't forged in a furnace, like the young Aussies are.19 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Please, save Warriors from parkHey Mr Mayor and anyone else in charge. This one is aimed at you, writes Chris Rattue.16 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Hurricanes versus Cheetahs a treatBeauden Barrett versus Willie le Roux. What a treat.15 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: We're good, but not that good...NZ aren't the invincible beast they appeared in 2013, writes Chris Rattue. "The NZ teams have come roaring out the gate like a drunk exiting a nightclub at 3am."09 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Old boys club at Crusaders strugglingCoaching inbreeding has turned the champs into comparative chumps, writes Chris Rattue. "That backline is about as exciting and instinctive as a North Korean political rally."05 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Marshall must sink or swim at first-fiveChuck Benji Marshall in the deep end and give us all a break from the "no pressure" gobbledegook concerning the Blues' high-profile recruit, writes Chris Rattue.05 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Burgess bid for rugby sure to stir up NRLThat's more like it. It's traditional for the league season to start with a decent rumour and a month out from the NRL kickoff, we have a doozy.02 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Snedden walking a tightrope by breaking ranksAussie cricket treats NZ the way NZ rugby treats the Pacific Islands, writes Chris Rattue. India, England and Australia have gone behind the rest of cricket's back to come up with a scheme to suit themselves.29 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Talent plus the drawcard x-factor make Ryder a must for selectionStaggered. Jesse Ryder is too good, and New Zealand not good enough, for the gifted leftie to be left out of the test squad against India.26 Jan 04:30 PM
