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Sport's funny old year

It's been a funny old year for sport. Paul Lewis looks at some of the oddest, most bizarre and brightest moments of the year across all sports.

Rugby: Biggest, worst, dirtiest

Gregor Paul outlined his rugby awards for the year last week - here he takes a lighter look at some of the stranger happenings during the year in rugby.

All Black wing signs with Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty have signalled their top-level Air NZ Cup intentions by signing one-test All Black Lelia Masaga for the next two seasons.

Rugby: Best of 2009

Gregor Paul springs a few surprises in his “best of” review of the rugby year.

Rugby: Henry highlights need for ARU development

Rugby: Cheque for All Blacks help soothe unions

Provinces with All Blacks will now get $35,000 instead of having to pay them and hardly ever see them play.

Rugby: Status quo in NPC a lifeline to doomed four

Rugby: McCaw in the money again

Richie McCaw became the first person to be named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial player of the year for a third time at New Zealand's premier rugby awards tonight.

Rugby: Top tier NPC to split into two divisions from 2011