Hawko

Grew up watching Catchpole and Hawthorne, then later the Ella brothers, on Channel Two on Saturday afternoon. Expert commentary by Cyril Towers. No better rugby education ever to be had.

  • Rugby
    Waratahs Season Review

    In the season preview I wrote: They will be third in the conference and miss the finals....

  • NSW Waratahs
    Semi-final Preview: Lions v Waratahs

    On Saturday night the Waratahs play another game no one but the rusted on die-hard gives them...

  • NSW Waratahs
    Review: Crusaders v Waratahs

    Everyone’s expecting a slaughter. Waratahs fans would be happy with an honourable loss, just don’t let it...

  • NSW Waratahs
    Review: Waratahs v Lions

    Are the Waratahs a real threat to overseas teams this year? Are the Lions too inconsistent away...

  • NSW Waratahs
    MATCH REVIEW: Sunwolves v Waratahs

    On a windy day in Tokyo, the Sunwolves were looking for their first win and the Waratahs...

  • Melbourne Rebels
    REVIEW: Waratahs v Rebels

    Well, for the second week in a row I’m just gob-smacked. In the forums and on the...

  • NSW Waratahs
    Review: Jaguares vs Waratahs

    This game was against a team on the bottom of the table with 0 points after three...

  • NSW Waratahs
    Review: Sharks vs Waratahs

    In the lead-up to the game there was just one thing on everyone’s mind: Would the Waratah scrum hold up enough to allow the Waratahs running game to dominate? The Match FIRST HALF: Both teams lined up in a very windy stadium with the wind behind the Waratahs in the first half....

  • NSW Waratahs
    Review: Waratahs v Stormers

    Conditions were great for rugby and we saw a really exciting game, albeit with lots of mistakes....

  • NSW Waratahs
    Preview: Waratahs v Stormers

    At the start of the season its very hard to say much about the teams because we...

  • NSW Waratahs
    Waratahs Season Preview

    For the obsessive fan the end of January brings a subtle change of thought and mood. Trials...

  • Rugby
    WARATAHS SEASON REVIEW – Part Two

    COACH AND PLAYER RATINGS HEAD COACH: There’s an old management saying, known as the Peter Principle, that...

  • NSW Waratahs
    WARATAHS SEASON REVIEW (Part One)

    It is with a heavy heart that I begin to put pen to paper (dinosaur, I know)...

  • Rugby
    Review: Hurricanes v Brumbies

    The game was played away from Wellington, in Napier where the ground has a 22,000 capacity. The...

  • NSW Waratahs
    REVIEW: SHARKS VS WARATAHS

    In my preview on Thursday, I suggested that this game was between one team high on confidence...

  • Rugby
    PREVIEW: SHARKS VS WARATAHS

    This week in South Africa there will be two teams playing at the opposite ends of the...

  • Rugby
    Waratahs vs Force

    The comp starts for both teams with a must-win game. The Force desperate to stay in Super...

  • Scotland
    Wallabies player ratings vs. Scotland

    Well, what a difference a week makes. This week there were some surprisingly average games and one absolute shocker. No one’s going to criticise the number of nines given; there won’t be any. Rewatching, the scrum dominance by Australia was clearer than at first look; the refereeing of the lineout was poor...

  • Wales
    Player ratings: Wallabies vs Wales

    This, surprisingly, was a hard game to rate. Nobody had a shocker, lots of players went really...

  • NSW Waratahs
    WARATAHS SEASON REVIEW (2)

    Individual report cards:  Well done good and faithful servants: So many squad members will not be suiting up next year. Most acquitted themselves with distinction. 10. Kurtley Beale: Up until he wrecked his knee against the Bulls he had been our best player and had he stayed healthy the season might have...