Sport

Rugby League: Tonight the Kiwis play Australia. I won't be watching as it is not my game. Instead I will be watching the Hurricanes - Reds game. Important from our point of view - a loss and it is over.

However, my comment is on again seeing the Ozzie League players going on and on about the salary cap and moaning how their best players are going to Rugby. Again - what a bunch of hypocrites.

For years (over a hundred) they pillaged Rugby without any problems and now the boot is on the other foot they complain. If it is such a good game why don't they play the game for free as Rugby players did - only about 1% ever left Rugby for League. Why. Because of the product - the game.

What they should do is make League amateur and see how many stay!!

Jock Hobbs: I see he has had to stand down as Chairman of the NZRU because of illness. A great man and sad to hear.

UK Election: Have been watching it on and off during the day. Again the First Past the Post is brought into disrepute. The other morning TVNZ's Paul Henry was in the UK and a commentator there commented "I wish we had the NZ electoral system. It sounds so fair and democratic".
As for the results; at present the Conservatives have the most seats but not a majority. Be an interesting outcome.