Stories by Hamish Bidwell

If the Tonga rugby league phenomenon has taught us anything, it's that some players will eventually go with their hearts and that fans will follow, writes Hamish Bidwell.

The tournament finished with a worthy winner, had an upset or two and patches of useful footy, but I honestly won't miss it, writes Hamish Bidwell.

Opinion: Sonny Bill Williams is right - the All Blacks do need a Pasifika or Māori coach, writes Hamish Bidwell. We're overdue for a Pacific Island or Māori coach of the All Blacks and not just in an…

The ever positive Hamish Bidwell is putting the disappointment of the rugby in the past and switching his focus to cricket on the eve of England's tour of New Zealand.

First England annihilate the All Blacks and then South Africa and Wales send the sport back to the stone age, writes Hamish Bidwell.

Opinion: Now's not the time to feel sorry for anyone. Amid all the hogwash being talked in the aftermath of New Zealand's 19-7 Rugby World Cup semifinal defeat to England, is how we ought to spare a…

Opinion - Don't let Steve Hansen fool you, his successor to the All Blacks throne should still be Scott Robertson, not Ian Foster, argues Hamish Bidwell.

In case you had forgotten, there are other sport events on at the moment other than the Rugby World Cup, writes Hamish Bidwell.

The rugby gods listened to Hamish Bidwell and have given him what he wanted - a New Zealand-England semifinal - but he's not still not happy.

While some of the All Black selections have left Hamish Bidwell scratching his head, he's still confident this team can beat everyone at the Rugby World Cup.

For all their success at the Rugby World Cup, Hamish Bidwell fears Japan's efforts may all have been for nothing.

The Rugby World Cup final is still shaping up to be a New Zealand-South Africa affair, according to Hamish Bidwell.

Typhoon Hagibis has been a disaster for the Rugby World Cup, but so too have the organisers, writes Hamish Bidwell.

Rugby is a fine sport, one that's woven itself into the fabric of New Zealand society, but you can see why some people have had a gutsful writes Hamish Bidwell.

No team has been more impressive so far at the Rugby World Cup than New Zealand, according to Hamish Bidwell.

Opinion: Do we use the world cup to have a proper, grown-up discussion about whether rugby's the egalitarian game it would like to be or should we just admire the quality of the footy?

It's hard to believe how quickly 22-year-old Rieko Ioane has fallen out of favour, writes Hamish Bidwell.

In this week's tirade, Hamish Bidwell takes aim at Television Match Official Ben Skeen and argues Ireland aren't really that good at Rugby World Cups.

World Rugby should be ashamed at how they've let Fiji, Tonga and Samoa slide into mediocrity and irrelevance, writes Hamish Bidwell.

Week one of the Rugby World Cup failed to live up to they hype for Hamish Bidwell.

The paying public have every right to feel dissatisfied with Spark Sport's Rugby World Cup inept service, writes Hamish Bidwell.

You could mount a strong argument that the Springboks are the best all-round side in world rugby, writes Hamish Bidwell.

To fire Kristian Woolf, one of the three men who reinvigorated the international game, was one of the biggest mistakes Tongan National Rugby League could make, Hamish Bidwell writes.

The first match of the Rugby World Cup between Japan and Russia can't come soon enough for Hamish Bidwell.

Opinion - Normal curmudgeonly service will resume shortly. In the meantime, there's praise, a situation and a sorry sight, Hamish Bidwell writes.