December 2009
The Weekender 20/12/2009
Submitted by weekender on Mon, 21/12/2009 - 11:47Welcome to the last Weekender for the year! I'll take a break over Christmas & you'll hear from me again at some point in January!
Sport
Both the NZ men's & women's hockey teams have done great qualifying for the Commonwealth Games, Champions Trophy and the World Cup.
The Weekender 13/12/2009
Submitted by weekender on Mon, 14/12/2009 - 10:53Sport
The Wellington Phoenix missed out by one on a home wins record when they were beaten by Sydney FC 1-0 in their A-League soccer game this weekend. They were tied with Sydney FC's record of not being beaten for the last 14 home game.
The Weekender 06/12/2009
Submitted by weekender on Mon, 07/12/2009 - 10:44Sport
The All Blacks finished their tour with a loss after the "second" team were beaten 18-25 by the Barbarians, mostly due to three Bryan Habana tries!
In other rugby, NZ won the first round of the IRB Sevens World Series in Dubai this weekend beating Samoa 24-12 in the final.
