Hamster & Pivac

Dear Mr. Pivac

On behalf of the devoted readers of Harbour Rugby's most famous and informative website, the Harbour Hamster (your grassroots expert) welcomes you to the position of Harbour Head Coach. While this vocation has at times proven to be a poisoned chalice, we believe you may have what it takes to make a real positive difference.

We also said that about Anscombe…just kidding. (Nobody connected to Bays should have a driver's license let alone permission to coach rugby)

As you casually review our column inches, it will be apparent that we haven't always been that complimentary to past management and coaching staff of our great Union. Pollock in particular got a regular roasting but we like to think that occasionally we are fair and constructive with our blistering personal attacks on professional sporting performance or lack thereof.

In summary, if you ever need my assistance in team selection or general gossip, please don't hesitate to email the webmaster who will forward it to my sordid North Harbour burrow. I will give you a couple of games to get it right then will be in "boots and all".

All the best with the job … I'm off to do a nut stock-take or whatever hamsters do in the off-season.

Editor's note:
This article was e-mailed to Wayne Pivac (wayne@harbourrugby.co.nz) on 8 April 2007.