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Mark Reason The voice of reason
About Mark Reason
Mark Reason has been a sports journalist for over 25 years. He currently works for Fairfax Media and will also be part of the Telegraph’s World Cup team and a regular panellist on Radio New Zealand during the World Cup.
He has covered every Rugby World Cup since 1991, the 2000 and 2008 Olympics, over 40 golf major championships, the FA Cup final, the Epsom Derby and a lot of other stuff he can’t remember. Mark emigrated to New Zealand in 2010 having spent over 20 years covering sport for the Telegraph and Sunday Times in Britain.
Mark Reason's latest articles
The Price of ProfessionalismMark Reason listens to Sir Colin Meads and the ambitions of the top English and French clubs and wonders if rugby has a soul left to sell.
Goodbye to France and all thatMark Reason argues that French clubs have long been in breach of IRB regulations and the only solution is to chuck France out of the Six Nations and the World Cup.
New head of refs must red card the cheatsMark Reason says that Joel Jutge must tell his refs to start applying the laws governing foul play or top level rugby will sink ever lower into an unwatchable mire of professional fouls.
Dingo Deans may soon be DogmeatMark Reason laments the loss of the larrikin in Australian rugby and hopes that he is not gone forever.
Scotland’s splash and grab teaches Australia a beautiful lessonScotland’s shock defeat of Australia has Mark Reason waxing lyrical about the skillful delight of wet weather rugby
Irish eyes are dreamingIt will need a few more All Black injuries to justify Ireland’s increasing optimism about their chances against New Zealand this summer.
What’s the (bonus) PointMark Reason hates the bonus point system and says it creates manifestly unjust outcomes at the end of the season which is why no other sport will have anything to do with it.
It is time to blow the whistle on BrycePlayers get dropped after a sequence of bad games, but Bryce Lawrence carries on like a man who would have to fail a drug test before losing his job as a top ref.
Rugby players must learn to jump before they can walkMark Reason examines how influential the restart was at the weekend’s Super 15 and reckons the influence of Aussie Rules has been big in New Zealand rugby.
Jimmy Cowan cashes in at England’s expenseJimmy Cowan will be a folk hero down Gloucester way but just what sort of value will he bring to English rugby.
