Stuart Duncan

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Stuart Duncan - Stuart Duncan
Stuart Duncan - Stuart Duncan

My interests have always been wide, but when later in life I turned to writing as a career it was sports writing that I initially fell into.

I had always had an interest in rugby, cricket, and athletics, and although I scraped into both my high school first 11 Cricket and first 15 rugby teams it rapidly became clear I wasn’t destined for spectacular international success. The logical alternative was to pursue my interest in the sports by writing about them.

On the Internet I was the About.com Guide to Rugby and have written about a range of subjects from Shakespeare to pop music on various other sites.

I pursued an education for several years at both Canterbury University in my home town of Christchurch, New Zealand, and at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology without major damage to either myself or either of those worthy institutions. In theory I am knowledgeable about everything from post-modernist romantic poetry to some of the more arcane concepts of numerical mathematics (just don’t ask me anything about string theory or quantum mechanics).

Suite101 appealed because it gives an Internet writer an opportunity to focus on content while also receiving something of an education in Web writing and SEO.

Latest Articles

The Spit Infinitive in English
Is it correct in English to split an Infinitive? A look at this vexed question of English grammar.
Nov 2, 2009 - Stuart Duncan
True Blood Actress Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin, most famous for her role in the blockbuster X-Men film series and for her more recent role in TV's True Blood, has also produced a solid body of other work.
Nov 2, 2009 - Stuart Duncan
Amazing Grace a Famous English Hymn
One of the most famous hymns in English was written in 1772 by an English slave trader.
Nov 2, 2009 - Stuart Duncan
The Difference Between There, Their, and They're
There are many homophones in English that cause problems for both native speakers and foreigners.
Nov 2, 2009 - Stuart Duncan
Major Rugby Union Tournaments
Rugby Union is a sport played world wide and features a variety of tournaments in different regions.
Nov 1, 2009 - Stuart Duncan
Rugby Union World Cup 2011 Venues
The major centres of Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch have the lion's share of matches but ten other New Zealand cities will also host Rugby World Cup 2011 matches.
Oct 30, 2009 - Stuart Duncan
Rugby Reinstated at the Olympics
The International Olympic Committee votes to re-include rugby union at the 2016 and 2020 Games.
Oct 16, 2009 - Stuart Duncan
Rugby Union Injuries on the Increase
A study in the British Journal of Medicine claims that Injuries to Rugby Union players in Britain have almost doubled since the sport turned professional in 1995.
Jul 16, 2009 - Stuart Duncan
Scoring in Rugby Union
The try, worth five points, is the major form of scoring in rugby, and involves forcing the ball in the opposing team's in-goal area.
Jul 16, 2009 - Stuart Duncan
The Rugby Union Scrum
Newcomers to Rugby Union often wonder about the difference between a loosehead and tighthead prop, and why the Halfback puts the ball in from the left side of the scrum.
Jul 16, 2009 - Stuart Duncan