Alex Spink

@alexspinksport

Sports writer, 25 years Mirror rugby & athletics correspondent. Now Planet Sport. Recipient of BAWA Vikki Orvice Inspiration Award 2023. Insta: @alexspinksport

8 623Followers

1 490Following

25 282Posts total

6.1KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

4 posts from the last 90 days, next to the under 10K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views172this account2 072median for under 10K

Reach, %1.99%this account153.47%median for under 10K

Engagement, %1.13%this account1.63%median for under 10K

Metric	This account	Median for under 10K	Ratio
Median views per post	172	2 072	0.08×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	1.99%	153.47%	0.01×
Engagement rate	1.13%	1.63%	0.69×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

5.7K30 Aug

155

188

Last 4 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.30%30 Aug

3.87%

0.53%

1.72%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for under 10K accounts is 1.63%.

What the audience does

Likes50.0%13 in total

Reposts7.7%2 in total

Replies34.6%9 in total

Quotes3.8%1 in total

Bookmarks3.8%1 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

@alexspinksport @PlanetRugby Donkey 🤣 58 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 30 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@alexspinksport @PlanetRugby Class Spinky 188 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 30 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@alexspinksport @PlanetRugby In all seriousness the Boks should have won by a fair bit more, that end score flattered NZ. Are you going to also criticise Rennie for his comments and manipulation of how the scrum was refereed? No, probably not. Within the spirit of the game of cou 155 views · 4 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 30 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Why NZ have grounds for optimism despite Rassie Erasmus going full Craig David and taking them for a ride on Monday (with early selection), making changes to his team on Tuesday and Friday and Saturday, before chilling on Sunday Comment for @PlanetRugby https://t.co/MfL7vGT4FB 5.7K views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 9 replies 30 Aug 2026 · Open on X →