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D'Arcy Waldegrave lives and breathes sport. He loves motorsport and revels in the torment of being a Warriors and Black Caps fan. Whatever the sport, big or small, he’s got a view. His non-stop enthusiasm sees him battle it out with a diverse selection of armchair commentators resulting in a sometimes explosive, but always compelling show weeknights 7pm-8pm on Newstalk ZB.
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Last night at the Halberg Awards, the latest inductees into the New Zealand Sport Hall of Fame were announced. This year the inductees were Dame Valerie Adams and former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw. McCaw caught up with D'Arcy to celebrate the achievement. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More news out of the New Zealand cricket saga. It is understood by the NZ Herald that more Black Caps are considering opting out of their national contracts with NZC in favour of casual playing agreements allowing them to ply their trade in overseas leagues. Ken Rutherford is the CEO of Northern Districts and he joined D'Arcy to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Netball NZ board chair Matt Whineray and three more board members Pavan Vyas Stephen Cottrell and Aliesha Staples have decided to stand down from their roles. This follows a tumultuous 2025 where netball was rocked with several issues including the broadcast deal for the ANZ Premiership and the standing down of Silver Fern head coach Dame Noeline Taurua. Matt Whineray joined D'Arcy to explain the move. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: NRL CEO Andrew Abdo on the State of Origin coming to New Zealand. Former Melbourne Storm star Ryan Hoffman on the State of Origin coming to New Zealand. Piney's power rankings! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former Melbourne Storm star Ryan Hoffman's welcoming a change to rugby league's representative selection criteria. Those capped by New Zealand or England who were born in New South Wales or Queensland, or resided there prior to their 13th birthdays are now eligible to play State of Origin. This also goes the other way - players with New Zealand heritage who have already featured in State of Origin can now be selected for the Kiwis. Hoffman joined Piney to discuss further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NRL head Andrew Abdo believes Auckland - and New Zealand as a whole - is ready to embrace State of Origin. After more than a decade of speculation, it's been confirmed the country's first Origin fixture will be held here next year at Eden Park. Abdo joined Piney to discuss further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It was recently announced that Black Ferns legend Kelly Brazier would be hanging up the boots to end her 18-year career. Brazier spent time in both the sevens circuit and playing for the 15s side - with two Rugby World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal as some career high points. She joined D'Arcy to discuss further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Huge news for football in New Zealand, with the All Whites taking on England for the first time since 1991 in a FIFA World Cup warm up match in South Florida on June 7. It serves as another game in what is turning out to be a very strong build up to the World Cup with the All Whites having matches against Chile and Finland in March. Mike McGarry is a former All White who played in the last match against England - and he joined D'Arcy to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This afternoon the team lists were released for the first round of Super Rugby Pacific. There is two New Zealand derby's to open the competition this weekend. The Crusaders are heading under the roof to take on the Highlanders on Friday night followed by another massive clash between the Blues and the Chiefs. Tony Johnson is a rugby commentator and he joined D'Arcy to discuss the squads named for the matches as well as look at some players who may be able to fight their way into the All Blacks as a new head coaching appointment lingers. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Big news out of the Blues today ahead of the start of the Super Rugby Pacific season this week. Reliable blindside flanker Anton Segner penned an extension with the club that will see him remain in Auckland through to the end of the 2027 Super Rugby season. Anton Segner joined D'Arcy to discuss further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A huge result this morning in the Winter Olympics as the New Zealand team gained their first medal of the event. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claimed silver in the women's big air in Milano Cortina, which sees her move to fifth on New Zealand's all time Olympic medal tally with four total medals alongside Dame Valerie Adams, Ellesse Andrews and Blyth Tait. Juliene Bray is a former Olympic snowboarder for New Zealand who also was a flag bearer at the 2010 Winter Olympics and she joined D'Arcy to discuss this. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Every Monday, Jason Pine ranks the best and worst sporting moments from the week that was - and everything in between. This week, he talked about Wales suffering a Six Nations defeat to England, Auckland FC bouncing back and the Seattle Seahawks winning the Super Bowl. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Black Foils are hoping to bounce back after a rough start to the season. In the first event of the new season in Perth last month, the team had to watch majority of the regatta from the sidelines after a crash on the second leg of the first race ruled them out. Peter Burling is feeling hopeful - and he joined Piney to discuss the state of the boat repairs. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seattle's smothered New England 29-13 to win the NFL's Super Bowl. The Seahawks turned the screws at San Francisco's Levi's Stadium, keeping the scoreboard ticking over and ensuring the Patriots failed to score until the final quarter. Brent Martin used to be a chef for the team - and he joined Piney to reveal what goes into that role. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The 2026 Super Rugby season is set to kick off this week and fans are feeling the hype. The Chiefs are set to face off against the Blues on Saturday to begin the season. Chiefs CEO Simon Graafhuis joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Seattle Seahawks have shut down the New England Patriots to win the 60th edition of the Super Bowl in California. The Seahawks have claimed a 29-13 win, keeping the scoreboard ticking over with four field goals to have a 12-nil lead before the game's only touchdowns came in the final quarter. SiriusXM radio host Ben Harlum joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The PGA Tour for 2026 is underway and after missing last week New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox is making his tournament debut overnight tonight in Phoenix, Arizona. Ryan joined D'Arcy to look ahead to the upcoming season LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark Robinson left the role of New Zealand Rugby CEO at the end of last year after 6 years leading the organisation. It was announced that he has now migrated into a new role - the chief of rugby with World Rugby. Mark joined D'Arcy to discuss what this new role is and what responsibilities it brings. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The 2026 NASCAR season gets underway in North Carolina and Kiwi racer Shane van Gisbergen is again competing in the huge US motorsport competition. Shane joined D'Arcy to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There's been plenty of news coming out of the rugby world this week - with several rule changes announced for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific season, all intended to help speed the game up and keep the ball in play for longer. The Rugby World Cup draw was also released yesterday and fans were stunned to learn a clash between the All Blacks and the Wallabies will not be opening the tournament. D'Arcy was joined by Phil Waugh, the CEO of Rugby Australia, to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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FACT CHECK: South African teams were disadvantaged with regards to travel and the timezones in Super Rugby
FACT CHECK: South African teams were disadvantaged with regards to travel and the timezones in Super Rugby. now we compete on a level playing field in more prestigious competitions whilst Super Rugby is a 3rd rate NRL