The White Ferns have struggled to fire throughout the first two matches of the women's ODI World Cup, falling short against Australia and South Africa. With their third game coming up tomorrow night against Bangladesh, they will know how important a win will be in order to make it to the knockout stages of the tournament. D'Arcy spoke with White Ferns head coach Craig McMillan to reflect on the opening two matches of the World Cup and look ahead to tomorrow night. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Key figures involved in rugby have expressed concerns that kids coming through professional rugby pathways don't always have a plan B if playing professionally doesn't work out. In this world, it is increasingly important that young kids are developing skills for success in the world as the number of players getting professional contracts is a small fraction of the kids who play the sport. Paul Galland is the head of the Crusaders academy, they have a huge emphasis on helping their academy players develop skills outside of rugby and let them know that players know that there is a life outside of rugby. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Bathurst 1000 is next up in the V8 Supercars championship, and is set to begin at 1.45pm on Sunday afternoon. The 161 lap race at Mount Panorama is one of the great races in the world and New Zealand's own Ryan Wood is taking it on for the very first time. D'Arcy caught up with Ryan ahead of the weekend's action to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The international unions of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, France, Italy, England, Ireland and Scotland have banded together against the proposed R360 competition, stating that any player that signs to play in the new competition will forfeit their right to compete internationally for their country. This is despite R360 officials stating that all competitors will be available for international test windows throughout the competitions seasons. D'Arcy spoke with the head of the NZ Rugby Players association, Rob Nichol, to find out the latest. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Pacific Championship is less than two weeks away and Kiwis coach Stacey Jones has named his 21-strong side that are set to take on Tonga and Samoa. Warriors fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, was amongst the named players, and he caught up with D'Arcy to discuss the side ahead of the competition. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Netball NZ saga continues, as it was revealed Dame Noeline would not be resuming charge of the Silver Ferns for the upcoming Constellation Cup and that Yvette McCausland-Durie would once again be serving as the interim coach of the Ferns for the series. D'Arcy spoke with Yvette to discuss what she knows around what's going on, and how she is planning on leading and uniting the group heading into the Constellation Cup. 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: Former All Black centre Frank Bunce on Quinn Tupaea's standout performance. NSW Cup Warriors coach David Tangata-Toa on the dominant 2025 season. Piney's power rankings! 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 Auckland's disappointing season, the All Blacks picking up their 7th win, the NSW Cup Warriors' utter domination and more! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The NSW Warriors side capped off a dominant season in strong fashion, defeating the Burleigh Bears 50-20 to win the state championship for the first time in their history. The win capped off the season where they won 24 games and lost only 3. David Tangata-Toa is the coach of the reserve grade side and he spoke with Piney to reflect on the brilliant season they had. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The All Blacks defeated the Wallabies 28-14 in Perth on Saturday night, registering back to back wins in the Rugby Championship for the first time in 2025. Of the 23 who played Quinn Tupaea was a real standout, scoring a double in his first hit out at the centre position for the All Blacks. Frank Bunce is a former All Black centre, Piney caught up with him to discuss Tupaea's performance and the similarities and differences between 12 and 13. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We have reached the final round of the Rugby Championship, with the All Blacks side named earlier tonight to take on the Wallabies in Perth. ZB's own Elliott Smith joined D'Arcy to discuss the changes ahead of the big match. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Zealand spring of cricket got underway last night with game one of the Chappell-Hadlee series between the Black Caps and Australia. The Black Caps were under all sorts of pressure early, slumping to 6-3 within two overs - until Tim Robinson stood up and pushed the Black Caps to a competitive total of 181-6. Despite the Kiwi side falling short, Tim Robinson joined D'Arcy to discuss the match. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Over the weekend, the New Zealand schools' side suffered a record breaking loss to the Australia U18's falling 81-48. It is a loss that has sparked conversation around rugby pathways in New Zealand and whether that is having a ripple effect on the All Blacks as test sides around the world begin to close the gap on the Kiwi side New Zealand Herald rugby analyst Gregor Paul wrote a piece on this issue, and spoke with D'Arcy to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Last night, the Women's ODI Cricket World Cup kicked off, being hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The White Ferns will be looking to build on their showing last year in the 2024 T20 World Cup and win the World Cup in the 50-over format, something they haven't done since 2000. D'Arcy caught up with White Ferns all rounder Amelia Kerr to preview the big match against Australia tonight. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Joseph is the new coach of the All Blacks XV. He succeeds Clayton McMillan and will retain the existing assistant group of Jamie Mackintosh, David Hill and Cory Jane. He joined Nick to discuss what he plans to bring to the role. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It has been reported that NZ Cricket and Cricket Australia have been in talks over the past 12 months around the possibility of a New Zealand team's inclusion in the Big Bash by 2028 Upon hearing the news, Nick spoke with former Black Cap and ODI captain Chris Cairns to hear his thoughts on the possible expansion. 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: Former Silver Ferns coach Yvonne Willering on the calls for Dame Noeline Taurua to return. Eroni Clarke on his surprise national anthem performance and how he kept it a secret from his son. Piney's power rankings! 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 the Silver Ferns calling for Dame Noels to return, the Springboks winning the Rugby Championship and more! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Silver Ferns' 3-nil series win over South Africa has been eclipsed by a call from shooter Grace Nweke for Dame Noeline Taurua to return as coach. Taurua had been stood down for the series due to an ongoing internal review. Former Silver Ferns coach Yvonne Willering joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke was overcome with emotion after his father Eroni delivered a surprise performance of the national anthem ahead of the Bledisloe Cup test against Australia. The All Blacks went onto win the match 33-24, and Clarke said he had no clue his dad was set to sing. Eroni Clarke himself joined Piney to open up about the surprise performance. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nick Panayiotou
FACT CHECK: South African teams were disadvantaged with regards to travel and the timezones in Super Rugby
Nick Panayiotou
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