Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave

Big news coming out of the Warriors this evening, as it was announced that Luke Metcalf has re-signed with the Warriors through to 2028. Warriors CEO Cameron George revealed what this development means to the club. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big changes to the All Blacks coaching staff were announced today, with it being confirmed that Jason Holland will be stepping aside as an assistant coach of the team at the end of the northern tour this year. NZ Herald rugby expert Gregor Paul explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been an up and down season for the Breakers so far, sitting at 2-6 with a quarter of the season gone. They will be looking to return to winning ways as they return to Eventfinda Stadium to take on the Brisbane Bullets tomorrow night. Sam Mennenga from the Breakers reflected on the season ahead of tomorrow night's clash. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're in the middle of the very early starting summer of cricket with the third T20 against England happening tomorrow night, but it feels like it's going under the radar for such a marquee matchup. Two of the four matches played so far have been rained out, despite strong numbers at the recent Hagley Oval matches - and the passion doesn't seem as prevalent this early into the home summer. Paul Ford is a co-founder of the Black Caps supporters group the Beige Brigade, and he tried to explain the downturn in interest. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Silver Ferns suffered a heavy defeat on Friday night falling 69 - 52 in the opening match of the Constellation Cup in Melbourne. With the second game fast approaching, the Ferns will be looking to bounce back and level the series as they return home for the final two games. Liana Leota is the assistant coach for the Silver Ferns and she revealed how she planned to turn the team around. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Netball New Zealand v Dame Noeline Taurua sags is gaining some attention from inside the Beehive. Labour MP Willie Jackson is urging Sports Minister Mark Mitchell to freeze the national body's Government funding until it clears up the mystery suspension of the Silver Ferns sidelined coach. Willie Jackson joined Sportstalk to weigh in on a 'disgraceful' situation. 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 Kiwi Tawera Nikau on yesterday's international rugby league double-header between NZ and Samoa. Nathan Smith on his Black Caps return for the upcoming ODI series against England. Phoenix GM David Dome on the establishment of New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa. 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 Ka Ying Rising making history, the Silver Ferns taking a loss at the Constellation Cup and more! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you have a future All Black in the family? If you've been wondering where to send them for school, an intriguing new option will soon be available. New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa is opening a charter school in Upper Hutt for students who are also high performance athletes. They're working closely with the Wellington Phoenix's academy. David Dome explained the idea to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black Cap Nathan Smith is ready to return to competitive cricket. The all-rounder took an abdominal injury in Zimbabwe a couple of months ago, but he has recovered and will be back in the squad for the ODI series against England. Nathan spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sportstalk host Jason Pine could not get enough of the rugby league double-header at Mt Smart yesterday. New Zealand and Samoa's men's and women's international league sides played a couple of very close games - with New Zealand taking the win in both. Former Kiwi Tawera Nikau was there, and fanboyed out with Piney on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another promising NZ rugby product has decided to look overseas for further rugby opportunities. Fletcher Anderson is a loose forward who has featured for the Crusaders and was recently named the man of the year, player of the year and defender of the year at the annual Tasman Mako awards. He has signed for the Welsh Club Scarlets, who play in the United Rugby Championship, and he joined Sportstalk to discuss the move. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Questions have been asked of the New Zealand secondary schools' rugby pathways after conceding 136 points over two games and suffering consecutive losses to the Australian U18 side. The Australian players spend years playing together, going through and going through Super Rugby stages, whereas New Zealand has significantly less for young players Former All Black and current rugby player agent Craig Innes discussed the issues impacting the current pathways. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The White Ferns performed well to get their tournament back on Friday night, picking up their first win of the Women's ODI World Cup against Bangladesh. Tonight, they face another stern challenge taking on Sri Lanka at home in Colombo. Andrew Fernando is a cricket writer for ESPN cricinfo and he caught up with D'Arcy to talk about the game coming up tonight. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Silver Ferns coaching saga seems to be never ending. Earlier today, it was announced that Silver Ferns selector Gail Parata was resigning from the role in the aftermath of the suspension of Dame Noeline Taurua and in a long Facebook post questioned whether any New Zealand sporting coach was safe. Former Silver Fern Margie Foster shared the post in support and announced that she would no longer be involved tossing the coin at the upcoming Constellation Cup series against Australia. D'Arcy spoke with Margie to hear her thoughts on whether New Zealand sporting coaches should be on notice. 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: Motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson on Matt Payne dominating the Bathurst 1000. All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen on the team selections ahead of the Grand Slam tour. 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 All Whites' latest loss, the White Ferns beating out Bangladesh and Kiwi Matt Payne dominating the Bathurst 1000. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has defended the lack of fresh faces in the 36-strong squad for the upcoming Grand Slam tour. There's just one new cap in prop Tevita Mafileo and only one player - hooker George Bell - didn't appear in the Rugby Championship squad. All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Payne has become King of the Mountain in a wet weather shemozzle at the Bathurst 1000. He has joined the high-octane New Zealand pantheon of Jim and Steven Richards, Greg Murphy, Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin. The 23-year-old and his co-driver Garth Tander climbed from 18th to take the title in minimal visibility, sneaking into the lead for the first time when James Golding and Cooper Murray collided with a couple of laps remaining. Motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

The All Blacks are only half of the equation - and the Wallabies also named their 23 to attempt to end the 31 year unbeaten streak the All Blacks have at Eden Park. D'Arcy spoke with the rugby editor and scribe of The Roar across the ditch, Christy Doran, to discuss the side the Wallabies have named ahead of the first Bledisloe Cup test. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All Blacks are two days away from defending the Eden Park fortress again in 2025 as they take on the Wallabies in the first Bledisloe Cup test. Scott Barrett has been ruled out due to a shoulder injury meaning Ardie Savea takes over the captaincy, Cam Roigard, Codie Taylor, Fabian Holland and Caleb Clarke all return to the starting side and Patrick Tuipolotu and Cortez Ratima return to the bench having recovered for their injuries. D'Arcy caught up with former All Black prop Craig Dowd to discuss the team named. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All Blacks are set to faces off against the Wallabies this weekend and it's been a long times since the Aussies won on New Zealand soil. Andrew Slack was the Wallabies captain for the last time the team beat out the All Blacks at Eden Park in 1986. He caught up with D'Arcy to discuss how rugby is going in Australia at the moment ahead of this massive test match. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.