/on-air/sportstalk/rss 九一星空无限 SPORTSTALK WITH D’ARCY WALDEGRAVE7pm–8pm weekdays 九一星空无限talk ZB’s daily sports showdown. D'Arcy Waldegrave lives and breathes sport. He loves motorsport Tue, 06 May 2025 04:52:27 Z en /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-may-5-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-may-5-2025/ Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Fox League presenter Jake Duke on what makes the NRL Magic Round so sucessful. Talkback- What makes Magic Round work so well? How can Super rugby make their version work? ZB sports reporter Reuben Mama recaps the action from Magic Round. Hurricanes winger Bailyn Sullivan on his four-try burst against the Chiefs. Piney's Power Rankings!  LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 05 May 2025 08:26:20 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/pineys-power-rankings-nba-indian-panthers-and-luke-metcalf/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/pineys-power-rankings-nba-indian-panthers-and-luke-metcalf/ Every Monday, Piney recaps his top sporting moments of the week as part of his Power Rankings. This week, Piney discusses the Wellington Phoenix, the Indian Panthers, Gregg Popovich's NBA retirement and the Warriors' successful victory over the Cowboys in Brisbane. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 05 May 2025 08:19:52 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/bailyn-sullivan-hurricanes-winger-on-the-teams-win-over-the-chiefs/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/bailyn-sullivan-hurricanes-winger-on-the-teams-win-over-the-chiefs/ Bailyn Sullivan is rapt to have adapted quickly to a surprise appearance on the wing in the Hurricanes' 35-17 Super Rugby upset of the Chiefs in Wellington. The midfielder scored four tries coming off the bench after just seven minutes when Kini Naholo went off with a knee injury. Sullivan joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 05 May 2025 08:16:54 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/reuben-mama-zb-sports-reporter-recaps-the-action-from-this-weekends-magic-round/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/reuben-mama-zb-sports-reporter-recaps-the-action-from-this-weekends-magic-round/ Fans from both sides of the Tasman flocked to Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium to watch a full weekend of NRL action. The Warriors also recorded their sixth win of the NRL season, holding on to beat the North Queensland Cowboys 30-26. ZB sports reporter Reuben Mama joined Piney to recap the action. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 05 May 2025 08:11:11 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/jake-duke-fox-league-presenter-recaps-the-weekends-nrl-magic-round/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/jake-duke-fox-league-presenter-recaps-the-weekends-nrl-magic-round/ It's been a big week for the NRL, as fans flocked to Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium to catch the action. Fox League presenter Jake Duke joined Piney to recap the highs and lows from the weekend. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 05 May 2025 08:03:52 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/sir-graham-henry-is-under-85kgs-the-future-for-rugby/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/sir-graham-henry-is-under-85kgs-the-future-for-rugby/ Sir Graham Henry joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss New Zealand rugby's newest team, which is touring Sri Lanka in an attempt to grow the game globally. LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 02 May 2025 07:37:42 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/michael-lamonato-can-liam-lawson-cause-an-upset-in-miami/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/michael-lamonato-can-liam-lawson-cause-an-upset-in-miami/ Liam Lawson is relishing the prospect of competing at Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix as a full-time driver for the first time. The Kiwi Racing Bulls driver is hunting for his first points of the season, with qualifying on Sunday and the race Monday. Lawson says it's a nice atmosphere. LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 02 May 2025 07:30:27 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/sir-gordon-tietjens-world-rugbys-attempt-to-save-the-svns-world-series/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/sir-gordon-tietjens-world-rugbys-attempt-to-save-the-svns-world-series/ Former New Zealand rugby sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has labelled the new World Series format as confusing and backwards. Cost-cutting has seen the World Series get chopped into three divisions, with eight teams in the top flight only playing six tournaments before a 12-team finals weekend. Tietjens says sevens is being pushed to the side. LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 02 May 2025 07:24:36 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-30-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-30-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Dean Lonergan - Boxing Promoter and Former Kiwi International - On the new Runit Championship coming to New Zealand. Talkback Nick Mills - Wellington Saints Owner - On the Indian Panthers being suspended.  LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 01 May 2025 08:09:31 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/nick-mills-on-the-indian-panthers-suspension-from-the-nbl/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/nick-mills-on-the-indian-panthers-suspension-from-the-nbl/ Optimism from the Indian Panthers' boss that his club will be able to return to the NBL this season. The Panthers have been handed an immediate and indefinite suspension from the basketball league - amid serious allegations of payment issues and poor treatment of players. The ban will only be lifted if the club meet the NBL commission's conditions. CEO Parveen Batish is confident the Panthers will be back. LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 01 May 2025 08:08:58 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/dean-lonergan-on-why-the-new-runit-championship-isnt-a-healthy-sport/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/dean-lonergan-on-why-the-new-runit-championship-isnt-a-healthy-sport/ New Zealand Rugby has warned Kiwis of the significant risks linked to a new “run it straight” sport, which has rival participants run at each other with full force. “Run it straight” is touted as a new combat sport that attempts to mirror actions seen in rugby league, union and AFL matches. It features opposing individuals – a ball runner and a tackler – run full speed at each other with the goal of trying to bowl each other over.  The Runit Championship League hosted its inaugural live tournament in Melbourne last night, and a similar event is set to come to New Zealand this month. Former Kiwi and boxing promoter Dean Lonergan joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss concerns surrounding a new sport being introduced to New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 01 May 2025 07:32:04 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/phil-waugh-on-convincing-joe-schmidt-to-stay-at-the-wallabies/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/phil-waugh-on-convincing-joe-schmidt-to-stay-at-the-wallabies/ Confidence from Les Kiss that he can pick up where current Wallabies rugby coach Joe Schmidt leaves off. The Queensland Reds coach will claim the Australian job mid next year. Schmidt will continue beyond his planned exit later this year - adding the Wallabies end of year tour and the start of the new Nations Championship in July 2026. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:09:53 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/parveen-batish-indian-panthers-ceo-on-why-he-hasnt-paid-his-players/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/parveen-batish-indian-panthers-ceo-on-why-he-hasnt-paid-his-players/ NBL basketball officials say they're considering options regarding the future of the Indian Panthers after meetings involving all 12 clubs today. In a statement, the league  says they were made aware last Friday of delayed payments to players, before meeting with Panthers ownership on Monday. The league was informed yesterday that players had been paid - and told plans were in place for the Rams game to proceed, before players elected not to take to the court. Panthers CEO Parveen Batish admits players were being short-changed, but says he'd solved the matter before the game. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:07:01 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-29-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-29-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Bill Harrigan - Former NRL Ref Boss - On the big crackdown on head knocks.  Slade Griffin - Warriors Assistant Coach - On their unchanged side to play the Cowboys.  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:13:58 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/slade-griffin-on-the-warriors-potentially-going-top-of-the-table/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/slade-griffin-on-the-warriors-potentially-going-top-of-the-table/ The Warriors have named an unchanged lineup to face the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL's Magic Round in Brisbane on Saturday. LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:13:05 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/bill-harrigan-something-was-said-former-nrl-ref-boss-on-sin-bin-crackdown/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/bill-harrigan-something-was-said-former-nrl-ref-boss-on-sin-bin-crackdown/ Former NRL referee Bill Harrigan feels common sense needs to be taken into account when determining the severity of high tackles. It follows round eight of the competition, where 18 players were sin-binned, 15 of those for head high contact. One of those was Rabbitohs fullback Latrell Mitchell, who was given his marching orders after a hit on Storm winger Sua Fa'alogo, who appeared to be slipping before the collision. Harrigan points to that incident as one he disagrees with. LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:23:34 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-28-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-28-2025/ Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Auckland FC head coach Steve Corica on winning the Premier's Plate. Talkback - where does Auckland FC's achievement stand in Kiwi footballing history? Former All White Tom Doyle on Auckland FC's big win. Piney's power rankings!  LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:22:39 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/tom-doyle-former-all-white-on-auckland-fc-winning-the-premiers-plate/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/tom-doyle-former-all-white-on-auckland-fc-winning-the-premiers-plate/ "It was special to be a part of it, to be honest." Former All White Tom Doyle was stoked to be in the stadium when Auckland FC became the first Kiwi team to win the A-League's Premier's Plate. He shared his insights into how Auckland FC managed this (in just one season!) with Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:18:57 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/steve-corica-auckland-fc-head-coach-celebrates-team-winning-a-league-premiers-plate/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/steve-corica-auckland-fc-head-coach-celebrates-team-winning-a-league-premiers-plate/ Auckland FC have become the first Kiwi side to win the A-League Premier's Plate. They've also guaranteed themselves a spot in the semi-finals. Head coach Steve Corica spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:15:31 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/scott-weenink-nz-cricket-ceo-on-investing-in-major-league-cricket-team-in-the-states/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/scott-weenink-nz-cricket-ceo-on-investing-in-major-league-cricket-team-in-the-states/ New Zealand Cricket is going to invest in a team in the USA. The national body is getting a stake in one of the Major League Cricket franchises. NZC CEO Scott Weenink explained to D'Arcy Waldegrave why they're doing this on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:35:11 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-24-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-24-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink explains why NZC is investing in a Major League Cricket team in the States. Talkback - Is this a good move? Blues openside flanker Anton Segner ahead of the match against the Reds. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:17:12 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/anton-segner-blues-openside-flanker-ahead-of-the-upcoming-clash-against-the-queensland-reds/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/anton-segner-blues-openside-flanker-ahead-of-the-upcoming-clash-against-the-queensland-reds/ A Super Rugby fixture that D'Arcy Waldegrave is insisting on calling 'the Purple Clash' is happening tomorrow night. The Blues are playing the Reds at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane Blues openside flanker Anton Segner spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:13:32 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-23-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-23-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Warriors Centre Kurt Capewell on Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad signing on until late 2027. Warriors talkback. Chris Cairns on Wisdne's massive spray against the ICC and the BCCI. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:26:53 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/chris-cairns-former-black-cap-on-the-wisden-cricketers-almanack-controversy/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/chris-cairns-former-black-cap-on-the-wisden-cricketers-almanack-controversy/ An unexpected broadside has been fired by the editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack this week. He's had a go at the ICC, the BCCI and cricket administration in general. Former Black Cap Chris Cairns thinks he has some good points, but isn't necessarily right about everything. He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:23:23 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/kurt-capewell-warriors-second-rower-on-charnze-nicoll-klokstad-signing-on-until-2027/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/kurt-capewell-warriors-second-rower-on-charnze-nicoll-klokstad-signing-on-until-2027/ The Warriors may have lost to the Storm, but other than that the news is all good at Mt Smart. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has signed on with the team until the end of 2027, and they're sitting at 4th on the NRL table. D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to Warriors second-rower and occasional centre Kurt Capewell on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:19:27 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-22-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-22-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Hannah Porter - NZ Rugby head of women's high performance on how to get the most out of both our Sevens and Fifteens national sides. Talkback - do we need to get more of our superstars away from Sevens and into Aupiki? Breakers associate head coach Judd Flavell on his sort-of-new job. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:11:29 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/judd-flavell-breakers-associate-head-coach-discusses-new-role/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/judd-flavell-breakers-associate-head-coach-discusses-new-role/ Back to the future at the Breakers. Dillon Boucher has returned to the club as president of basketball operations, and now Judd Flavell is going to be the new associate head coach. Judd 'Gameday J' Flavell spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on the radio all the time during his last stint at the Breakers and he was happy to have another yarn with D'Arcy on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:08:09 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/hannah-porter-nz-rugby-head-of-womens-high-performance-on-portia-woodman-wickliffes-return-to-the-black-ferns/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/hannah-porter-nz-rugby-head-of-womens-high-performance-on-portia-woodman-wickliffes-return-to-the-black-ferns/ Portia Woodman-Wickliffe has unretired and is aiming to play for the Black Ferns in the World Cup this year. So there's that to talk about, and D'Arcy Waldegrave is also keen to find out what the progression path looks like for an up and coming Black Fern now that we have Super Rugby Aupiki. Should they still be playing sevens? NZ Rugby head of women's high performance Hannah Porter spoke to D'Arcy on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:05:15 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-17-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-17-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Ethan Blackadder ahead of the Crusaders' match against the Blues. Talkback - Is it rude of Rieko Ioane to not answer questions following the sabbatical announcement? Supercars driver Matt Payne on his big wins in Taupo. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:32:28 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/matt-payne-supercars-driver-recaps-weekend-races/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/matt-payne-supercars-driver-recaps-weekend-races/ Supercars driver Matt Payne has had the best weekend of his career. He won two of the three races at the Taupo Super 440. And, as he told D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk, he almost won the third one too! LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:28:37 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ethan-blackadder-crusaders-vice-captain-ahead-of-the-teams-good-friday-clash-against-the-blues/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ethan-blackadder-crusaders-vice-captain-ahead-of-the-teams-good-friday-clash-against-the-blues/ Nobody at the Blues or the Crusaders gets to take Good Friday off. The Super Rugby Pacific season is continuing through the public holiday, with the Canterbury side hosting the Aucklanders at Apollo Projects Stadium. Crusaders vice-captain Ethan Blackadder spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:26:49 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/maiakawanakaulani-roos-blues-lock-ahead-of-the-teams-clash-against-the-waratahs/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/maiakawanakaulani-roos-blues-lock-ahead-of-the-teams-clash-against-the-waratahs/ Fresh off winning their second Super Rugby Aupiki championship, the Blues Women have another big match. They're taking on the champions of the Aussie Super Rugby women's competition, the Waratahs, at North Harbour Stadium tomorrow night. Blues captain Maiakawanakaulani Roos spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:30:38 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-16-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-16-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Former Warriors captain Steve Price dissecting the loss to the Storm. Talkback - Can the Wahs bounce back? Blues lock Maiakawanakaulani Roos ahead of their trans-Tasman champions' match against the Waratahs. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:27:03 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/steve-price-former-warriors-captain-dissects-the-teams-loss-to-the-storm/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/steve-price-former-warriors-captain-dissects-the-teams-loss-to-the-storm/ The Warriors are looking to bounce back from their 42-14 thrashing from the Melbourne Strom. The side is expected to face off against the Broncos on Saturday. Former Warriors captain Steve Price joined D'Arcy to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:23:38 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-15-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-15-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: NZ Herald rugby writer Liam Napier on Mark Tele'a's plan to ditch the All Blacks for Japan. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:27:09 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/liam-napier-nz-herald-rugby-writer-on-mark-teleas-plan-to-leave-the-all-blacks-for-japan/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/liam-napier-nz-herald-rugby-writer-on-mark-teleas-plan-to-leave-the-all-blacks-for-japan/ Mark Tele'a has announced that he's ditching the All Blacks jersey next year to play in Japan. But what club is he going to play for? And why leave now? NZ Herald rugby writer Liam Napier usually has his finger on the pulse so D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to him on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:23:32 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-14-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-14-2025/ Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Golf coach Marcus Wheelhouse on Rory McIlroy winning the Masters. Talkback - Is McIlroy one of the all-time greats? Piney's Power Rankings!  LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:07:22 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/marcus-wheelhouse-golf-coach-on-rory-mcilroys-masters-victory/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/marcus-wheelhouse-golf-coach-on-rory-mcilroys-masters-victory/ "I think this could be his hardest victory ever." Award-winning golf coach Marcus Wheelhouse was full of praise for Rory McIlroy after Rory narrowly won the Masters this morning. Marcus spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:04:10 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-10-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-10-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Andrew Hore - Blues CEO - On moving Super Rugby Aupiki final to prime time - but is it really just lip service?   Graeme Agars - Masters Golf Correspondent  Brodie Kostecki - Supercars Dick Johnson Racing Driver - On Taupo this weekend.  LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:58:45 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/graeme-agars-on-the-masters-without-any-kiwis-playing/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/graeme-agars-on-the-masters-without-any-kiwis-playing/ Scottie Scheffler's parking last year's Masters victory as he looks to defend his title. The world number one heads in as favourite for the crown - looking to become the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2002 to go back-to-back at Augusta. Scheffler says he knows his way around the course but he can't use it for confidence. Victory would also see Scheffler replicate Jack Nicklaus - who won three titles in four years. Scheffler tees off at 2:15 tomorrow morning - the first group are underway at 11:40 tonight. LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:52:11 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/brodie-kostecki-on-the-pressure-of-winning-following-his-championship-success/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/brodie-kostecki-on-the-pressure-of-winning-following-his-championship-success/ Local hope Matt Payne has his eyes on a particular piece of silverware heading into this weekend's latest round of the Supercars series in Taupo. Since 2013 - the New Zealand leg of the championship includes the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy, which honours the Kiwi driver who died in 2011 after a battle with cancer. Payne - who enters round three of the 2025 season sitting sixth - says he'd love to lift the prize on Sunday afternoon. Practice in Taupo starts on Friday - with two races on Saturday and one on Sunday. D'Arcy Waldegrave catches up with Dick Johnson Racing's Brodie Kostecki ahead of the weekend's action.  LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:51:46 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/andrew-hore-is-super-rugby-aupiki-still-an-afterthought/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/andrew-hore-is-super-rugby-aupiki-still-an-afterthought/ New Zealand Rugby head of women's high performance Hannah Porter has outlined why a measured approach is needed for expanding Super Rugby Aupiki. The Blues host Matatu in Saturday's final at Eden Park on Saturday - the winner to face the champion of Australia's Super W next Thursday. It comes after Black Ferns winger Katelyn Vaha'akolo's plea for the competition to be better promoted. Porter says the current competition is not the final product. LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:13:06 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-9-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-9-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Mark Robinson - New Zealand Rugby CEO - On the passing of Dr John Mayhew  Gary Burchett - Head of Sport Content at Sky Television New Zealand  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:10:01 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/mark-robinson-new-zealand-rugby-ceo-on-the-passing-of-dr-john-mayhew/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/mark-robinson-new-zealand-rugby-ceo-on-the-passing-of-dr-john-mayhew/ Former All Blacks and Warriors doctor John Mayhew has died. North Harbour Rugby have announced his passing after recent heart complications. He was 70. Dr Mayhew served as North Harbour's inaugural doctor from 1986, before being appointed as the All Blacks doctor from 1988 to 2004 - a period encompassing more than 200 matches and later moving to the Warriors. In 2016, Dr. Mayhew was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to sports medicine. North Harbour Rugby chief executive Adrian Donald says it's devastating news for the rugby community. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 09 Apr 2025 07:35:36 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/gary-burchett-head-of-sport-at-sky-nz-on-super-rugbys-television-boost/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/gary-burchett-head-of-sport-at-sky-nz-on-super-rugbys-television-boost/ Super Rugby Pacific bosses are trumpeting an improvement on and off the field so far in 2025. They say dead time is down by more than a minute per match - while an average of 61 points per game is the highest in competition history. Higher average attendance and growing TV ratings are also being referenced. It comes as Rugby Australia announces a 10 million dollar a year uplift in a new broadcast rights deal with Channel Nine. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 09 Apr 2025 07:33:55 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/hoskins-sotutu-has-scott-robertson-called-the-all-blacks-flanker/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/hoskins-sotutu-has-scott-robertson-called-the-all-blacks-flanker/ There's a battle to be Auckland's premier Super Rugby team ahead of next week's derby against Moana Pasifika at Eden Park. The defending champions have just two wins to their name this season, while Moana have claimed back-to-back wins over the Crusaders and Waratahs, scoring 90 points over two games. Hoskins Sotutu joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the match, and talk about his off field options.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:06:29 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-8-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-8-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Warren Lees - Former Blackcaps Coach - On Gary Stead stepping down from white ball teams  John Bracewell - Former Blackcaps Coach  Talkback - Do NZ Cricket need to have multiple coaches across the three formats?  Hoskins Sotutu - Blues and All Blacks Flanker  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:03:15 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/john-bracewell-warren-lees-on-gary-stead-stepping-down-from-white-ball-coaching/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/john-bracewell-warren-lees-on-gary-stead-stepping-down-from-white-ball-coaching/ New Zealand Cricket admit there's a chance they'll turn Gary Stead down if he decides he wants to continue as Black Caps test coach. The long-serving mentor has stepped down from the white ball formats but is yet to decide whether he wants to continue in the red ball role. The governing body is deciding whether to split the coaching role or bring in a new, singular coach. High performance boss Bryan Stronach says they're open-minded about what's best for the athletes. LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:33:12 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-7-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-7-2025/ Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Rugby commentator Ken Laban on Moana Pasifika's back-to-back Super Rugby wins. Piney's power rankings!  LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:14:18 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ken-laban-rugby-commentator-on-moana-pasifikas-back-to-back-winning-streak/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ken-laban-rugby-commentator-on-moana-pasifikas-back-to-back-winning-streak/ Moana Pasifika's having a memorable run this Super Rugby season - and it's sparked speculation about the team's future. The team have claimed claimed back-to-back wins over the Crusaders and Waratahs, scoring 90 points over two games. Rugby commentator Ken Laban joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:10:24 Z