/on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/rss ¾ÅÒ»ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Every Saturday morning, Adam Cooper brings you the best in local, national and international sport. Previews, reviews, results and reaction from our own ba Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:00:44 Z en /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/trent-renata-wellington-lions-coach-ahead-of-their-npc-clash-against-manawatu/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/trent-renata-wellington-lions-coach-ahead-of-their-npc-clash-against-manawatu/ The Wellington Lions head into round four of rugby's NPC on the back of a high-scoring defeat to Otago at Porirua. Adam Cooper speaks with Lions head coach Trent Renata ahead of Sunday's match against Manawatu. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 22 Aug 2025 23:03:46 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/2025-central-league-august-23-preview/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/2025-central-league-august-23-preview/ Adam Cooper previews the penultimate rounds of the men's and women's Central League, with correspondents Dale Warburton and Hannah Wignall. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:04:18 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/brad-shields-and-jackie-patea-fereti-previewing-the-wellington-pride-and-wellington-lions-double-header-against-otago/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/brad-shields-and-jackie-patea-fereti-previewing-the-wellington-pride-and-wellington-lions-double-header-against-otago/ Both the Wellington Pride and Wellington Lions enter Sunday's Porirua FPC-NPC double header against Otago after wins in their competitions last week. Adam Cooper caught up with senior players from both teams - Lions captain Brad Shields, and Pride loose forward Jackie Patea-Fereti to preview the day's action. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:11:21 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/kelly-jackson-central-pulse-captain-on-her-six-seasons-in-wellington-joining-the-queensland-firebirds/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/kelly-jackson-central-pulse-captain-on-her-six-seasons-in-wellington-joining-the-queensland-firebirds/ Central Pulse captain Kelly Jackson has become one of the latest players to be granted an exemption to play club netball offshore and remain eligible for the Silver Ferns. Jackson —and Pulse teammate Maddy Gordon— are departing to join the Queensland Firebirds in 2026. Jackson joined Adam Cooper to reflect on her six successful seasons in Wellington, and outline what could bring her back to netball on this side of the future. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:03:57 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/2025-chatham-cup-kate-sheppard-cup-semifinal-preview/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/2025-chatham-cup-kate-sheppard-cup-semifinal-preview/ It's semifinals weekends in football's national knockout club Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup competitions. Adam Cooper is joined by Dale Warburton and Hannah Wignall for a preview, as well as a look ahead to the latest round of the women's Central League. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:08:34 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/ann-hay-central-pulse-ceo-on-the-anz-premiership-broadcasting-deal-with-tvnz/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/ann-hay-central-pulse-ceo-on-the-anz-premiership-broadcasting-deal-with-tvnz/ Netball in New Zealand is entering a new era of uncertainty, with the ANZ Premiership's 17-year TV rights deal with Sky TV falling through, and Netball New Zealand needing to pay TVNZ to screen next year's competition. With the door open to top Silver Ferns being given exemptions to play their domestic netball overseas, questions have been raised over what a new look competition will look like. Central Pulse and Netball Central CEO Ann Hay joined Adam Cooper to discuss where things sit from the Pulse's perspective. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:57:31 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/caleb-delany-wellington-lions-lock-and-loose-forward-on-his-50-appearances-npc-clash-against-waikato/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/caleb-delany-wellington-lions-lock-and-loose-forward-on-his-50-appearances-npc-clash-against-waikato/ Lock and loose forward Caleb Delany brings up 50 appearances for the Wellington Lions in their round two NPC match against Waikato in Hamilton. He joined Adam Cooper to look back on his time at the Lions and discuss how the team hopes to rebound from their opening loss to Canterbury. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:53:34 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/central-league-football-preview-august-9-2025/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/central-league-football-preview-august-9-2025/ Adam Cooper checks in with both the men's and women's Central League fixtures as the competitions enter their final weeks. Correspondents Hannah Wignall and Dale Warburton join the show. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:11:42 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/aniwaniwa-tait-jones-wellington-basketballer-on-his-playing-journey-returning-to-nz/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/aniwaniwa-tait-jones-wellington-basketballer-on-his-playing-journey-returning-to-nz/ Wellington basketballer Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones has wrapped up his US College career with some major achievements - helping UC San Diego to a conference championship, and an MVP accolade. Recently, he joined the Toronto Raptors in the prestigious NBA Summer League. As part of a trip back home, Tait-Jones is returning to where it all began, and will run some coaching clinics at Hoop Club Kapiti on Sunday, and run a meet-and-greet at Paraparaumu College. He joined Adam Cooper to chat about being back home, and his amazing basketball journey so far. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 01 Aug 2025 23:25:39 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/harry-press-hutt-old-boys-marist-hooker-on-the-team-claiming-the-2025-jubilee-cup/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/harry-press-hutt-old-boys-marist-hooker-on-the-team-claiming-the-2025-jubilee-cup/ Hutt Old Boys Marist claimed the 2025 Jubilee Cup, with a 29-22 win over Tawa in the grand final at Kilbirnie Park.  Adam Cooper reflected on the triumph with HOBM hooker Harry Press, who became the first hooker to win the Jim Brown memorial medal, as the Jubilee Cup grand final MVP.  LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 01 Aug 2025 23:02:03 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/kyle-preston-wellington-lions-halfback-previews-the-npc-season/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/kyle-preston-wellington-lions-halfback-previews-the-npc-season/ The Wellington Lions begin their 2025 NPC title defence with a new permanent home ground of Porirua Park, and a new skipper with Brad Shields taking over from new All Black Du'Plessis Kirifi. To preview the season, Adam Cooper spoke with Lions halfback Kyle Preston, who's back in the capital after a strong debut Super Rugby season with the Crusaders. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:33:16 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/central-league-football-august-2-2025-preview/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/central-league-football-august-2-2025-preview/ Correspondents Dale Warburton and Hannah Wignall join Adam Cooper to look ahead to the weekend's action in the men's and women's Central League. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:30:34 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/saints-head-nbl-coach-aaron-young-ahead-of-the-teams-home-semifinal-aganist-the-whai/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/saints-head-nbl-coach-aaron-young-ahead-of-the-teams-home-semifinal-aganist-the-whai/ The top-qualifying Wellington Saints host the Tauranga What at TSB Arena on Sunday afternoon, in a bid to advance to a home final the following weekend. After a seven-game winning streak to end the round robin, head coach Aaron Young joined Adam Cooper to preview the playoffs. Young was also named coach of the year for the league this week. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:20:59 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/saints-captain-hyrum-harris-reflects-on-thrilling-overtime-buzzer-beater/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/saints-captain-hyrum-harris-reflects-on-thrilling-overtime-buzzer-beater/ The Wellington Saints head into this weekend's round of the National Basketball League after booking a semifinal spot last week, in spectacular fashion. Hyrum Harris sent the TSB Arena crowd into euphoria with an overtime buzzer beater to secure a tense 107-106 win over the Tuatara. Harris caught up with Adam Cooper to relive the moment and look ahead to the Saints' next game against the Whai. LISTEN ABOVE Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:02:49 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/wellington-club-rugby-june-14-2025-preview/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/wellington-club-rugby-june-14-2025-preview/ Max Rodgers from the Wellington Rugby Union joins Adam Cooper to preview the weekend's action in premier club rugby. He previews the semi finals in the premier women's competitions, and outlines what Oriental Rongotai need to do today to secure the men's Swindale Shield with several rounds to spare. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:12:07 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/kate-sheppard-chatham-cups-june-14-2025-preview/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/kate-sheppard-chatham-cups-june-14-2025-preview/ Round three of football's Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup is underway. Correspondents Hannah Wignall and Dale Warburton join Adam Cooper to preview the weekend's action featuring the Central based teams. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:09:09 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/jemma-robertson-brings-up-200-football-match-milestone-at-wellington-united/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/jemma-robertson-brings-up-200-football-match-milestone-at-wellington-united/ Local footballing identity Jemma Robertson has recently celebrated an incredible football milestone, bringing up 200 matches for her club Wellington United. Robertson joined Adam Cooper to discuss her tenure, and what's next for her. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:31:02 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/dorne-cup-publication-released-celebrating-100-years-of-iconic-cross-country-race/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/dorne-cup-publication-released-celebrating-100-years-of-iconic-cross-country-race/ The prestigious Dorne Cup cross country race in Wellington celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday. Mark Growcott from the Hutt Valley Harriers has produced a publication detailing the event's history. He joined Adam Cooper to share memories of the event. LISTEN ABOVE TO READ MARK'S PUBLICATION, CLICK HERE Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:58:21 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/duplessis-kirifi-hurricanes-co-captain-ahead-of-their-clash-against-moana-pasifika/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/duplessis-kirifi-hurricanes-co-captain-ahead-of-their-clash-against-moana-pasifika/ The Hurricanes welcome back centurion Ardie Savea to Sky Stadium for the first time in opposition colours on Saturday.  Savea skippers Moana Pasifika, who head to Wellington in a fight for the Super Rugby playoffs.  Adam Cooper spoke to Hurricanes co-captain Du'Plessis Kirifi about the occasion and how the Hurricanes are placed ahead of the playoffs.  LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 30 May 2025 22:52:20 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/aaron-young-wellington-saints-head-coach-ahead-of-their-clash-against-the-otago-nuggets/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/aaron-young-wellington-saints-head-coach-ahead-of-their-clash-against-the-otago-nuggets/ The Wellington Saints head to Porirua for their latest NBL game, to take on the bottom of table Otago Nuggets.  Head coach Aaron Young joined Adam Cooper to reflect on their recent trip north, and update the progress of star player Shea Ili's concussion issue.  LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 30 May 2025 22:47:52 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/wellington-club-rugby-may-31-2025-preview/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/wellington-club-rugby-may-31-2025-preview/ Adam Cooper is joined by Max Rodgers for a look ahead to the day's action in premier men's and women's club rugby. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 30 May 2025 21:24:14 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/chatham-cup-kate-sheppard-cup-round-2-central-region-preview/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/chatham-cup-kate-sheppard-cup-round-2-central-region-preview/ Adam Cooper is joined by Hannah Wignall and Dale Warburton to look at the Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup round two action over the long weekend. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 30 May 2025 21:18:19 Z /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/jason-puddick-wraps-up-the-season-of-wellington-bowls/ /on-air/wellington/all-sport-breakfast-wellington/audio/jason-puddick-wraps-up-the-season-of-wellington-bowls/ Jason Puddick joins Adam Cooper to review the end of season Champion of Champion winners, and reflect on the 2024-25 summer. LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 30 May 2025 19:33:20 Z