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On this episode of the Breakdown Rikki Swannell, Angus Ta'avao, Mils Muliaina and Sir John Kirwan get into it over the latest Super Rugby round. The Crusaders outlast the Blues in an epic encounter at Eden Park. Ireland win the Grand Slam in the Six Nations, is this a good omen for the World Cup? And who will the Newshub's Mike McRoberts chose in his Form XV? This is an audio version of th...

Jeff Wilson is joined by Sir John Kirwan to get into everything happening in NZ Rugby and around the world at the moment.

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Jeff Wilson, Mils Muliaina and Sir John Kirwan get into it over the latest Super Rugby round. The Drua have an epic home win over defending champs Crusaders. Who is going to the be the next coach of the All Blacks? And who will the Rock FMs Bryce Casey chose in his Form XV? This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired on Sky Sports NZ on t...

And we are back for 2023, Jeff Wilson is joined by Mils Muliaina to get into everything happening in NZ Rugby at the moment. 

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Ken Laban, Isaac Boss and Taylah Johnson dissect the All Blacks season after the ABs blew a big lead with 10 mins to go vs England. Is this the most even World Rugby has ever been across the board? We name our breakout player of the year and our player of the year ahead of the NZ Rugby Awards on the 8th of December This is an audio version of the B...

On this episode of the Breakdown Jeff McTainsh, Mils Muliaina, Chelsea Semple and Taylah Johnson discuss the Black Ferns epic semi final clash with French.  The All Blacks put Wales away in Cardiff and the All Blacks XV romped past Ireland A, how does NZ utilise this amazing depth! This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired on Sky Sports NZ on the 6th November 2022

On this episode of the Breakdown Jeff McTainsh, Mils Muliaina, Chelsea Semple and Taylah Johnson discuss the All Blacks close call against the Brave Blossoms. Jeff Wilson chats to Tony Brown, Stephen Perofeta and Sir John Kirwan from Tokyo The Black Ferns crushed the Welsh in the quarter but they are up for a much bigger challenge with France in the semi, what are their chances? This is an audio v...

On this episode of the Breakdown Jeff McTainsh, Mils Muliaina, Chelsea Semple and Jeff Wilson discuss the domestic season and look at the winners of the NPC, Meads and Lochore Cups. Are the Brave Blossoms a bigger test than we are giving them credit for? The Black Ferns have finished up top of their pool, now it's time for knock out play. This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired on Sk...

On this episode of the Breakdown Jeff McTainsh, Sir John Kirwan, Chelsea Semple and Jeff Wilson discuss the Black Ferns chances in the Womens World Cup. Bryn Hall zooms in to discuss the players that missed out on the All Blacks XV and what could be next for them. Who is looking the best to take out the 2022 Bunnings NPC? This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired on Sky Sports NZ on th...

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Sir John Kirwan, Isaac Boss and Joey Wheeler discuss the All Blacks squad for the End of Year tour. All Blacks head coach Ian Foster zooms in to give an insight on how he is going to use his squad over the four tests. Chelsea Semple joins the panel to look at the Black Ferns win over the Wallaroos at a packed Eden Park in the first round of the Wom...

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Sir John Kirwan, Mils Muliaina and Justin Marshall discuss the Bunnings NPC, is it the closest its ever been?  Why did RTS move to the wing for Auckland over the weekend. And we take a look at who could be in the All Blacks XV squad for their two game tour at the end of the year. This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired on Sky Spo...

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Sir John Kirwan, Mils Muliaina and Jeff Wilson take a look back at the All Blacks performance at Eden Park over the Wallabies. Who has been the MVP of the home tests this year for the ABs. Ruby Tui joins the panel to discuss the hug win over Japan and the upcoming World Cup for the Black Ferns. This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired...

On this episode of the Breakdown Laura McGoldrick, Sir John Kirwan, Mils Muliaina and Jeff Wilson look back at the crazy end to the Bledisloe test in Melbourne. All Black coach Ian Foster zooms in to give us his thoughts on the test and how it ended. Andrew Mehrtens lets us know what his colleagues in Australia have to say!  We look ahead who might replace the David Havili at 2nd Five this co...

Jeff Wilson is joined by Nate Rarere to mull over a test match for the ages in Melbourne. Did the ref make the right call in the end? How did the ABs blow there lead in the second half? What punishment does Darcy Swain deserve? Listen in for answers to all these questions and more. Plus Nate makes a reference to Rick Rude which is impressive!

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Sir John Kirwan, Mils Muliaina and Jeff Wilson look at the selection dilemmas Ian Foster has this weekend for the first Bledisloe. What line up will the ABs need for the Wallabies and how will it differ for what they needed for the Pumas and Boks.  Anna Richards, Tyla Nathan-Wong and Taylah Johnson join Kirstie to go over the FPC finals weeken...

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Sir John Kirwan, Mils Muliaina and Justin Marshall celebrate an All Black masterclass over in the Pumas in Hamilton. All Black Forwards coach Jason Ryan joins the panel to give us the inside word on how the All Blacks turned things around. And we take a look as at the reason that the world game is so even at the moment. This is an audio version of...

Ahead of yet another must-win test, against Argentina in Hamilton, Jeff Wilson and Jim Kayes look at the 23 Ian Foster has named, consider the importance of the All Blacks bench and come up with things they hope to see from the All Blacks on Saturday.

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Sir John Kirwan, Mils Muliaina and Jeff Wilson take a hard look at the Pumas historic win over the All Blacks in Chch. All Black Forwards coach Jason Ryan joins the panel to give us the inside word on how the All Blacks are doing. And we take a deep dive into the last 6 years of All Black rugby. This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired...

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Grant Nisbett, Isa Nacewa and Jeff Wilson take a look at the coaching saga of the All Blacks, what does Joe Schmidt bring to the table and where to now for Razor?  Chelsea Semple joins us to look at the Black Ferns demolition of the Wallaroos and the changes that have happened since Wayne Smith has taken over. And Pumas head coach Michael Chei...

Jeff and Jim try to make sense of the drama around the retention of All Blacks coach Ian Foster and look ahead to the tests against Argentina.

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Isaac Boss, Ica Nacewa and Mils Muliaina discuss the All Blacks win over the Springboks, what changed in the week and is it enough to save Ian Foster's job. We get the analysis from Jeff Wilson, Justin Marshall, Ma'a Nonu and Bryan Habana from the ground in SA. This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired on Sky Sports NZ on the 14th Augus...

Goldie, Marshy, Nisbo go deep into the latest test and chat about the All Blacks going forward toward Johannesburg

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Ica Nacewa and Mils Muliaina discuss the All Blacks loss to South Africa and we get the analysis from Jeff Wilson, Justin Marshall and Schalk Burger from the ground in SA. This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired on Sky Sports NZ on the 7th August 2022

Jeff Wilson is joined by Grant Nisbett and Justin Marshall from their base in South Africa. They look ahead of the first test between the All Blacks and Springboks, a huge start to the Rugby Championship and even bigger test for the current regime. 

On this episode of the Breakdown Kirstie Stanway, Jeff Wilson and Mils Muliaina discuss the upcoming tests in South Africa, how important are they for the All Blacks? And we look ahead to the start of the NPC. This is an audio version of the Breakdown which aired on Sky Sports NZ on the 31st July 2022