Ben Searle

Searley Talks Sport

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Searley Talks Sport is a weekly sports podcast that reviews and previews the weeks sporting action, combining banter with sporting knowledge to put an entertaining spin on key sporting events. NRL, Super Rugby, NBA, NFL, UFC...if its big in the sporting world that week, we will talk about it!

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Ben Searle

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Sports

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Las Vegas review & Round 1 preview with Blake Ayshford 05.03.2025

Coming to you live from Santa Monica, apologies about the crook voice - Vegas did a number on me 😂

STS x One Take - Live from Vegas ft Shaun Johnson, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak & Rugby League Guru 27.02.2025

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Rugby League Guru talking all things Vegas & the Warriors, Super Rugby round 1 ticks every box and Joseph Parker looks to pull off the upset and earn a crack at Usyk 19.02.2025

Rugby League Guru jumps on this week to give us his tips for surviving Vegas, his thoughts on the Warriors performances in the pre season challenge and also the Tom Hazleton rumours. Following that, we review a huge opening weekend of Super Rugby & preview Round 2 + the Joseph Parker vs Daniel Dubois fight on Sundee .

Crusaders assistant coach & What a Lad host Jimmy Marshall talking Super Rugby, the Warriors have new co-captains and Luka makes his Lakers debut 12.02.2025

Round 1 of Super Rugby is here & this week we yarn to Jimmy Marshall about how things have been in Crusaders camp, the Manly Sea Eagles lads coming across to train, Kyle Preston's unreal bronco and the impact of having Will Jordan back in the side. After that, I talk all things Warriors including the co-captaincy, Dallins wrist injury, the first trial game and this weekends clash with the Stor...

Naitoa Ah Kuoi joins us to talk all things Chiefs. The NRL is back! We cover off the Warriors team for this weekend, the huge NBA trades and the Super Bowl 05.02.2025

Joined this week by Chiefs, BOP & All Black XV lock Naitoa Ah Kuoi to talk about the Chiefs pre-season, their Roudn 1 match up against the Blues, Fantasy Super Rugby and should rugby have a trade window like the NBA? On top of that, the NRL is back this week so we cover off the Warriors side for this week, dissect the Luka to LA trade and give you my best bets for Mondays Super Bowl.

Navajo Stirling on his UFC debut, plans for 2025 and Izzys fight this weekend + my players to watch in the Super Rugby Pacific this year 30.01.2025

Special guest Navajo Sterling jumps on the pod to talk all things UFC, I give you my players to watch in the Super Rugby Pacific this year and we look at all the player movement across the NRL this year.

Shaun Stevenson on his move to Kubota & returning to the Chiefs , my top 5 new recruits for the 2025 NRL season and can KC make their 3rd straight Super Bowl 22.01.2025

Special guest Shaun Stevenson jumps on live from Japan to kick off the podcast for 2025! We chew the fat and talk all things life in Japan, returning to the Chiefs for one more Super Rugby season, the lure of the NRL and more. Then cover off the latest news in the NRL, the weekly wrap and give you my best bets for the weekend.

AFC win the derby, Wahs young gun Demetric Vaimauga extends long term, the Black Caps get pumped by England again and my best bets for the weekend 11.12.2024

Lots on in the season finale! Plenty of sport still to talk through plus some Punting and the Q&A. Hope you enjoy the final pod of the year and thanks as always for all the support - see you in 2025!

The AFC remain undefeated ahead of the NZ derby, the Black Caps and Breakers look to bounce back from loses and the NBA and NFL are really starting to heat up 04.12.2024

It's a real sporting smorgasbord this week as we cover off the biggest stories in NZ and world sport at the moment. We talk all things AFC, the Black Caps and Breakers, Joseph Parkers next fight, the NBA, NFL and F1, as well as some punting and the Q&A.

Jeff McTainsh jumps on to talk about his AB's commentary debut and the 2024 season, the summer of cricket is underway as we take on England and Ben Hunt lands at the Broncos 27.11.2024

I'm joined in studio today by special guest Jeff McTainsh fresh of becoming only the 4th person to be the lead commentator for an All Blacks game. We talk about his first AB's experience and how it came about, the careers of TJ and Sam Cane, the All Blacks first season under Razor and much more. On top of this, we have the usual NRL, Weekly Wrap and Punting chat. Enjoy!

The AB's fall to France, Jake Paul gets the W over Tyson, Jon Jones defends his belt and the signings continue in the NRL 20.11.2024

France make it 3 on the trot against the All Blacks, but its not all doom and gloom for me. Jake Paul gets the win, but was the fight actually rigged? We cover all of this plus whats next for Jon Jones, whats going on with the 76ers and are the Detriot Lions now favourites to win the Super Bowl?

The All Blacks beat Ireland & Rieko gets the last laugh, a star is born for the Kiwis, the NRL shutdown chat of a kickoff rule change, plus its all go in the NBA & NFL 13.11.2024

Another big pod this week, as the All Blacks remain underfeated in the North with Rieko making rugby great again, one instagram post at a time. The Kiwis made lightwork of PNG to remain the Pacific Championship and Tonga gave the Aussies a good run for their money. All this plus the weekly wrap, punting and ofcourse the Q&A. Rip in!

The All Blacks knock off the English, the Black Caps sweep India, AFC own NZ and Tonga claim Mt Smart in a famous victory! 06.11.2024

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The Kiwis look to part the Red Sea at Mt Smart, the All Blacks head to Twickenham to take on England & the AFC remain unbeaten ahead of the NZ derby. 30.10.2024

Another successful weekend of sport for NZ means another stacked podcast talking all things Pacific Championships, the All Blacks Northern Tour, Wellington winning the NPC, the AFC remaining unbeaten, the Celtics and Thunder lighting up the NBA early and much more.

Was that the greatest sporting weekend in NZ history? Plus we preview the Kiwis vs Kangaroos, All Blacks vs Japan, the NPC final, week 1 of the NBA & more 23.10.2024

What a weekend! The White ferns, Black Caps, Team NZ, the Silver Ferns & Liam Lawson all saluting on the big stage, plus we had the AFC getting their first win in the A-league too, so theres plenty to review. Add to that this week we dished up the Kiwis vs Kangaroos, the All Blacks are back in action, its the NPC final and also week 1 of the NBA...the sporting world is well and truely all go.

SJ's return for the Kiwis, Razor names his All Black additions for the Japan Test, NPC Semi finals and some NBA futures bets to jump on 16.10.2024

A week is a long time in sport and there's certainly been plenty on this week! Shaun Johnson is back out of retirement, the Warriors have resigned and released a few players, Razor has named his All Black squad additions for the Japan test but left off 2 key players and we've had 2 upsets in the NPC Quarter finals. This week we chat all that, plus have a look at a few NBA futures bets, the NFL, Am...

Panthers pull of the 4 peat, Stacey Jones names his Kiwi's squad, the All Blacks and All Blacks XV teams are named & Taranaki steal the shield in the final round! 09.10.2024

Lots of dynasty chat this week as we recap a historic 4 peat from the Panthers - what a performance it was from them against the Storm. Stacey Jones has announced his first Kiwis squad as well as the Aussie and Tonga teams for the Pacific Championships. Razor has rolled out his AB's and AB's XV sides for the Northern tour so we look over those. Plus we rip into some punting chat and the Q&A is...

Panthers vs Storm in the dream final, the All Blacks make a statement in the final game of the Rugby Championship and are the Knicks now a real title contender? 03.10.2024

The Storm and the Panthers have booked their tickets to the big dance, so I run through my preview of the game and give my keys to vicotry for each team. The All Blacks looked almost back to their best in dispatching the Wallabies, so the question is raised around if Razor ring the changes for the Northern Tour? Plus we cover off Liam Lawson in the F1, the Knicks picking up KAT, Liverpool leading...

It's prelim time in the NRL + the All Blacks look to break the Cake Tin curse and send Sam Cane and TJ Perenara out as winners 25.09.2024

We're down to the final 4 in the NRL but the question still remains, can anyone stop the Panthers and the Storm? This week we chat all the latest news as well as preview the 2 big games. Then, the attention turns to the Cake Tin where the All Blacks will be looking to get the W and turnaround recent results as they celebrate 100 games for the All Blacks skipper. Searley Talks Sport is brought...

Penrith and Melbourne flex their muscle, the AB's gear up for the Bledisloe, injury chaos in the NFL & who would you rather sign to the Wahs, Cleary or Hughes? 18.09.2024

Week 1 of finals footy is in the books with the 2 big dogs making a massive statement. This week we review those games, and preview this weekends semi final action. The All Blacks take a trip to Sydney with the Bledisloe on the line, so we talk through the main points around that as well as cover off the NPC. Then we rip into the weekly wrap, punting and the Q&A.

Finals footy is here, the All Blacks loose another tight tussle with the Boks and can Tasman knock off the Lions and defend the shield 11.09.2024

Week 1 of finals footy is here and the big dogs are back from injury and ready to rip in! We discuss all the match ups, plus look at the Warriors signing of Erin Clark and recap the awards night on Sunday. Jumping across to the 15 man code, the All Blacks went 0/2 in South Africa but I explain why I don't think its time to panic, plus we look ahead at this weekends NPC games, recap Harbour bei...

SJ's fairytale finish, a TMO blunder costs the All Blacks and the NFL is back! 04.09.2024

How good! Full agenda today, recaping the Warriors famous comeback win over the Sharks, the All Blacks falling agonisingly short of a big win at Ellis Park, the NFL is back on Friday and the Q&A is back. Strap in!

Refs ruin the Mt Smart farewell, All Blacks set for battle with the Boks and Lydia Ko wins another major! 28.08.2024

Lots to chew through today, including the shocking display from the refs/bunker last Friday night, the Warriors final game against the Sharks this weekend, the All Blacks massive clash against the Springboks at Ellis Park, Harbour finally get the win and Liverpool keep their hopes of the perfect season alive.

The last dance at Shaun Johnson Stadium, All Blacks pump the Pumas and my UFC 305 recap 21.08.2024

Back from Perth with plenty of sport to tuck into, including the Warriors final home game and the Mt Smart farewell for Sj, Jazz and AFB, the All Blacks getting a huge bounce back win + Dan and Kai getting the job done at UFC 305. Strap in, Searley Talks Sport is brought to you by the TAB NZ. If your not already a customer, head along to www.tab.co.nz or download the app to get yourself in the gam...

The Cake Tin curse continues, the Wahs go down in a Golden Point thriller & CKB is set to take over Perth for UFC 305 14.08.2024

After a rough weekend for Kiwi sports fans, it's fair to say a bounce back is on the way! On this weeks pod we review the All Blacks vs Argentina game & what changes we would make to the side for the second test at Eden Park. The Warriors lost another tight one against the Dolphins but welcome back Metcalf, Pompey and Montoya for Manly, and Kai, Dan & Izzy are set to take over Perth fo...

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