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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 4 June 2026, The Brumbies are set to take on the Hurricanes in the first match of the Super Rugby Pacific finals series tomorrow night in Wellington. Stephen Larkham is the head coach of the Brumbies, he joined D'Arcy to discuss D'Arcy shares his thoughts on FIFA banning refillable water bottles from world cup matches And D'Arcy and Piney dis...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 3 June 2026, tomorrow night the Black Caps get their first of three test matches against England underway at the prestigious Lords ground. Will O'Rourke is making his return to the side following a long injury layoff, he joined D'Arcy to discuss. D'Arcy shares his thoughts on another Michael Schumacher news story. And D'Arcy and New Zealand Herald sports jo...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 02 June 2026, the IPL season has come to an end with Royal Challengers Bengaluru running out victors over the Gujarat Titans. Black Caps fast bowler Jacob Duffy featured in the championship winning side, he joined D'Arcy to discuss. D'Arcy shares his thoughts on the Warriors' match against the Panthers over the weekend. And D'Arcy and NZME head of sport Win...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 29 May 2026, with the All Whites FIFA World Cup campaign looming an Argentinian influencer decided to dub Tim Payne as the 'hero' of the tournament encouraging his followers to follow him. He has since amassed 1.3 million followers in two days having started at 4,700. David Dome is the General Manager of the Wellington Phoenix, and he joined...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 28 May 2026, yesterday the news broke that current All Blacks captain Scott Barrett would be sidelined a further 3-5 months with a back injury - meaning he is unlikely to feature for the All Blacks during the 2026 season. Former All Blacks captain Reuben Thorne joined D'Arcy to discuss who may take the reins for Scott this year. D'Arcy shares...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 27 May 2026, tonight, rugby league takes centre stage with the first game in the 2026 State of Origin series at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Corey Parker is a former Queensland lock, he joined D'Arcy to preview the match.   D'Arcy shares his thoughts on the Warriors match against the Panthers on Sunday night. And D'Arcy and Newstalk ZB rugby commentator El...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 26 May 2026, the Warriors are rolling in the NRL after they won their sixth consecutive match over the weekend 30-12 against the Dragons. However, this weekend they are faced with the biggest test yet, they are taking on the Panthers on Sunday night in a massive top of the table clash. Their side has just been named with a couple of changes including Adam P...

On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 25th May 2026, following the success of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Auckland FC's A-League title and the All Whites returning to the FIFA World Cup this year, football has found itself in a golden patch in New Zealand. NZF CEO Andrew Pragnell joins the podcast to discuss what's driving all the success. Piney is now wondering what else Auckland FC could achiev...

On Sports Fix with Jason Pine and D'Arcy Waldegrave for 22nd May 2026, against the odds Auckland FC are hosting the A-League grand final. They face Sydney FC as they look to win their first ever title in just their second season. CEO Nick Becker joined the podcast ahead of the grand final. Piney dissects what he thinks will decide the winners of the final. And the lads are in the chamber discussin...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 21 May 2026, today Netball New Zealand announced that Jennah Wootten would be the new CEO of the organisation from the 12th of August this year. She joined D'Arcy to discuss. D'Arcy shares his thoughts on David Nyika's title eliminator fight against Floyd Masson. And D'Arcy and Piney discuss Chanel Harris-Tavita re-signing with the Warriors f...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 20 May 2026, Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has qualified for his 8th US Open by way of an exemption, as he is ranked within the top 60 golfers in the world. This means he'll be competing in all four major opens this season. Ryan joined D'Arcy to discuss. D'Arcy shares his thoughts on the use of a final's series in the A -league and why they should follow in the foot...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 19 May 2026, a dominant showing at Magic Round in which the Warriors beat the Broncos 42-12 was tainted. Early in the match inform halfback Tanah Boyd went down with what has since been confirmed as ACL rupture. This injury will see him miss the rest of the season creating a selection headache between Luke Metcalf, who has just decided to leave the clu...

On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 18 May 2026, Piney shares his first-hand experience attending the NRL Magic Round in Brisbane - he is now an NZ Warriors convert!  Warriors legend Kevin Campion dissects the teams performance on the field and Newstalk ZB sport journalist and rugby editor Elliott Smith joins to discuss the latest round of Super Rugby Pacific.  Get 'Sports Fix' every weekd...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 15 May 2026, the Warriors may be tasked with their most important fixture of the 2026 NRL season to date this weekend taking on the Brisbane Broncos in a magic round match at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Clinton Toopi is a Warriors legend and he joined D'Arcy to discuss  D'Arcy shares his thoughts on the NRL extending magic round in Bris...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 14 May 2026, today, All Whites coach Darren Bazeley named his 26-strong squad of players that will be making the trip over to the United States for the fast-approaching FIFA World Cup. Kosta Barbarouses was amongst the players named and he joined D'Arcy to discuss. Piney shares his thoughts on the opportunities for the young players named in...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 13 May 2026, this week, the Waikato Rugby Union posted an open letter to Facebook pleading parents, coaches, spectators and supporters of children's sport to watch their behaviour on the sidelines as there have already been a number of reports of abusive behaviour on the sidelines since the junior sport season started. Amy Marfell is the CEO of Waikato Rugb...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 12 May 2026, today it was announced that legendary All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry would be returning to the fold this year as an independent selector working alongside Dave Rennie and Neil Barnes. Former All Blacks coach John Hart joined D'Arcy to discuss. D'Arcy shares his thoughts on why New Zealand Rugby should rethink their eligibility laws. And D'Ar...

On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 11 May 2026, the proposed privately-backed NZ20 competition launch will be pushed back by one year, New Zealand Cricket confirmed today. In March, the NZ20 was chosen by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) as its preferred option for the future of the domestic game, but faced a tight deadline to be able to launch in January 2027 as hoped. NZ20 committee chair Don Mackinnon...

On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 4th May 2026, The proposed privately-backed NZ20 competition launch will be pushed back by one year, New Zealand Cricket confirmed today. In March, the NZ20 was chosen by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) as its preferred option for the future of the domestic game, but faced a tight deadline to be able to launch in January 2027 as hoped. NZ20 committee chair Don Mackinnon...

On Sports Fix with Jason Pine and D'Arcy Waldegrave for 8th May 2026, NZR have had a big week with the announcement of their new CEO Steve Lancaster. His Australian counterpart Phil Waugh joins the podcast to discuss his relationship with the new NZR CEO. Piney worries about the void left by Cam Roigard's injury. Plus, the lads are in the Chamber discussing semifinals footy in the A-League. Get 'S...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 7 May 2026, today it was announced that Steve Lancaster will become the next permanent CEO of New Zealand Rugby, this follows a six month period where he served as the interim CEO upon the departure of Mark Robinson late last year. Gregor Paul is a rugby writer with the New Zealand Herald and he joined D'Arcy to discuss. D'Arcy shares his tho...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 6 May 2026, when the team lists for round 12 of Super Rugby Pacific were released today, there was a notable omission from the Hurricanes. Cam Roigard is set to miss three to four weeks due to a calf injury. With only four rounds remaining in the regular season, does this jeopardise the Canes' push for a Super Rugby title? Former All Black and Hurricanes ha...

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 5 May 2026, today it was announced that Don Tricker would be rejoining New Zealand Rugby after eight years as the new High Performance Director. He'll be charged with overseeing both the All Blacks and the Black Ferns once he returns from San Diego in November. Interim CEO of New Zealand Rugby, Steve Lancaster, joined D'Arcy to discuss. D'Arcy shares his th...

On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 4th May 2026, Leicester Fainga'anuku's move to flanker has brought about discussion of hybrid rugby players, and whether this could become more commonplace in New Zealand Rugby. Eric Rush spent time playing flanker and winger in his decorated career. He discussed the difficulties of changing positions with Piney. Piney has some thoughts on what pressure does to hi...

On Sports Fix with Jason Pine and D'Arcy Waldegrave for 1st May 2026, Karl Budge is wanting to take Super Round to Auckland next year. Colin Mansbridge responds Piney has his thoughts on the Wellington Phoenix Women's finals chances Plus, the lads are in the Chamber discussing a big sporting weekend Get 'Sports Fix' every weekday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts LISTEN A...