Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave

The Rugby Players ' Association has fired a shot across NZR's bows. It says that if the NZR board picks the governance structure proposed by the provincial unions, the association will split from NZR. NZRPA chief executive Rob Nichol spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Wayne McLaughlin on his son Scott getting pole position for the Indy 500. Phoenix and Warriors talkback. Piney's power rankings. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott McLaughlin will be starting at the very front of the grid at the Indy 500. He has pole position, which by no means guarantees a win, but is a significant achievement for a driver who's only been racing Indycar since 2020. Jason Pine spoke to Scott's very proud dad Wayne on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting week in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include: - ABC football commentator Glen Lauder gives the latest on the spotfixing scandal   - Former Phoenix player Ben Sigmund discusses the scandal and the Phoenix semifinal   - Blues coach Vern Cotter ahead of the Highlanders game   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

The Blues are flying high and sitting pretty at the top of the Super Rugby table.   They managed to snatch a win over fellow frontrunners the Hurricanes last weekend and they're up against the Highlanders tomorrow.   Blues coach "Stern" Vern Cotter joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to reflect on the season so far and to look ahead to tomorrow’s game.   LISTEN ABOVE     See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Unfortunately, the Phoenix's big semifinal has been somewhat overshadowed in the sport news today.   While no current Phoenix players are implicated in the spot-fixing scandal, it has rocked the entire A-League.   D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to former Phoenix player Ben Sigmund about the scandal, and also got his thoughts ahead of the semifinal.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Three A-league players, including a former Phoenix captain and an All-White, have been charged with spot-fixing.   They're accused of manipulating the number of yellow cards in two games this season.   ABC football commentator Glen Lauder got D'Arcy Waldegrave caught up with the latest on the story.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's own D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include: Warriors hooker Wayde Egan on re-signing with the club and what went wrong on the weekend. Warriors talkback. Kiwi UFC fighter Carlos Ulberg on his 12-second win over the weekend. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand has made yet another splash in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Carlos "Black Jag" Ulberg finished his opponent in a mere twelve seconds in St Louis over the weekend, and had time to jump out of the octagon and have a word with UFC boss Dana White afterwards. Carlos told Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave how he got the job done, and what he and Dana chatted about. LISTEN ABOVE See omny...

Big old job for the Warriors this weekend. They're up against the high-flying Panthers, loads of the players are out injured and the team's coming off a terrible run of form. One player who is still uninjured and will be suiting up is hooker Wayde Egan and he's just re-signed with the club. He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has decided who he wants to be the team's next captain. He's refusing to tell us who it is just yet though, so we're all doing the responsible thing and wildly speculating. Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to former All Blacks captain Kieran Read about who he thinks is gonna get his old job. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wellington Phoenix are chasing the biggest home crowd in their history. On Saturday, they host the Melbourne Victory in the A-League semifinal. General manager David Dome gave D'Arcy Waldegrave an update on how close they are to selling out Sky Stadium with less than a week to go. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's own D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include: Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read on who he thinks Razor has lined up for his old job (Scott Barrett). All Blacks captaincy talkback. Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome on how ticket sales are going for the big semi-final. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster on Sam Cane's decision to step down from the team at the end of the 2024 season. Piney's power rankings. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Cane has announced his retirement from international rugby. He'll see out the upcoming international season and then play in Japan form next year. Ian Foster was the man who made Sam Cane All Blacks captain, he spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's own Elliott Smith is in the hot seat to recap an exciting day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include: Mike Anthony - Head of High Performance for New Zealand Rugby - On World Rugby naming three changes to the rules + trials.  Talkback  Matt Russell - Fox Sports NRL Commentator - Preview of week 10.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fox Sports Commentator Matt Russell joined Elliott Smith to discuss week 10 of the NRL and the Warriors chances against the Sydney Roosters on Sunday.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Teams will no longer be allowed to choose a scrum from a free-kick under new laws to be rolled out across the game next season, with 20-minute red cards and shot-clocks for scrums and line-outs also to be trialled. NZR Head of High Performance Mike Anthony joined Elliott Smith to discuss the changes. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's own Elliott Smith is in the hot seat to recap an exciting day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include: Pita Alatini - Former All Black on Richie Mo'unga's possible return to New Zealand.  Talkback  Rob Nichol - New Zealand Rugby Players Association Chief Executive Officer.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand Rugby Players Association CEO Rob Nichol joined Elliott Smith to discuss what further discussions with Richie Mo'unga could look like.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former All Black Pita Alatini joined Elliott Smith to discuss NZR's call for Richie Mo'unga to play International rugby again.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New Zealand Darts Masters is swiftly approaching.   Competitive darts player Ben Robb joined Elliott Smith on Sportstalk to discuss the upcoming tournament and the confirmation that the current World Champion Luke Humphries and teen superstar Luke Littler will be competing.   Robb shared his journey to qualifying and digs into his previous experience against Littler.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnys...

ZB's own Elliott Smith is in the hot seat to recap an exciting day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include: Heath Mills - NZCPA on terror threats to the T20 World Cup in June.  Talkback  Steve Price - Former Warriors Captain - On the team named to play the Roosters.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Warriors Captain Steve Price joined Elliott Smith to discuss the recent form slump from the Mt Smart club.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZCPA CEO Heath Mills joined Elliott Smith to discuss the possible terror threats ahead of the T20 Cricket World Cup in June.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.