Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave

After the euphoria of last season, the 2024 Warriors have come crashing firmly back to Earth.  They're 0-2 to start the season and next they have to face the undefeated Raiders.  But Aussie rugby league commentator Greg Alexander thinks that it's not time for the Wahs fans to panic just yet - he explained why to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Sky TV is about to take the butcher's knife to one of NZ sport's sacred cows.  They're reportedly about to take NPC rugby off the TV.  Manawatu Chair Tim Myers is (perhaps surprisingly) okay with this. He explained why to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The White Ferns' T20 series against England has not got off to the best start, so it's a good thing they're about to unleash one of their not-so-secret weapons. Sophie Devine has just won the WPL, so she's coming back from India to resume the captaincy. Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave asked Sophie if this makes her the glorious knight in shining armour riding to the rescue- and don't worry, he aske...

ZB's own D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include: Former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains on whether bringing Sam Whitelock back is the right call. Talkback - would you bring him back? White Ferns captain Sophie Devine on her return from the WPL just in time to save our series against England. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Scott Robertson reportedly wants to turn Sam Whitelock's retirement into more of a sabbatical. Sam ditched the black jersey last year to play for French club Pau, but new All Blacks coach Razor is apparently keen to get him back. D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains on Sportstalk about whether this could happen and if it's even a good idea. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.co...

The Wellington Phoenix women's side has managed to stay in the hunt for the playoffs. They've beaten Adelaide United 4-0 and jumped into 8th place on the table. Their incredibly relieved head coach Paul Temple spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk after the game. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World Rugby is changing the rules to try and speed up the international game. Stuff that we've already seen here, like 20-minute red cards and reduced tackle heights, will be trialled at the international level. Former All Blacks coach John Hart spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about whether this is a good idea. 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 coach John Hart on World Rugby's rule changes. Talkback on the rule changes. Wellington Phoenix women's coach Paul Temple on winning their must-win game and keeping their playoff hopes alive. 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: Newstalk ZB rugby editor Elliott Smith on the Crusaders' disastrous start to the season. Talkback - what's wrong with the Crusaders? Warriors' assistant coach Slade Griffin on the side they've named for the Raiders game. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Good news for Warriors fans - Wayde Egan has been named in the Warriors side to play the Raiders in Christchurch this Friday. The bad news is that he was actually named in the side last week but had to pull out before gameday due to his injury so that might well happen again. D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to Slade Griffin on Sportstalk to try and work out if Wayde is back for real this time. LISTEN ABOV...

Poor old D'Arcy Waldegrave is not having a fun time so far this Super Rugby season. His beloved Crusaders have gone from the penthouse to the outhouse and four matches into the season are yet to manage a win. Newstalk ZB rugby editor Elliott Smith spoke to D'Arcy on Sportstalk about what's going wrong. 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: Mike Lane - Alternative Commentary Collective boss on whether the Auckland FC pitch invasion stunt was good or bad publicity. Talkback - the stunt- and will Auckland football fans ditch the Nix for Auckland? Hurricanes coach Clark Laidlaw on their win over the Crusaders. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/li...

"There are things we could've done a bit better". The Hurricanes are sitting pretty at the top of the Super Rugby table- but they aren't resting on their laurels. Head coach Clark Laidlaw says the team has already had a look at some areas they could've improved on in their 14-10 win over the Crusaders. He spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

"I'm not a fan of clothed pitch invaders". Was the Auckland FC pitch invasion of the Phoenix match on Saturday genius, irresponsible, or both? Eden Park and Auckland FC both swear they have nothing to do with it but the invader must have got his hands on an unreleased Auckland jersey somehow. Jason Pine got the thoughts of the Alternative Commentary Collective's Mike Lane on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABO...

ZB's own D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include: Auckland FC head coach Steve Corica on his new role. Andy Marinos on his involvement with the new franchise bidding to become an NRL side - the South Island Keas. Talkback - will these sides work? Cam Roigard of the Hurricanes ahead of their match against the Crusaders. LISTEN ABOVE...

Here's a sentence you'd never have expected to read before this latest season of Super Rugby got underway: The table-topping Hurricanes are heading to Christchurch to take on the winless Crusaders! Hurricane Cam Roigard spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And to the second of our brand-spanking-new sports teams announced today! The South Island Kea aren't in the NRL yet, but veteran sporting administrators David Moffett and Andy Marinos are trying to make that a reality. Andy Marinos spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To the first of our brand new sports teams announced today! Auckland FC will join the Phoenix and all the Aussie sides in the A-League later this year. Steve Corica has been named as head coach and he spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. 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 Wallaby Tim Horan on whether the Aussie teams are actually looking competitive this Super Rugby season. Talkback - Are they actually getting better or are we getting worse? Netball NZ CEO Jennie Wyllie on our bid for the 2031 World Cup. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener...

We're putting our name in the ring to host the Netball World Cup. Netball New Zealand intends to bid to host the 2031 tournament, and if we win it'd be the first World Cup held here since the noughties. Netball NZ CEO Jennie Wyllie spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the Aussies actually getting good at rugby again? Three games in the Reds and somehow the Rebels are both sitting in the mix at the top of the Super Rugby table. Former Wallaby Tim Horan thinks this is a sign that Aussie rugby is on the rise again - he shared his theory with D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. 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: Nick Mills - former sporting franchise and bar owner on whether the Warriors could successfully run a bar. Talkback - Could they? Joseph Parker on his win over Zhilei Zhang. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Parker has returned to New Zealand victorious! He was knocked down twice by "Big Bang" Zhang but won by majority decision in Riyadh. He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Warriors are all done licking their wounds after their opening loss to the Sharks and are focused on their next challenge. They've named a mostly unchanged side to face the Storm in Melbourne on Saturday night. D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to Warriors assistant coach Richard Agar after the announcement. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

D'Arcy Waldegrave understands that the Warriors are going to buy a bar in Kingsland and turn it into a Warriors-themed bar. Now the Warriors don't tend to run bars very much because they are, after all, a rugby league team - so could this work? Nick Mills was long-time owner of the Wellington Saints and has owned a lot of bars too, so D'Arcy got his opinion on the whole thing on Sportstalk. LISTEN...