Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave

Here we are, finals football in the NRL! And the Warriors are in it! In the top 4 even! Of course, the downside to coming fourth is that the first playoff match is against Minor Premiers the Penrith Panthers - in Penrith no less! As such the star players are all back in the team lineup - D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to assistant coach Richard Agar on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE     See omnystudio.com/list...

Is tennis becoming a team sport? Coco Gauff doesn't seem to think so. She got so sick of her coach coaching her from the stands at her match at the US Open, she signalled at him to shut up. Graeme Agars was watching, he spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave about that, and the Open as a whole, on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's Jason Pine fills in for D'Arcy to recap the latest goings-on in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:  Tenga Rangitauira- Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ruamata head coach on the school's history-making performance at the Rankin Cup. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The elite national secondary schools hockey tournament, the Rankin Cup, was held in Wellington last week. Bay of Plenty school Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ruamata made history as the first Māori immersion school ever to feature at Rankin Cup. Incredibly, the school has a roll of just 200 and just 36 high-school aged boys to choose from for the team- and in their first match they beat last year's final...

D’Arcy Waldegrave is back to wrap this week and give you the latest updates about the world of sport.   Highlights for tonight include:   NZ Rugby Players Association CEO on the findings from the NZR governance report.   Talkback – The findings of the review   IndyCar driver Scott Dixon on being back on the hunt for the championship.   Tall Blacks captain Reuben Te Rangi on the disappointing World...

Scott Dixon is aiming to take the IndyCar championship title once again.   Alex Palou still has a handy lead, but with two races to go the kiwi superstar has snuck back within striking distance.   He joined D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk to chat about how the championship is going thus far.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Basketball World Cup has not been going well for the Tall Blacks.   They're out of contention and managed to lose their first classification game to Mexico, putting their hopes of qualification for the Paris Olympics in jeopardy.   One player who did perform well against Mexico was Reuben Te Rangi, who joined D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk to chat about the World Cup.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omn...

The review into NZ Rugby's governance is now out, giving everyone a chance to take a look at the findings.   Bar a short statement, NZ Rugby hasn't had much to say.   The Players' Association on the other hand, has praised the work of the reviewers.   D’Arcy Waldegrave was joined by NZRPA CEO Rob Nichol to chat about the review and what it means for NZ Rugby.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/list...

ZB's own D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to weigh in on all the latest updates in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Rugby commentator Tony Johnson on the review into NZR's governance. Talkback - Will this review change anything? GS skier Mikayla Smyth on the Winter Games. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The report is out from the review into NZ Rugby's governance- and it's pretty bad. The review panel were polite enough to dress all the findings up in friendly corporate-speak, but they basically say NZ Rugby's leadership has been woeful and more professional bosses are needed. Rugby commentator Tony Johnson spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave about the findings on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.c...

The Winter Games is on across three different mountains in Queenstown One of the many Kiwis taking part is Mikayla Smyth - she skis in the slalom and the grand slalom. She explained to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk what the difference is between the two events (and also kindly pointed out that everyone actually just calls grand slalom GS). LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

ZB's returns to talk about the latest goings-on in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: David Moffett- former NZ Rugby CEO recaps the 'devastating' 35-7 record All Blacks loss to the Springboks last weekend. Scott Weenink- NZ Cricket's new chief executive shares his goals and expectations ahead of his new role within the organisation. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

D'Arcy Waldegrave's back to weigh in on the latest in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:   Stacey Jones - Warriors assistant coach on resting several key players for their final regular season game. Talkback - is it cool for the Warriors to rest all their stars for this game? Jordan Ngatai on the Tall Blacks' nailbiter of a win over Jordan at the World Cup. LISTEN ABOVE   See omny...

The Tall Blacks sure gave us a scare last night! They did beat Jordan to stay in contention at the Basketball World Cup - but they had to go into overtime to do it. D'Arcy Waldegrave was able to get his heart rate under control just in time to speak to Jordan Ngatai about it on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Warriors have named their team for the final regular season game of 2023  - and quite a few big names are missing. Shaun Johnson, Addin Fonua-Blake and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad are all sitting out for the match against the Dolphins. Warriors assistant coach Stacey Jones told D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk why he feels the team has earned a rest. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Jason Pine is in for D'Arcy Waldegrave to recap all the latest in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include: Racing commentator Bob McMurray recapping Liam Lawson's first drive in F1 and Scott Dixon's win at Bommarito 500. Canoe Racing NZ General Manager of Performance Nathan Luce recapping the Canoe Sprint World Champs in Germany. Kiwi heavyweight boxer Lani Daniels after retaining her...

Kiwi heavyweight boxer Lani Daniels breaks down the performance that helped her retain her IBF world title over the weekend. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi racing commentator Bob McMurray recaps Liam Lawson's first drive in F1 and Scott Dixon's win at Bommarito 500. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canoe Racing NZ General Manager of Performance recaps the highlights of the 2023 Canoe Sprint World Champs in Germany. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap all the latest goings-on in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: League commentator Daryl Halligan ahead of the Warriors game against the Dragons. Plumber turned boxer Jerome Pampellone ahead of his IBF heavyweight title fight. Auckland Rugby Fullback Zarn Sullivan on ticket proceeds going to cyclone recovery.  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Auckland Rugby is doing something nice this round of the NPC. For the match against Hawke’s Bay, $10 of each ticket sold will go to cyclone recovery in the region. D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to Auckland's Zarn Sullivan about this nice gesture, and also gave him grief for fumbling the ball. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A big kiwi boxing event takes place tomorrow night. Mea Motu's headlining, defending her Super Bantamweight world title but there's another character on the cards as well. D'Arcy Waldegrave introduced Sportstalk's audience to West Auckland plumber turned boxer Jerome Pampellone. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up the Wahs! The Warriors could cement their place in the NRL top 4 tonight with a win over the Dragons. League commentator Daryl Halligan spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk ahead of the game. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another World Cup is upon us.  The Tall Blacks play their first match of the Basketball World Cup in the early hours of Sunday morning. Of course, New Zealand's most successful Basketball World Cup was the 2002 edition, and current coach Pero Cameron played in a black singlet in that cup. One of his teammates at the time was Judd Flavell, who spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE...

Ian Foster has manged to throw us all a curveball with his selections for the last All Blacks match before the World Cup. He's got a 6-2 split on the bench - six forwards and two backs - for the first time in his career. Elliott Smith is in London to call the All Blacks-Springboks match for Newstalk ZB. He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave about the team lineup on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudi...