Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave

Bit of an eye-opener for Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave when he opened the Herald this morning. There's an article written by a netball dad who says the culture around youth netball is so bad, it's creating a toxic environment. Simon Walters is an AUT professor who's researched how poor side-line behaviour by parents can drive kids away from the sport, he spoke to D'Arcy on the show. LISTEN ABOVE...

Hurricanes lock Isaia Walker-Leawere has been suspended from sport for a month after he tested positive for cannabis. You could argue over whether pot is particularly "performance-enhancing", but it is on the banned list. Drug Free Sport NZ supports the suspension, but has been asking for cannabis to be taken off the list for years. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Kyle Jamieson is back, and just in time! After a long looooong injury layoff, he's been named in the Black Caps squad for the World Cup. He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave is back to weigh in on another day's worth of sports updates! Highlights for tonight include:  Drug Free Sport NZ CEO Nick Paterson on Isaia Walker-Leawere's suspension for cannabis use. Talkback - Should a sportsperson be suspended for smoking a bit of weed? Black Cap Kyle Jamieson on his return from injury.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named his 33-strong squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France. Between a disappointing World Cup loss in 2019 and Ian Foster's publicised dispute with NZ Rugby in 2022, one expert reckons Fozzie's turned his luck around. NZ Herald rugby writer Gregor Paul tells D'Arcy why this World Cup squad will do well come September. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listen...

ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to weigh in on another day of sports updates! Highlights for tonight include:  Warriors assistant coach Stacey Jones on the team that's been named to play the Tigers on Saturday. Talkback - you can only have one, All Blacks winning the World Cup or Warriors winning the premiership. Which do you pick? Football Fern and Phoenix player Mickey Foster on re-signing with t...

A hell of a year for Mickey Foster. She was one of the best performers for the Wellington Phoenix in her first season for the club and was named in the Football Ferns squad for the World Cup. She's signed with the Phoenix for another year and she caught up with D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Warriors are looking to continue their winning streak on Saturday. They're taking a short trip down the Southern Motorway to the Tron to face league bottom-feeders, the Tigers.  Assistant coach Stacey Jones spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave about the team that's been named for the match. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Piney's filling in for D'Arcy to talk about all the latest sports updates! Highlights for tonight include: Talkback - All Blacks selections. Elliott Smith - Newstalk ZB rugby editor on the All Blacks selections. Former Matilda Grace Gill on the Australia vs Denmark FIFA World Cup match. LISTEN ABOVE     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The roar of that stadium is going to be amazing". Former Matilda Grace Gill can't wait for the Australian side's match against Denmark in the FIFA World Cup round of sixteen tonight. To help pass the time, she spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A fairly predictable squad has named by the All Blacks selectors today for the World Cup - but that doesn't mean there's nothing to talk about! For example, why have Shaun Stevenson and Samipeni Finau both missed out? Elliott Smith was in Napier for the squad announcement, he spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to weigh in on the latest in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:  Former All Black Justin Marshall on the Bledisloe Cup. Talkback - Should the Bledisloe Cup just be one game? Former Darts world champion Gerwyn Price ahead of the NZ Darts Masters. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Its darts time again in this part of the world. The New Zealand Darts Masters got underway Friday night, kicking off the 2023 competition. Former champion Gerwyn Price has come down to Hamilton to compete, but before he did he joined D’Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk to chat about the competition. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former All Black Justin Marshall joined D’Arcy Waldegrave to chat about the upcoming test match between the All Blacks and the Wallabies. He revealed that he wouldn't have been as experimental as Foster was for this dead rubber match. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's Jason Pine is filling in for D'Arcy to weigh in on all the latest news in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:  All Blacks first five Damian McKenzie ahead of the second Bledisloe test Talkback - FIFA World Cup and All Blacks. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All Blacks selections are out- and have there been some changes! Specifically, there have been twelve changes ahead of what is ultimately a dead rubber Bledisloe Cup match on Saturday. Damian McKenzie is back at first five, he spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave is back to discuss all the latest goings-on in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read previews the selections for the All Blacks-Wallabies game this weekend. All Blacks selections talkback. Tall Blacks assistant coach Mike Fitchett ahead of their World Champs warmup against Japan. LISTEN ABOVE       See omnystudio.com/listen...

The Tall Blacks are getting all warmed up for the Basketball World Champs. They're taking on Japan tonight. D'Arcy Laldegrave spoke to Mike Fitchett on Sportstalk about the match and where the global game is at. Do you still need a hairy seven-footer under the basket? LISTEN ABOVE     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've still got half a day before the All Blacks team to play the Wallabies is announced.... ...So we can all play our favourite game of: Who-I'd-select-if-it-was-up-to-me! Obviously Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave is keen to have a punt, but he roped in a slightly more authoritative voice in the form of former All Blacks captain Kieran Read. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to the studio to weigh in on the latest in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:  Warriors head coach Andrew Webster on the team he's named to play the Titans. Warriors talkback. Netball commentator Malcolm Jordan on why we shouldn't panic about the Silver Ferns' World Cup campaign, Nweke or no Nweke. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

A plea for calm from Gold Sport netball commentator Malcolm Jordan. Silver Ferns fans are so worried about how the team will win the world cup without Grace Nweke that Malcolm's even hearing about it at the dinner table! He spoke to D'Arcy wWaldegrave on Sportstalk about why he isn't worried. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warriors coach Andrew Webster is doing his best not to take the team's strong position near the top of the ladder for granted. The team is currently in third going into their match against the Titans on Friday. Andrew Webster spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about taking things one game at a time, and the team he's named for the Titans match. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for...

ZB's Jason Pine is filling in for D'Arcy to talk about the latest in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Former Football Fern Wendi Henderson on New Zealand's exit from the World Cup. Football Ferns talkback. Newstalk ZB netball reporter Nathan Limm - Grace Nweke ruled out of the rest of the Netball World Cup. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devastating news for Kiwi netball fans. Grace Nweke, arguably the Silver Ferns' best player, has been ruled out of the rest of the Netball World Cup with an injury. Newstalk ZB netball reporter Nathan Limm is in Cape Town for the World Cup, he spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's all over for the Football Ferns. They've exited the World Cup at the group stage after a scoreless draw against Switzerland Former Fern Wendi Henderson spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk about whether the campaign was a success. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.