The Huddle

Scott is currently the Goal Keeper for the Christchurch United Mens Premier League football team. United are currently sitting on top of the Southern League table. Scott and his defence have only conceded 6 goals all season which is a pretty remarkable achievement. 

Joe  is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a loosehead prop for the Crusaders in Super Rugby Pacific and Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC. He made his debut for the New Zealand All Blacks in 2014 and has since won 56 international caps. He is currently overcoming an injury.

Aaron leads the academy programme for The Canterbury Crusaders, the Academy aims to develop 50 young men a year to become one of the greatest. In 2022 Aaron ran 102 km to raise funds for The Child Cancer Foundation. 

Marcelle is the captain of the Canterbury Rugby team competing in the Farah Palmer Cup. She played for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Marcelle made her debut for the Black Ferns against France in 2018. She is an accomplished softball, netball and sevens player. Is there anything she can’t do?

Today we are lucky enough to have Sevu Reece the legend. Sevu was born in Fiji but moved to New Zealand in 2014. He is an outstanding winger for the Tasman Mako, Crusaders and All Blacks.

James Marshall is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played in the First five-eighth, Fullback and occasionally Second five-eighth positions for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and Tasman in the Bunnings NPC. He also captained the Taranaki Bulls in the ITM Cup. James also spent time playing overseas in the UK and Japan. He announced his retirement on his " W⁠hat a Lad " podcast in...

Dom is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in Super Rugby Pacific. His playing position is flanker . He was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2023  season . He had a very successful season for Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC.

Today we were lucky enough to have Lilly  Zwart. Lilly has just been named to go to Chile in July with the Volley Ferns, New Zealand’s senior Women’s volleyball team. In 2022 Lilly was named in the Junior New Zealand Volleyball team.  She is 18 and is from Nelson.  Lilly is also due to head to Nebraska on a full scholarship for study and Volleyball.

Oli is a 27 year old prop who originally hails from the Emerald Isle. He came to New Zealand to pursue his passion for rugby and initially got picked to play for Canterbury in the Bunnings National Provincial Championship and was later picked for the mighty Crusaders. In this episode we learn that Oli is an all round good bloke with a special love for Aotearoa and C & C (Chicken & Cornbrea...

Today we were lucky enough to have Kelsey Berryman join us on the Huddle, Kelsey is a four time New Zealand national champion in Athletics. She was born in Christchurch and has lived there her whole life. She studied at the University of Canterbury whilst balancing international level sport. She is hugely passionate about athletics and has a strong background in touch rugby. She is now both compet...

Today we are lucky enough to be interviewing Grace Brooker, Grace is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her test debut for New Zealand in 2019. She currently plays for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Canterbury provincially.

Kendra Cocksedge really needs no introduction due to her being a deadset legend. She is a 34 year old retired professional rugby player with a truckload of awards. She has won the womens rugby world cup three times, played in the Farah Palmer Cup for Canterbury who are 5 time champions, won a World Sevens Championship, and has a New Zealand Order of Merit. And we haven’t even mentioned her cricket...

Hamish is a 26 year old Track & Field Superstar. He won the high jump gold medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and was the bronze medal winner at the 2022 World Indoor Champs in Belgrade, Serbia. Hamish's other achievements include being the record holder for both the Oceanian Indoor record and the New Zealand Outdoor high jump record. He's pretty tall, but is he as tall as...

Georgia is an important part of our World Champion Black Ferns side doing the hard mahi as the starting hooker. She has also played in the Farah Palmer Cup for Canterbury winning 5 championships. It doesn't stop there though! Her most recent achievement is being part of the Matatū team that won Super Rugby Aupiki in 2023. It's a privilege to welcome Georgia to The Huddle (Check out our sna...

Jack is part of the Crusaders development squad. He has also represented New Zealand Schools and the Under 20s. Jack is a strong scrummager and he is a hardworking, mobile prop. He is following in the athletic footsteps of his parents. Jack's father played for the Crusaders and his mother played provincial netball. Today's episode was recorded at Tūranga. A huge thanks goes to Sionainn and...

Karin Burger is a netball superstar. Originally from South Africa she is now smashing it for the Mainland Tactix and the Silver Ferns. She is known for delivering a defensive master class whenever she plays. She is also in the 'nicest human beings club' with Jay Geldard.

Christian is a 24 year old dynamic loose forward, who can play both 6 and 8. He is an Otago Bunnings NPC player who is currently playing for the Crusaders in Super Rugby Pacific. Christian talks about growing up in Auckland, playing for the mighty Crusaders and the importance of good dental hygiene.

Elroy, Archie, Otis and Kingi discuss week 4 of super rugby action 2023.

Max is part of the Canterbury Rams basketball team. He has played in the ANBL for the Illawarra Hawks, became a professional at the age of 17 and has played in Europe.

Elroy, Archie, Otis and Kingi discuss week 3 of super rugby 2023.

Elroy, Archie, Otis along with special guest Kingi discuss week 2 of super rugby 2023.

Elroy, Archie, Otis along with special guest Kingi discuss week 1 of super rugby 2023.

Tamaiti is an up and coming tighthead prop who plays rugby for Canterbury and the Crusaders. He has also represented Aotearoa by being part of the New Zealand XV and the Māori All Blacks.

Jay is the founder of E Tū Tāngata and a netball superstar. He may also be the nicest person alive.

Manasa is a superstar winger who has won super rugby championships with the Crusaders. He talks to the boys about growing up and playing for the Fijian national team.