Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

Martin Devlin chats to All Blacks coach Ian Foster, reflecting on a magnificent Super Rugby Aotearoa competition and looking ahead to the complications surrounding the North v South game in a couple of weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 22nd August. Brought to you by Access Solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell, on what an Australian has made of our Super Rugby Aotearoa as well as what sort of format he's keen to see if the two competitions merge in 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reaching 250 matches is irrelevant - Martin Devlin says there is no denying what Kevin Proctor did.  The New Zealand international yesterday became the first player in the NRL's 112-year history to be sent off for biting, after the bunker ruled the Gold Coast captain sunk his teeth into Shaun Johnson's arm in the Titans' loss to Cronulla. With the base penalty for grade three dangerous contact bei...

Highlanders 38Hurricanes 21 The Highlanders celebrated their co-captains' milestones with victory over the Hurricanes to bring the premature curtain down on Super Rugby Aotearoa in bizarre circumstances. Aaron Smith's 150th match for the Highlanders, and Ash Dixon's 100th Super Rugby game, deserved to be recognised by a full house in Dunedin. While the latest Covid-19 outbreak ruined that prospect...

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Sunday 16th August. Brought to you by Access Solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ANZ Premiership grand final will go ahead next Sunday – but without fans in attendance. Netball New Zealand has confirmed the Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix will meet in the final in Invercargill, but the consolation matches will not be held, with the third-place playoff between the Northern Mystics and Northern Stars, and the fifth-place playoff between the Southern Steel and Waikato-Bay o...

Gabriel Jesus was crouching on the field and crying. Not even the Manchester City jersey covering his face could mask the agony. Raheem Sterling was lying across the turf, his hands crossed over his eyes. Then, the Lyon players broke away from their celebrations to console opponents distraught at being knocked out of the Champions League without reaching the semifinals for a fourth straight season...

Martin Devlin chats to Tom Rennie, our football correspondent out of Talksport in the UK looking at Barcelona's capitulation against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, losing 8 2 to Tom's predicted winners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Penrith and Warriors half Greg 'Brandy' Alexander on the back of the Warriors loss to the Panthers in the NRL on Friday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Blues captain and form lock of the Super Rugby competition, Patrick Tuipulotu on the disappointment on ending the competition a week early and why he's enjoyed being a part of this Blues environment this season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 15th August. Brought to you by Access Solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's, Sunday's and now Monday's - compacted into a podcast for Monday 10th August. Brought to you by Access Solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin and Thomas dissect 5 separate sporting topics, 60 seconds on each. When the buzzer goes, so do they on to the next one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hurricanes 31Chiefs 18 Victory and a crucial bonus point has kept the Hurricanes in the mix for the Super Rugby Aotearoa title. The Hurricanes consigned Warren Gatland's Chiefs to the ignominy of a winless campaign - nine straight defeats dating pre-lockdown – and a 73rd minute Billy Proctor try off a brilliant Jamie Booth offload sealed the bonus point which keeps Jason Holland's unheralded outfi...

New Warriors head coach Nathan Brown has revealed the abrupt details of his appointment with the club, confirming the deal was done over the course of a day. The Auckland club confirmed Brown as the man to lead them into their next era, signing a three-year contract with full-time duties commencing in early November. They also confirmed NRL great Phil Gould would be joining the club as a consultan...

Martin Devlin has outlined his own experiences dealing with difficult coaches in children's sport, and has urged other parents to find out what is happening. Over the past week, the Herald has outlined multiple allegations of abuse of athletes in the country's elite gymnastics programmes, including girls as young as 8 being fat-shamed, forced to train through injuries and verbally abused by coache...

Martin Devlin chats to All Blacks assistant coach John Plumtree, on what he's made of Super Rugby Aotearoa and how much he's looking forward to finally getting started with the All Blacks when the side finally gets together as a group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Ian Baker-Finch, former Open Championship winner in 1991 and now part of the Golf Channel commentary team for NBC in the United States at the halfway point of the PGA Championship in San Francisco, the first major played since Covid 19. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sundays from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 8th August. Brought to you by Access Solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to one of the great characters of English Football, Harry Redknapp, about his career in the game and what its like managing difficult personalities like Paolo Di Canio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former England World Cup winning centre Will Greenwood, on when we're likely to expect competitive rugby to be up and running in the Northern Hemisphere and whether he's been watching Super Rugby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former All Black captain Murray Mexted, reviewing the Chiefs 7th loss in a row in Super Rugby Aotearoa, this time against the Crusaders at home in Hamilton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Blair Julian, the Kiwi from New Plymouth who ended up becoming a mechanic for Chip Ganassi racing in Indy Cars, working alongside Scott Dixon for the last 20 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Sunday 2nd August. Brought to you by Access Solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.