Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 5th October 2024, after a string of disappointing results for the National team, Tom Latham has replaced Tim Southee as Test Captain for the Black Caps. He joins the show to discuss how he's going to turn the team's fortune around.  Cam Roigard is set to make his return to the rugby field after his long recovery from a ruptured patell...

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 29th September 2024, All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen recaps their impressive win against the Wallabies. Liam Lawson is off to F1 after securing a full time seat to the end of the season at RB. Eric Thompson discusses what this means for Liam and how successful he thinks Liam could be . And Kelly Jackson from the Silver Ferns previe...

James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss  All Blacks' victory, Liam Lawson's next challenge, the NRL season, the Black Caps' progress and the AFL. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Black Ferns are in a renewed state of mind ahead of their next challenge. The team is set to face off against Ireland on Monday morning in Vancouver to kick off the WXV-1 tournament.  Black Ferns assistant coach Mike Delaney joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Day two of the America's Cup challenger series between Ineos Britannia and Luna Rossa has been timed out. Neither boat could finish the opening race after coming off their foils, with the start having been delayed two hours due to light winds. Sailing commentator Chris Steele joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Breakers are hoping for a strong start in Sunday's home opener against the  South East Melbourne Phoenix. Last week's clash was a success for the team - the Breakers walked away with a 91-87 victory over the Brisbane Bullets. Breakers guard Mitch McCarron joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This was a good performance from the All Blacks to wrap the Rugby Championship. A performance that reassured us this All Blacks team has the raw materials to consistently challenge the top sides in the world. There are some tough test matches to come in November - England, Ireland and France in consecutive weeks - and we'll learn more about them when those matches roll around. But for now, it...

The Silver Ferns are gearing up for their next competition. The three-test  Taini Jamison series is set to kick off at the Trusts Arena in West Auckland this evening, with the Ferns playing against the England Roses. Defender Kelly Jackson joined Piney to discuss the team's mood ahead of the series. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liam Lawson's been given the chance of a lifetime - and the pressure is on for him to prove himself in Formula One. The Kiwi driver's been promoted to the Racing Bulls team for the rest of the season. Motorsport expert Eric Thompson joined Piney to discuss what this means for Lawson. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All Blacks have bounced back again and beaten out the Wallabies at Wellington's Sky Stadium. The team walked away with a 33-13 win - setting a record for coach Scott Robertson's first year. Despite the victory, assistant coach Scott Hansen says there's room for improvement ahead of the team's end of year tour. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Melbourne Storm are through to yet another NRL Grand Final.  They dispatched the Sydney Roosters in the Preliminary Final, beating them 48-18.  Fox Sports’ Jake Duke joins the show to discuss their success over the season and who they might expect to play in the final.  “I think Melbourne have just been the better side all year,” he told Piney.  “This is a team that was eff...

Daniel Ricciardo's F1 career is, for the meantime at least, now over, with Kiwi Liam Lawson taking over his seat at RB.   Our Australian Correspondent Adam Peacock discusses the fallout across the ditch and the angst at Red Bull with how they've handled the situation.  “It was really, really average human behaviour, I thought, from the people at Red Bull about not fronting up and not own...

The Wallabies gave the All Blacks an almighty scare last week.   They look to build on that performance to pull off an upset against the All Blacks in Wellington. One of the Wallabies' greatest ever players was John Eales, and he joins the show to discuss how the team can keep improving  “What I hope to see is consistency and just building on, building on the performance of last week,” h...

It's the biggest day on the Australian Sporting calendar.  Both the NRL and AFL Grand Finals are today, the AFL set to kick off first this afternoon.  Eddie McGuire is synonymous with the sport, and he joined Piney to discuss the big day.  “It is, you know, I go to the Super Bowl every year. You know, the Kiwis know what it's like when the All Blacks are playing and it's a big game...

The Black Caps are up against a mammoth task in their second test in Sri Lanka.  They’ll have to match a colossal total if they hope to even salvage a draw at Galle, not to mention the continuing struggles of opening batsman Devon Conway.  Former Black Cap Ronnie Hira joined Piney to discuss why the team has struggled so much in Sri Lanka so far.  “I think they obviously blew a lot...

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 28th September 2024, Former All Black Carlos Spencer analyses why Damian McKenzie has been struggling in No. 10 for the All Blacks.  Wallabies Legend John Eales discusses how the Wallabies could build on their impressive performance from last week.  And it's the biggest day on the Australian sporting calendar, with the Sydney Swa...

The All Blacks start a test match on Saturday under coach Scott Robertson with someone other than Damian McKenzie at first-five for the first time. Beauden Barrett will instead run the cutter against the Wallabies at Sky Stadium, his first start at No. 10 since 2022, with a former All Black playmaker saying that should remain the case as he doesn’t see McKenzie as being at the level of an internat...

Sailors Andrew Hall and Sandra Bees are going through preparations for the Offshore Double Handed World Championships in France later this month. They join Jason Pine to discuss being one of 22 mixed gender teams and needing to finish in the top five to advance to the 48-hour final race. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to talk about the All Blacks beating Australia, the NRL Roosters v Sea Eagles match, and the Black Caps v Sri Lanka test. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 22 September 2024, All Blacks assistant coach Jason Holland reflects on the knife-edge victory to retain the Bledisloe Cup and why the team can't score in the last 20 minutes. Wallabies legend David Campese discusses the Australian side's ability to get back on top, and the influence of international coaches on the home side. And former Bl...

Over in Australia, the Roosters have eliminated Manly and will clash with Melbourne in one NRL preliminary final - and the Panthers face the Sharks in the other. Greg 'Brandy' Alexander joins Jason Pine to discuss how the NRL elimination finals shaped up over the weekend. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mitch McClenaghan joins Jason Pine to discuss the first test between Black Caps and Sri Lanka so far, the first rest day in a test in 16 years, and how the final days of the test will shape up. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wallabies legend David Campese joins Jason Pine to discuss the influence of international coaches on a home side, the Australian attack and just how capable they are of making their way back to the top of worldwide competition. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All Blacks have retained the Bledisloe Cup after a nail-biter match against Australia in Sydney. All Blacks assistant coach Jason Holland joins Piney to talk about the knife-edge 31-28 victory, and why the team are finding it so hard to score in the last 20 minutes of the game. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two decades, a simple team talk and a gold medal.   This weekend the 2004 Wheel Blacks are reuniting to celebrate their feat from 20 years ago at the Athens Paralympics, when they won wheelchair rugby gold.   Coach of the winning side Grant Sharman joined Piney to reminisce about the win and share what he said to the side ahead of the match.   “Enjoy what you're doing. Sorry, process stick to proc...