Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

The Blues impressive Super Rugby season is entering the playoffs.   They’re playing the Fijian Drua in their quarter final tonight from 7pm.   Piney caught up with assistant coach Greg Feek to find out what's made the team so successful this season.   He told him that they’ve brought in the whole team, and the whole squad is really excited about the brand of rugby and style they have.   “We’ve bui...

The Super Rugby quarter finals continue tonight.   The Hurricanes are facing off against the Rebels at their home stadium in Wellington.   Piney caught up with Number 8 Brayden Iose to preview tonight’s match.   He said that he’s been really grateful to see the amount of support the Hurricanes have had from their fans, and the stadium is probably the fullest he’s seen it in recent years.   “Our su...

The Chiefs are the first team through to the Super Rugby semifinals.   They claimed their spot in last night’s match against the Reds, with more than double the points of the opposite team.   Piney caught up with their assistant coach Marty Bourke to recap their impressive win.   Bourke said that they put a previewed the Reds ahead of the game, and knew they were going to put a lot of pressure on...

Wellington Phoenix’s star goalkeeper is off to the Premier League.   Alex Paulsen has been signed by English Premier club Bournemouth FC for four years.   Piney caught up with him as the news broke to chat about his achievements.   He told him that most aspiring young footballers have a dream to play in the Premier league, and it’s fantastic for him to get the opportunity to one day play in the le...

The Warriors have returned from their much-needed bye week.   They’re now preparing to take on the North Queensland Cowboys this evening in round 14 of the NRL.   Piney caught up with assistant coach Stacey Jones to discuss how they spent their week off, and how they’ll continue the form they found beforehand.   He told him that picking up two wins before the bye week set them up well, and they we...

Piney had one of his regular catchups with NZ Rugby’s CEO Mark Robinson.   Today they dug into the fallout and divisive struggles the game’s governing bodies have gone through of late, as well as the increase in viewership, and the state of the game.   He told him that now the vote has passed, they’re taking some time to refresh some of the strategic work they’re doing, with a view to the next thr...

This week, James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss he Super Rugby season, Auckland FC's new signings, Alex Paulsen's move to Bournemouth and the NBA finals. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith joined Piney to talk about his Ashes performance. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand teams will feature in every Super Rugby quarter-final, with the Hurricanes pipping the Blues to finish in top spot heading into the playoffs. The Hurricanes will face the Rebels at home in Wellington while the Blues will host the Fijian Drua and the Chiefs will clash with the Reds in Hamilton. Rugby experts Bryn Hall and Ant Strachan joined Piney to share their expectations for next we...

The Black Foils have overcome shifty winds and chilly temperatures to sit second overall behind Great Britain after day one of Canada's inaugural SailGP event in Halifax. New Zealand placed fifth, second and fourth across the opening three fleet races. Driver Peter Burling discussed the challenging circumstances with Piney. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, former gold medal-winning hockey player Tony Ineson joined Piney to discuss his athletic success. Ineson captained the New Zealand national team at 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Crusaders' Super Rugby Pacific title defence is over, after the Fijian Drua beat the Melbourne Rebels 40-19 in Lautoka, to book their own finals spot. The Drua finish the regular season seventh, one spot above the Rebels, who still make the post-season. Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge joined Piney to discuss the team's future. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Ipswich Town FC is Premier bound, and Henry Gray is a Kiwi goalkeeper on the team.   He joined Piney to discuss his journey to Ipswich and his hopes for playing Premier League Football next season.   He told him that they've just got to wait and see for next season, and while there’s talk about slotting him into the number three slot, he just has to wait and see what the club wants to do.   LISTEN...

Last month the Lord’s Cricket Ground hosted Armed Forces T20 Day and the MCC’s official Women’s Day.   For the first time in the ground’s 210-year history, both those games were played on the first pitches to be prepared entirely by women.   Kiwi Meg Lay was one of the team and is the first full-time female grounds person at Lord’s.   She told Jason Pine that every day is a “pinch me moment”.   LI...

The T20 World Cup kicks off tomorrow and our Australian Correspondent Adam Peacock took a look at the chances of Australia and the unpredictability of the format.   He also dug into the struggles of the Matildas, and what ways the State of Origin 1 could go.   He told Piney that there’s no certainty around the WT20 as every one of the eight teams can win it.   “Whether or not that falls Australia’...

The Chiefs are coming up against the Blues in tonight’s Super Rugby Clash.   The Blues are tied for the top spot, slightly ahead of the Hurricanes due to a points differential.   Finlay Christie from the Blues side and Jimmy Tupou from the Chiefs joined Piney as they prepare for their blockbuster match to wrap up their regular seasons.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

The Hurricanes and Highlanders are battling it out this evening.   The Hurricanes are tied with the Blues at the top of the table, the Blues just ahead on a points differential.   Salesi Rayasi of the Hurricanes and Kenny Lynn of the Highlanders joined Piney to preview their much-anticipated clash to end the Super Rugby regular season.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Significant changes are coming to New Zealand’s rugby game.   NZ Rugby’s governance vote took place on Thursday, and the Provincial Union's Proposal Two has won out.   Peter Winchester is the chair of Canterbury Rugby and spokesperson for the Provincial Unions, and joined Piney to discuss what this vote means for rugby going forward.   He told him that they believe that provincial involvement on a...

Buller rugby legend James Lash joins Piney to talk about being called up as an emergency fill-in for Suburbs rugby.  This move took them from a 27-0 deficit to a 27-28 win to win the Best of the West Cup in Auckland premier rugby. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oxford United have managed to snag themselves a spot in the EFL Championship, after beating out the Bolton Wanderers. Coach Des Buckingham joined Piney to discuss the team's progress. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James McOnie of The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss this weekend's Super Rugby, the A-League grand final, Luka Doncic in the NBA playoffs and James Preston's new record. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of Monday's highly-anticipated IndyCar event, one motorsport reporter joined Piney to speculate. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Hesson, former Black Caps coach and newly appointed Te Korowai board member, joins Piney to discuss how the organisation aims to provide support for coaches. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Olympic boardsailor Barbara Kendall has managed to maintain a solid athletic legacy. Kendall was the first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic boardsailing medal, at Barcelona in 1992. She followed it up with silver and bronze medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics - and was later inducted into the International Sailing Hall of Fame in 2007. She joined Piney to discuss her accomplishments ahe...

It's a banner day for Kiwi athletics. The late Sir Peter Snell's 62-year-old 800m national record has been broken by James Preston at a meet in Germany - by point two six (0.26) of a second. It's an Olympic qualifying mark - pending selection by the national committee. Preston says he's incredibly proud. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.