/on-air/sportstalk/audio/rss ¾ÅÒ»ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:29:26 Z en /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-17-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-17-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Ethan Blackadder ahead of the Crusaders' match against the Blues. Talkback - Is it rude of Rieko Ioane to not answer questions following the sabbatical announcement? Supercars driver Matt Payne on his big wins in Taupo. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:32:28 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/matt-payne-supercars-driver-recaps-weekend-races/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/matt-payne-supercars-driver-recaps-weekend-races/ Supercars driver Matt Payne has had the best weekend of his career. He won two of the three races at the Taupo Super 440. And, as he told D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk, he almost won the third one too! LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:28:37 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ethan-blackadder-crusaders-vice-captain-ahead-of-the-teams-good-friday-clash-against-the-blues/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ethan-blackadder-crusaders-vice-captain-ahead-of-the-teams-good-friday-clash-against-the-blues/ Nobody at the Blues or the Crusaders gets to take Good Friday off. The Super Rugby Pacific season is continuing through the public holiday, with the Canterbury side hosting the Aucklanders at Apollo Projects Stadium. Crusaders vice-captain Ethan Blackadder spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:26:49 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-15-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-15-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: NZ Herald rugby writer Liam Napier on Mark Tele'a's plan to ditch the All Blacks for Japan. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:27:09 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/liam-napier-nz-herald-rugby-writer-on-mark-teleas-plan-to-leave-the-all-blacks-for-japan/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/liam-napier-nz-herald-rugby-writer-on-mark-teleas-plan-to-leave-the-all-blacks-for-japan/ Mark Tele'a has announced that he's ditching the All Blacks jersey next year to play in Japan. But what club is he going to play for? And why leave now? NZ Herald rugby writer Liam Napier usually has his finger on the pulse so D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to him on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:23:32 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-14-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-14-2025/ Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Golf coach Marcus Wheelhouse on Rory McIlroy winning the Masters. Talkback - Is McIlroy one of the all-time greats? Piney's Power Rankings!  LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:07:22 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/marcus-wheelhouse-golf-coach-on-rory-mcilroys-masters-victory/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/marcus-wheelhouse-golf-coach-on-rory-mcilroys-masters-victory/ "I think this could be his hardest victory ever." Award-winning golf coach Marcus Wheelhouse was full of praise for Rory McIlroy after Rory narrowly won the Masters this morning. Marcus spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:04:10 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-10-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-10-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Andrew Hore - Blues CEO - On moving Super Rugby Aupiki final to prime time - but is it really just lip service?   Graeme Agars - Masters Golf Correspondent  Brodie Kostecki - Supercars Dick Johnson Racing Driver - On Taupo this weekend.  LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:58:45 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/graeme-agars-on-the-masters-without-any-kiwis-playing/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/graeme-agars-on-the-masters-without-any-kiwis-playing/ Scottie Scheffler's parking last year's Masters victory as he looks to defend his title. The world number one heads in as favourite for the crown - looking to become the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2002 to go back-to-back at Augusta. Scheffler says he knows his way around the course but he can't use it for confidence. Victory would also see Scheffler replicate Jack Nicklaus - who won three titles in four years. Scheffler tees off at 2:15 tomorrow morning - the first group are underway at 11:40 tonight. LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:52:11 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/brodie-kostecki-on-the-pressure-of-winning-following-his-championship-success/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/brodie-kostecki-on-the-pressure-of-winning-following-his-championship-success/ Local hope Matt Payne has his eyes on a particular piece of silverware heading into this weekend's latest round of the Supercars series in Taupo. Since 2013 - the New Zealand leg of the championship includes the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy, which honours the Kiwi driver who died in 2011 after a battle with cancer. Payne - who enters round three of the 2025 season sitting sixth - says he'd love to lift the prize on Sunday afternoon. Practice in Taupo starts on Friday - with two races on Saturday and one on Sunday. D'Arcy Waldegrave catches up with Dick Johnson Racing's Brodie Kostecki ahead of the weekend's action.  LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:51:46 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/andrew-hore-is-super-rugby-aupiki-still-an-afterthought/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/andrew-hore-is-super-rugby-aupiki-still-an-afterthought/ New Zealand Rugby head of women's high performance Hannah Porter has outlined why a measured approach is needed for expanding Super Rugby Aupiki. The Blues host Matatu in Saturday's final at Eden Park on Saturday - the winner to face the champion of Australia's Super W next Thursday. It comes after Black Ferns winger Katelyn Vaha'akolo's plea for the competition to be better promoted. Porter says the current competition is not the final product. LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:13:06 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-9-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-9-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Mark Robinson - New Zealand Rugby CEO - On the passing of Dr John Mayhew  Gary Burchett - Head of Sport Content at Sky Television New Zealand  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:10:01 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/mark-robinson-new-zealand-rugby-ceo-on-the-passing-of-dr-john-mayhew/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/mark-robinson-new-zealand-rugby-ceo-on-the-passing-of-dr-john-mayhew/ Former All Blacks and Warriors doctor John Mayhew has died. North Harbour Rugby have announced his passing after recent heart complications. He was 70. Dr Mayhew served as North Harbour's inaugural doctor from 1986, before being appointed as the All Blacks doctor from 1988 to 2004 - a period encompassing more than 200 matches and later moving to the Warriors. In 2016, Dr. Mayhew was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to sports medicine. North Harbour Rugby chief executive Adrian Donald says it's devastating news for the rugby community. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 09 Apr 2025 07:35:36 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/gary-burchett-head-of-sport-at-sky-nz-on-super-rugbys-television-boost/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/gary-burchett-head-of-sport-at-sky-nz-on-super-rugbys-television-boost/ Super Rugby Pacific bosses are trumpeting an improvement on and off the field so far in 2025. They say dead time is down by more than a minute per match - while an average of 61 points per game is the highest in competition history. Higher average attendance and growing TV ratings are also being referenced. It comes as Rugby Australia announces a 10 million dollar a year uplift in a new broadcast rights deal with Channel Nine. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 09 Apr 2025 07:33:55 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/hoskins-sotutu-has-scott-robertson-called-the-all-blacks-flanker/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/hoskins-sotutu-has-scott-robertson-called-the-all-blacks-flanker/ There's a battle to be Auckland's premier Super Rugby team ahead of next week's derby against Moana Pasifika at Eden Park. The defending champions have just two wins to their name this season, while Moana have claimed back-to-back wins over the Crusaders and Waratahs, scoring 90 points over two games. Hoskins Sotutu joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the match, and talk about his off field options.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:06:29 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-8-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-8-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Warren Lees - Former Blackcaps Coach - On Gary Stead stepping down from white ball teams  John Bracewell - Former Blackcaps Coach  Talkback - Do NZ Cricket need to have multiple coaches across the three formats?  Hoskins Sotutu - Blues and All Blacks Flanker  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:03:15 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/john-bracewell-warren-lees-on-gary-stead-stepping-down-from-white-ball-coaching/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/john-bracewell-warren-lees-on-gary-stead-stepping-down-from-white-ball-coaching/ New Zealand Cricket admit there's a chance they'll turn Gary Stead down if he decides he wants to continue as Black Caps test coach. The long-serving mentor has stepped down from the white ball formats but is yet to decide whether he wants to continue in the red ball role. The governing body is deciding whether to split the coaching role or bring in a new, singular coach. High performance boss Bryan Stronach says they're open-minded about what's best for the athletes. LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:33:12 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-7-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-jason-pine-april-7-2025/ Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include: Rugby commentator Ken Laban on Moana Pasifika's back-to-back Super Rugby wins. Piney's power rankings!  LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:14:18 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ken-laban-rugby-commentator-on-moana-pasifikas-back-to-back-winning-streak/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ken-laban-rugby-commentator-on-moana-pasifikas-back-to-back-winning-streak/ Moana Pasifika's having a memorable run this Super Rugby season - and it's sparked speculation about the team's future. The team have claimed claimed back-to-back wins over the Crusaders and Waratahs, scoring 90 points over two games. Rugby commentator Ken Laban joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:10:24 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-4-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-4-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Ken Rutherford - Former Blackcaps Captain and CEO of Northern Districts Cricket.  Talkback - Should NZC re-sign Gary Stead or go to market? Should they look at splitting the roles?  Greg Clark - Super Rugby's Fijian Drua Lead Commentator - On their game in Suva against the Crusaders  LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:54:50 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/greg-clark-are-the-crusaders-looking-at-back-to-back-losses/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/greg-clark-are-the-crusaders-looking-at-back-to-back-losses/ The Crusaders have received a chilling hand from Hockey New Zealand as they look to overcome the heat and humidity of Suva. The Rob Penney-coached side play the Drua tomorrow afternoon, a team they've never beaten in Fiji since their 2022 Super Rugby inclusion. The Crusaders are armed with several body temperature cooling mechanisms loaned by the Black Sticks, such as ice vests, yuyu bottles and slushy machines. LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:52:42 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ken-rutherford-should-nzc-sign-gary-stead-back-as-head-coach/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/ken-rutherford-should-nzc-sign-gary-stead-back-as-head-coach/ The Black Caps will finish their home summer without the services of top-order batsman Mark Chapman. Chapman has been ruled out of tomorrow's final ODI against Pakistan at Bay Oval with a hamstring injury. He was also forced out of game two in Hamilton. Tim Seifert, who was called in to replace Chapman ahead of the second game, will stay with the squad. LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:25:23 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-3-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-3-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Laurie Mains - Former All Blacks Head Coach - On five years without South Africa in Super Rugby  Talkback - Should we look to include South Africa back into Super Rugby?  Michael Lamonato - FIA Accredited F1 Writer - In Japan for this weekend's grand prix.  LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:11:26 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/michael-lamonato-on-christian-horners-strange-reasoning-for-dropping-lawson/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/michael-lamonato-on-christian-horners-strange-reasoning-for-dropping-lawson/ Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson has been back in the Racing Bulls simulator ahead of his first go on track in practice today at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. The Kiwi is back in Red Bull's B team - for whom he raced at the end of last year - after being axed as Max Verstappen's teammate in favour of Yuki Tsunoda. Lawson's given a measured reaction to the simulator training. Practice one begins at 3.30pm. LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:08:54 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/laurie-mains-should-we-bring-south-africa-back-into-super-rugby/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/laurie-mains-should-we-bring-south-africa-back-into-super-rugby/ Despite the nostalgia attached to South African involvement, though, their time in Super Rugby is perhaps viewed with rose-tinted glasses. At the time of their exit in 2020, it had been nine seasons since a South African team won the title. What’s more, with South African sides staging matches during the day, touring Kiwi sides often had little New Zealand broadcast audience. Suggestions that lack of exposure to South Africa at Super Rugby level has left the All Blacks underprepared hold weight, but it’s also worth pointing out that New Zealand both start and finish their test season against Northern Hemisphere opposition, with the Springboks sandwiched between as part of the Rugby Championship. By Alex Powell. LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:05:59 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-2-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-2-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Debbie Sorensen - CEO of Moana Pasifika on their incredible victory against the Crusaders  Talkback - Is Rugby having a resurgence? Are we afraid to admit it?  Mitch Hay - Blackcaps Wicketkeeper - On wrapping up the series against Pakistan in Hamilton today.  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:09:05 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/mitch-hay-on-missing-out-on-a-blackcaps-century-by-1-run/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/mitch-hay-on-missing-out-on-a-blackcaps-century-by-1-run/ The Black Caps have wrapped up their series against Pakistan with a game to spare, clinching the second match by 84 runs in Hamilton. An unbeaten 99 from Mitch Hay steered an erratic batting effort from the Black Caps, after they had been reduced to 132 for five. In reply, Pakistan were reduced to nine for three and then 72 for seven but provided some late-order resistance in being dismissed for 208 in the 42nd over. Hay was named player of the match but insists he wasn't gutted to miss out on a century.  The final match of the series is on Saturday in Tauranga. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:06:24 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/debbie-sorensen-on-the-total-resurgence-of-super-rugby-pacific/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/debbie-sorensen-on-the-total-resurgence-of-super-rugby-pacific/ Moana Pasifika aren't going to rest on their laurels after a shock first-ever win over the Crusaders in Super Rugby. Coach Tana Umaga wants more consistency for his team - but only after they enjoy one of the highlights of his fabled playing and coaching career. Debbie Sorensen - CEO of Moana Pasifika joined D'Arcy to discuss the overall success of Super Rugby this year, and resurgence amongst fans.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:03:21 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-1-2025/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/full-show-sportstalk-with-darcy-waldegrave-april-1-2025/ D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include: Alinghi board member Brad Butterworth on the news that the America's Cup won't return to Auckland. Talkback - America's Cup chat and speculation over whether it was the right move. Neil Wagner on winning the Plunkett Shield Final and his farewell to NZ cricket.  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:42:51 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/neil-wagner-former-black-cap-on-his-farewell-to-nz-first-class-cricket/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/neil-wagner-former-black-cap-on-his-farewell-to-nz-first-class-cricket/ A fairytale end to former Black Cap Neil Wagner's career. Wagner's snagged a five-wicket haul as his Northern Districts side lifted domestic cricket's Plunket Shield by virtue of beating Otago by 134 runs on the final day in Dunedin. He joined D'Arcy to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:37:48 Z