Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave
D'Arcy Waldegrave lives and breathes sport. He loves motorsport and revels in the torment of being a Warriors and Black Caps fan. Whatever the sport, big or small, he’s got a view. His non-stop enthusiasm sees him battle it out with a diverse selection of armchair commentators resulting in a sometimes explosive, but always compelling show weeknights 7pm-8pm on Newstalk ZB.
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The 2026/27 season of the NBL is just around the corner and it's been a busy off season for the Breakers as they've signed several new players and coaching staff.
Gordon Herbert was signed as the new head coach, he joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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Warriors star Jackson Ford is set to stay at the club for an extra two years, until the end of 2029.
He was putting up huge numbers in metres gained and tackles made before being sidelined with a pectoral injury.
Ford joined D'Arcy to discuss the announcement.
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Flanker Du’Plessis Kirifi is making a shock NPC switch to the number 12 jersey for Wellington against Auckland on Saturday through necessity, not choice.
Wellington coach Trent Renata asked Kirifi to swap from the forwards to second-five due to an injury crisis.
Kirifi joined D'Arcy to explain further.
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Today, the teams were named for the second round of the NPC and one particular selection raised plenty of eyebrows.
Wellington Lions loose forward Du’Plessis Kirifi was named to start at second five for their match against Auckland on Saturday.
Wellington Lions head coach Trent Renata joined D'Arcy to discuss what inspired the change.
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There's news out of New Zealand Football today that CEO Andrew Pragnell would be standing down from the role in early 2027.
He joined the organisation in a challenging period and has seen massive growth in the game under his leadership, as well as hosting a Women's World Cup in 2023 and seeing the All Whites enter their first World Cup since 2010.
Andrew joined D'Arcy to discuss his next steps.
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The Warriors bounced back from their disappointing defeat to the Bulldogs on Saturday night with a resounding 42-6 victory over the Gold Coast Titans.
They return home this Friday night for arguably their biggest match of the entire season, hosting the powerhouse Penrith Panthers in a 1st v 3rd clash in a crucial match.
Dean Ritchie is a rugby league journalist with the Daily Telegraph and regularly appears on NRL 360, and he joine...
Every Monday, Jason Pine ranks the best and worst sporting moments from the week that was - and everything in between.
This week, he talked about the end of the Commonwealth Games, the Warriors' victory on the Gold Coast and more.
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The All Blacks are preparing for every game on the Greatest Rivalry Tour of South Africa like it's a test match.
Tour captain Codie Taylor says they can't afford complacency in any of their eight matches, starting with the Stormers on Saturday morning.
Sports Travel & Hospitality Head of Commercial joined Piney to discuss ahead of the tour kicking off.
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The Commonwealth Games are now complete, barring the closing ceremony.
New Zealand have finished sixth on the medal table with 10 gold, 14 silver and 12 bronze.
In recent memory, that compares to fifth at Birmingham and Gold Coast, sixth at Glasgow in 2014 and 11th at Delhi.
NZ Chef de Mission Nigel Avery joined Piney to recap the action and speculate on the future of the Games.
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The Commonwealth Games have provided plenty of high stakes action over the last week - and the pool is the place where the New Zealand team has seen the most success.
Lewis Clareburt has picked up two gold medals and a silver at the games, he joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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Recently, it was announced that 2degrees and NZR have signed a three year partnership to become their telecommunications partner.
This partnership will specifically support a wide range of women's professional teams and high performance pathways in New Zealand.
Mark Callander is the CEO of 2degrees and he joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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Tomorrow, the NPC finally returns for its 50th edition with the first match kicking off between Waikato and Bay of Plenty at 7 tomorrow night.
This year also marks a return to free-to-air for the competition, with the hopes that it'll help build on the viewership growth the comp has seen over the past couple of seasons.
Melodie Robinson is the Head of Sports and Events at TVNZ, she joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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It was revealed today that up to 7 racetracks across the country could be closed in a plan to restructure NZ horse racing's tracks and infrastructure.
This includes the iconic Trentham racecourse.
Matt Ballesty is the CEO of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing and he joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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The Warriors hit another stumble last weekend, losing to the Bulldogs 18-6 in a game where they didn't really fire a shot.
That loss saw them drop out of the top 2 on the NRL ladder for the first time in 15 rounds.
Tonight their team was named for their clash this weekend against the Titans and there has only been one change to the starting side - Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad coming in for the injured Taine Tuaupiki.
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Every Monday, Jason Pine ranks the best and worst sporting moments from the week that was - and everything in between.
This week, he talked about the start of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the Warriors losing to the Bulldogs and Auckland FC losing to Tottenham.
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There's three new faces and seven capped players in the 44-strong All Blacks squad for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry - but some high profile omissions too.
Coach Dave Rennie's outlined his picks ahead of the South Africa tour, and it's got rugby fans discussing.
All Blacks assistant coach Tana Umaga joined Piney to discuss.
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It's almost NPC season, and you know what that means - the Ranfurly Shield is back!
Before the season proper, two Heartland Championship sides get a crack at seizing the Log'o'Wood.
Mid Canterbury is often one of those two sides, and coach Matt Winter spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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Things are not looking good for the ANZ Premiership.
There's no news about next year's competition, contracts aren't being renewed, and players are questioning what's going on.
Justin Nelson was able to turn the fortunes of New Zealand's domestic basketball competition around, so D'Arcy Waldegrave invited him onto Sportstalk to see if he has any ideas for what NZ Netball could do.
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The Black Caps are heading home pleased with a 3-2 series victory over the West Indies.
New Zealand lost the fifth and final match by two wickets in Barbados, with the Windies chasing down the 269 run target with 15 balls to spare.
Black Cap Nick Kelly joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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In the breaking news story of the day, Newstalk ZB understands that staff employed by Netball New Zealand at the Stars, Magic and Tactix franchises had been sent an email from the organisation giving notice that their contracts will not be extended past the 31st of July this year at this stage.
Leana de Bruin is an assistant coach for the Stars, she joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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