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.
Episodes
D’Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap this week's sporting news. Highlights for tonight include:
Mitch McCarron - NZ Breaker Co-Captain
Talkback
Mitchell Santner - Blackcaps new white ball captain
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New Black Caps white-ball captain Mitchell Santner has issued a mission statement on how he intends to lead the team.
The 32-year-old's been anointed as Kane Williamson's successor and is keen to to bring a similarly calm dressing room presence.
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No panic from the Breakers amid a six-game losing streak in the NBL, heading into tomorrow night's game against the Sydney Kings at Spark Arena.
The New Zealand club have suffered double-digit margin defeats in their current stretch, which has seen them fall from the top of the table to second-to-last.
Guard Mitch McCarron says the Breakers remain calm.
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D’Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap this week's sporting news. Highlights for tonight include:
New Zealand Esports CEO Jonathan Jansen calls out HPSNZ for leaving them out of funding boost.
Talkback
Michaela Blyde on making the switch to the Warriors for the next NRLW season.
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League convert Michaela Blyde has revealed her switch involved intense discussions with New Zealand Rugby.
Blyde is committed to the Black Ferns Sevens until May, when she'll join the Warriors for next year's NRL-W season.
She joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss the big move.
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Esports New Zealand is challenging High Performance Sport's decision to leave them out of additional funding.
HPSNZ will invest over $160 million into various Kiwi sporting organisations over the next four years - and esports has been left out.
New Zealand Esports CEO joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss.
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D’Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap this week's sporting news. Highlights for tonight include:
Gary Stead - Blackcaps Head Coach
Talkback
James O'Connor - Crusaders First Five
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A return to a Kiwi Christmas of sorts for new Crusader James O'Connor.
The former Wallabies playmaker has called Christchurch home for a month since his Super Rugby move from the Queensland Reds.
O'Connor's parents are from Rotorua and Cambridge - he grew up in Te Atatu in Auckland's west before moving across the ditch.
O'Connor says he's looking forward to a bit of down time at a well known Canterbury holiday spot.
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New Zealand have farewelled Tim Southee with a 423-run win over England in the third and final cricket test at Hamilton, despite losing the series 2-1.
The 36-year-old pace bowler has completed a 16-year 107-test career in which he took 391 wickets at an average of 30.26, including two in this fixture.
Mitchell Santner's return to the XI on his Seddon Park home ground saw him earn player-of-the-match for notching 125 runs with the ...
Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:
Andrew Alderson with a live cross from the final six overs of Day 3 at the cricket.
Talkback - why didn't the Black Caps declare?
Hayden Wilde - Olympic silver medallist triathlete on finishing second at the Taupo IronMan 70.3.
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Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde has managed to get second place in yet another race!
He put in a solid performance at the Taupo IronMan 70.3 - a longer distance than an Olympic triathlon - but he finished behind Belgian winner Jelle Geens.
Hayden Wilde spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk.
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The Black Caps have set England a nigh unchaseable target on day three of the dead rubber test in Hamilton.
New Zealand were all out for 453, leaving England a mountain of 658 to climb if they want a series sweep.
Andrew Alderson was at Seddon Park for Newstalk ZB, he spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk.
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D’Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap this week's sporting news. Highlights for tonight include:
Ken Rutherford - Former Black Caps captain on the third England test and Southee's retirement.
Steve Corica - Auckland FC Head Coach on their upcoming match against Melbourne City.
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D’Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap today's sporting news. Highlights for tonight include:
Cameron George - Warriors CEO on the announcement of a Papua New Guinea-based NRL team.
Talkback on that very same topic.
Steve Price - Former Warrior who played in Port Moresby on the news.
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"I never felt unsafe in Papua New Guinea... but it is very different."
Former Bulldog and Warrior Steve Price has some first-hand insight into today's PNG NRL news.
He actually played some rugby league there in the late noughties.
He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about what that was like, and how he thinks the new expansion side will go.
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Papua New Guinea is officially going to get an NRL side.
The Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea and Australia have announced that a Port Moresby-based club will join the competition in 2028.
So how does the Warriors boss feel about sending his players to PNG for away games?
Cameron George spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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D’Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap this week's sporting news. Highlights for tonight include:
Warren Lees on the future of Gary Stead in the top role
Sam Mennenga on the Breakers looking to bounce back against Tasmania.
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No complaints from Breakers centre Sam Mennenga over the team's NBL schedule, as they return to Auckland for their clash against the Tasmania JackJumpers on the North Shore.
It's the club's first game back in Auckland since November 2nd, after a five-game stretch in Australia, followed by games in Christchurch and Wellington in the last round.
But Mennenga says there's no point in making excuses.
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New Zealand cricket coach Gary Stead has been asked if he'll continue mentoring the national side beyond his current contract, which ends after the World Test Championship wraps in June.
Stead's had unprecedented success from more than six years in charge, winning the World Test Championship, beating India in a series away and reaching 50-over and 20-over World Cup finals.
However, the team have lost consecutive test series a...
A boost for next season's Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship, with Supercars champion Will Brown confirmed to take part.
He'll compete in three of the five events in 2025 - the Taupo, Hampton Downs and Highlands circuits owned by Tony Quinn.
Brown says he was unable to squeeze all the weekends into his schedule.
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