Piney's Power Rankings: The Crusaders, Liam Lawson and Jordie Barrett

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 Crusaders bouncing back for the Super Rugby season, Liam Lawson's latest racing disappointment and Jordie Barrett ending his time at Leinster on a high.

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Duncie Wildergrave
from News Talk ZEDB Ladies our Rankings.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
On Monday night, we do Party's Power Rankings, rating the beast,
the worst and the in between bits from the sporting weekend.
So let's go Auckland City and that many goals ten
in the back of their nets at the Club World Cup.

Speaker 3 (00:34):
And we'll lift it up and there is muler and
there's ten the dominance asserted. And it is the outgoing
Thomas Muoner that makes it a memorable.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
Day in Cincinnati and a sobering day in Cincinnati, as
the gulf between one of football's big guns and our
plucky amateurs was rather ruthlessly exposed. Nine nine's Liam Lawson
a day to forget for the key we at the
Canadian Grand Prix. After starting from Pitt Lane, he was
forced to retire under team orders at the back of

(01:06):
the pack on the fifty sixth of seventy laps starting
for the late Today is going to end up with
a retirement.

Speaker 4 (01:12):
He's been sold to Fox and retire the car he
was running last on the road.

Speaker 2 (01:18):
The retirement due to a power unit issue.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
It's disappointing Obviously it was going to be a very
difficult race anyway from the pit lane, but we had
a calling issue at the end, so unfortunately we had to.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
Retire eight of the pro Teers World Teest Cricket champions.

Speaker 5 (01:34):
Brained as the Honors and South Africa make history the
Ultimate Test.

Speaker 3 (01:41):
The ultimate result of the Protiers.

Speaker 2 (01:44):
Here five wicket win over Australia at Lord's to finally
throw off the chokers tag for the Proteers our National
Basketball League producing an unbelievable overtime finish in Saturday night's
game between the Wellington Saints and the Auckland Ta Tada,
the Saints put down by one with zero point four
of a second left on the clock when they inbounded

(02:07):
the Horus.

Speaker 6 (02:11):
Wild Saints and Willington time the Saints have won the
game in the most dreading finish you may have ever
seen in the selves NBL.

Speaker 2 (02:22):
And the type of drama only basketball can really provide.
Six Jordy Barrett ending his time at Leinster on a
high over the.

Speaker 3 (02:31):
Top on the past for Jorney party kicks, a Herd
Tommy our Pride of Jordy Barrett and a roster.

Speaker 4 (02:38):
Cut down Jorny Barrett Catch the.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
Shop, the theme for the Jeffrey Cadella.

Speaker 6 (02:43):
Lensterge Big Player comes off in a marshal moment in the.

Speaker 2 (02:47):
USC Final Try for Jordy and his side's comprehensive thirty
two to seven win over South Africa's balls in the
United Rugby Championship Final in Dublin. Five into the top half,
where we find Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis soaring to
even greater heights at his home Diamond League event in Stockholm.

Speaker 6 (03:08):
First a chapter the new world record six twenty eight
Monddter Pluntiss.

Speaker 4 (03:15):
We've got first time.

Speaker 3 (03:17):
Now you are Monder Pluntiss.

Speaker 5 (03:20):
Yet another world.

Speaker 4 (03:21):
Record high fives all round high sixes for him, six twenty.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
Eight incredible, the twelfth world record of his career.

Speaker 5 (03:32):
J J.

Speaker 2 (03:33):
Sporn winner of the US Golf Open in stunning fashion
with a long birdie put on the final hole. Don't
need to make it two punts one so called a

(03:53):
birdie on the last, making him the only golfer to
shoot underpar across the entire four rounds. A word two
for Ryan Fox, who fired one of the best fourth
rounds one under to finish it. A type for nineteenth
not too chevy. The Chiefs bouncing back from defeat by
the Blues last weekend an impressive fashion against the Brumbies.

Speaker 5 (04:13):
And the Maglock picks it out. She's all over red
Rover here in Hamilton. The Chiefs have come back from
a desouper winning display against the Blues last week and
they've run out the winner's thirty seven seventeen.

Speaker 2 (04:26):
And we'll head to Christchurch to meet the team who
have taken place, the Crusaders, putting twenty twenty four well
and truly behind them and earning the right to host
another Super Rugby final.

Speaker 4 (04:37):
Crusades, Jose, what a heart stopper, and they'll fighter no
here lift But it's the Crusaders who fight away, don't
They fight away here at christ Church at Playoff Rugby.
They'll host the final next week. They've feted the Blues

(05:00):
tweety what points to fourteen?

Speaker 2 (05:03):
Will they grab top spot next Monday? Because tonight they're
not number one. That is Shane van Gisbergen powering to
a sixteen second win at nasca's inaugural road race in
Mexico City, NASCAR making history racing in Mexico City and
the first name.

Speaker 5 (05:22):
On the trophy is Shane van Gisbergen.

Speaker 1 (05:26):
Hell yeah, buddy. There you have it. For more from
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