Piney's Power Rankings: The FIFA World Cup marches on and the NRLW season begins

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 teams and players leading in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Warriors women starting strong in their NRLW season and more.

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Duncie Wildergrave
from News Talk zedb Days Our rankings Okay, Tom to
right the weekend, as we always do on Monday night,
find his power rankings, the best, the worst, the in between.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Bits from the last seventy to two hours or so.
The Brisbane Broncos mounting one of the worst title defenses
in living memory.

Speaker 3 (00:35):
Michael McGuire knows the plight of its team full time
sub Corpse Stadium Crenuller twenty eight Brisbane sixth.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
That is an eighth straight defeat for the defending NRL
champion Broncos nine. Now the Australian women's cricket team miles
ahead of the rest at the TEA twenty World Cup
in the backyard.

Speaker 4 (00:56):
Of their oldest robe at the Home of Cricket Australia.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
They have not disclaimed their seventh to twenty title. They
have evolved and raised the bar yet it an extremely
comfortable seven wicket win over England in the final sheet
hurling Harland at eight a genuine feef for World Cup
cheat code. The greatest Viking victory. Norway breaks new grounds.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
Holland has flewn away Brazil.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
To goals hurling Harland as Norway reached the quarterfinals at
the World Cup for the very first time. Seven the
All Blacks far from perfect, but a win and test
one of the year.

Speaker 3 (01:39):
The All Blacks wit a thriller to sign a new
era on All Blacks Rugby at Boorways than one thirty
four thirty two.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
Yeah, next up Italy on Saturday in Wellington six the
All Blacks at six winning in double overtime against the
Philippines on Friday nights and the.

Speaker 4 (01:56):
Three doesn't go in New Zealand will win.

Speaker 5 (01:59):
They will punch.

Speaker 2 (01:59):
Their tickets to the Sacca Raw.

Speaker 4 (02:01):
But that is one of the great games of fever
Basketball World Cup qualifiers.

Speaker 2 (02:07):
An epic contest in front of a very partisan Philippines crowd,
even at home at Spark Arena. Five into the top half,
we find Mexican debutante Isaac del Toro winning Stage two
at Cycling's Tour de France.

Speaker 3 (02:21):
PACs trying to give him the stage victory.

Speaker 4 (02:24):
He's at Deltao Pegaccia. Pigaccia is telling him to goes
to the line. He's at Delta Pegacia.

Speaker 2 (02:32):
It's a one to two time champion owners Finger Gardo,
finishing fourth to retain the overall leaders. Yellow jerseys sure
Liam Lawson a very satisfying weekend at the British Grand
Prix at Silverstone.

Speaker 4 (02:46):
Liam Lawson sixth for Liam Lawson. Today is Super Day
four the Racing.

Speaker 2 (02:51):
Ball Lawson equaling his best result of the season, coming
home sixth, collecting points from both the Sprint and Grand
Prix races over the weekend. Three The Warriors women starting
their NRLW season in very impressive fashion.

Speaker 5 (03:06):
Warriors have got the victory, convincing one to start twenty
twenty six. It is thirty two to ten the Warriors
over the Bulldogs here in Hamilton.

Speaker 2 (03:16):
Grace after the season. Next up Canberra away on Sundays
to the spring Box, ominously showing us again who's leading
the pack in world rugby.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
And emphatic starts to the Nation's championship for Russi Erasmus
and his Springboks.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
South Africa steam rolling England forty five twenty one at
Johannesburg won England. Good Old England through to the World
Cup quarter finals after an epic win over Mexico at
the Azteca in the round of sixteen.

Speaker 4 (03:51):
And it comes Piper with a punch away and then
a World Cup passic Evans look out the co hosts
in their own back garden.

Speaker 2 (04:03):
And their skipper, Harry Kane, then giving one of the
altar I'm great post match interviews on Earth.

Speaker 1 (04:09):
Was he like to play in?

Speaker 3 (04:10):
Yeah, it was a crazy game we had, we had
to fight, We had to fight in something. Yeah, I've
just been sitting now I can't really talk about. Yeah,
what on the occasion? The team everything against us? We
found a way cover the frogs and charge of a glove.

Speaker 2 (04:31):
By Sorry, it's so good, so good. Sorry late change.
Trump's called me. He wants me over overall England at
number one, USA is now number one for Power Inkings
this week it shell be done. Power Eggings return next
Monday night, six to eight.

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