Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

Weekend Sport with Jason Pine on Newstalk ZB brings you all the action and reaction to the sporting weekend.

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February 8, 2025 11 mins

James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss the Super Rugby and Six Nations Rugby seasons, the Luka Doncic trade, the Black Caps and the Super Bowl.

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The Super Bowl LIX is set to kick off tomorrow afternoon - and the Kansas City Chiefs are feeling hopeful they can break their record and win a third time.

They're set to face off against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

NFL expert Leon Busby joined Piney to discuss.

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We're less than a week away from the start of the 2025 Super Rugby season - and the Highlanders are hoping to build off of last year's momentum.

Highlanders head coach Jamie Joseph joined Piney to discuss.

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The Chiefs are feeling hopeful ahead of the 2025 Super Rugby season.

The side recently beat out Moana Pasifika in a pre-season game in Pukekohe. 

Chiefs head coach Clayton McMillan joined Piney to discuss.

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The Hurricanes are gearing up for another season of Super Rugby.

The team recently beat out the champions, the Blues, 31-19 in their final Super Rugby Pacific pre-season hit-out in Wainuiomata.

Coach Clark Laidlaw joined Piney to discuss.

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Moana Pasifika is gearing up for another season of Super Rugby - and they're hoping to build on the last three years within the sport.

The team finished 11th on the 12-team table last year with 4 wins and 10 defeats.

Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga joined Piney to discuss.

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Moana Pasifika is gearing up for another season of Super Rugby - and they're hoping to build on the last three years within the sport.

The team finished 11th on the 12-team table last year with 4 wins and 10 defeats.

Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga joined Piney to discuss.

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The line-up for Natural Selection Bike has been confirmed after Friday's event qualifier in Queenstown.

Kiwi competitor Robin Goomes joined Piney to discuss. 

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February 8, 2025 124 mins

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for the 9th February 2025, we're less than a week away from the Super Rugby season. The coaches of the Blues, the Crusaders, Moana Pasifika, the Hurricanes, the Chiefs and the Highlanders joined Piney to discuss.

Resident NFL expert Leon Busby also previewed the upcoming Super Bowl Super Bowl LIX - can the Chiefs make it a three-peat victory? 

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There's still hope the Crusaders can turn their luck around for the next Super Rugby season.

The Highlanders have already beaten out the Crusaders 29-24 in the Super Rugby preseason game in Invercargill earlier in the week.

Crusaders head coach Rob Penney joined Piney to discuss.

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Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt will step down at the end of this year’s Rugby Championship, with Australia announcing Thursday they would immediately begin the search for his successor.

Schmidt’s last game in charge will now be the Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand on October 4 in Perth after he agreed to stay on a bit longer.

Former Wallabies coach John Connolly joined Piney to discuss.

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There's plenty of speculation as to how the Blues will build off of last year's momentum in the 2025 Super Rugby season.

Harry Plummer and Stephen Perofeta helped steer the Blues to victory last year at 10 - and this year, the team welcomes back Beauden Barrett after a stint in Japan. 

 Blues head coach Vern Cotter joined Piney to discuss.

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It’s time for the pre-seasons to begin. 

The NRL, AFL, and Super Rugby are all entering their pre-seasons, easing back into their games before the real action begins. 

Our coaching guru Wayne Goldsmith joined the show to discuss what teams aim to achieve in their pre-season, and how a successful one can springboard into a successful season. 

He says that the aim is to have them “job ready” on the first day of the fir...

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The Sail GP is making its way to Sydney this weekend. 

The Black Foils has a disappointing showing in Auckland, failing to make the final as Australia claimed the victory. 

Flight Controller Leo Takahashi joined Piney to discuss their hopes for the weekend. 

“There were definitely some points in our game that definitely weren't up to standard that weekend, and I think, y’know, we’ve definitely regrouped and made some...

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Exciting young batsman Sam Konstas has been sent home from the Australian test tour to Sri Lanka. 

His absence has raised a few eyebrows over the ditch, and Aussie Correspondent Adam Peacock joined Piney to try make sense of the call. 

“It was a tough call, tough selection call,” he told Piney. 

“But given the way that we’ve batted on this tour so far, it’s hard to say the selectors have got it wrong.”  

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The new Super Rugby season is just around the corner. 

New Super Rugby Pacific CEO Jack Mesley joined Piney to discuss the new season, Fantasy Super Rugby, and the potential of greater player movement. 

He told Piney that they view Fantasy Super Rugby as an essential tool to grow engagement with the sport. 

“I haven’t seen the numbers but, y’know, we’re expecting a huge number of people to get engaged with it.” 

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February 7, 2025 123 mins

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 8th February 2025, Super Rugby season is less than a week away. CEO Jack Mesley joins Piney to discuss the new season, Fantasy Super Rugby, and the potential of greater player movement. 

Joe Schmidt has announced he'll be leaving the Wallabies at the end of the Rugby Championship. Former Wallabies coach John Connolly joins the show to weigh up who might be best to fill...

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February 1, 2025 124 mins

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for the 2nd of February 2025, Former All Blacks great Sir John Kirwan joined Piney to talk about his departure from Sky.

The Six Nations season is well underway - and rugby commentator Martin Gillingham joined Piney to recap this week's highlights.

Plus, Canterbury Kings coach Peter Fulton joined Piney ahead of today's Super Smash final.

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James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to talk about Chris Wood's latest hat-trick, Auckland FC's latest win, the first week of the Six Nations and the Super Bowl.

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It's Nelson Anniversary Weekend and many in the region will be enjoying the three-day break - but one person's using the holiday for a good cause.

Ed Shuttleworth, the CEO of Sport Tasman in Nelson, is on a mission to 210km for 40 hours to raise money for Nelson Tasman Hospice.

He joined Piney to discuss his progress.

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