D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on the 2026 Black Clash

Former Australian cricketer Mike Hussey has defended his decision to join Team Rugby for next January's T20 Black Clash in Tauranga.

The man known as 'Mr Cricket' follows the West Indies pairing of Chris Gayle and Brian Lara as marquee international recruits for the event.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:06):
Darcy water Grave Sports Talkhoasters with us Alo does near
the Blizziellen Black Clash.

Speaker 3 (00:10):
Indeed, when seventeenth of jen I want to say, at
the top of my head, it's in excuse me, toad Hunger,
middle of January, peak summer season, when everyone's there, tickets
are on Saturday, and the way it sells out, how.

Speaker 1 (00:24):
Much is it?

Speaker 3 (00:25):
I've got no idea. Actually, for two reasons, right, two reasons,
I don't remember that I'm not paying for sport. I'll
make someone else do it. It's my job. It's what
management do through there they can do all that. And
second reason, as much fun as it is, I don't
want to drive to Todhunger for anything. Quite frankly, really,
why it's a nightmare driving there? Isn't it such a

(00:46):
beautiful part? I know it is good off fly in,
but it's not the game. A lot of people celebrate
the game. It's great. I love it, I'm all over it,
but just watch it on Telly. No, I won't watch
it. It's got no weight to it, doesn't mean anything. I
watch so much sport so much you.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
Wanted to watch the serious.

Speaker 3 (01:03):
I need to watch stuff that is actually relevant to
what I do. So I mean, if it's on, I
mean it is my holiday as well. I'm in the
middle of, you know, taking a couple of weeks off, so.

Speaker 2 (01:12):
You have a girlfriend here, but.

Speaker 3 (01:14):
Yes, she is, she is.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
Indeed, Lord, you should have seen his face.

Speaker 3 (01:19):
For three weeks from station. But Michaels, mister cricket is
over for it, and you got to think I think
throm was over here for it, Chris Gail, Brian Lara.
So they definitely roll out the sporting superstars. And I
can get why people climb and they want to see
the likes of Karen Reid and these guys play. And

(01:41):
I say it often and you kind of like count
direct to me before. But sport's far too important to
be taken seriously.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
It's like you're watching Carmel Sippoloni on Treasure Island or something,
do you know what I mean?

Speaker 3 (01:52):
Yeah, like that's bliss. But Mike Cassie, great draw card.
You want to hear from listen to the show tonight
because I got to chat to him.

Speaker 2 (01:59):
Now we're going to find out tomorrow what's going on
with the half back question? Yeah, what's the latest song called?

Speaker 1 (02:07):
Wow?

Speaker 3 (02:08):
If he's training, he's good to play, right reckon? That's
just the latest mention I've heard. I can with a
lot of people, not only in the office but around
about to try and find out what are you doing
with a half back?

Speaker 2 (02:19):
But does he You can't just run him out if
he's sort of like seventy five percent, because the spring
Barks are big boys, and they're going to come for
him and they're going to smash him to bits and
then you're going to lose him for weeks.

Speaker 3 (02:30):
Well, if it's a broken or broken stern and you
don't want to get anywhere near him. But apparently it's
not that they're all broken. I can't remember who's got it.
They won't roll him out if he's not.

Speaker 2 (02:43):
Are we going to lose this test?

Speaker 3 (02:45):
Possibly? Well, I'm not going to lie.

Speaker 2 (02:49):
To going in a yellow jersey.

Speaker 3 (02:50):
Now I love that, and I go, wow, there's a
really good chance. You say all the pressures on the
all Blacks, but I almost think there's more pressure on
the spring Box because everybody expects them to roll through us,
so they're going over and this is our best chance.
I tell you boys thirty one years if we're going
to roll them, and if it doesn't work, they'll be
absolutely crestfallen. So I think there's a lot of pressure

(03:16):
tomorrow the team is being named, and I think that
if there's been a conservative nature from Scott Robertson since
he has been the coach, I don't expect major changes.
I think if they are going to make major changes,
Heat is such an important match, all of that prep
work they've done, all of that continuity that they've engaged
in with these players is thrown out, baby bathwater. It's

(03:39):
all gone. I think you've been nuts to it. There
will be minimal changes, and that's going to come back
and punch me in the nose tomorrow morning.

Speaker 2 (03:46):
Darcy, I appreciate your time, make Harse.

Speaker 3 (03:48):
I appreciate seven o'clock to night sports talk.

Speaker 2 (03:50):
That's Darcy Watergrave.

Speaker 1 (03:52):
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