Weekend Sport with Jason Pine
Weekend Sport with Jason Pine on Newstalk ZB brings you all the action and reaction to the sporting weekend.
Episodes
Wellington Phoenix star Macey Fraser is off to the United States after Utah Royals paid the Phoenix a record transfer fee to secure her services.
Piney catches up with her to discuss that news, and her football journey to date.
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Marathon runner Cameron Avery is gearing up to try and qualify for the Olympic marathon, in just his second ever full marathon when he runs the Vienna Marathon.
Piney catches up with him to talk about his journey and if he thinks it's a realistic goal.
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Kiwi Andre Heimgartner became the first person to win a Supercars race at Taupo.
Piney caught up with Supercars legend Greg Murphy to get the wash up from day 1 in Taupo.
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The Crusaders slumped to another defeat, this time at the hands of the Western Force in a battle for the Wooden Spoon.
Piney discusses this with James McOnie, along with all the other big sport headlines from this week.
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With the Olympics now less than 100 days away, Piney caught up with the Team NZ's Chef de Mission Nigel Avery to discuss how the preparations are going for the Olympic team, medal targets, and logistics around security.
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The New Zealand Warriors are flying high in the NRL – coming within one game of the Grand Final in 2023.
They’ve continued their form this season sitting firmly in the top eight – and getting plaudits on both sides of the Tasman.
So, what’s behind their recent success? How far can this club go? Will this be the Warriors' golden era?
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The Warriors have been one of the biggest stories across the ditch with their coup.
Their signing of James Fisher-Harris was a well-kept secret, a thing that’s hard to pull off in Rugby League according to Adam Peacock.
The Australian Correspondent joined Piney to dive into how it all went down.
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The Blues and Brumbies are standing on equal ground leading into tonight’s clash.
Each team has only lost one match, the Blues standing above the Brumbies on the board due to a points differential.
They’re clashing at Eden Park, kicking off at 7:05pm.
Blues coach Vern Cotter joined Piney to discuss how preparations have gone and what they expect to come from tonight.
The Hurricanes are now 8 for 8 in Super Rugby.
They picked up a win in Suva against the Fijian Drua, taking the win by 23 points.
Assistant Coach Jamie Mackintosh joined Piney to dive into the match and break down the win.
Mackintosh told him that while the win wasn’t perfect by any means, they got off to a good start and pushed the lead, which allowed them to hang on pretty well i...
Supercars has made its return to New Zealand’s tracks this weekend.
The Taupō Super400 kicked off yesterday afternoon at the Taupō International Motorsport Park for the first time, the third different NZ venue to host a championship round.
Supercars legend Craig Lowndes is attending this weekend and joined Piney for a chat about the importance of having a NZ stop in the Supercars calendar....
The NZ Warriors have been humbled in Wollongong as they fell to a heavy defeat against the struggling Dragons.
The Australian league steamrolled the Warriors, beating them by a full eighteen points despite the Warriors early lead.
Michael Burgess joined Piney to discuss what went wrong for the New Zealand club.
He said that it’s just not the kind of performance we’ve become used t...
Jordie Barrett has broken the trend, heading off to Ireland for his rugby sabbatical at the end of this year as opposed to Japan.
He’s also the first player to commit their services to NZ Rugby beyond the 2027 World Cup.
NZR GM of Professional Rugby, Chris Lendrum, joined Jason Pine to discuss the importance of signing Jordie long-term, and what his sabbatical means.
He told Piney ...
Many All Blacks will use a sabbatical to rest the body or grow their bank balance — both reasonable priorities for high-performance athletes.
Jordie Barrett, however, had his head turned by a different incentive when signing a short-term deal with Irish heavyweight Leinster.
“There’s a bit of a balance,” Barrett told Newstalk ZB’s Jason Pine. “In the past, sabbaticals have been for All Blacks wh...
Piney and Bonnie review the Phoenix's thrilling 1-0 win over Victory and assess their Premier's Plate chances.
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Ahead of this year's World Snooker Championships, commentator Alisha Singh joined Piney to discuss the event.
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James McOnie from the Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to talk about the ongoing Super Rugby season, the Warriors' latest draw, and the Masters tournament.
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The Warriors have clawed their way to a 22-all draw with the Sea Eagles in their NRL contest at Mt Smart.
The home side overcame an 8-point deficit with a minute to play to force the game to golden point extra time - with neither side unable to take the win.
Rugby league analyst Peter Peters joined Piney to discuss.
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The Bay Oval board can't believe they've missed out on a Black Caps test match against England.
Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton will host the three-match pre-Christmas series - the only red-ball fixtures on the international calendar.
Bay Oval Trust chairman Craig Greenlees joined Piney to discuss his shock and disappointment in missing out.
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Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has slid down the leaderboard after a frustrating third round at golf's Masters.
Fox has signed for a five-over 77 round to be four-over for the tournament in a share of 26th.
Scottie Scheffler leads at seven-under, one clear of Collin Morikawa.
International sports reporter Graeme Agars joins Piney to discuss.
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Super Rugby Aupiki reaches its climax this afternoon as the Blues Women hosts Chiefs Manawa in the final.
The Blues are entering the game with a five-win, one-loss campaign, aiming to continue their winning streak.
Piney caught up with Niall Williams-Guthrie from Blues women to preview the match.
She told him that this year has been way better than she could ever imagine.
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