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
James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss Super Rugby season, including his predictions for next week's semi-finals.
He also touched on the Warriors' success and the 'changing of the guard' taking place in the world of tennis.
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Kiwi cyclist Joanna Sharpe is proud to confirm she's completed a record-breaking cycling journey from Darwin to Melbourne.
Sharpe underwent this 11-day mission to raise funds and awareness for Bowel Cancer New Zealand.
Listen to her discuss her journey with Piney here.
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Empoli FC and All Whites footballer Libby Cacace joins Piney to recap the Serie A season - and discuss the OFC Nations cup.
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The Hurricanes are among the top four seeds through to Super Rugby semi-finals.
Following the Chiefs' Friday night win over the Reds, the Hurricanes have thumped the Rebels 47-20 in Wellington.
Hurricanes player Peter Lakai joined Piney to discuss the victory.
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Former Olympian Hamish Bond has a long list of accomplishments in the world of cycling and rowing.
He's among one of two New Zealanders to have won gold in three separate events, the other being Lisa Carrington.
He joined Piney to discuss his Olympic accomplishments ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
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The Warriors have smashed out a third straight victory against the Cowboys in Townsville.
The team's final score was 42-12, moving the Warriors from 14th to 10th on the NRL table.
Warriors centre Rocco Berry joined Piney to discuss.
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I still don't know why there weren't any warmup games. I can only assume, only assume, as Dylan said - that T20 just doesn't matter as much to New Zealand cricket as the other forms of the game otherwise. They simply would not have sent the players into battle underprepared.
There is a rationale to say a decent chunk of the side have come from the IPL, where they've been playing a lot of T20 cricket, but the fact is most of them d...
A historic defeat to Afghanistan for the Black Caps.
They've lost to the Asian nation for the first time in a Twenty20 international, dropping their World Cup opener by 84 runs in Guyana.
Cricket commentator Dylan Cleaver joined Piney to unpack the loss.
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This is a big year for sports, with the Olympics falling among the other competitions.
The OFC Men’s Nations Cup has reached the group stage, and Darren Bazely has named his squad.
Piney caught up with him to discuss the selections he’s made and the challenges of it falling in the same year as the Olympics.
He told Piney that despite the troubles with scheduling players, he’s wound...
The Highlanders are heading into their Super Rugby quarter final as clear underdogs.
They’re facing off against the Brumbies tonight at their oponents’ home ground.
Piney caught up with their co-captain Ethan de Groot to discuss how they're going to go about upsetting the team from Canberra.
De Groot told Piney that the set piece is going to be massive and reckons whoever wins that...
It's been a big sports week in Australia.
The week was headlined by State of Origin, which was dominated by Queensland after Joseph Sua'ali'i was sent off for a high shot on Reece Walsh.
Adam Peacock discussed the fallout from that tackle and all the other headlines from across the Tasman.
Peacock told Piney that he doesn’t have an issue with the ban itself, but with the fact that...
The Blues impressive Super Rugby season is entering the playoffs.
They’re playing the Fijian Drua in their quarter final tonight from 7pm.
Piney caught up with assistant coach Greg Feek to find out what's made the team so successful this season.
He told him that they’ve brought in the whole team, and the whole squad is really excited about the brand of rugby and style they have.
The Super Rugby quarter finals continue tonight.
The Hurricanes are facing off against the Rebels at their home stadium in Wellington.
Piney caught up with Number 8 Brayden Iose to preview tonight’s match.
He said that he’s been really grateful to see the amount of support the Hurricanes have had from their fans, and the stadium is probably the fullest he’s seen it in recent years....
The Chiefs are the first team through to the Super Rugby semifinals.
They claimed their spot in last night’s match against the Reds, with more than double the points of the opposite team.
Piney caught up with their assistant coach Marty Bourke to recap their impressive win.
Bourke said that they put a previewed the Reds ahead of the game, and knew they were going to put a lot of pr...
Wellington Phoenix’s star goalkeeper is off to the Premier League.
Alex Paulsen has been signed by English Premier club Bournemouth FC for four years.
Piney caught up with him as the news broke to chat about his achievements.
He told him that most aspiring young footballers have a dream to play in the Premier league, and it’s fantastic for him to get the opportunity to one day play...
The Warriors have returned from their much-needed bye week.
They’re now preparing to take on the North Queensland Cowboys this evening in round 14 of the NRL.
Piney caught up with assistant coach Stacey Jones to discuss how they spent their week off, and how they’ll continue the form they found beforehand.
He told him that picking up two wins before the bye week set them up well, ...
Piney had one of his regular catchups with NZ Rugby’s CEO Mark Robinson.
Today they dug into the fallout and divisive struggles the game’s governing bodies have gone through of late, as well as the increase in viewership, and the state of the game.
He told him that now the vote has passed, they’re taking some time to refresh some of the strategic work they’re doing, with a view to the next three ...
This week, James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss he Super Rugby season, Auckland FC's new signings, Alex Paulsen's move to Bournemouth and the NBA finals.
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Former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith joined Piney to talk about his Ashes performance.
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New Zealand teams will feature in every Super Rugby quarter-final, with the Hurricanes pipping the Blues to finish in top spot heading into the playoffs.
The Hurricanes will face the Rebels at home in Wellington while the Blues will host the Fijian Drua and the Chiefs will clash with the Reds in Hamilton.
Rugby experts Bryn Hall and Ant Strachan joined Piney to share their expectations for next weekend.
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