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
This week, Piney was joined by the one-and-only James McOnie—broadcaster, wordsmith, and master of the perfectly timed zinger—for a rollicking ride through the world of rugby and rugby league.
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On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 29th June 2025, we are joined in studio by All Blacks coach Scott 'Razor' Robertson.
First up we focus on the upcoming 2025/26 summer of cricket with Beige Brigade co-host and host of the BYC podcast Paul Ford. Also, Black Cap Bevon Jacobs joins the show to talk his first season in the IPL and the upcoming Black Caps tour of Zimbabwe.
Also, Alex Powell out of th...
Liam Lawson will start sixth at Formula One’s Austrian Grand Prix, and is the highest-placed of the four Red Bull-backed cars ahead of both teammate Isack Hadjar and world champion Max Verstappen.
For the first time since Saudi Arabia earlier this year, Lawson will start ahead of his Racing Bulls teammate – who was eliminated in the second qualifying session (Q2). Hadjar will start 13th.
NZ Herald sportswriter Alex Powell joined Pi...
Mixed martial artist Kai Kara-France wants to use his flyweight title fight this afternoon as a platform for Māori culture.
The Kiwi will face Brazilian champion Alexandre "The Cannibal" Pantoja at UFC 317 in Nevada - his second title attempt.
Sky Sport UFC analyst Ravinder Hunia joined Piney to discuss.
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Bevon Jacobs is hoping that sharing a changing room with Indian cricket superstars such as Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah will serve him well for his country.
The Auckland batter's the only uncapped player in the 15-man squad for next month's T20 tri-series against South Africa and hosts Zimbabwe.
Jacobs was part of the Mumbai squad in the latest edition of the Indian Premier League - in an unusual case of cracking an IPL contract...
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has revealed why they opted to bring Dalton Papali'i into camp again following the injury to Wallace Sititi.
Sititi is out for the series against France with a high ankle injury, with Blues flanker Papali'i whistled in as injury cover after missing the initial squad and Christian Lio-Willie moved into the squad proper.
Robertson says Ethan Blackadder - who also missed out - was unavailable to come ...
The Black Caps and White Ferns are staring down the barrel of a packed summer schedule, according to a new release from NZ Cricket.
New Zealand have released their schedule for the upcoming home summer, with a combined 59 international fixtures for both the men's and women's sides.
BYC podcast co-founder Paul Ford joined Piney to discuss.
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New Zealand punters will no longer be able to bet with overseas bookmaker under new laws that will come into effect next week.
TAB NZ will become the sole legal provider of online sports and racing betting, with a number of politicians saying it could provide a major boost to the nation’s betting industry.
The law change has made it illegal for offshore operators to accept bets, and have introduced stronger powers to pr...
On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 28th June 2025, we talk referee abuse, starting with Mike Hester, NZR’s Participation Development Manager, and grassroots ref Rob Harman.
We also talk the new betting laws with TAB NZ CEO Nick Roberts and football with All Whites coach Darren Bazeley and Auckland City CEO Gordon Watson following their historic 1-1 draw with Boca Juniors.
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Australia and New Zealand are set to clash again later this year, this time on the football pitch.
The All Whites will be playing the Socceroos in a two-match series for the Soccer Ashes trophy in September.
Coach Darren Bazeley joined Piney to discuss the upcoming battle, as well as look ahead to next year's World Cup – an event the All Whites have qualified for.
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SailGP will be making waves in Auckland again in 2026.
After being omitted from the first announcement of venues for next season, the league has confirmed it will return to the City of Sails on the weekend of February 14-15 next year.
The event will be the second of 12 on the calendar and is the last on the global foiling league’s initial four-year agreement with New Zealand Major Events to host regattas in New Zealan...
A call for New Zealand Rugby to protect referees more.
The Horowhenua Kapiti Rugby Union has postponed fixtures this weekend after a referee was so seriously abused he had to be escorted to his car over safety fears.
Last month, the union said in response to escalating abuse towards match officials – highlighted by a person threatening to stab a referee – that they would cancel all senior club games if behaviour didn’t ...
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James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to recap the Super Rugby final, the action from the State of Origin - and offered speculation about possible All Blacks squad picks.
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Construction of Christchurch’s long-awaited stadium is entering its final stretch, with the venue on track for a 2026 opening.
The stadium is set to have capacity for a crowd of 30,000 for sports matches and room for over 37,000 for concerts.
Te Kaha project manager Kent Summerfield joined Piney to discuss.
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The most anticipated trans-Tasman boxing event of the year is set to take place in the coming weeks.
Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams are set to meet in the headline bout of the Mānuka Phuel SBW v Gallen card, looking to put their long feud to rest over the course of eight two-minute rounds.
Paul Gallen joined Piney to discuss.
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Sailing expert Mark Orams believes three-time America's Cup winner Peter Burling will be a huge asset for Luna Rossa, despite being unable to race on the water.
Burling has joined the Italian syndicate ahead of the 38th America's Cup, but will be restricted to a shoreline role.
Orams joined Piney to discuss further.
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You forget how much Crusaders fans love the Crusaders until you watch them play live in Christchurch. That place was absolutely jumping last night
Crusaders fans may not turn up every week - but my goodness, when they do - they enhance the home advantage significantly.
I said yesterday the man in the no. 10 jersey could be the most influential player on the par. I was right about the jersey, I just had the wrong team.
Riv...
Several players will be hoping to score a spot on the 35-man All Blacks squad, set to be named on Monday at the Coastal Rugby Club in Taranaki.
There's speculation brewing, with plenty of experts outlining their predictions for who will make Scott Robertson's cut.
NZ Herald sports writer Liam Napier joined Piney to discuss.
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The Crusaders are no strangers to playing on the biggest stage.
One of the icons of the Crusaders is 7-time champion and captain of the undefeated 2002 champion team, Reuben Thorne.
He joined Piney to discuss what’s behind the club’s prolonged success.
“There was obviously a lot of talented players, there’s some outstanding players, but it was the way that we were able to be a team, y’know, true team players.”&nb...
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