Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave
D'Arcy Waldegrave lives and breathes sport. He loves motorsport and revels in the torment of being a Warriors and Black Caps fan. Whatever the sport, big or small, he’s got a view. His non-stop enthusiasm sees him battle it out with a diverse selection of armchair commentators resulting in a sometimes explosive, but always compelling show weeknights 7pm-8pm on Newstalk ZB.
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Another promising NZ rugby product has decided to look overseas for further rugby opportunities.
Fletcher Anderson is a loose forward who has featured for the Crusaders and was recently named the man of the year, player of the year and defender of the year at the annual Tasman Mako awards.
He has signed for the Welsh Club Scarlets, who play in the United Rugby Championship, and he joined Sportstalk to discuss the move.
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Questions have been asked of the New Zealand secondary schools' rugby pathways after conceding 136 points over two games and suffering consecutive losses to the Australian U18 side.
The Australian players spend years playing together, going through and going through Super Rugby stages, whereas New Zealand has significantly less for young players
Former All Black and current rugby player agent Craig Innes discussed the issues ...
The White Ferns performed well to get their tournament back on Friday night, picking up their first win of the Women's ODI World Cup against Bangladesh.
Tonight, they face another stern challenge taking on Sri Lanka at home in Colombo.
Andrew Fernando is a cricket writer for ESPN cricinfo and he caught up with D'Arcy to talk about the game coming up tonight.
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The Silver Ferns coaching saga seems to be never ending.
Earlier today, it was announced that Silver Ferns selector Gail Parata was resigning from the role in the aftermath of the suspension of Dame Noeline Taurua and in a long Facebook post questioned whether any New Zealand sporting coach was safe.
Former Silver Fern Margie Foster shared the post in support and announced that she would no longer be involved tossing the coin at th...
Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:
Motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson on Matt Payne dominating the Bathurst 1000.
All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen on the team selections ahead of the Grand Slam tour.
Piney's power rankings!
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Every Monday, Jason Pine ranks the best and worst sporting moments from the week that was - and everything in between.
This week he talked about the All Whites' latest loss, the White Ferns beating out Bangladesh and Kiwi Matt Payne dominating the Bathurst 1000.
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All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has defended the lack of fresh faces in the 36-strong squad for the upcoming Grand Slam tour.
There's just one new cap in prop Tevita Mafileo and only one player - hooker George Bell - didn't appear in the Rugby Championship squad.
All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen joined Piney to discuss.
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Matt Payne has become King of the Mountain in a wet weather shemozzle at the Bathurst 1000.
He has joined the high-octane New Zealand pantheon of Jim and Steven Richards, Greg Murphy, Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin.
The 23-year-old and his co-driver Garth Tander climbed from 18th to take the title in minimal visibility, sneaking into the lead for the first time when James Golding and Cooper Murray collided with a couple o...
The White Ferns have struggled to fire throughout the first two matches of the women's ODI World Cup, falling short against Australia and South Africa.
With their third game coming up tomorrow night against Bangladesh, they will know how important a win will be in order to make it to the knockout stages of the tournament.
D'Arcy spoke with White Ferns head coach Craig McMillan to reflect on the opening two matches of the Worl...
Key figures involved in rugby have expressed concerns that kids coming through professional rugby pathways don't always have a plan B if playing professionally doesn't work out.
In this world, it is increasingly important that young kids are developing skills for success in the world as the number of players getting professional contracts is a small fraction of the kids who play the sport.
Paul Galland is the head of the Crusaders ...
The Bathurst 1000 is next up in the V8 Supercars championship, and is set to begin at 1.45pm on Sunday afternoon.
The 161 lap race at Mount Panorama is one of the great races in the world and New Zealand's own Ryan Wood is taking it on for the very first time.
D'Arcy caught up with Ryan ahead of the weekend's action to discuss.
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The international unions of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, France, Italy, England, Ireland and Scotland have banded together against the proposed R360 competition, stating that any player that signs to play in the new competition will forfeit their right to compete internationally for their country.
This is despite R360 officials stating that all competitors will be available for international test windows throughout the com...
The Pacific Championship is less than two weeks away and Kiwis coach Stacey Jones has named his 21-strong side that are set to take on Tonga and Samoa.
Warriors fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, was amongst the named players, and he caught up with D'Arcy to discuss the side ahead of the competition.
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The Netball NZ saga continues, as it was revealed Dame Noeline would not be resuming charge of the Silver Ferns for the upcoming Constellation Cup and that Yvette McCausland-Durie would once again be serving as the interim coach of the Ferns for the series.
D'Arcy spoke with Yvette to discuss what she knows around what's going on, and how she is planning on leading and uniting the group heading into the Constellation Cup.
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Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:
Former All Black centre Frank Bunce on Quinn Tupaea's standout performance.
NSW Cup Warriors coach David Tangata-Toa on the dominant 2025 season.
Piney's power rankings!
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Every Monday, Jason Pine ranks the best and worst sporting moments from the week that was - and everything in between.
This week he talked about Auckland's disappointing season, the All Blacks picking up their 7th win, the NSW Cup Warriors' utter domination and more!
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The NSW Warriors side capped off a dominant season in strong fashion, defeating the Burleigh Bears 50-20 to win the state championship for the first time in their history.
The win capped off the season where they won 24 games and lost only 3.
David Tangata-Toa is the coach of the reserve grade side and he spoke with Piney to reflect on the brilliant season they had.
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The All Blacks defeated the Wallabies 28-14 in Perth on Saturday night, registering back to back wins in the Rugby Championship for the first time in 2025.
Of the 23 who played Quinn Tupaea was a real standout, scoring a double in his first hit out at the centre position for the All Blacks.
Frank Bunce is a former All Black centre, Piney caught up with him to discuss Tupaea's performance and the similarities and differences between...
We have reached the final round of the Rugby Championship, with the All Blacks side named earlier tonight to take on the Wallabies in Perth.
ZB's own Elliott Smith joined D'Arcy to discuss the changes ahead of the big match.
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The New Zealand spring of cricket got underway last night with game one of the Chappell-Hadlee series between the Black Caps and Australia.
The Black Caps were under all sorts of pressure early, slumping to 6-3 within two overs - until Tim Robinson stood up and pushed the Black Caps to a competitive total of 181-6.
Despite the Kiwi side falling short, Tim Robinson joined D'Arcy to discuss the match.
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