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.
Episodes
The new Olympic schedule was unveiled ahead of the 2028 LA Games, and it's raised questions from experts.
The traditional format has been flipped, with the track and field events taking place in the first week and swimming in the second week - and more women's finals being held on the first day in July.
D'Arcy caught up with the CEO of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, Nicki Nicol, to discuss.
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The All Blacks' Grand Slam tour continues on this weekend, as the Kiwi side gears up to face England.
The All Blacks will face off against one of their greatest rugby rivals on Sunday in Twickenham, and anticipation is growing.
BBC rugby correspondent Chris Jones joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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The T20 series between the Black Caps and the West Indies has provided several cracking encounters, with the Black Caps holding a 2-1 lead heading into the final match tomorrow.
Kyle Jamieson is a bowler for the Black Caps and he caught up with D'Arcy to discuss the series so far.
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The biggest test of the northern tour is coming up on Sunday morning as the All Blacks take on England at Twickenham, in a match that could very well determine if the All Blacks come away with a Grand Slam in 2025.
The All Blacks performed well in patches against Scotland but they'll need to do better to keep up their streak, especially considering England's rugby prowess.
Bryn Hall is a former Blues and Crusaders halfback and curr...
The Breakers have suffered their ninth loss in 12 ANBL basketball games this season, to sit ninth of 10 teams in the league.
They've been beaten 79-72 by the Sydney Kings, despite leading 41-39 at half-time.
Breakers player Reuben Te Rangi joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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The Pacific Championships wrapped up over the weekend, with the Kiwis defeating Samoa 36-14 in Sydney in front of what was another passionate crowd of supporters.
The tournament highlighted the passion that the Pacific nations have for their national sides, with bumper crowds across the tournament.
Former Kiwis lock Tawera Nikau joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:
Rugby commentator Sam Ward on the All Blacks' victory over Scotland over the weekend.
The TAB's Thad Taylor ahead of NZ Cup week.
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 Ish Sodhi making cricket history, the All Blacks defeating Scotland and the Kiwis dominating the Pacific Championships, and more.
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The IRT New Zealand Cup will be held at Addington this week, and speculation's brewing ahead of the event.
Thad Taylor from the TAB joined Piney to discuss.
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The All Blacks are spinning the positives from a near-calamitous third quarter in their win over Scotland.
The squad has moved to London to begin preparations for Sunday morning's test against England at Twickenham.
Rugby commentator Sam Ward joined Piney to discuss.
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It was a big day in the world of Super Rugby Pacific today, with all 11 franchises confirming their 38-man squads for the 2026 edition of the competition.
Jack Mesley is the CEO of Super Rugby Pacific and he caught up with D'Arcy to discuss the team selections.
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The next All Blacks test in the Grand Slam tour is set to take place this weekend - and this time, the Kiwis are going up against Scotland.
The Scots will be looking to break the drought, since their first test match in 1905 and in 32 total test matches, they have never beaten the All Blacks.
Former Scotland assistant coach Jason O'Halloran joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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Venus Williams is returning for a seventh ASB Tennis Classic.
The 45-year-old played the US Open in August and joins the likes of Naomi Osaka and Lulu Sun as confirmed entries.
Tournament director Nicolas Lamperin joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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The Kiwis v Tonga matchup on Sunday afternoon illustrated to fans of rugby league that the international stage is very much alive and well.
The match had 38,000 fans flocking to Eden Park to watch, making it the third most attended international rugby league match in history in New Zealand.
New Zealand Rugby League CEO Greg Peters caught up with D'Arcy to discuss the final - and reveal why this year's final is taking place in Austr...
The spring of cricket continues this week with the West Indies arriving on our shores to play 5 T20's, 3 ODIs and three test matches.
Jacob Duffy is a bowler for the Black Caps and he caught up with D'Arcy to discuss the upcoming series.
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The Kiwis defeated Tonga in front of 38,000 passionate fans at Eden Park, but there's one detail that caused some alarm.
Tongan second rower Eli Katoa took a shoulder to the head during warm-ups, and then took two additional head knocks before being replaced in the 51st minute.
He displayed seizure activity on the bench before being rushed to Auckland hospital where he underwent brain surgery.
Former Warriors captain and form...
Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:
Talkback - What do we make of the ongoing Dame Noels crisis?
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 Blacks' weekend victory, Auckland FC topping the A-League ladder and more!
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Last night the Black Caps won their 10th consecutive home ODI series when they beat England last night by 5 wickets.
Dismissing England for 175 runs, the star of the show was Blair Tickner, who was playing in his first international match for New Zealand in 908 days.
D'Arcy spoke with Blair to discuss his return to the Black Caps.
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Nathan Limm: NZ Herald sports journalist on his exposure of the 'toxic' culture impacting Netball NZ
The New Zealand Herald recently released a report into Netball NZ's 'toxic' workplace environment.
It detailed claims made by as many as six current and former staff members who have discussed a challenging and secretive workplace culture.
The article was written by Nathan Limm and he joined D'Arcy to discuss further.
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