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
D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include:
Former Maroons coach Sir Graham Lowe on whether the NRL should take a break while Origin is on.
Origin talkback.
Crusaders outside back Chay Fihaki ahead of their match against the Brumbies.
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The Crusaders have arrived in the Australian Capital Territory.
Their final regular season game is against the Brumbies - and the winner of that match could end up on top of the table going into the playoffs.
Crusaders outside back Chay Fihaki spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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The Queensland Maroons have been humbled by the New South Wales Blues in the first game of the State of Origin series.
Despite having the home advantage, they lost 18-6.
Dejected Maroons fan D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to former Queensland coach Sir Graham lowe about what went wrong on Sportstalk.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include:
Horowhenua-Kapiti CEO Corey Kennett on their plan to cancel every club rugby game in a week if there's any bad behaviour.
Talkback on that new policy.
Maroons great Kevin Campion on State of Origin.
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State of Origin is back for 2025!
The Maroons are hosting the Blues at Suncorp Stadium for Game 1 tonight.
Queensland legend Kevin Campion is on his way there with a bus full of 100 kiwi fans. He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. And we don't accept this."
The Horowhenua-Kapiti rugby union is going to draw a line under bad behaviour at club rugby matches.
If supporters and players cross the union's line in the sand, all club matches the next week will be canned.
Horowhenua-Kapiti CEO Corey Kennett explained the new policy to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include:
AUT Human Performance professor Patria Hume on the death of Ryan Satterthwaite.
Talkback - do we need to ban Run It Straight?
Tennis correspondent Craig Gabriel on the French Open.
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The French Open is underway at Roland Garros in Paris.
And there's aleready been some upsets! Some fo the top-seeded players are out already.
Tennis commentator Craig Gabriel is there, and he gave D'Arcy Waldegrave an update on Sportstalk.
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19-year-old Ryan Satterthwaite has died after he and some friends tried to recreate the controversial 'Run It Straight' sport in a park in Palmerston North.
His death has led to concerns that the sport is too dangerous to allow.
Patria Hume is a professor of Human Performance at AUT, she spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about why the collisions in this sport are so dangerous.
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Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:
Former A-League referee Matthew Breeze dissects Auckland FC's weekend loss.
Motorsport journo Eric Thompson on Liam Lawson's success in Monaco.
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 Warriors coming up short, Auckland FC's crushing defeat and Liam Lawson's Monaco Grand Prix performance.
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Optimism from within the Racing Bulls Formula One team after a superb return from the Monaco Grand Prix.
Kiwi driver Liam Lawson's come home eighth - his best finish in F1.
Motorsport journalist Eric Thompson joined Piney to discuss.
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The disappointment for Auckland FC over the weekend is going to linger for a long time.
The A-League men's premiership winners fell at the season's penultimate hurdle on Saturday when they lost to Melbourne Victory.
Former A-League referee Matthew Breeze joined Piney to discuss the impact of the disallowed goal that left coach Steve Corica fuming.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include:
Auckland FC goalkeeping coach Jonathan Gould ahead of their semifinal against Melbourne Victory
Talkback: if Auckland FC somehow lose - will that throw away all the goodwill they've built up this season or not?
Scott Dixon ahead of the Indy 500.
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Another big playoff game for Auckland FC this week
They're hosting Melbourne Victory at Mt Smart, and need to make sure the aggregate score stays in their favour if they want to reach the A-League grand final.
Auckland FC goalkeeping coach Jonathan Gould spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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Cautious optimism from Indy 500 veteran Scott Dixon as he prepares to try and add a second Borg Warner trophy to his cabinet.
The 2008 champion's qualified fourth fastest for what will be his 23rd appearance in the race that's part of motorsport's annual Triple Crown - alongside the Monaco Grand Prix and 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Dixon joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include:
NZ Herald rugby writer Gregor Paul on Kyren Taumoefolau heading to the Chiefs.
Talkback - Does Moana Pasifika deserve better than to be a feeder team for the NZ sides?
Crusaders centre Braydon Ennor on their match against the Highlanders on Friday.
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Sportstalk host and born-and-bred Cantab D'Arcy Waldegrave is finding a lot easier to talk about the Crusaders this season.
The team put the Waratahs away over the weekend, and they're on track to finish at or near the top of the table.
Crusaders centre Braydon Ennor spoke to D'Arcy on Sportstalk.
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Are Moana Pasifika becoming victims of their own success?
Ardie Savea's team has had their best season in years... so now the other Super Rugby franchises are rushing in to poach their talent.
Case in point - Kyren Taumoefolau is reportedly about to join the Chiefs.
Gregor Paul of the New Zealand Herald broke that story, and he spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave about the issue on Sportstalk.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap another day of sports news! Highlights for tonight include:
Former Warrior Michael Witt on the team's amazing run of form.
Warriors talkback.
Blues hooker Ricky Riccitelli on why he's going to France after this season.
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