Piney's Power Rankings: Luke Littler's weekend win, the All Blacks' victory over Argentina and Jason's TAB story

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 Luke Littler's weekend win, the All Blacks' victory over Argentina and Jason's TAB story.

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Duncie Wildergrave
from News Talk Zed by Days Power Rankings.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
On Monday nights, we rate the weekend Piney's Power Rankings,
rating the best, the worst and the in between. Bits
from the Sporting Weekend. Let's go Jen Tea in the
spring box throwing away a twenty two mil lead to
lose to the Wallabies thirty eight twenty two, summed up
perfectly by coach Rassi Erasmus afterwards. And I can buttet

(00:42):
us up to sound cool and respectful but really dog shit.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
On to day.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
Don't count against them bouncing back though in style this weekend.
In cake Down nine. Our tab winner on Saturday, Jason
who passed up the chance to line his pockets from
that very game, and your long shot today is called
the James O'Connor was the answer all along Special Australia
the Wallabies to beat South Africa thirteen plus at Alice Park.

(01:13):
It's paying eighteen dollars you'd collect two thy five hundred
and fifty. Well, much as I'd like the Wallabies to win,
I can't see them doing it by thirteen. So he
didn't pick that. He was still a winner those picking
Sunderland to beat west Ham eat teenage dance sensation Luke
Littler at eight back to back World Series titles after
winning the New Zealand Darans Masters in Auckland.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
Is this the moment? It is the moment double fifteen
twenty five He puts off psoluent show. What a performance
for Blue.

Speaker 2 (01:48):
Littler eight lexst to four the win over world number
one Luke Humphreys in the finals. Seven. The Tall Blacks
are falling just short of the podium at Basketball's Asia Cup,
eventually claiming fourth spot after an admirable campaign which included,
of course, their win from twenty one points down in
the quarter final against Lebanons. An incredible win for the

(02:10):
Toll Blacks.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
They put it into context. They are marching on to
the semifinals and incredible come from behind win for New Zealand.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
They look dead in the water. Losses to China in
the semi and then to Iran this morning in the
playoff for Bronze six. Taranaki are at six, putting Auckland
to the sword in their NPC match at Eden Park.

Speaker 3 (02:34):
Walter's hands and it's based inside that twenty two walteras
hands is gonna go all the way at Taranaki.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
I'm gonna score a seventh dry.

Speaker 3 (02:43):
Swats the conversion in fifty up for Taranaki.

Speaker 2 (02:46):
Three wins from three for the Amber and Blacks, who
are our early NPC table toppers. Five into the top
half where we find the All Blacks. Savona's point win
to start the Rugby Championship.

Speaker 3 (02:57):
The All Blacks go back to number one in the
world for the first time since November twenty twenty one.
Forty one twenty four six strives to three.

Speaker 2 (03:07):
Still a few work on sty were ahead of the
second Test in Argentina this coming weekend. Sure the Warriors
are at four. It was not pretty, but winning ugly
is just fine at the stage of the season.

Speaker 3 (03:20):
Last time you'd have to think their slow coming across.

Speaker 1 (03:25):
There's another con grit headed. They have a full.

Speaker 2 (03:29):
Time and the Warriors surd Hair in Auckland four take
points to ten, back into the top four with their
playoff destiny now back in their own hands. Free high
jumper Hamish curs at three victory at the latest Diamond
League events in Poland's.

Speaker 3 (03:45):
And he goes Cleire at two thirty three.

Speaker 1 (03:48):
Well he doesn't win just by one Claire height that
would have been done by two thirty. That's third time clearance.

Speaker 3 (03:53):
He wins by two Claire heights and.

Speaker 2 (03:55):
A season's best of two meters thirty three two. Chris
Wood is at two, back up and running in the
Premier League with a double on opening day.

Speaker 1 (04:04):
Jumping was Wood woulds there again?

Speaker 2 (04:08):
Lifts off here once again.

Speaker 1 (04:11):
Chris Wood this.

Speaker 2 (04:13):
Year's tough scorer. He's up and running once again. Chris
Woods got away here, We're beyond the goalkeeper. Chris wordscores again.
Chris Wood now has ninety one ninety one Premier League goals.
One for the first time. The Wallabies take top spot
in Piney's Power rankings, coming back from twenty two nil

(04:36):
down to beat the spring Box at Ellis Park for
the first time in over six decades.

Speaker 3 (04:42):
Lost hoard and intercept it right, He's got one to beats.

Speaker 1 (04:48):
He beats for the soup and Fritz Starner will not
catch him, and that's it will be that.

Speaker 2 (04:57):
I'm not sure I like the Wallabies being at number one,
but I kind of had to put them there. Really.

Speaker 3 (05:01):
Not only did Jason not take that bet? Both you
and Jason laughed at the notion, laughed, I don't have
the time to play the audio for you now, Pinney,
but if you go back zibby week on demand. They
laughed at the notion and could have been two and
a half grand richer pat show Manta stops though because

(05:26):
they avoided a spot on their power rankings.

Speaker 1 (05:29):
They did.

Speaker 2 (05:29):
Indeed, they returned next Monday night, five and a half
to eight.

Speaker 1 (05:35):
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