The All Blacks get a week off at the Rugby World Cup, but even without them the tournament is producing headlines galore.
France have lost their captain to injury, Fiji are looking to build on last week's win and make a finals run, and Australia are contemplating a humiliating exit in the group stage.
Newstalk ZB rugby commentator Elliott Smith joined D’Arcy Waldegrave to wrap the week.
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ZB's own D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include:
Former Wallaby Tim Horan on whether the Aussie teams are actually looking competitive this Super Rugby season.
Talkback - Are they actually getting better or are we getting worse?
Netball NZ CEO Jennie Wyllie on our bid for the 2031 World Cup.
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We're putting our name in the ring to host the Netball World Cup.
Netball New Zealand intends to bid to host the 2031 tournament, and if we win it'd be the first World Cup held here since the noughties.
Netball NZ CEO Jennie Wyllie spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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Are the Aussies actually getting good at rugby again?
Three games in the Reds and somehow the Rebels are both sitting in the mix at the top of the Super Rugby table.
Former Wallaby Tim Horan thinks this is a sign that Aussie rugby is on the rise again - he shared his theory with D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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ZB's own D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include:
Nick Mills - former sporting franchise and bar owner on whether the Warriors could successfully run a bar.
Talkback - Could they?
Joseph Parker on his win over Zhilei Zhang.
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Joe Parker has returned to New Zealand victorious!
He was knocked down twice by "Big Bang" Zhang but won by majority decision in Riyadh.
He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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The Warriors are all done licking their wounds after their opening loss to the Sharks and are focused on their next challenge.
They've named a mostly unchanged side to face the Storm in Melbourne on Saturday night.
D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to Warriors assistant coach Richard Agar after the announcement.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave understands that the Warriors are going to buy a bar in Kingsland and turn it into a Warriors-themed bar.
Now the Warriors don't tend to run bars very much because they are, after all, a rugby league team - so could this work?
Nick Mills was long-time owner of the Wellington Saints and has owned a lot of bars too, so D'Arcy got his opinion on the whole thing on Sportstalk.
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Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:
Talkback - Black Caps beaten again.
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The week has come to an end and D'Arcy Waldegrave has once again returned to recap this weeks sporting news. Highlights include:
- A wrap of the first day at Hagley Oval with ZB's Andrew Alderson
- Former Maroon, Kangaroo and Warrior Steve Price on the Warriors' season getting underway
- Talkback - Black Caps bottling it yet again
- Kiwi IndyCar driver Scott Dixon ahead of the St Petersburg GP
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Starting his IndyCar career back in 2003, kiwi racer Scott Dixon has won the championship title six times.
Despite his success, there’s one title he hasn’t yet obtained: St Petersburg Grand Prix.
He’s returned for another attempt, joining D’Arcy Waldegrave for a chat about the upcoming tournament, and whether 2024 is the year he finally gets the win.
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