On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 23rd March 2026, NZC have announced today that they will pursue NZ20 as their preferred option for the New Zealand domestic T20 competition. This has come after months of debate as to whether that or expansion into Australia's Big Bash would be better for the game in New Zealand. Head of NZ20 steering committee, Don MacKinnon, joins the podcast to discuss what this means going forward.

Piney is ready to say it - It's the Warriors' year.

Plus, Adam Cooper is in the Chamber recapping a big win for the Hurricanes.

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On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 23rd March 2026, NZC have announced today that they will pursue NZ20 as their preferred option for the New Zealand domestic T20 competition. This has come after months of debate as to whether that or expansion into Australia's Big Bash would be better for the game in New Zealand. Head of NZ20 steering committee, Don MacKinnon, joins the podcast to discuss what this means going forward.
Piney is ready to say it - It's the Warriors' year.
Plus, Adam Cooper is in the Chamber recapping a big win for the Hurricanes.
Get 'Sports Fix' every weekday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine talk the big sports stories of the day, and chat to the big names making headlines on and off the field.
Hosted by two of the biggest names in sports radio in New Zealand, Sports Fix is the perfect daily podcast for Kiwi fans of everything from rugby, cricket, netball, rugby league, golf, and everything in between.
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Monday 23 March 2026: Don Mackinnon says NZ20 'best model for the game'

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 20th March 2026, despite a challenging season for the Wellington Phoenix the franchise is still in with a chance to make the playoffs in the A League this season.

Chris Greenacre is the interim head coach of the side and he joined D'Arcy to discuss what they plan to do heading into the business end of the season.

Piney shares his thoughts on the possibility entering a New Zealand side into the Big Bash T20 competition.

And D'Arcy and Piney preview the weekends Super Rugby action and the massive games looming for both Wellington Phoenix sides.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 20th March 2026, despite a challenging season for the Wellington Phoenix the franchise is still in with a chance to make the playoffs in the A League this season.
Chris Greenacre is the interim head coach of the side and he joined D'Arcy to discuss what they plan to do heading into the business end of the season.
Piney shares his thoughts on the possibility entering a New Zealand side into the Big Bash T20 competition.
And D'Arcy and Piney preview the weekends Super Rugby action and the massive games looming for both Wellington Phoenix sides.
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Friday 20 March 2026: Wellington Phoenix Interim Coach Chris Greenacre on the teams chances of a playoff birth

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On Sports Fix with Jason Pine and D'Arcy Waldegrave for 19th March 2026, James Slipper is set to break Wyatt Crockett's all time Super Rugby appearance record, when he takes the field for the 203rd time. Wyatt Crockett joins the podcast to celebrate James' achievement

D'Arcy once again tries to find out just what determines the 'spirit of cricket' after another controversial run out.

Plus, the lads are in the Chamber discussing how the Warriors will mitigate the loss of Chanel Harris-Tavita and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad.

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On Sports Fix with Jason Pine and D'Arcy Waldegrave for 19th March 2026, James Slipper is set to break Wyatt Crockett's all time Super Rugby appearance record, when he takes the field for the 203rd time. Wyatt Crockett joins the podcast to celebrate James' achievement
D'Arcy once again tries to find out just what determines the 'spirit of cricket' after another controversial run out.
Plus, the lads are in the Chamber discussing how the Warriors will mitigate the loss of Chanel Harris-Tavita and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad.
Get 'Sports Fix' every weekday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Thursday 19 March 2026: 'Well-rounded player'- Wyatt Crockett reflects on James Slipper's journey on his way to 203 Super Rugby appearances

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On Sports Fix with Elliott Smith for 18th March 2026, it's team naming day for this weekend's round of Super Rugby and Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson returns to the side after sitting out their Moana Pasifika game two weeks ago. The Chiefs are faced with the daunting task of playing the Brumbies over in Canberra in another mammoth clash a third of the way through the season. Luke joined Elliot to discuss this weekend's game. 

Elliott shares his thoughts on the fact the cricket powerbrokers are still yet to make a decision around the future of the domestic game in New Zealand 

And Elliott and NZ Herald sports journalist Nathan Limm discuss the Warriors team named for their match against the Knights this weekend, Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell speaking out and wanting a quick resolution to the cricket saga that continues to drag on and Jess Thirlby stepping down as the coach of the English netball team.

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On Sports Fix with Elliott Smith for 18th March 2026, it's team naming day for this weekend's round of Super Rugby and Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson returns to the side after sitting out their Moana Pasifika game two weeks ago. The Chiefs are faced with the daunting task of playing the Brumbies over in Canberra in another mammoth clash a third of the way through the season. Luke joined Elliot to discuss this weekend's game.&nbsp;
Elliott shares his thoughts on the fact the cricket powerbrokers are still yet to make a decision around the future of the domestic game in New Zealand&nbsp;
And Elliott and NZ Herald sports journalist Nathan Limm discuss the Warriors team named for their match against the Knights this weekend, Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell speaking out and wanting a quick resolution to the cricket saga that continues to drag on and Jess Thirlby stepping down as the coach of the English netball team.
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Wednesday 18 March 2026: Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson on this weekend's match against the Brumbies

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Monday 23 March 2026: Don Mackinnon says NZ20 'best model for the game'

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