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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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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Wednesday 18 March 2026: Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson on this weekend's match against the Brumbies

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