Full Show: Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave 30 May 2024

D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting week in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include:  Rugby Players' Association CEO Rob Nicol on the governance vote. Talkback on this featuring, among others, former Police Minister Stuart Nash who thinks the Provincial Unions have made the…

Steve Corica: Auckland FC head coach on the club selecting its first players

All four of the players who have been named as part of the A-League side's inaugural roster today have experience representing New Zealand as All Whites or Oly Whites. So they've got some players - do they have any clubrooms yet? Or goalposts? D'Arcy Waldegrave asked head coach Steve Corica about…

Stuart Nash: Former Police Minister disagrees with NZ Rugby governance decision

You just never know who's going to ring up when the talkback lines open. Turns out former Police Minister Stuart Nash has been following the NZR governance story closely, and he's got some thoughts on the decision the unions have made. He phoned up D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk to air his views…

Rob Nicol: Rugby Players' Association CEO on the governance vote

The provincial unions supporting Proposal 2 have got their way - and their dedicated seats on the New Zealand Rugby board. Before the vote, Players Association CEO Rob Nicol warned that if Proposal 2 got through, the professional players would split from NZR. D'Arcy Waldegrave got Rob back on Spo…

Full Show: Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave 29 May 2024

D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting week in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include:  Reg Dickason of ESI Risk on the terror threat against the T20 World Cup. Talkback - with threats like this, are you satisfied that stadium security is at the level it needs to be. Crusade…

Reg Dickason: International Risk Management and Security Consultant for Global Sports on the terror threat impacting the T20 World Cup

A terror threat has been made against the upcoming T20 World Cup. A pro-ISIS outlet has threatened an attack on the India-Pakistan match in New York. The expert the Black Caps consult with on terrorism is Reg Dickason - and he spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about what he makes of this. …

Quinten Strange: Crusader lock ahead of the Super Rugby playoffs

There are 8 spots in the Super Rugby playoffs and, with one game to go, eleven teams are still vying to get one of them. The Crusaders are one of those teams, but they need a few things to go their way to lock in their ticket to the quarterfinals. Crusaders lock Quinten Strange spoke to D'Arcy Wa…

Full Show: Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave 28 May 2024

D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to recap an exciting week in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include:  Super Rugby tournament director Matt Barlow on why they're not letting Beauden Barrett suit up for the Blues in the playoffs. Talkback - Beauden and whether the current 8-team playoff stru…

Greta Pilkington: Kiwi sailor celebrates Olympic callup

21-year-old Greta Pilkington is the latest sailor to be named in our Olympic team. It'll be her first Games, and she'll be competing in the single-handed ILCA 6 class. She spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about what it's like to realise her childhood dream. LISTEN ABOVE

Matt Barlow: Super Rugby tournament director on Beauden Barrett not making the cut for the Blues

Beauden Barret is an Auckland Blue. He's one of the best players in the world. He's available to play for them in the Super Rugby playoffs. So why exactly are the powers that be putting their foot down and stopping him from playing? D'Arcy Waldegrave got one of those very powers - Super Rugby tou…