James McOnie: The Crowd Goes Wild host on England beating Norway in the World Cup and the All Blacks' victory over Italy

 James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss England beating out Norway in the FIFA World Cup, and the All Blacks keeping their winning streak alive in Wellington against Italy.  LISTEN ABOVE

Craig Gabriel: tennis commentator on Linda Noskova defeating Karolina Muchova in Wimbledon final

Linda Noskova has become Wimbledon's 9th different women's singles champion in the past nine years, overcoming fellow Czech Karolina Muchova in the three-set final. Tennis commentator Craig Gabriel joined Piney to recap the action. LISTEN ABOVE

Andrew Pragnell: New Zealand Football CEO on the All Whites facing India in two-match series in November

The All Whites will have rare football internationals against India late this year, with matches scheduled for Auckland and Christchurch. The matches will be at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium on Thursday, 12 November, and at Christchurch's Te Kaha Stadium on Sunday, 15 November. The games were annou…

Scotty Hales: Western Springs football director on England beating out Norway at the FIFA World Cup

Jude Bellingham is England's hero after bagging a second consecutive World Cup brace to beat Norway 2-1 in the quarterfinals in Miami. The winner came three minutes into extra time after scores were locked at 1-all at the end of regulation. Western Springs football director Scotty Hales joined Pi…

Ant Strachan: former All Black and rugby analyst on the All Blacks' win over Italy

Mixed emotions for Dave Rennie after the All Blacks’ clunky 47-17 win over Italy in Wellington. Rennie was pleased a four-try burst in the 14 minutes after half-time turned the game, but believes they should have driven Italy into the turf. Former All Black and rugby analyst Ant Strachan joined P…

Will Jordan: All Black on beating the New Zealand test try record

Will Jordan hopes he's inspired a new generation of rugby players after an historic achievement in Wellington. The All Blacks outside back scored a hat-trick in the 47-17 win over Italy, as he overtook Doug Howlett for the New Zealand test record, with 50 tries. He joined Piney to discuss the gam…

Full Show Podcast: 11 July 2026

On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 11th July 2026, Piney broadcasts live from Wellington’s Green Man pub as the All Blacks look to break the capital curse in their clash against Italy.  NZ Rugby’s new men's head of high performance, Conrad Smith joins Piney, along with NZR …

Harry Siono: Iron Blacks Head Coach on the clash against Australia at the Festival of Football

New Zealand’s men’s American Football team, the Iron Blacks, is facing one of the biggest fixtures in their history.  They’re one of three teams facing Australia in the Festival of Football this weekend, and will be looking to overturn last year’s agonising 20-16 defeat on the Gold Coast.  Head C…

Nathan Limm: The Big League Podcast Host recaps the Warriors win over the Wests Tigers

The Warriors have continued their strong season with a 32-6 win over the Wests Tigers.  Their return to winning form cements their second-place spot on the NRL ladder, though there were a few performance issues, the Warriors making over a dozen errors throughout the game.   Host of the The Big Le…

Erin Rush: New Zealand Rugby President on her role, priorities for the sport

Erin Rush has made history.  Back in May, she was the first woman to elected as President at New Zealand Rugby – the first in the organisation’s 134-year history.   She’s long been involved in the sport – a former Black Fern, commentator, and a volunteer at the grassroots level, as well as NZR’s …