Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave

Kiwi Hayden Paddon is set to compete again this weekend in the World Rally Championship at the Rally of Japan.
He started off the year with the very treacherous rally at Monte Carlo before picking up a podium at his second event at the Rally of Croatia.
Hayden joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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Scott Barrett, the current All Blacks captain, is set to miss the next three to five months of rugby after picking up a back injury before he was able to return to action this Super Rugby season.
There is a chance he'll be back for the end of the Nations Championship at the end of the year - but discussions have begun around who the next All Blacks captain will be.
Reuben Thorne is a former All Blacks captain and he joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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The team lists for the final round of Super Rugby Pacific were released today, and the lineups for the Hurricanes and the Chiefs saw plenty of key omissions.
Both teams are set to take on the Crusaders and Blues respectively in games that have major finals implications for the sides in order to secure the third place on the table and a home first round finals match.
Jack Mesley the CEO of Super Rugby, joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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Tonight, rugby league takes centre stage with the first match in the 2026 State of Origin series.
Queensland are the current holders after upsetting New South Wales 2-1 last year.
The Blues will want to get one up over the Maroons at home in Sydney whilst the visitors will want to start off strong with the second match set to be held at the MCG - a neutral ground.
Corey Parker is a former Broncos legend and Queensland representative, he joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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The French Open is underway for another year.
There's been plenty of action so far throughout the men's and women's singles and today marks the beginning of the doubles matches.
Tennis correspondent Craig Gabriel joined D'Arcy to discuss.
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