Max Brown: Olympic Canoeist on taking part in this year's Queenstown Marathon
Runners in Queenstown are hitting the road this weekend, preparing for the pinnacle running event – the Queenstown Marathon. This year is set to be the biggest rendition of the event to date, with more than 13,000 registered participants across five distances, and nearly 4,000 runners competing in the full-length marathon. One of those competitors is Olympic canoeist Max Brown, who is running as part of a fundraiser for Miracle Feet – he caught up with D'Arcy to preview the event. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Simon Parker: All Blacks blindside flanker previews the clash against England
This third clash of the All Blacks Northern Tour is kicking off tomorrow morning – arguably the biggest test so far. They’re taking on England at their home ground of Twickenham, in front of what’s set to be a loud, passionate crowd of over 80,000 fans. The All Blacks will be looking to continue their dominant streak, not having lost to the home side at Twickenham since 2012. Simon Parker is starting at blindside flanker on Sunday morning, and caught up with D'Arcy to preview the test. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Twickenham - the yardstick for Robertson's tenure
Yardstick. Barometer. Criterion. Whatever you call it, tomorrow’s test match against the most irritating team in world rugby will determine how Scott Robertson’s tenure to date will be judged. With no respect whatsoever to the Welsh, the Twickenham bunfight will seal the Grand Slam or leave another dirty smudge in Razor’s copybook, which has already attracted a fair amount of filth this year. The phenomenal melt down in Wellington against the Springboks and the Pumas mess will be conveniently overlooked should this season end with Grand Slam success, although imagine rolling the English then getting mugged with a leek the next week. That too would eclipse the South African and Argentine embarrassments, right? The first half of Razor’s reign has been punctuated by inconsistency as he has attempted to settle into life in the international arena. His much-referenced armour chink has always been his lack of experience in the rarefied air of global test match confrontations. It’s more than fair to say that as sign posted as this issue has been, Robertson has still struggled with direction in this space. He has been conservative with his selections, but he’s also given characters a decent shot at retaining their jersey even if they haven't set their matches on fire, Damien McKenzie and Billy Proctor for example. He’s also ushered some players out the back door, goodbye Ioane, Sotutu, and Reece, and introduced some potential long-term superheroes in the form of Holland, Parker, Sititi, and Lakai. He’s also overseen some truly awful second half stats and his collection of cards would look great at the Armageddon expo, but bloody awful in the sheds. As it stands, his half term report is a B, but knocking on the door of an A-, dependent on the Twickenham exchange.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Hope Ralph: Black Sticks and Falcons striker previews the Hockey Premier League
The Hockey Premier League gets underway this weekend, with four sides from across the country taking part in the six round competition. The Central Falcons get their season underway when they take on the Hauraki Mavericks in Napier. D'Arcy spoke with Black Sticks and Falcons striker Hope Ralph to discuss the opening match and the competition as a whole as it enters its second year. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Caleb MacDonald: NZ Rally Driver ahead of the final round of the 2025 NZ Rally Championships
The 6th and final round of the 2025 New Zealand Rally Championship goes down this weekend, this time with the Rally of Whangarei. Caleb MacDonald is behind the wheel, and he’ll be looking to close out the year by winning his first championship. He caught up with D'Arcy to preview the event and delve into a crash that looked to derail his championship aspirations LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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