In Extra Time this week Matt Chatterton, sports reporter Ravinder Hunia and Team Hammerhead MMA coach Matt Toa discuss the result of UFC 234, the rising star Israel Adesanya and mixed martial arts growing popularity in New Zealand and around the world.

In Extra Time this week Brenton Vannisselroy, rugby reporter Joe Porter and RNZ Sports contributor Hamish Bidwell discuss the new Super Rugby season and will the Crusaders make in three in a row.

In Extra Time this week Brenton Vannisselroy, rugby reporter Joe Porter and RNZ Sports contributor Hamish Bidwell discuss the new Super Rugby season and will the Crusaders make in three in a row.

In Extra Time this week the RNZ Sports team of Stephen Hewson, Clay Wilson and Barry Guy discuss the one-day cricket series between the Black Caps and India and why the matches have been so one sided….

In Extra Time this week the RNZ Sports team of Stephen Hewson, Clay Wilson and Barry Guy discuss the one-day cricket series between the Black Caps and India and why the matches have been so one sided….

2018 has been another successful year for New Zealand sports people. From gold medals at the Commonwealth Games to world titles, New Zealand has again flown the flag around the world. Barry Guy looks back on the sporting year

2018 has been another successful year for New Zealand sports people. From gold medals at the Commonwealth Games to world titles, New Zealand has again flown the flag around the world. Barry Guy looks back on the sporting year

This week we focus in on the national game as All Blacks coach Steve Hansen reveals his plans for the future and history is made at the NZ Rugby Awards. We also hear from Black Caps coach ahead of their home summer opener, talk to a former Silver Fern about her emergence from retirement, and find out why a New Zealand tennis star has decided to put down her racquet.

This week we focus in on the national game as All Blacks coach Steve Hansen reveals his plans for the future and history is made at the NZ Rugby Awards. We also hear from Black Caps coach ahead of their home summer opener, talk to a former Silver Fern about her emergence from retirement, and find out why a New Zealand tennis star has decided to put down her racquet.

This week we hear from the principal of an Auckland boys college who's first fifteen rugby team are facing a boycott from 10 rival schools because of player poaching allegations. We also find out why people running the sport of Parkour are so angry, talk to the history-making national under-17 women's footballers and hear about the women's sevens team's latest accolade.