Sports Fix

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 26th March 2026, last night, the 2026 NPC draw was released and one of the team's schedules raised some eyebrows. After playing all of their home matches in 2025 at Porirua Park, the Wellington Lions will be returning to the 34,500 capacity Hnry Stadium for the upcoming season. This is despite the crowd sizes dwindling leaving a sea of yellow seats visible on the broadcast. Wellington Rugby CEO Tony Giles joined D'Arcy to discuss the decision. 

D'Arcy shares his thoughts on Israel Adesanya returning to the UFC octagon this weekend against Joe Pyfer.

And D'Arcy and Piney reflect on the 5 match T20I series between both the Black Caps and the White Ferns against South Africa and discuss the All Whites ahead of their first match of the FIFA series against Finland tomorrow night.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 25th March 2026, on Monday it was announced that the NZ20 competition was the way forward for domestic T20 cricket in New Zealand. What does the competition need to do from a promotional standpoint in order to be a success and gain traction with Kiwis? Founder of Duco Events, David Higgins, an organisation responsible for the NRL Auckland 9's and the Black Clash joined D'Arcy to discuss.

D'Arcy shares his thoughts on the Warriors squad named for Friday's match with Luke Metcalf returning early from injury.

And D'Arcy and NZ Herald sports journalist Alex Powell discuss what needs to happen for NZ20 to be good to go by next season and the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix in Formula 1.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 24th March 2026, today the rest of Dave Rennie's All Blacks coaching group was revealed. Neil Barnes was named the senior assistant coach, Fa'alogo Tana Umaga as the defence coach, Mike Blair as the attack coach, Jason Ryan as the forwards coach and Phil Healey as the Head of Performance. Neil Barnes joined D'Arcy to discuss his appointment.

D'Arcy shares his thoughts on the T20 series between the Black Caps and White Ferns against South Africa.

And D'Arcy and Newstalk ZB rugby commentator Elliott Smith discuss the new All Blacks coaching appointments.

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On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 23rd March 2026, NZC have announced today that they will pursue NZ20 as their preferred option for the New Zealand domestic T20 competition. This has come after months of debate as to whether that or expansion into Australia's Big Bash would be better for the game in New Zealand. Head of NZ20 steering committee, Don MacKinnon, joins the podcast to discuss what this means going forward.

Piney is ready to say it - It's the Warriors' year.

Plus, Adam Cooper is in the Chamber recapping a big win for the Hurricanes.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 20th March 2026, despite a challenging season for the Wellington Phoenix the franchise is still in with a chance to make the playoffs in the A League this season.

Chris Greenacre is the interim head coach of the side and he joined D'Arcy to discuss what they plan to do heading into the business end of the season.

Piney shares his thoughts on the possibility entering a New Zealand side into the Big Bash T20 competition.

And D'Arcy and Piney preview the weekends Super Rugby action and the massive games looming for both Wellington Phoenix sides.

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On Sports Fix with Jason Pine and D'Arcy Waldegrave for 19th March 2026, James Slipper is set to break Wyatt Crockett's all time Super Rugby appearance record, when he takes the field for the 203rd time. Wyatt Crockett joins the podcast to celebrate James' achievement

D'Arcy once again tries to find out just what determines the 'spirit of cricket' after another controversial run out.

Plus, the lads are in the Chamber discussing how the Warriors will mitigate the loss of Chanel Harris-Tavita and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad.

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On Sports Fix with Elliott Smith for 18th March 2026, it's team naming day for this weekend's round of Super Rugby and Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson returns to the side after sitting out their Moana Pasifika game two weeks ago. The Chiefs are faced with the daunting task of playing the Brumbies over in Canberra in another mammoth clash a third of the way through the season. Luke joined Elliot to discuss this weekend's game. 

Elliott shares his thoughts on the fact the cricket powerbrokers are still yet to make a decision around the future of the domestic game in New Zealand 

And Elliott and NZ Herald sports journalist Nathan Limm discuss the Warriors team named for their match against the Knights this weekend, Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell speaking out and wanting a quick resolution to the cricket saga that continues to drag on and Jess Thirlby stepping down as the coach of the English netball team.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 17th March 2026, the beginning of the 2026 F1 season has seen a couple of great races, but it has been controversial to say the least. The change in the engines being split 50 percent combustion engine and 50 percent battery has seen criticism from drivers and fans alike. David Dicker is the owner of Rodin Motorsport and he joined D'Arcy to share his view.

D'Arcy shares his thoughts on the Black Ferns sevens side after a miraculous come from behind victory against Australia at the New York sevens.

And D'Arcy and NZ Herald sports journalist Alex Powell discuss Liam Lawson's performance at the Shanghai F1 Grand Prix and whether we are getting any closer to a resolution in the New Zealand domestic cricket saga.

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On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 16 March 2026, after a huge win over the Raiders on Friday, the Warriors CEO was spotted relishing his team's performance in the crowd. He joins the podcast to chat about what he loves about the Warriors and how he balances being a fan and being the boss of the club.

Piney is adamant Auckland FC's momentum will take them back to the top of the table after their win over Newcastle Jets.

Plus, Clay Wilson is in the Chamber full of praise for Liam Lawson after taking points in China.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 13th March 2026, the Super League netball tournament gets underway in Australia this weekend.

There will be nine current or former Silver Ferns plying their trade in the competition, one of those players is Gina Crampton, a former captain of the Silver Ferns. She joined D'Arcy to discuss her return to the competition.

Piney shares his thoughts on the possibility of Tana Umaga becoming an All Blacks assistant coach

And, D'Arcy and Piney discuss the Warriors match tonight against the Raiders and the second F1 grand prix held in China and what it means for Liam Lawson after what happened last year.

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