It’s the long-awaited return of Eric Rush to the show, Marc and Leigh return from Europe and we’re joined in studio by Lana Coc-Kroft. We cover the end of the Olympics and talk to Argentinian rugby legend Juan Leguizamon to recap the Puma’s victory over the All Blacks last weekend.

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Ric Salizzo, Marc Ellis and Leigh Hart catch up to (uniquely) discuss sporting issues of the day, create havoc, welcome in special guests; and find time to look back with insight, and lay blame for moments from the popular Sports Cafe TV show.

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Michaela Blyde joins us to talk about the Black Ferns Sevens winning Gold in Paris - and why she wasn’t able to join the kick-ons. Blackjack social media star Tim Naki educates us on the world of online gambling, before Marc and Leigh lead him astray. Lana Coc-Kroft dials in from Queenstown to recap the Olympics so far, the Turkish shooter and French Pole Vaulter, and much more chaos as per usual.

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Ric Salizzo, Marc Ellis and Leigh Hart catch up to (uniquely) discuss sporting issues of the day, create havoc, welcome in special guests; and find time to look back with insight, and lay blame for moments from the popular Sports Cafe TV show.

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It’s the highly anticipated return of Lana Coc-Kroft to Sports Cafe. Ryan Fox joins us from Paris to talk all things Olympics and the best stories from Grant Fox on the golf course. Leigh and Marc call in from Spain to discuss tribes in Africa with ostrich feet, how our swimmers can benefit from webbed hands, and much more. Note: episode recorded prior to Women’s Sevens winning gold.

About The Show:

Ric Salizzo, Marc Ellis and Leigh Hart catch up to (uniquely) discuss sporting issues of the day, create havoc, welcome in special guests; and find time to look back with insight, and lay blame for moments from the popular Sports Cafe TV show.

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James McOnie joins us to give a shambolic rundown of Paris, we reflect on our favourite moments and Aerobic Oz Style. We react to some classic moments from Sports Cafe, Marc's Team Bulgaria apology, our Jonah Lomu interview and more!

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Ric Salizzo, Marc Ellis and Leigh Hart catch up to (uniquely) discuss sporting issues of the day, create havoc, welcome in special guests; and find time to look back with insight, and lay blame for moments from the popular Sports Cafe TV show.

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Eva The Bulgarian returns to the show to discuss her life post-Sports Cafe and Leigh joins us from Barcelona after celebrating Spain’s win in the Euros and pretending to be Christopher Luxon across Europe. Marc tries his best to derail the podcast by discussing Ric’s denim short shorts, giblets, bizarre dog shows and more.

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Ric Salizzo, Marc Ellis and Leigh Hart catch up to (uniquely) discuss sporting issues of the day, create havoc, welcome in special guests; and find time to look back with insight, and lay blame for moments from the popular Sports Cafe TV show.

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NRL legend Matty Johns joins us to discuss the Warriors 2024 season, the All Blacks test series against England, getting sacked by the Melbourne Storm and his fallout with his brother. We react to Matthew Ridge’s NRL welcome, cat toupees, find out Stephen Perofeta doesn’t know who Marc Ellis is - and more!

About The Show:

Ric Salizzo, Marc Ellis and Leigh Hart catch up to (uniquely) discuss sporting issues of the day, create havoc, welcome in special guests; and find time to look back with insight, and lay blame for moments from the popular Sports Cafe TV show.

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Marc and Aaron settle their negotiation from Episode One with maple syrup and feathers, we talk to Sam Cane about the upcoming All Blacks vs. England test series and look back at Leigh's first time on Sports Cafe as a snail racer.

About The Show:

Ric Salizzo, Marc Ellis and Leigh Hart catch up to (uniquely) discuss sporting issues of the day, create havoc, welcome in special guests; and find time to look back with insight, and lay blame for moments from the popular Sports Cafe TV show.

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Ric Salizzo recruits Marc Ellis, Leigh Hart and Political Correctness Advisor Aaron Ryan for the pilot episode of the SportsCafe-ish Podcast. We go down memory lane and look at some of the greatest moments from SportsCafe, talk Super Rugby, what’s brought the lads joy recently - and much more.

Ric Salizzo 

Marc Ellis 

LeighHart 

Sportscafe 

iHeartRadio NZ 

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Ric Salizzo, Marc Ellis and Leigh Hart catch up to (uniquely) discuss sporting issues of the day, create havoc, welcome in special guests; and find time to look back with insight, and lay blame for moments from the popular Sportscafe TV show.

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Ric Salizzo 

Marc Ellis 

LeighHart 

Sportscafe 

iHeartRadio NZ 

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