This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating Daryl Mitchell's mahi and break down a few more Blackcaps things from their ongoing series vs West Indies such as Kyle Jamieson stacking up game time as part of the swinging bowling attack. We also touch on the start of HBJ Shield and Ford Trophy morphing into Plunket Shield as New Zealand's domestic cricket season is in motion. Then we check in with Wellington Phoenix Women who have had two draws to start the season, while All Whites have made improvements in their goal-scoring and Auckland FC's development system continues to impress. NZ Breakers are repeating weekly cycles, while Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs are increasing their recruitment of Aotearoa rugby league talent.

(00:00) Blackcaps

(28:16) Mindfulness

(34:07) Plunket Shield

(36:21) Auckland cricket, HBJ Shield & Ford Trophy

(45:20) Wellington Phoenix Women

(01:00:40) All Whites

(01:12:35) Auckland FC Reserves

(01:30:20) NZ Breakers

(01:33:36) NZ Warriors/Panthers/Rabbitohs

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This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating Jacob Duffy's T20 bowling excellence for Blackcaps, Steven Adams' role in Houston Rockets highlights, react to the Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix derby and check in with Joe Bell's recent mahi. Then we discuss the Pacific Championships final and all angles of the Kiwis success. NZ Breakers had another loss and the bad vibes are stacking up, while All Whites are preparing for another wave of games with a weakened squad. Wellington Phoenix women had a draw to start their season and we finish with a crossover between Blackcaps T20 cricket and Ford Trophy.

(00:00) Jacob Duffy

(05:37) Steven Adams

(13:00) Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix

(28:51) Joe Bell

(37:16) Mindfulness

(40:36) Kiwis Pacific Championships

(01:21:30) NZ Breakers

(01:38:15) More Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix

(01:56:02) All Whites

(02:03:08) Phoenix women

(02:14:28) Blackcaps and Ford Trophy

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This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate NZ Kiwis, Blackcaps, Steven Adams and prepare for the Aotearoa A-League Derby. We chat through some Pacific Championships stuff, compare Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix coaching, update how Steven Adams is tracking in the NBA and check in with the NZ Breakers chaos after a big win. Then we dive deeper into Blackcaps who swept aside England in the ODI series and now prepare for a T20 series against West Indies. That means talking through two different squads, players out of form like Will Young and the depth in both formats with some Ford Trophy weaved in for more context. Before we hit up the kiwi derby, an All Whites squad was announced which included Sarpreet Singh after his goal on the weekend and we offer some background information for Kees Sims. We also update the New Zealand flavour for Newcastle Jets women and how Lara Colpi is tracking.

(00:00) NZ Kiwis vs Tonga

(15:04) Aotearoa derby coaches

(24:10) Steven Adams

(36:06) NZ Breakers

(38:28) Mindfulness

(41:36) Blackcaps

(01:16:45) - Sarpreet Singh & Flying Kiwis

(01:27:48) All Whites squad

(01:35:15) Newcastle Jets Women

(01:38:24) Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland FC

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This week in the Niche Cache we start with a few rugby league notes with signing news and Pacific Championship stuff before celebrating Jackson Ball's rise to a starting role with Illawarra in the NBL. We break down another NZ Breakers loss and updated Steven Adams' start to the NBA season before going into the Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC estuaries. Both teams had home wins over the weekend with kiwis like Corban Piper, Xuan Loke and Jesse Randell impressing. Football Ferns have been in action as well and Macey Fraser popped up in the Women's National League. The cool cats lead our Flying Kiwis round up this week with Marko Stamenic, Elijah Just and Matthew Garbett. Then we wrap up a stinky ODI World Cup for White Ferns, before talking through the best Blackcaps performers vs England in Daryl Mitchell, Matt Henry and Zak Foulkes. Ford Trophy started last weekend so we finish with plenty of domestic cricket including Henry Nicholls' centuries, seaming all-rounders and the best emerging talent for each team.

(00:30) NRL/Pacific Championships

(14:45) Mindfulness

(17:25) NBL/NBA

(33:35) A-League

(59:52) Football Ferns

(01:11:19) Flying Kiwis

(01:18:40) White Ferns

(01:24:27) Blackcaps

(01:39:17) Ford Trophy

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This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate a tremendous start to the Pacific Championships and how New Zealand's teams respond to the unique atmosphere on offer. Then we touch on a Blackcaps spin issue in T20Is and the White Ferns top order struggling for runs at the World Cup, before breaking down two draws for Aotearoa's A-League teams in Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix. NZ Breakers are repeating a win-loss cycle in the NBL with Carlin Davison emerging as an exciting kiwi athlete and Steven Adams is about to start his NBA season. We swing back around to digest some Kiwis, Kiwi Ferns and Samoa details before chatting through some young players to watch out for in Ford Trophy as the cricket season starts in New Zealand. Chris Wood has a new manager at Nottingham Forest, Kosta Barbarouses scored in his first game for Western Sydney and Callum McCowatt scored another goal for Silkeborg which gives us three funky All Whites attackers to compare and contrast.

(00:00) Pacific Championships

(16:14) Blackcaps & White Ferns

(25:50) A-League

(39:02) NZ Breakers

(51:33) Steven Adams

(59:10) Mindfulness

(01:01:36) More Kiwis & Kiwi Ferns

(01:23:00) Ford Trophy

(01:36:17) Chris Wood/Kosta Barbarouses/Callum McCowatt

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This week in the Niche Cache we start by breaking down Blackcaps T20 matters ahead of the series vs England and chuckle at the Kane Williamson situation. Then we update the White Ferns ODI World Cup campaign and how NZ Breakers slipped up with another loss early in their NBL season. We chat through lots of football led by All Whites who had another solid performance in losing to Poland and Football Ferns are preparing for their international window coming up. Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix start their A-League season with away trips this weekend, plus Luke Flowerdew is shining for Phoenix Reserves in the National League. We finish with some NZ Warriors news as they signed Alofiana Khan-Pereira and have had some headline buzz about junior signings.

(00:00) Blackcaps

(41:36) Mindfulness

(45:33) White Ferns

(52:40) NZ Breakers

(01:15:10) All Whites

(01:35:26) Football Ferns

(01:52:10) A-League/National League

(02:09:44) NZ Warriors

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This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating Brisbane Broncos, Callum McCowatt, Jacob Duffy and Jimmy Neesham for their sneaky Aotearoa excellence. Then we check in with the 0-4 NZ Breakers and a cluster of New Zealand guards doing well in the NBL like Flynn Cameron and Taine Murray. We react to NZ Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns squads for the Pacific Championship, reflect on two losses for White Ferns at the ODI World Cup and break down Blackcaps T20 depth after the series against Australia. Chris Wood is struggling with Nottingham Forest, Football Ferns have named a squad and we put the National League spotlight on Kaelin Nguyen and Aston Burns.

(01:31) Brisbane Broncos

(14:37) Callum McCowatt

(21:22) Jacob Duffy/Jimmy Neesham

(25:50) Mindfulness

(32:20) NBL & Breakers

(49:31) NZ Kiwis/Kiwi Ferns

(01:07:23) White Ferns

(01:09:45) Blackcaps

(01:30:01) Chris Wood

(01:36:55) Football Ferns

(01:46:45) National League

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This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate Steven Adams going barefoot and his NBA media day antics before diving into a 0-3 start to the NBL season for NZ Breakers. We have an All Whites squad to break down with George Stanger and Owen Parker-Price earning call ups, while the NZ National League has started closer to home. We roll through the rise of Isa Prins, Noah Karunaratne's impact and a few more National League points. Then we finish the podcast with all the New Zealand flavour in NRL and NRLW Grand Finals as well as NZ Warriors in the State Championship.

(00:00) Steven Adams

(11:23) Mindfulness

(15:50) NZ Breakers

(32:54) All Whites

(53:08) National League

(01:10:28) NRL/NRLW

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This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating Callum McCowatt's perfect footballing hat-trick for Silkeborg IF in Denmark and Otago winning the Ranfurly Shield. Then we chat through a tough start to the NBL season for NZ Breakers who had two heavy losses and break down Isaiah Papali'i's NRL Finals form as well as all New Zealand angles in NRL/NRLW Finals. Chris Wood has a new coach at Nottingham Forest and we discuss some National League key points ahead of the new season, then we finish with White Ferns form and Blackcaps T20 strike-rates.

(00:00) Callum McCowatt

(14:03) Ranfurly Shield

(18:22) Mindfulness

(24:38) NZ Breakers

(41:51) NRL/NRLW

(01:12:26) Chris Wood

(01:16:21) Wellington Phoenix

(01:23:28) National League

(01:34:59) White Ferns/Blackcaps

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This week in the Niche Cache we start by comparing New Zealand Warriors and All Whites. Both have laid strong foundations despite recent losses and have plenty of room for growth moving forward. Then we chat through the latest Kane Williamson news and discuss where he sits in the Blackcaps T20I mix, before highlighting Geordie Beamish's mahi at the Athletics World Championships. NZ Breakers are preparing for the Australian NBL season and while some Aussies don't like the Breakers' depth, we do and we think they can shake up the NBL this season. NRL finals roll along and NRLW finals are about to start with lots of Aotearoa estuaries to explore, plus there a few NZ Warriors things to chat through like Ivana Lauitiiti being awesome and Warriors junior signings. We finish by putting the football spotlight on Matthew Garbett and then Wellington Phoenix who have added Macey Fraser to their women's team as well as Dan Edwards and Ramy Najjarine to their men's team.

(01:53) NZ Warriors & All Whites

(24:25) Kane Williamson

(46:17) Geordie Beamish

(53:52) Mindfulness

(59:22) NZ Breakers

(01:13:36) NRL/NRLW

(01:42:23) Matthew Garbett

(01:50:07) Wellington Phoenix

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