This week in the Niche Cache we start with some quick hitters about NZ Warriors wrestling, Club World Cup and Wrexham's tour, the future of Kane Williamson and Steven Adams vs Sean Marks. Then we take a musical interlude and a dose of mindfulness before breaking down the NZ U19 basketball team's first two wins of their World Cup campaign. We roll through the latest NBL action with a spotlight on Southland and Taranaki, then we discuss how NZ Warriors can freshen up their NRL footy now that they are battling injuries. Jordan Riki, Xavier Willison and Josiah Karapani led the Kiwi-NRL Broncos in their win vs Warriors, plus we have a few quick notes ahead of NRLW's team list Tuesday. We break down the Blackcaps T20 squad for a tri-series in Africa and round up some quick domestic cricket notes for each association, then we finish with Ben Waine and Michael Boxall in the Flying Kiwis football department.

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(00:00) Intro

(21:53) Mindfulness

(34:34) NZ U19 Basketball

(45:40) NBL

(52:22) NZ Warriors/Kiwi-NRL

(01:36:06) NRLW

(01:46:12) Blackcaps/Domestic Cricket

(02:17:19) Flying Kiwis football

This week at the Niche Cache we update Aotearoa dynasties then have a cricketing giggle at Tim Robinson's bowling and Will O'Rourke's batting before entering the basketball realms. We chat through Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones entering the NBA draft, Steven Adams/Kevin Durant, Parker Jackson-Cartwright staying with NZ Breakers, the latest NBL action and New Zealand U19s/Tall Ferns preparing for international tournaments. Then we chat through the NZ Warriors loss vs Penrith Panthers and set up their next game vs Brisbane Broncos, as well as covering Aublix Tawha's debut for Dolphins and NRLWahine in the trials. Wellington Phoenix have signed Vic Esson and goalkeepers lead the Flying Kiwis farmer's market, before we finish with some cricket as NZ-A women started their tour of England and Logan van Beek is in fabulous form.

(00:00) NZ sports dynasties

(12:05) Tim Robinson/Will O'Rourke

(27:15) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones

(32:45) NZ Breakers

(35:04) Steven Adams/Kevin Durant

(44:22) NBL

(51:59) NZ U19/Tall Ferns

(01:04:01) Mindfulness

(01:07:00) NZ Warriors

(01:47:36) Aublix Tawha debut

(01:53:43) NRLW

(01:57:12) Vic Esson joins Phoenix

(02:02:32) Flying Kiwis transfers

(02:09:06) NZ-A Women/County Championship

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This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating the World Test Championship and debriefing Auckland City's first game at the Club World Cup. We compare Major League Cricket to Banana Ball and break down Steven Adams extending his time with Houston Rockets. Then we roll through the best performances from the NBL before going deep into NZ Warriors and Kiwi-NRL junior matters. There were wins vs Eels in NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup, a massive Kiwi-NRL junior crew for Knights U21s, Marley Igasan in NRLQ and an introduction to a possible NRLW cult-hero in Emily Curtain. Wellington Phoenix women made a few signings and we reflect on a funky phase for All Whites and NZ U20s. As usual we finish with kiwi cricket notes such as NZ-A women, Dean Foxcroft returning to Central Districts and Blackcaps T20 seamers/hitters.

(00:00) World Test Championship

(15:03) Auckland City at Club World Cup

(38:24) Mindfulness

(43:10) Steven Adams

(57:05) NBL

(01:06:29) NZ Warriors/Kiwi-NRL

(01:50:34) Wellington Phoenix

(01:56:01) All Whites/NZ U20s

(02:05:06) NZ-A Women/Dean Foxcroft/Blackcaps T20

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This week in the Niche Cache we start with the All Whites watching Ryan Fox in Canada and then salute Gary Stead for his mahi as Blackcaps coach. We swing back around to the All Whites win vs Ivory Coast and roll through a bunch of observations including Max Crocombe's time wasting excellence. Then we recap the NZ U20s losses vs Chile and discuss the funky situations for a bunch of kiwi goalkeepers. We finally get to the NZ Warriors win vs Cronulla Sharks and chat through how Warriors are falling in line with James Fisher-Harris' leadership. The NSW Cup team also had a win in Australia and there are a few Warriors pipeline notes thrown into the mix before breaking down the Kiwi-NRL Sharks, plus a debut for Mangere East junior Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana for Knights. We finish with some more Blackcaps yarns zoning in on new coach Rob Walter and intrigue for their tour of Africa.

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(00:00) All Whites watching Ryan Fox

(13:20) Gary Stead

(28:00) Mindfulness

(30:29) All Whites vs Ivory Coast

(58:32) NZ U20s vs Chile

(01:05:44) NZ goalkeeper market

(01:17:49) NZ Warriors vs Sharks

(02:01:39) Kiwi-NRL Sharks

(02:05:35) Simi Sasagi, Starford To'a, Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana

(02:10:51) Rob Walter & Blackcaps

This week in the Niche Cache we check in with the latest NBL action before going deep into the New Zealand Warriors win vs Rabbitohs. We cover how Warriors absorbed injuries to Mitchell Barnett and Rocco Berry, the Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad clinic and Demitric Vaimauga's impact as well as many more wrinkles. NZ Warriors also had another win in NSW Cup and a Jersey Flegg Cup win to make it three wins vs Rabbitohs last weekend. Then we roll through some New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga players to watch out for. Football Ferns and All Whites are in action, plus the NZ U20 team so there is lots of kiwi football to discuss. We also chat through Alyssa Whinham's mahi for Sydney Olympic and the latest news for Auckland FC/Wellington Phoenix. We finish with a spotlight on Zak Foulkes and a young Blackcaps T20 team brainstorm.

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(00:00) Mindfulness

(15:34) NBL

(24:56) NZ Warriors

(01:19:51) Football Ferns

(01:27:57) All Whites/U20s

(01:37:13) Alyssa Whinham/Auckland FC/Wellington Phoenix

(01:52:12) Zak Foulkes & Young Blackcaps T20

This week in the Niche Cache we reflect on Auckland FC and NZ Warriors losses at Mt Smart. We discuss Auckland FC's loss to Melbourne Victory in the A-League finals before reacting to news that Kosta Barbarouses will leave Wellington Phoenix, as well as a few notes about the NZ Under 20s squad and Chris Wood's season with Nottingham Forest. Then we dive into the NZ Warriors loss vs Canberra Raiders with the Kiwi-NRL Raiders, Moala Graham-Taufa's move to Rabbitohs and Benaiah Ioelu's debut for Roosters sprinkled in, before exploring NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup wins for NZ Warriors vs Bulldogs. We update Jackson Ball's crazy NBL season and finish with a chat about the NZ-A cricket tour of Bangladesh, plus some updates for kiwis in County Championship.

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(00:00) Intro

(03:33) Mindfulness

(05:48) Mt Smart voodoo

(11:15) Auckland FC

(38:12) Kosta Barbarouses/NZ U20s/Chris Wood

(54:53) NZ Warriors

(01:17:05) Jackson Ball in NBL

(01:26:07) Cricket

This week in the Niche Cache we reflect on a fun weekend of New Zealand sports that featured a bunch of away wins. After a quick hot take about Ardie Savea we ponder Steven Adams' free agency and check in with the latest Indian Panthers drama, before updating the NZ NBL where Hayden Jones is shining for Nelson Giants. Jones is part of the NZ Under 19 team which is full of fantastic kiwi youngsters and deserves some spotlight as well, which is the same for the NZ Warriors development pipeline. Tanner Stowers-Smith is the latest youngster to make his debut during the win vs Dolphins and there is a clear connection between the youngsters at Mt Smart and a NSW Cup team that can't stop winning. We touch on a few more Warriors details like key trios, wrestling and Jacob Laban/Leka Halasima development before rolling through the latest NRLW signing news where Bulldogs have lots of wahine from Aotearoa. We discuss Chris Wood, Marko Stamenic and Elijah Just activities then we dive into the Auckland FC win vs Melbourne Victory and the hype around their return leg in Auckland for a bumper weekend at Mt Smart. We finish with a net session updating County Championship cricket and the sneaky epic NZ-A win in Bangladesh.

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(00:00) Intro

(19:27) Mindfulness

(21:18) Steven Adams

(27:52) NBL/NZ U19

(43:07) NZ Warriors

(01:16:26) NRLW

(01:22:39) Chris Wood/Marko Stamenic/Elijah Just

(01:35:00) Auckland FC

(01:55:37) NZ-A win in Bangladesh

This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate Joe Bell's love for kiwifruit and a Tall Blacks win vs Australia. We debrief the whole basketball series between New Zealand and Australia before breaking down the New Zealand Warriors win vs Dragons. We also dive deeper into the Warriors development system where they have an excellent NSW Cup team once again with plenty of young talent on the rise. Sticking with the deep dive vibe we preview the first leg of Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory in A-League finals with all the nitty gritty details you need to know. Elijah Just, Chris Wood and Callum McCowatt lead our Flying Kiwis bracket this week and then we finish with a net session to chat through Tom Latham's century in County Championship and wrap up the NZ-A vs Bangladesh A one-day series.

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(00:00) Intro

(08:41) Mindfulness

(12:20) Tall Blacks & Ferns

(28:48) NZ Warriors

(01:19:19) Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory

(01:52:00) Flying Kiwis

(02:01:35) Cricket

This week in the Niche Cache we start by celebrating kiwi music with a new album from Marlon Williams leading our discussion. Then we salute the Indian Panthers and preview Tall Blacks/Ferns vs Australia as well as wrapping up Steven Adams' NBA season after Houston Rockets lost to Golden State Warriors. We go deep into New Zealand Warriors matters as usual with notes from the win vs North Queensland Cowboys and deep cuts such as back to back Harold Matthews Cup championships. Then we roll through the kiwis playing in A-League before touching on Wellington Phoenix sadness, Auckland FC depth and NZ-A starting their cricket tour of Bangladesh.

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(00:00) Musical Jam

(12:59) Indian Panthers

(27:27) Tall Blacks/Ferns

(36:40) Steven Adams

(56:53) NZ Warriors

(01:36:40) Chris Wood & A-League

(02:07:13) NZ-A Cricket

This week in the Niche Cache we celebrate Auckland FC who won the A-League Premiers' Plate in their first season. We chat through all the details from their win over Perth Glory and update the wider themes we see in how the Blue Riders play their footy. There are a few kiwi footballers to discuss from the weekend's footy around the world as well before we check in with Steven Adams in the NBA Playoffs and NBL basketball where Canterbury Rams and Auckland Tuatara lead the league, but youngster Jackson Ball keeps making waves with Hawkes Bay Hawks. Then we roll through a fun weekend for NZ Warriors who had wins in the NRL and NSW Cup vs Newcastle Knights, plus a Jersey Flegg Cup draw vs Knights. The Warriors Under 17 team have made the Harold Matthews Cup grand final for the second season in a row which seems notable. Anzac weekend sparked up thoughts of an NZ Kiwis Anzac Test team and this rolls into the best Kiwi-NRL players from the first stanza of the season. We finish with a net session of New Zealand cricket with notes about MLC buy in, Blackcaps coaching, County Championship and an NZ-A team to tour Bangladesh.

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(00:00) Auckland FC

(29:54) Mindfulness

(33:46) More Auckland FC

(01:06:20) Flying Kiwis

(01:11:16) Steven Adams

(01:12:54) NBL

(01:26:15) NZ Warriors

(01:57:38) NZ Kiwis

(02:00:58) Cricket