So Dillon Boucher resigned as GM of the Breakers and it's yet another disappointing development since the new owners came in and changed everything. We chat why Boucher might have left, we chat what the vibe is around the club, and we chat what it could mean on the court this season. Plus since that's kinda downbuzz we've then got some much lovelier chat about the Tall Blacks' efforts representing Aotearoa at the World Cup, including that win over Turkey, Corey Webster's sustained brilliance, and also a bit of a thumbs up for the Aussie Boomers too.

Bulldogs centre Morgan Harper was joined by Newcastle Knights winger Starford To'a in making their #KiwiNRl debuts; one had a lovely win and they other got smoked. Harper's debut alongside fellow centre Reimis Smith got me thinking about the Kiwis centre stocks, which look rather impressive. Plus a season wrap for Penrith Panthers and Wests Tigers.

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Morgan Harper has been named to make his debut and there is a strong 2018 Junior Kiwis presence either in the NRL or lurking on the fringes. There is a full #KiwiNRL breakdown of this week's team lists as well as a sneaky look at the respective reserve grade squads for the first week of Canterbury Cup and Intrust Super Cup finals.

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Chatting over a lovely win from the Tall Blacks over Montenegro at the 2019 Basketball World Cup. From the keys to that victory and the Tall Blacks' style of ball to Corey Webster's critical presence for this team to some expectations for the game against Greece.

There's a Kiwi UFC extravaganza on the way which gets a nice breakdown here, plus some chat on the first T20 between the Blackcaps and Sri Lanka... oh and Danny Hay's the new All Whites manager. Sweet as, get at it.

After rolling through recent NZ Warriors ownership news, there is a focus on the #KiwiNRL crew at Melbourne Storm who have already sealed their spot as the best team across the regular season. Then there is a #KiwiNRL debrief of those teams down the bottom of the NRL ladder.

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More about NRL stuff and general #KiwiNRL chat. From Newcastle Knights men acting like dramatic folks to Sydney Roosters sneaky #KiwiNRL pathway and some weird stuff in between.

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We went a bit longer with all the Blackcaps yarns today so feast upon the splendours. From the resurgence of Tim Southee at Test level to whether the Blackcaps have a winning identity in place to Colin de Grandhomme's role and expectations to the development of several batsmen over the last twelve months (Tom Latham especially) to a crack at the T20 squad that's over in Sri Lanka. All that and more, you know the deal.

A big ol' L to kick off our Test Champo, better get on the pod to chat about it. Talking the Jofra Archer-like potential of Lockie Ferguson for this team, the apathy over Mitchell Santner's place in the side (and a little Tim Southee too), and not much to say about the batting but plenty more to say about the spin bowlers.

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