Nigel bounces through the opening weekend of action at Rugby World Cup 2023; from the rollicking opener in Paris to the blazing finish in Bordeaux and all contests in between!

While seeming like a good idea at the time, Nigel freely acknowledges the utter folly of this episode, before chugging a coffee & getting on with the task of predicting all 48 games at the Rugby World Cup. He starts with Pool Play (1:51) pausing briefly to share a theory about how to utilise the World Rugby rankings at this point of the tournament (13:30) before making his quarter-finals, semi-finals, bronze medal match and Rugby World Cup final picks (16:57) then finishes by running through what his Rugby World Cup is going to look like - enjoy & thanks heaps.

He wasn't go but he relented & Nigel decided to run the rule over the All Blacks biggest test defeat in their storied history (0:31) before sharing some pre Rugby World Cup observations to finish (26:13)

On this episode, Sky Sport football commentator and Newstalk ZB Sports host Jason Pine reviews the Womens World Cup (0:15) and then answers the first question of a Mini Mailbag (22:28) which includes plenty of Rugby World Cup chat and some NFL banter - enjoy!

Nigel starts this episode with his thoughts on the rescinding of Owen Farrell's red card (0:49) then he's joined by Newshub Sports Journalist Alex Chapman talking Black Caps cricket, with some football, cycling and NFL thrown in for good measure (10:08) before finishing with listener submitted questions from the NYP Mailbag (45:00)

On this episode, Nigel runs the rule over the All Blacks final home test of the year (0:24) assesses the indiviual player efforts in Dunedin (29:23) and finishes with his reaction and thoughts about the 33-player squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 (44:24)

On this episode, Nigel starts with what he thinks the forwards vs backs split should be for the All Blacks 33-man Rugby World Cup squad (0:26) then he's joined by combat sport & wrestling aficionado Brad "B-Rad" Lewis to review UFC 291, get some thoughts on UFC 293, fantasy book UFC 300 and preview SummerSlam (7:15) before finishing with your questions from the Mailbag (40:05) ... lets go!

Just a couple of looks is all Nigel needed to collate his thoughts on the opening Bledisloe Cup test in Melbourne (0:21) the performances within an excellent collective ABs effort (18:55) and he finishes with some thoughts and suggestions for the beleaguered Wallabies (31:00)

On this episode, Nigel reacts to the Football Ferns outstanding victory over Norway to start their World Cup campaign (0:35) looks at the rebuilding of the Highlanders squad for 2024 (7:30) shares some thoughts on the trade requests of NBA superstars Damian Lillard and James Harden (15:22) before opening up the NYP mailbag to answer some of your questions (20:32)

Having watched, rewatched and rewatched again Saturday nights test between the All Blacks and Springboks, Nigel shares his thoughts on the game (0:24) the individual performances as part of the ABs collective effort (28:23) before finishing with some brief thoughts on the Boks (46:54)