The ultimate week of the Super Rugby Pacific is upon us, culminating this Saturday night in Wellington. Nigel starts the show by looking at the semi-final performances of the Hurricanes & Chiefs (1:11) before a quick report card on the vanquished Crusaders (12:14) and Blues (15:24) Next you'll hear from two key members of the Chiefs - second five Quinn Tupaea (18:00) & hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho (20:33) followed by Nigel's thoughts on the referee appointment for the decider (23:35) Then its time to reviews the squads for the final, along the way trying to decipher who has the edge where before finally making a prediction as to who lifts the trophy this year (27:38) Enjoy the Grand Final

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Guests: Quinn Tupaea & Samisoni Taukei'aho

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A very (very) full show starts with Nigel looking at a lopsided opening weekend of the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs (1:00) before saying goodbye to the last two Aussie sides (13:15) followed by looking ahead to the semi-finals (18:18) including a chat with Chiefs fullback Isaac Hutchinson (24:10) Then Sky Sport football commentator Jason Pine joins the show to chat the Football World Cup (29:08) assessing the All Whites chances (33:30) brief analysis & picks from each of the 12 groups (44:26) and finishing with a way too early prediction on who wins it all (1.05:00) Nigel then ends the show with a some brief observations about the NBA (1.15:35) and NHL (1.19:00) finals

Host & Producer: Nigel Yalden

Guests: Isaac Hutchinson & Jason Pine

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Nigel opens the show by reviewing the final round of the Super Rugby Pacific regular season (1:10) report cards on the five teams who missed the top six (10:43) and a look ahead to the first weekend of the playoffs (20:48) Then the shows resident ice hockey expert, Sport Nations Logan Swinkels joins Nigel to preview the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes (27:00) before Nigel wraps things up with some thoughts, opinions and a prediction on the NBA Final between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs (59:59)

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Guest: Logan Swinkels

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We conclude the month of May with a three part dip into a bursting-at-the-seams Mailbag:

PART 1

• Isaac (0:58) is asking about NBA & NHL playoffs
• Alex (6:52) chats boxing & the Southampton spying scandal
• David (11:41) wants to know what Spurs need to do to avoid another EPL relegation battle next year & what format should Super Rugby Pacific take in 2027
• Murray (19:42) is discussing the centre options for the All Blacks this season

PART 2

• Mark (24:25) has a range of AB contenders he wants a yay or nay on, as well as a potential back three combo
• Craig (31:51) asks about the possible diminishing lure that the ABs jersey, State of Origin 1 & best book to movie adaptions
• Carlin (39:14) chats Blackcaps cricket and could Razor return as an assistant under the new Crusaders coach
• Lauren (41:22) has some F1 thoughts as well as updating her globetrotting support of the pinnacle of motor racing

PART 3

• Richard H (44:46) advocates for NPC home and away rather than Super Rugby Pacific
• Matt aka OBC (53:21) asks what's stopping Richie Mo'unga from playing for the Crusaders now & also weighs in on Scott Hansen as Crusaders coach
• Lachlan (56:54) asks who is the best rugby players ever
• Richard T (1.02:46) hands Nigel a magic wand to fix one sport
• And Corey (1.06:10) discusses dealing with foul play after the game & in-season transfers for Super Rugby Pacific

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On the first of two episodes this week, Nigel gives his instant (bar one) reviews of the round 15 games in Super Rugby Pacific:

• Crusaders vs Chiefs (1:24)
• Waratahs vs Brumbies (7:12)
• Moana Pasifika vs Reds (13:09)
• Hurricanes vs Highlanders (18:18)
• Force vs Drua (22:42)

He then wraps a bow on the penultimate round before looking ahead to the final week of the regular season (26:42) and some of the permutations at play for the Blues, Crusaders, Brumbies and Reds

PS - Stick around to the end of the episode to get details on how you can contribute to second podcast of the week, the End of Month Mailbag for May 2026 📬

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This weeks episode starts, as always, with our weekly review of Super Rugby Pacific (0:55) rolling through the round 14 games:

• Chiefs vs Highlanders (1:45)
• Drua vs Waratahs (7:07)
• Blues vs Hurricanes (7:47)
• Force vs Reds (12:05)

Before a very brief preview of the round 15 match-ups (14:30):

• Crusaders vs Chiefs (14:48)
• Waratahs vs Brumbies (16:45)
• Moana Pasifika vs Reds (19:02)
• Hurricanes vs Highlanders (19:47)
• Force vs Drua (21:01)

Then its time for a new All Blacks Depth Chart (23:31) starting with the forwards (24:10) ... obviously 😉... and then the backs (30:01) and Nigel finishes the show with some Movie Chat (38:27)

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Nigel opens this weeks show with some thoughts on Sir Graham Henry returning to the All Blacks as a selector (0:44) & observations on the moves that Dave Rennie has made in his short time as All Blacks coach. Then its on to our weekly review of Super Rugby Pacific (6:09) running through the round 13 fixtures chronologically:

• Crusaders vs Blues (6:55)
• Reds vs Chiefs (11:10)
• Highlanders vs Waratahs (16:06)
• Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes (20:21)
• Brumbies vs Force (21:17)

And then Nigel finishes by chatting with Chiefs and All Blacks loosehead prop Ollie Norris (23:12) - enjoy 😀

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Nigel starts this episode with his weekly review of Super Rugby Pacific (0:58) running through the Round 12 games chronologically:

• Hurricanes vs Crusaders (1:22)
• Waratahs vs Force (5:23)
• Drua vs Highlanders (7:58)
• Moana Pasifika vs Blues (9:41)
• Reds vs Brumbies (12:44)

Then Nigel gives an update on his Tottenham Hotspur fandom with three games to go in the EPL season (16:33) followed by his thoughts on the four conference semi-final series in the NBA Playoffs:

• EAST - Knicks vs 76ers (21:17) & Pistons vs Cavs (23:54)
• WEST - Thunder vs Lakers (26:52) & Spurs vs T-Wolves (27:55)

And the episode finishes with Auckland FC striker Lachlan Brook dropping by (30:35) to talk about the penalty shoot-out elimination final win over Melbourne City before looking ahead to the two leg A-League semi-final against Adelaide United

Host & Producer: Nigel Yalden

Guest: Lachlan Brook

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Following a very brief review of Super Round (2:00) Nigel undertakes his annual exercise in absurdity of predicting the outcomes of all 24 games that make up the final month of Super Rugby Pacific's regular season (4:36) before diving into a jam-packed mailbag (10:47)

PART 1

• David (10:50) share his thoughts on Super Rugby Pacific, Moana Pasifika, EPL and Rochdale vs York City
• Carlin (13:35) asks which departing player(s) will be missed most by NZ Rugby?
• Ronnie (18:26) has questions about the current owners of Moana Pasifika
• Craig R (21:55) wants to know who wins the EPL and do Spurs stay up?
• Melanie (23:54) has some concerns about Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz
• Matt aka OBC (25:28) brings his traditional six pack, asking about Leicester the Loosie, distribution of All Blacks tests, the Black Ferns PAC4 campaign, the Warriors and the Storm, the NY Jets draft grade and comments on WrestleMania42

PART 2

• Isaac C (34:23) is chatting NBA & NHL playoffs
• Craig T (38:09) asks about the B&I Lions touring either France or Argentina, the Springboks sending a weakening squad for the November Nations Cup tests, a third A-League team based in Christchurch & famous movie sites
• Isaac H (43:23) wants to know if NZ Rugby has a decision to make about Super Rugby Pacific
• Corey (46:03) wonders if Hearts can hold on to win football's Scottish Premiership?
• Murray (48:07) asks about the new T20 franchise competition coming to NZ Cricket
• Mike (49:36) wants to know who wins SRP - Chiefs, Hurricanes, Crusaders or Blues?
• David (53:00) asks about Christchurch Stadium as the "National Stadium" and who hosts Super Rugby going forward
• Alex (55:13)

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As has become the norm, Nigel starts the show by reviewing the most recent round (10) of Super Rugby Pacific:

• Blues vs Highlanders (1:05)
• Waratahs vs Moana Pasifika (6:45)
• Chiefs vs Hurricanes (7:54)
• Brumbies vs Drua (11:09)
• Force vs Crusaders (13:30)

Then he is joined by co-host of "That Sweet Pop" podcast Brad "B-Rad" Lewis (16:27) to discuss WrestleMania42:

• Day 1 (18:00)
• Day 2 (40;15)

Before finishing with some predictions for the opening round of the NBA Playoffs (1.08:25)

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Guest: Brad "B-Rad" Lewis

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