On this episode, Nigel reviews the All Blacks win over the Wallabies at Eden Park, thus retaining the Bledisloe Cup for yet another year (0:53) including:

• The NZ Anthem (1:00)
• The Fly Over (4:45)
• ABs excellent start to first half (6:00)
• The patience & efficiency of the Harry Potter try (19:44)
• The start of the second half (22:15)
• Captaincy (29:35)
• The AB's control in the last ten minutes (32:28)
• Post Test statistics and observations (38:12)

Nigel then finishes with some Quick Hits:

• NPC (47:13)
• FPC Premiership Final (48:33)
• Heartland Championship aka The Peoples Rugby (49:31)
• NRL Grand Final (51:50)

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On this episode, hear Nigel's real-time reaction to seeing the All Blacks team to face the Wallabies this Saturday night at Eden Park (1:10) before he reveals his NPC Tiers with two weeks to go in the regular season (12:02) shares some quick thoughts on the AFL Grand Final (16:53) and the NRL semi-finals (19:46) then finishes with a tribute to great Robert Redford (24:51) who passed away last week😔

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On this episode, Nigel reviews the beyond impressive display by the World Champion Springboks in dismantling the All Blacks 43-10 in Wellington to retaining the Freedom Cup:

• 1st Half (1:04) including the Leo Carter try (6:43) and the brilliant Cheslin Kolbe intercept (10:05)
• 2nd Half (18:49) including the Kwagga Smith dagger (28:20) & the Andre Esterhuizen exclamation point (30:00)
• Post test statistics and thoughts (31:42)
• Just one more thing (37:32)

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After four viewings, which produced six pages of (very colourful) notes & emptied a tin of instant coffee in a disturbingly quick amount of time, Nigel finally delivers his summation of the All Blacks 24-17 win over the Springboks at Eden Park:

• 1st Half (0:53) including the Emoni Narawa try (3:10) & the Will Jordan finished strike play (10:30)
• 2nd Half (19.20) including THAT SCRUM! (24:10) & the vision & direction of Beauden Barrett (27:14)
• Post test statistics and thoughts (32:25) plus a quick look ahead to Wellington (39:10)

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On this episode, Nigel sets up a big week for the All Blacks & Springboks by speaking with author and RNZ Sport journalist Jamie Wall about the past & present of this famed sporting rivalry (1:58) Then Nigel makes his mainly vibes based NFL selections for the season ahead, including division champions, playoff teams, conference champs and ultimately his Super Bowl pick (38:53) and he ends the show in conversation with New Zealand's newly appointed Poet Laureate Robert Sullivan (48:34)

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Another month comes to an end, which means Nigel dives into the mailbag again, which today features:

• David (0:47) asking about Spurs, NPC, NFL & AFL
• Isaac (9:53) thoughts on NPC & sides potentially moving away from Eden Park
• John (15:00) about Ngani Laumape & the All Blacks midfield
• Craig T (20:53) inquiring on trainers & diving in the NRL, All Blacks discipline & Black Caps test cricket
• Craig O (26:07) asking about the coaching the All Blacks receive
• Lauren (33:56) lamenting the incredibly sad passing of Shane Christie
• Matt aka OBC (37:30) rounds things off with his now traditional six-pack of questions

Thank you to all of our contributors to this months mailbag - greatly appreciate each of you taking the time to be part of the show 🙂

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On the first of two episodes for this week, Nigel runs through the All Blacks disappointing display in their first ever loss to Los Pumas on Argentinian soil:

• 1st Half (1:18)
• 2nd Half (13.30)
• Post Test Statistics & Observations (29:09)

PS - The mailbag is open & I'll be recording the now traditional end of month episode over the next 48 hours before publishing it first thing Friday morning (NZT)

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On this episode, Nigel reviews at the good, the bad and the indifferent of the All Blacks 41-24 bonus point win over Argentina in Cordoba to start their Rugby Championship campaign:

• - 1st Half (0:32)
• - 2nd Half (15:25)
• - Post Test Statistics & Observations (28:27)
• - A quick comment of the Wallabies outstanding win over the Springboks (31:30)
• - The All Blacks scoring by quarter in their four tests so far this year (33:26)

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On this episode, Nigel goes through the All Blacks 36 player (and then some) squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship, including comments from ABs coach Scott Robertson (0:50) before you'll hear a conversation with kiwi golfer & all-round top bloke Ryan Fox ahead of the opening tournament of the FedEx Cup, the PGA Tour's three tournament end-of-season playoff series (8:33) Then Nigel's combat sport guru & co-host of Sport Nation's "Fight Club" Brad "B-Rad" Lewis joins the show to briefly chat boxing and MMA (20:05) before reviewing the two days of WWE SummerSlam (25:17)

Host & Producer: Nigel Yalden

Guests: Ryan Fox & Brad Lewis

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We dive into the mailbag for the final episode of the month, featuring contributions from:

• Thomas, Corey N, Corey W & Melanie (1:10)
• Matt (aka OBC), Josh & Aiden (15:07)
• Craig & David (31:15)

as we cover a broad range of sporting topics including the British & Irish Lions tour, the All Blacks, Tennis, Netball, Wrestling, NFL, Formula One, State of Origin, NRL, EPL, sports broadcasting, Moana Pasifika, the Club World Cup & my favourite biscuits

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