On this episode, Nigel gives an initial reaction to the squads announced by the six NZ based Super Rugby Pacific teams:

• Highlanders (1:45)
• Moana Pasifika (5:58)
• Hurricanes (8:53)
• Blues (13:06)
• Chiefs (15:23)
• Crusaders (21:03)

Then with the NFL having moved into the second half of their season, its time to revisit/revise/reguess😆 Nigel picks (24:37)

• NFC (25:39)
• AFC (31:20)

And to finish Nigel takes three or so minutes to look at the All Blacks team named to face England at Twickenham this weekend (36:20)

Host & Producer: Nigel Yalden

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On the first of two episodes this week, Nigel starts with a few quick thoughts about the All Blacks win over Ireland in Chicago (1:19) before deep-diving the outstanding test at Murrayfield between the ABs and Scotland:

• 1st Half (13:12)
• 2nd Half (28:19)
• Post Test statistics & observations (40:33)
• An "out-of-phase" mailbag question about Damian McKenzie from Bryan

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Nigel begins by putting a bow on the provincial rugby season for 2025 (0:53) then he dives head-long into another bursting at the seams mailbag. Contributors & topics include:

• Craig T - Rugby, Ashes & Big Bash League (8:49)
• David L - Rugby, Sports Events that should be brought back & NPC finds of the season (14:00)
• Bryan - All Blacks coaching concerns (19:44)
• Matt aka OBC - ABs vs Ireland, Grand Slam, Warriors signings, World Rugby eligibility, Pacific Championship & Halloween candy (24:03)
• Craig R - International League Window (36:42)
• Jack - Ruben Love (37:41)
• Makka - White Ferns World Cup performance & future (39:10)
• David D - The Noeline Taurua stand-down saga (42:05)
• Richard - The Mount Rushmore of NZ Sport Achievements/Moments (46:21)

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This weeks episode is broken down into three snackable parts. We start with a little review/preview of rugby's NPC:

• Semi-Final #1 - Otago vs Bay of Plenty (1:35)
• Semi-Final #2 - Canterbury vs Hawke's Bay (5:10)
• Some thoughts on the Grand Final (7:07)

Then its onto the Heartland Championship aka The Peoples Rugby:

• Lochore Cup Final - North Otago vs Horowhenua-Kapiti (11:20)
• Meads Cup Final - Mid Canterbury vs Thames Valley (16:00)
• Thoughts on the Heartland Season as a whole (21:00)

And we finish the show with Sport Nation commentator & devoted Toronto Blue Jays fan Daniel McHardy talking the World Series (23:28) before briefly touching on the upcoming Blackcaps vs England ODI series (40:50)

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Guest: Daniel McHardy

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On another loaded episode, Nigel begins by briefly reviewing the All Blacks End of Year tour squad (0:51) before spending more time on the far more interesting All Blacks XV squad, starting with the Dylan Pledger omission (5:00) & examining the squad itself (7:16) Then its a quick review/preview of provincial rugby - Heartland Championship Meads Cup (14:12) & Lochore Cup (18:14) then NPC (20:50) - before Sky Sport football commentator & Newstalk ZB weekend sport host, the fabulous Mr. Jason Pine drops by to talk all things football, after first assessing the sporting psyche of the country at the moment (27:31) And to finish the show "Just one more thing" is about The Great Race - the Bathurst 1000 (1.05:02)

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On this way-longer-than-it-should-have-been episode, Nigel starts by briefly reviewing the All Blacks Rugby Championship win over the Wallabies in Perth (1:05) before some post test thoughts & stats illustrating the stark contrast between the Trans-Tasman clashes and the previous four tests against Los Pumas & the Springboks (6:03). And then its into the September mailbag ... in October (kinda like the 2021 Rugby World Cup in 2022😆) ... which is broken into three parts:

• Part One (15:47) featuring questions from David D, Murray, Ryan & Nick
• Part Two (28:26) with questions provided by Jack, Dean, Carlin & an OBC Six Pack from Matt
• Part Three (47:55) involving the contributions of David L, Kyrin & Mark

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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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