James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss the ongoing Super Rugby season, the high points of the Winter Olympics and Auckland FC's record-setting victory over the Phoenix.

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There is a new men's 200 metre national record holder.

Tommy Te Puni has triumphed at the International Track Meet in Christchurch clocking a time of 20.35 seconds.

Te Puni joined Piney to discuss further.

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The Northern Brave women's cricket team is celebrating a first national title in their 28 year history, lifting the one day trophy with a 67-run win over Wellington.

Young Braves all-rounder Marama Downes says the victory was just reward for years of toil.

Downes joined Piney to discuss further.

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The All Whites have confirmed their final home games before the Fifa World Cup 2026.

They'll be taking on Chile and Finland at Eden Park in March as part of the first Fifa Series held in New Zealand.

All White Eli Just joined Piney to explain further.

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Wales have blown a 12-point halftime lead to lose a 14th successive Six Nations battle, falling 26-23 to Scotland at the Principality.

The Scots have moved to the top of the Six Nations ladders, although France are just one point back and have a game in hand - tackling Italy tomorrow.

BBC commentator James Burridge joined Piney to discuss.

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Chiefs coach Jono Gibbes believes the Super Rugby matches between New Zealand sides are as intense as any of the big rivalries he experienced while coaching in France.

The Chiefs have beaten the Highlanders by just 3 points in Dunedin and Gibbs says the derby clashes are true contests.

Former rugby union player Brendan Laney joined Piney to discuss.

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Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano has resigned from the club in the wake of the side’s record 5-0 defeat to Auckland FC on Saturday.

Auckland FC handed the Phoenix their sixth straight derby defeat with four goals coming in the opening half.

The record home defeat leaves the Phoenix sitting 10th with five wins, five draws and eight losses.

Sky Sports analyst Jacob Spoonley joined Piney to discuss the reactions.

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A clunky campaign rife with injuries and selection headaches has seen Australia miss the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup. 

Earlier losses to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe resigned the team to a group stage exit. 

Our Australia Correspondent Adam Peacock joined Piney to unpack their early exit, a record Winter Olympics haul, and what we can expect from the Matildas ahead of the Asian Cup.  

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AI is becoming an increasingly larger part of everyday life, and it’s made its way into the sporting world too.  

The tools are changing the way coaches plan, learn, and connect with their teams. 

International Coaching Expert Wayne Goldsmith told Piney you can’t think of an AI tool like you would Google, but instead you treat it like an assistant manager or coach. 

“The more time I spend training them to understand what it is I’m trying to do and who I’m coaching, the better the solutions will be that I get.” 

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