The Wallabies have their coach for the 2027 World Cup.  

Reds coach Les Kiss will take over from Joe Schmidt when he steps down mid-way through next year.  

Former Wallaby Drew Mitchell offers his thoughts on the appointment. 

He also delved into what's led to the improvement in form of the Australian Super Rugby teams, and where James O'Connor sits in the Wallabies pecking order. 

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The Warriors are running on a high. 

They’re entering Magic Round with a chance to have their best ever eight game start to a season as they take on the North Queensland Cowboys. 

NRL Legend and Cowboys icon Johnathan Thurston offers his thoughts on the Warriors’ season thus far and their odds against the Cowboys.  

“They’ve had a fair few injuries to overcome, but they’ve got a squad there that keeps doing the job and getting the win.” 

“I think the teams will be very wary of the Warriors.” 

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On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 3rd March 2025, the sorry saga of the Indian Panthers reached a climax this week with a player's strike and the team being suspended from the NBL indefinitely. Prominent NZ Basketball figure Jeff Green joins Piney to discuss the damage this has caused. 

Les Kiss has been named as the next Wallabies head coach. Former Wallaby Drew Mitchell discusses what this means for the team, the overall improvement of Australian rugby, and the good form of James O'Connor. 

And it's Magic Round in the NRL. Legendary Rugby League footballer Johnathan Thurston joined the show to discuss the chances of the Warriors as they face his former team, The North Queensland Cowboys. 

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As the Indian Panthers saga draws to a sad close, questions are being raised as to who should be held accountable for this failure. 

Henry Moore is the head of the Sports Law practice at law firm Tavendale and Partners, and he joined Piney to discuss what potential legal ramifications for the Panters and the NZNBL. 

He told Piney that realistically, the consequences are more likely to be reputational as opposed to legal. 

“The leagues credibility is obviously now under question, and that’s one of the biggest challenges for the sport, I think.” 

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The debut of the Indian Panthers from the men's NBL was always going to be a disaster, according to long-time basketball coach Jeff Green. 

The Panthers have been suspended indefinitely after allegations emerged around delayed player payments and treatment. 

Green told Jason Pine it was a tough ask to come in at a late stage with no real ties to this country, and to be any chance of surviving, it needed to be planned carefully. 

He also has suspicions it was a trans-Tasman back-door listing attempt. 

Green told Piney the ill-fated Indian Panthers may have been a Trojan horse to enter the other NBL. 

Green says he's basing his allegations on the fact all the Panthers owners are based in Australia. 

"You can assume that they were doing similar things to what the Tasmanian Huskies did early on a few years ago when they entered the New Zealand NBL, and then they left and became the Tasmanian Jack Jumpers in the Australian NBL.”  

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Auckland FC is set to win the A-League premiership in their very first season no matter what happens this evening.

The Crowd Goes Wild's James McOnie speculates ahead of the final match.

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Liverpool only has five games left in the current EPL season, and they're 12 points clear at the top.

Arsenal, which is currently in second place, has only four games left - meaning Liverpool is one point away from clinching a second title in the Premier League era.

Liverpool Supporters Group of Wellington chair Andrew McGoff joined Piney to discuss.

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The Ice Blacks are gearing up for their next big event- they're set to play in the men's world hockey championships in the coming days.

Coach Cameron Frear joined Piney to discuss.

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Auckland FC's historic A-League premiership win will be celebrated this afternoon when they lift the regular season silverware following their clash against Perth Glory at Mt Smart.

Thanks to results overnight, the Black Knights have an unassailable lead at the top of the table heading into their penultimate match.

Gun midfielder Louis Verstraete joined Piney to unpack what made the side so successful in its debut season.

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