The penny has dropped for the Crusaders.

Last year, the historically strong Super Rugby side were the surprise package of the competition as they won just four of their 14 games to miss the playoffs.

On Saturday night at Eden Park, they loudly announced their return to title contention status to the tune of a 42-19 win over the reigning champions, the Blues.

Hooker Ioane Moananu joined Piney to discuss.

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Former Formula 1 star Mark Webber led this weekend's annual Porsche parade on Saturday.

The Porsche Club of New Zealand is holding its 50th anniversary celebration in Napier over four days concluding this weekend.

Webber joined Piney to discuss the weekend.

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The name on everyone's lips in athletics circles both here and around the world is Sam Ruthe. 

The Tauranga 15-year-old's sent the running world into a spin by becoming the youngest athlete to ever run a sub four-minute mile - clocking 3:58.35 at the Mt Smart track in Auckland. 

Nick Willis is one of our very best middle-distance runners, and joined Piney to discuss Sam's achievement and his future in the sport. 

“It really sets the stage for a really exciting and promising future ahead.” 

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Sail GP hits San Francisco this weekend for event five of season four. 

The Black Foils bounced back from double disappointment in Auckland and Sydney to finish second In Los Angeles last weekend. This moved them up to third in the championship standings, three points behind Australia in second, with Great Britain a further two points ahead at the top. 

Strategist Liv Mackay joins Piney to preview the weekend. 

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Kiwi middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has made history.

The 15-year-old is the youngest person to break the four-minute mile barrier, and the 49th New Zealander to do so.

His dad, Ben, is also an accomplished middle-distance runner and he joined Piney to discuss his son's journey

“I would have thought that this was not something that was possible for anybody on the planet.”

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On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 22nd March 2025, another big win for the Warriors as they triumphed in a hard-fought battle against the Sydney Roosters 14-6. Standout performer was fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, and he joined the show to recap the performance. 

The All Whites are one win away from qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Defender Tyler Bindon previews their big match on Monday 

And Sam Ruthe is the name on everyone's lips after he captured global headlines this week when he became the youngest athlete ever to run a sub-four-minute mile. Kiwi middle-distance legend Nick Willis, and Ben Ruthe, Sam's dad, joined the show to recap Sam's achievement. 

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A hat-trick of goals from Chris Wood has guided the All Whites to a 7-nil thrashing of Fiji in Wellington to go within one win of qualification for next year's Football World Cup. 

The team will go on to face New Caledonia at Eden Park on Monday to try claim their spot in the Cup.  

All Whites centre-back Tyler Bindon joined Piney to discuss the performance and what it's like to play alongside Chris Wood. 

He told Piney that going to the World Cup is not an easy feat. 

“So hopefully we can do it.” 

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The Chiefs have survived a second-half fightback from Moana Pasifika, prevailing 50-35 in their Super Rugby Pacific contest in Pukekohe.  

The table-toppers conceded 28 unanswered points after leading 43-7 at the break. 

Chiefs assistant coach David Hill joined Piney to recap the chaotic match. 

“They're a hard team to stop once they get going."

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The Warriors are drawing confidence from their gritty 14-6 grind over the Sydney Roosters at Mt Smart. 

The New Zealand side didn't take the lead until the 66th minute and kept their visitors scoreless in the second half. 

The win snapped a run of eight straight losses to the Roosters, dating back to March 2018. 

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad played his 50th NRL game for the Warriors last night and the fullback told Jason Pine that going toe-to-toe with some heavyweights like the Roosters shows what they're doing is working. 

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James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Piney to discuss the Super Rugby highlights, the Six Nations and Liam Lawson's upcoming race.

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