On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 8th October 2025, key figures have expressed concerns that kids coming through professional rugby pathways don't always have a plan B if playing professionally doesn't work out. D'Arcy spoke with Crusaders academy manager Paul Galland to see what measures the Crusaders have in place for helping their academy talents be successful after rugby.

'Arcy shares his thoughts on the F1 showing wives and girlfriends of drivers during the race, and not the race itself.

And D'Arcy and Piney discuss the big race Bathurst 1000 coming up this weekend and the All Whites' upcoming matches in the international window.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 8th October 2025, earlier today it was announced that 8 international rugby unions had banded together, stating that any player that signs on the dotted line for the Rugby 360 competition will not be eligible for international selection.

This is despite people from the competition stating that players will be available for the international windows. D'Arcy caught up with the head of the NZ Rugby Players Association Rob Nichol to find out the latest news on the competition.

D'Arcy shares his thoughts on why only 7 All Blacks being released for NPC quarter final duty isn't enough.

And D'Arcy and Aotearoa Rugby Pod host Ross Karl discuss the latest on Rugby 360 and LeBron James's "big announcement" and the repercussions that had on Lakers tickets sales.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for 7th October 2025, the Pacific Championship is less than two weeks away and Kiwis coach Stacey Jones has named his 21-strong side that are set to take on Tonga and Samoa. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, the Warriors fullback was amongst the named players, and he caught up with D'Arcy to discuss the side and the upcoming competition.

D'Arcy shares his thoughts on why he believes Bathurst is the greatest race on earth.

And D'Arcy and Newstalk ZB Christchurch sport reader and commentator Nick Bewley discuss the Kiwi team named for the Pacific Championship and the lack of Australia in the competition, as well as the White Ferns' loss to South Africa in the ODI World Cup.

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On Sports Fix with Jason Pine for 6th October 2025, the All Blacks defeated the Wallabies 28-14 in Perth on Saturday night, registering back to back wins in the Rugby Championship for the first time in 2025. A standout in the squad was Quinn Tupaea who played his first match at centre for the All Blacks and he looked a natural. Could he be the long term solution at centre for the All Blacks? Piney spoke with former All Black centre Frank Bunce to discuss.

Piney shared his thoughts on the latest in the Dame Noeline Taurua situation.

And Piney and Newstalk ZB head of sport Clay Wilson discuss the All Blacks' performance on Saturday night and the NRL grand final.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 3rd October 2025, the All Blacks and the Wallabies are all set for battle tomorrow night in the final round of the Rugby Championship, with all the marbles still to play for. D'Arcy spoke with former Wallabie Justin Harrison to preview the matchup.

Piney shared his thoughts on the current depth of the All Blacks squad under Scott Robertson

And D'Arcy and Piney discuss the All Blacks team selected to take on the Wallabies, how they think Liam Lawson will go this weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix, and the NRL Grand Final.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 2nd October 2025, the Black Caps opened up their 'spring' of cricket last night against the Australians. They found themselves in trouble early sitting at 6-3 inside 2 overs, then batsman Tim Robinson stepped up scoring his first T20I century and setting up a competitive total for the Black Caps. D'Arcy caught up with Tim to talk all about it.

D'Arcy shared his thoughts on the current state of the Silver Ferns amid the continued coaching saga.

And D'Arcy and Piney discussed the Black Caps and White Ferns results from last night, as well as Steve Corica, current Auckland FC coach, being named as the coach of the decade in the A League.

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On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave for Wednesday 1st October 2025, the White Ferns kick off their Women's ODI World Cup later tonight with a big match against Australia. D'Arcy spoke with White Ferns star and all rounder Amelia Kerr to preview the opening match.

D'Arcy shared his thoughts on the 2025 Rugby World Cup and the need for more resources for the Black Ferns.

And Nick and NZME sports journalist Ben Francis discussed the NSW Cup Warriors side's success over the weekend, as well as Jonny Tata's nine darter which sets up a debut in the World Darts Championships in 2026.

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On Sports Fix with Nick Bewley for 30th September 2025, there have been reports stating that NZ Cricket have been in discussions with Cricket Australia about the possibility of a New Zealand side entering the Big Bash T20 league in Australia. Nick spoke with former Black Cap Chris Cairns to hear his thoughts.

Nick shared his thoughts on Jamie Joseph being appointed coach of the New Zealand XV today

And Nick and Newstalk ZB sports news director Clay Wilson discuss the potential of a New Zealand side entering the Big Bash, the recent demolishing of the New Zealand Schools team against the Australia U18's and the latest in the Dame Noeline Taurua and Silver Ferns saga.

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