Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 19th of December. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin and Angus debate 5 separate sporting topics, 60 seconds on each. When the buzzer goes, so do they, on to the next one.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black Cap Jacob Duffy joined the DRS after a cracking debut in the opening T20 International against Pakistan at Eden Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Monday evenings from 7pm until 8pm, compacted into a podcast for Monday the 14th of December.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breaking -- elite breakdancing -- will make its Olympics debut at Paris 2024, officials announced Monday.It will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games, having been staged at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires two years ago.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board also announced that skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing -- three events that were due to debut at the postponed Tokyo Games -- will be featured in Paris, too."Today is a historic occasion, not only for b-boys and b-girls but for all dancers around the world," said Shawn Tay, president of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF)."The WDSF could not be prouder to have breaking included at Paris 2024, and we thank everyone who helped make it possible: the executive board of the IOC, the Paris 2024 organizers, the WDSF staff and, most importantly, the breaking community itself."It was a true team effort to get to this moment and we will redouble our efforts in the lead-up to the Olympic Games to make sure the breaking competition at Paris 2024 will be unforgettable."Paris 2024 will see 16 b-boys and 16 b-girls -- the term used for competitive breakers, or breakdancers -- compete in one vs one battles, and it is hoped the sport's inclusion will attract a young audience to the Olympics.At the 2018 Youth Olympics, there were three medals events that drew crowds of more than 30,000 people each day, according to the WDSF.The inclusion of the sport sparked a backlash, but Nicholas Rowe, Auckland University Associate Professor in the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries and UNESCO Chair in Dance and Social Inclusion, told Jason Pine that it was about time that breakdancing was recognised. He puts the backlash down to the fact that it, like gymnastic and figure skating, has a creative aspect that makes people question its sporting nature. "I think the competitive nature of breakdancing has been around for so long now - it's been 30 years since they've been having international competitions - that now they are quite confident there is a rigorous approach to the judging to allow people to make a clear and coherent judgement on it."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welsh referee Nigel Owens announced his retirement from international rugby on Friday after 100 tests.The 49-year-old Owens became the first ref to the milestone last month in the Autumn Nations Cup game between France and Italy in Paris.His first test was 17 years ago. Renowned for his on-field quips and firm but empathetic control of matches, Owens was one of the most visible rugby figures in Japan last year at the most recent Rugby World Cup, his fourth. His face was all over advertisements, and he controlled five matches, including a quarterfinal and semi-final."Nobody has a divine right to go on forever," Owens said in a statement released by the Welsh Rugby Union. "To go out on 100 is a good time to go."I am not going to be around for 2023 (World Cup). I don't want to be. I still hope to referee in the Pro14 and locally in Wales this season, and maybe next season as well."I will certainly continue to referee in the community game, because when you are very fortunate to get so much out of something I think it's hugely important that you give something back to it as well."I will also be going into a coaching role with the WRU, helping some of our talented, young referees."Owens began his test career in 2003 with a game between Portugal and Georgia. Highlights included the 2015 World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham, and the 2013 Rugby Championship match between New Zealand and South Africa at Ellis Park where the pace was so high that at the finish Owens was crippled by cramps.He also assisted in 101 tests, and was a Television Match Official in nine more. He refereed a record 21 Six Nations matches, and 19 in the Rugby World Cup.Owens came out as gay in 2007, and is an advocate of mental health services."It is important that we are all treated the same and that we are judged on our character and nothing else," he said. "Not on the color of your skin, your sexuality, religious beliefs or wherever you come from."Those issues did hinder my life growing up and put me in a very dark place for quite a long period in my teens and early 20s, but I got a second chance, was allowed to be who I am, and I think it's hugely important everyone gets that opportunity."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Jason Pine and Thomas as they debate 5 separate sporting topics, 60 seconds on each. When the buzzer goes, so do they on to the next one.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Team New Zealand Helmsmen Peter Burling about where the crew is at less than a week out from the start of the America's Cup Christmas Regatta, a week where Team New Zealand got 1 up on Luna Rossa in the first week of practising amongst each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Bryan Waddle and Jeremy Coney, a couple of the key voices for New Zealand cricket on Newstalk ZB over the summer. Bryan and Jeremy discuss what they've seen so far in the summer of cricket, while looking ahead to the tour of Pakistan starting in less than a week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 12th of December. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Bryan Fletcher and Joel Caine from SEN Sydney on all things Australasian sport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to All Blacks midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown, half way through his 14 day quarantine as part of the All Blacks squad return from the Tri-Nations in Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Sunday 6th of December. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the Māori All Blacks and Moana Pasifika laid down their challenges ahead of their clash in Hamilton, the passion that would be on display was clear to see.An exhibition match with some of the country's top talent on display, the match lived up to its billing as the Māori All Blacks claimed a 28-21 win.Both teams displayed their strength and speed, with some brilliant passages of running rugby, though for the most part execution was lacking in the more vital areas – as is often the case for teams that have had about a week together.Moana Pasifika's lineout was easy pickings for the Māori All Blacks in the first half, with lock Manaaki Selby-Rickit having plenty of success disrupting the throw, while both sides were having their problems with handling and turnovers at the breakdown.But despite possession often changing hands, both sides hand their chances to strike. For Moana Pasifika, their first opportunity came just moments after the opening kick-off.After a short kick-off from first five-eighth Josh Ioane was gathered in by No 8 Pita-Gus Sowakula, jumping high above opposition midfielder Quinn Tupaea to collect it, he was taken to ground and Moana Pasifika were awarded a penalty at the ensuing breakdown. Ioane kicked the penalty goal and ensured a 3-0 lead within a minute.While it might not have been what the fans expected to see in an exhibition match, Moana Pasifika were content to score in threes when they couldn't break through, soon taking a 6-0 lead.The Māori All Blacks took a different approach, turning down penalties well in kicking range in favour for attacking the tryline through lineout drives.Veteran flanker Liam Messam almost got the Māori All Blacks on the board with a charge from close range, but was deemed to have made a second movement to get the ball down. They didn't have to wait too much longer for their first points, however, with fullback Kaleb Trask cutting straight through the Moana Pasifika defensive line from about 30m out, converting his own try to give his side a 7-6 lead.But after another Ioane penalty, Moana Pasifika held a slim 9-7 lead at the break.The lead lasted just a couple of minutes after play got back underway, with Māori All Blacks hooker Ash Dixon scoring a try from a lineout drive. It ended up being the spark the Māori All Blacks needed, with the attack flourishing in the second half.Midfielder Billy Proctor scored on the back of a terrific kick-and-collect play from Tupaea, and reserve flanker Mitchell Karpik added another late in the piece.The two were broken up by a try to Moana Pasifika openside Alamanda Motuga, and a late try to Dwayne Polataivao gave the side a chance of trying to secure a draw, but the Māori All Blacks held on for a deserved seven-point win.Māori All Blacks 28 (Kaleb Trask, Ash Dixon, Billy Proctor, Mitchell Karpik tries; Trask 4 cons)Moana Pasifika 21 (Alamanda Motuga, Dwayne Polataivao tries; Josh Ioane con, 3 pens)HT: 7-9See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wallabies players have produced a moment of absolute class during the historic first performance of an Indigenous national anthem at an international sporting event involving an Australian team.Olivia Fox, a young singer from the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, sung Advance Australia Fair in Eora language and then in English before the Wallabies' final Rugby Championship Test of 2020 against Argentina at BankWest Stadium in Sydney.The dual-language anthem has been met with warm approval and calls for it to be introduced permanently — and the reception was even more glowing for Wallabies captain Michael Hooper and his teammates.It was the first time a joint-language anthem has been performed at an international sporting event in Australia.The spectacle was made a truly momentous moment by the entire Wallabies squad singing the Eora language anthem proudly.It was reported this week the playing group had been learning the lyrics in Eora to show the team is serious about recognising the role of First Nations people in the sport.The moving moment left Aussie sport commentators emotional and inspired.Rugby guru Jamie Pandaram posted on Twitter. Photo / TwitterThe Daily Telegraph's rugby guru Jamie Pandaram posted on Twitter: "Absolutely fantastic: every Wallabies player sung the first half of the national anthem in Indigenous language. Learned the words. Paid respect. A great step forward".Rugby Australia reporter Christy Doran also called the spectacle "spine-tingling"."The finest rendition of the Australian national anthem. That was brilliant. Never felt more proud of our anthem. Well done Olivia Fox," he posted on Twitter.The Wallabies' official Twitter profile called it a "goosebumps" moment.Australian Paralympic legend Richard Coleman wrote: "That is one incredible national anthem @wallabies! As an athlete every time the Australian anthem is performed it should be done this way. I would love to win a gold medal and hear this playing loud and proud, so so inspiring".The Wallabies are also wearing their First Nations jersey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spectators at English football club Millwall marked the return to stadiums by booing as players took a knee before Saturday's game against Derby County.Up to 2,000 supporters are permitted in football stadiums in some areas of England as part of new government measures introduced this week, the first time fans have been allowed to attend games since the coronavirus outbreak.In footage on social media, fans at The Den, Millwall's home ground in southeast London, can be heard booing as players from both sides take a knee before kick-off.Across English football, players have been taking a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and to protest against racism and discrimination following the death of George Floyd earlier this year.All Premier League clubs have continued to kneel before games this season, while some teams in the English Football League, the second, third and fourth tiers of English football, stopped at the start of this season.On Friday, Millwall issued a statement reaffirming the club's stance on players taking a knee."As a squad we are fully supportive of the entire football family's efforts in ridding the sport, and society generally, of all forms of discrimination," the statement said. "It is our duty as players to reinforce the positive messaging and action of clubs, community trusts, charities and governing bodies, and we do so with great pride and knowledge that so much good work is being done up and down the country."Sanjay Bhandari, chairman of anti-racism group Kick It Out, said the organization is "saddened" by the booing of players taking a knee at Millwall."What this demonstrates is that players are right to continue standing up to discrimination, whether that is through taking the knee or speaking out," he said. "The fight for racial equality continues and we will continue to work closely with clubs across the country to tackle discrimination in all its forms."Saturday's game ended 1-0 in favor of Derby, the Rams' second league victory of the season.CNN has contacted Millwall for comment but did not immediately receive a response.text by George Ramsay, CNNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former All Blacks number 6 Liam Squire, on the back of the news he's re-signed with NZ Rugby and the Highlanders for the 2021 Super Rugby seasonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to New Zealand's number one squash player Paul Coll, fresh off the back of getting into the top 4 in the world rankings for the first time, the first time a New Zealander has been in there since 1989.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes, about the Indian tour of Australia and what it is about Kane Williamson, Steve Smith and Virat Kohli that seperate them from the rest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 5th of December. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former All Black captain Murray Mexted, reviewing the 6 games the All Blacks played this season and how he rates the season as a whole, fresh on the back of beating Argentina 38-0.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former West Indian fast bowler, and now part of the Spark Sport commentary crew Ian Bishop, about West Indian cricket and his journey to being a leading cricket commentator ahead of the 2nd T20 match at the Bay Oval.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm from 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Sunday 29th of November. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Argentine football journalist Francisco Aure about the life of Diego Maradona, the footballing genius who left such an impression on both Argentina and the world before his passing earlier this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 28th of November. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the audio above as Black Caps bowler Lockie Ferguson joins Martin Devlin following last night's T20 win against the West Indies. Below, read Dylan Cleaver's analysis of the match.Twenty20 cricket is a game of shifting trends and strategies but it's comforting to know there is an old-fashioned "tactic" that remains the ultimate game changer: pace like fire.Tonight saw a prime example of that art as New Zealand won a game in which they spent the majority of the time shuttling effortlessly between trouble and calamity.Chasing 181 to win in a reduced 16 overs, New Zealand won with five wickets and four balls to spare, James Neesham starring with a 24-ball unbeaten 48.Even with that relatively comfortable margin, there was an element of how-the-heck-did-that-happen?After being inserted, the West Indies had taken advantage of greasy conditions and poorly calibrated bowling radars to streak away to 55-0 after three overs.Enter Lockie Ferguson. By the time he'd finished his third over the West Indies were 81-5 and he had 3-8 – and that tells only a fraction of the story.Ferguson was fast. The light rain seemed to make the drop-in wicket skid rather than hold up and the West Indies had no answer.He uprooted Andre Fletcher's stumps, nicked off Shimron Hetmyer for a duck and was a tad fortunate to have Nicholas Pooran leg before to a full toss.In between the Hetmyer and Pooran dismissals, captain Tim Southee returned to the crease and had Brandon King and Rovman Powell caught on the third man and fine leg boundaries respectively. Just like that, the guts of the order was gone and only skipper Kieron Pollard stood in the way of a rout (and not a bad bloke to stand in the way of anything, but more on that later).Even that doesn't really tell you the visceral effect Ferguson had on proceedings. Twenty20 is a batsman's game, right? Not when you're getting pinned on the chest by a guy running in and regularly hitting 150-plus clicks.The new season, the Spark Sport era, the Devon Conway era perhaps, got off to a faltering, frustrating start as squalls sent the players in three times during the first innings.Southee, the skipper, started and missed most of his targets before they were chased off after four legitimate deliveries.They were back after 20 minutes, but gone again after T20I debutant Kyle Jamieson's first over.It won't be one the tall right-armer will tell his grandchildren about, having leaked 18 runs including two sixes, but it was mild punishment compared to what was about to befall Hamish Bennett when they returned.His first ball was a single. The next was five wides when he was done no favours by wicketkeeper Tim Seifert. A four and a single followed before it all went haywire. Slipping in his delivery stride, Bennett ended up prone sideways across the pitch and the ball at extra cover.Confidence shaken, the next went into the upper deck of the West Stand – insult added to ignominy. A single followed before two no-balls, the second of which was also hit for four. The final ball also went to the boundary: 29 runs in 10 minutes of brutal theatre.Ferguson's intervention followed before Pollard and Fabian Allen combined for an 84-run partnership that combined common sense with the odd nonsensical Eden Park six.Ferguson returned to get Allen, then Keemo Paul for a duck with a truly terrifying delivery he gloved after initially looking to evade.At the other end stood Pollard. With his size and backlift, Eden Park can't contain his mishits let alone balls that find the middle. Plenty found the middle.The unfortunate Bennett was handed the last over; Pollard top-edged a six then snotted one into the next suburb. Bennett followed with a beamer, his second, and was removed. Neesham was given the task of completing the over, which he almost managed, though they were still looking for the...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Black Caps coach Gary Stead ahead of the summer of cricket getting underway on Friday the 27th of November with the first T20 International against the West Indies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 21st of November. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Tom Rennie out of Talksport in the UK, on the latest round of matches in the English Premier League which sees Tottenham atop of the Premier League, while VAR has had a huge impact on Manchester United's win against West Brom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Sunday the 22nd of November. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Australian wicket keeper Ian Healy, ahead of the start of the much anticipated cricket series between India and Australia starting Friday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pumas backed up their first win over the All Blacks with a 15-15 draw against the Wallabies in Newcastle on Saturday night.The draw leaves all three Tri Nations teams on six points, with New Zealand top on points differential, although Argentina have a game in hand.Australia dominated territory and possession in the first half but Argentina, looking to win back-to-back games in the Southern Hemisphere competition for the first time, again defended superbly to keep the hosts tryless, while Australia were left ruing mistakes as impatience and continual errors broke down multiple forward surges.The Wallabies ramped up the pressure either side of the break and and hooker Julian Montoya was sin-binned early in the second half after the Pumas conceded a string of penalties close to their own tryline.The boot of Reece Hodge pushed Australia out to a 15-6 lead but the Pumas wrested back the initiative as Nicolas Sanchez levelled the scores at 15-15.Hodge had a late chance to snatch victory for the Wallabies but missed with his 78th-minute penalty — just as he did in the first Bledisloe test last month.The miss was Hodge's first of the night, while Sanchez also kicked five penalties from six attempts, and has scored all 40 of his team's points in their first two Tri Nations tests.The draw was the second between the Wallabies and Pumas, 33 years after the first in Buenos Aires.The Pumas valiant effort in the series is taking a turn for the worse with their outstanding captain Pablo Matera at the centre of the storm.Matera has been widely criticised for pulling the hair of the Wallaby hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa during the boring 15-all Tri-Nations draw with the Wallabies in Newcastle.And one Australian writer has turned the heat up further, accusing the Pumas of operating a dirty tricks campaign.Julian Linden, in the Daily Telegraph, wrote: "Discipline remains Australia's biggest problem. The Wallabies still give away too many stupid penalties and cough up possession by pushing passes that aren't on."Worst of all, they keep taking the bait and retaliating to off the ball incidents that blow up in their faces."The Pumas get a lot of praise for their passion but they deserve plenty of stick for their dirty little tricks – which include pulling hair, kicking players and blatantly lying on the ball."The Wallabies know that but still fall for it every time and it cost them dearly in Newcastle."It raises the spectre of a spiteful return bout between the All Blacks and Pumas in Newcastle on Saturday.Veteran All Black hooker Dane Coles was roundly criticised for losing his cool against the Pumas, conceding a penalty reversal after slapping an opponent in the face. And the once invincible All Blacks get rattled under pressure, something all opponents will play on.The Argentinians are using a spoiling game suited to their strengths and weaknesses which increases the chances of bad blood flowing in their matches.text by NZ HeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All Blacks head coach Ian Foster's addressed the controversial comments made by captain Sam Cane.Cane came under scrutiny this week for calling into question how much All Black fans know about rugby.The comments came after the side's poor start to the Tri Nations, in which they've lost two consecutive games and their first-ever to Argentina, has disgruntled supporters.Foster admitted to Martin Devlin that he doesn't agree with Cane's comments and says criticism's part of the job."He's moved forward. He's got to get used to and treat with respect that process, and takes fans with us and say 'hey guys, we're hearing you, and trust us, we're working on it'."Foster himself says he welcomes the criticism, and they need to take it on board."When the All Blacks lose, we know we're going to cop it. I've got no complaints of that. I think it's right."I love the fact our fans are passionate, I've said it all along. They believe in this team, and when we don't perform to the levels they want, they give it to us." On the reasons for the loss, Foster says he wants the team to avoid the argy-bargy that has overshadowed their recent performances."We're going back to bad of days where the only person being seen by the refs is the retaliator, and the person who are doing the initial stuff are getting away with it."But that is what it is, and quite frankly, we've got to get better at dealing with it."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Black Caps captain and now part of the Spark Commentary team, Stephen Fleming ahead of the start of the NZ summer of cricket.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to one of the voices of modern day football on our televisions, Peter Drury. Peter discusses the current Premier League season, how he sees VAR and it's influence in the game as well as a bit about his commentary life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former All Black captain Murray Mexted about what he saw from the All Blacks historic loss to Argentina in Sydney last weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Sunday 15th of November. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They were representing a country in a Covid lockdown since March. Half a dozen players, plus inspirational head coach Mario Ledesma, have had the virus. They haven't played a game together since the Rugby World Cup 13 months ago. They have just beaten the All Blacks for the first time.No wonder emotions were running high on the Bankwest Stadium pitch in Western Sydney even before the final whistle blew for their epic 25-15 victory over a full-strength All Black side presumably highly motivated to respond to last weekend's defeat to the Wallabies in Brisbane.There was singing in grandstand and tears in the coaching box. In the final moments before referee Angus Gardner signalled fulltime, Ledesma, having congratulated his fellow coaches, including former Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika, looked at his players on the pitch and quickly looked away, overcome."It's kind of surreal what just happened out there," Ledesma said afterwards. "Not just the result, but even playing the game was surreal for us."It is one of the biggest upsets in test rugby history because it's difficult to imagine a more challenging build-up to a test. The Pumas are the only team in the Tri Nations in Australia to go through a strict quarantine which meant they couldn't train as a team for weeks. Their lack of game time meant the players suffered multiple soft tissue injuries in training.Cheika, the Aussie who delivered a key message to the squad on his arrival, often had to view trainings from a coaches' box away from the field and communicated via Zoom meetings.And that's before we get into what's happening at home; there are more than 1.1 million cases of Covid in Argentina and more than 35,000 people have died from the virus."It's tough over there at the moment," captain Pablo Matera said. "It was difficult for us to be all together here in Australia. We're representing a lot of things. I think that was a blessing in the energy we had."With monstrous flanker Matera in charge they took control from the opening whistle. They showed greater discipline and composure – problem areas in the past, but better than the All Blacks on Saturday – and dictated terms through their first-five Nicolas Sanchez, who scored all their points.Fundamentally, though, the win was due to a defensive wall built on pride and trust and the All Blacks had no answer to it. From a New Zealand perspective, there will be real concern it could happen again at Newcastle's McDonald Jones Stadium in a fortnight."We felt the trust," Matera said. "We were confident without the ball. We were disciplined and knew the guy beside us would do the job."How did they do it? "There's no magic formula," Ledesma replied."We started working in January with Pablo and some of the boys around what team we wanted and we talked about identity and culture. The big difference I guess is that they own it now. It's their team. It's always the players and they've been great through the pandemic situation, just going from quarantine to quarantine – some of the boys haven't seen their families for four months. They haven't complained once."Ledesma agreed it was the coaching highlight of his career. "It has to be up there – 100 per cent – for the emotional journey we've been on and everything we've experienced."I think it's the only team we haven't beaten. I think we'll remember this for a long time coming, not only because of the game but for the special situation that got us to the game."Asked about the influence of Cheika, the former Wallabies head coach who was sacked last year, Matera revealed a key piece of advice delivered by the Australian."Seeing us as a team from the outside, he came to us on the first day and said 'hey, what are you waiting for? You've got everything – you've got big players, physical players, young players, a lot of energy, go and take it. Just take it.' That made us believe in...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"It doesn't get any worse."Martin Devlin did not hold back in his assessment of the All Blacks loss to the Pumas last night. The 25-15 loss was the first time the All Blacks have been defeated by the Argentinian side, despite the South Americans having not played since the Rugby World Cup last year. Devlin started strong, calling them "weak" before tearing into the attitude of the All Blacks he described as too focused on Instagram accounts and overseas contracts. "I blame all the players. I blame all the coaching staff. Talk about complacent. Talk about thinking you are a lot better than you are."Devlin says Argentina was magnificent and won every single contest - and "thanked his lucky stars" that South Africa wasn't part of this tournament, given that an Australian team that's in rebuild mode managed to best the All Blacks. "That side yesterday was worse than a rabble. They were disjointed, they were unorganised, they were flat, they had no ideas. They lacked anyone that was a follow me character."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Wallabies great Simon Poidevin about the future of the rugby relationship between New Zealand and Australia, on the back of the news there will be Super Rugby between the two countries in 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Team INEOS skipper Sir Ben Ainslie about where his crew is at a month out from the start of the America's Cup Christmas regatta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Talksport Scotland correspondent David Tanner,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 14th of November. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Monday nights, compacted into a podcast for Monday 9th of November, featuring Bryan Fletcher and Joel Caine from the SEN Drive Show in Sydney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Team New Zealand trimmer Glenn Ashby, a month or so out from the start of the Americas Cup pre-regattas, on where they are at with the AC75's ahead of the Christmas Race Regattas in December.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to the great British and Irish Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan, about the state of World Rugby as he sees it as well as his time involved with the Lions and what a special place it holds in the hearts of Rugby fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A week after losing by a record margin to concede the Bledisloe Cup, Australia rebounded with a 24-22 win over New Zealand on Saturday to give Dave Rennie his first win as Wallabies head coach.It was described by some as a dead-rubber match, but there's no such thing when it comes to a trans-Tasman contest.A brutal first half contained two early tries and two red cards for dangerous tackles, ending with the score locked at 8-8 and New Zealand holding a one-man advantage with 14 against Australia's 13. The second half featured three tries — including one for each team in the last five minutes — and ended with 14 Wallabies on the field against 13 All Blacks.The New Zealanders clinched the Bledisloe Cup for the 18th consecutive season last weekend with a thumping 43-5 win in Sydney, giving them two big wins over the Wallabies after the series-opening 16-16 draw in Wellington. They made wholesale changes for the fourth Bledisloe test, which also doubled as the second in a Tri-Nations series that also involves Argentina.The Wallabies were leading 8-5 in the 23rd when New Zealand prop Ofa Tuungafasi was red carded after a review for a high tackle on Wright, who was making an angled run off the wing.It got worse for the Australians when rookie flanker Lachie Swinton was red carded in the 35th for a dangerous, no-arms hit on Sam Whitelock and then winger Marika Koroibete was yellow carded for a ruck infringement just before halftime.Sky Sport commentator Tony Johnson told Martin Devlin that referee Nick Berry showed guts by making the calls, as there should have been two red cards in last week's games."What is lacking is consistency. I think they are reffing far too much on outcome." Johnson says Swinton's red card was "open and shut" and there was malicious intent, but he says that intent never seems to factor in. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer began his childhood as Greco-Roman wrestler, following in his father's footsteps.Though he only trained between the ages of eight and 10, Solskjaer will need to apply everything he learned in those formative years as he attempts to wrestle back control of a Manchester United team that has woefully underperformed in recent matches.The beleaguered coach is under pressure following successive defeats to Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir, with a crucial Premier League clash against Everton coming up on Saturday.At Friday afternoon's virtual press conference, Solskjaer was asked whether he still remained confident of being able to deliver success to Manchester United."Yeah, why shouldn't I be?" he responded. "If I don't trust my belief and values and [my] staff's quality and players' quality, who else should?"Perhaps therein lies the problem. While Solskjaer might still believe in his abilities to take Manchester United back to the top, the list of other people who do appears to be getting shorter with each passing game.Vast sums of money spent badly by chief executive Ed Woodward means United's squad remains light years behind its top English and European rivals, but it's impossible to argue that Solskjaer shouldn't be getting more out of the players at his disposal.This, after all, is a side that last season reached the FA Cup and Europa League semifinals and finished third in the Premier League ahead of Chelsea and Leicester.While this season's results are no doubt concerning and have left United a lowly 15th in the Premier League, the actual performances on the pitch are arguably an even greater cause for concern.The defending for Istanbul Basaksehir's first goal in the midweek Champions League defeat was nothing short of comical -- and the second wasn't much better."You wouldn't see this on Hackney Marshes!" former United defender Rio Ferdinand lamented after the game. Such was United's ineptitude, that is surely an insult to the hundreds of talented amateur players who compete on the famous East London pitches every weekend.Hot and cold"I don't look at one or two results and fall like a house of cards," Solskjaer added. "It's a setback, definitely."There's been too much made of not scoring against Arsenal and Chelsea, there has been nothing in those games and it's not long ago we were the best thing since sliced bread against Leipzig and PSG."Solskjaer has a point. The Norwegian's time in charge has certainly been unusual, with his players turning in the kind of impressive performances they did against Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig in the Champions League just when it looks as though his job is on the line.However, that inconsistency -- which is perhaps the most baffling element of Solskjaer's reign -- will certainly do nothing to appease a group of fans that have suffered through mediocrity ever since Alex Ferguson retired as manager in 2013.After reports emerged earlier this week that Solskjaer would be sacked if United fail to beat Everton on Saturday, the club has since insisted that this weekend's result will have no bearing on its coach's future.Those British media reports indicated that the club is already eying up either former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino or Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann as potential replacements should Solskjaer be unable to turn things around.Despite the fevered speculation, the 47-year-old Solskjaer remains defiant that he retains the club's support."You have to have that belief," he said. [The] club have been very positive and shown me their character and strong leadership. I'm looking to Saturday morning, that's another matter we can talk about."In English football, that is known as the 'dreaded vote of confidence,' a phrase derived from the practice of clubs publicly supporting their beleaguered managers only to sack them soon...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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