Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

There are growing concerns about plans to commercialise and stream youth sport.Earlier this year, Sky TV signed up to a deal that sees the blanket broadcasting and live-streaming of school sport on their platforms under the guise of the New Zealand Sports Collective.Now, a NZ Herald report has highlighted further concerns about the way the deal was done. Heath Mills, who formerly worked in secondary school sports before starting the New Zealand Cricket Players' Association and, latterly, the New Zealand Athletes' Federation, told Martin Devlin that there "What does concern me is the commodification of youth. Who owns the right? What rights do people have to exploit and make money off of 15, 16, 17-year-olds who are playing school sport?"He says that it opens the doors for other commercial entities, such as advertisers and sponsors, to get involved. Mills is concerned about the involvement of the Government through the state-owned entity Sport NZ. "The fact the Government has been so heavily supporting this is a disgrace." While most of Mills' ire is directed at Sport NZ leadership, he believes people in positions of responsibility at Sky TV also need a reality check."There are people involved there that should know better. They need to stop being captivated by the stardust and start to recognise some of the unintended consequences of their good intentions in supporting youth sport."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wellington Phoenix's A-League season has come to a disappointing end, going down 1-0 to Perth Glory in their elimination final at Bankwest Stadium.A first-half strike from Joel Chianese was enough to settle the contest and despite intense pressure and firing off 32 shots to Perth's 15, the Phoenix were unable to find an equaliser and have exited the finals series at the first time of asking.On another day, one of Wellington's plethora of chances would have found its way into Glory's net, but a combination of well-organised defending, excellent goalkeeping and a fair amount of fortune saw Perth hold their lead and advance at the Phoenix's expense.The Phoenix will be left to rue their inability to finish their opportunities and nine weeks after jetting out of New Zealand's capital to continue the A-League season in New South Wales, their Australian adventure ended in anything but the fashion they had hoped for."Football's a cruel game sometimes," said coach Ufuk Talay."You dominate a game, create enough opportunities to win and it's a recurring theme from the last game against Newcastle. If we're not clinical in front of goal, we can't win games. We create, but we're just not clinical."We gave them one opportunity where they scored and then I think we totally dominated the game but we didn't score a goal to get ourselves back into it."The game's only goal came after 18 minutes when Chianese, who had scored twice for Sydney FC in a finals match against Wellington eight years ago, latched onto a neat through ball from Jake Brimmer, sped between two defenders and produced a tidy left-footed finish to beat Phoenix goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic from 15 yards.Going behind was the catalyst for an increased first-half intensity from the Phoenix who won a raft of set pieces and eventually attempted 17 shots before the break without opening their account. In particular, two goal-bound efforts from Ulises Davila were brilliantly saved by Liam Reddy, who ten years ago was the penalty shootout hero as the Phoenix beat the Glory in their first finals match. A decade on, and now with Glory, he was a formidable final barrier in the path of his former side.As the second half wore on, Wellington's attack became more and more desperate. Reno Piscopo flashed a right-footed effort just wide of the post, Steven Taylor was unable to direct a volley on target from a narrow angle and the outstanding Libby Cacace – in what will be his last game for the club – becoming increasingly more prominent, driving deep into enemy territory time and again to set up chances which went unconverted.As the game entered its final quarter, Jaushua Sotirio spurned a chance from a handy position after a run and cross from fullback Callan Elliot. There was also a suggestion of a Phoenix penalty when Tomislav Mrcela's high foot seemed to make contact with substitute Callum McCowatt, but referee Alex King saw nothing untoward. As time ticked down, David Ball's swivel-volley cannoned off the crossbar."I'm still very proud of the boys," said Talay."I think this is a great experience for our younger players playing these games. The more they play in these finals series, the more accustomed they get to it and the better experience they get from it."The win sees Glory advance to face Sydney FC in the second semifinal on Wednesday night. Melbourne City will meet the winner of tomorrow night's second elimination final between Brisbane Roar and Western United.Despite his first season as a head coach ending in this fashion, Talay said he still regarded the campaign as a success."I've thoroughly enjoyed it.""We've got a great bunch of boys. We started off on the back foot but the belief and the process was there and it got us to third on the table."That's our template and we'll build on that hopefully for next season."Perth Glory 1 (Chianese 18')Wellington Phoenix 0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Phil Murphy out of ESPN Australasia, about what he's seen from the opening few games of the NBA playoffs and who he likes to go and challenge for the Championship ring.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Black Caps spinner Mitchell Santner, who's in Trinidad and Tobago playing the Caribbean Premier League, the first International T20 competition to get up and running around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to All Blacks coach Ian Foster, reflecting on a magnificent Super Rugby Aotearoa competition and looking ahead to the complications surrounding the North v South game in a couple of weeks.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 22nd August. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell, on what an Australian has made of our Super Rugby Aotearoa as well as what sort of format he's keen to see if the two competitions merge in 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reaching 250 matches is irrelevant - Martin Devlin says there is no denying what Kevin Proctor did. The New Zealand international yesterday became the first player in the NRL's 112-year history to be sent off for biting, after the bunker ruled the Gold Coast captain sunk his teeth into Shaun Johnson's arm in the Titans' loss to Cronulla.With the base penalty for grade three dangerous contact being 500 demerit points, which equates to a five-match suspension, Proctor's facing a longer ban as the match review committee considers the incident to be of a higher grading than detailed in the NRL judiciary code.Many believe he'll be marched for the season.While Johnson is trying to brush it aside, Devlin says there is no excuses for what happened.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlanders 38Hurricanes 21The Highlanders celebrated their co-captains' milestones with victory over the Hurricanes to bring the premature curtain down on Super Rugby Aotearoa in bizarre circumstances.Aaron Smith's 150th match for the Highlanders, and Ash Dixon's 100th Super Rugby game, deserved to be recognised by a full house in Dunedin.While the latest Covid-19 outbreak ruined that prospect, the Highlanders turned on a second-half clinic by scoring 24 unanswered points to finish their spirited season on a memorable note.The Crusaders claiming the title last weekend, coupled with cancelling the scheduled finale at Eden Park on Sunday, effectively made this an exhibition game.With fans, other than family members of the Highlanders, locked out due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the reality is this match was largely staged to retain broadcast revenue. It certainly made for an eerie feel for the players involved.Both teams approached it in that exhibition style to turn on another breathless, and somewhat scrappy, spectacle.As you would expect from a Barbarians-type fixture, scripts largely went out the window in favour of embracing the rare freedom that comes with such a match.Offloads, turnovers, line breaks were frequent and the pace of the game regularly left tight forwards gasping for air.Clinical finishing was absent as the Hurricanes had three tries ruled out. Vince Aso stepped out; Scott Scrafton's inside pass to Reed Prinsep was ruled forward and Chase Tiatia scored after obstruction.The Hurricanes had the better of the first half, claiming two tries through rapid halfback Jamie Booth and Aso but after being denied two tries the visitors should've enjoyed a comfortable halftime buffer rather than being locked up 14-14.The Highlanders initially kept in touch through tries to Dixon and replacement Ngatungane Punivai but they were at their best when playmakers Josh Ioane and Mitchell Hunt held the ball in two hands and challenged the line or Jona Nareki came off his wing to expose tiring defenders.The locals took control by scoring three second-half tries – the result effectively sealed when referee Ben O'Keeffe awarded a penalty try and yellow carded Ardie Savea for collapsing a Highlanders lineout maul destined to hand Dixon his double.Given the landscape which forced the Hurricanes to fly in and out on the same day it's difficult to read too much into the result but after notching a five-match winning streak, a run which included defeating the Crusaders in Christchurch, they will be disappointed to end their season in this fashion.In many ways, however, this final match sums up the intensely competitive derby league in which any side can knock the other over on their day.Last week the Highlanders pushed the Crusaders through to the final quarter and finishing their season with a third victory from eight games will offer confidence that changes they made during lockdown have them on the right path for next year.A bonus-point victory is not enough to lift the Highlanders above the third-placed Hurricanes which leaves the Blues to finish second, six points behind the Crusaders after their final match was declared a draw.Highlanders 38 (Ngatungane Punivai, Ash Dixon, Michael Collins, penalty try, Mitchell Hunt tries; Josh Ioane 4 cons, pen)Hurricanes 21 (Vince Aso, Jamie Booth, Peter Umaga-Jensen tries; Jordie Barrett 3 cons)HT: 14-14See 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 16th August. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ANZ Premiership grand final will go ahead next Sunday – but without fans in attendance.Netball New Zealand has confirmed the Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix will meet in the final in Invercargill, but the consolation matches will not be held, with the third-place playoff between the Northern Mystics and Northern Stars, and the fifth-place playoff between the Southern Steel and Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic both cancelled.Netball New Zealand chief executive Jennie Wyllie said the decision to continue with the grand final was determined by the Government's announcement on Friday with the country's alert levels remaining the same, with Auckland currently at Level 3 and the rest of the country at Level 2."Our team has been working incredibly hard behind the scenes to give us the opportunity to play the grand final in an environment that safely meets the guidelines from the Ministry," she said."We're pleased that we are still able to showcase the pinnacle match of the ANZ Premiership during a season that has tossed up so many challenges for players, management, fans and officials."Netball NZ are hopeful that the Steel can play a curtain-raiser ahead of the grand final, but with no local fans allowed to attend, the planned bumper finals series may instead be set for an eerie conclusion.Wyllie says they will continue to monitor the guidance from the Ministry of Health and Government to ensure the match remains safe to go ahead."We feel confident in moving forward with the grand final but will be closely following the advice from officials," she said.The grand final is set to begin at 6.45pm next Sunday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gabriel Jesus was crouching on the field and crying. Not even the Manchester City jersey covering his face could mask the agony.Raheem Sterling was lying across the turf, his hands crossed over his eyes.Then, the Lyon players broke away from their celebrations to console opponents distraught at being knocked out of the Champions League without reaching the semifinals for a fourth straight season.City, the most expensively assembled squad in football history, had lost 3-1 to the team that finished seventh in the French league."It's incredible because we're the surprise team," Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes said. "I don't think many people expected us to reach this stage of the competition."While Lyon prepares to face Bayern Munich in its first Champions League semifinal in a decade, City must face up to another collapse in its quest to become European champions for the first time."We need to learn — it's not good enough and that's it," said Kevin De Bruyne, who scored City's only goal to equalize before Moussa Dembélé scored twice on Saturday. "Different year, same stuff."It leaves Pep Guardiola still waiting for a first Champions League title since 2011 while coaching Barcelona, falling short in three attempts with Bayern Munich before repeated failures with City. After surrendering the Premier League trophy to Liverpool, City ends the season with only the League Cup.Guardiola's decision to deploy an unfamiliar five-man defense to match Lyon's system backfired when gaping holes were left at the back before Maxwel Cornet struck the opener in the 24th minute."We won the tactical battle as we master our system of play," Lyon coach Rudi Garcia said.De Bruyne equalized in the 69th but substitute Dembélé restored the lead 10 minutes later by putting a shot under goalkeeper Ederson after being on the pitch for only four minutes.Then came the chance to level again that will haunt Sterling. Facing an unguarded net at the far post, Sterling missed the target completely and Lyon extended its lead 59 seconds later with Dembélé scoring again.This was an error-strewn performance by City on a night when Guardiola was out-thought by Garcia, whose last major titles were the French league and cup double with Lille in 2011."Rudi Garcia has left his mark, has instilled discipline," sporting director Juninho said. "We grew up. Now we need a little humility, a little calm."For the first time since 1996 the Champions League semifinals will not feature a side from England and Spain. Instead France will take on Germany in this unique pandemic-enforced conclusion to the Champions League in Lisbon, with single games without fans rather than two-legged semifinals. After Paris Saint-Germain plays Leipzig on Tuesday, Lyon faces Bayern the following night just like it did in the 2010 semifinals. Bouyed by knocking out Juventus and City, Lyon will believe it can make the final this time, even against a Bayern side that thrashed Barcelona 8-2.City's biggest Champions League win of the season seemed to come off the pitch when its lawyers overturned a two-season ban from European competitions. But for a side that eliminated record 13-time champion Real Madrid in the previous round, losing to Lyon was not in the script.Given that a place in the semifinals was on the line, City's back line didn't rise to the challenge.The lack of urgency in dealing with Lyon's advance for the opener was careless as Fernando Marçal sent a long ball over the top from inside his own half.At that point Kyle Walker was alongside Cornet at the halfway line but the City right back lingered rather than tracking back. Aymeric Laporte also lost the advancing Toko Ekambi. Eric Garcia did run back to make the sliding tackle that prevented Ekambi from shooting.But Cornet had sprinted forward and was left unmarked to pick up the loose ball before exploiting Ederson being caught...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Tom Rennie, our football correspondent out of Talksport in the UK looking at Barcelona's capitulation against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, losing 8 2 to Tom's predicted winners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Penrith and Warriors half Greg 'Brandy' Alexander on the back of the Warriors loss to the Panthers in the NRL on Friday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Blues captain and form lock of the Super Rugby competition, Patrick Tuipulotu on the disappointment on ending the competition a week early and why he's enjoyed being a part of this Blues environment this season.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 15th August. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's, Sunday's and now Monday's - compacted into a podcast for Monday 10th August. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin and Thomas dissect 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.

Hurricanes 31Chiefs 18Victory and a crucial bonus point has kept the Hurricanes in the mix for the Super Rugby Aotearoa title.The Hurricanes consigned Warren Gatland's Chiefs to the ignominy of a winless campaign - nine straight defeats dating pre-lockdown – and a 73rd minute Billy Proctor try off a brilliant Jamie Booth offload sealed the bonus point which keeps Jason Holland's unheralded outfit in contention for the New Zealand crown.The Crusaders are heavily favoured to clinch the title when they host the Highlanders in Christchurch on Sunday but, for now at least, the third-placed Hurricanes moved one point behind the Blues and three behind the Crusaders. Next week the Hurricanes travel to Dunedin where they will again need a bonus point victory to have a chance at claiming the title, if it remains alive.Regardless of the Super Rugby Aotearoa title implications, the Hurricanes can take pride from extending their winning streak to five matches – a run which includes being the only team in the past four years to knock over the Crusaders in Christchurch. It's been a remarkable recovery from the Hurricanes after dropping their first two matches of this campaign.In front of a frozen 21,489 Wellington crowd, the Hurricanes were a class above the Chiefs, leading 12-3 at halftime before eventually kicking away for a comfortable five-tries-to-two victory.Jordie Barrett and Peter Umaga-Jensen led the Hurricanes from an individual standpoint but concerns were palpable for Sam Cane after the All Blacks captain was knocked out in an ugly incident.Everyone held their breath 26 minutes into the contest when Cane copped a nasty hip to the head and lay prone on the turf. The contact with Barrett's hip left Cane unconscious and he did not return to the game, but he at least left the field without the use of a stretcher.Two years on from the neck fracture in South Africa that almost ended his career, this was a scare he could do without.Gatland's Chiefs, meanwhile, finish their season with the fewest points, tries, line breaks and most tries and turnovers conceded. While they didn't lack heart their attack in particular was again bereft of confidence, and they will probably welcome the chance to escape the losing habit.The intent to chase the bonus point from the Hurricanes was clear from the outset. They turned down shots at goal in favour of kicking for the corner and their rate of offloads was more akin to touch rugby. Vince Aso in particular pushed passes in contact at every opportunity.The Hurricanes were at their best when they settled, somewhat. With Tyrel Lomax anchoring the scrum this area continued to be a solid platform to launch attacking raids and TJ Perenara took ownership of the kicking to plug the corners on several occasions.Umaga-Jensen was the standout of the first half. The 22-year-old has made his mark in the midfield since lockdown and his two tries and brilliant line-running ability again left a lasting impression.To open the scoring he hit the line at pace to collect a flat Perenara ball and crash over in the tackle of Anton Lienert-Brown. For his second, Umaga-Jensen dished and then received a pass from Wes Goosen on the left edge.Barrett survived a scare when he twisted his knee to deliver another influential display from fullback, a position he is making his own. Whether it was laying on crunching hits, knocking over goals, being safe under the high ball or offloading in contact, Barrett was ever-present as he has been throughout this campaign.The best moment of the first half for the Chiefs came when Hurricanes wing Kobus Van Wyk was yellow carded for unnecessarily throwing Brad Weber into a dangerous position. Even then, though, the Chiefs attack struggled to exploit their one man advantage, only doing so once at the start of the second spell when Sean Wainui scored the first of their two strikes.When the...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Warriors head coach Nathan Brown has revealed the abrupt details of his appointment with the club, confirming the deal was done over the course of a day.The Auckland club confirmed Brown as the man to lead them into their next era, signing a three-year contract with full-time duties commencing in early November. They also confirmed NRL great Phil Gould would be joining the club as a consultant.Brown, 47, was among a number of candidates to rule themselves out of the running for the role after Stephen Kearney was sacked in late June, but quickly emerged as a front-runner when interim coach Todd Payten turned down the role earlier this week.Brown admitted he had not had any form of conversation with the club about taking on the role prior to Thursday, when he ultimately signed on."I spoke to Robbo (club owner Mark Robinson) on Thursday. That was the first time we'd had any dialogue about me coming to work for the Warriors, and we got the deal done basically within a couple of hours," Brown said."Maybe I should have had that convo two months ago. At the time it just didn't feel right, even though I thought it was a great opportunity. Then the time did feel right."One thing I maintained was that the Warriors was a great opportunity for any coach that got the opportunity," Brown said of initially withdrawing himself from consideration. "I had one or two concerns and I've had private conversations with (the club) since and I'm very comfortable with the opportunity I've been given now and am very much looking forward to it."Brown spent time with the club earlier in the year in a consultancy role, working alongside the club's hookers. At the time, club chief executive Cameron George was quick to shut down suggestions he could end up taking the top job should Kearney depart.Now, having done just that, Brown said he has a good base from which to approach making his presence felt in the role."I saw a very hungry squad and a group of blokes who want to listen and want to get better, and that's a very good starting base."The announcement comes on the back of the Warriors' strong 26-22 win over the Manly Sea Eagles on Friday night, after which Payten suggested the club was only two key players away from a competitive roster.It appeared Brown didn't quite share the same sentiment however, with the incoming coach noting while the club shows potential when they have "enough talent on the field" there was plenty of work still to be done in establishing a competitive team.Brown didn't shy away from acknowledging he wasn't joining the club to make them a contender immediately, but that the process would take time and consistency was the end goal."To get the major prize, that takes a lot of hard work – and that's what the end goal is. It's about improving the roster and improving the players within the squad in the short-term," Brown said."The key to any club is sustained success...you need to have sustained success and consistently play finals football. Because you only win big games by practice and unfortunately for the Warriors of late, they've had the odd [finals] appearance here and there, but when they had Daniel Anderson and Ivan Cleary in charge, they had consistent finals performances and then you get a grand final. That's what it's all about."It's not about instant success, it's about building something sustainable that gets you consistency, and that consistency gives you an opportunity. You can't just wave a magic wand and all of a sudden, you're going to win something. It just doesn't work like that - if it did you wouldn't be having this conversation with me now."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin has outlined his own experiences dealing with difficult coaches in children's sport, and has urged other parents to find out what is happening.Over the past week, the Herald has outlined multiple allegations of abuse of athletes in the country's elite gymnastics programmes, including girls as young as 8 being fat-shamed, forced to train through injuries and verbally abused by coaches.Amongst the complaints, multiple parents of children enrolled in competitive gymnastics at Auckland's North Harbour club have told of their concerns at the behaviour of coaches in the nationally acclaimed programme, prompting club management to investigate and promise action.Meanwhile, the sport's national governing body, Gymnastics New Zealand, emailed members this week encouraging potential victims to come forward.Speaking on his radio show, Devlin revealed that he and his ex-wife had difficulties confronting one of their son's football coaches, after being shocked by the way the man was yelling at children. He encouraged other parents to do the same, get involved and not treat their children's after schools sport as a babysitting service.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to All Blacks assistant coach John Plumtree, on what he's made of Super Rugby Aotearoa and how much he's looking forward to finally getting started with the All Blacks when the side finally gets together as a group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Ian Baker-Finch, former Open Championship winner in 1991 and now part of the Golf Channel commentary team for NBC in the United States at the halfway point of the PGA Championship in San Francisco, the first major played since Covid 19.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB on Saturday's and Sundays from 12pm until 3pm, compacted into a podcast for Saturday 8th August. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to one of the great characters of English Football, Harry Redknapp, about his career in the game and what its like managing difficult personalities like Paolo Di Canio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former England World Cup winning centre Will Greenwood, on when we're likely to expect competitive rugby to be up and running in the Northern Hemisphere and whether he's been watching Super Rugby.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former All Black captain Murray Mexted, reviewing the Chiefs 7th loss in a row in Super Rugby Aotearoa, this time against the Crusaders at home in Hamilton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Blair Julian, the Kiwi from New Plymouth who ended up becoming a mechanic for Chip Ganassi racing in Indy Cars, working alongside Scott Dixon for the last 20 years.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 2nd August. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Chiefs First-Five Aaron Cruden ahead of his 100th Super Rugby game against the Crusaders in Hamilton.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 1st August. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to UFC Middleweight champion and global superstar Israel Adesanya, live in the studio and taking calls from the listeners ahead of another big year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin, now on Monday evenings from 7pm until 8pm. Compacted into a podcast for Monday 27th July.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former All Black flyhalf and now selector Grant Fox, on what he's made of Super Rugby Aotearoa thus far and where the selectors thoughts are at a month out from the naming of the first All Blacks squad of the year.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 26th July. Brought to you by Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Gareth Roberts, one of the hosts of the Anfield Wrap Liverpool football fan podcast on the back of Liverpool finally lifting the Premier League after a 30 year wait, when they beat Chelsea 5-3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former NSW and Roosters NRL player Braith Anasta, ahead of the Warriors Roosters game in the NRL and Sonny Bill Williams's likely return to the NRL for the rest of the 2020 season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Welsh international, and now Crusaders assistant coach Mark Jones, on his journey to coaching and New Zealand and why he thinks the Crusaders are the high performing side that we've grown accustomed to.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beauden Barrett was always likely to receive a frosty welcome to Wellington from Hurricanes fans when he ran onto the turf at Sky Stadium in a Blues uniform.After spending so many years in the thick of things for the Hurricanes, this time around he was hoping to leave the home fans disappointed.But while the uniform was different, the story stayed the same as Barrett couldn't stay out of the action – which wasn't always for the best.Hurricanes midfielder Ngani Laumape wasted no time in putting the hurt on his former teammate - embarrassing the Blues fullback with a mix of speed and footwork, leaving Barrett in his wake just four minutes in.Barrett, not to let an early lapse get him down, hit back almost immediately, dancing past Hurricanes prop Tyrel Lomax and sprinting away for a try of his own.With little time to revel in his attacking work, Barrett was again taken to by Laumape, who ran over the top of an attempted tackle from Barrett with ease, only to be chopped down just short of the tryline by the Blues' cover defence.It was a busy start for Barrett, who sustained a cut to his head during a frantic opening 20 minutes. However, he soon settled into his work.But as these sorts of games tend to see, the returning figure was again in the thick of the action down the stretch. After kicking a conversion to level the scores at 22, Barrett could have put the Blues ahead by seven when hooker Kurt Eklund went over out wide in the 63rd minute, However, Barrett sprayed the kick wide.It turned out to be a vital miss, as Hurricanes hooker Asafo Aumua was awarded a try under a mass of bodies with just minutes to go to again level the scores – with Jordie Barrett's conversion providing the winning points.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former PGA tour player Phil Tataurangi, reflecting on that famous British Open golf major in 2009 that very nearly saw Tom Watson become the oldest player to win a major, as well as previewing the 4th round of the PGA Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio.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 19th July.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to former Springbok great Victor Matfield, about the prospect of no South African sides in the proposed new Super Rugby competition as well his fondness for the All Blacks - Springbok rivalry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Reuban Thorne, former All Black captain and now part of the coaching set up at Christ College First XV, providing an insight into the quality and passion that exists in First XV Rugby in this country, and what sort of values and qualities they are trying to instil in these young men.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to NRL Journalist Joel Gould about the Walker Brothers coaching duo who coach the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup, on the back of the news that they're the favourites to take over the Warriors coaching job.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 18th July. Brought to you Access Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB reflects on the 2019 Cricket World Cup final between the Black Caps and England, that happened this time last year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Black Caps batsmen Henry Nicholls ahead of the start of a players training camp starting this week, the first time the boys have been together since Covid 19.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to SKY Sport Rugby commentator Tony Johnson, who called the big match in Super Rugby Aotearoa between the Crusaders and the Blues in Christchurch on Saturday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Devlin chats to Talksport Football correspondent Tom Rennie, about the releagtion battle in the Premier League and the sad news of the passing of England World Cup winner Jack Charlton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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