Big week across sport with motorsport chaos, league legends, and Netflix stirring the pot.

🏉 NRL

• Full NRL wrap.
• Shaun Johnson joins the show to talk League Lounge.

🏉 Super Rugby

• Weekend results
• How the Kiwi sides are shaping up early in the competition.

⛳ Golf

• Highlights from the New Zealand Open and standout performances.

🏎️ Formula 1

• Drive to Survive is back and already delivering drama.
• Must-watch storylines:
  • Alpine vs Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
  • Christian Horner fallout
  • Yuki Tsunoda vs Liam Lawson
  • Ferrari vs Mercedes rivalry

🏁 IndyCar

• IndyCar season opener in Florida (Sky Sport).

🏎️ NASCAR

• DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix.
• NASCAR Cup Series road course event at Circuit of the Americas, Austin.

🏀 NBA

• Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder, including a heated moment involving Nikola Jokić.
• Another game paused after a stadium horn malfunctioned and wouldn’t stop for 12 minutes.

On today's pod:

🏉 NRL Pre-Season Wrap

The footy is heating up and the pre-season delivered some big talking points:

• The Brisbane Broncos fell short in the World Club Challenge.

• The Parramatta Eels claimed the pre-season title.

• The Wests Tigers stunned the Penrith Panthers in a statement performance.

• The Gold Coast Titans took down the Melbourne Storm.

Plenty to unpack as teams fine-tune combinations before Round 1.

🏉 Super Rugby Wrap

• The Chiefs defeated the Highlanders.

• The Crusaders were heavily beaten in a surprising result.

Early signs that this Super Rugby season could be wide open.

🏀 Breakers Bonus Boost

The New Zealand Breakers secured a $355K bonus — a significant off-court win that could impact their momentum moving forward.

🏏 Black Caps Update

Game 1 for the New Zealand national cricket team was washed out due to rain — frustrating start to the series.

❄️ Winter Olympics Wrap

The 2026 Winter Olympics have officially wrapped up, closing out another massive global sporting event.

🏁 Supercars: Sydney 500 Launches 2026 Season Sydney 500 Recap 4

• Season opener delivered drama.

• Wet/dry finale with multiple safety cars.

• Broc Feeney claimed redemption with the win.

• Kai Allen pushed Feeney hard before a late steering failure in the final 10 laps.

• Intense battles throughout the field.

This marks the second-longest season in Supercars history.

🚗 Toyota’s Gen3 Era Debut 4

The Gen3 era continues to evolve with the debut of the Toyota Supra, now taking on:

• Ford Mustang

• Chevrolet Camaro

Strong debut from Mobil1 Optus Racing:

• 4th – Chaz Mostert

• 5th – Ryan Wood

📅 2026 Supercars Season Outlook

• 37 races

• 14 rounds

• Across Australia & New Zealand

• Huge news: Christchurch double header in NZ

This is shaping up to be one of the biggest seasons yet.

🏎 F1 Preview

We also touch on Formula 1 as the global motorsport calendar ramps up — big season storylines developing.

On today's podcast:

🏉 Rugby Round-Up
The Highlanders stunned the Crusaders
Chiefs got it done over the Blues
Hurricanes had the bye week — with new co-captains announced
Moana Pasifika claimed a huge win over Fiji in Fiji
Waratahs and Brumbies rounded out the weekend’s winners

🏉 League & NRL
The Wahs went down in Napier
All Stars results:
Women: Indigenous 20 def. Māori 14
Men: 16–16 draw
State of Origin officially confirmed

⛵ Sailing
Major SailGP crash — we unpack what happened

🏏 Cricket
Zimbabwe upset Australia
We went down to South Africa

🏎️ Formula 1
F1 update with Beccie

Plus we chat the condom stats of the Winter Olympics and place our mega multi of the week. Did someone say, Pigeon Racing?