This week we dive into the 2026 Rugby League World Cup and its crazy format, discuss Freddy Lussick leaving the Warriors and what we could now do with that extra spot in our Top 30 & Jayden Campbell has turned down the Perth Bears - are they in trouble for 2027?

Then we rip into a 2025 All Blacks season review and discuss the highs and lows, positives and work ons, and also dissect that win against Wales to finish the year.

In the UFC - unfortunately Dan Hooker was outclassed but he certainly gave it a good crack, and i've also noticed some interesting news around Kai Kara-France which we dive into, before discussing the first test in the Ashes & Liverpools slide in the EPL.

Rugby league, UFC, the All Blacks, NRL & more.

Plenty to chat about this week - in the NRL, we discuss iZac Lomax getting an immediate release from the Eels, Eli Katoa being ruled out for the 2026 season and the Warriors NRL draw for next year.

Jumping across to Rugby and the All Blacks went down to England at Twickenham, Australia suffered another loss and South Africa continue to dominate. This week we review those games, preview the Wales game and also have a look at the new Nations Championship competition.

Finally, we talk some punting as well as UFC 322, Dan Hooker stepping back into the octagon this weekend and the latest news in the NBA.

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This week we dive into that Kiwis v Samoa final, talk about the NAS to the Warriors rumours, Payne Haas looks like he could be heading to R360 & we discuss the NRL Round 1 draw for 2026.

After that, we review the All Blacks v Scotland game & D Macs masterclass to save us from a potential loss before looking ahead to this weekends game against England.

Then to finish up - we talk NBA, NFL, UFC 322 and the AFC while giving out my tips for the weekend.

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Slight change up this week with the podcast being released on a friday - talking all things the Pac Champs final between the Kiwis & Samoa, my trip to Sydney to jump on Bloke in a Bar, the Eli Katoa situation & Papenhuyzen getting an early release from the Storm.

Then we rip into the All Blacks win against Ireland, one of the world red cards in history, a preview of the Scotland test this weekend and also a run through of the Super Rugby squads that were named on Thursday for the 2026 season.

Strap in & rev it up! Enjoy

Some great news for Warriors fans last week, with our star 7 Lukey Met extending with the club until the end of 2028. This week we dive into the impact of the signing, preview the Kiwis vs Tonga at Eden Park, discuss Peter V'landys plan for Round 1 in 2027 & also the 4th big signing of the Warriors NRLW side this off season in Stacey Waaka.

Then, we jump across to the 15 man code, to talk about Cantberbury claiming the NPC title & the All Blacks side I'm prediciting to see named on Friday morning.

To wrap things up, we talk about the Joe Parker fight, the AFC, NFL, the NBA and my best bets for the weekend.

Enjoy!

The Kiwis kicked off their Pac Champs campaign with a win over Samoa at Mt Smart, so we jump straight into a review of that. In nervous times for Warriors fans, Luke Metcalf has decided to test the open market on Nov 1 so we cover off the potential factors in that decision, and with Tonga and Samoa set to clash this weekend, we take a deep dive into that game and give out our tips and best bets for the big game.

In the Rugby world, Canterbury and Otago have booked themselves a ticket to the NPC final in what should be a great game.

Then we rip into all of the other sporting news, including Joe Parkers fight this weekend, the NBA being back, the Black Caps taking on England ,and much more.

Lucky enough to be invited along to the Kiwis media day earlier this week - so this weeks pod features 3 quick chats with Erin Clark, CNK & Keano Kini plus a full preview of week 1 of the Pacific Championships.

Then we rip into a review and preview of the NPC, with 4 great quarter finals being played last weekend setting the stage for a huge weekend ahead. Can Otago go all the way? I certainly hope so.

Plus we cover off the biggest talking points from the All Blacks & All Blacks XV squads named for their Northern Tours, have a look at the Black Caps upcoming series with England, preview Round 1 of the A-League and also the upcoming tip off of the NBA!

Lots happening as always, so I hope you enjoy the podcast!

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The Broncos have capped off one of the great finals runs by winning the premiership in what was a crazy game, lead by the greatest ever finals performance by an individual IMO. This week we debried that game, plus ofcourse that big win by the Warriors NSW Cup side in the State Champs.

Following that we go over the Kiwis, Samoa and Tonga squads named for the Pac Champs & discuss the potential moves of Payne Haas and Zac Lomax to R360.

In rugby news, the All Blacks finished tied at the top of the Rugby Championship with the Springboks who win the trophy on points differential, and we get into finals footy in the NPC.

NRL, International Rugby League, the All Blacks, NPC and Punting. Enjoy this weeks pod, brought to you by the TAB.