This week, Piney was joined by the one-and-only James McOnie—broadcaster, wordsmith, and master of the perfectly timed zinger—for a rollicking ride through the world of rugby and rugby league.

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On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 29th June 2025, we are joined in studio by All Blacks coach Scott 'Razor' Robertson.

First up we focus on the upcoming 2025/26 summer of cricket with Beige Brigade co-host and host of the BYC podcast Paul Ford. Also, Black Cap Bevon Jacobs joins the show to talk his first season in the IPL and the upcoming Black Caps tour of Zimbabwe.

Also, Alex Powell out of the NZ Herald talks Liam Lawson's best qualifying of the 2025 F1 season. James McOnie talks all things sport and UFC 317 we hear from sky sport analyst Ravinder Hunia

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Liam Lawson will start sixth at Formula One’s Austrian Grand Prix, and is the highest-placed of the four Red Bull-backed cars ahead of both teammate Isack Hadjar and world champion Max Verstappen.

For the first time since Saudi Arabia earlier this year, Lawson will start ahead of his Racing Bulls teammate – who was eliminated in the second qualifying session (Q2). Hadjar will start 13th.

NZ Herald sportswriter Alex Powell joined Piney to discuss.

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Mixed martial artist Kai Kara-France wants to use his flyweight title fight this afternoon as a platform for Māori culture.

The Kiwi will face Brazilian champion Alexandre "The Cannibal" Pantoja at UFC 317 in Nevada - his second title attempt.

Sky Sport UFC analyst Ravinder Hunia joined Piney to discuss.

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Bevon Jacobs is hoping that sharing a changing room with Indian cricket superstars such as Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah will serve him well for his country.

The Auckland batter's the only uncapped player in the 15-man squad for next month's T20 tri-series against South Africa and hosts Zimbabwe.

Jacobs was part of the Mumbai squad in the latest edition of the Indian Premier League - in an unusual case of cracking an IPL contract before playing internationally.

He joined Piney to discuss further.

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All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has revealed why they opted to bring Dalton Papali'i into camp again following the injury to Wallace Sititi.

Sititi is out for the series against France with a high ankle injury, with Blues flanker Papali'i whistled in as injury cover after missing the initial squad and Christian Lio-Willie moved into the squad proper.

Robertson says Ethan Blackadder - who also missed out - was unavailable to come in.

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The Black Caps and White Ferns are staring down the barrel of a packed summer schedule, according to a new release from NZ Cricket.

New Zealand have released their schedule for the upcoming home summer, with a combined 59 international fixtures for both the men's and women's sides.

BYC podcast co-founder Paul Ford joined Piney to discuss.

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New Zealand punters will no longer be able to bet with overseas bookmaker under new laws that will come into effect next week.

TAB NZ will become the sole legal provider of online sports and racing betting, with a number of politicians saying it could provide a major boost to the nation’s betting industry.

The law change has made it illegal for offshore operators to accept bets, and have introduced stronger powers to prevent gambling harm.

TAB NZ CEO Nick Roberts joined Piney to discuss the changes.

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