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Crusaders coach Scott Robertson joins D'arcy and Goran to discuss the side he has named to face the Sharks this Saturday night in the Super Rugby quarter final.  Kieran Read and Ryan Crotty have been named, despite injury concerns.LISTEN ABOVE AS SCOTT ROBERTSON SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warriors players Nathaniel Roache and Leivaha Pulu join D'arcy and Goran in studio to chat about Simon Mannering’s announcement and what he means to the club. They also looked to this weekend’s clash with the Storm, where they are hoping to show the rest of the competition that they are the real deal this year.LISTEN ABOVE AS NATHANIEL ROACHE AND LEIVAHA SPEAK TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warriors players Nathaniel Roache and Leivaha Pulu join D'arcy and Goran in studio to chat about Simon Mannering’s announcement and what he means to the club. They also looked to this weekend’s clash with the Storm, where they are hoping to show the rest of the competition that they are the real deal this year.LISTEN ABOVE AS NATHANIEL ROACHE AND LEIVAHA SPEAK TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crusaders assistant coach Jason Ryan joins D'arcy and Goran to discuss their Super Rugby quarter-final against the Sharks.  He says Kieran Read and Ryan Crotty should be good to go for the big clash.LISTEN ABOVE AS JASON RYAN SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crusaders assistant coach Jason Ryan joins D'arcy and Goran to discuss their Super Rugby quarter-final against the Sharks.  He says Kieran Read and Ryan Crotty will be good to go.LISTEN ABOVE AS JASON RYAN SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richie Barnett joins Darcy and Goran to review the performance of the Warriors in defeating the Broncos yesterday.LISTEN ABOVE AS RICHIE BARNETT SPEAKS TO DARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richie Barnett joins Darcy and Goran to review the performance of the Warriors in defeating the Broncos yesterday.LISTEN ABOVE AS RICHIE BARNETT SPEAKS TO DARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former All Whites footballer Ivan Vicelich joins Darcy and Goran to review the FIFA World Cup Final, won by France 4-2 over Croatia.  He says the Croatian side didn’t get much luck on game day, and the French were clinical in taking their very few chances. LISTEN ABOVE AS IVAN VICELICH SPEAKS WITH DARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former All Whites footballer Ivan Vicelich joins Darcy and Goran to review the FIFA World Cup Final, won by France 4-2 over Croatia.  He says the Croatian side didn’t get much luck on game day, and the French were clinical in taking their very few chances. LISTEN ABOVE AS IVAN VICELICH SPEAKS WITH DARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the final round of the Super Rugby regular season this weekend, before the quarter finals start next weekend.Which Kiwi teams will make it there, and how will they fare in the lead up to the finals?Former All Black and Sky Sport contributor Richard Turner talk with Cirag Cumming about how this final weekend will unfold.LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the final round of the Super Rugby regular season this weekend, before the quarter finals start next weekend.Which Kiwi teams will make it there, and how will they fare in the lead up to the finals?Former All Black and Sky Sport contributor Richard Turner talk with Cirag Cumming about how this final weekend will unfold.LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LISTEN TO ED WRIGHT TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEKiwi cyclist Dion Smith has fallen just short of regaining the polka dot jersey on stage six of the Tour de France.Smith became the first New Zealander to wear a distinctive jersey at the Tour after stage two, but lost the jersey worn by the King of the Mountains leader to Latvia's Toms Skujins on stage five.However, this morning Smith managed to get in the breakaway, and was the first rider over the first two categorised climbs of the day, temporarily moving back into a share of the lead.To take back the jersey, Smith needed to be one of the first two riders to reach the top of the first Mur-de-Bretagne climb, but with just under a kilometre left of the testing 6.9 per cent gradient, he was mopped up by the peloton, with Skujins popping out of the bunch to claim the points and remain two points ahead of Smith in the classification."Tough day in the break today for me," said Smith. "I went chasing the KOM points again but came up short."Smith, who claimed a sup

LISTEN TO ED WRIGHT TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEKiwi cyclist Dion Smith has fallen just short of regaining the polka dot jersey on stage six of the Tour de France.Smith became the first New Zealander to wear a distinctive jersey at the Tour after stage two, but lost the jersey worn by the King of the Mountains leader to Latvia's Toms Skujins on stage five.However, this morning Smith managed to get in the breakaway, and was the first rider over the first two categorised climbs of the day, temporarily moving back into a share of the lead.To take back the jersey, Smith needed to be one of the first two riders to reach the top of the first Mur-de-Bretagne climb, but with just under a kilometre left of the testing 6.9 per cent gradient, he was mopped up by the peloton, with Skujins popping out of the bunch to claim the points and remain two points ahead of Smith in the classification."Tough day in the break today for me," said Smith. "I went chasing the KOM points again but came up short."Smith, who claimed a sup

LISTEN TO AARON MAUGER TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMINGHighlanders coach Aaron Mauger has given a trio of All Blacks the week off for Saturday's Super Rugby match against the Rebels in Dunedin.Loose forward Luke Whitelock, captain Ben Smith and halfback Aaron Smith will all sit out the game, though wing Waisake Naholo has still been named despite having only sat out one of his All Blacks rest weeks.Liam Squire replaces Whitelock at number eight as part of a loose forward reshuffle, while Josh Ioane is in for Ben Smith at fullback.Kayne Hammington has been given the nod to start at halfback, while Thomas Umaga-Jensen is in for Rob Thompson who's also being rested.In other changes from the side that lost to the Crusaders, Aki Seiuli replaces Daniel Lienert-Brown at loosehead prop, while Tom Franklin is relegated to the bench for Alex Ainley.Tevita Li is in at left wing for the injured Richard Buckman.James Lentjes will captain the side.Highlanders team to play the Rebels in Dunedin on Saturday, kick-off 5.15pm is: Josh

LISTEN TO AARON MAUGER TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMINGHighlanders coach Aaron Mauger has given a trio of All Blacks the week off for Saturday's Super Rugby match against the Rebels in Dunedin.Loose forward Luke Whitelock, captain Ben Smith and halfback Aaron Smith will all sit out the game, though wing Waisake Naholo has still been named despite having only sat out one of his All Blacks rest weeks.Liam Squire replaces Whitelock at number eight as part of a loose forward reshuffle, while Josh Ioane is in for Ben Smith at fullback.Kayne Hammington has been given the nod to start at halfback, while Thomas Umaga-Jensen is in for Rob Thompson who's also being rested.In other changes from the side that lost to the Crusaders, Aki Seiuli replaces Daniel Lienert-Brown at loosehead prop, while Tom Franklin is relegated to the bench for Alex Ainley.Tevita Li is in at left wing for the injured Richard Buckman.James Lentjes will captain the side.Highlanders team to play the Rebels in Dunedin on Saturday, kick-off 5.15pm is: Josh

LISTEN TO SCOTT ROBERTSON TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEThe Crusaders will be without All Blacks front rowers Joe Moody, Owen Franks and Codie Taylor for their match against the Blues in Christchurch on Saturday.Moody injured a knee and an ankle in the win over the Highlanders last weekend and was never a chance to play, but prop Franks and hooker Taylor have been rested before next weekend's quarter-final at their fortress.All Blacks lock Scott Barrett is also rested, but skipper Sam Whitelock will play, as will No8 Kieran Read, who made his return to the Crusaders from back surgery in their big win over the Highlanders last weekend.Fullback David Havili has also been rested, with Israel Dagg - not considered last weekend despite being fit - making his long-awaited return. In total, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has made six changes to the starting team who beat the Highlanders 45-22.The Crusaders still feature a strong backline, including first-five Richie Mo'unga, sound midfield pairing Ryan Crotty and Ja

LISTEN TO SCOTT ROBERTSON TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEThe Crusaders will be without All Blacks front rowers Joe Moody, Owen Franks and Codie Taylor for their match against the Blues in Christchurch on Saturday.Moody injured a knee and an ankle in the win over the Highlanders last weekend and was never a chance to play, but prop Franks and hooker Taylor have been rested before next weekend's quarter-final at their fortress.All Blacks lock Scott Barrett is also rested, but skipper Sam Whitelock will play, as will No8 Kieran Read, who made his return to the Crusaders from back surgery in their big win over the Highlanders last weekend.Fullback David Havili has also been rested, with Israel Dagg - not considered last weekend despite being fit - making his long-awaited return. In total, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has made six changes to the starting team who beat the Highlanders 45-22.The Crusaders still feature a strong backline, including first-five Richie Mo'unga, sound midfield pairing Ryan Crotty and Ja

Dillon Boucher's body has finally told him to stop.The former Tall Black will retire after this year's National Basketball League campaign with the Super City Rangers, aged 42.Boucher has continued to take to the court since stepping aside from Australian basketball league side the Breakers in 2013.But he says even that has become too much."I'll always continue playing the game because I love it and I will continue as long as my body allows me to but the body is just telling me that it's time."Boucher is currently the general manager of the Breakers.LISTEN TO DILLON BOUCHER TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dillon Boucher's body has finally told him to stop.The former Tall Black will retire after this year's National Basketball League campaign with the Super City Rangers, aged 42.Boucher has continued to take to the court since stepping aside from Australian basketball league side the Breakers in 2013.But he says even that has become too much."I'll always continue playing the game because I love it and I will continue as long as my body allows me to but the body is just telling me that it's time."Boucher is currently the general manager of the Breakers.LISTEN TO DILLON BOUCHER TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LISTEN TO TABAI MATSON TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEThe Chiefs will take no risks with key players in their final match of the Super Rugby regular season.After picking up knocks in last week's win over the Brumbies, Sam Cane (head) and Nathan Harris (leg) have been left out of Colin Cooper's 23-man squad to face the Hurricanes in Hamilton on Friday.The Chiefs' decision to rest some key players comes as no real surprise after Cooper said earlier in the week Cane would be rested and players under injury concerns wouldn't be risked.Assistant coach Tabai Matson said that was the case for Harris."He just got dinged up in the last encounter and didn't bounce back very well on Monday. We're kind of just looking after his wellbeing," Matson said."We've clearly got two more games left so when we can look after players at this time of the year we definitely will."Damian McKenzie has also been left out of the squad to observe his final All Blacks stand-down week and will be replaced in the No10 jersey by his brother, Ma