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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

The Hurricanes will bring their stars to Hamilton as they look to secure a home quarter-final.Coach Chris Boyd has made just three changes to his run-on squad. Ben Lam returns to the starting side on the wing, with Julian Savea heading to the bench, while prop Jeff Toomaga-Allen and lock Michael Fatialofa also return. Chris Eves, Reed Prinsep and Finlay Christie all return after a week away.To secure a home quarter-final, the Hurricanes only need to secure a bonus point, or avoid losing by 23 points or more.Hurricanes: Jordie Barrett, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Wes Goosen, Ngani Laumape, Ben Lam, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Blade Thomson, Sam Henwood, Brad Shields, Sam Lousi, Michael Fatialofa, Jeff Toomaga-Allen, Ricky Riccitelli, Toby Smith.Reserves: James O'Reilly, Chris Eves, Ben May, Gareth Evans, Reed Prinsep, Finlay Christie, Ihaia West, Julian Savea.LISTEN TO JOHN PLUMTREE TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hurricanes will bring their stars to Hamilton as they look to secure a home quarter-final.Coach Chris Boyd has made just three changes to his run-on squad. Ben Lam returns to the starting side on the wing, with Julian Savea heading to the bench, while prop Jeff Toomaga-Allen and lock Michael Fatialofa also return. Chris Eves, Reed Prinsep and Finlay Christie all return after a week away.To secure a home quarter-final, the Hurricanes only need to secure a bonus point, or avoid losing by 23 points or more.Hurricanes: Jordie Barrett, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Wes Goosen, Ngani Laumape, Ben Lam, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Blade Thomson, Sam Henwood, Brad Shields, Sam Lousi, Michael Fatialofa, Jeff Toomaga-Allen, Ricky Riccitelli, Toby Smith.Reserves: James O'Reilly, Chris Eves, Ben May, Gareth Evans, Reed Prinsep, Finlay Christie, Ihaia West, Julian Savea.LISTEN TO JOHN PLUMTREE TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Black Ferns Sevens have named their squad to defend New Zealand's double titles at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in the USA alongside the All Blacks SevensBlack Ferns Sevens coach Allan Bunting said this was the most challenging squad he has ever had to name."It was definitely hard but that's exactly where we want to be. In our trials there was so much motivation, excitement and skill set; we know we have selected the right team."We have had a good year, but this group is strict on themselves, we think we have room to improve and those last bits we need to get right are the toughest."Our players are incredibly motivated, playing in an amazing stadium and having the chance to leave mana there, to inspire other women, this is another great opportunity for our team," said Bunting.The Black Ferns Sevens face Mexico in their opening match of the World Cup on Friday 20 July (kick off 6.50am Saturday 21 July NZT).The Black Ferns Sevens team is:Shakira BakerMichaela BlydeKelly BrazierGayle BroughtonTheresa Fitz

The Black Ferns Sevens have named their squad to defend New Zealand's double titles at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in the USA alongside the All Blacks SevensBlack Ferns Sevens coach Allan Bunting said this was the most challenging squad he has ever had to name."It was definitely hard but that's exactly where we want to be. In our trials there was so much motivation, excitement and skill set; we know we have selected the right team."We have had a good year, but this group is strict on themselves, we think we have room to improve and those last bits we need to get right are the toughest."Our players are incredibly motivated, playing in an amazing stadium and having the chance to leave mana there, to inspire other women, this is another great opportunity for our team," said Bunting.The Black Ferns Sevens face Mexico in their opening match of the World Cup on Friday 20 July (kick off 6.50am Saturday 21 July NZT).The Black Ferns Sevens team is:Shakira BakerMichaela BlydeKelly BrazierGayle BroughtonTheresa Fitz

The All Blacks Sevens has named their squad to defend New Zealand's double titles at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in the USA alongside the Black Ferns SevensBoth teams travel to USA this weekend as defending World Cup champions for the new knock-out format.All Blacks Sevens coach Clark Laidlaw said the unique nature of the knock out competition contributed to it being a difficult squad to select."Getting the balance of the squad right was the main thing. It's a different tournament in that its four games instead of six and we can only take 12 players, so we were looking to have flexibility in the 12 in terms of the positions they cover."No team has ever won back to back World Cup titles since it's started so we have certainly talked about that and about being the first team to change that. We know there are massive challenges to come, all the teams will be really well prepared," said Laidlaw.The All Blacks Sevens will play the winner of Russia v Hong Kong in their first match on Saturday 21 July (kick off

The All Blacks Sevens has named their squad to defend New Zealand's double titles at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in the USA alongside the Black Ferns SevensBoth teams travel to USA this weekend as defending World Cup champions for the new knock-out format.All Blacks Sevens coach Clark Laidlaw said the unique nature of the knock out competition contributed to it being a difficult squad to select."Getting the balance of the squad right was the main thing. It's a different tournament in that its four games instead of six and we can only take 12 players, so we were looking to have flexibility in the 12 in terms of the positions they cover."No team has ever won back to back World Cup titles since it's started so we have certainly talked about that and about being the first team to change that. We know there are massive challenges to come, all the teams will be really well prepared," said Laidlaw.The All Blacks Sevens will play the winner of Russia v Hong Kong in their first match on Saturday 21 July (kick off

LISTEN TO STEPHEN KEARNEY TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEWarriors coach Stephen Kearney has resisted the urge to wield the selection axe after his side's disappointing loss to Penrith last week.Kearney has made three changes to his side for Sunday's round 18 encounter with the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.Winger Ken Maumalo has been forced out with a knee injury and has been replaced by Gerard Beale while Joseph Vuna and Anthony Gelling have been brought onto the bench.Despite a horror showing on defense last week Peta Hiku has been retained in the centres. The former Manly and Penrith player was targeted by the Panthers and came up with nine missed tackles.Kearney is renowned for showing faith in his players and has backed the Kiwi international to bounce back this week."I think the important part is to look at the immediate and that is the Broncos this week especially after a poor performance last week," Kearney told Radio Sport."We just weren't good enough when we needed to be. We weren't prepared

LISTEN TO STEPHEN KEARNEY TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEWarriors coach Stephen Kearney has resisted the urge to wield the selection axe after his side's disappointing loss to Penrith last week.Kearney has made three changes to his side for Sunday's round 18 encounter with the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.Winger Ken Maumalo has been forced out with a knee injury and has been replaced by Gerard Beale while Joseph Vuna and Anthony Gelling have been brought onto the bench.Despite a horror showing on defense last week Peta Hiku has been retained in the centres. The former Manly and Penrith player was targeted by the Panthers and came up with nine missed tackles.Kearney is renowned for showing faith in his players and has backed the Kiwi international to bounce back this week."I think the important part is to look at the immediate and that is the Broncos this week especially after a poor performance last week," Kearney told Radio Sport."We just weren't good enough when we needed to be. We weren't prepared

LISTEN TO STEVEN TAYLOR TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEMark Rudan has made his first signing as Wellington Phoenix coach, securing former Premier League defender Steven Taylor.The 32-year old Englishman spent 13 seasons at Newcastle United between 2003/04 and 2015/16, making over 200 appearances, mostly in the Premier League.He was part of the Newcastle side that visited New Zealand and played against the Phoenix in 2014.He has also represented England at under-21 level as well as being called into senior England squads without ever taking the field in a full international.Taylor had a short spell in the MLS with the Portland Timbers and was briefly at Ipswich Town before a move to Peterborough United last July.He appeared 44 times for the League One side in the 2017/18 season, helping them to a ninth-place finish in English football's third tier.Taylor is the 13th player on Rudan's roster for the 2018/19 A-League season which is underway in mid-October.He fills one of the five allowed import spots, with hopes

LISTEN TO STEVEN TAYLOR TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEMark Rudan has made his first signing as Wellington Phoenix coach, securing former Premier League defender Steven Taylor.The 32-year old Englishman spent 13 seasons at Newcastle United between 2003/04 and 2015/16, making over 200 appearances, mostly in the Premier League.He was part of the Newcastle side that visited New Zealand and played against the Phoenix in 2014.He has also represented England at under-21 level as well as being called into senior England squads without ever taking the field in a full international.Taylor had a short spell in the MLS with the Portland Timbers and was briefly at Ipswich Town before a move to Peterborough United last July.He appeared 44 times for the League One side in the 2017/18 season, helping them to a ninth-place finish in English football's third tier.Taylor is the 13th player on Rudan's roster for the 2018/19 A-League season which is underway in mid-October.He fills one of the five allowed import spots, with hopes

LISTEN TO PETER LUSTED TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEPhilippines coach Chot Reyes has conceded he didn't hear any Australian Boomers racially abuse his players during last week's ugly brawl in Manila.In an interview on SportsCenter Philippines, Reyes was asked if Australia's players used derogatory terms to describe the Philippines players."No, I can say honestly that's fake news," Reyes said."I didn't hear or didn't have any notion that they were calling our players those terms at halftime, so I didn't see it."This Reyes' statement occurred before racism claims were made by freelance photojournalist, Winston Baltasar.In an interview with Australia's ABC Radio program The Ticket, Baltasar said Australian players called Gilas Pilipinas players "monkey" during the game and before the fight.Baltasar, however, could not identify which Australian players he heard using the racial slur.The Australian Basketballers' Association (ABA) and Basketball Australia released a joint statement on Sunday slamming the claims Ba

LISTEN TO PETER LUSTED TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMING ABOVEPhilippines coach Chot Reyes has conceded he didn't hear any Australian Boomers racially abuse his players during last week's ugly brawl in Manila.In an interview on SportsCenter Philippines, Reyes was asked if Australia's players used derogatory terms to describe the Philippines players."No, I can say honestly that's fake news," Reyes said."I didn't hear or didn't have any notion that they were calling our players those terms at halftime, so I didn't see it."This Reyes' statement occurred before racism claims were made by freelance photojournalist, Winston Baltasar.In an interview with Australia's ABC Radio program The Ticket, Baltasar said Australian players called Gilas Pilipinas players "monkey" during the game and before the fight.Baltasar, however, could not identify which Australian players he heard using the racial slur.The Australian Basketballers' Association (ABA) and Basketball Australia released a joint statement on Sunday slamming the claims Ba

LISTEN TO WARRIORS CEO CAMERON GEORGE TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMINGS ABOVE Kiwis front rower Leeson Ah Mau will return to the club where his NRL career began, signing a three-year deal with the Warriors.As reported by the Herald in May, the 28-year-old will link up with the club from the 2019 season, after spending seven year with the St. George Illawarra Dragons.The Warriors today confirmed the signing, and said Ah Mau would provide some real size in the middle of the park."He's a big forward who is consistently one of the Dragons' best week in, week out," coach Stephen Kearney said. "He fits the mould of the type of player we're building our squad around – tough, durable and with a tremendous attitude in all he does on and off the field."We've always had an interest in him as did a number of clubs, so we're really excited he was keen to come back home and join the club he started with."Ah Mau made his NRL debut for the Warriors in 2009 and has played 166 matches across three teams in the league - the Warriors (tw

LISTEN TO WARRIORS CEO CAMERON GEORGE TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMINGS ABOVE Kiwis front rower Leeson Ah Mau will return to the club where his NRL career began, signing a three-year deal with the Warriors.As reported by the Herald in May, the 28-year-old will link up with the club from the 2019 season, after spending seven year with the St. George Illawarra Dragons.The Warriors today confirmed the signing, and said Ah Mau would provide some real size in the middle of the park."He's a big forward who is consistently one of the Dragons' best week in, week out," coach Stephen Kearney said. "He fits the mould of the type of player we're building our squad around – tough, durable and with a tremendous attitude in all he does on and off the field."We've always had an interest in him as did a number of clubs, so we're really excited he was keen to come back home and join the club he started with."Ah Mau made his NRL debut for the Warriors in 2009 and has played 166 matches across three teams in the league - the Warriors (tw

Former Crusaders player and former assistant coach of the side Dave Hewett joins Darcy and Goran to talk about Wyatt Crockett’s amazing achievement – becoming the first Super Rugby player to play 200 matches. LISTEN ABOVE AS DAVE HEWETT SPEAKS TO DARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Crusaders player and former assistant coach of the side Dave Hewett joins Darcy and Goran to talk about Wyatt Crockett’s amazing achievement – becoming the first Super Rugby player to play 200 matches.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Brown joins Darcy and Goran with an update on the tennis action at Wimbledon, including wearing the wrong underpants, and flying ants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Brown joins Darcy and Goran with an update on the tennis action at Wimbledon, including wearing the wrong underpants, and flying ants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd is looking to turn around an ordinary run in form, which has seen his side lose their last 3 matches.Boyd has made plenty of changes for the Blues this Saturday, including bringing back Beauden Barrett, Brad Shields and Vaea Fifita.He joins Darcy and Goran to discuss the changes and this weekend's big match.LISTEN ABOVE AS CHRIS BOYD SPEAKS TO DARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.