D'arcy And Goran

Warriors coach Stephen Kearney joins D'arcy and Goran to explain the rationale behind his team named to face the Panthers this weekend.LISTEN ABOVE AS STEPHEN KEARNEY SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick speaks to D'arcy and Goran following his man of the match efforts in the first Bledisloe test last Saturday.LISTEN ABOVE AS BRODIE RETALLICK SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian Wayne Gardner is a motorcycling road racing legend, and now his prestigious career has been immortalised in a new documentary. Wayne tells of how Gardner went from owning a five-dollar dirt bike to becoming an international champion and winning the Grand Prix.He talks with the Driven Hour about his astonishing career and the new movie.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rugby league commentator Allen McLaughlin joins D'arcy and Goran to give his thoughts on the Warriors and their prospects in the playoffs in a few weeks.LISTEN ABOVE AS ALLEN MCLAUGHLIN SPEAKS WITH D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black Caps batting coach Craig McMillan joins D'arcy and Goran to discuss the appointment of Gary Stead to the head coach position.  LISTEN ABOVE AS CRAIG MCMILLAN SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Maller from Fox Sports Radio joins D'arcy and Goran with his take on American sport including the NBA and NFL.LISTEN ABOVE AS BEN MALLER SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warriors coach Steve Kearney joins D'arcy and Goran to discuss the announcement of the team today, and previews Sundays match against the Canterbury Bulldogs.LISTEN ABOVE AS D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZ Herald cricket writer Andrew Alderson joins D'arcy and Goran to provide details on the impending announcement regarding Gary Stead being named as Black Caps coach.LISTEN ABOVE AS GARY STEAD SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Lusted is a journalist with the ABC News team and he joins D'arcy and Goran to discuss the state of Australian sport, including Adam Scott at the PGA Championship, all the action from the NRL and the upcoming Rugby Championship.LISTEN ABOVE AS PETER LUSTED SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Graeme Agars, who was at the PGA Championship watching Brooks Koepka win ahead of Tiger Woods, joins D'arcy and Goran to describe the buzz around Tiger, and how the crowd preferred watching him play compared to Koepka and Adam Scott.LISTEN ABOVE AS GRAEME AGARS SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Negotiations between Issac Luke and the Warriors are at a stalemate.The hooker wants to extend his stay at Mount Smart Stadium, but he's yet to be offered a deal for the 2019 NRL season and beyond.Warriors general manager Brian Smith told D'arcy and Goran they're struggling to reach a resolution.Luke will play his 250th NRL game tonight when the Warriors host the Newcastle Knights at Mount Smart Stadium.Smith also says that it's unlikely that the same situation that is affecting the Panthers will happen here, insisting Stephen Kearney is in charge of the coaching.The Penrith's caretaker coach Cameron Ciraldo has said he is glad club boss Phil Gould was able to talk him out of leaving.Ciraldo tried to resign from his role as assistant coach for the NRL side twice, while now sacked coach Anthony Griffin was still in charge.He says he wanted to leave for himself and his development as a coach, but is happy he has remained at the club.Gould sacked Griffin this week, saying he was too controlling and old school to

Ryan Fox is hoping the presence of his coach Marcus Wheelhouse this week will help him break new ground at the PGA Championship in Missouri.Fox is in the first group underway on the Bellerive course late tonight in the year's final major.He tied for 39th at the British Open last month but relied on video clips and Skype calls to Wheelhouse in the lead up.Fox says he's been able to tidy up a few things with his coach this week."Have eyes on you, you get a much better idea of how things are at on a golf course, and actually having him down on the range and seeing rhythm and seeing all of that rather than sending him a video through Facebook or whatever."LISTEN TO MARCUS WHEELHOUSE TALK ABOUT FOX WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LISTEN TO JASON NIGHTINGALE TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESt George Illawarra winger Jason Nightingale has announced he will retire at the end of the season.The former Kiwi international will hang up the boots after an illustrious 12-year career that has included 265 NRL games to date, 33 tests for New Zealand, the 2012 NRL All Stars as well as the Dragons' 2011 World Club Challenge win.The 31-year-old is also the last remaining player from the Dragons' 2010 grand final victory over the Sydney Roosters – where he scored two second half tries.Nightingale's longevity at the Dragons and in the NRL will also see him challenge for equal billing as the most-capped Dragon, Steeler or St George Illawarra player ever in the coming weeks, alongside fellow club legend Ben Hornby (273 games).The local Renown United junior was just 15 when he first donned the Dragons jumper, playing in the Harold Matthews and SG Ball competitions in 2002-04. The man affectionately known as 'Gypsy' made his NRL debut in Round 8, 2007 aga

LISTEN TO TODD PAYTEN TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEThe Warriors have signed highly-regarded Todd Payten as an NRL assistant coach from next season.Payten is currently serving as an assistant coach at North Queensland but will join the Warriors on a three-year contract as a replacement for Andrew McFadden who will to return to Australia with his family at the end of the season after six years with the Warriors.The 39-year-old has also previously worked as an assistant coach at Wests Tigers and will continue his development under Warriors head coach Stephen Kearney and alongside fellow assistants Stacey Jones and Tony Iro."Todd's a young coach who has made a great impression and we're really excited about having him on board from next season," said Kearney."While replacing Cappy wasn't going to be easy after the wonderful contribution he has made to our club, we've been extremely fortunate to secure Todd."After a long playing career, he moved straight into coaching and has quickly established himself at NRL

LISTEN TO JOSEPH PARKER TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEJoseph Parker's "thumping" headaches, a consequence of the headbutt received during his recent loss to Dillian Whyte, have only just stopped, but he has already started training again to get back in the ring.Parker revealed to the Herald today the extent of the concussion injury in the second round caused by the illegal blow from Whyte which put him on the canvas at London's O2 Arena.The 26-year-old New Zealander didn't look himself in the ring as he struggled to recover from the dream-like state he found himself in, and, incredibly, was knocked down again in the ninth round by a left hook before he floored Whyte in the 12th round as he launched his comeback."Yesterday was the first day I haven't had thumping headaches but I had an MRI scan and the doctor said there were no blood clots or any injuries," Parker said."He said 'don't worry about it'."Just over a week has passed since the toughest and most dramatic fight of Parker's life, one during which he

LISTEN TO STEVE KEARNEY TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEVeteran hooker Issac Luke is set to bring up his 250th career appearance when he lines up in an unchanged starting side for the Warriors' clash against Newcastle at Mount Smart Stadium on Friday night (8.00pm kick-off).The 31-year-old Luke, who has been in outstanding form this season, was on target to achieve the 250-game milestone against St George Illawarra last weekend until a calf injury side-lined him for the Gold Coast defeat on July 29.Returning for his 249th game last weekend, Luke produced another stellar performance in the memorable 18-12 win over the Dragons. He scored a try – his fifth of the season – made five dummy half runs and came up with 49 tackles.The 43-Test Kiwi plays his 62nd game for the Warriors on Friday after moving to Mount Smart Stadium in 2016 following 188 games for South Sydney since his debut in 2007.Luke will take his place in a starting line-up unchanged from the one used in the club's first win over the Dragons in 11 a

Steve Hansen reckons every time he watches the Crusaders play at home he's told to pick Richie Mo'unga as his first-five ahead of Beauden Barrett."I walk away thinking 'we've already put him in team'," All Blacks coach Hansen said today as he announced his 33-player All Black squad for the Rugby Championship. "He's in the squad. He's 24 years old and he's played one test match."He's got competition from the specialist first-five in Beauden Barrett who's played 64 tests, I think it is. He's been world player of the year twice. Both of them are very good rugby players. Our job is to maximise the talent they've got and over time you'll see Richie get more tests, I'm sure."It's fair to say, then, that Hansen has heard it all before. The latest clamour over Mo'unga has come after the Crusaders No10 put in a man of the match performance for his team in their Super Rugby grand final victory over the Lions. A week before that he outplayed Barrett in the semifinal, also in Christchurch.That performance against the Hur

The Wellington Phoenix have re-signed a young All White.Midfielder Alex Rufer has agreed to a new one-year contract, having appeared 11 times during the 2017/18 campaign for the Wellington outfit.Rufer told Darcy and Goran the impact new head coach Mark Rudan has had since he arrived at the club during the off season, was a big influencer in his decision."Really has got a great vibe going on in the club now and there's really high standards and I really wanted to be a part of that."LISTEN TO ALEX RUFER TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LISTEN TO ALEX PLEDGER TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEThey were injured, they were underdogs and they stood in the way of history, but the Southland Sharks smelled blood.Their opponents, the Wellington Saints, had been the rulers of the NBL the last two seasons, and were primed for a three-peat. Yet, they had one last obstacle in their way – A Sharks team who knew they had what it took to dethrone the kings.After all, they had already done it twice this year, so why not one more time on the Saints' home court?It took a gargantuan effort, but the Sharks pulled it off. They ambushed the Saints, holding off a ferocious comeback to claim their third NBL title, and deny the hosts a storybook send-off for departing coach Kevin Braswell.His counterpart, Judd Flavell, was a picture of relief at the final whistle, having clung on after the Saints came roaring back from a 17-point deficit."The Saints made one hell of a comeback. The wheels got a bit wobbly there but credit to the guys. You get down to those last few p

LISTEN TO FORMER SPRINGBOK KEVIN PUTT TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEIn pointing out apparent faults in Joe Moody's scrummaging in the build-up to the Super Rugby final, Lions coach Swys de Bruin may have handed the Crusaders an extra few rounds of ammunition as the two best packs in the competition prepare to go at it.Before leaving Johannesburg, de Bruin raised concerns about how the All Black and Crusaders' loosehead prop, considered the best in the world, went about his business in the set piece, but Crusaders' forwards coach Jason Ryan has hit back, pointing out that Lions tighthead Ruan Dreyer is one of the most penalised in the competition.It could provide an extra edge to the match at AMI Stadium tomorrow night as the Lions seek revenge for their grand final defeat at the hands of the Crusaders at Ellis Park 12 months ago, and while de Bruin probably raised it to get the attention of referee Angus Gardner, it may backfire on him and his team."I've heard it all before and it usually comes up when we n