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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

Don't expect Tohu Harris to stay away from the Warriors for too long. The forward underway surgery on his knee today and is expected to make a full recovery.Speaking with D'Arcy and Goran, assistant coach Tony Iro says the injury was not as bad as first thought.They expect Harris to be back in three weeks.LISTEN TO TONY IRO TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don't expect Tohu Harris to stay away from the Warriors for too long. The forward underway surgery on his knee today and is expected to make a full recovery.Speaking with D'Arcy and Goran, assistant coach Tony Iro says the injury was not as bad as first thought.They expect Harris to be back in three weeks.LISTEN TO TONY IRO TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wyatt Crockett's decorated Super Rugby career has come to an end.There's again no room for the former All Blacks prop in the Crusaders' match-day squad for Saturday's final against the Lions in Christchurch.Crockett announced in February that this will be his last Super Rugby season and he finishes with a record 202 caps.Crusaders coach Scott Robertson says it wasn't easy talking to Crockett to tell him he wasn't going to be in the 23."It was the hardest decision that I've had to make as a coach I'll be honest with you. Great man, great Crusader, highest cap, has given more to this team than anyone else."Robertson has made just one change to his starting 15, with Heiden Bedwell-Curtis named to replace the injured Jordan Taufua at blindside flanker.LISTEN TO SCOTT ROBERTSON TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wyatt Crockett's decorated Super Rugby career has come to an end.There's again no room for the former All Blacks prop in the Crusaders' match-day squad for Saturday's final against the Lions in Christchurch.Crockett announced in February that this will be his last Super Rugby season and he finishes with a record 202 caps.Crusaders coach Scott Robertson says it wasn't easy talking to Crockett to tell him he wasn't going to be in the 23."It was the hardest decision that I've had to make as a coach I'll be honest with you. Great man, great Crusader, highest cap, has given more to this team than anyone else."Robertson has made just one change to his starting 15, with Heiden Bedwell-Curtis named to replace the injured Jordan Taufua at blindside flanker.LISTEN TO SCOTT ROBERTSON TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chiefs assistant coach, and former Crusader, Tabai Matson looks ahead to the Super Rugby final this weekend.  He told D'Arcy and Goran that the Crusaders will be far too strong for the Lions.LISTEN TO TABAI MATSON SPEAK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chiefs assistant coach, and former Crusader, Tabai Matson looking at the Super Rugby final this weekend.  He told D'Arcy and Goran that the Crusaders will be far too strong for the Lions.LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warriors coach Luisa Avaiki is trumpeting the significance of the inaugural women's NRL competition.The club has named a strong 22 player squad for next month's event, 18 of which have Kiwi Ferns experience.Avaiki says the competition won't just be great for the players involved, but for any woman wanting to get involved in Rugby League"It's an opportunity that our girls, not just our young girls but also our women, who come into the game, who want to play the game, who have been a part of the game for a long time can aspire to."The four-team competition starts next month.LISTEN TO LUISA AVAIKI TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warriors coach Luisa Avaiki is trumpeting the significance of the inaugural women's NRL competition.The club has named a strong 22 player squad for next month's event, 18 of which have Kiwi Ferns experience.Avaiki says the competition won't just be great for the players involved, but for any woman wanting to get involved in Rugby League"It's an opportunity that our girls, not just our young girls but also our women, who come into the game, who want to play the game, who have been a part of the game for a long time can aspire to."The four-team competition starts next month.LISTEN TO LUISA AVAIKI TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New Zealand Professional Footballers Association is expecting further changes at New Zealand Football.NZF technical director and Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf has resigned from his roles, in the midst of a review into the organisation's culture.CEO Andy Martin has already departed the NZF, with both men leaving after a dozen Football Ferns players allegedly complained about Heraf.NZPFA's Harry Ngata told D'arcy and Goran they had expected changes from the review."Not just within his role but obviously other things outside purely a high-performance piece around the Ferns, but also the general governance of New Zealand football."LISTEN TO HARRY NGATA TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New Zealand Professional Footballers Association is expecting further changes at New Zealand Football.NZF technical director and Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf has resigned from his roles, in the midst of a review into the organisation's culture.CEO Andy Martin has already departed the NZF, with both men leaving after a dozen Football Ferns players allegedly complained about Heraf.NZPFA's Harry Ngata told D'arcy and Goran they had expected changes from the review."Not just within his role but obviously other things outside purely a high-performance piece around the Ferns, but also the general governance of New Zealand football."LISTEN TO HARRY NGATA TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fred de Jong believes there was no way Andreas Heraf was going to remain at New Zealand Football.Heraf has resigned from his roles as Football Ferns coach and NZF technical director, with a review into the organisation's culture still ongoing.de Jong, a former high performance director at NZ Football, believes Heraf jumped, before he was pushed."The thought being that there's going to be a fair amount of negativity in those findings, so he would have been down the road at that point anyway."LISTEN TO FRED DE JONG TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fred de Jong believes there was no way Andreas Heraf was going to remain at New Zealand Football.Heraf has resigned from his roles as Football Ferns coach and NZF technical director, with a review into the organisation's culture still ongoing.de Jong, a former high performance director at NZ Football, believes Heraf jumped, before he was pushed."The thought being that there's going to be a fair amount of negativity in those findings, so he would have been down the road at that point anyway."LISTEN TO FRED DE JONG TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Warriors are welcoming back a trio of experienced forwards for their crucial NRL match against the St George Illawarra Dragons.Issac Luke, Tohu Harris and Adam Blair have all been named in the side that has eight players named on the interchange bench.Blair returns from suspension, while Harris and Luke have overcome injuries.The side comes after a bad loss against in the Gold Coast last weekend. Coach Stephen Kearney told Darcy and Goran he's confident the recovering pair won't be late withdrawals, like they were against the Titans."They had an extra week's preparation now, and they got through that really well, so I'm pretty confident that they'll be good to go."Leivaha Pulu, who has been named on the bench, has avoided suspension for a hit on Titans halfback Ash Taylor thanks to an early guilty plea.Warriors1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c)2 David Fusitu'a3 Gerard Beale4 Solomone Kata5 Ken Maumalo6 Blake Green7 Shaun Johnson8 James Gavet9 Issac Luke10 Agnatius Paasi11 Isaiah Papali'i12 Tohu Harris13 Adam Blair

The Warriors are welcoming back a trio of experienced forwards for their crucial NRL match against the St George Illawarra Dragons.Issac Luke, Tohu Harris and Adam Blair have all been named in the side that has eight players named on the interchange bench.Blair returns from suspension, while Harris and Luke have overcome injuries.The side comes after a bad loss against in the Gold Coast last weekend. Coach Stephen Kearney told Darcy and Goran he's confident the recovering pair won't be late withdrawals, like they were against the Titans."They had an extra week's preparation now, and they got through that really well, so I'm pretty confident that they'll be good to go."Leivaha Pulu, who has been named on the bench, has avoided suspension for a hit on Titans halfback Ash Taylor thanks to an early guilty plea.Warriors1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c)2 David Fusitu'a3 Gerard Beale4 Solomone Kata5 Ken Maumalo6 Blake Green7 Shaun Johnson8 James Gavet9 Issac Luke10 Agnatius Paasi11 Isaiah Papali'i12 Tohu Harris13 Adam Blair

Tall Blacks basketball coach Paul Henare, who has been announced as the coach of the Wellington Saints in next year’s NZ NBL.  It means he’s effectively swapped jobs with Kevin Braswell, who has his head coach role at the Breakers.He's signed on as coach of the Wellington Saints in the National Basketball League, which falls in between New Zealand's final qualifiers in February and the world cup itself in August.Henare says it's important for coaches to be on the sidelines as much as possible. "Just to be able to fine tune your craft and work on things systematically and monitor the players really closely."LISTEN AS PAUL HENARE SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tall Blacks basketball coach Paul Henare, who has been announced as the coach of the Wellington Saints in next year’s NZ NBL.  It means he’s effectively swapped jobs with Kevin Braswell, who has his head coach role at the Breakers.He's signed on as coach of the Wellington Saints in the National Basketball League, which falls in between New Zealand's final qualifiers in February and the world cup itself in August.Henare says it's important for coaches to be on the sidelines as much as possible. "Just to be able to fine tune your craft and work on things systematically and monitor the players really closely."LISTEN AS PAUL HENARE SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boxing pundit Sir Robert Jones on Joseph Parker’s defeat at the hands -and head - of Dillian Whyte.  While Bob believed the 2nd round head-butt did very little to derail Joe, he couldn’t understand why Parker held his hands so low throughout the bout.  Jones says all is not lost for Parker and his camp, and he will be a force despite his recent defeats.A bruised and battered Joseph Parker has insisted nothing changes – he wants to keep boxing and will do so for another four or five years despite his defeat to Dillian Whyte which will force him to dig deep in much less lucrative paydays for the immediate future.The unanimous points decision after 12 rounds came as he put Whyte down but it wasn't enough, but he was satisfied with the attacking nature of his performance, even if he wore more punches than in any other fight of his career. The former WBO world heavyweight champion is also sticking with trainer Kevin Barry and promoter David Higgins as they plan a potentially difficult way back to the top."I've got

Boxing pundit Sir Robert Jones on Joseph Parker’s defeat at the hands -and head - of Dillian Whyte.  While Bob believed the 2nd round head-butt did very little to derail Joe, he couldn’t understand why Parker held his hands so low throughout the bout.  Jones says all is not lost for Parker and his camp, and he will be a force despite his recent defeats.A bruised and battered Joseph Parker has insisted nothing changes – he wants to keep boxing and will do so for another four or five years despite his defeat to Dillian Whyte which will force him to dig deep in much less lucrative paydays for the immediate future.The unanimous points decision after 12 rounds came as he put Whyte down but it wasn't enough, but he was satisfied with the attacking nature of his performance, even if he wore more punches than in any other fight of his career. The former WBO world heavyweight champion is also sticking with trainer Kevin Barry and promoter David Higgins as they plan a potentially difficult way back to the top."I've got

Nathan Friend, former Warriors and Gold Coast Titans player, joins D'arcy and Goran to discuss his two former sides battling it out this weekend, and also the refereeing drama this week.LISTEN ABOVE AS NATHAN FRIEND SPEAKS TO D'ARCY AND GORANSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.