The Local Game
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Episodes: 172
Description
The Local Game is your weekly dive into the people, stories, and passions that drive grassroots sport across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Hosted by Stephen McIvor, each episode shines a spotlight on the unsung heroes, big match-ups, and burning issues shaping the local sporting landscape.
From muddy sidelines to community milestones, this is where the heart of Kiwi sport beats loudest on Sport Nation.
| Episode | Date |
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The Local Game - Full Show (16/5/26)
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May 13, 2026 |
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Waisake Sotutu - Howick College Girls 1st XV Head Coach (16/5/26)
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May 13, 2026 |
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Duane Mann - Auckland Rugby League CEO (16/5/26)
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May 13, 2026 |
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Logan Mills - WSL Head of Christian Surfers (16/5/26)
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May 13, 2026 |
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Taylor Mitchell - Young Race Driver (16/5/26)
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May 13, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (9/5/26)
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May 06, 2026 |
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Mel Bennett - Tall Ferns Assistant Coach & Auckland Basketball Community Manager (9/5/26)
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May 06, 2026 |
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John Batty - History of the Chatham Cup (9/5/26)
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May 06, 2026 |
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Jordan Shaw - Cambridge FC Head Coach (9/5/26)
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May 06, 2026 |
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Raymond How - Taupo AFC Head Coach (9/5/26)
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May 06, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (2/5/26)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Luke Chapman - NZ Touch Blacks Men's Head Coach after famous victory over Australia in Asia Pacific Touch Cup (2/5/26)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Pat Spellman - Touch NZ Community Engagement & Partnerships Manager (2/5/26)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Jason Kumeroa - Head Coach U-18 Men's National Softball Team (2/5/26)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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D1NZ Champion Dave Steedman (2/5/26)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (25/4/26)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Steven Deans - NZ U23 Major Sox Head Coach Steven Deans ahead of World Cup in Colombia (25/4/26)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Anthony Gelling - Auckland Club Rugby League RD 1 Preview (25/4/26)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Stephen Cunis - Waipu Ruigby Club on the state of Club Rugby (25/4/26)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (18/4/26)
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Ryan Hubbard - Papanui Tigers Rugby League Coach (18/4/26)
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Will Evans - Canterbury Rugby League Manager on opening weekend (18/4/26)
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Jarrod Race - Eastern Eagles head coach (18/4/26)
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (11/4/26)
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Ryan Borthwick - Rangitoto College Director of Sport on Water Polo Nationals (11/4/26)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Dion Lobb - Southern Head Coach (11/4/26)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Matt Lobb - Green Island Head Coach (11/4/26)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (4/4/26)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Dwayne Polataivao | Pakuranga Rugby Club Premiers head coach ahead of KO Cup Semi-final (4/4/26)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Kerry Baker | Kings College Head of Sport after first Maadi Cup victory in 66 years (4/4/26)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Jason McLean | Auckland University Rugby Club Head Coach ahead of KO Cup semi-final (4/4/26)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (28/3/26)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Matt Sexton | NZR's High Performance Director on NZU20's Development Camp (28/3/26)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Rhys Evans | Ramblers Open Men's Championship winning coach on seventh straight National Title (28/3/26)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Ekow Quainoo | Wellington Olymic Head Coach ahead of Miramar Rangers Central League clash (28/3/26)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Jamie O'Connor | Miramar Rangers Head Coach ahead of Wellington Olympic Central League clash (28/3/26)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (21/3/26)
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Rudy Mozr | Auckland City FC Head Coach ahead of Western Springs Northern League clash (21/3/26)
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Scott Hales | Western Springs Head Coach ahead of first round of Northern League (21/3/26)
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Wereta Kake | D1NZ Drift Driver ahead of Round 4 in Gisborne (21/3/26)
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (14/3/26)
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Shay Veitch | NZ Long Jump Champ, 100m Runner-Up (14/3/26)
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Jordie Peters | From Motorsport New Zealand on this weekend's local events (14/3/26)
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Tony Giles | WRFU CEO on the state of Wellington Rugby (14/3/26)
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (7/3/26)
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Tony O'Connor | Legendary Rowing coach on South Island Champs (7/3/26)
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Alida Shanks | Spokesperson for "The Next 50" Women's Auckland FC Football program (7/3/26)
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Rob Moore | National Sport Climbing coach ahead of Nationals (7/3/26)
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (28/2/26)
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Duncan Enoka | Auckland Softball Men's Head coach after Fastpitch National Title
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Tony Mitchell | KartSport Auckland Go-Cart track trustee (26/2/26)
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Scott McLaughlin | IndyCar Driver ahead of season-opener
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Jordie Peters | Fielding Hockey Manager (26/2/26)
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (21/2/26)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Pokaiaua Kurukaanga - Maori Touch All Stars Captain (21/2/26)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Andy Hay - Rowing coach at NZ Club Nationals (21/2/26)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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David Reynolds - Supercars Preview (21/2/26)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (14/2/26)
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Luke Casserly - Auckland FC OFC Pro League Head Coach (14/2/26)
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Anthony Gelling - Warriors v Manly Sea Eagles preview (14/2/26)
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Cole Armstrong - NZ Drift Driver (14/2/26)
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (7/2/26)
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Abbas Nazari - Hyrox Ambassador (7/2/26)
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Zac Scoular - 70th NZ Grand Prix winner (7/2/26)
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Seamus Martin - OFC Pro League review (7/02/26)
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (31/01/26)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Ryan Borthwick - Rangitoto College Director of Sport on Volleyball success (31/01/26)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Seb Lavie - Founder of Lavie Tennis Academy (31/01/26)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Ben Hunt - Retiring 4x NZ Rally Champ (31/01/26)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (24/01/26)
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Ben Ruthe - Father of NZ Runner Sam Ruthe (24/01/26)
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Rafe Couillault - Potts Classic Men's High-Jump Champion (24/01/26)
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Tiana Placid - Fistball NZ Player (24/01/26)
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (17/01/26)
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Luke Chapman - Touch Blacks Men's Head Coach (17/01/26)
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Stuart Larman - Head of OFC Pro League (17/01/26)
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Grant Robertson - Touch New Zealand Operations Manager (17/01/26)
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (20/12/25)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lee Piper & Andy Thompson (20/12/25)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Gordon Noble-Campbell - NZ Amateur Sport (20/12/25)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (13/12/25)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Phil Gaze - Global Youth 7's Director (13/12/25)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (13/12/25)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Paul Posa - Auckland City FC head coach (13/12/25)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Paul Ifill - Wellington Olympic Head Coach (13/12/25)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (6/12/25)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Tom Peyton & Peter Cook - Condor 7's Boys Champs Whangarei Boys High School Head Coaches (6/12/25)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Kale Herbert - Miramar Rangers Head Coach (6/12/25)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (6/12/25)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Ben Mata - Wellington Olympic Captain (6/12/25)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Best of The Local Game - Full Show (29/11/25)
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (22/11/25)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (22/11/25)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Paul Ifill - Wellington Olympic Head Coach (22/11/25)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Ryan Edwards - Christchurch United Head Coach (22/11/25)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Michelle Banks - On the New Zealand Premier Hockey League opening rounds (22/11/25)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Hon Brooke Van Velden - Online Casino Gambling to fund local sports & community groups (22/11/25)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (15/11/25)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Gordon Noble-Campbell - NZ Amateur Sport (15/11/25)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Anaru Cassidy - Latest Wellington Phoenix academy graduate (15/11/25)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (15/11/25)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (8/11/25)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (8/11/25)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Paul Posa - Auckland City FC head coach (8/11/25)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Ross Haviland - Auckland United Captain & Assistant Coach (8/11/25)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Declan McCormack - Heartland XV Captain (8/11/25)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (1/11/25)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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David Harrison - Heartland XV Head Coach (1/11/25)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (1/11/25)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Scotty Hales - Western Springs FC Head Coach (1/11/25)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Alan Cobby - Kick for a Cause Organiser (1/11/25)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Kale Herbert - Miramar Rangers Head Coach (1/11/25)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (25/10/25)
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (25/10/25)
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Chris Greenacre - Wellington Phoenix Reserves Head Coach (25/10/25)
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Rowena Duncum - Heartland Championship Review 25/10/25)
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Gordon Noble-Campbell Part 2 - NZ Amateur Sport (25/10/25)
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (18/10/25)
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Mario Ilich - Auckland City FC Captain (18/10/25)
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Matt Winter - Mid Canterbury Head Coach (18/10/25)
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Sam Machon - Thames Valley vice captain (18/10/25)
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Gordon Noble-Campbell - NZ Amateur Sport (18/10/25)
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (11/10/25)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (11/10/25)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Scotty Hales - Western Springs FC Head Coach (11/10/25)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Rowena Duncum - Heartland Championship SF Preview (11/10/25)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Adam Gilshnan - West Coast Rugby Museum (11/10/25)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (4/10/25)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (4/10/25)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Luke Casserly - Auckland FC Reserves Head Coach (4/10/25)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Adam Williamson - Mid Canterbury Co-Captain (4/10/25)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Luke Herden - North Otago Head Coach (4/10/25)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Steve Lancaster - NZR's GM of Community Rugby on West Coast Sanction (4/10/25)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (27/09/25)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (27/09/25)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Paul Ifill - Wellington Olympic Head Coach (27/09/25)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Declan McCormack - Mid Canterbury Co-Captain (27/09/25)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Poverty Bay Head Coach - Paoraian Manuel-Harman (27/09/25)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (20/09/25)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (20/09/25)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Aleni Feagaiga - Horowhenua Kapiti Head Coach (20/09/25)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Jason Hamlin - Whanganui Head Coach (20/09/25)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Jarred Percival - NZU85kg and HSOB Light Bears Captain (20/09/25)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Callum Diamond - Pakuranga Panthers U85kg Captain (20/09/25)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (13/09/25)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (13/09/25)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Jeremy Sutherland - South Canterbury CEO (13/09/25)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Matt Winter - Mid Canterbury Head Coach (13/09/25)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Matt Wills - NZR's Keep it Positive Campaign Leader (13/09/25)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (6/09/25)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (6/09/25)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Aleni Feagaiga - Horowhenua Kapiti Head Coach (6/09/25)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Aarin Dunster - King Country Head Coach (6/09/25)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Mike Hester - U85kg National Quarter-Finals (6/09/25)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (30/08/25)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats - Lashes & Lee Piper (30/08/25)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Mike Summerall - Grassroots University (30/08/25)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Jason Hamlin - Whanganui Head Coach (30/08/25)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Jared Mitchell - West Coast Coach (30/08/25)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Jonathan Pow- Opening Whistle (30/08/25)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (23/08/25)
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Rowena Duncum - Grassroots University (23/08/25)
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Troy Tauwhare - West Coast hooker (23/08/25)
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Tony Rassmussan - Opening Whistle (23/08/25)
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Kahu Tamatea - East Coast Head Coach (23/08/25)
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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The Local Game - Full Show (16/08/25)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats (16/08/25)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Connor McVerry - Thames Valley captain (16/08/25)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Carl Moon - Head of Provincial Union Relations NZRFU (16/08/25)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The Cheap Seats (9/08/25)
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Gordon Noble-Campbell - NZ Amateur Sport (9/08/25)
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Marty McKenzie - Southland Boys High 1st XV Coach (9/08/25)
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Aug 09, 2025 |