The November Edition of the End of Month Mailbag comes to you in three parts and a day late 😆
Part 1 focuses on rugby with questions from Brendon (0:28) Murray (2:50) David L (8:11) and finishing with an OBC Six-Pack from Matt (12:00)
Part 2 talks cricket with contributions from Corey (25:21) Murray (29:25) & Craig (31:23) with the latter also lobbing in some Rugby League questions at the end (33:10)
Part 3 starts with old mates Lauren (35:52) & David D (37:45) asking for Formula 1 thoughts & then Isaac brings down the curtain with a double shot of American sport with the NFL (41:15) & NBA (44:17)
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On this episode, Nigel reviews the final All Blacks test of 2025, the very entertaining 52-26 win over Wales in Cardiff:
And then finishes the show with a confession in "Just One More Thing" (30:49)
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On this episode, Nigel reviews England deservedly ending the All Blacks bid for a Grand Slam at Twickenham last Sunday morning:
before finishing with what he would like to see from the All Blacks in their final test of 2025 against Wales in Cardiff this Sunday morning (29:15)
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On this episode, Nigel gives an initial reaction to the squads announced by the six NZ based Super Rugby Pacific teams:
Then with the NFL having moved into the second half of their season, its time to revisit/revise/reguess😆 Nigel picks (24:37)
And to finish Nigel takes three or so minutes to look at the All Blacks team named to face England at Twickenham this weekend (36:20)
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On the first of two episodes this week, Nigel starts with a few quick thoughts about the All Blacks win over Ireland in Chicago (1:19) before deep-diving the outstanding test at Murrayfield between the ABs and Scotland:
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Nigel begins by putting a bow on the provincial rugby season for 2025 (0:53) then he dives head-long into another bursting at the seams mailbag. Contributors & topics include:
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This weeks episode is broken down into three snackable parts. We start with a little review/preview of rugby's NPC:
Then its onto the Heartland Championship aka The Peoples Rugby:
And we finish the show with Sport Nation commentator & devoted Toronto Blue Jays fan Daniel McHardy talking the World Series (23:28) before briefly touching on the upcoming Blackcaps vs England ODI series (40:50)
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Guest: Daniel McHardy
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On another loaded episode, Nigel begins by briefly reviewing the All Blacks End of Year tour squad (0:51) before spending more time on the far more interesting All Blacks XV squad, starting with the Dylan Pledger omission (5:00) & examining the squad itself (7:16) Then its a quick review/preview of provincial rugby - Heartland Championship Meads Cup (14:12) & Lochore Cup (18:14) then NPC (20:50) - before Sky Sport football commentator & Newstalk ZB weekend sport host, the fabulous Mr. Jason Pine drops by to talk all things football, after first assessing the sporting psyche of the country at the moment (27:31) And to finish the show "Just one more thing" is about The Great Race - the Bathurst 1000 (1.05:02)
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On this way-longer-than-it-should-have-been episode, Nigel starts by briefly reviewing the All Blacks Rugby Championship win over the Wallabies in Perth (1:05) before some post test thoughts & stats illustrating the stark contrast between the Trans-Tasman clashes and the previous four tests against Los Pumas & the Springboks (6:03). And then its into the September mailbag ... in October (kinda like the 2021 Rugby World Cup in 2022😆) ... which is broken into three parts:
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On this episode, Nigel reviews the All Blacks win over the Wallabies at Eden Park, thus retaining the Bledisloe Cup for yet another year (0:53) including:
Nigel then finishes with some Quick Hits:
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On this episode, hear Nigel's real-time reaction to seeing the All Blacks team to face the Wallabies this Saturday night at Eden Park (1:10) before he reveals his NPC Tiers with two weeks to go in the regular season (12:02) shares some quick thoughts on the AFL Grand Final (16:53) and the NRL semi-finals (19:46) then finishes with a tribute to great Robert Redford (24:51) who passed away last week😔
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On this episode, Nigel reviews the beyond impressive display by the World Champion Springboks in dismantling the All Blacks 43-10 in Wellington to retaining the Freedom Cup:
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After four viewings, which produced six pages of (very colourful) notes & emptied a tin of instant coffee in a disturbingly quick amount of time, Nigel finally delivers his summation of the All Blacks 24-17 win over the Springboks at Eden Park:
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On this episode, Nigel sets up a big week for the All Blacks & Springboks by speaking with author and RNZ Sport journalist Jamie Wall about the past & present of this famed sporting rivalry (1:58) Then Nigel makes his mainly vibes based NFL selections for the season ahead, including division champions, playoff teams, conference champs and ultimately his Super Bowl pick (38:53) and he ends the show in conversation with New Zealand's newly appointed Poet Laureate Robert Sullivan (48:34)
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Another month comes to an end, which means Nigel dives into the mailbag again, which today features:
Thank you to all of our contributors to this months mailbag - greatly appreciate each of you taking the time to be part of the show 🙂
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On the first of two episodes for this week, Nigel runs through the All Blacks disappointing display in their first ever loss to Los Pumas on Argentinian soil:
PS - The mailbag is open & I'll be recording the now traditional end of month episode over the next 48 hours before publishing it first thing Friday morning (NZT)
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On this episode, Nigel reviews at the good, the bad and the indifferent of the All Blacks 41-24 bonus point win over Argentina in Cordoba to start their Rugby Championship campaign:
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On this episode, Nigel goes through the All Blacks 36 player (and then some) squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship, including comments from ABs coach Scott Robertson (0:50) before you'll hear a conversation with kiwi golfer & all-round top bloke Ryan Fox ahead of the opening tournament of the FedEx Cup, the PGA Tour's three tournament end-of-season playoff series (8:33) Then Nigel's combat sport guru & co-host of Sport Nation's "Fight Club" Brad "B-Rad" Lewis joins the show to briefly chat boxing and MMA (20:05) before reviewing the two days of WWE SummerSlam (25:17)
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Guests: Ryan Fox & Brad Lewis
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We dive into the mailbag for the final episode of the month, featuring contributions from:
as we cover a broad range of sporting topics including the British & Irish Lions tour, the All Blacks, Tennis, Netball, Wrestling, NFL, Formula One, State of Origin, NRL, EPL, sports broadcasting, Moana Pasifika, the Club World Cup & my favourite biscuits
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With the All Blacks completing the sweep, Nigel first reviews the grinding 29-19 win over France in the Tron:
Then he puts a big black bow on the three test series by sharing 10 things that he learnt observing the All Blacks and Les Tricolores (32:09)
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