Friday 29th May 2026: Wellington Phoenix General Manager David Dome on Tim Payne's Instagram follower surge

On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 29 May 2026, with the All Whites FIFA World Cup campaign looming an Argentinian influencer decided to dub Tim Payne as the 'hero' of the tournament encouraging his followers to follow him. He has since amassed 1.3 million followers in two days having started at 4,700. David Dome is the General Manager of the Wellington Phoenix, and he joined D'Arcy to discuss. Piney shares his thoughts on the Hurricanes team selection for the final round of Super Rugby And D'Arcy and Piney discuss the final round matchups of Super Rugby and the Warriors massive clash against the Panthers on Sunday night Get 'Sports Fix' every weekday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.