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Big Wraps Podcast

by Newshub

Each week Narelle Sindos talks to Newshub’s panel of sporting experts to debate the week’s burning topics and preview the weekend’s biggest events.

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  1. Big Wraps: Is athletes' mental health biggest issue facing high-performance sport?

    And how should we feel about the Blackcaps' record test defeat to India at Mumbai? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Big Wraps: How will Kiwi legend Greg Murphy watch his first Bathurst from home in 25 years?

    The four-time Bathurst winner joins the show to discuss prospects for the 'Great Race' this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. Big Wraps: How harshly should we grade All Blacks' 2021 'tour like no other'?

    And should we feel just a little sorry for former Aussie cricket captain Tim Paine? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. Big Wraps: Is THIS Wellington Phoenix's year for A-League championship title?

    Phoenix icon Paul Ifill joins the Big Wraps panel to preview the season that starts this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Big Wraps: Dare we dream of another Blackcaps world crown at T20 World Cup?

    And do we love or hate British pitch invader 'Jarvo'? Join Newshub's sporting experts, as they debate the burning issues of the week... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Big Wraps: When will Blackcaps maestro Guptill get respect he deserves?

    But is he good enough to guide NZ to victory at the T20 World Cup? Newshub sports reporters Ollie Ritchie and Alex Chapman join host Jimmy Regan to discuss the burning topics of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

  7. Big Wraps: How vulnerable are All Blacks against Six Nations champions Wales?

    Or will the understrength Welsh prove another walkover for the touring NZ side? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Big Wraps: How high should our expectations be over Blackcaps' World Cup chances?

    What would Kiwi Ironman champion Braden Currie do for a job, if he wasn't a professional athlete? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  9. Big Wraps: Can you imagine Steven Adams playing netball against Silver Ferns?

    And how real are New Zealand's chances of hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  10. Big Wraps Podcast: Damage control - one thing NZ Warriors do better than Melbourne Storm

    Newshub's sporting experts wonder just what was that phantom white substance in the room? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  11. Big Wraps: How big would loss of City Kickboxing be for NZ sport?

    And Newshub's sporting experts reflect on how Wellington Phoenix could have handled Steven Taylor retirement better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  12. Big Wraps: Is All Blacks v Springboks still rugby's greatest rivalry?

    With both teams seemingly on opposite trajectories, Newshub's experts preview this weekend's 100th test between the nations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  13. Big Wraps: Black Ferns star Kendra Cocksedge discusses burning issues in women's sport

    One of New Zealand's best rugby players - men or women - joins the Newshub all-female line-up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  14. Big Wraps: What's the answer to NZ sport's COVID-19 MIQ backlog?

    And who was the Newshub experts' unanimous MVP of the week... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  15. Big Wraps: How will All Blacks fare in Rugby Championship without star players?

    And Newshub's sporting experts cast a critical eye over the newlook Super Rugby format. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  16. Big Wraps: How serious is Football NZ about ditching All Whites nickname?

    And has NZ Rugby put the right man in charge of the All Blacks for the next World Cup? Newshub sports reporters Natasha Payne and Gordon Findlater join host Narelle Sindos to discuss the week's burning issues . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices....

  17. Big Wraps: Has Bledisloe Cup victory bought Ian Foster relief from critics?

    Or is the embattled All Blacks coach still to face his acid test... Newshub's sporting experts debate this and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  18. Big Wraps Podcast: Mental wellbeing of the sporting elite to the forefront after tragic loss of Olivia Podmore

    A somber tone to open this week with two stories that rocked New Zealand's sporting landscape. Blackcaps great Chris Cairns is in a fight for his life while Kiwi cyclist Olivia Podmore tragically lost hers. Can the All Blacks lock up the Bledisloe Cup for another year and should we be worried...

  19. Aussie netball star Caitlin Bassett puts THAT Constellation Cup defeat behind her

    Aussie netball skipper Caitlin Bassett joins Big Wraps to explain why she's crossed the Tasman to keep her job - and so much more. How does Bassett handle the mental and physical pressures of captaining her country? Are rule changes taking too high a toll on Super Rugby and NRL? Less than a…

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  20. Were Crusaders exposed in shock loss to Highlanders?

    With the US Masters in full swing, Big Wraps asks the question is Bryson DeChambeau ruining golf? Who are a couple of smokey tips to walk away with the Green Jacket at Augusta? Is Lydia Ko ready to climb to the top of the golfing world again? Were the Crusaders exposed by the Highlanders and has...

  21. How badly does NZ Rugby need controversial $465m Silver Lake deal?

    Just how badly does NZ Rugby need the proposed $465m deal with Silver Lake and what's the catch? How big a loss would Crusaders supremo Scott 'Razor' Robertson be to the All Blacks? Who would you drop to make way for Devon Conway in the Blackcaps test line-up? Is Jofra Archer's 'fish tank' mishap...

  22. Are NZ sports neglecting their athletes’ mental, physical wellbeing?

    In the aftermath of Zoe McBride’s shock retirement from rowing, are our sports organizations doing enough for athlete mental and physical wellbeing? Who were the big winners and losers at the Halbergs? Who chopped back the most beers at the Awards shindig? Is this really the Warriors’ year?...

  23. Newshub's Big Wraps podcast #00

    Each week Narelle Sindos talks to Newshub’s panel of sporting experts to debate the week’s burning topics and preview the weekend’s biggest events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Each week Narelle Sindos talks to Newshub’s panel of sporting experts to debate the week’s burning topics and preview the weekend’s biggest events.

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