Articles by Nigel%20Yalden
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: Ranking the World Cup's 'Departing Dozen'
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 9:03PMWhile eight teams, including the All Blacks, remain in the running to claim the William Webb Ellis trophy at Rugby World...
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Audio
Five players to make All Blacks debut against Argentina
Thursday, 18 July 2019, 5:00PMThe All Blacks' first test of 2019 is shaping up to be more of a fact-finding mission. While a win against Argentina in the...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: NZ Team of Super Rugby 2019
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 12:18PMEach week during Super Rugby, Radio Sport Rugby Editor Nigel Yalden has chosen his NZ Team of the Week. With the regular...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: Super Rugby Team of the Week - Round 17
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 2:04PMOne of each possible result for the New Zealand franchises in action last weekend – a win for the Hurricanes, a loss for...
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Opinion
Super Rugby: New Zealand Team of the Week - Round 14
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 4:03PMFor the first time since round nine of the 2013 season, the Blues were the only New Zealand franchise of the five to win...
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Sport
Super Rugby: New Zealand Team of the Week - round 13
Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 2:35PMWins for the Crusaders, Highlanders, Chiefs and Hurricanes, the latter over conference rivals the Blues, provided rugby fans,...
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Sport
Super Rugby: New Zealand Team of the Week
Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 2:07PMAll five New Zealand franchises were in action at the weekend with the Crusaders, Chiefs and Highlanders involved in draws,...
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The All Sport Breakfast
Nigel Yalden: NZ Team of the 1st Half of Super Rugby
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 11:33AMEach week during the first nine rounds of Super Rugby, Radio Sport Rugby Editor Nigel Yalden has chosen his NZ Team of the...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: NZ Super Rugby Team of the Week - Round 9
Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 12:20PMIt is against the back drop of two contrasting local derbies that Radio Sport Rugby Editor Nigel Yalden sat down to select...
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The All Sport Breakfast
Nigel Yalden: NZ Super Rugby Team of the Week - Round 8
Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 11:26AMThe Hurricanes won another frenetic New Zealand derby in Dunedin while the competition leading Crusaders and playoff contending...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: NZ Super Rugby Team of the Week - Round 7
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 2:13PMFollow a round where the Crusaders showed that last week in Sydney was just a glitch in the Matrix, the Blues moved into...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: NZ Super Rugby team of the week - Round 3
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 2:11PMFollowing wins for the Hurricanes and Crusaders, losses for the Highlanders, Chiefs and Blues, the latter tough circumstances...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: NZ Super Rugby team of the week - Round 2
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 2:21PMWins to the South Island franchises, losses for the three located north of Cook Straight and it’s against that backdrop that...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: NZ Super Rugby team of the week
Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 3:00PMThe return of Super Rugby brings with it many things including the return of Radio Sport Rugby Editor Nigel Yalden’s biscuit-and-caffeine...
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Sport
Nigel Yalden: Team of the Quarter Finals
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 4:44PMNew Zealand’s involvement in the Super Rugby playoffs was halved in the quarter-finals as the Crusaders showed their title...
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Sport
Nigel Yalden: N.Z Super Rugby Team of the Week
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 11:12AMTwo New Zealand derbies ended in comfortable wins for the home sides while the Chiefs were lucky to escape with four competition...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: Team of the Week is Back
Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 3:11PMAn alright weekend of Super Rugby from a kiwi point of view; mind you, what would Australia give for an “alright weekend”...
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Sport
Super Rugby team of the week: Round Four
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 11:44AMThe Highlanders handled the Stormers; the Hurricanes beat the Crusaders in Wellington again and the Blues rolled over the...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: NZ Form Team of Super Rugby 2017
Friday, 21 July 2017, 7:10AMThroughout the Super Rugby regular season, Nigel Yalden was charged with selecting the NZ Form Team of the Week and let it...
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News
Nigel Yalden: All Blacks v Lions going to be an absolute belter
Saturday, 8 July 2017, 5:13PMIt's 3.16pm and I'm already at Eden Park. Yes that correct - four hours and 19 minutes ahead of kick off in the deciding...
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Opinion
Form Team of the Week - How many Lions make our team?
Monday, 12 June 2017, 12:31PMWith only one game of Super Rugby played, it seemed pointless to do a NZ Form Team of the Week. So rather than give Radio...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden: Baabaas-inclusive Team of the Week
Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 10:15AMRugby Editor Nigel Yalden likes a challenge, (as long as there’s good coffee and chocolate biscuits involved) so in addition...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden's team of the week: #OldManStrength
Tuesday, 30 May 2017, 8:47PMThree comfortable wins over foreign opponents offset the first ever draw between the Blues and Chiefs across week 14 of Super...
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Opinion
Nigel Yalden's team of the week: Brodie Retallick's continued excellence
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 10:27AMAnother outstanding New Zealand derby; two blowout wins and some home cooking that’s left a bad taste in the Blues mouth...