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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers

Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers

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Playmakers brings you New Zealand's top sporting playmakers, featuring in-depth interviews with the best in the business.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - Rugby Stories: Shakira Baker

Rugby Stories: Shakira Baker

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04/21/21 • 25 min

This week on Playmakers Rugby Stories, Rikki Swannell catches up with Black Fern Shakira Baker as she opens up about returning to the game after rupturing both her ACL's, and the heart condition which almost ended her career

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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - Rugby Stories: Stephen Donald

Rugby Stories: Stephen Donald

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04/14/21 • 33 min

Sky Sport delves into some of rugby's best stories from the characters that have made the game great. This week, Jeff Wilson catches up with one of the most famous men in New Zealand, Stephen 'Beaver' Donald.

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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - Genah Fabian - Eye on the Prize

Genah Fabian - Eye on the Prize

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03/22/21 • 52 min

NZ MMA Fighter Genah Fabian is preparing to return to the US to compete in the Professional Fighter's League in May with $1 million in prize money up for grabs and a potential match up with boxing superstar Claressa Shields on the line.

The PFL is run by Kiwi Kickboxer, and Hall of Famer, Ray Sefo who also weighs in on Fabian's upcoming bout and encourages more Kiwis to sign to the promotion.

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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - Rugby Stories: James Parsons

Rugby Stories: James Parsons

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03/17/21 • 50 min

Sky Sport delves into some of rugby’s best stories from the characters that have made the game great. This week, Ross Karl sits down with recently retired Blues hooker James Parsons. The North Harbour centurion opens up on the concussion issues that forced him to retire from the sport, meditation, making his debut for the All Blacks, and leaving Richie McCaw behind on a bus.

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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - High Risk High Reward for Dan Hooker

High Risk High Reward for Dan Hooker

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01/20/21 • 21 min

PREVIEW: NZ UFC Lightweight fighter Dan Hooker will face debutant Michael Chandler UFC 257 on Fight Island.

Find out what attracted Hooker to face an unknown and Hooker's hopes for his UFC future.

Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier will headline the event #UFC257

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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - Tai Webster

Tai Webster

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01/14/21 • 20 min

No one fits the description of a playmaker better than Tai Webster. The Tall Blacks guard is back at the Sky Sport Breakers, and will be a key part of their 2021 NBL season. Sky Sport presenter Jeff McTainsh catches up with the globe-trotting Webster, to preview the upcoming season, his journey to the top, and his experiences in Nebraska, Germany and Turkey.

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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - Nathan Brown

Nathan Brown

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01/07/21 • 51 min

Goran Paladin sits down with the new coach of the Warriors, Nathan Brown.

In his most in-depth interview since taking on New Zealand sport’s toughest job, Brown speaks of the pressures that come with coaching, why his previous experience has made him the man he is today, and how he’s going to push the Warriors towards that elusive NRL premiership.

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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - Adam Blair Part 2

Adam Blair Part 2

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12/31/20 • 55 min

Rugby league great Adam Blair talks to Goran Paladin about his colourful career.

In part two, the former Kiwis captain gives an honest appraisal of New Zealand’s disastrous 2017 World Cup campaign, his relationship with supercoaches Craig Bellamy and Wayne Bennett, signing with the Warriors, and life inside the NRL bubble, as Covid played havoc with the 2020 season.

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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - Adam Blair Part 1

Adam Blair Part 1

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12/24/20 • 54 min

New Zealand rugby league great Adam Blair talks to Goran Paladin about his colourful career.

In part one, the former Kiwis captain opens up about his early troubles in Melbourne and how his NRL career almost ended before it began, the salary cap controversy at the Storm, his unhappy time with the Tigers, and how the brawler became a Bronco under Wayne Bennett, playing in one of the greatest Grand Finals of all-time, the 2015 decider against the Cowboys.

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Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers - Rugby Stories: Adam Thomson

Rugby Stories: Adam Thomson

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04/28/21 • 35 min

Sky Sport delves into some of rugby's best stories from the characters that have made the game great. This week, Mils Muliaina catches up with one of New Zealand Rugby's most colourful figures, Adam Thomson. Find out how Sevens changed his career, how he recovered from 57 days in a Tokyo hospital, what inspired his famous try-scoring celebration, and whether he's going to make another NPC comeback.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers have?

Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers currently has 76 episodes available.

What topics does Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Sports.

What is the most popular episode on Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers?

The episode title 'Rugby Stories: Mils Muliaina' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers?

The average episode length on Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers is 43 minutes.

How often are episodes of Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers released?

Episodes of Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers?

The first episode of Sky Sport Presents: Playmakers was released on May 1, 2020.

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