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The Niche Cast

The Niche Cache

Sit in with the folks from The Niche Cache for a regular cheeky and mystical geeze at kiwi sporting happenings, from Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s playmaking to the Wellington Phoenix"s backline to Joseph Parker"s left jab and Kane Williamson"s forward defensive. Bringing the good vibes without the mainstream media bollocks, join The Diggity Doc and The Wildcard on The Niche Cast. http://www.theniche-cache.com/

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02:13:39

Positive Visions (Super Smash/A-League/Steven Adams/NRL)

The Niche Cast ·

2025/01/29

The Niche Cache is back for another journey into the New Zealand sporting abyss where we find Max, Ben and Juan Mata. After a quick comparison between Te Maire Martin and Shaun Johnson from the 2024 NRL season, we take in some mindfulness. Then we chat through how Steven Adams is poised with Houston Rockets and the best kiwis competing for finals spots in the NBL. Auckland FC have a habit of scoring late goals in the A-League and Alex Paulsen is still delivering excellent goalkeeping mahi, while

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01:52:55

Whispering Woods (Super Smash/A-League/Warriors)

The Niche Cast ·

2025/01/20

Welcome back to the lofi kiwi sports yarns of the Niche Cache. We begin with the weekly celebration of Chris Wood as well as a few other quick hitters like Nando Pijnaker being awesome, Blackcaps/White Ferns being top-five in the world and funky New Zealand athlete names. Then we break down the latest results for NZ Breakers in the NBL and which kiwis are performing well, before rolling through lots of Super Smash with notes for Otago, Canterbury, Central and Northern. Auckland FC and Wellington

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02:20:18

Fantasy Pockets (Blackcaps/Warriors/Kiwi Football)

The Niche Cast ·

2025/01/13

This week on the Niche Cast we have a minor celebration of Super Smash cricket and Luke Georgeson's mana before checking in with what music we have been jamming. Then we touch on the NZ Breakers before reacting to the Blackcaps squad for the Champions Trophy. Ben Sears was a surprise inclusion and there is plenty of depth throughout New Zealand cricket, leading our conversation into the depths of Super Smash. Otago Volts and Sparks are going well in Super Smash, while Jess Kerr is dominating with

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02:20:19

A Fresh Brew (Blackcaps/Flying Kiwis/Warriors/Super...

The Niche Cast ·

2025/01/07

This week on the Niche Cast we start by rolling through our favourite Super Smash players, kiwi women in A-League and kiwi blokes in NBL. We discuss Steven Adams' return for Houston Rockets and lay out a funky New Zealand boxing menu featuring David Nyika, Mea Motu and Joseph Parker. Then we have lots of cricket to discuss with Blackcaps vs Sri Lanka and Super Smash where there are some Champions Trophy squad thoughts, Henry Shipley's return, Bevon Jacobs easy mahi hitting, White Ferns spinners and

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02:11:28

Seesawing Affair (A-League/Super Smash/Warriors)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/12/30

This week on the Niche Cast we touch on Jasprit Bumrah's Test record vs New Zealand before highlighting a wave of young talent from Aotearoa including Otago Volts' Mason Clarke, NZ Warriors' Leka Halasima, Wellington Phoenix lads like Luke Brooke-Smith and Reading FC's Tyler Bindon. Then we break down lovely wins for Wellington Phoenix men and Auckland FC in the A-League, where Tim Paine excelled despite being ruled out due to injury before the game and Hiroki Sakai continues to offer classy mahi

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01:46:34

Run It Straight (NZ Cricket/Tauihi/Warriors/A-League)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/12/23

This week on the Niche Cast we celebrate Tauranga Whai winning the Tauihi basketball league and offer some of our favourite musical jam. Then we discuss the Blackcaps T20I/ODI squads to play Sri Lanka and weave in the New Zealand 11 selections that include Henry Shipley, Ben Lister, Adithya Ashok, Matt Fisher. We touch on the White Ferns ODI series vs Australia before rolling through a win for Wellington Phoenix women and two heavy defeats for Phoenix men/Auckland FC. We finish with NZ Warriors

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02:12:07

Ghost Seamers (Blackcaps/NRL/A-League)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/12/17

This week on the Niche Cast we start by rolling through NZ Breakers, Rob Loe and kiwis in NBL then Tauihi finals. Chris Wood's a good mover, NZ Warriors extended two local youngsters with Demitric Vaimauga and Eddie Ieremia-Toeava pushing for NRL footy next season. We chuck out some Blackcaps stats stuff, forecast a younger Test team and preview White Ferns vs Australia. None of New Zealand's A-League teams had a win over the weekend but Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix women had hearty

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01:49:58

Bunged (Blackcaps/A-League/NBL/NRL)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/12/10

This week on the Niche Cast we start with a few of our favourite stinky Blackcaps nuggets after another Test loss vs England and in New Zealand. Then we chat through a few Kiwi-NRL updates like Lennix Tovo training with Rabbitohs and NZ Warriors storylines such as the young wave, Tohu Harris' role and replacing Shaun Johnson's kicking/Addin Fonua-Blake's run metres. NZ Breakers keep losing but Melbourne United are the best NBL team and have hearty kiwis in Rob Loe, Shea Ili and Flynn Cameron

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02:18:01

Yarns From The Shed (Blackcaps/Auckland FC/NRL)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/12/04

This week on the Niche Cast we roll through Joseph Parker's next fight, Chris Wood's penalty taking excellence and the Freddie Gillespie/Tacko Fall swap for NZ Breakers. Then we go deep into the Blackcaps vs England mangroves with notes about respecting England's domination of Blackcaps, Blackcaps being mediocre in New Zealand, playing styles, form slumps and plenty more. Plunket Shield rolls along so we offer a few of our favourite players (Rhys Mariu, Bevon Jacobs, Brett Hampton, Matt Fisher) and

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01:48:56

Four Prongs (Blackcaps/A-Leagues/Tall Blacks)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/11/26

This week on the Niche Cast we start by breaking down the National League football finals and updating the latest youngsters to play for Tall Blacks, before rolling through a hefty New Zealand vs England Test series preview. Nathan Smith seems likely to debut in Christchurch, Glenn Phillips might be underrated and Tom Blundell is out of form but he loves batting against England. There are a few Plunket Shield notes such as Rhys Mariu now averaging 60 odd as well. All three kiwi A-League teams had

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01:51:43

Whoso Diggeth (Blackcaps/All Whites/Breakers/NRL)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/11/20

This week on the Niche Cast we begin, as we often do, with a chat about the Blackcaps following the limited overs tour of Sri Lanka... leading into some stat crunching about the young players taking international cricket by storm. From there we delve into some of the top performers in the Plunket Shield and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and then football takes over, with a few takeaways from the latest All Whites games and the Wellington Phoenix Women's poor start. The Breakers keep winning and they

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02:27:34

Helter Skelter Razzle Dazzle (Wellington...

The Niche Cast ·

2024/11/12

This week on the Niche Cast we offer some musical jam and ponder what NZ Breakers are capable of in the NBL. We also chat through the best kiwis in Tauihi before covering all things Wellington Phoenix after the men won 3-0 vs Central Coast Mariners and women lost 0-1 to Canberra United. There are a few National League nuggets as well, then we discuss the Blackcaps T20I series in Sri Lanka and the start of Plunket Shield cricket. Logan van Beek may be the best player in domestic cricket and Bevon

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02:25:27

The Pantheon (Blackcaps/A-League Derby/Kiwis vs Tonga)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/11/05

This week on the Niche Cast we touch on NZ Breakers being at the top of the NBL ladder and then we react to the Blackcaps Test series sweep in India. We discuss New Zealand's team contributions, fitness, the end of the golden generation and plenty more kiwi cricket including some Ford Trophy notes. Auckland FC defeated Wellington Phoenix in the Aotearoa A-League derby so we break it all down, from Alex Paulsen's defensive influence to the young Phoenix building. Then we roll through Flying Kiwis

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01:50:50

Ancient Recipes (Blackcaps/Kiwis & Kiwi Ferns/A-League)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/10/29

This week on the Niche Cast we celebrate a Blackcaps Test series win and how tours of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka led to success in India. White Ferns tied up the ODI series with India and Ford Trophy is humming along with youngsters like Tim Robinson and Zak Foulkes lining up for the ODI/T20I tour of Sri Lanka. Chris Wood is still bagging goals and Elijah Just loves whipping in goals from outside the box, while Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix both had wins in the A-League. We finish with

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01:51:01

Lighthouse of Grit (White Ferns/Blackcaps/Auckland...

The Niche Cast ·

2024/10/22

This week on the Niche Cast we head deep into the New Zealand cricket mangroves. White Ferns won the T20 World Cup and had fantastic contributions from a variety of players, including the best female cricketer in the world Amelia Kerr. Blackcaps had a Test win in India after four consecutive Test losses, returning to the kiwi fundamentals that makes New Zealand such a strong cricketing nation. We chat through Rachin Ravindra's excellence, Will O'Rourke continuing to blossom and plenty more. Then we

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02:06:22

Positive Vibration Dispatch Centre (All Whites/White...

The Niche Cast ·

2024/10/15

This week on the Niche Cast we start with a bit of basketball as Steven Adams prepares for the NBA season with Houston Rockets and New Zealand Breakers return to NBL action. Then we recap the All Whites wins over Tahiti and Malaysia, with a focus on how Elijah Just, Marko Stamenic and Liberato Cacace are tracking in Europe. After a few NZ National League nuggets, we celebrate White Ferns making the T20 World Cup semi-finals and prepare for the Blackcaps vs India Test series. Pacific Championship

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01:46:28

Low Fidelity Cats (NRL Final/White Ferns/Flying Kiwis)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/10/08

This week on the Niche Cast we celebrate Penrith Panthers winning their fourth NRL championship in a row and break down their Kiwi-NRL pipeline. Then we talk through New Zealand's win over India at the T20 World Cup before rolling through some of the best kiwi footballers around the world like Chris Wood, Ben Old and Elijah Just. We also talk about Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues and Charlotte Roche who are impressing in the National League. We finish by reacting to the New Zealand Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns

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01:48:01

Ram Diggity (Blackcaps/NRL/Breakers/All Whites)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/10/01

This week on the Niche Cast we celebrate another win for NZ Breakers before chatting through another Blackcaps loss in Sri Lanka and concerning trends in New Zealand Cricket. Losing organisation stuff weaves into Brisbane Broncos who have a similar record to NZ Warriors in recent years despite NZ Warriors enduring far more pandemic era adversity. There are a few NRL/NRLW Grand Final notes such as Alec MacDonald's gritty mahi, the excellence of James Fisher-Harris and Moses Leota as well as Annessa

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02:09:10

The Munters and the Munted (Blackcaps/NRL/Flying Kiwis)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/09/24

This week on the Niche Cast we celebrate a New Zealand Breakers win with nifty contributions from kiwis Sam Mennenga and Max Darling, as well as checking with New Zealand boxers Joseph Parker, David Nyika, Hemi Ahio and Lani Daniels. Then we go deep into the Blackcaps mangroves after their loss to Sri Lanka in the World Test Championship where we break down Devon Conway's slump and the emerging excellence of Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Will O'Rourke. White Ferns keep losing ahead of the T20

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01:56:26

Strange Times (Blackcaps/NRL/Flying Kiwis/NBL)

The Niche Cast ·

2024/09/17

This week on the Niche Cast we preview the Blackcaps vs Sri Lanka first Test with notes about kiwi seamers in Sri Lanka and Kane Williamson's birthday cake. White Ferns are also in the mix this week with T20s against Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup. NZ Breakers have had a stinky NBL pre-season but Sam Mennenga is an intriguing New Zealand youngster to watch out for, as well as lads who are playing for Australian teams like Shea Ili, Izayah Le'afa, Walter Brown and Tyrell Harrison. NRL Finals

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