Show Notes
(00:00) Sam Ruthe & Pia Vlok (18:39) Jess Kerr & Wellington Blaze (33:29) Mindfulness (35:59) NZ Breakers (38:10) Dragons/NZ Warriors (01:01:10) Blackcaps (01:17:55)- Northern Brave & Domestic cricket (01:30:33) A-Leagues (01:50:42) Flying Kiwis This week in the Niche Cache we update the crazy mahi of Sam Ruthe and Pia Vlok, as well as celebrating Wellington Blaze legend Jess Kerr. Then we check in with NZ Breakers and Bailey Carmichael who is the latest Kiwi-NRL signing for St George Illawarra Dragons, which leads into some basic NZ Warriors ideas to warm up the NRL muscles. Blackcaps are about to start their T20 World Cup campaign so we break down all the key pockets like Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner's batting and Jacob Duffy's undercover excellence. We swing back around to Northern Brave's Super Smash championship and roll through the New Zealand A-League action, before finishing with a quick round up of Nik Tzanev, Elijah Just and Marko Stamenic. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/elnichecache Newsletter: https://thenichecache.substack.com Hook us up with a brew: https://buymeacoffee.com/thenichecache [email protected]
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