The Finals Countdown en © 2026 Sport Nation With the NRL and NRLW champions crowned, attention turns to the Rugby League World Cup! Join host Sam Ackerman, plus Mitch James, as they delve into the great game as the search for the next world champs continues. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9ba29414-a599-11f1-badf-3f723f8084bd/image/38d6583fce818e76de5daa00c5bc48ba.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress The Finals Countdown episodic Sport Nation With the NRL and NRLW champions crowned, attention turns to the Rugby League World Cup! Join host Sam Ackerman, plus Mitch James, as they delve into the great game as the search for the next world champs continues. With the NRL and NRLW champions crowned, attention turns to the Rugby League World Cup!

Join host Sam Ackerman, plus Mitch James, as they delve into the great game as the search for the next world champs continues.

]]> Sport Nation sportnation@entaingroup.co.nz The Finals Countdown - Rugby League World Cup semi-finals Join hosts Sam Ackerman and Mitch James as they review the first half of the Rugby League World Cup as the competition now heads into semi-finals! Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:03:00 -0000 full Sport Nation Join hosts Sam Ackerman and Mitch James as they review the first half of the Rugby League World Cup as the competition now heads into semi-finals! Join hosts Sam Ackerman and Mitch James as they review the first half of the Rugby League World Cup as the competition now heads into semi-finals!


]]> 2582 The Finals Countdown - Rugby League World Cup Week Three Preview (27/10/26) The Finals Countdown - Rugby League World Cup Week Three Preview. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:27:00 -0000 full Sport Nation The Finals Countdown - Rugby League World Cup Week Three Preview. The Finals Countdown - Rugby League World Cup Week Three Preview.

]]> 2583 The Finals Countdown - Rugby League World Cup Week Two Preview & Keano Kini on their upcoming game in Christchurch Join hosts Sam Ackerman and Mitch James as they preview the second week of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, looking back on the first week of the tournament, and being joined by Keano Kini to discuss the upcoming Kiwis game against Cook Islands in Christchurch. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:45:00 -0000 full Sport Nation Join hosts Sam Ackerman and Mitch James as they preview the second week of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, looking back on the first week of the tournament, and being joined by Keano Kini to discuss the upcoming Kiwis game against Cook Islands in Christchurch. Join hosts Sam Ackerman and Mitch James as they preview the second week of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, looking back on the first week of the tournament, and being joined by Keano Kini to discuss the upcoming Kiwis game against Cook Islands in Christchurch.

]]> 2608 no The Finals Countdown - Rugby League World Cup week one Join hosts Sam Ackerman and Mitch James as they preview the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, with the Kiwis and Kangaroos kicking off the competition on Thursday evening. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:03:00 -0000 full Sport Nation Join hosts Sam Ackerman and Mitch James as they preview the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, with the Kiwis and Kangaroos kicking off the competition on Thursday evening. Join hosts Sam Ackerman and Mitch James as they preview the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, with the Kiwis and Kangaroos kicking off the competition on Thursday evening.

]]> 2585 The Finals Countdown - GF review and a RLWC on the horizon Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they review the 2026 NRL Grand Final and look ahead to an exciting Rugby League World Cup! Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:59:00 -0000 full Sport Nation Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they review the 2026 NRL Grand Final and look ahead to an exciting Rugby League World Cup! Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they review the 2026 NRL Grand Final and look ahead to an exciting Rugby League World Cup!

]]> 2538 The Finals Countdown - Grand Final Week Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they continue counting down to this weekend’s NRL Grand Final. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:03:00 -0000 full Sport Nation Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they continue counting down to this weekend’s NRL Grand Final. Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they continue counting down to this weekend’s NRL Grand Final.

]]> 2590 The Finals Countdown - Finals Week Three Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they reflect on their teams’ elimination and continue the count down to this weekend’s preliminary finals. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:03:00 -0000 full Sport Nation Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they reflect on their teams’ elimination and continue the count down to this weekend’s preliminary finals. Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they reflect on their teams’ elimination and continue the count down to this weekend’s preliminary finals.


]]> 2596 The Finals Countdown - Finals Week Two Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they count down to this weekends elimination finals. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full Sport Nation Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they count down to this weekends elimination finals. Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they count down to this weekends elimination finals.

]]> 2548 The Finals Countdown - Finals Week One Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they count down to this weekends quarter and elimination finals. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:01:00 -0000 full Sport Nation Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they count down to this weekends quarter and elimination finals. Join hosts Sam Ackerman, injured Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd and former Warrior Jerome Ropati as they count down to this weekends quarter and elimination finals.

]]> 2598 The Finals Countdown debut with Sam Ackerman Welcome to the debut of 'The Finals Countdown' where Sam Ackerman previews the finals round of the NRL and NRLW regular seasons, the run to the grand final and Kiwis to keep an eye on in a Rugby League World Cup year! Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:17:00 -0000 full Sport Nation Welcome to the debut of 'The Finals Countdown' where Sam Ackerman previews the finals round of the NRL and NRLW regular seasons, the run to the grand final and Kiwis to keep an eye on in a Rugby League World Cup year! Welcome to the debut of 'The Finals Countdown' where Sam Ackerman previews the finals round of the NRL and NRLW regular seasons, the run to the grand final and Kiwis to keep an eye on in a Rugby League World Cup year!

]]> 2535 The Finals Countdown podcast trailer The NRL Finals are almost here! Sport Nation is getting right into the rugby league spirit with a new podcast dedicated to the greatest time of year, with host Sam Ackerman and Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd. Tune in live Wednesdays 6-7pm from September 2nd through to October 7th on Sport Nation - and subscribe to the podcast today. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:16:00 -0000 trailer Sport Nation The NRL Finals are almost here! Sport Nation is getting right into the rugby league spirit with a new podcast dedicated to the greatest time of year, with host Sam Ackerman and Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd. Tune in live Wednesdays 6-7pm from September 2nd through to October 7th on Sport Nation - and subscribe to the podcast today. The NRL Finals are almost here! Sport Nation is getting right into the rugby league spirit with a new podcast dedicated to the greatest time of year, with host Sam Ackerman and Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd.

Tune in live Wednesdays 6-7pm from September 2nd through to October 7th on Sport Nation - and subscribe to the podcast today.

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