The Crowd Goes Wild is a half-hour sports show broadcast on New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 nationwide television channel Prime TV. The show premiered on Monday 26 June 2006.

The Crowd Goes Wild is presented by sports journalist Andrew Mulligan

Andrew Mulligan

Andrew Mulligan is a New Zealand television presenter. He co-hosts on Sky Television's PRIME TV channel at 6:30pm weekdays, The Crowd Goes Wild, with former New Zealand test cricketer Mark Richardson...

 and former test cricket

Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...

er Mark Richardson

Mark Richardson (cricketer)

Mark Hunter Richardson is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was a left-handed opening batsman. He represented New Zealand in 38 Tests from 2000 to 2004. During his cricketing career he played for Auckland, Buckinghamshire and Otago. His nickname, "Rigor", is short for Rigor mortis, given to him...

 and sometimes by James McOnie or Hayley Holt

Hayley Holt

Hayley Holt is a New Zealand snowboarder and ballroom dancer notable for her appearances on several reality television series...

 if either Andrew or Mark are away. The programme covers the sporting events of the day in a lighthearted format, broadcast live from the studio with pre-recorded segments and clips, and frequently features a studio guest. It airs five times per week at 6:30pm on weeknights.

Journalists include Melodie Robinson

Melodie Robinson

Melodie Robinson is a New Zealand sports journalist and presenter, and former international rugby union player for the New Zealand women's national rugby union team. She played 18 tests for the New Zealand women's team, the Black Ferns, from 1996 to 2002. Robinson won two world cups in that time,...

, James McOnie, Hayley Holt

Hayley Holt

Hayley Holt is a New Zealand snowboarder and ballroom dancer notable for her appearances on several reality television series...

 and producer Paul Moor while other personalities such as former All Black Frank Bunce

Frank Bunce

Frank Eneri Bunce is a retired New Zealand rugby union player and current coach. He played international rugby for both Western Samoa and New Zealand in the 1990s, appearing in the 1991 and 1995 World Cups...

 have occasionally hosted the show. Former Sports Cafe host Ric Salizzo is the show's executive producer.

Presenters and reporters

Andrew Mulligan

Andrew Mulligan

Andrew Mulligan is a New Zealand television presenter. He co-hosts on Sky Television's PRIME TV channel at 6:30pm weekdays, The Crowd Goes Wild, with former New Zealand test cricketer Mark Richardson...

 – presenter

Mark Richardson

Mark Richardson (cricketer)

Mark Hunter Richardson is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was a left-handed opening batsman. He represented New Zealand in 38 Tests from 2000 to 2004. During his cricketing career he played for Auckland, Buckinghamshire and Otago. His nickname, "Rigor", is short for Rigor mortis, given to him...

 – presenter

James McOnie – reporter

Hayley Holt

Hayley Holt

Hayley Holt is a New Zealand snowboarder and ballroom dancer notable for her appearances on several reality television series...

 – reporter

Paul Moor – reporter & producer

James Copland – reporter

Allan George – reporter

Marc Ellis – Temporary presenter for Rugby World Cup 2011