1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Basketball enthusiast Rossi Douglas morning. 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 2: Can I mate here, Luke? 3 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: Yeah? God so our tall ferns, which features Ashburton's very 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: own Ash Strawbridge, are overdoing battle in Puerto Rico in 5 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: this Feber Women's Basketball World Cup qualifying tournament. Is this 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: a big deal? 7 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 2: Right? It's messive. This is as big as it gets 8 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: on the world stage yet sort of the WNBA and 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 2: the in the States. Yeah, this is this is pretty cool, mate, 10 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: This is pretty cool to be a part of what 11 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: an amazing opportunity for these young women to go and 12 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 2: compete at the absolute highest level. 13 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: I've mentioned this with Ellis braiding in the past, the 14 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: opportunity that sport presents to be able to go and 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: explore the world, and this is just another example of that. 16 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: So I'm having a I had the stream in the 17 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: studio about half an hour ago, and it's decided to 18 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: put the bed safe to say that this first opening 19 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: game against Spain has lost. It was ninety four to 20 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: forty seven then, and I mentioned that she's she's wrapped 21 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: up now, so are we going into this thing the 22 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: underdog's roasty? Because I also see it. 23 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: We're Spain of ranked number four in the world, and 24 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 2: then there Paul as well, happens to be America, who 25 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: is ranked number one in the world. We definitely, we 26 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 2: definitely have the world to climb. 27 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: What are they any good? 28 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, but they're all pretty good. I think we're fifth 29 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: in the Asia Pacific, so we're well down. I think 30 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 2: we might be twenty fourth in the world currently is 31 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 2: a ranking. However, that's where their full squad at the minute. 32 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 2: We've got a few of her, like a number one players, 33 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 2: Charlie sedge of Walker. She's currently playing in the March 34 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: Madness for u c l A and American College Basketball, 35 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 2: and she's in the team that's ranked fourth in the 36 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: country and the States. So yeah, she's a sniff at 37 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: the big darts. So the there's a lot to look 38 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: forward to in the way of basketball. Just outside of 39 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 2: even the fever basketball, there's there's plenty going on. You 40 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 2: get a full squad back together, we compete pretty well. 41 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: Okay, Well that's that. Want to help. You're telling me 42 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: that Senegal that basketball is a big thing in Senegal, 43 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:09,959 Speaker 1: yeaes Sinegel. 44 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it might be the number one support 45 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 2: in the country. I could be wrong. I could be wrong. 46 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: I could. I could also. 47 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: Youniver let the truth Getting Away of the Rose not 48 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: a good story. 49 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: I just think it's pretty cool. Like you were talking 50 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: just a minute ago about where sport can take you. 51 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 2: Ash was very lucky to be a part of the 52 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: New Zealand and eighteen women's three x three team, which 53 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,839 Speaker 2: actually featured all of the players she's playing with now 54 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: An Charles is in America and they won the silver 55 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 2: medal at the World's three x three against America. So look, Montguli, 56 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 2: Puerto Rico. Just what a cool thing like just to 57 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 2: go and experience not just the basketball but also time 58 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 2: with your friends, but also seeing the world on on 59 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: not here dying, Like, I think that's amazing. I think 60 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: that's that's such a cool thing. 61 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: We've got five games in seven days. Is that pretty demanding? 62 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: He kiss. Yeah, there'll be a lot of time leagues racting. 63 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: The big thing will be nutrition, what they're eating and 64 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: what they're putting under their bodies. I think they have 65 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: a nutrition us with them and the messastapists, so there'll 66 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: be plenty of that going on. So the yeah, look, 67 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: it's even at a local level when you go and 68 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,519 Speaker 2: play like New Zealand age group stuff. Your time on 69 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 2: your feet is probably the biggest thing to everyone fresh, 70 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: so there'll be a bit of rotation, there'll be The 71 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 2: cool thing is in some of these games where we 72 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 2: are up against it all, the players should get a 73 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 2: bit of a run, which would be good to get 74 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: some time on their feet and a bit of experience 75 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: on the floor. 76 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: I did see her this being ash and the number 77 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: ten singlet running around before the stream decided to prove itself, 78 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: so that was Nate. Just having the television coverage must 79 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: be novelty in itself. The World Cup has been held 80 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: in Germany in September. Should a miracle happen and we 81 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: do qualify, I'm not going to every piece of wood 82 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: I can. Have we ever been here before? 83 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 2: I believe we have. Yes, the men have mattered a 84 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: few times, a woman I think only once, So pretty 85 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 2: co oportunity if we do get to qualify, and it's 86 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: very hard to qualify, like it's the top sixteen I 87 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 2: think only in the world to get to go, so 88 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 2: the yeah, look, it's a pretty co op journey all round. 89 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 2: Really qualify or not qualify, go and make the most 90 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: of it.