1 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:10,587 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,747 --> 00:00:12,067 Speaker 1: from news Talk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,747 --> 00:00:16,227 Speaker 2: To National Rugby hits, Bellymore and Brisbane this afternoon as 4 00:00:16,267 --> 00:00:19,147 Speaker 2: the Black Ferns take on Australia for the second time 5 00:00:19,187 --> 00:00:21,947 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty four to four o'clock kickoff. Among the 6 00:00:21,947 --> 00:00:25,947 Speaker 2: Black Ferns reserves this afternoon, loose forward Lucy Jenkins right 7 00:00:26,187 --> 00:00:27,427 Speaker 2: for fighting. 8 00:00:27,147 --> 00:00:29,427 Speaker 3: The Haacollo and space and now rover. 9 00:00:29,267 --> 00:00:32,467 Speaker 2: Lucy Jenkins, who's got plenty of speed and gets to 10 00:00:32,507 --> 00:00:36,467 Speaker 2: get to the line. And Lucy Jenkins. Lucy Jenkins, wea 11 00:00:36,547 --> 00:00:38,827 Speaker 2: us on Weekend Sport. Thanks for taking the time. Lucy. 12 00:00:39,027 --> 00:00:41,747 Speaker 2: Your debuted for New Zealand and played six Test matches 13 00:00:41,827 --> 00:00:44,587 Speaker 2: last year. This though was your first test of twenty 14 00:00:44,587 --> 00:00:46,947 Speaker 2: twenty four. So how much you're looking forward to getting 15 00:00:46,947 --> 00:00:48,067 Speaker 2: back into that black jersey. 16 00:00:48,787 --> 00:00:51,267 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I'm hugely excited to get the black jersey 17 00:00:51,307 --> 00:00:53,947 Speaker 3: back on. Obviously missed out and Pat four probably wasn't 18 00:00:53,947 --> 00:00:56,227 Speaker 3: playing at my best during said rugby, so so it 19 00:00:56,267 --> 00:01:00,067 Speaker 3: was understandable and worked my way back in the Yeah, 20 00:01:00,187 --> 00:01:00,747 Speaker 3: very excited. 21 00:01:00,947 --> 00:01:03,547 Speaker 2: Tell us about your build up towards this afternoon's game, Lucy, 22 00:01:03,547 --> 00:01:05,107 Speaker 2: what's the week consisted of. 23 00:01:05,987 --> 00:01:08,987 Speaker 3: Yes, if I we've just had a couple of training days, 24 00:01:09,227 --> 00:01:11,627 Speaker 3: bit of extra rest this week. This was the travel 25 00:01:12,147 --> 00:01:14,547 Speaker 3: sort thing called doing a little bit of slight thing 26 00:01:14,627 --> 00:01:20,467 Speaker 3: in Brisbome, but massive training day Thursday, a bit of 27 00:01:20,467 --> 00:01:22,827 Speaker 3: a hit out against each other and then we'll prepare 28 00:01:23,347 --> 00:01:23,987 Speaker 3: for a tough game. 29 00:01:24,427 --> 00:01:28,987 Speaker 2: So you played Australia in Albany or at Albany in May, 30 00:01:29,707 --> 00:01:33,707 Speaker 2: Black Fern's comfortable sixty seven nineteen winners that day. How 31 00:01:33,707 --> 00:01:36,107 Speaker 2: do you make sure that complacency doesn't set and when 32 00:01:36,147 --> 00:01:38,387 Speaker 2: you're play an opponent you really should be quite comfortably. 33 00:01:38,827 --> 00:01:41,707 Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess we've got We've got a couple new 34 00:01:41,747 --> 00:01:44,627 Speaker 3: girls in there who are ready to bring some some 35 00:01:44,667 --> 00:01:49,387 Speaker 3: real energy. And yeah, I think I think we've done 36 00:01:49,387 --> 00:01:52,267 Speaker 3: a lot to adapt our game and work on some 37 00:01:52,347 --> 00:01:55,747 Speaker 3: things that we wanted to improve on. But yeah, I 38 00:01:55,747 --> 00:01:57,427 Speaker 3: think we're just really excited to get out there and 39 00:01:57,427 --> 00:01:58,147 Speaker 3: see what we could do. 40 00:01:58,507 --> 00:02:01,307 Speaker 2: What about your own game? How much did your own 41 00:02:01,347 --> 00:02:04,187 Speaker 2: game grow during your first experience in the Black Ferns 42 00:02:04,427 --> 00:02:05,467 Speaker 2: environment last year? 43 00:02:06,387 --> 00:02:09,667 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think my games usually grew. Yeah, I think 44 00:02:09,707 --> 00:02:13,587 Speaker 3: I've worked on my defense a lot, and yeah, I 45 00:02:13,627 --> 00:02:16,787 Speaker 3: think just like my game understanding and how I can 46 00:02:17,307 --> 00:02:18,827 Speaker 3: I guess I'm used to the people who I play 47 00:02:18,867 --> 00:02:21,267 Speaker 3: with that provincial and so regularly well, but just really 48 00:02:21,307 --> 00:02:24,307 Speaker 3: adapt into playing with the new set of girls and 49 00:02:24,347 --> 00:02:26,947 Speaker 3: how I can play with them. My best. 50 00:02:27,387 --> 00:02:28,987 Speaker 2: One thing a lot of people notice about the way 51 00:02:29,027 --> 00:02:31,227 Speaker 2: you play the game is your work rate, you know, 52 00:02:31,307 --> 00:02:33,227 Speaker 2: on both sides of the ball. How much do you 53 00:02:33,307 --> 00:02:34,667 Speaker 2: pride yourself on that? 54 00:02:35,707 --> 00:02:38,067 Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, for me, that's kind of my certain power. 55 00:02:38,067 --> 00:02:40,947 Speaker 3: That's my that's my number one. If I can do 56 00:02:41,107 --> 00:02:43,307 Speaker 3: something or even if I'm coming off the bench or starting, 57 00:02:43,507 --> 00:02:45,147 Speaker 3: if I can do something to bring some energy to 58 00:02:45,187 --> 00:02:47,747 Speaker 3: the team and when they're fatigued, and how I can 59 00:02:48,427 --> 00:02:50,467 Speaker 3: lift the team up. That's something I really pry myself on. 60 00:02:50,827 --> 00:02:53,707 Speaker 2: And you are among the reserves this afternoon. So as 61 00:02:53,747 --> 00:02:56,027 Speaker 2: an impact player, you know, with a shorter space of 62 00:02:56,067 --> 00:02:58,387 Speaker 2: time to impact the game, does that energy and work 63 00:02:58,387 --> 00:03:00,427 Speaker 2: great become perhaps even more important? 64 00:03:01,267 --> 00:03:01,507 Speaker 1: Yeah? 65 00:03:01,587 --> 00:03:04,347 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I'd say a little bit. But yeah, whether 66 00:03:04,387 --> 00:03:06,827 Speaker 3: I'm playing eighty minutes or ten minutes, I think, oh, 67 00:03:07,267 --> 00:03:09,267 Speaker 3: I try to bring that samely more of intensity as 68 00:03:09,347 --> 00:03:11,307 Speaker 3: much as I couss we can, So yeah, it doesn't 69 00:03:11,347 --> 00:03:12,107 Speaker 3: matter too much for me. 70 00:03:12,547 --> 00:03:14,947 Speaker 2: Has the balance that you strike between working on defense 71 00:03:14,987 --> 00:03:17,787 Speaker 2: and working on attack also improved during your time with 72 00:03:17,827 --> 00:03:18,427 Speaker 2: the Black Funds. 73 00:03:19,587 --> 00:03:22,907 Speaker 3: Yeah, I really love like I've always loved attack, but 74 00:03:23,307 --> 00:03:25,867 Speaker 3: for me defenses. Yeah, it's a massive opportunity to get 75 00:03:25,867 --> 00:03:28,347 Speaker 3: the ball back and if I can add my line 76 00:03:28,387 --> 00:03:31,507 Speaker 3: speed and really shut down defense, that has something I 77 00:03:31,547 --> 00:03:32,667 Speaker 3: really enjoy these days. 78 00:03:32,907 --> 00:03:35,827 Speaker 2: I read that you watched the twenty twenty two World 79 00:03:35,907 --> 00:03:38,227 Speaker 2: Cup Final from the stands of Eden Park with a 80 00:03:38,387 --> 00:03:41,667 Speaker 2: dramatic car win for the Black Funds over England. Watching that, 81 00:03:41,827 --> 00:03:44,387 Speaker 2: how much did that motivate you to push for the 82 00:03:44,427 --> 00:03:46,987 Speaker 2: black jersey yourself in twenty twenty three. 83 00:03:48,027 --> 00:03:50,267 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was huge for me. I mean I've I've 84 00:03:50,267 --> 00:03:52,987 Speaker 3: wanted a black jersey since I was about Stephens, So yeah, 85 00:03:53,067 --> 00:03:55,507 Speaker 3: it definitely feeled me a little bit. But just like 86 00:03:55,627 --> 00:03:58,587 Speaker 3: having videos of like the crowd and it was, Yeah, 87 00:03:58,587 --> 00:04:01,627 Speaker 3: it was an amazing experience to be there and watch 88 00:04:01,707 --> 00:04:04,107 Speaker 3: them win it. So yeah, it was cerdainly motivating. 89 00:04:04,587 --> 00:04:07,307 Speaker 2: And talking of big occasions, the Blackfounds will play England 90 00:04:07,467 --> 00:04:10,747 Speaker 2: at Twickenham in September, set to be a sell out there, 91 00:04:11,027 --> 00:04:14,107 Speaker 2: another historic occasion. How keen are you to be involved 92 00:04:14,107 --> 00:04:14,347 Speaker 2: in that? 93 00:04:15,267 --> 00:04:17,147 Speaker 3: Yeah? Oh, That would be an absolute dream for me, 94 00:04:18,347 --> 00:04:20,827 Speaker 3: someone who Yeah, I've been involved in writing something about 95 00:04:20,867 --> 00:04:24,027 Speaker 3: four years old, so yeah, Twickenham's a pretty big one. 96 00:04:24,107 --> 00:04:27,387 Speaker 3: So yeah, that'll be an awesome opportunity if I could 97 00:04:27,507 --> 00:04:27,867 Speaker 3: be there. 98 00:04:27,947 --> 00:04:30,027 Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, Well, in the meantime, all the best 99 00:04:30,067 --> 00:04:32,027 Speaker 2: of this afternoon. Does the Black Ferns take on Australia. 100 00:04:32,387 --> 00:04:34,627 Speaker 2: Thanks for taking the time, Lucy, good to jet, Thank 101 00:04:34,667 --> 00:04:37,107 Speaker 2: you very much, Thank you, Lucy, Lucy Jenkins. There the 102 00:04:37,107 --> 00:04:40,827 Speaker 2: Black Ferns against Australia and Brisbane at four o'clock this afternoon, 103 00:04:40,827 --> 00:04:41,387 Speaker 2: New Zealand. 104 00:04:41,427 --> 00:04:45,147 Speaker 1: Time for more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. Listen 105 00:04:45,267 --> 00:04:48,867 Speaker 1: live to News Talks b weekends from midday or follow 106 00:04:48,907 --> 00:04:50,547 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.