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Speaker 1: So here we go the first Test of the season.

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Speaker 1: Always one of anticipation, of course, All Blacks versus England,

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Speaker 1: great prospect of a contest, and that's before you get

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Speaker 1: to the Robertson part of them. So for what it's worth,

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Speaker 1: when it comes to England, we've won thirty three of

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Speaker 1: the last forty three tests and Ian Jones is with

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Speaker 1: us on this and very good morning to you.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, good morning, Mike, Good morning to your listeners. Thanks

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Speaker 2: for having me.

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Speaker 1: Not at all you're looking forward to it?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I am. Energy levels very high, as you say,

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Speaker 2: lots of anticipation. First tears. Traditionally the All Blacks a

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Speaker 2: little bit lusty. But the great thing about this game

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Speaker 2: and what sport needs in general, Mike, is the unknown.

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Speaker 2: Who is going to win? I actually don't know, which

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Speaker 2: makes it even more exciting. And the way that Scott

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Speaker 2: Robinson and his team has brought us, you and me

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Speaker 2: fans of the game on board along for the right

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Speaker 2: long for the journey sold the game makes it really

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Speaker 2: really intriguing and so looking forward to it.

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Speaker 1: I just like the fact that we're not opening with

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Speaker 1: Australia or South Africa once again. You know it's got

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Speaker 1: that same old, same old field. This is a bit

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Speaker 1: different and I.

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Speaker 2: Like that a little unknown. They haven't been down here

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Speaker 2: for a while. They are great rivals of ours. We

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Speaker 2: need to stand up and an unknown quality all sides.

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Speaker 2: Think for a fan like you and I put this

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Speaker 2: on edge, we should feel like this. We are part

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Speaker 2: of the team. Scott Robinson's bringing us as part of

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Speaker 2: the all back team, and we keep saying, you know,

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Speaker 2: when this country is behind one all backs, we are

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Speaker 2: a very very strong force.

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Speaker 1: I was told this morning it's not a sellout, and

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Speaker 1: that astonishes me because one it's the All Blacks and

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Speaker 1: two it's it's Dunedin's not your biggest stadium.

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Speaker 2: I was told it was a sellout, so we're big

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Speaker 2: to differ there. I think you'll find it is going

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Speaker 2: to be a sellout. I know at the start of

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Speaker 2: the week they had eight hundred tickets, so it is

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Speaker 2: gone good. I hope no one's return their ticket, mate,

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Speaker 2: because I'm flying down there tomorrow and I want to

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Speaker 2: see a sellout.

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Speaker 1: No, you're not flying via Wanganui, perchance, are you? Ian?

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Speaker 2: No? Not, but you mentioned Wanganui and the great thing

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Speaker 2: that Wanganui. Mike Stephen pet Fetter. Pathways are important to

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Speaker 2: this game. Went from Wanganui Heart and Rugby, Taranaki NFC

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Speaker 2: Rugby Super Rugby All Backs one incredible pathway to show

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Speaker 2: any kid out there in New Zealand. You can make

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Speaker 2: it from wherever you are. Very important, Heartland NPC Super

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Speaker 2: Rugby All Backs.

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Speaker 1: Brilliant, fantastic call it for me. Who do you think

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Speaker 1: all blacks by?

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Speaker 2: What are all backs? Just because I'm very passionate about

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Speaker 2: the allbacks but as an unknown all backs byle's ongoing

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Speaker 2: twelve year twelve plus.

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Speaker 1: Okay, good on you mate, well you are you thoroughly

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Speaker 1: enjoy your time. They appreciate yours as always on this

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Speaker 1: Friday morning. Ian Jones, who's doing a little bit of

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Speaker 1: work I knowe for the for the BBC Mike chat

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Speaker 1: GPT says twenty two and a half minutes to drive

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Speaker 1: from Parmers to north of Wanganui in an F one

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Speaker 1: with no speed limits. Very good. How about his answer

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Speaker 1: on Wonganui. I mean it takes a real talent to

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Speaker 1: take a left ball dumb question from Hosking and work

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Speaker 1: in a player too. That's absolutely That's how you get

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