WEBVTT - Will Stodart: Otago lock on the team facing off against Canterbury for the Ranfurly Shield

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine

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<v Speaker 1>from Newstalks EDB.

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<v Speaker 2>And fully shield goes on a line on the line

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<v Speaker 2>rather again this afternoon holders Otago welcome Canterbury to Forsyth

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<v Speaker 2>bar Stadium. It was, of course Canterbury who Otago took

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<v Speaker 2>the shield off last sea.

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<v Speaker 3>They're still going Otago up towards the five minute line

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<v Speaker 3>of Canterbury. They keep it in tight. They've just got

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<v Speaker 3>to hold onto it. Bower with a carry offloads off

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<v Speaker 3>the ground to Umaga Jenson, Canterbury trying desperately to turn

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<v Speaker 3>the ball over. There's the hootero back to Bella. Otago

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<v Speaker 3>have done it. They win the Red Village Shield for

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<v Speaker 3>the eighth time of their history and break Canterbury hearts

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<v Speaker 3>thirty eight thirty six.

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<v Speaker 2>Incredible here what a day for Otago and christ Church.

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<v Speaker 2>The same two teams meet this afternoon from just after

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<v Speaker 2>two o'clock with the log of wood on the line.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's bring an Otago lock slash loose forward slash utility

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<v Speaker 2>will start at actually, well can we start there. I've

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<v Speaker 2>been trying to work out whether you're a lock of

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<v Speaker 2>blindside flanker a number eight can you shed any light

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<v Speaker 2>for us?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's good question. Sometimes I'm not quite sure myself,

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<v Speaker 4>but definitely eight and sex of my preferred positions. But

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<v Speaker 4>just the last couple of years, I've just been doing

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<v Speaker 4>what's best for the team, I suppose, so anytime on

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<v Speaker 4>the fields on a bad time, So it's a way

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<v Speaker 4>I look at it.

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<v Speaker 2>Love that love that you won the Shield off Canterbury

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<v Speaker 2>at the back end of last season. Memorable day coming

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<v Speaker 2>from fifteen points down to beat them thirty eight to

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<v Speaker 2>thirty six in christ Church. Where does that day sit

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<v Speaker 2>in the rugby that you've played.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, definitely up there. It'd be hard for that not

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<v Speaker 4>to be the pannacle for me in terms of my

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<v Speaker 4>career so far. She has a pretty special night in

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<v Speaker 4>christ Church. Yeah, we're sort of under the pumpoy, but

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<v Speaker 4>came back and had some pretty cool heads and some

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<v Speaker 4>special moments from some special plays in their team. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>it's it's pretty highly there for me. It's gonna be

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<v Speaker 4>tough to knock that off its perch.

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<v Speaker 2>Was that your first ran fairly shield challenge?

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<v Speaker 4>Yep, Yeah it was. I've been waiting, been waiting a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of years. I was. Yeah, just eager to get

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<v Speaker 4>my own challenge and pretty good strike great so far,

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<v Speaker 4>so I'd like to keep that record in text.

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<v Speaker 2>Bet I bet i bet so. I mean, this is,

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<v Speaker 2>no doubt a silly question, but how driven do you

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<v Speaker 2>think Canterbury will be to come to your place this

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<v Speaker 2>afternoon and take it back?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, they'll be highly driven. It's to be hard, not

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<v Speaker 4>for any for any team not to get up for

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<v Speaker 4>a ram fairly shield challenge. You know, they don't come

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<v Speaker 4>very often. You won't get some for a few years sometimes,

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<v Speaker 4>but yeah, we're expecting them to come and bring everything

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<v Speaker 4>and throw it at us, and they heave every right

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<v Speaker 4>to do so.

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<v Speaker 2>And on the other side of the coin, how determined

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<v Speaker 2>are you all to keep the log for a bit longer?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, no, we're We've had a pretty special week in

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<v Speaker 4>tenth week and just try to trying to flip that

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<v Speaker 4>mindset and look at it as we're trying to attack

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<v Speaker 4>for the shield again, not defend it. But yeah, for

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<v Speaker 4>hair a pretty good and we'll we doing everything to

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<v Speaker 4>keep it for another week.

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<v Speaker 2>You also met them, of course in the NPC Final

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<v Speaker 2>last year and going down thirty six twenty eight on

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<v Speaker 2>that occasion, how much is the sting of that being

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<v Speaker 2>used as motivation ahead of this NPC season.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, like the way I was sort of found up

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<v Speaker 4>a year. You know, we want to go one better

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<v Speaker 4>than that, and you know you've got to have the

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<v Speaker 4>confidence in your group to to know you can. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>definitely use as a little bit of fuel, but we

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<v Speaker 4>sort of use that to build off and get better.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we can't just rely on what we did

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<v Speaker 4>last year. We've got to obviously improve a few things

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<v Speaker 4>and keep some things the same, but overall use as

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<v Speaker 4>a little of fuel just to get better and give

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<v Speaker 4>us more more confidence than anything.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a superb season for Otago in twenty twenty five,

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<v Speaker 2>second on the table and the regular season memorable wins

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<v Speaker 2>over Wakator and Bay of Plenty and the Quarters and

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<v Speaker 2>the Semis. I mean, it was a it was a

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<v Speaker 2>terrific season. What were the things that you know did

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<v Speaker 2>go so well last sear and that you think will

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<v Speaker 2>be helpful as you as you attack twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 4>I think belief might be a bit of a cliche,

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<v Speaker 4>but last year we just got more and more belief

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<v Speaker 4>in the group, and I think right at the start

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<v Speaker 4>of the year one of their key leaders, Gilberty. Sam

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<v Speaker 4>Gilbert sort of hit the nail on the head and said,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, we don't want to be seen as underdogs

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<v Speaker 4>anymore and thinking of ourselves as that, Like, we want

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<v Speaker 4>to believe and know we are some of the top

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<v Speaker 4>contenders in the comp and we've sort of tried to

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<v Speaker 4>use that mindset and just use that and build belief

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<v Speaker 4>and more confidence and week in, week out, and ye,

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<v Speaker 4>confidence of belief in the group does great things.

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<v Speaker 2>I reckon, Well, you started the season last weekend on

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<v Speaker 2>Stag Day down at Inbicago, which I guess could have

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<v Speaker 2>been a bit of a banana skin for you. We know,

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<v Speaker 2>how up for it they get down there. But a

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<v Speaker 2>comfortable forty one fourteen win. How happy was the playing

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<v Speaker 2>group and the coaching staff with last weekend?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah? No, really happy. Good to get a win like

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<v Speaker 4>that under your belt. And like you said, it can

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<v Speaker 4>be a pretty hostile environment down there sessionistag Day, So yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>we're to come out with a pretty yeah, pretty confident

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<v Speaker 4>one and yeah does a bit for the group. But

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<v Speaker 4>they all us going through the camp and just happy

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<v Speaker 4>to get come back from State Hahioan up the road

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<v Speaker 4>with a good one like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to ask you about playing alongside Fabian

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<v Speaker 2>Holland obviously have done so in an Otago shirt and

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<v Speaker 2>in a Highlander shirt. Not this season in Super Rugby

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<v Speaker 2>of course with the injury. But what's it been like

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<v Speaker 2>playing alongside him and you know, and linking up with

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<v Speaker 2>them in the second role on occasion, but just being

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<v Speaker 2>in the same forward pack as him.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and that's been great. Fabian's a great man. I've

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<v Speaker 4>been lucky enough to play quite a bit of age

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<v Speaker 4>group stuff alongside Fades growing up through Lander's twenties and

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<v Speaker 4>things like that. But yeah, he's been great having the

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<v Speaker 4>group for a bit. He's obviously the leader within the

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<v Speaker 4>group and helping her their set peace and we're obviously

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<v Speaker 4>stoked to see him back. And they had all blacks

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<v Speaker 4>environments and rather see him do or have another great

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<v Speaker 4>year in the black jersey sod.

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<v Speaker 2>You sort of realize when you first started playing with

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<v Speaker 2>him that you know he was a pretty decent player.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. I remember back at high school that St Andrew's Hire,

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<v Speaker 4>that Chrisler's Boys. I remember seeing this big tall I

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<v Speaker 4>thought he was German at the time lot but turned

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<v Speaker 4>down he as a big Dutch fellow. And yeah, he

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<v Speaker 4>could tell he had something special about him for a

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<v Speaker 4>different gravy. And no, it's an awesome seeing him kick

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<v Speaker 4>on and it's no surprises how driven he is where he's.

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<v Speaker 2>Got to wonderful stuff. Well for you guys this afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>it is the logger wood on the sideline there at

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<v Speaker 2>Forsyth Barers. Canterbury come and try and take it off.

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<v Speaker 2>You're all the best, well hope, but it stays with

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<v Speaker 2>you guys for a bit longer. Appreciate you taking the

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<v Speaker 2>time for a chat.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, awesome, thank you, Parnie, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>No, thank you for joining us. Well, all the best

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<v Speaker 2>This afternoon will start up. He's playing Lock this afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>but as you heard him say, six' eight his preferred,

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<v Speaker 2>position but he's happy. Anywhere five past. Two that game

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<v Speaker 2>kicks off In. Dunedin If otago were to defend the shield,

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<v Speaker 2>successfully the next chance for somebody to take it off

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<v Speaker 2>them would Be. Wellington in a couple of. Weeks they

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<v Speaker 2>Play otago On, sunday the twenty third Of, august so

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<v Speaker 2>the two weeks. Today If canterbury were to win at this,

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<v Speaker 2>afternoon Then bay Of plenty have a crack at. It

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<v Speaker 2>Next saturday, afternoon those two meet and what at the

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<v Speaker 2>moment is just AN mpc, game but If canterbury take

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<v Speaker 2>The shield, home then it'll be of, Buy it'll Be

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<v Speaker 2>bay Of plenty having a crack at them this.

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