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Speaker 1: So having signed to our to the other day, the

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Speaker 1: rugby union back with a bigger deal. This one's with

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Speaker 1: the American insurance player Gallagher market cap of over eighty billion.

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Speaker 1: US logo will appear on both the training and matchday

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Speaker 1: shorts of all their national teams. Mark Robinson's the Boston

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Speaker 1: New Zealand Rugby and is back with US Mark Morning

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Speaker 1: mording Mike, what's their interest in rugby.

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Speaker 2: Well, they've just got a really deep connection with the

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Speaker 2: sport right around the world, to be honest, Mike. They've

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Speaker 2: been involved with World rugby, with the Premiership in England.

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Speaker 2: You know, they're involved in New Zealand rugby across the

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Speaker 2: provincial scene here already, and I think spending time with

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Speaker 2: them yesterday and last night, you know, they're really connected

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Speaker 2: into the values of the game, the ethos of the

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Speaker 2: sport they love, and they obviously feel that there's strong

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Speaker 2: opportunity for branding but also for business opportunities as well.

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Speaker 2: So I think it a really basically but it's about people,

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Speaker 2: the values of the sport and the fit of the

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Speaker 2: two organizations long term, we certainly hope. So you know,

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Speaker 2: this is out to the end of twenty seven at

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Speaker 2: the stage. But you know, I'm sure both organizations be

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Speaker 2: working really hard at the partnership to create.

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Speaker 1: The only for the long term good dollars.

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Speaker 2: You know, you're was obliged to ask the question. Might

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Speaker 2: we're really happy with the deal and you know, we're

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Speaker 2: delighted as you say, you mentioned the Toyota one getting

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Speaker 2: across the line recently. You know, those those combined have

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Speaker 2: been a really good last month or so.

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Speaker 1: So in other words, post in the os that's this

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Speaker 1: has all these have solved your problems and maybe then

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Speaker 1: some oh look, I'm.

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Speaker 2: Not going to get into the detail that might, but

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Speaker 2: we're really, as we said around the Nios settlement, where

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Speaker 2: we're pleased with the outcome there. We're delighted to bring

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Speaker 2: two brands like Toyota and Gallagher on board, and we're

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Speaker 2: in a really good space in the in the sponsorship area.

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Speaker 1: It does show you how sort of international the ald

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Speaker 1: Blacks are because any oss with no disrespect to them,

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Speaker 1: and they weren't a name known widely in New Zealand.

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Speaker 1: And I don't think Gallagher is either. You know, it's

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Speaker 1: not a retail brand. In other words, it's not a

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Speaker 1: name that you identify with like Toyota or like Bunnings,

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Speaker 1: so clearly it's an international play on their part.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Like I said, I've obviously been looking at rugby

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Speaker 2: properties and a whole lot of other different sporting properties

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Speaker 2: are involved with and they see value in sport and

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Speaker 2: they see you know, certainly they see value in rugby

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Speaker 2: over the last ten years or so. And the Orblex

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Speaker 2: is clearly and Black Ferns is clearly a couple of

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Speaker 2: properties that they also want to be identified closely with.

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Speaker 2: So yeah, there's really strong recognition of the the brands

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Speaker 2: and the organization right around the world as we've been

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Speaker 2: sort of talking about for the last little while.

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Speaker 1: Good stuff, all right, good to catch up. Well done

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Speaker 1: Mark Robinson, who's in rugby CEO. Maybe the make aprofit

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