1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has unveiled a thirty five 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: band squad to face France and next month's three Test series, 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: including five new faces. Nick Beuley is News Talk's a 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: big sports journalist and is with me now. Nick, Good morning, 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: morning to your Ryan. Big surprises for you, probably. 6 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 2: Just the one, and that would be Chief hooker Brody McAllister, 7 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 2: who was down my way in Crusaders Country up until 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 2: last year. I was behind the likes of Cody Taylor, 9 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: who's in this All Black squad, and was told, you know, 10 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 2: you might want to go try and get some game 11 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 2: time elsewhere. Established yourself went to the Chiefs and by 12 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 2: all accounts, you know from the All Blacks, Fords coach 13 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: Jason Ryan and the All Blacks coach Scott Robertson really 14 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 2: made every post a winner. And he wasn't on many 15 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 2: predicted squads before midday yesterday, so he's the genuine bolter. 16 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: The other new names, the likes of Duplassy Kadifi from 17 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: the Hurricanes, to Mofy Tavitavana Way and Fabian Holland from 18 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: the Highlanders and Olie Norris from the Chiefs are probably 19 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 2: pretty forecast. But yeah, Brody McAllister the big surprise. 20 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, and on do please see could he the nearly 21 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: a decade in Super Rugby and NPC? This is quite 22 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: long overdue for him, isn't it. 23 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's really toiled away and had an opportunity to 24 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: go overseas and make a fair bit of money in Japan, 25 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: but I felt that there was unfinished business for him. 26 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: And yeah, he's a real success story of if you 27 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: persist and apply the what's been passed on. I suppose 28 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 2: in terms of the feedback that the All Blacks coaches 29 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: are after, you can make it. So I was really 30 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 2: pleased to see deepless kreefy. These offers a point of difference. 31 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: He's right up there in Super Rugby this season right 32 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 2: in terms of the top players in terms of turnovers, 33 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 2: has worked in and around the ball over the breakdown 34 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 2: is second to none. So yeah, I'd like to see 35 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: him really get a real good opportunity against France and 36 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 2: the formidable loose forward trial likes of Ardi sav and 37 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: Wallace Atini as well. 38 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: I was reading Gregor Paul's take on this this morning 39 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: in The Herald. What has the reaction been like from fans, 40 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: you know, from the pundits, what are they trying? 41 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: Well, look, Ryan, down here in Crusader's country, there's a 42 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 2: few people that feel a little bit aggrieved because Ethan 43 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 2: Blackadder was probably one of our best in the Super 44 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 2: Rugby Final against the Chiefs on Saturday and had a 45 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 2: really good back end of the season. He wasn't there. 46 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: He's been an All Black in the past. I think 47 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: he can consider himself one of the unlucky ones. David 48 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 2: harvillly as well, the Crusader's captain not getting a nod 49 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 2: there in the midfield. But look, at the same time, 50 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: it's a very good squad and it should be tough 51 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 2: to pick an All Blacks team, you know, to whistle 52 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: it down to thirty three now the challenge for Scott 53 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: Robinson is to get it to twenty three for a 54 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: match day. So look, I think on the whole it's 55 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 2: a very good team and one that should really push 56 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: and really it should beat friends France, so. 57 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,959 Speaker 1: Well, that would be the goal, wouldn't it. 58 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 2: Nick appreciate of course it's. 59 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: Really news talks. 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