1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: And welcome back. Paul Allison, good morning. 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 2: How are you pulled up this morning after the last 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 2: night's Rugby Awards. 4 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, it wasn't an awfully late one, which I was 5 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: thankful for Kenny and the crew to define job of 6 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: tightening up the formalities. But we're at the events center 7 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: recognizing what's been one heck of a season across all grades. 8 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: And it was pretty tough for job's at the beginning 9 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: with the weather, but then that came right and then 10 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: on with our sort of our senior grades and our 11 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 1: rip grades, and then we had all the regalia up 12 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: the front, Paul Ellison. We had the hen and shield, 13 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: the hen and cup, and then of course the Meads cap. 14 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: Not to show off anything. 15 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 2: Well, I've at my final board meeting for the Highlanders 16 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 2: on Wednesday night, the night before last, and we just 17 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 2: talked about how the South Islands captured everything. They've got 18 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 2: super rugby, they've got MPC Bunning', the MPC Trophy locked 19 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 2: away in CHROs Church, the Ranfury Shield in Dunedin and 20 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: then coming for that will be there. Well, we might 21 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: bring it, they might bring it on the road. 22 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: Do you think, oh stop it? I mean that'd be 23 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: dream results. Otherwise there is going to be a fair 24 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: old corn voy. Yeah, they're sorting out the find of 25 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: details as we speak. But there's more excitement to come, 26 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: Paul Ellison because next week at the New Zealand Rugby Awards, 27 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: we've got Dicklan McCormack, very deserving finalist for the Ian 28 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: Kirkpatrick Medal and the Hammer squad is up the Team 29 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: of the Year. How fantastic is that? 30 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's great and I saw those finalists getting named 31 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 2: last Friday. I don't think they actually have an awards 32 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 2: function anymore, and I don't think so. I believe it's 33 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: sort of all done remotely and electronically these days where 34 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: they used to have Garla dinners primarily in Auckland. But 35 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 2: I think because of a lot of maybe top players 36 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: on a bit of a sabbatcle or the end of 37 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 2: the Northern Tour or whatever, it just doesn't happen. But 38 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 2: I'll be watching with interest of how that does sort 39 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: of pan out, because there are some very rural names 40 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 2: amongst those finalists, which is fantastic to see. Looking rugby. 41 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: I mean, we think it's the end of the rugby season, 42 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: but rugby seven is still in action gets underway the 43 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 2: second round of the World Sevens in Cape Town this weekend. 44 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 2: Black Ferns after their win last week in Dubai, along 45 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 2: with the All Black Sevens. They've got some tough draws 46 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 2: because the All Black Sevens pool this weekend, which gets 47 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: underway eleven twenty five tomorrow night, sees them having Fiji, 48 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 2: South Africa and Great Britain in their pool, and then 49 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 2: the Black Ferns have Fiji, USA and Great Britain, which 50 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 2: is much less daunting than what it will be for 51 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 2: the All Black Sevens, but it's pretty cutthroat, and I 52 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: think the sevens has probably lost a little bit of 53 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 2: its magic that it once had because it's played so often. 54 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: It used to be the sort of Hong Kong Sevens 55 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: was the sort of pinnacle that you sort of look 56 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 2: forward to, but they seem to be once they get 57 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 2: into their season. They're there for every week. And I 58 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: know that the men have got two or three players 59 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 2: that have come back home and so they've got a 60 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 2: few debutantes this week to look forward to. But you 61 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 2: look at the highlights this weekend and there's a lot 62 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 2: of sporting action going on. Football. For me, will be 63 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 2: of major interest. It's the local derby between the Phoenix 64 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 2: and Auckland SC. It's five o'clock tomorrow Mount Smart Stadium. 65 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 2: The weather conditions I'm sure will be better than what 66 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: they were out. 67 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: They rung it out like a towel. 68 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 2: Talk about downpours. I mean that's what Auckland got last week. 69 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 2: In the crowd atically looked like a swimming pool. Auckland 70 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 2: FC have never been beaten by the Phoenix. In fact 71 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 2: it's four nil. They've got a clean slate and they've 72 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 2: done really well and so they will go into this 73 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 2: match as favorites. Both teams in the top six. Five 74 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: o'clock is kick off for that Mount Smart Tomorrow. Cricket 75 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: gets underway Day fourth for New Zealand against the Western 76 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 2: There's New Zealand resuming day at the end of the 77 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 2: Day three, finishing at four hundred and seventeen to four. Smith, 78 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: Nathan Smith and Blumble out with injury. So I guess 79 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 2: they'll rely once they are clear. And I'd imagine they're 80 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: bat for about an hour this morning and then give 81 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 2: to the West and there's a daunting target of around 82 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: five hundred runs to chase, but they rely on this 83 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: spinner tack, possibly with Bracewell and maybe Revender having to 84 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: play key roles for New Zealand, although you'd expect they 85 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 2: know they should, wouldn't that one comfortablieve that anything could 86 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: happen in cricket, as we saw last night and day 87 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 2: one of Test Match two in the Ashes from the 88 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: Gabba three hundred and twenty five for nine, England finishing 89 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: up after winning the toss Joe Route getting his first 90 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 2: ever century in Ashes cricket history. That was the one 91 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 2: thing that he was missing. He sits second on the 92 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: all time run scoring list in Test cricket and that 93 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 2: really just shows you how much of a fine player 94 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: he is. I know the English get the mickey taken 95 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 2: out of them, but he is sort of the one 96 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: shining light if you like. He sits second behind Sash 97 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: and ten doct and he's still got about two thy 98 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 2: three hundred runs to catch him. Probably won't do that, 99 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: but he does just show his true class. What else 100 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 2: we've got Formula one last round, it's the final round 101 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:56,799 Speaker 2: for that that's coming to you this week from Abu Dhabu. 102 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: And we know now that Liam Lawson has guaranteed to 103 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 2: see for next week, but there's still a lot of 104 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 2: interest on who's going to take out the drivers Championship 105 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 2: Lando Norris four hundred and eight points, Oscar Pastre three 106 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: ninety two and sitting between the Max Fith Stephen. He 107 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 2: is going for five in a row. He won last year, 108 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: he won the year be four, he won in twenty two, 109 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: he won in twenty one. But he really has to finish. 110 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 2: He has to win basically, and Norris has to finish 111 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 2: fourth or behind him, anything as possible and it would 112 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 2: be a comeback for the ages of the steph and 113 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 2: wins that golf open in Australia Melbourne in at the 114 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 2: Royal Birkdale six under three way tie at the top 115 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 2: of the leaderboard. Elvis Elvis Smiley. What a name from Australia. 116 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 2: Elvis No. Elvis Smiley's leading with Ryan Fox from New 117 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: Zealand and Carlos or Tears from Mexico, and of course 118 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: they've got Rory McElroy in there as well. But one 119 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 2: name that really did capture my interest was a bloat 120 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 2: called Robin Williams. Oh good, he's dead, but the Robin 121 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 2: will some South Africay's one under sitting in eighteenth place 122 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 2: in the leaderboard of the Australian Gulf Open NBL action. 123 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 2: Saturday night, seven thirty in New Zealand, the breaker is 124 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 2: sitting in seventh. They tend to be rejuvenated a bit 125 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: in the last few weeks, coming from the bottom of 126 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 2: the table bus sitting seventh taking on the Tasmanian jack 127 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 2: jumpers who are sitting sixth. So I think that's pretty 128 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: much the sporting action this weekend. I'm not sure where 129 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 2: you will be or what you'll be doing, but I 130 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: know that the sun is going to shine. Christ Church 131 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: is going for twenty nine or thirty today. What's as 132 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 2: Burtain got? Yeah? Thirty? Yeah, yeah, all right. I will 133 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 2: get you some block out and go and enjoy the 134 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: sumshun when you get off here.