1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Back to the international rugby this weekend, having dispense with 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: the French. It is the Rugby Championship, our first crack 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: on foreign soil. The Australians will face South Africa and Jayburg. 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: The All Blacks, of course, are with the Argies. Will 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: Jordan is with us. Good morning to you, to you, Mike, now, 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: given it's been a while since we caught up a 7 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: couple of things, the season for you so far, the French, 8 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: the vibe around the side, how are you feeling. 9 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, if we built into the French series, well we're 10 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 2: able to kind of give everyone to go chucking in 11 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 2: that last game. So I think for last it was 12 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: just sen of a good scene set around fortune, a 13 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 2: bit of an identity around how I wanted to play. 14 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 2: Didn't always put the execute way I wanted to, but 15 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 2: nice to get the three noll result. And now in 16 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: Rugby Championship which promises to be a bit of a 17 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 2: step up and pretty challenging. So you hope we can 18 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: start to do it on that momentum. 19 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: Good, So fast forward now to Argentina. The trip you're away, 20 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: You've got jet leg, your training house, all that gone. 21 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been good. It was lucky. We got here 22 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: on Friday last week, so we sort of had the 23 00:00:55,320 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: weekend just to click ourselves, get ready, committed, experience a 24 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: bit of the cultured here and get our feet on 25 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 2: the ground and don't mean me to kind of hit 26 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 2: Monday running. We've had a couple of good training sitionis 27 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 2: over here nicely, bit of fun on the back the 28 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 2: time here than what it was in Chigh Street to 29 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 2: our left, so now the good send familiar Agina. I 30 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 2: think we're a good spot hidden in the weekend to 31 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: be all go good. 32 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: How hot is it? 33 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: That's just mid teens. It's a cool one for every year, 34 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: but yeah, slightly more more tropical than what we had 35 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,559 Speaker 2: back at home. So I think the forecast was pretty 36 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 2: good for the weekend and a slightly earlier took off 37 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: at six, so spending some money conditions which will be 38 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 2: nice to lutch myself at the back. 39 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: Are you aware of the buzz? Is there a buzz 40 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: or are you sort of in a bubble? 41 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 2: You feel like a little bit like yeah, yeah, yeah, 42 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: But it's obviously they come to Argentina once a couple 43 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 2: of years, so there's been a few locals tening around 44 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 2: and We've been to a through ugby clubs and been 45 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 2: a bubick site in the there, but yeah, the general 46 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: where we kind of them in the hotel and you're 47 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: pretty locked into what each other's up to and not 48 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: going too much of the extreme noise. I guess you 49 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 2: feel when you're at home in the media and it's 50 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: a little bit breathing around you. I guess the time 51 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: difference plays that have bit as well a night when 52 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: we're day here and vice versas. So yeah, it is 53 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: nice on four you can get a little bit tighter 54 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 2: and spend the bolts in that sense. 55 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: How do you because you're away for two so that's 56 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: you know, that's a decent period away from home. Does 57 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: that affect you any differently as opposed to just having 58 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: one game away? 59 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think the good thing that they be championship 60 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: visit is that two weeks on, one week off, so 61 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 2: you kind of know, hiding the way for a bit 62 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: of a sprints, get stuck into this first test and 63 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 2: then makes few adjustments and really give everything you've got 64 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 2: for that seeking test. Then it's nice to get home 65 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 2: for a week, see the family, see the dog, all 66 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: that sort of stuff. Then into two weeks again another 67 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 2: week off, So I personally quite like the flow of 68 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 2: the two weeks on one week. It close to a 69 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 2: India tour ro this year, five weeks straight on the road, 70 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 2: so yeah, it does give you a chance to experience. 71 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 2: But about what turns about being away for too long? 72 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: What's your view on Argentina is? Are they the unpredictability 73 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: factor of Argentina? One day they're brilliant, the next day 74 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: they're not. Are we over that? Is there a trajectory 75 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: for them or not? 76 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: I think so? Yeah, I think I think that up 77 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: to around for from the world now, so they're suddenly yeah, 78 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 2: been checking in a bit victory the last three or 79 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: four years, and they've obviously took us up a few 80 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: times as well. So first and foremost CHEF to respect that. 81 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: And it particularly seems to be these first games of 82 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 2: the two we've heard trouble against them, so I know 83 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: they gave a few guys a rests in the July series, 84 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 2: come off with back to big frink season, so it 85 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: feels like that priming and ready to go for to 86 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 2: be a couple of big tests, particularly defending their hot packs. 87 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: So yeah, I think the key for US has been 88 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,839 Speaker 2: able to come out and feel that intensity and really 89 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 2: brilliant that first twenty minutes to try and sign the 90 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,119 Speaker 2: crowd a little bit and get on top. 91 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: And what about the other sides. Do you pay a 92 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: great deal of attention to Australia South Africa this weekend? 93 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: Therefore what they're doing or do you deal with that 94 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: another when you face them? 95 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 2: I think, yeah, in the background, yere just towere of 96 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: what's going on. You're obviously going to play them around 97 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: the corner. But that's more just I think a family 98 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 2: game is opposed to anything to analytical or starting to 99 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 2: think about plans and that sort of thing, and then 100 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: yet really front the focus of the two. I think 101 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: that's been a trap in the sense of thinking about 102 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 2: what's just here. And yeah, there's obviously a few big 103 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 2: tests coming up when we get back home, but yeah, 104 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 2: for us, just really on Argentina and sopefuly the first 105 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: test of making sure we do a job in in 106 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: game one. 107 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: Well, you've been away. The announcement has been made that 108 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: Super Rugby is going to have a whole round at 109 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: the new christ Jurich Stadium. Next year. That's I mean, 110 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: for a for a local That's got to be a thrill, 111 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 1: doesn't it. 112 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's awesome. It's been pretty cool driving past that 113 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: stadium over the last year or so as it's starting 114 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 2: to come to fruition and seeing it all come together 115 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 2: and why it will connects, I guess the whole city 116 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 2: and the bars and restaurants and all that being so close. 117 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 2: It's going to be a great thing for us and 118 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 2: to everyone coming down down to christ Church. Sure that's 119 00:04:59,920 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 2: the it is coming in. It'll be great and a 120 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 2: great way to sentily check off the stadium or to 121 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: be in a jelly days anyway, So a great way 122 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 2: to I just show the nation and show the world 123 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 2: what it'll be all. 124 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: About right from behind the scenes. Insight, Please will how 125 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: much steak and mel Beck have you consumed so far? 126 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 2: I've got through a plenty of steak metsa shore and 127 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 2: I say it was good to the year over the 128 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 2: weekends and the likes of Body had made a pretty 129 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 2: good wine Connoissanur, so we had a couple of those 130 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 2: to indulge in it. So it was good. Yeah, we 131 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 2: had We started Argentina and barbecue and our day off 132 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 2: you today after golf, So now it's been good to 133 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 2: enjoy a bit of the local pleasures. 134 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: Good on you, Will you go well this weekend. We're 135 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: all watching, of course, and listening with Piney's commentary, Is 136 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: it Pineyer? Won't be Piney? Will it? It'll be Elliott 137 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: Will Jordan out of Argentina this morning. For more from 138 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: the mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to news Talks it'd 139 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 1: Be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.