1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to play a tropical feeling song as we 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: catch up with somebody who is in the tropics of 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: Samoa as a skipper of the Heartland fifteen, our very 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: own Declan McCormack. I see here that there's no time difference, 5 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: so it's twenty to eight for you as well, and 6 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: you're already at twenty seven degrees, so safe to say 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: it's hot. 8 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 2: You're copingh not too bad. I tried to train in 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 2: a couple of ladies when we're in Auckland for a 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 2: couple of days acclimatized, so yeah, help you to over here. 11 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, you're onto something if it works. It 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: ain't weird cool to see that you were named captain 13 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: of the side. Did you see that coming? 14 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 2: Oh? 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 3: Not really now? Or yeah? It's an honor and a 16 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 3: bit of a privilege. We have to lead your country, 17 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 3: especially and smaller so yeah, just grateful. 18 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 2: Really. 19 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: I was going to ask how it's been bringing the 20 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: side together, because it's a bit different to the Heartland season, 21 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: where you have months to band with teammates, you even 22 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: have that pre season run as well, whereas here it's 23 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: a matter of weeks to figure each other out. But 24 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: then has it made a bit easier given that a 25 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: good third of the squad are fellow Hammers. 26 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that makes it a little bit easier 27 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: to having eight of us. And yeah, but the coaches 28 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 3: do a pretty good job at bringing everyone together. I 29 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 3: think they've done. Maketu, you sure jobs him and the 30 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 3: management team, So from what they've done, and then just 31 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 3: living with the boys, you know every day once get 32 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 3: into camp. I think we're into day ten now, so 33 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 3: you get to know each other pretty well pretty quickly. 34 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 3: What sort of helps out? Yeah, everyone knows who's a 35 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 3: smaller now and he's got short short so yeah, that's 36 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 3: all part of it. 37 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: Well, hopefully it's not you now, to be fair, if 38 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: you're the first one to sleep, it's all good. 39 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, you got to be early and then you've got 40 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 3: no issues. 41 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. We talk a lot about how much it means 42 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: to play in the green and gold. What's it like 43 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: playing in black with that silver fern on your chest? 44 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's pretty specially to be fair, you know, playing Heartland, 45 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 3: it's the sort of you know, Hartler fift Thing's equivalent 46 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 3: of you know, the all Wacks, So the Heartland players, 47 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 3: so it's sinevsa honor and a privilege, and yeah that 48 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 3: hasn't that's been front of mind and camps. You know 49 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 3: how special it is they actually put on the fern 50 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 3: and represent your country. So yeah, e run's everyone's definitely 51 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 3: feeling very privileged and yeah, very honored to be able 52 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 3: to run out and represent our country, especially in another country. 53 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, black Jersey looks good on you. Do you get 54 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: to keep it? 55 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 3: Ah, we're going to keep campaign. Yeah, black quite slumming, so. 56 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: It's hot though, you know with the suns on that. 57 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it's got as positives and negatives, but I'll 58 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 3: take the slumming effects of this year. 59 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: Any other sweet perks that come from Heartland fifteen. 60 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,839 Speaker 3: Oh, you get looked up pretty well bile the the Union. 61 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: We get lots of gear and stuff, which is which 62 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 3: is pretty, which is which is great, great privilege. So 63 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 3: you get to set out of training catt and casuals 64 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 3: and all that sort of stuff. So it's definitely a 65 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 3: perker making the team as long as you representing the country. 66 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 3: So yeah, yeah, pretty handy. 67 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: You've been doing some other cool stuff outside of the RUGB, 68 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: like maybe some cultural immersion. 69 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 3: Oh, we've had a few welcoming ceremonies, and I think 70 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 3: what they call an art a ceremoney, which was she's 71 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 3: got experience. Had a couple of those, and then we 72 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 3: had a day off yesterday, so the boys sort of 73 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 3: did their own things toward the island and saw a 74 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 3: few spots, a few swimming holes and did all sorts. 75 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 3: So yeah, it's been good. 76 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: No doubt, an incredible experience. But are you quietly jealous 77 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: of brother Liam because I hear he's been over in 78 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: Melbourne for the cap. 79 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 3: Yeah. No, I've been chatting to him. Yeah, he's been 80 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 3: having a he's having a hell of a time. Yeah. 81 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: Has he won anything? 82 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know. I haven't actually had the chance 83 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 3: to discuss his winnings or not, but I think he's 84 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: definitely enjoying it for the both of us, that's sure 85 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 3: from what I've seen on social media that he sent. 86 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: Me looking ahead to next season? Will you be back 87 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: with the Hammers. 88 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 3: I'm off to London to play some forty a week 89 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 3: after next so yeah, I think this stage will probably 90 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 3: come back for the Shield Challenge and then it's going 91 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 3: to be done, you know, so that sometimes it's quite 92 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 3: hard to leave once you're back. So I was sort 93 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 3: of the played by a year sort of thing. Yeah 94 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 3: at the stage. 95 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: Okay, it sounds like we might have you. What about 96 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: you know, other members of the squad or even Big Fridge. 97 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, i'd say Big Fridge will be back. I don't 98 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 3: know any chance of assigrements. I'm not sure, if not 99 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 3: too sure, as I know Zach clearly we had to 100 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 3: cover our loan boys. I'm not sure if returning or not. 101 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 3: But leads it up to the management to get the 102 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 3: sort of to get the players deck. Really, that's it's 103 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 3: on Winter and the boys, and I'm sure they'll do 104 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 3: a good job on a good squad gear again next year. 105 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I must be exciting to know that we'll have 106 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: some familiar faces, and there's many of them over in 107 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 1: Samo as well. You soak up every second. I'm sure 108 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: you are looking forward to catching the live stream again 109 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Go get them, Dick and mcormack. 110 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, thanks mate, takes your time.