1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Hi, Paul Ellison morning. How's the pulse, Oh mate, it's 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: through the roof on thirst. The whole town is just 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: buzzing ahead of this Meads Cup final, a repeat of 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: last year and what could be our first winner at 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: home since twenty thirteen. It's been a long time, yeah. 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 2: Twenty thirteen and of course winning also in twenty fourteen. 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 2: So twice Mid Canibrary have won the Meats Cap, which 8 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 2: was first introduced in two thousand and six after the 9 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 2: sort of Tier one, two and three of the MPC 10 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 2: competition got disbanded. So it's an interesting sort of format 11 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,480 Speaker 2: and you get the whole eight teams in the heartland 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 2: still alive because the fifth to eight teams fifth to 13 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: eight teams go off and play for the Lahure Cup. 14 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: Of course, Colin Meads and Brian or both of them 15 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 2: knighted during the day that was, but both of them 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: knighted and they were great mates. And I was lucky 17 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: enough to know both of them very very well, and 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: that Colin Meads stayed with us the night of the 19 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: very first christ Church earthquake, and so talking about Mid 20 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 2: Canterbury though, I was with a bloke last week who 21 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 2: kicked fifty drop goals for mid Canterbury during his playing career. 22 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 2: I called Murray Rolston, he'll be well known in your 23 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: area and he was telling me about the day that 24 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: he got four drop goals in a game and all 25 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 2: of them are in the same half. Now, if this 26 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 2: goes to additional time, because it was close last week 27 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: in that wire rapping bush Batch wasn't at twenty one 28 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: nineteen and you may well see the old art of 29 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 2: dropkick and come back into play. Who knows. Because whoever 30 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: wins this not only gets the Meads Cup, they also 31 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 2: I understand, get a challenge for the Ran thirty Shield 32 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 2: next year. So there's plenty at stake Tomorrow two five 33 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 2: Ashberton and then two five on Sunday, North Otago host 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: Horror fin Capadi, who I don't think they ever won. 35 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: They certainly never won the Meads Cup. Don't think they've 36 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 2: won the Lahaw Cup either. Now that match normally has 37 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 2: played at the main stadium in Amaru, but that's being 38 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: under repair at the moment, so they've been playing out 39 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: of the showgrounds. But someone in their wisdom have actually 40 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: put another event on there. So the poor old blokes 41 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: down on Armaro have said right we've got a head. 42 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: We can't go to Western because they've got a cricket 43 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: pitch getting ready there, so we've got to go to 44 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 2: Mehino and they've got the lawn may out and the 45 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: paint out and they're doing up the ground at Mehino 46 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 2: to host the Lahore Final two o five on Saturday. 47 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: Would that be a Sky first Paul Ellison coverage of Mehino. 48 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: Well, I understand they have played before, the chairman of 49 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 2: the union told me, you know, we have played at 50 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 2: Mahino before. Don't know whether it was a final, but 51 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,399 Speaker 2: I think it may well have been covered. So yeah, 52 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: it's an interesting domain. They say take it to the country. Well, 53 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: there's certainly what they've done in North Otago. But action 54 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 2: underway tonight seven to fifteen Otago against Bay a Plenty 55 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: at home for the semi final of the Bunnings MPC 56 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: close last week with a winning penalty goal by Cam 57 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 2: Miller to get to Otago up into the semi finals. 58 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 2: Can I be at home against hawks By. They had 59 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: to go to extra time last week against Counties Manekow 60 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 2: fifteen on Saturday, and so that will determine who wins 61 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: and goes through to the final next weekend, which I 62 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: understand will be refereed by James Dolman. I was talking 63 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: to referee ben O Keif after the match last week. 64 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: He said, no, he's off shore. He thinks Dolman's doing 65 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 2: the finals. So it could well be potentially an all 66 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 2: South Island final, could be all North Island finals. 67 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: Who knows. 68 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: We'll know all that tomorrow evening. 69 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 3: Of fun facts on everything you've mentioned, would this be 70 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 3: the first time that both MPC semis and both the 71 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 3: Lahore and the Meads Cup finals have all been played 72 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 3: in the South Island? 73 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? I think so. 74 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:32,679 Speaker 1: Yeah. 75 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: I think that's their right. I mean it's the South 76 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: Island dominance at the moment. And wouldn't it be good 77 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: to meet Canterbury North Totago and then on Otago Cannabury final. 78 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: You couldn't actually dream much more than that if you're 79 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 2: a South Island rugby follower. As I said, Canterbury played 80 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: a Moron night at seven fifteen, exactly the same time 81 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: as the first ball is bold at Hagley Oval, just 82 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: across town. When the black Caps take on England in 83 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 2: the first of the t twenties. They've got another match 84 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 2: on Monday as well in that three match series against England. 85 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: Very very early on in the in the calendar, the 86 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 2: cricket calendar. They have an international team here. We've already 87 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: seen Australia here and they struggle with light and rain 88 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 2: and everything else in Mount Monganui White Ferns and action 89 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: tomorrow from Colombo. In the World Cup, they're struggling somewhat 90 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 2: after their washed out match against Sri Lanka. They need 91 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 2: to beat Pakistan ready to keep their semi final hopes 92 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 2: to live the first Ball Bowl ten thirty Tomorrow night, 93 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 2: and also tomorrow night at nine to thirty in Melbourne. 94 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,679 Speaker 2: The Silver Ferns. Now they are a team under siege, 95 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: aren't they. They're looking to defend their Constellation Cup. They're 96 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: up against the Australian Diamonds in the first of the 97 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: four matches in that series. That's at Melbourne nine thirty 98 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 2: tomorrow night. Do they play in Sydney on Wednesday and 99 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 2: then two more matches back in New Zealand. Can they 100 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: draw themselves together? Can they get some unitedness amongst what 101 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: is a sport that is rapidly unraveling, So let's see 102 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 2: how they get on. That's nine thirty Tomorrow night A 103 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: rugby league action. Now he's international rugby league for here. 104 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 2: Sunday it's the Woman's the Kiwi Ferns up against Samoa 105 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 2: on Sunday afternoon at three thirty five Go Media Stadium 106 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 2: and then the Kiwis take on Samoa six o five. 107 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 2: This is in the Pacific Championship campaign. That's got Fiji, 108 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 2: Cook Islands, New Zealand and Samoa competing in that. So 109 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: that's rugby league action. If you even't had enough, we'll 110 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 2: start again tonight at seven thirty. If you don't want 111 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: to watch Otago against buy plenty tune into the NBL. 112 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 2: The Breakers up against the Tasmanian jack Jumpers, coming to 113 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 2: you from Spark Arena in Auckland. Now the Breakers are 114 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: dead bottomless last at the moment, so they need to 115 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 2: get back on track somewhere. And then tomorrow the A 116 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 2: League kicks off Auckland FC against Melbourne victory nine to 117 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 2: thirty five. And then that's followed by the Phoenix up 118 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 2: against Perth Glory. So plenty of football action and if 119 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 2: you have had enough over the weekend, get up at 120 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 2: eight o'clock on Monday morning from Texas, USA round nineteen, 121 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 2: Formula one million, laws and in action once more. But 122 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 2: I know where you'll be. You'll be at the Expert 123 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 2: and Showgrounds. You'll be there early, you'll get a prime seat. 124 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: You'll be having people sort of swarming around you, and 125 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: you'll be looking for the best party, trying to get 126 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 2: into the sponsor's box, won't you