1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Bryan Bridge, Elliot Smith sports Elliot Smith, I should say 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: sports talk host here with us seven o'clock tonight on 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: News Talks in b and is here now, Hey Elliott, Hey, Ryan, Hey. 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: All Blacks have named their team and no Barretts. 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: No Parrots, no very rare in the last sort of 6 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 2: dickad that would be an all Blacks team with no Barretts. 7 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 2: There are Boden Barrett ruled out with a hand injury. 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 2: It sounds like he might have been on the bench, 9 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 2: but he has been ruled out with a hand injury. 10 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: And Scott Roberson actually a little bit concerned earlier in 11 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: the day when we spoke to him about it and 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: suguesting that he's going to go for scans. It was 13 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: looking quote a little bit puffy. So we'll wait and 14 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 2: see on that. Scott Barrett's already out with injury, and 15 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 2: Jordi Barrett not selected this week. He's been left out 16 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: of the twenty three entirely, so no Barrett's ten changes 17 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 2: to the run on team and all all from the side. 18 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: That's one in Wellington last week. There is seven Chiefs 19 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 2: in the run on side for this game here in 20 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: Hamilton as well, so I'm sure the local crowd will 21 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: be happy with that seeing a number of chiefs there, 22 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: but probably more changes than we expected in this All 23 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 2: Blacks team for this weekend. Scott Robinson clearly wanting to 24 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: build some depth as the All Blacks head to the 25 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 2: twenty twenty seven Rugby World Cup and last year probably 26 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 2: didn't take the opportunities that were there to build depths 27 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 2: and it feels like he's probably learned his lesson a 28 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: little bit from that and trying to build depth and 29 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: trying to build in different positions for deep around some 30 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: of those key positions for the World Cup. 31 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I suppose you don't want to underplay your hand 32 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: too much with the French at the same time, right. 33 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 2: That's right. Yeah, has given them an opportunity though they've 34 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 2: wrapped up the series, and I guess it's a risk 35 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 2: and reward thing for the All Blacks, the confident that 36 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: these players that they are putting out still capable of 37 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 2: going out there and winning. But you do learn a 38 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: little bit more about the likes of Reuben Love at fullback, 39 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: who's only played twenty minutes of All Blacks rugby to 40 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 2: this point. Some of the other combinations that we haven't 41 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 2: necessarily seen so if not now when so, Scott Robinson's 42 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: taken that approach. 43 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: Ok, give it a go. Roger two of us a check. 44 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,559 Speaker 1: He's in talks with Saudi breakaway Rugby League franchise. What's 45 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: this about? 46 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, R three sixty. So this has been in the 47 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: we works for a wee while I was muted earlier 48 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: in the year. Mike Tindall's involved. A member of the 49 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 2: Royal family of course, won a Rugby World Cup with England. 50 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: And it's sort of like a Formula one twelve franchises 51 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 2: around the globe going to different poite parts of the 52 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: globe and playing games the kind of like sevens do 53 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 2: Bit in fifteens but at Saudi backs. So kind of 54 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: like the lib circuit combined with save Formula one and 55 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 2: throwing all in the mix. But the roomors have been 56 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 2: abound for a while. They're targeting some key players and 57 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: Roger to ty varsas Shek is the first name from 58 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 2: this part of the world to be attached to it 59 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: and his agent Bruce Errick, and for me that they 60 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,679 Speaker 2: have had some approaches and looking to that. Although Roger 61 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 2: toy Varsa Sheck is still contracted until twenty twenty six, 62 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 2: so wouldn't be for next year. But it sounds like 63 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 2: he's got an offer on the table and has to 64 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 2: weigh up whether it's worth it. Whether this competition will 65 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 2: even starts another question entirely, but they're beginning to make 66 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 2: moves in the sort of development phase of R three sixty, 67 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 2: So very much a case of watch the space all right. 68 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: Interesting, Thanks so much, since Elliott Smith. News Talk SEB. 69 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 70 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: News Talk SeeDB from four pm weekdays, or follow the 71 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.