1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: So did you know that Airpoints is teamed up with 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: every Day Rewards. You can choose Airpoints as your rewards 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: option with every day of rewards and start watching your 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Airpoints dollars grow. And every time you scan your everyday 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: Rewards card at partners like Woolworth's, your one step closer 6 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: to earning your dollars from Airpoints. And once your balance 7 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: hits two thousand, every day rewards point fifteen Airpoints dollars 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: will be automatically credited to your Airpoints account. 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The 17 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,639 Speaker 1: only hard part is deciding what to spend on them. 18 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,319 Speaker 1: The thing you have to do is gather them up. 19 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: So choose Airpoints as your rewards and start earning today 20 00:00:53,560 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: with everyday rewards and airpoints. So let's talk rugby. France 21 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: has reportedly declined New Zealand Rugby's request to play excuse me, 22 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: to play the third of three tests against France in 23 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: the United States rather than in New Zealand. So we're 24 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: talking two tests in New Zealand and then the India. 25 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: Ar if you said right, well, then we'll do one 26 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: in America. France said no. A French newspaper says the 27 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 1: French rugby union don't want to have the July Test 28 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: in the US because they're concerned about the actor we'll 29 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: have on their players' health, which sounds like a very 30 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: French and bizarre excuse. This is a blow for Insida, 31 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: who we're hoping to make more money having the test offshore. 32 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: So I've got former NZR chief executive David Moffatt with 33 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: me right now. 34 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: How the David good Andrew? 35 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: So why why why were we having the game in 36 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: America anyway against France. 37 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: Oh, it'll just be for money, nothing else. It's certainly 38 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 2: not going to be for the fans. 39 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: Well, the the money, so the fan okay, okay, So 40 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: the fans are in New Zealand and they're in France. 41 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: Are there fans who were wanting New Zealand France in 42 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: America anyway that market exists? 43 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 2: Well, well, the last time I looked at the All 44 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 2: Blacks were our national team and they don't play many 45 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: games here and they should be playing all the games 46 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,839 Speaker 2: that they can play here, and that includes a three 47 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 2: test series against France. The fact that France don't want 48 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 2: to go to America has obviously killed that and I'm 49 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 2: not at all concerned that they have to be perfect 50 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 2: honest with you. I think the last people the end 51 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: is that this current New Zealand rugby union thinks about it. 52 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: The fans. They don't understand The fans play for everything. 53 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, for everything. They just pay for everything, 54 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 2: and they don't understand it and they're not concerned about it. 55 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: Is this anything to do with silver Lake, you know, 56 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: the American connection. 57 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 2: Well, they could well have something to do with it. 58 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: When they announced a silver Lake deal, I suggested that 59 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: people should be should get used to the fact that 60 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 2: will be more test matches played overseas, including some of 61 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 2: our domestic test matches, and that's what's happening silver Lake. 62 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 2: I don't think I haven't seen any benefits from it, 63 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: and they're just looking at extra ways of earning money. 64 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 2: And if that's what they want to do, go for it. 65 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 2: Forget about your fans back here in New Zealand who 66 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: have supported this team for well over one hundred years 67 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 2: and they deserve to be thought of and they're not 68 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: by this mod. 69 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: Well, the French side that's coming to New zeal is 70 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: not going to be good because you know, the clubs 71 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: are not not letting go the players, and so that 72 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: the tour will be a little bit of a phizzit anyway, 73 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 1: And don't you think. 74 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 2: Well, it could possibly be. But see, the difference is 75 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 2: that the clubs have a big say in French rugby 76 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: and it seems to me that they're getting an even 77 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 2: bigger say because they don't want their players. You know, 78 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 2: they're not centrally contracted like in New Zealand rugby. So 79 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: they're saying, we don't want our players to be playing 80 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: a full club season, which in France lasts until about 81 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 2: June normally. They don't want them hopping on airplanes and 82 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 2: coming over here, playing three test matches and then going 83 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: back and going straight back into training for their clubs. 84 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: Because in France the clubs are more important than the 85 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 2: national team. 86 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: True enough, David Moffett, thank you so much for your expertise. 87 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: I know the Dazi water grape. When we were talking 88 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: about this earlier, said look, yeah, play there all three 89 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: games in New Zealand. And if you're going to play 90 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: the third one, instead of doing it in America, why 91 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: don't you do it in a regional town that hasn't 92 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: had the game for a while. And he said Yarrow 93 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: Stadium or Trafalgar Park And I thought that's a great idea. 94 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: For more from hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 95 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,799 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 96 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.