1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Spacific Championship. This is league. The comp comes to a 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: conclusion Sunday, kiwis play Sama. Of course Insidney. Greg Peters 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: is the rugby league boss and as with us. 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 2: Greg morning, good morning, Mark, there are you very well? 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: Thank you. The cartoas scenario. How much is that overshadowed 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: the week? 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: Oh? Look, a very disturbing scenes obviously for everyone in 8 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 2: our sorts and prayers go out to Ellie and his family. Yeah, 9 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 2: it's obviously subject of a major review at the moment, 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: so I can't comment too much more on that at 11 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: the moment, but we just hope that he recovers quickly. 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: And obviously after the celebration of sports culture and music 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: last weekend that we saw at Eden Park and going 14 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: to be a fantastic occasion this weekend. 15 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: And what last weekend? That was a scene, wasn't it? 16 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: That was magical. 17 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: Well, I've nearly thirty years of sports administration, I've never 18 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: seen anything quite like it where crowd got behind both 19 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 2: teams tuning just as loud for the key reason as 20 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 2: they were for the for Tonga. And of course we 21 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 2: don't forget we've got the Jelaruse versus KIEVI fans this 22 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: weekend in the final. 23 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: As well, which helps because why are New Zealand and 24 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: SAMA are playing at final in Australia. 25 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: Very good question, Mike, Very good. We would love to 26 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: hosted the whole thing in New Zealand this year, but 27 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 2: we market and run the two fixtures in New Zealand 28 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 2: and you know, as you saw, they've been pretty successful 29 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 2: this year. However, the NRL is the big dog in 30 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 2: town and they own the Pacific Championships brand and they 31 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 2: want content in the market in Australia this year part 32 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: of the World Cup, which has been hosted Australia next year. 33 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: Has this helped? I mean, you know, I'm a Warriors 34 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: fan all that stuff, but and the NRL is such 35 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: a big thing that the international scene has been a 36 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: bit behind that. Has this competition helped that? In other words, 37 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: lifted the standing of international rugby. 38 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: League, oh, without a doubt. And I think you hear 39 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: the players for us too, which is really important. You 40 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: know that they want to play for their culture, they 41 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 2: want to play for their country, and they want to 42 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 2: play more international footy and we've been arguing and advocating 43 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: for that for a number of years and we'd like 44 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: more weeks of this because really it's still only a 45 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 2: bit of a tack on to the end of the 46 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: NURL season. Huge success to it in the scenes that 47 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 2: we're seeing, but we want more international football. 48 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: All right, Go well this weekend and let's say we went. 49 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: Greg Peters with US news in a rugby league CEO. 50 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,399 Speaker 1: He's up early for US insiddenly this morning. Mike, good 51 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: to see you. The Warriors sent you the merchandise pack 52 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty sixties. And yes, indeed I tried 53 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: it on yesterday. I've got the home jersey, got the 54 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: away jersey, got a college jersey, got some shorts, shorts 55 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 1: barely foot because I'm quite large in certain areas, but 56 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: we managed to get we managed to get them. I 57 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: don't Sam, that's disgusting what I was. Come on anyway, 58 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: you've got a big bum. Anyway, I tried it on 59 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: fits well, it didn't work out in it yesterday felt 60 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: very warrior esque. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, 61 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: listen live to News Talks at b from six am weekdays, 62 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.