1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: And welcome back, Paul Allison. 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, good morning, Hello. How's your start of the air 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 2: being for you? Well into it now under week number six. 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: I was thinking just before this is the first Friday 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: I think I've worked this year because it's been so disjointed. 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: So I've been put to. 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 2: His cart time employees. 8 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: I mean he is the strength of the pack absolutely 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: so yeah, but we've gone into a weekend and it's 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: all this sort of weird crossover time where there's cricket on, 11 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: there's the winter sports, and Super Rugby's back. 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 2: Super Rugby back starts tonight seven o five at full 13 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 2: sized bar Stadium in Dunedin, Great South Island Derby as 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,639 Speaker 2: it always has been, between the Crusaders with thirteen all 15 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 2: blacks in their twenty three man squad against the Islanders 16 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 2: who have lost their till the ron promising rising stars 17 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: and Dylan Pledger and Fabian Holland for the season. So yeah, 18 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: the Crusaders will start his favorites. But this is the 19 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: time that the Highlanders do want to get away to 20 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: a good star and maybe just create somewhat of a surprise. 21 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: Not being sort of laden with all blacks means that 22 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 2: they've been able to train together a lot more over 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 2: the summer time than what the Crusaders have, where some 24 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 2: of their rock stars have probably had a bit of 25 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 2: a well deserved rest, but we'll wait and see. It'll 26 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: be a packed house tonight for the Zoo at the 27 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 2: end with university students back in town. Great atmosphere, weather 28 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 2: conditions in the Deep South much better than what it's 29 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 2: predicted to be further north, so great way to start 30 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: the Super Rugby competition, followed by the Waratahs and Reds 31 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 2: later on this evening, the Drew of play Moana pacifica 32 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: tomorrow afternoon over in Fiji, the Blues play the Chiefs 33 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 2: tomorrow night in Auckland and then the Force take on 34 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 2: the Brumbies later on tomorrow night. So five matches of 35 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: Super Rugby to look forward to if you're into a 36 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 2: bit of exercise or if you're into supporting people, plenty 37 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: of people at the Coast to Coast started way back 38 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: in nineteen eighty three. This is the forty fourth running 39 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: of it. No goat passed for the two day event 40 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 2: today because of that weather prediction that is coming in 41 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: with that storm coming across the west, so they're going 42 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: to take an alternate route over the tear Of Viaduct 43 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: and then of course the one day the longest day 44 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 2: is in action tomorrow, so Alex Hunt from Australia and 45 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 2: Devlench from New Zealand, a defending champions, so we'll wait 46 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: and see how that gets on sale. GP, second of 47 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 2: the thirteen events on the calendar, comes to Auckland this 48 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: time after being in Perth earlier in the year. That 49 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 2: gets underway four o'clock tomorrow afternoon race one of this weekend, 50 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: and then on Sunday it is four o'clock again, so 51 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 2: big weekend for those on the water in Auckland. T 52 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 2: twenty Cricket World Cup. New Zealand have started much better 53 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 2: than what they did in the last one. A couple 54 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,119 Speaker 2: of winds. So they play South Africa on Sunday, who 55 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: were very lucky against that Afghanistan two nights ago in 56 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: that double super over. I mean that was unbelievable stuff 57 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 2: in that match. And then they take on Canada on 58 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 2: Tuesday six thirty a bit more friendly New Zealand time 59 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 2: should get through into the top eight for that. Winder 60 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: Olympics continue. Kiwi's doing well. Cam Melville Ives is in 61 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 2: action tomorrow morning in the snowboard half pipe final. He's 62 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 2: a metal prospect in the Big Year on Sunday morning 63 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: and the qualifying Sylvia Trotter and Ruby Starr Andrews in 64 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: action that seven thirty Sunday morning, and then Alice Robinson, 65 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 2: who didn't perform as well as she would have liked 66 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: overnight in the Super g She's into the Giant Slaleer, 67 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: which is a favorite event, and that gets underway on 68 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: Sunday evening ten o'clock. She is a real hot prospect 69 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 2: in that. But as we know, certain things can happen, 70 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: and there are a lot of surprises when you see 71 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 2: people like some of Lindsay Vaughn sitting up in a 72 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: hospital bed with a fractured leg. Yeah, she hope you're 73 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: going anywhere soon. The A League continues. Melbourne Phoenix in 74 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 2: action tonight against in fact, in fact the Wellington Phoenix 75 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: in action. 76 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: Well, don't ask me. Yeah, then as you could get. 77 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 2: At the moment, yeah, I think I think they're an 78 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 2: action against the Western Sydney Wanderers is where I am. 79 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 2: But there's an little round of the A League, so 80 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 2: there's plenty of sporting action, whether it's in New Zealand 81 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 2: around the world, from coast to coast, to Super rugby 82 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 2: to sale GP to the cricket to the Olympics of 83 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 2: the football. You're not going to be short of anything 84 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 2: to watch this weekend. Wish your money Crusaders versus Harlanders tonight. 85 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: Come on, it's got to be on the Crusaders. I'm 86 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: a bit Upsee you mentioned the wealth of talent that 87 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: we've got, that our Dallas McLeod hasn't been able to 88 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: find himself a place in the midfield. 89 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: No, he hasn't. When you've you've got David Harvelly captaining 90 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 2: the side, and then you've got Brayden en Or and 91 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: then on the bench they've got Camera and Will Jordans. 92 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 2: So you know Dallas the Cloud. Look, he's been so 93 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 2: good in the NPC, has been like glue on that side. 94 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 2: But they've got so much depth, the Crusaders that you 95 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 2: know they're still named thirteen players without Dallas McLoud, without 96 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 2: t mighty Williams. You know they've got They've got a 97 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 2: heap of them. But let's see how they get on. 98 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 2: Wouldn't surprised. I'll see a bit of a sneaky Highlander upset. 99 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,799 Speaker 1: But yeah, that's just Man and new coming house. Cheers. 100 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: Paul Ellison ever gregging weekend, it's twenty eight past eight. 101 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: Hawk cann't we