1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Our first All Blacks tests the year tomorrow night under 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: the roof of course in Donedan. It's the French, but 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: not the best of French. Cody Taylor's going to be 4 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: starting at hooker and he's with us. Good morning, Good 5 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: morning mate. Let me start with this, Cody, what's the 6 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: difference between coming, say, off the back of the Crusaders 7 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: and winning to the All Blacks and winning versus say, 8 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: coming from a super team that's lost to the All 9 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: Blacks and maybe winning Jesus. 10 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 2: It's a tough question, I think. Obviously, a couple of 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 2: weeks ago finished on a high with the Super season, 12 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: which is awesome, you know, as a hard playoff sort 13 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: of campaign and managed to get the job done, which 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: is awesome to be part of again. But it's personally 15 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: I can only speak about myself, but really excited to 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: be back in this environment. The coaches have been awesome 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: last week around making sure we get all the content 18 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: we need to funt up for this test. 19 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: And how different is the approach just in terms of 20 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: what's talked about and how the training goes from you know, 21 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: the gap between Super intest rugby uh I, just. 22 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:10,479 Speaker 2: The intensity of trainings meetings. You know, everything is there's 23 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 2: a lot more on the line. It's test footy, it's 24 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: international stuff. But the coaches are really well planned and 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: they've given us exactly what we need to make sure 26 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 2: we get the job done in the Black Jersey. But yeah, 27 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 2: there's just a lift of intensity and obviously the caliber 28 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 2: of players. You know, you've got the best in the 29 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: country all training together, which one lifts you up and 30 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 2: and also makes it a lot a lot harder in 31 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 2: the trainings. 32 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: And do guys like you have the advantage? I mean 33 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: someone like Razor, is he the same as an all 34 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: Black coach as he was with the Crusaders. 35 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: I suppose you sort of know how how he works, 36 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: which helps. But yeah, you like the him and Scottie 37 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: Henson and Jase had them all for a week while now, 38 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 2: so I sort of know how they work. But themselves 39 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: have really have really stepped it up in this environment 40 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: as well, and you can tell that they want to 41 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 2: be better just the way they coach in this environment. 42 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: And what about the body? How's that going? A lot 43 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: of rugby so far, You're in form obviously, So so 44 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: how are you feeling? 45 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 2: I actually feel really good? Yeah, so your campaign was 46 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: a little bit tough of what I had a few niggles, 47 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: but personally feeling good now to get back into it. 48 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 2: You know, like I said, this, it's a list when 49 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 2: you get into this environment, but it's a it's an 50 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 2: exciting one to be a part of. 51 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,839 Speaker 1: And what has been said this week around expectation, first test, 52 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: the season, the French aren't what they might be, all 53 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: that sort of stuff. What's been talked about, Oh yeah. 54 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 2: We've talked around the French. A lot of the language 55 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 2: we've used has been more around like what we want 56 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: to do and what we want to achieve. I have 57 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 2: to respect and acknowledged acknowledge your position. You know, we 58 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 2: haven't been in France for a few years since twenty eighteen, 59 00:02:54,160 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 2: so that itself is a room driver. Focus has sort 60 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: of been on us and making sure we get our 61 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: stuff right, because like you said, it's our first crack together. 62 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: And what about the announcement with some of the new guys. 63 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: As a senior leader in the side, is it your 64 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: job to sidle up beside them and you know, give 65 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: them a word on how to handle it. 66 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: I think that sort of comes next actually throughout the week, 67 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 2: you know, they're all great young men. And you know, 68 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 2: I sort of knows Christian Leole with the Crusaders and 69 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 2: he had a great campaign deserves to be here. And 70 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 2: then Fabian and Dupes were in the environment last year 71 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: and they were awesome last year, and you can tell 72 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: that they're really ready to get stuck in. And then 73 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: as the young Frank Row who's got a lot of questions, 74 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 2: which is great. You know, that's what you want from 75 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 2: the boys coming in. You want them offering. 76 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: I've got the All Blacks by thirteen or more? Am 77 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: I wrong? 78 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 2: I hope you're not wrong. I think we can get 79 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: stuck in. But at the same time, as a French team, 80 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 2: you know, they're a different beast. They played definitely what 81 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: we're used to of late, but it's going to be tough. 82 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, mape go. Welcome Cody Taylor out to 83 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: the All Blacks this morning. For more from the Mic 84 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: Asking Breakfast, listen live to news Talks it'd be from 85 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.