1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Now Auckland's final round robin round robin NBC clash is 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: going to look a little different this week because it's 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: good bye Eden Park Hallo Auckland Grammar's number one field, 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: just the latest provincial side to say see you to 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: the empty stadia and take the game back to the 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 1: grassroots and Auckland Rugby CEO Jared bears with me. 7 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: Now, hey Jared, morning Heather. What a great morning in 8 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: Auckland this morning. The sun's out, blue sky is great. 9 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: It is actually looking good after the last few days 10 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: of bad weather. So is it looking good for the weekend. 11 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 2: Then yeah, Well it's Awkland, so the sun will always 12 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: appear during the day at some point. All right. 13 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: What's been the reaction to going to the number one 14 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: field at a year? People loving it? 15 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 2: Oh, it's great feedback. It's an opportunity for us to 16 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 2: get out to different corners with an Auckland and Auckland 17 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 2: Graham's got a fantastic connection to the game of rugby, 18 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 2: both with what they do, participation opportunities, but also the 19 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 2: number of All Blacks and Auckland players that are produced 20 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 2: over the year. Over the years and this time around 21 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: we're playing Plenty, which is for the Bay of Plenty, 22 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 2: John Drake Boots, which has played between the two teams, 23 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: and John Drake was also a pupil at or Congresmen, 24 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: so there's a nice king engineer as well. 25 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: Jared, how do the broadcasters feel about it, because I 26 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: imagine it makes their job just a wee bit harder 27 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: because they haven't got the broadcasting infrastructure there. 28 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 2: Well, that actually gets thrown onto us to make sure 29 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 2: that we come up with infrastructure. So Skoy's been really 30 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 2: supportive of us going to alternative venues. It's some incremental costs, 31 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 2: so it's not a plug and play that we enjoyed 32 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: eating Park, but this time around, the carbs have all 33 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 2: lined up and it's just going to be a great 34 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: experience that we can put on in The broadcasters are 35 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: on board, but at the event itself, it's going to 36 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 2: be a bit of a festival day. We've got a 37 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: garden bar which we'll have a DJ, We've got a 38 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,919 Speaker 2: massive kids activation zone, We've got a wishy pie played 39 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: in competition, so there's going to be plenty on you 40 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: good stuff. Listen. 41 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: I'm getting a text saying Captain's Beer is an actual 42 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: beer brand. But I read your press releases. If Captain 43 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: Beer was floating around like some sort of mascot. 44 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: What is it? Now it's a beer brand, so they're 45 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 2: they're sponsoring the garden bar that we're telling. 46 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: Me Captain's Beer is floating around? 47 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, correct, Okay, Well I'm. 48 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: Glad you explained that Jared best of luck with it 49 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: is Jared Bear, Auckland Rugby CEO. 50 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 3: So it's beer Bar. Just to avoid any confusion. 51 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's Bear. So it's Jared Bear and it's mascot. 52 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: The beer is not a mascot. The beer is Thank 53 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: God for this person. Captain's Beer is a new beer 54 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: brand owned by Jordan, Jordie and Bowden Barrett and it's 55 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: the new sponsor of Auckland Rugby. And then Sam said 56 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: to me in my ear that he can't find any 57 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: proof of that. But I can't you find proof of 58 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: that Captain's be exists. Oh, we don't know that the 59 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: Barrett's own it. We don't know that the Barrett's own it, 60 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: but we know it exists. 61 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 3: Has given our conversation earlier in the week about Boden 62 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 3: Barrett and whether people like him or not. It could 63 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 3: be a beer that leaves a nasty taste in half 64 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 3: the population's mouth that. 65 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: I feel like he would be doing himself a lot 66 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: of favors if he started to be a brand, because 67 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: that's one thing most of us can agree on, us 68 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: a good time on a beer brand. 69 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 3: For more from The Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 70 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 3: news talks it Be from six am weekdays, or follow 71 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 3: the podcast on iHeartRadio