1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,427 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from News Talks EDB. 3 00:00:12,707 --> 00:00:16,227 Speaker 2: What's a Saturday? It was first this that. 4 00:00:16,387 --> 00:00:19,667 Speaker 3: Is the Fiji and Drawer who knock off the unbeaten 5 00:00:19,747 --> 00:00:23,587 Speaker 3: Chiefs twenty eight twenty four in Louvetoka. What a performance? 6 00:00:23,707 --> 00:00:25,947 Speaker 2: And then this or have it takes contexts? 7 00:00:26,467 --> 00:00:31,147 Speaker 3: Mowanna got the ball, Mowanna, I gotta chalk it over 8 00:00:31,187 --> 00:00:36,627 Speaker 3: the touchline. While I call this competition Super Rugby Pacific. 9 00:00:37,067 --> 00:00:41,587 Speaker 3: The power of the Pacific has been felt today. First 10 00:00:41,627 --> 00:00:47,227 Speaker 3: the Drawer, now Mawana pacifica knockover Kiwi teams in succession. 11 00:00:48,027 --> 00:00:52,267 Speaker 3: Mawana pacificer forty the Hurricane's thirty one. 12 00:00:52,387 --> 00:00:57,067 Speaker 2: Great calls from from Nathan and Elliott on those games. 13 00:00:57,267 --> 00:00:59,547 Speaker 2: Nathan m Elliot Smith part of our commentary team on 14 00:00:59,627 --> 00:01:03,627 Speaker 2: Gold Sport and iHeartRadio ONEA Pacifica snapping a twenty match 15 00:01:04,067 --> 00:01:08,067 Speaker 2: Super Rugby losing streak against New Zealand sides beating the 16 00:01:08,107 --> 00:01:12,147 Speaker 2: Hurricanes forty thirty one and Albany Last night first five 17 00:01:12,267 --> 00:01:16,947 Speaker 2: Patrick Palegrini had an absolutely superb game in the number 18 00:01:16,987 --> 00:01:19,347 Speaker 2: ten jersey for more one, He joins us, Now I'm 19 00:01:19,347 --> 00:01:21,987 Speaker 2: sure you slept pretty well after that. Patrick, thanks for 20 00:01:22,067 --> 00:01:25,427 Speaker 2: joining us this afternoon. How significant a result is this 21 00:01:25,547 --> 00:01:29,227 Speaker 2: for you and your More one pacificate teammates. 22 00:01:29,587 --> 00:01:32,947 Speaker 4: Yeah, bigger thought, definitely, especially going into the buy you know, 23 00:01:33,267 --> 00:01:36,827 Speaker 4: getting a win under the belt, big, big, big win 24 00:01:37,427 --> 00:01:40,427 Speaker 4: back at home. So yeah, good, good to get the 25 00:01:40,667 --> 00:01:42,907 Speaker 4: good to get that under the belt going into the 26 00:01:42,947 --> 00:01:43,387 Speaker 4: bye week. 27 00:01:43,707 --> 00:01:46,547 Speaker 2: Did it feel like this win was coming after your 28 00:01:46,587 --> 00:01:48,667 Speaker 2: performances in the first three. 29 00:01:48,427 --> 00:01:54,427 Speaker 4: Games, Yeah, definitely, No, two of those games we could 30 00:01:54,427 --> 00:01:57,507 Speaker 4: have won easily, just got away from us in the end, 31 00:01:57,547 --> 00:01:59,627 Speaker 4: So definitely felt like it was coming. 32 00:01:59,667 --> 00:02:02,387 Speaker 5: And yeah, so it's good to good to put that 33 00:02:02,427 --> 00:02:03,427 Speaker 5: one for sure. 34 00:02:03,987 --> 00:02:06,307 Speaker 2: You came off the bench last weekend against the Highlanders 35 00:02:06,347 --> 00:02:09,947 Speaker 2: and nearly drove you a side to victory there. Handed 36 00:02:09,947 --> 00:02:13,347 Speaker 2: the starting first five role for the first time last night. 37 00:02:13,547 --> 00:02:16,547 Speaker 2: What was your approach to the game in general terms 38 00:02:16,547 --> 00:02:17,747 Speaker 2: and the starting team jumper? 39 00:02:19,907 --> 00:02:22,787 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, just for me, nothing really changes, to be honest, 40 00:02:23,387 --> 00:02:27,867 Speaker 4: just prepower how I normally would prep. Obviously getting the 41 00:02:27,867 --> 00:02:31,747 Speaker 4: start it was big, but yeah, just kind of just 42 00:02:31,787 --> 00:02:33,947 Speaker 4: go about my week as I normally would any any 43 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:35,267 Speaker 4: other game weeks. 44 00:02:34,787 --> 00:02:36,947 Speaker 2: Yeah, I just want to ask you about a couple 45 00:02:36,987 --> 00:02:39,867 Speaker 2: of features of your game. You're kicking and play terrific 46 00:02:39,947 --> 00:02:42,587 Speaker 2: last night, big chunks of territory carved off of fifty 47 00:02:42,627 --> 00:02:45,627 Speaker 2: twenty two at one stage and on attack, you know, 48 00:02:45,667 --> 00:02:49,027 Speaker 2: sit out up a trific Karen Tomoy for lal, How 49 00:02:49,067 --> 00:02:50,427 Speaker 2: big a part of your game and how hard do 50 00:02:50,467 --> 00:02:52,147 Speaker 2: you work on your kicking in play? 51 00:02:54,267 --> 00:02:54,467 Speaker 5: Yeah? 52 00:02:54,547 --> 00:02:57,787 Speaker 4: Definitely, Like I definitely work on that a lot, you know, 53 00:02:57,867 --> 00:02:59,427 Speaker 4: priding myself for a lot of my kicking, and so 54 00:02:59,467 --> 00:03:02,867 Speaker 4: I was my attacking as well. So I think I 55 00:03:02,907 --> 00:03:05,067 Speaker 4: know we knew if we could get the ball in 56 00:03:05,107 --> 00:03:08,907 Speaker 4: front of the boys, which our kicking game, those the 57 00:03:08,907 --> 00:03:11,467 Speaker 4: big boys up front could get the job done for us. 58 00:03:11,467 --> 00:03:13,787 Speaker 4: So you know, just had to had to keep them 59 00:03:13,787 --> 00:03:18,067 Speaker 4: pull in front of them, and yeah, just get the 60 00:03:18,147 --> 00:03:18,947 Speaker 4: job done after that. 61 00:03:19,187 --> 00:03:20,707 Speaker 2: And I know you probably don't want to talk about 62 00:03:20,707 --> 00:03:22,427 Speaker 2: yourself too much, so I'll move on in a moment. 63 00:03:22,427 --> 00:03:25,227 Speaker 2: But you can run as well. It lead to another 64 00:03:25,267 --> 00:03:28,227 Speaker 2: try the criple thread of kick pass run. Is that 65 00:03:28,347 --> 00:03:29,707 Speaker 2: something you also pride yourself on? 66 00:03:31,267 --> 00:03:31,947 Speaker 5: Yeah, for sure. 67 00:03:32,747 --> 00:03:34,587 Speaker 4: You know, I love love my running game, you know, 68 00:03:34,667 --> 00:03:38,347 Speaker 4: I'm kind of Yeah, just one one of my things 69 00:03:38,347 --> 00:03:41,507 Speaker 4: that you know, I've worked on throughout my career, so 70 00:03:42,067 --> 00:03:45,627 Speaker 4: definitely trying to trying to incorporate all of it, you know, 71 00:03:45,707 --> 00:03:48,867 Speaker 4: now the kicking game, running game, and yeah, all that. 72 00:03:48,987 --> 00:03:52,227 Speaker 4: So yeah, definitely working working on all of that and 73 00:03:52,267 --> 00:03:53,667 Speaker 4: trying to trying to bring it all together. 74 00:03:54,787 --> 00:03:56,267 Speaker 2: A lot of the narrative and the lead up to 75 00:03:56,307 --> 00:03:59,347 Speaker 2: last night was about Ardie Savia facing his former side. 76 00:03:59,587 --> 00:04:02,067 Speaker 2: Of course, you lost him for the second half with 77 00:04:02,147 --> 00:04:05,467 Speaker 2: a tight hamstring. How did your rise above what could 78 00:04:05,507 --> 00:04:08,787 Speaker 2: have been a big sidelogical blow in losing Artie for 79 00:04:08,867 --> 00:04:09,467 Speaker 2: the second half? 80 00:04:11,107 --> 00:04:14,627 Speaker 4: Yeah, sure, you can't can't play Arty, you know, the 81 00:04:14,667 --> 00:04:17,587 Speaker 4: best player in the world. But you know, we've got 82 00:04:17,587 --> 00:04:20,067 Speaker 4: a got a good, good bench, got a lot of 83 00:04:20,107 --> 00:04:22,227 Speaker 4: depth in the squad, so we knew the boys on 84 00:04:22,267 --> 00:04:24,827 Speaker 4: the bench could come and bring that energy, you know, 85 00:04:25,107 --> 00:04:26,907 Speaker 4: and just finish the job for us. 86 00:04:26,947 --> 00:04:29,347 Speaker 5: So you know, we knew, we knew we had that. 87 00:04:29,707 --> 00:04:31,907 Speaker 4: Just just had to finish the job we've got. We've 88 00:04:31,907 --> 00:04:34,387 Speaker 4: got ourselves in a good position in that first half, 89 00:04:34,427 --> 00:04:37,707 Speaker 4: so yeah, the the on the benches come in and 90 00:04:38,547 --> 00:04:39,227 Speaker 4: get the job done. 91 00:04:39,267 --> 00:04:41,627 Speaker 2: In the end, as your artist save the best player 92 00:04:41,667 --> 00:04:43,467 Speaker 2: in the world. I don't think you'll get too many arguments, 93 00:04:43,907 --> 00:04:47,347 Speaker 2: can you tell us about his influence inside the Mona 94 00:04:47,387 --> 00:04:48,387 Speaker 2: Pacifica playing group. 95 00:04:51,027 --> 00:04:53,627 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, I can see on TV and that knows. 96 00:04:54,427 --> 00:04:56,467 Speaker 4: Very humble guy, very easy to get on with, and 97 00:04:57,307 --> 00:05:02,147 Speaker 4: just leads by example, you know, trained hard and then 98 00:05:02,987 --> 00:05:06,147 Speaker 4: show's up. You can see it in the game. So yeah, 99 00:05:06,667 --> 00:05:09,507 Speaker 4: I think that's the biggest thing from him. He's won't 100 00:05:09,507 --> 00:05:11,227 Speaker 4: ask you to do anything that he won't do, so 101 00:05:11,787 --> 00:05:14,747 Speaker 4: just leads from the front and leads by example to 102 00:05:14,827 --> 00:05:15,387 Speaker 4: these actions. 103 00:05:16,027 --> 00:05:18,467 Speaker 2: And another one of your loose forwards, a youngster miracle 104 00:05:18,547 --> 00:05:20,827 Speaker 2: for a lungy scoring a hat trick, the first hat 105 00:05:20,867 --> 00:05:23,507 Speaker 2: trick in mo Onea Pacific history. Actually, how do you 106 00:05:23,787 --> 00:05:26,507 Speaker 2: a SS Simon rate him among the other young players 107 00:05:26,547 --> 00:05:29,107 Speaker 2: you've had the chance to play alongside and against. 108 00:05:30,427 --> 00:05:34,267 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's a beast back, you know, a whole forward 109 00:05:34,347 --> 00:05:38,987 Speaker 4: packed unreal. But our loose forwards as well, then they're 110 00:05:39,027 --> 00:05:42,227 Speaker 4: stat and there he's been on fire this year. He's 111 00:05:43,387 --> 00:05:47,827 Speaker 4: strange power, he's a free cathelete and yeah he was 112 00:05:47,907 --> 00:05:51,187 Speaker 4: unreal yesterday as well. Again you know, luck he has 113 00:05:51,227 --> 00:05:51,867 Speaker 4: a north season. 114 00:05:52,867 --> 00:05:54,667 Speaker 2: The Hurricanes came out, you're pretty hard in the last 115 00:05:54,707 --> 00:05:56,827 Speaker 2: ten minutes, didn't. They got a couple of tries to 116 00:05:56,987 --> 00:06:00,347 Speaker 2: reduce the margin. What sort of conversations were going on 117 00:06:00,507 --> 00:06:03,347 Speaker 2: out there as you defended your lead and defended your 118 00:06:03,427 --> 00:06:05,147 Speaker 2: line late in the game. 119 00:06:06,427 --> 00:06:08,747 Speaker 4: And yeah, it gave us a bit of a scare there. 120 00:06:10,227 --> 00:06:12,787 Speaker 4: We're kind of just, you know, we had a good lead, 121 00:06:13,267 --> 00:06:16,947 Speaker 4: just kind of just need to do our jobs. You know, 122 00:06:17,107 --> 00:06:19,307 Speaker 4: a couple of missed tackles here and there, we kind 123 00:06:19,347 --> 00:06:21,067 Speaker 4: of we knew what they were going out of but yeah, 124 00:06:21,107 --> 00:06:22,587 Speaker 4: we just kind of slipped off a bit there. 125 00:06:23,587 --> 00:06:26,667 Speaker 5: But yeah, luckily, luckily we just held on at the end. 126 00:06:27,707 --> 00:06:29,827 Speaker 2: And scoring points hasn't been a problem for you one 127 00:06:29,907 --> 00:06:32,147 Speaker 2: hundred and forty nine across your four games. So that's 128 00:06:32,747 --> 00:06:35,187 Speaker 2: that's going well. Is defense do you think one of 129 00:06:35,267 --> 00:06:37,467 Speaker 2: your your bigger work ons as you move forward. 130 00:06:40,987 --> 00:06:43,267 Speaker 4: I think our defense is really solid. You know, it's 131 00:06:43,347 --> 00:06:46,187 Speaker 4: just I think in moments were kind of it's just 132 00:06:46,307 --> 00:06:49,067 Speaker 4: kind of putting a putting together eighty minute performance. You know, 133 00:06:49,147 --> 00:06:52,267 Speaker 4: we sometimes we kind of just switch off in moments 134 00:06:52,347 --> 00:06:56,587 Speaker 4: and you know, lose momentum for a blocker period. Because 135 00:06:56,947 --> 00:06:59,547 Speaker 4: our defense, Yeah, it's solid, and we can we can 136 00:06:59,587 --> 00:07:02,867 Speaker 4: stop teams pretty pretty pretty well. So I think it's 137 00:07:02,947 --> 00:07:06,507 Speaker 4: just kind of putting together an eighty minute performance and 138 00:07:06,667 --> 00:07:10,627 Speaker 4: just not switching off for for big blocks of lots 139 00:07:10,667 --> 00:07:11,707 Speaker 4: of the game and. 140 00:07:11,827 --> 00:07:13,987 Speaker 2: Just just back to you to finish. You're coming off 141 00:07:14,027 --> 00:07:17,627 Speaker 2: too terrific seasons with Coventry. But was it a pretty 142 00:07:17,667 --> 00:07:20,987 Speaker 2: easy yes when you offer the chance to play Super 143 00:07:21,027 --> 00:07:21,467 Speaker 2: rugby for. 144 00:07:21,547 --> 00:07:23,867 Speaker 5: More one, Yeah, for sure. 145 00:07:24,267 --> 00:07:27,907 Speaker 4: I think you know, it's a dream to play Super 146 00:07:27,947 --> 00:07:30,747 Speaker 4: rugby since I was a kid, and you know, I 147 00:07:30,827 --> 00:07:32,747 Speaker 4: wanted to kind of move back closer to home, and 148 00:07:33,587 --> 00:07:39,227 Speaker 4: perfect opportunity to play for more on closer closer to 149 00:07:39,387 --> 00:07:42,067 Speaker 4: my home and also closer to my roots, you know, 150 00:07:42,307 --> 00:07:46,267 Speaker 4: in terms of my culture and all that. So yeah, 151 00:07:46,267 --> 00:07:49,027 Speaker 4: it was pretty pretty easy, yes, when when that came through. 152 00:07:49,227 --> 00:07:52,187 Speaker 2: Yeah, well I bet the your teammates were pretty happy. 153 00:07:52,267 --> 00:07:54,627 Speaker 2: How about that crowd last night. You're starting to build 154 00:07:54,667 --> 00:07:57,667 Speaker 2: quite a quite a cool base of supporters at Albany, 155 00:07:57,667 --> 00:07:57,947 Speaker 2: aren't you. 156 00:07:59,227 --> 00:08:03,427 Speaker 4: Yeah, fans are unreal, you know, specific specific fans all 157 00:08:03,427 --> 00:08:07,947 Speaker 4: around the world, you know, you know all of them, 158 00:08:08,187 --> 00:08:12,107 Speaker 4: they are there. Yeah, They're huge and very loud, very vocal, 159 00:08:12,267 --> 00:08:15,267 Speaker 4: so been behind us definitely definitely helped to get us 160 00:08:15,307 --> 00:08:17,427 Speaker 4: over the finish line yesterday. 161 00:08:18,067 --> 00:08:20,667 Speaker 2: Congrats on the win. Patrick, first of many I'm sure 162 00:08:20,707 --> 00:08:23,827 Speaker 2: this season terrific performance from you personally as well. Mate, 163 00:08:23,827 --> 00:08:25,107 Speaker 2: Thanks for taking the time for a chat and all 164 00:08:25,147 --> 00:08:25,427 Speaker 2: the best. 165 00:08:26,427 --> 00:08:28,147 Speaker 5: Oh good, thank you, Jason, appreciate it now. 166 00:08:28,187 --> 00:08:31,227 Speaker 2: Thank you for your time. Patrick, Patrick Pellegrini there and 167 00:08:31,307 --> 00:08:33,227 Speaker 2: the first five jumper for more one Pacific. I had 168 00:08:33,267 --> 00:08:35,507 Speaker 2: to wait for a bit. Jackson Garden. Bishop wore the 169 00:08:35,587 --> 00:08:38,587 Speaker 2: ten jumper in the first three games. Patrick Pellegrini off 170 00:08:38,627 --> 00:08:40,347 Speaker 2: the bench last week and almost got them home against 171 00:08:40,347 --> 00:08:43,907 Speaker 2: the Highlanders. Started there last night and one from one 172 00:08:44,507 --> 00:08:47,427 Speaker 2: the filling. He'll take ownership of that jersey for the 173 00:08:47,507 --> 00:08:48,227 Speaker 2: next little while. 174 00:08:48,747 --> 00:08:51,947 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 175 00:08:52,067 --> 00:08:55,347 Speaker 1: to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow 176 00:08:55,387 --> 00:08:56,947 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.