1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,387 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 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:15,947 Speaker 2: It's Talk from Super Rugby. Majana Pacifica have won back 4 00:00:16,027 --> 00:00:19,267 Speaker 2: to back Super Rugby matches for the first time in 5 00:00:19,307 --> 00:00:20,027 Speaker 2: their history. 6 00:00:20,147 --> 00:00:22,387 Speaker 3: Slade whos had a good game on to Tyler. Oh 7 00:00:22,467 --> 00:00:25,147 Speaker 3: my goodness, may the numbrace gone all away? So me 8 00:00:25,267 --> 00:00:29,787 Speaker 3: see dupot Dayler straight through past four defenders and the 9 00:00:29,907 --> 00:00:33,747 Speaker 3: number eight dots down the crowd of loving it times up, 10 00:00:34,067 --> 00:00:37,587 Speaker 3: there goes the honah and the touch from Pellequini and 11 00:00:37,707 --> 00:00:40,787 Speaker 3: Mauaa have won back to back Super Rugby games for 12 00:00:40,867 --> 00:00:44,467 Speaker 3: the first time in franchise history. They've blitzed the task 13 00:00:44,987 --> 00:00:49,227 Speaker 3: in the second half. So when forty five twenty eight 14 00:00:49,347 --> 00:00:50,907 Speaker 3: at North Harber Stadium. 15 00:00:50,627 --> 00:00:53,147 Speaker 2: Our magnificent call from Nathan Limb on the game yesterday. 16 00:00:53,187 --> 00:00:56,907 Speaker 2: After their thrilling victory over the Crusaders last weekend, Mawana 17 00:00:56,947 --> 00:00:59,827 Speaker 2: Pacifica have comeback from twenty one to seven down at 18 00:00:59,867 --> 00:01:03,987 Speaker 2: halftime to score six second half tries and run out 19 00:01:04,027 --> 00:01:06,787 Speaker 2: winners by forty five points to twenty eight over the 20 00:01:06,867 --> 00:01:10,867 Speaker 2: Waratahs at Albany. Joining the show by Mona Pacifica half 21 00:01:10,947 --> 00:01:14,307 Speaker 2: back Jonathan Tomatin. There, Jonathan, thanks for taking our call 22 00:01:14,347 --> 00:01:16,987 Speaker 2: this afternoon. Back to back wins for the first time 23 00:01:17,067 --> 00:01:20,387 Speaker 2: in franchise history for Moaner PACIFICA. How big a result 24 00:01:20,547 --> 00:01:21,307 Speaker 2: is this for the team? 25 00:01:22,547 --> 00:01:26,267 Speaker 4: Thank thanks for having me on. Yeah, the victory used 26 00:01:26,267 --> 00:01:28,827 Speaker 4: to it was what's the mess of for us? And 27 00:01:28,907 --> 00:01:30,907 Speaker 4: you know, I see we haven't done back to back 28 00:01:31,507 --> 00:01:34,787 Speaker 4: ever to get Devin with a belt and to be 29 00:01:35,347 --> 00:01:36,427 Speaker 4: able to throw in front of our. 30 00:01:36,387 --> 00:01:39,227 Speaker 2: People with a maybe after the win over the Carousadoes 31 00:01:39,307 --> 00:01:41,227 Speaker 2: last week, I guess there would have been the potential 32 00:01:41,347 --> 00:01:43,747 Speaker 2: to get a bit carried away. How important was it 33 00:01:43,867 --> 00:01:46,307 Speaker 2: that you you backed up what you did last weekend 34 00:01:46,467 --> 00:01:47,707 Speaker 2: back at home yesterday? 35 00:01:48,907 --> 00:01:51,787 Speaker 4: Yeah, what's funny you said there? Final I was real 36 00:01:51,867 --> 00:01:54,067 Speaker 4: big on the boys just being grounded after a big 37 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:57,187 Speaker 4: win last week. I made it clear on Monday there 38 00:01:57,867 --> 00:02:01,067 Speaker 4: we stay on because we need the war. Times are 39 00:02:01,107 --> 00:02:03,907 Speaker 4: going to bust back. It's us to be able to 40 00:02:04,067 --> 00:02:09,107 Speaker 4: stay on and they got the wind leave. Yeah. 41 00:02:09,147 --> 00:02:11,747 Speaker 2: You were twenty one seven down though at halftime. So 42 00:02:11,907 --> 00:02:13,027 Speaker 2: how was Tanner at the break? 43 00:02:15,267 --> 00:02:17,587 Speaker 4: It was true, he was till we kind of knew that. 44 00:02:19,027 --> 00:02:22,627 Speaker 4: We kind of knew, like fourteen points down we didn't 45 00:02:22,627 --> 00:02:24,827 Speaker 4: really play rugby in the first half. We're pretty much 46 00:02:24,827 --> 00:02:27,187 Speaker 4: on the defensive end, and when we did have a 47 00:02:27,267 --> 00:02:29,707 Speaker 4: chance in the first half, we just one passed away 48 00:02:29,747 --> 00:02:32,187 Speaker 4: from scoring points. So we knew were in it. We 49 00:02:32,347 --> 00:02:34,627 Speaker 4: just needed a great start and hold on to the ball. 50 00:02:35,427 --> 00:02:37,467 Speaker 2: And was that the main thing that changed in the 51 00:02:37,507 --> 00:02:40,027 Speaker 2: second half? You know it was it was night and 52 00:02:40,147 --> 00:02:42,587 Speaker 2: day in terms of you know, ball in hand for 53 00:02:42,667 --> 00:02:44,867 Speaker 2: you guys and scoring the points. Was that the main 54 00:02:44,947 --> 00:02:46,307 Speaker 2: thing that changed after the break? 55 00:02:47,587 --> 00:02:50,787 Speaker 4: Yeah? Pretty much. I mean for our team that that 56 00:02:50,907 --> 00:02:53,027 Speaker 4: belief was always there is pretty massive in our group, 57 00:02:53,587 --> 00:02:55,827 Speaker 4: and we knew what we could do and the players 58 00:02:55,867 --> 00:02:58,627 Speaker 4: we had in our team, we had some great leaders 59 00:02:58,667 --> 00:03:01,067 Speaker 4: idea as well at the time, so we just needed 60 00:03:01,107 --> 00:03:01,907 Speaker 4: to hold onto the ball. 61 00:03:03,147 --> 00:03:07,347 Speaker 2: And you are the competition's leading points scorers two hundred 62 00:03:07,387 --> 00:03:10,187 Speaker 2: and seventy four now in your seven games forty tries 63 00:03:10,787 --> 00:03:12,907 Speaker 2: in seven games. Can you give us some insight into 64 00:03:13,747 --> 00:03:16,987 Speaker 2: the attack strategy and and why it is so successful? 65 00:03:19,067 --> 00:03:19,267 Speaker 3: Oh? 66 00:03:19,467 --> 00:03:23,867 Speaker 4: Man? All the points, I mean, well, well, pretty massive 67 00:03:23,907 --> 00:03:27,947 Speaker 4: on getting one on ones. So I think that's part 68 00:03:27,947 --> 00:03:31,907 Speaker 4: of our superpowers as Polynesians. So as long as you 69 00:03:31,947 --> 00:03:34,307 Speaker 4: hold the ball on and get it to two people, 70 00:03:34,347 --> 00:03:38,187 Speaker 4: who's these three beamers are wide? And then our big 71 00:03:38,267 --> 00:03:41,427 Speaker 4: fours is doing your work up front well, scoring off 72 00:03:41,427 --> 00:03:43,987 Speaker 4: to all that goes from the fours. 73 00:03:44,387 --> 00:03:48,467 Speaker 2: Yeah, we had had Tanner on the show last week 74 00:03:48,507 --> 00:03:50,667 Speaker 2: actually after the Crusaders game, and he said that, you know, 75 00:03:50,787 --> 00:03:53,027 Speaker 2: he was doing his best to try and blend the 76 00:03:53,107 --> 00:03:55,587 Speaker 2: Polynesian flair that you've just talked about there with a 77 00:03:55,627 --> 00:03:58,347 Speaker 2: greater structure around the way that you play the game 78 00:03:59,027 --> 00:04:01,707 Speaker 2: consistently across eighty minutes. Is that something that that he 79 00:04:01,827 --> 00:04:04,907 Speaker 2: is enforcing or you know, imposing on you as well 80 00:04:04,947 --> 00:04:05,307 Speaker 2: to try and. 81 00:04:05,347 --> 00:04:10,067 Speaker 4: Do yes, definitely. I mean we knew we always love 82 00:04:10,107 --> 00:04:12,707 Speaker 4: a bit of razzle and bring our Polly flevoring, but 83 00:04:12,827 --> 00:04:15,707 Speaker 4: they're still hard to be done first, so it was 84 00:04:15,787 --> 00:04:18,547 Speaker 4: for us to score points and bring on the poly 85 00:04:18,627 --> 00:04:20,947 Speaker 4: say that we have. We we firstly have to work 86 00:04:20,987 --> 00:04:22,747 Speaker 4: hard and we call it them one and work quick. 87 00:04:23,947 --> 00:04:26,347 Speaker 2: It's also, you know, as well as scoring points, you 88 00:04:26,427 --> 00:04:29,427 Speaker 2: have conceidered a few as well. So does defense continue 89 00:04:29,907 --> 00:04:31,427 Speaker 2: to be a work on for the team. 90 00:04:32,827 --> 00:04:39,067 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's it's just like we we're heavily focused on 91 00:04:39,187 --> 00:04:41,827 Speaker 4: our defense, but it's just a little moments where we 92 00:04:41,947 --> 00:04:45,747 Speaker 4: switch off take breaks. I guess on a field, I 93 00:04:45,987 --> 00:04:48,747 Speaker 4: know why, and then that's what we're leading points in. 94 00:04:49,627 --> 00:04:52,267 Speaker 4: We just gotta stay on for eighty Now. 95 00:04:52,307 --> 00:04:55,467 Speaker 2: What about your big front rower felt for our with 96 00:04:55,547 --> 00:04:57,827 Speaker 2: a hat trick of tries? Has he started talking about that? 97 00:05:00,027 --> 00:05:03,387 Speaker 4: Man? I think as assignment was to get cover and 98 00:05:03,627 --> 00:05:05,307 Speaker 4: I think that's why it just went hard looking for 99 00:05:05,387 --> 00:05:05,707 Speaker 4: the more. 100 00:05:09,427 --> 00:05:11,547 Speaker 2: It was awesome. What about the nine ten combo that 101 00:05:11,667 --> 00:05:14,107 Speaker 2: you're starting to develop with Patrick Pellegrini, can you talk 102 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:15,987 Speaker 2: a bit about about how much you're enjoying that. 103 00:05:17,747 --> 00:05:20,867 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's pretty ragidy man. So all I'm trying to 104 00:05:20,907 --> 00:05:22,987 Speaker 4: do is put the ball in front of him and 105 00:05:23,427 --> 00:05:25,347 Speaker 4: just just listen to what he wants to do. And yeah, 106 00:05:25,427 --> 00:05:27,587 Speaker 4: let him do a thing. I mean he's been he's 107 00:05:27,587 --> 00:05:30,147 Speaker 4: been sharply so yeah. 108 00:05:30,587 --> 00:05:33,267 Speaker 2: And have you gotten used to barking orders at Ardie 109 00:05:33,307 --> 00:05:33,947 Speaker 2: Savier yet? 110 00:05:36,107 --> 00:05:36,227 Speaker 3: Uh? 111 00:05:36,987 --> 00:05:40,147 Speaker 4: For me, I'm doing it in my head my head. 112 00:05:41,987 --> 00:05:45,187 Speaker 2: Oh man, But I don't know whether this is true. 113 00:05:45,187 --> 00:05:46,587 Speaker 2: You might be a tell us, but who has to 114 00:05:46,627 --> 00:05:48,987 Speaker 2: be like a guy like Addie Savia would want us 115 00:05:49,027 --> 00:05:51,867 Speaker 2: half back to be in constant communication, wouldn't he. 116 00:05:52,947 --> 00:05:54,547 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm pretty I'm pretty close with for him, So 117 00:05:55,107 --> 00:05:58,587 Speaker 4: I guess that A loves me to them a little bit. 118 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:01,507 Speaker 4: I just gotta what's that? And there's always very nice 119 00:06:02,187 --> 00:06:05,747 Speaker 4: watch Steve. So I've been good help. 120 00:06:05,827 --> 00:06:07,547 Speaker 2: How big so influence been on this team. 121 00:06:09,587 --> 00:06:13,587 Speaker 4: It's real what I can do, and especially a leader, 122 00:06:14,147 --> 00:06:15,907 Speaker 4: and you all see what he can do on field, 123 00:06:15,947 --> 00:06:17,587 Speaker 4: but I think it's more the off field that's really 124 00:06:18,587 --> 00:06:21,107 Speaker 4: a bit fun. The way our bloys are playing at 125 00:06:21,107 --> 00:06:23,867 Speaker 4: the moment. He's leader for us. 126 00:06:24,547 --> 00:06:26,147 Speaker 2: What about you, Ja, So you've been around the game 127 00:06:26,187 --> 00:06:28,867 Speaker 2: for a while or remember during your Hurricanes days and 128 00:06:29,147 --> 00:06:31,787 Speaker 2: and you know you've you've played with a rugby. How 129 00:06:31,867 --> 00:06:34,227 Speaker 2: much are you enjoying it at the moment with Maada 130 00:06:34,267 --> 00:06:36,587 Speaker 2: Pacifica compared to you know, the rugby you've played across 131 00:06:36,707 --> 00:06:37,107 Speaker 2: your career. 132 00:06:38,107 --> 00:06:41,467 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, you're really enjoying it right now. Just 133 00:06:41,587 --> 00:06:44,867 Speaker 4: being around our people. The course was obviously pretty pretty 134 00:06:44,907 --> 00:06:50,667 Speaker 4: big here and just to just be able to help 135 00:06:50,747 --> 00:06:53,827 Speaker 4: out and to see where this team is now compared 136 00:06:53,867 --> 00:06:58,587 Speaker 4: to three years ago, it's it's amazing. I'm just happy 137 00:06:58,587 --> 00:06:59,227 Speaker 4: to be a part of it. 138 00:06:59,547 --> 00:07:02,307 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you've you're ideally placed to talk about 139 00:07:02,307 --> 00:07:04,267 Speaker 2: the development and the progress as you say, you've been 140 00:07:04,307 --> 00:07:07,427 Speaker 2: there since day one. You know, when when it first started, 141 00:07:08,147 --> 00:07:11,067 Speaker 2: did you always feel as though the progress would come, 142 00:07:11,147 --> 00:07:13,347 Speaker 2: even though you know early on the winds weren't coming. 143 00:07:13,387 --> 00:07:15,427 Speaker 2: Did you always feel like days like yesterday and last 144 00:07:15,507 --> 00:07:16,627 Speaker 2: week would come? 145 00:07:18,307 --> 00:07:21,707 Speaker 4: I mean of belief was always there. We just knew 146 00:07:22,507 --> 00:07:24,827 Speaker 4: that every movement's going to take a take a while 147 00:07:24,907 --> 00:07:27,507 Speaker 4: to take off. And it's so good to see that 148 00:07:27,787 --> 00:07:30,427 Speaker 4: we're starting to put things together now and starting to 149 00:07:30,427 --> 00:07:31,027 Speaker 4: get more wins. 150 00:07:31,867 --> 00:07:35,067 Speaker 2: And the Blues next Eden Park next Saturday. That's going 151 00:07:35,107 --> 00:07:36,667 Speaker 2: to be like a home game for you guys. 152 00:07:36,467 --> 00:07:40,267 Speaker 4: Isn't it currently much? Pretty much? I guess. 153 00:07:41,627 --> 00:07:43,587 Speaker 2: I mean, I can imagine, Man, you'll have your people 154 00:07:43,667 --> 00:07:44,627 Speaker 2: turning up for that, won't you. 155 00:07:45,787 --> 00:07:47,747 Speaker 4: It'd be so cool. Yeah, it'll be so cool. 156 00:07:48,627 --> 00:07:50,947 Speaker 2: All right, Well, enjoy the weekend or the rest of it. JT. 157 00:07:51,107 --> 00:07:53,067 Speaker 2: Good to get the chance to catch up with you. 158 00:07:53,187 --> 00:07:55,707 Speaker 2: Congratulations on a terrific performance from the team yesterday and 159 00:07:55,747 --> 00:07:57,627 Speaker 2: all the best for the week ahead as you're playing 160 00:07:57,627 --> 00:07:58,067 Speaker 2: for the Blues. 161 00:07:59,347 --> 00:08:01,027 Speaker 4: Thank you so much, thanks for having me on again. 162 00:08:01,227 --> 00:08:04,147 Speaker 2: No, thank you JT for joining us. Jonathan Tomatin there there, 163 00:08:04,227 --> 00:08:07,507 Speaker 2: the half back from Myna Pacific has started every game 164 00:08:07,667 --> 00:08:10,787 Speaker 2: this season. Maaana Pacifica are real. They are a real 165 00:08:10,947 --> 00:08:15,267 Speaker 2: team now. They could make the six, they really could. 166 00:08:16,147 --> 00:08:18,587 Speaker 2: You look at the table at the moment, they're currently eighth, 167 00:08:19,387 --> 00:08:22,227 Speaker 2: but there are only two points behind the Waratas, so 168 00:08:22,947 --> 00:08:27,347 Speaker 2: they're a win behind. It's really tight. So Chiefs twenty six, 169 00:08:27,427 --> 00:08:31,387 Speaker 2: Crusaders twenty four Reds twenty three Force twenty Brumby's nineteen 170 00:08:31,467 --> 00:08:35,547 Speaker 2: Waratars seventeen, Hurricanes and Mana Pacifica are both fifteen. Then 171 00:08:35,627 --> 00:08:38,187 Speaker 2: Highlanders twelve, Blues eleven, Fiji and Drew have been the 172 00:08:38,267 --> 00:08:41,867 Speaker 2: only real disappointment really of this season. Down in last 173 00:08:41,907 --> 00:08:46,027 Speaker 2: place with seven points, Mawana Pacifica could absolutely make the 174 00:08:46,107 --> 00:08:50,067 Speaker 2: top six. They've got the Blues next Saturday at Eden 175 00:08:50,147 --> 00:08:53,547 Speaker 2: Park four point thirty five kickoff. What a contest that 176 00:08:53,707 --> 00:08:54,387 Speaker 2: promises to be. 177 00:08:55,227 --> 00:08:58,387 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, Listen live 178 00:08:58,507 --> 00:09:01,787 Speaker 1: to News Talk zed B weekends from midday or follow 179 00:09:01,827 --> 00:09:03,427 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.