1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Super Rugby semi final time Blues and Brumbies to night 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Eden Park tomorrow, Hurricanes, Chiefs and the Capitol. Of course, 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: sports commentator Sam Ackerman is with us on all of this. Sam, 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: very good morning to you and to you as well. 5 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 2: It's a big weekend looking forward to it. 6 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: Well, I was going to say, here's here's the here's 7 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: the game. I'm going to play with you. You can only 8 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: watch one game, which. 9 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 2: Is oh, listen, I almost I won't take Warrior's Storm 10 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: if I can only watch one. If I can watch 11 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: one game, if I can, if I can watch one 12 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 2: and Super Rugby, I'm definitely taking the Hurricanes versus the Chiefs. 13 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: It's it's got blockbuster written all over it, and the 14 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: Hurricane has been so impressive this year. Can they win 15 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 2: a Super Rightby title with the britty style of rugby 16 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: that they've played for so much of the season. I 17 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: think yes. I think they're very capable. But the Chiefs 18 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 2: are aside that you can't sleep on. They've done so 19 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: well to the start of the season, and while they 20 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: win as dominant towards the back end, how they performed 21 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 2: against the Red show that they can shake it up 22 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: with anyone daytime rugby as well. It's what fans love 23 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 2: to watch. I think it's a classic Rittal overyte. 24 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: When you say it's what fans love to watch, you're correct, 25 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: And so why haven't they worked that out more? Is 26 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: that all about television and we're watching the TV at 27 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: night and you need the eyeballs. 28 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: It is as well as fitting into international audiences now. 29 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 2: I know it's Australia as your new other team involved now, 30 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: but it still needs to fit into there and be 31 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 2: accessible to international on the other side of the planet 32 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: as well, so that they think about that, whereas a 33 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: lot of other competitions wouldn't keep us in mind, would they. 34 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: So I think that it feels like a throwback and 35 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 2: a funny kind of way to see a daytime game 36 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: like that, But hopefully it's successful enough and allows for 37 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 2: that kind of flow on for those making the calls 38 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 2: to remember it's how we grew up watching how rugby 39 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: and not everyone wants to go late at night in 40 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: the cold to watch it exactly. 41 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: Blues Brumbies, Is that even a contest? And if it isn't, 42 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: what does it say about the quality of the overall comp. 43 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 2: Listen, I'll set the Blues for sure, but typical are 44 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 2: start getting out of our head that we think the 45 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 2: Union Zealand teams can win. We can't sleep on the Brumbies. 46 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 2: They have been doing very well this season. They only 47 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 2: had a couple of losses as well, including knocking over 48 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 2: the Hurricanes in a real shock this season, so they're capable. 49 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 2: But you can't the Blues at home even without Patrick 50 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 2: Tupelow too. They look too strong and the concept of 51 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 2: wedding right through to another Super Rapy final, our team 52 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 2: that's come so close for so long. I talk about 53 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 2: the pretty of the Hurricanes, it's the gritty of the 54 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: Blues that I'm really interested in and looking forward seeing 55 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: if this is finally the style of football that delivers 56 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: a title back at Teton Park. 57 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: Okay, so you're tipping the Blues. We didn't get to 58 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: the Hurricaneschoops, who wins it. 59 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 2: I'm going to stick with the Hurricanes while the chiasa 60 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 2: quality of the Hurricanes haven't given us a reason to 61 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: back against them, and that's where I always consider. With 62 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 2: the team playing as well as they have for so long. 63 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: All right, good stuff, you have a good weekend, Sam, 64 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: and he was right. And initially wasn't he worried's storm? 65 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the real game of the weekend, for 66 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: goodness sake, Sam Akerman. 67 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 2: For more from News Talks, be listen live or online, 68 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 2: and keep our shows with you wherever you go with 69 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 2: our podcasts on iHeartRadio.