1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: If you have not watched a game of rugby where 2 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:11,959 Speaker 1: Eva Kapani is playing, you should watch her. She is 3 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: an absolute wrecking ball on the field. In twenty twenty three, 4 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: she was named the Wallaroos Player of the Year off 5 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: the back of an incredible season with the Australian Wallarose. 6 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: The highlight of her year came in their historic win 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: over France in the WXB competition in October of twenty 8 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: twenty three, where she scored a hat trick. 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 2: In the twenty nine to twenty win. 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: Eva is a gentle giant, I said, she's a beast 11 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: on the rugby field back She's the kind of person 12 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: that every time you see her, she just makes you smile. 13 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: I absolutely loved this chat with Eva. I hope you 14 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: enjoy it. Eva, welcome to the Female Athlete Project. 15 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 3: Thank you, thanks for having me. 16 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: Good to have you're here. 17 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: I'm excited to chat about what you're up to. Wallaru's wise, 18 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: you're currently in camp prepping for the pack for series, 19 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: but we always take it back to the start. Can 20 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: you describe Eva as a little kid? 21 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 3: Well, Eva as a little kid wasn't so little, quite overgrown, 22 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 3: one of the tallest in my small, small school in Adelaide. 23 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 3: But yeah, I was always attracted to sport. I was 24 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 3: one of them. It's one of them kids that if 25 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 3: anything was going on, whether it was a soccerball, cricket, 26 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 3: I was always the first one to sign up. I 27 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 3: just couldn't sit still. And that also transitioned into high 28 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 3: school where I used to sign up to every single 29 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 3: sport so I wasn't sitting in a classroom. 30 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, yeah, the old U sport is an excuse 31 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: to get out of school. 32 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, the whole way through school. Yep, until I 33 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: was told you're going to have to pick one one day, 34 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 3: and I was just in disbelief until I literally had 35 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 3: to pick one one or the other. 36 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: Did you what did you think the sport was going 37 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: to be like when you're a kid, was there one 38 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: sport where you're like, I think this is going to 39 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: be it for me. 40 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. The sport I really thought was going to be 41 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 3: for me was netball. 42 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 2: Oh I wasn't expecting that. Yeah. 43 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 3: I went straight into netball, well consistently straight into netball 44 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 3: before I was introduced to rugby. And then it was 45 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 3: actually AFL like it was so where I used to 46 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 3: play netball. I had a lot of friends that did 47 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 3: AFL because it's so dominant in Adelaide. So I do 48 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 3: a Friday night game of netball and then broke up 49 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 3: on a Saturday or a Sunday and go play AFL. Yeah. 50 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: What was your position in netball and in Aussie rules netball? 51 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 3: I was either I was a goal attack if I 52 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 3: was feeling fit, Yeah, I was a goal shooter. I wasn't. 53 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: How much way did you have in that decision making process? 54 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 3: Oh, the bun was on the side and the hands 55 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 3: were on the hip. They're like, yeah, that girl needs 56 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:20,119 Speaker 3: to go into goal shooter. Yeah, but yeah, the bun 57 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 3: was standing strong and the hands weren't on the hips. 58 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 3: They're like, yeah, she's having a good quarter here, she's ready, Yeah, 59 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 3: she's ready. Yeah. And then in AFL, definitely full forward. 60 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 3: Yeah right, just in the goal square. Just in the 61 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 3: goal square. I knew to stay in my lane there. Yeah. 62 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 3: Like I did not put me in the midfield. 63 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: At all, not the big running meters, not the big 64 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: running meters. How many snags did you kick? Well, you're 65 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: good at full forward. 66 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, actually that's how I know how to kick a 67 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 3: ball ball, Like yeah, like I just loved to kick goals, 68 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 3: and that's why when I did transition into rugby, people 69 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 3: were like, wow, you know how to kick. Yeah, you've 70 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 3: got a good boot on you. And I'd say, well, yeah, 71 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 3: well I'm not. I don't even go here. I'm actually 72 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 3: from Adelaide. 73 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: So my first time seeing you play, it's like very 74 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: clear in my memory. You were playing for Adelaide in 75 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: what used to be called the a on UNI sevens competitions. 76 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: It was like a national sevens camp. I was playing 77 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: for one of the Sydney teams and you were playing 78 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: for Adelaide. You were pretty much a winger running over 79 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: the top of people in sevens. But that wasn't your 80 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: first exposure to rugby. Was it fifteen aside at club 81 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 1: level before you did that. 82 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, my first exposure to like rugby was fifteen a 83 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 3: side and I was only fifteen. And my older siblings, 84 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 3: my two older sisters, they I guess like they just 85 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 3: found people who played rugby and said hey, you come 86 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 3: and play, and they were struggling for numbers because it's 87 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 3: not dominant in Adelaide, Like there are people hanging around 88 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 3: playing rugby, especially women, So it was like maybe a 89 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 3: couple of weeks in, they're like, you know, if you 90 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 3: know anyone else, like let us know, like the more 91 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 3: the merrier, and like my sister like just looked at 92 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 3: me and then she was like, yeah, like we've signed 93 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 3: you up, like we just need the numbers. And my 94 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 3: first ever game, I was on the wing and I cried, 95 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 3: like I literally cried because I had a prop running 96 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 3: at me and I was like like what, Like, I'm 97 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 3: fifteen and this pop is running at me. 98 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 2: And you were playing like the women's league. 99 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was open. So I was like, have I 100 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 3: even been cleared to play, like because there's a thing 101 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 3: and then yeah. So that was the day where I 102 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 3: was like I don't know. After that game and understanding 103 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 3: the game and playing so young and open women's like 104 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 3: game it was. It was really it was actually probably 105 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 3: one of the best things that could have happened to 106 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: me to fall in love with the sport because I 107 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 3: wasn't just playing with my age group, but I was 108 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 3: playing with women up to thirty plus and like just 109 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 3: they were so helpful in their passion for the game, 110 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 3: and it was a community and a family and I 111 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 3: hadn't really gotten that from the previous sports that I 112 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 3: had played. It's just yeah, and culturally like kind of 113 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 3: like seeing people my size in a rugby in a 114 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 3: rugby setting, I was like, wow, like I belong. 115 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's really cool, And I think my experience with 116 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: rugby was really similar, like going down to the wearing 117 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 1: rats my first experience of rugby, Like the community around 118 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: it is very it's a very powerful thing. But it's 119 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: interesting that you talked about the fact that you were 120 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: a big kid in school, in your small school. Yeah, 121 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: and it's like one of the most beautiful things I 122 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: think about rugby is it's for all shapes and sizes. 123 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree, like exactly what you said that it's 124 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 3: a it's a belonging and kind of opens up to 125 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 3: a circle of security. Like I think for me, like 126 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 3: I wasn't just welcomed, but my family was welcomed, and 127 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 3: like having so many siblings, like it was like nice 128 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 3: to play. Like at one point because I have like 129 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 3: I have a younger sister who now has made the 130 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 3: switch to NRLW, but there was one at one stage 131 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 3: they put us all in the back line because there 132 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 3: was four of us. They're like, have a crack. 133 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 2: Why not the back line of sisters. 134 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, there was because there's all of us. So they're like, well, 135 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 3: someone go ten, twelve thirteen boarding? Why not? 136 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 2: That's so good? I love it. How did you guys go? 137 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, like we definitely didn't pass the ball and there 138 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 3: was no point. There was no point because we all 139 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 3: just wanted to run like the Yeah, a few arguments 140 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 3: who was the better runner to pass the ball? But yeah, no, 141 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 3: it was. It was definitely good and like, just I 142 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 3: think you don't you're not really able to do that 143 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 3: in other thoughts, like they literally alongside each other. So yeah, 144 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 3: it's meaningful, very meaningful. 145 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 2: What is your relationship like with your siblings? 146 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 3: So my younger sister, we're only a year and a 147 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 3: couple of days apart, and we like we're quite close, 148 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 3: and yeah, like she we definitely challenge each other. But 149 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 3: now that she's gone to NROLW and I've gone to 150 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 3: rugby or I've stayed in rugby union, it's like, well, 151 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 3: who's going to come over? Like you're going to come 152 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: or yeah, it's really really good. And then my oldest sisters, 153 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 3: like they now have their own families, so they still 154 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 3: one of them still plays rugby, but yeah, they've got 155 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 3: all girls, So it's really nice. It's really nice to 156 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 3: see the next generation come alongside and like our family 157 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 3: and them coming to my games or seeing me and 158 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 3: my sister on TV. It's really really meaningful for us. 159 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 3: That's really special. What is it like being an auntie? 160 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 3: It's so good, Like, I love it. It's just one 161 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 3: of the best things that I could have asked for. 162 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 3: It's like, it's really like the eye opener of man, 163 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 3: I could really have kids. And then you take your sister, 164 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 3: all your siblings kids, and you're like, Okay, that was 165 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 3: great for a day, and now it's time to give 166 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 3: it back. 167 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 2: I changed my mind. 168 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, and now it's nice to come home and there's 169 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 3: no noise. 170 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 2: I love coming over to silence. 171 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, I'm like, jeez, this could be nice. And 172 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 3: then four hours of it and you're like, and this 173 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 3: is why, this is why you are an auntie. 174 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: So you go from playing fifteen's with all your siblings 175 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: at club level to representing Adelaide as a university but 176 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: technically representing the state. Yeah, playing in the sevens competition? 177 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: What was the switch from fifteen to seven's? 178 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 2: Like for you? 179 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 3: The switch for me was it was interestingly good to 180 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 3: be honest, because fifteens there's not much space. You create space, 181 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 3: but sevens you had so much space. So like for me, 182 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 3: I was just told to catch and run, like catch 183 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 3: and run, and because I had speed, so like, yeah, 184 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 3: it was just it was nice to be able to 185 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 3: find my feet, but all in love with a different 186 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 3: side of rugby, like similar code to fifteens, but different. 187 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 3: So it was nice to be able to open up 188 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 3: and see what I'm actually capable of. And what my 189 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 3: work on were. 190 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: Was that seven's version was that goal attack or goalkeeper either, 191 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: because I feel like it needed to be gold attack either. 192 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, there was. 193 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 3: Definitely goal attack either. And back then so when we 194 00:10:55,840 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 3: do stay in well, sorry this is school Girls. They 195 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 3: didn't have Krispy Kremes in Adelaide. 196 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 2: I didn't know. It's just going and I've enjoyed it. 197 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 3: Sorry, I've just got the giggles and I'm. 198 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 2: Just this is no please, I want a Krispy Kreme story. 199 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 3: So I don't know where you want to put this in. 200 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 3: So in school Girls seven's they didn't back when I 201 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 3: was playing in like twenty twelve or twenty thirteen, they 202 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 3: didn't have Krispy Kremes in Adelaide. So when we would 203 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 3: go to state, when we'd go to Queensland or Sydney, 204 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 3: I'd go to the airport and I'd buy two massive 205 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 3: twenty four boxes and I'd just bring them home and like, yeah, 206 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 3: I know where the story's going. I'm completely lost. 207 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 2: Now I'm here for it. 208 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: I'm so here for Krisby Kreme getting a shout out 209 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: in here. Sponsor me, Please sponsor me at Krispy Kreme 210 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 1: if you're listening. Yeah, So, how did it then happen 211 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: that you went from playing the sevens to being a 212 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: part of the new South Wales Warrior Tars team based 213 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: in Sydney, one of the most successful teams we've seen, well, 214 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: the most successful team we've now seen in Super Rugby women's. 215 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 216 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 3: So I got to a point where for me to 217 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 3: challenge myself and go further in my career and take 218 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 3: rugby more serious, I needed to leave Adelaide. There's not 219 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 3: it's just not strong. And the opportunities were you either 220 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 3: go to Sydney or you go to Queensland. And being 221 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 3: from Adelaide, you know there's such dominant states when it 222 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 3: comes to rugby so my sister actually left first, Simone, Yeah, 223 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 3: she left first and decided to go to Sydney for 224 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 3: forty And then it was kind of playing in the 225 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 3: back of my mind, do I want to take this 226 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 3: serious or do I not? Like do I want to? 227 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 3: And then I actually saw super W on TV in 228 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 3: twenty eighteen. I was like, I could do that, Like 229 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 3: that could be me, but that could be me if 230 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 3: I relocated, and I wouldn't say so much, say make 231 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 3: a sacrifice. It was a choice like do you want 232 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 3: to fulfiel something like that where you could probably be 233 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 3: pretty good at it, or do you want to stay 234 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 3: in your comfort zone and not leave? So I was 235 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 3: in twenty eighteen. I ended up moving and I actually 236 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 3: did NROLW first, and then I played for the Dragons 237 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 3: and then I was like, oh nah, Like I think 238 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 3: I got invited from Maddie to a preseason for New 239 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 3: South War Atars and I was like, yeah, I'm gonna 240 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 3: do it, and yeah I haven't looked back. Here I 241 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 3: am five years later. 242 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: And what was your first conversation like with the coaching 243 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: stuff when you got to the Wartars. 244 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 3: Oh, so, I I had all intentions of going in 245 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,719 Speaker 3: so Seven's I was a forward obviously, but I had 246 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 3: played fifteen's like my whole career as a winger or 247 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 3: outside back, so I'm going and thinking, yeah, I'm a 248 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 3: back winger, outside center, like not realizing that when I 249 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 3: did go in, like Maddi Everard took one look at 250 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 3: me and he was like forward prop and then I 251 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 3: just remember being like, on, oh no, no, like trying 252 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 3: to have that conversation with him that like I am 253 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 3: clearly not a forward, let alone a tight head prop. 254 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 3: And then he basically gave me the Matt Maddie Everard 255 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 3: look looked at me up and down and basically walked away. 256 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 3: And then yeah, like that's what I got from it. 257 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 3: And I just remember like him saying like, basically, you're 258 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 3: prop and if you're gonna take your career further, you're 259 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 3: gonna be a prop. And I did go home and 260 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 3: I had a long think about it, and I was like, 261 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 3: accept your fate, take it with both hands. Did I cry? Absolutely? 262 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 3: And then going back and it was it was a trot, 263 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 3: but I honestly I wouldn't take it back for the world, Like, yeah, traumatizing, 264 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 3: but good. 265 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 2: I love that. 266 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: I love that we've got I don't know how much 267 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: the microphones in here pick out. We've got an extra 268 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: and studio who can't stop laughing. So Bears, who obviously 269 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: does a huge amount of teeth at with Us co 270 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: host our weekly podcast The Rap runs all the operations 271 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: and all the things. But she's also the manager of 272 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: your team at the new South Wales Warrotars. What's it 273 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: been like you talked about the community of rugby. What's 274 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: it been like being a part of a group that 275 00:15:55,160 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 1: has really high performance standards but from an outsider looking in, 276 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: it's a pretty close knit group. 277 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, like the group we have war Tars, it's it's 278 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 3: really one of a kind, like and it's like all 279 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 3: I know, like and they've said a standard where you 280 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 3: have basically the best competing for like just competing against 281 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 3: the best. So for me, I think it's really challenged 282 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 3: me mentally and physically where I have players like you 283 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 3: know m Chance next to me, who's like one of 284 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 3: the hardest workers on the field, who has helped me 285 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 3: like with repeat efforts. And then you know you have 286 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 3: people like you know a Tussy Laughy who's one of 287 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 3: our strongest carriers. It's just like you have people like 288 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 3: beside you who bring like bring great things to the game, 289 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 3: but are also some of the best athletes in rugby. 290 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 3: So it's inspiring as well, Like for me, like having 291 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 3: people to lean to left, right and center, like it's 292 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 3: it's absolutely inspiring and it's something I take with both 293 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 3: hands and it's yeah, it's a great opportunity. 294 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: How has it been, because they I guess kind of 295 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: become your family away from home. How was it when 296 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: you just jumped into the deep end and made the 297 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: decision to move. You obviously are super close with your family. 298 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: How has that process been for you? 299 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 3: It was I was homesick at first and it was hard, 300 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 3: but it was like going from one rugby family to another, 301 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 3: and it was I think that's something that really kept 302 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 3: me saying, like was being like, okay, like having a 303 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 3: familiar feeling when I did go to my local rugby 304 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 3: club Randwick and then like did commence into the Warrtars, 305 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 3: I was like, you know, this is this is what 306 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 3: rugby is about, community, making family like and some of 307 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 3: the connections that I have now with the girls from 308 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 3: war Retars, like they're actually some of my closest friends. 309 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 3: So it's like, yeah, it's a blessing. 310 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: Really do you remember receiving your first jersey to represent 311 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: your country in the Wallaroos? 312 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was. Actually I debuted in Newcastle and I 313 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 3: remember that half of Adelaide came. 314 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 2: Yeah that's really cool. 315 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I just it was really emotional because being 316 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 3: from a place that is AFL orientated like and then 317 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 3: being one of them players that made a choice to 318 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 3: leave their comfort zone to potentially pursue a cap for Australia, like, 319 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 3: it was huge. And I think that's when I really 320 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 3: was like if I, if I can do this being 321 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 3: from a less dominant Rugby state, like, imagine how I 322 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:08,479 Speaker 3: can inspire the next generation to fulfill something like this 323 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 3: and wanting to be able to create a pathway for 324 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 3: themselves and yeah, like very. 325 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 2: Special meet Pie on debut. 326 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I remember that. It was actually a Liz Part 327 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 3: two behind me and it was a pick and go 328 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:28,199 Speaker 3: and I just fell her behind me and I was 329 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 3: like we're on here, like two strong runner. Yeah. I 330 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 3: was just me running and then an extra powerful runner 331 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 3: behind me. I was like, yep, this is great, awesome, 332 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 3: thank you. 333 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: How does the EVA back then compared to the EVA 334 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,479 Speaker 1: from the twenty twenty three season. 335 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, the EVA back then, so my my debut for 336 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 3: the war Retards and the Wallas, that was my first 337 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 3: year being a tight head prop or being a prop 338 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:02,199 Speaker 3: in general. So I think the EVA back then to 339 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 3: the EVA now has definitely come a long way and 340 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 3: mentally and physically. And I think like, if I knew 341 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 3: back then that this is where I was going to 342 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 3: be in five years time, i'd be like you joking, 343 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 3: Like you're joking, like but yeah, like I it's really 344 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 3: rewarding to see what you do when you just put 345 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 3: your head down and do the work and make the 346 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 3: choice to want to be better. But yeah, I think 347 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 3: little EVA would be proud. 348 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's really special. 349 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: Twenty twenty two was a huge year for women's rugby 350 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: with the World Cup over in New Zealand and then 351 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 1: we also had WXB over in New Zealand. Australia had 352 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: a huge win. The Walleries had a huge win over France, 353 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: I think the first time in beating them in almost 354 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: a decade, and you were instrumental in that game. 355 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 2: Was it a hat trick? I think it was a 356 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 2: hat trick. 357 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: She's nodding unconvincingly. You're one of those players that when 358 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: you're on the ground, you have the ability to change 359 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: the momentum of the game very quickly. What's your headspace 360 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: like in moments like that. 361 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 3: My headspace is like just lights, Like my eyes light up, 362 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 3: like I'm like ball in front of me. Run catch, run, 363 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 3: get up, go again. And for me, like my personal 364 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 3: goals going into that game was just repeat efforts and 365 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 3: knocking down that wall, just knocking it down, like it 366 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 3: might not be perfect, I might not break the line 367 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 3: the first time, but just keep going, like just keep 368 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:49,120 Speaker 3: knocking down the wall. And then for me, if I'm 369 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 3: doing my job and if I'm doing my role properly 370 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:56,639 Speaker 3: and world class, the rest can come. Like it helps. 371 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 3: That's the best thing I can do for the team 372 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 3: is know my role and be the best at my role. 373 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 3: And I think that's what gave me confidence going like 374 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 3: as the minutes went by, like I just we were 375 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 3: just I don't know what it was, but it was 376 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 3: like everyone was doing their role and it was just 377 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 3: working like it was like Wooden rhythm. Yeah, it was great, 378 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 3: like that France game like will come. We knew our role, 379 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 3: we had clarity on what we are doing, and yeah, 380 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 3: it was really special. It's definitely a game that I 381 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 3: couldn't forget and especially like as a whole, like feeling 382 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 3: like it was. Yeah, it's hard to explain, but it's 383 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 3: like I can remember that game like note tomorrow. 384 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, off the back of your performance is that year 385 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: you were named Walleri's Player of the Year in twenty 386 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: twenty three. What does recognition like that mean to you? 387 00:22:53,520 --> 00:23:00,719 Speaker 3: For me, like to get that recognition, it's humbling, absolutely, 388 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 3: but I think it challenges me in what's next? What 389 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 3: do you want to be like on the world stage? 390 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 3: Where do you want to be? Now? How much more 391 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 3: work are you going to put in to be better 392 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 3: than that? Like it was just kind of like, Okay, 393 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 3: you set the standard for twenty twenty three, what are 394 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 3: you going to do in twenty twenty four and how 395 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 3: can you better the game? 396 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: I love that in twenty twenty four, you guys have 397 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: the opportunity to play the Pacific four Series, so games 398 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:32,400 Speaker 1: against Canada, US and then the Black Fans to finish off. 399 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: What's the importance of having more opportunities for you guys 400 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: to play tests and play international rugby. 401 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's so important. It's like super crucial for us 402 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:49,439 Speaker 3: as players. Because it's a pre World Cup year and 403 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 3: we want to be prepared and we want to have 404 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 3: the best of the best athletes around us. So these opportunities, 405 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 3: especially in Pacific four, like we're in We've got Canada, 406 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 3: USA and New Zealand, so we've got, you know, three 407 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 3: great teams to see where we're out with the new 408 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 3: coaching staff and the new players and then it's just 409 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 3: a for us. It's like this is where we're at 410 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 3: and now let's keep on going and moving forward, like 411 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 3: keep moving forward and yeah, like I'm really excited to 412 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,919 Speaker 3: where we're going to be and where we're heading. 413 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: New coach joe Yapp, former England international, has come in 414 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: as a head coach, first full time head coach of 415 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:36,640 Speaker 1: the Wallaroos, and we've also seen progress in player salaries 416 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 1: as well. We'll get to that in a sec. But 417 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: what's it been like working with joe Yapp so far? 418 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, she's great, Like she's well, she's the first female 419 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 3: head coach for Wallaroos, so it's a different perspective and 420 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 3: you know, this is our first camp and first week 421 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 3: with her, and it's been really really good, like just 422 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 3: coming to her and being able to have a different 423 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 3: point of view you and her also being a player 424 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 3: herself and being from England so it's a different country. 425 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 3: So for me having her perspective on things is really 426 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 3: like it's an eye opener, Like it's great. 427 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: What does it mean to you as a playing group 428 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 1: that you're starting to see some financial reward and more 429 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: ability to be a full time athlete off the back 430 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: of a letter. Lots of people, lots of our followers 431 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: engage quite heavily with the public letter that the Walleries 432 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 1: put out off the back of the FIFA Women's World 433 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: Cup calling for better standards and better conditions for the group. 434 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think where we've asked for more and we've 435 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 3: been heard in some sort of way and we have 436 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 3: gotten more, and it may not be where we want 437 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 3: it to be, but we have been heard. And I 438 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 3: think now that we've been able to go a bit 439 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 3: more full time, now it's up to whilst to be 440 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 3: to put in the work. It's like, okay, now you 441 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 3: have more leniency to put more effort and more time 442 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 3: into your trainings away from allocated training days. So for me, 443 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,479 Speaker 3: like my perspective and the chats, it's like with the girls, 444 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,919 Speaker 3: it's like Okay, we've been heard. This is an opportunity 445 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 3: to take with both hands. And you know, Tuesday usually 446 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 3: at work, but you've got Tuesday off now, so let's 447 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 3: go do some top ups, Let's go do our recovery, 448 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 3: like you know, let's go through our plays what we 449 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 3: need to So for me, it's just the next step 450 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 3: to something great. 451 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,640 Speaker 1: You talked about it being a pre World Cup year, 452 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: so you have the twenty twenty five World Cup, but 453 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: looking ahead to twenty twenty nine, the Rugby World Cup 454 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 1: will be on home soil in Australia. What does it 455 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 1: mean to have the opportunity to play a World Cup 456 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: at home? 457 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 3: It's dreaming, to be honest, like to have a World Cup, 458 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 3: well for any athlete to have a World Cup on 459 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 3: home soil, like it's a blessing. But it's also like 460 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:09,360 Speaker 3: it's a feeling of feeling home and feeling whole. And 461 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 3: for me it's like sorry for me, I'm just like 462 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 3: I I want to have a prayer, my prayers would 463 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 3: be answered. 464 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,919 Speaker 1: I love that. That's really cool. What do you think 465 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 1: people can do? We often talk about with people who 466 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 1: follow teef at listen to the podcast. What do you 467 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: think people can do in the lead up to that 468 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: to kind of get around you guys, Like we're very 469 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 1: passionate obviously bes and I am very passionate teeth app 470 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: about more people supporting war tars everyone across Super Rugby, 471 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,400 Speaker 1: but the wallaries in particular. Is there anything from your 472 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: perspective as a player, just. 473 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 3: Get around us, Like you know, we're always open to 474 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 3: these chats, Like we're always open, so asking any questions 475 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 3: and like coming on this podcast is very exciting because 476 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 3: if I can put my voice out to have people 477 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 3: get around us, not that they don't, but like it's 478 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 3: some more um people around us, Like I do it 479 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 3: over and over again, Like yeah, you know, just I 480 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 3: think it's really important and having people out there supporting 481 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 3: us is the pinnacle of our game. Like when we're 482 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 3: feeling supported, that's where we have that reassurance that we 483 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 3: can get the job done when we're feeling supported. So yeah, 484 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 3: it's really crucial. 485 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:36,239 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love that. It's been really really special to 486 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 1: have you on today. Thank you for your time. I'm 487 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: a very big fan of yours as a player but 488 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: also as a person. Every time I see you one 489 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: of those people that makes me feel good inside. And 490 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: I think you have that effect on a lot of people. 491 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 1: So it's been really Oh gosh, I'm going to be 492 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: bit emotional. Goodness may pull it together. It's been really 493 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: special having you on. 494 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 2: Thanks so much. 495 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 3: Oh thank you for having me maybe cry. 496 00:28:58,320 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for listening. 497 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: If you got something out of this episode, I would 498 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: absolutely love it if you could send it on to 499 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: one person who you think might enjoy it. 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