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Rikki Swannell: Sky Sport Commentator ahead of the Rugby World Cup semi-final clash between the Black Ferns and Canada · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: Share my views with you on that in just a second.
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  Speaker 1: First Women's rugby the semi final time is tomorrow six am.
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  Speaker 1: The Black Ferns, unbeaten against Spain, Japan, Ireland and South
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  Speaker 1: Africa now take on second ranked Canada. Big chat is
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  Speaker 1: about that injury to Georgia Miller. Ricky fanale is Skysport
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  Speaker 1: commentator with us this morning. Ricky, good morning, morning to
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  Speaker 1: hear Ryan. How are you very good? Thank you George
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  Speaker 1: and Miller. I see there was there was apparently a
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  Speaker 1: post put up by a New Zealand rugby contractor that
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  Speaker 1: said it was a hamstring injury that was taken down
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  Speaker 1: or edited or something. Do we know what's going on here?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah? Look I think probably a mountain has been made
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  Speaker 2: out of a mole. Hillowey but worth this one and
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  Speaker 2: probably not helped by this sort of the wording around it.
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  Speaker 2: From my understanding, it's not a major injury, but it's
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  Speaker 2: obviously enough to keep her out of a Rugby World
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  Speaker 2: Cup semi final, which as we know, is a really
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  Speaker 2: unfortunate for her as a person and a player, but
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  Speaker 2: for New Zealand because she's I mean, she's a once
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  Speaker 2: in a generation player Georgia Miller on them. The bright
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  Speaker 2: side though her replacement, Kennedy took Awafo, it's not a
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  Speaker 2: bad player to be fisht He's very, very handy. I
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  Speaker 2: think was one of the best in Super rugby. And
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  Speaker 2: it also means Leila Saty can come on to the
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  Speaker 2: bench bench and she's had an outstanding tournament, so you know,
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  Speaker 2: it gives the Black fans options. Yes, it is a
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  Speaker 2: massive loss. Georgia is absolutely incredible. Fingers crossed if they
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  Speaker 2: do go through that she would be available for a
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  Speaker 2: potential final next week. As I understand, the injury isn't
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  Speaker 2: a major and that's the case. But yeah, I guess
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  Speaker 2: it's you know, for the Black Ferns and for Kenny
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  Speaker 2: took helf in particular, it's like, right, go out, job done,
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  Speaker 2: and go out and do that job.
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  Speaker 1: And Canada, how have they been performing so far in
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  Speaker 1: the competition and what do we need to look out for.
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  Speaker 2: Most they've been outstanding. I think they've been the best
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  Speaker 2: team in the competition. They played the best forty minutes
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  Speaker 2: of any side in the first half against Australia last week.
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  Speaker 2: They beat the Black Ferns last year they drew with
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  Speaker 2: them in May this year. They played very similar style
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  Speaker 2: to New Zealand. They will they will want to play,
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  Speaker 2: they want to run, they play really fast, but they
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  Speaker 2: can be physical as well, so it is a superb matchup.
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  Speaker 2: They've got Olympic silver medalists in their team, players who've
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  Speaker 2: been on the big stage that you know. To me,
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  Speaker 2: it is the best match of the tournament on paper
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  Speaker 2: at least looks like the wead is going to be
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  Speaker 2: nice and dry for both teams too, so that'll be
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  Speaker 2: a factor giving them that opportunity to run and to
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  Speaker 2: rarely play. So it should be an absolute belter and
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  Speaker 2: perfect time at six am on a Saturday morning in
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  Speaker 2: New Zealand as well. That's a bacon and eggs Brecky
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  Speaker 2: if ever there.
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  Speaker 1: Was one, frigiantly look forward to it, Ricky. Thank you,
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  Speaker 1: Ricky sonel Skysport commentator. The game is tomorrow six o'clock.
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