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Elliott Smith: Newstalk ZB Rugby Commentator ahead of the All Blacks v England clash · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: So the AB's at Twickenham fourteen Sunday morning, our time
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  Speaker 1: for those willing to watch or listen. Of course, Scott
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  Speaker 1: Robertson's men are two from two on tour, but England
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  Speaker 1: haven't lost at home all year. Elliot Smith's Newstalk's MB's
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  Speaker 1: Voice of Rugby with us this morning, Elliott get a
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  Speaker 1: get they right? So bookies are favoring the AB's right.
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  Speaker 2: Mostly, although I've seen a few up here in England
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  Speaker 2: where they have gone the way of the home team.
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  Speaker 2: So you look at that cut somewhere in the middle
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  Speaker 2: and you probably say it's a toss up game between
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  Speaker 2: these two sides. As you mentioned, England's on a bit
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  Speaker 2: of a tear so far this year nine games unbeaten,
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  Speaker 2: went through the Six Nations after an opening loss, been
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  Speaker 2: through midyear and then on the end of year. At
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  Speaker 2: international so far have posted a couple of wins, including
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  Speaker 2: over the Wallabies, whereas the All Blacks obviously dropped a
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  Speaker 2: couple of games midyear but beat Ireland beat Scotland. So
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  Speaker 2: the bookies sort of saying it's maybe a fraction either way,
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  Speaker 2: but in the middle you probably say it's a fifty
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  Speaker 2: to fifty toss up game.
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  Speaker 1: Which makes for a great rugby, doesn't it. Now, what
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  Speaker 1: about the back where Scott Robinson's had a bit of
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  Speaker 1: a shuffle out back in Billy, Proctor's starting at center.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, calla Clark out with injury. Suffered that head knock
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  Speaker 2: last week at Murrayfield, so he's out and it was
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  Speaker 2: a couple of options that he could have done. He's
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  Speaker 2: moved Leicester fying a knook who out of center into
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  Speaker 2: the left wing where he's played a little bit of
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  Speaker 2: rugby for the All Blacks already this year and primarily
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  Speaker 2: most of his Test careers to Billy. Proctor has come
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  Speaker 2: back in out of the cold to start for the
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  Speaker 2: first time and a few Test matches he's at thirteen.
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  Speaker 2: Simon Parker back into the run on side as well.
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  Speaker 2: In the good news as well, Ryan as that they've
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  Speaker 2: got Scott Barrett back as well after a laceration to
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  Speaker 2: his knee suffered that against Ireland, nasty we gash right
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  Speaker 2: across the top of his knee and he's been training
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  Speaker 2: this week. Had a look at him today on the
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  Speaker 2: training Paddic looks ready to go. He's been named to
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  Speaker 2: return to this All Black side as well for Sunday
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  Speaker 2: Morning New Zealand Time.
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  Speaker 1: Elliot look forward to you calling on Sunday Morning. Elliot
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