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The Muster- Nick Bewley: Weekend Sport Preview · The Muster on Hokonui

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  Speaker 1: This is The Muster, and that song is called December
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  Speaker 1: by Earth, Wind and Fire, who have also put out
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  Speaker 1: a version called September. In case you were wondering, but
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  Speaker 1: Nick Bewley of Newstalk ZB joins us next. Good afternoon.
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  Speaker 1: It's a big weekend of sport in the 03 capital.
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  Speaker 2: It certainly is, Andy. Good afternoon to you and your listeners,
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  Speaker 2: and I do wonder, some of the fine folk in
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  Speaker 2: And Gore have made the venture north to take in
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  Speaker 2: some of this. It all started on Wednesday, of course.
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  Speaker 2: A couple of fantastic Southlanders and the Heffernan twins doing
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  Speaker 2: a good job for the Silver Ferns, getting the second-test
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  Speaker 2: win over Australia. We had the Blackcaps in action yesterday.
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  Speaker 2: 455 runs in a T20. Goodness me, India winning that one.
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  Speaker 2: But back in action at Hagley Oval again tomorrow. uh,
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  Speaker 2: rugby league, world cup, double header, Kiwi firms in France
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  Speaker 2: and Kiwis and Cook Island, uh, shiny new stadium on Sunday. Uh,
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  Speaker 2: and speaking of the shiny new stadium, uh, the NPC
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  Speaker 2: final bumps to labor day, Monday, uh, Canterbury, Northland. So
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  Speaker 2: I was just saying to a couple of colleagues in
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  Speaker 2: the office, uh, this morning, given I was at the
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  Speaker 2: coffee machine for the third time already, uh, it probably
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  Speaker 2: has been the busiest week of my tenure here at ZB, but, uh,
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  Speaker 2: sort of a pig in the proverbial, I suppose you
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  Speaker 2: could say, Andy, these are the weeks you live for.
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  Speaker 2: And it's just been a fantastic vibe around the place
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  Speaker 2: to have such top-tier quality sport in the city.
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  Speaker 1: The MPC final, we'll start with this. A lot of complaining.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, you were cold at the last stadium, but
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  Speaker 1: it sounds as though it's too hot in the new stadium.
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  Speaker 1: What's your happy medium there?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, will we have to roll out Goldilocks or something,
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  Speaker 2: will we? The irony is not lost on me, Andy,
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  Speaker 2: after so many years. Look, I spent four and a
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  Speaker 2: bit years out at Apollo Project Stadium in Addington, and
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  Speaker 2: I know back in the day with Brian Ashby and
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  Speaker 2: Corey Flynn, once famously rocked up with an electric blanket
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  Speaker 2: to plug in for a game in June. Yeah, we
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  Speaker 2: complain when it's too cold. Now we're complaining when it's
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  Speaker 2: too hot, which could actually be an issue Monday. It's
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  Speaker 2: not quite as hot, at least on the forecast, as
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  Speaker 2: it was quarterfinal week when Canterbury beat Waikato. But I'm
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  Speaker 2: not 100% sure whether it's a design fault. I have
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  Speaker 2: heard there was some issues where the fans within the
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  Speaker 2: stadium weren't at full tit for that quarterfinal week, which
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  Speaker 2: then meant... The inside temperature reached 31 degrees, and the
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  Speaker 2: outside air temperature was about 23, 24 degrees. So with
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  Speaker 2: a 2.10 p.m. kickoff, I think it's going to be
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  Speaker 2: pretty sticky and sweaty in there again, which only adds
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  Speaker 2: to what promises to be a fantastic occasion and spectacle.
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  Speaker 2: We've seen a lot of great, entertaining running rugby, and
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  Speaker 2: I think with the heat, that just adds to that, right?
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  Speaker 2: You're going to see perhaps a little bit more fatigue
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  Speaker 2: in the contest earlier, coaches having to think about when
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  Speaker 2: to turn to their benches again, and some exciting backs
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  Speaker 2: on both teams in Canterbury and Northland looking to expose
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  Speaker 2: some tired big boys. So, yeah, it'll be certainly if
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  Speaker 2: you are going to the MPC final on Monday and
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  Speaker 2: you have a seat in the east stand in terms
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  Speaker 2: of the direction of the sun, yeah, I'd slip, slop,
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  Speaker 2: slap all of the above and stay hydrated too because
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  Speaker 2: I can tell you for a fact it does get
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  Speaker 2: hot in there.
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  Speaker 1: But you've got the Kiwis playing as well. The Rugby
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  Speaker 1: League World Cup comes to town.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, can't wait for this, taking the family along. You know,
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  Speaker 2: this is the only opportunity we get to see the
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  Speaker 2: Kiwis on New Zealand soil. Oh, what a spectacle it
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  Speaker 2: was last week and a bit of a heartbreaker to
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  Speaker 2: lose to the Kangaroos over there in Sydney. But if
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  Speaker 2: there's a time to lose in the World Cup, it's
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  Speaker 2: in the opening round when you can still see a
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  Speaker 2: way through to the semifinals. But you're really looking forward
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  Speaker 2: to this. I mean, some of the talent on... on
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  Speaker 2: showing that Kiwis team, you know, young superstars in the
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  Speaker 2: making like Casey McLean in the centres. Unfortunately, we don't
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  Speaker 2: get to see Caelan Ponga with that broken arm, but,
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  Speaker 2: you know, Keanu Keeney's an incredible talent at the full-back
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  Speaker 2: position as well. And then the strength and depth they
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  Speaker 2: have through the middle of the field. You know, we're
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  Speaker 2: given the Sydney Roosters, you know, our premiership winner, Nafahu White,
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  Speaker 2: a bit of a breather. And same with Penrith Panthers' prop,
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  Speaker 2: Moses Leota, but still running James Fisher-Harris, Aaron Clark, and
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  Speaker 2: Joseph Tarpany through the middle. That's top-tier talent. And we
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  Speaker 2: love our rugby league here in Canterbury. We saw when
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  Speaker 2: the Warriors came to town, the game was sold out.
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  Speaker 2: There's obviously a fair clamouring to eventually get a second
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  Speaker 2: NRL team in New Zealand and for them to be
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  Speaker 2: based here in Christchurch. So once again... The fans have
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  Speaker 2: voted with their feet, and it's going to be a
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  Speaker 2: sellout on Sunday. So I can't wait for that. Look
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  Speaker 2: at the Cook Islands. Hard to know what to expect,
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  Speaker 2: but a couple of familiar names here for those who
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  Speaker 2: follow the NRL. The likes of Valentine Holmes, who's going
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  Speaker 2: to play at fullback. K.L. Irrow, who plays his NRL
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  Speaker 2: for the Cronulla Sharks. He's the captain in the centres.
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  Speaker 2: It should be entertaining and, yeah, as I say, just
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  Speaker 2: adds to this sporting smorgasbord, really. We're really looking forward
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  Speaker 2: to Sunday. The Kiwi Ferns as well should mention kicking
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  Speaker 2: things off from 4pm and then into the Kiwis game
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  Speaker 2: just after 6pm.
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  Speaker 1: You talk about voting with feet. Well, the Blackcaps is
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  Speaker 1: a real concern that the game at the Caketon on
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday evening is going to have limited numbers.
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  Speaker 2: Is that right? You see, it's been really well supported
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  Speaker 2: here in Christchurch. And, of course, we're not necessarily talking
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  Speaker 2: apples with apples, are we? Because you can only get
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  Speaker 2: about 8,000 or 9,000 at Hagley Oval, the beautiful embankment there, versus,
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  Speaker 2: what is it, about 30,000 to 35,000 at Henry Stadium.
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  Speaker 2: I had heard there was some good numbers for the
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  Speaker 2: Eden Park game next week, but I don't know what
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  Speaker 2: it is. I don't want to bag the capital, but
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  Speaker 2: it feels like it's really hard for them to get
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  Speaker 2: out and support top tier sport and that wouldn't be
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  Speaker 2: a great look given the amount of eyeballs by Indian
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  Speaker 2: broadcasters and the like if there are empty seats and
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  Speaker 2: look you've just got to look at yesterday and if
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  Speaker 2: you like seeing a ball going a long way you
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  Speaker 2: know the bat is certainly overpowering the ball at the
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  Speaker 2: minute but there's a you know blink and you'll miss
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  Speaker 2: a couple of boundaries there's plenty going between these two
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  Speaker 2: top tier sides so yeah hopefully the good people in
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  Speaker 2: Wellington can perhaps make some change their plans after the
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  Speaker 2: long weekend and get out in support because I thoroughly
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  Speaker 2: enjoyed today's game and I'll be in front of the
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  Speaker 2: TV come tomorrow night as well.
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  Speaker 1: Mac, we'll let you carry on. You've got a busy
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  Speaker 1: day ahead of you. Always good to catch up.
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  Speaker 2: Likewise, Andy. Enjoy your long weekend and we'll see if
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  Speaker 2: it's back-to-back for Canterbury or everyone else gets their way.
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  Speaker 1: thanks to the Gopher. And we are observing Labor Day
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  Speaker 1: on Monday, so we'll be back on Tuesday. Enjoy the weekend.
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  Speaker 1: Stay safe.
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  Speaker 2: Have a good one.