Elliott Smith - All Blacks #2

Commentator Elliott Smith is in Edinburgh with the All Blacks. Luke caught him for a preview on Sunday morning's game v Scotland

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
All Blacks are in Edinburgh facing off against Scotland and
ten past four on Sunday morning, if you're brave enough
to get up early and wants to tune in on
the wireless doing the radio commentary once again on our
sister station zeb and gold Sport. We've got Elliot Smith
who's on the grounds there in place of Nisbo and

(00:22):
you were. We caught up last week when you were
in Chicago. Even though the stadium was a salout in
a big place like that, wasn't too much vibe on
the streets. We know the Scottish real rugby mad So
you're feeling a little more this week ahead of the game, Elliott.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yeah, a bit more than just sported this game on
this week in a lot of advertising around this game
sold out as well. My understanding is that there's a
fair amount of here we expacts bound to come in
Friday and Saturday for the game. And the reason behind
that is that I think it's so hard to come
by and so expensive fortooking them that a lot of

(00:59):
key wes you know, find it cheaper and moreul to
try and get to Murrayfield or Cardiff, which is the
last game on the tour them try and get to
London even if they live there. So just over sixty thousand,
so it should be absolute party of player. And they're
celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of Murrayfield as well, and

(01:20):
they're dubbing this the centenary match. They invited the All
Blacks and Scotland's going to be wearing a commemorative jersey
similar to the one they wore one hundred years ago
when Murrayfield first came into being, So Scotland to where
they're royal blue, they're deep blue jersey. The All Blacks
will wear whites with a poppy on on Saturday afternoon,
so a little bit of a different.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
Beer given off English vibes All White Store for this
particular fixture. Well, it's a good thing we did make
the invite list because it is our fortress. Not often
that the away team holds the record at the home ground, right.

Speaker 2 (01:54):
That's right, exactly right, look at I think the second
most highest active winning streak and will rugby at a
certain ground. Bill Blacks owned that Inn Park of course,
with their record there now above fifty games, and they
also own the Murrayfield one as well, so pretty rare
that they can do that. And you know Scotland's been

(02:15):
talking a little bit of a big game this week,
but they know the All Blacks are presenter. Yeah, a
big challenge this week, but they hope that with the
recent history closing the gap against Bill Blacks last time
it was a nine point gap from memory. This time
of all that four points, they're hoping they might be
able to get one the way, but the All Blacks
obviously stand in their way of doing so.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
Well on They had to quick look ants the lineup
and I see there's just one Barrett's brother left standing
in place of Skipper Scott. Josh Lord gets his start
at Locke, which is awesome to see. He was outstanding
last weekend.

Speaker 2 (02:49):
He was, Yeah, absolutely and he gets his opportunity this
week and he played the majority of the game last week.
Still reusively inexperienced at Kiss level, only twenty four years
of age, Fabian Holand alongside him at twenty three. I'm
paking Sam Dowry on the bench twenty five and I
think they've only got about twenty five caps together of experience.

(03:12):
When you take out Scott Barrett, Patrick Poliplotto and two
pot Ye from the locking department. It leaves a little
bit of an experience, but you know, you're right. Josh
Lord stood up big time last week and is you know,
probably his big biggest Test match and best Test match
to date. Fabing and Holand was mad of the match.
He was excellent. So a big opportunity for these two again.

(03:34):
And then we saw Lester flaying and Nuku did a
bit of space set up the All Blacks first try
last week destructed with ball in hand really powerful, looking
forward to seeing what he can do. The other change
as well, Wallace of TEDI back into the run on
side at blind side slinker as well, but otherwise tinkering
to the run on side kept to a minimum by
Black's coach Scott Robertson. I think about fifty four minutes

(03:55):
of running time to that first spell stop start, big
stream not working. All everything that could slow the game
down basically did. Injuries in that first stel so meal
Blacks on I play at pace they do. They have
made that no secret and that includes running time at
the game, so they'll be hoping it goes a bit
more smoothly. But quicker Sunday morning user on time.

Speaker 1 (04:18):
Best to leave you to it, Elliott Smith, because you've
got a date with the boss of Ended Rugby tonight.
He shouting your drinks. Geeesh, we swim in different circles.
No need for you get better work stories, so you
go and enjoy it.

Speaker 2 (04:29):
We'll do as as you do when an Edinburgh yup.
Maybe a whiskey or something like that.