Grant Nisbett - Weekend Sport

Nisbo was back to look over another big sporting weekend to come - All Blacks, NPC and golf's Ryder Cup 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Heightness Folk gooday Luke stanked wee kend of sport once again.
We'll get into it with the All Blacks tomorrow into
the final two rounds of the Rugby Championship, which also
mean to Blesloe Cup test for us. It's sold out
at Eden Park tomorrow and we've got six changes to
the side that we're humbled by the box here we
have the.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Most significant courses that Scott Barrett is injured and can't play,
so the captaincy ships to Addie Savia, which means that
Fabian Holland comes into the middle row to join Tupo
y E. So the forward pack is pretty predictable. The
back line, well Roy Guard comes back which is pretty important.
I think he's clearly our best number number nine. And

(00:42):
a few changes in the back as well, because Will
Jordan goes back to fullback, which I think is a
good move, and Caleb Clark comes out of the wing
to join Lee Roy Cart. So overall six changes and
they had to make some sort of move after what
happened in Wellington. And for the Wallabies, well they look

(01:03):
a pretty strong outfit as well. I suppose the big
talking point there is James O'Connor, who had a very
successful season with the Crusaders mainly coming off the bench,
is actually going to start the game. So a hell
of a lot of interest. And we all know the
record at Eden Park, and we all know the record
with the leedersload cap et cetera, et cetera five o'clock kickoff,
which is interesting. So don't just assume that it's a

(01:26):
seven o'clock because you'll miss the game if you do.
What's it all about, Well, I think it's more kid
friendly put it that way.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
I think it's got nothing to do with the Aussies.
I thought it might have been linked to NRL finals
and AUFL finals that sort of thing.

Speaker 2 (01:41):
No, I don't think so. Now, I don't think so
at all. I think it's a bit of an experience,
an experiment on the part of New Zealand Rugby to
bring it forward, have we be? Because I guess, you know,
with a seven o'clock start, it's a nine o'clock finished.
A lot of kids don't last that long, so maybe
that's the thank.

Speaker 1 (01:59):
Yeah, oh, you can get behind that big time. There's
also a signature dad play too. You start earlyer finish early.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
Yeah, that's right exactly.

Speaker 1 (02:07):
Yeah, Week nine of MPC and it sees Canterbury marching
up to Northland on Sunday. But I guess the real
attention is on yet another shield challenge down in Dunedin tomorrow,
Otago hosting North Harbor.

Speaker 2 (02:22):
Yeah. Look, the Ranfy shields moved all over the place
I think it started and.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
More than a pair of undies.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
Yeah, that's right. And it's been places like Waikato and
Southland and Canterbury and now it's in Otago. So this
is the last one for the year, I believe.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
Unnecessarily if North Otago get the w they haven't all season,
but if by some miracle they do, then they defend
it against the Southland Stags again the following week.

Speaker 2 (02:46):
Oh my goodness. Okay, okay, I'll tell you what I
think this time. It's a bridge too far. North Harboro
I think even won a game this year, so to
expect them to go to Theneeden and win it, there's
probably a bridge too far. But I mean it's so
unpredictable year that you just simply don't know. So yeah,
a lot of interest in that game for sure. And
another round of good win last night for Hawk's May

(03:08):
over Auckland. Auckland are doomed. They can't make the playoffs.
So we're starting to see a real pattern emerging here.
And of course the playoffs starting a couple of.

Speaker 1 (03:17):
Weeks time, and super quick write a cap tease off today,
who's going to win Team uisay or Team Europe.

Speaker 2 (03:23):
Well, it's usually team Europe in the last few times,
isn't it. But it's in New York. So home team advantage,
home ground advantage for a team America. And look I'll
stick I'll stick my nose into it, and I'll say
America gets home narrowly.