FULL INTERVIEW: Keano Kini

During the week, Stace, Azura and Charlie got to catch up with Kiwi League debutant, Keano Kini. A young gun at only 20 years ago is making his debut in Christchurch against the Kangaroos Sunday evening at fullback.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
The Flavor Podcast Network, the Flavor Breakfast Podcast with stace A,
Zorah and Charlie.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
We are being joined by one of the key WE players,
Keano Kinney, who is making his debut this weekend, and
question chch Morning.

Speaker 3 (00:16):
Morning, guys, Morning broad and now people be listing going
ross Many College represent North Scote, Tigers represent my hook
you make it the coming a welcome home at Kiano
and congratulations on your debut only twenty years old, happening
this weekend.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
Yeah, thanks guys, thank you for having me and im
really excited and really excited for the weekend.

Speaker 3 (00:37):
You deserve it. So you had an amazing year with
the Titans. How would you describe your willwind of a year?

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Yeah, I've been it's been pretty crazy like at the
start of the year, sort of started after the firstring,
fullback in sort of for the help of the in
the Titans. Been really here for me and my fad
me but brilliant Jordan. To be in the full time
n R row now is pretty amazing for me and

(01:06):
my family.

Speaker 4 (01:06):
Year. This is eerie kids dream man. You've debuted on
the series of Me last year. Now fast forward a
year later, you're in the kiwis bro.

Speaker 5 (01:16):
Far right and we think it's so epic too.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
You know when you were welcomed by the Eastern Eagles
Rugby League, which Stace is like, h I'm from she
went to I don't know we high school. Uh and
so she's also been the christ Life and some of
your nifts were the ones that you know gave you
this one welcome.

Speaker 5 (01:42):
Well, they hit the way hit the one there was.

Speaker 3 (01:44):
How did that feel for you, Kean and the Kiwi team?

Speaker 5 (01:47):
How did you feel during your poor fity yesterday?

Speaker 1 (01:49):
Yeah, I was mean like from the poorfody and then
the fanday from the Eagles. It was gave me goosebum say,
because I just the Kiwi of like the Brays. Shit,
I've been dreaming about this since I was young, so
I've been to most of the ki games played at
when I was young. Family is big Kiwi fan, so

(02:12):
it's actual dream for me. And yeah, like I said,
goosebums when when we face it. But yeah, loving it,
love the loving the connection done here and Christ Church
and they really churned out yesterday.

Speaker 5 (02:24):
That's what it's completely sold down.

Speaker 3 (02:25):
Yeah, I can I meet you with your parents? Yeah,
I can imagine your Dad, Mike, is he okay?

Speaker 4 (02:32):
How is he going?

Speaker 1 (02:34):
He's loving it. He's he's missing me at the moment.
He keeps calling me after every day and I'm asking
how I've been and asking how the day has been
in camp?

Speaker 5 (02:44):
So is it getting to come over to watch you?

Speaker 1 (02:47):
Yes? Yes, they're coming to on Friday, so they'll be
here for the Jusey presentation and bus there on Sunday
with my partner.

Speaker 5 (02:57):
That's awesome.

Speaker 1 (02:58):
Man.

Speaker 5 (02:59):
What's the spirit like and camp so far?

Speaker 1 (03:02):
Yeah? I mean I'm all connecting up real fast and
doing for the cultural stuff doing it connecting up together.
But now I'm loving All the boys are real welcoming,
and I've got a bit of a mix of for
the youth and a bit of experience.

Speaker 4 (03:19):
Young and old.

Speaker 3 (03:19):
Day.

Speaker 4 (03:20):
I was saying that because I seen Maratas in there,
bro make sure that guy carries all your bag.

Speaker 1 (03:26):
I'm carrying.

Speaker 5 (03:29):
Well five debutantes as well.

Speaker 3 (03:30):
So that's a good scenario for you all to support
each other.

Speaker 5 (03:33):
I imagine.

Speaker 1 (03:35):
Yeah, I had, I've I've been sort of hanging out
with the with the younger guys and in all the
debut and so I'll awfretlly happy for each other and
I we's got there Sunday and I'm sure we've got the.

Speaker 3 (03:49):
Really excited too because there is another match against Tongua.

Speaker 5 (03:52):
Sorry Charlie, we're going kV team here. He's to but
go media stadium.

Speaker 3 (03:59):
Come on, we have to match the energy and christ
Hi and when you're their account, I just know that
we're all there. Whether you're kalka haaka maaya, you got this.

Speaker 1 (04:06):
Thank you guys, Appreciate you. Guys. Man.

Speaker 4 (04:09):
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