"I think we're on the way up, compared to last year."
The Hurricanes are determined to continue their run up the Super Rugby table, but ahead of their next match against the Highlanders, their position in the top 6 is far from assured.
Hurricanes midfield back Bailyn Sullivan spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave about the team's preparations for the game, and whether his nickname is "BS".
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Darcy Wildergrave
from News Talks. It'd be.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Sports Talk on News Talks ABN Darcy Autograve. I still
can't get over the fact that Super Rugby started with
a Hessen a raw and it's still sing and roaring,
really is. Let's joined by a guy who definitely heston raws.
A couple of weeks back when his team took apart
the Chiefs amazing had to buy and this week they're
(00:35):
playing the hundreds and joints us now are baling Sullivan.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Hello, Oh, good evening, good evening.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
I take it you're well. I'm pretty excited mate. You've
been training for the best part of what what week
and a half? You'd be amped to get actually back
on the park and play again, right, training must be miserable.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Yeah, it's beautiful down on Wellington at the moment, not
cole so it's always good to be outside and posting
the feed around.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
On a good day.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Right.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
I keep getting told that I did live there, so
I'm not entirely sure I believe it, but so be it.
What have you been looking at this week? After what
you did a couple of weeks ago? Where you you
up into the chiefs. I mean, no one really saw
that coming except Wellingtonian's. But you'd be walking around like
roosters at the moment.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Wouldn't you to get one over the top of them?
Was you know toys a bonus which is losing against
thee the series last year, and you know that's it's
always a dogfight with those guys and to get on
top of them. We're pretty stoked about it.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Tell us about your cameo because it really was a
freak show. You probably can't believe what happened, what you
wandered off the pine and just like Stole four tries.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
What the Yeah, to be honest, then I just said
to catch the ball and jump over the line. So
I'll take those any day of the week. But yeah,
pretty stones us before and yeah, hopefully I get some
more this weekend. But in that.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Case of being in the right space, though, it's all
very well saying I just catch the ball and fall
over the line. And we've seen plenty of times when
people can't catch the ball and they make an absolutely
ass of it. But right place, right time, and you
didn't make a miror of it. So to give yourself
some credit, surely. I mean that's your role, right be
there when it really counts.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Yeah, definitely, No, definitely, that's not taking anything away from
my special awitness. But you right time, Bright Place, that's perfect.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
How much pressure we got on you. Now after doing that,
dismissing the Chiefs, getting a week off and now what
you've got to carry it on because you're going to
be playing up in the weekend against the team that's
pretty much out of contention. But there's still hard, hard games,
aren't that The Highlands will be quite one of a
better word, pessy after this season. They'll be looking to
(02:41):
inflict some pain on.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Your Yeah, no, definitely. I think we'll have some really
good chats with our team meetings, and you know, we
know what's going to come and what they're going to bring,
specially with being out of contingent for the playoffs. So
I think we've just got to put the stake down
early and go drop to their level and keep playing
out with doing I think you're were definitely on the
way up compared to last year. We started really really
well last year and then didn't quite punish it. So
(03:04):
I think this year we're actually going to we're ramping
up to hopefully make that final and do the job
there as well.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Interesting isn't it the timing of that, because we've seen
it before in Super Rugby where a team waltz is
through unbeaten for teen twelve matches and then they stumble
at the last. Is that something you address at the
start of the years. I'm sure you want to win
every game you go into, but you'd be very mindful
of facts. Probably not the biggest preparation.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
Yeah, no, it's another difficult one to you know, you
always want to win and that's what we play for.
But I think you learn a lot more when you
when you lose, especially against teams that you should have
won against like this, You find you find out a
lot later in the season what your team's actually made off,
especially with boys coming back and from injuries and whatnot.
So yeah, I think you just got to address the
(03:49):
issue and then move on with it, and I guess
keep trying to learn from the wins and the losses
at the same time.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
So who's back in the fold again? Who have you
got back? Because if you've had one massive loss, and
we'll talk about that later, but who are the returning kids.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
We've got a few bullies obviously back and I think
BC's on his way back. So yeah, hopefully good to
see him. Sorry pick coming, so hopefully you can see
him back out on the field.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Yeah, and your neck names don't even know what's going on?
What do they call you? Bling? You b yes? Oh
that's unfortunate.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
No, I'm actually there's a few bays Sully from monsters
in because there's actually Brad Shields as well. He's yes, no,
he takes the cake on no one as well. So yeah,
what do you what.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Do you prefer? I don't mind, mister, I'm going to
call you mister Salomon. I'm going to be done with
that as well. Mate, you talked about Billie Proctor, the
injection of him back in the side again, huge quiet injured,
but this guy is a massive presence in the midfield.
It must be wonderful to have him floating around.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yeah, like he's a world class player and I'm being
the part of the wall black slash. You know, you
definitely deserve that. And then coming back from injury and
stepping his mike down again, it's no, it's awesome to
have him back and get back in the all again,
so he says, injury through for the rest of the season.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
You know, things cross, I hope, so for your sake
and for the team's sake. What camera we go? How's
this guy? What's this guy on? Is he like this
in practice as well? Because most half bacts like that, right?
Energizers really really annoying, can be annoying, But geez good,
isn't he's got some game?
Speaker 3 (05:26):
No, he's definitely good. Yeah, both of them world class players.
And Cameron does get a little annoying stages in the
especially attorneys. And he also picked you up because he's
got so much energy. So no, that's awesome, that's awesome.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Tell us about yourself, Bailon Sullivan, bs Bales, Where are
you here? What are you doing? What are your aspirations
in this game? I mean, you're not just playing to
be a super rugby player. Surely you want more?
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Yeah, no, for sure. You know I've always inspired aspired
to being All Black, and you know, last year with
injuries kind of sent me back a bit, so I was, Yeah,
I was definitely hungry going into this season All Black.
Hugue is going to be great, but I also still
want to get better as a person and better as
a as a player, So still working that, all working
on that as well.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
For more from sports talk, listen live to news talks.
It'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Darcy Wildergrave
from News Talks. It'd be.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Sports Talk on News Talks ABN Darcy Autograve. I still
can't get over the fact that Super Rugby started with
a Hessen a raw and it's still sing and roaring,
really is. Let's joined by a guy who definitely heston raws.
A couple of weeks back when his team took apart
the Chiefs amazing had to buy and this week they're
(00:35):
playing the hundreds and joints us now are baling Sullivan.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Hello, Oh, good evening, good evening.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
I take it you're well. I'm pretty excited mate. You've
been training for the best part of what what week
and a half? You'd be amped to get actually back
on the park and play again, right, training must be miserable.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Yeah, it's beautiful down on Wellington at the moment, not
cole so it's always good to be outside and posting
the feed around.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
On a good day.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Right.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
I keep getting told that I did live there, so
I'm not entirely sure I believe it, but so be it.
What have you been looking at this week? After what
you did a couple of weeks ago? Where you you
up into the chiefs. I mean, no one really saw
that coming except Wellingtonian's. But you'd be walking around like
roosters at the moment.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Wouldn't you to get one over the top of them?
Was you know toys a bonus which is losing against
thee the series last year, and you know that's it's
always a dogfight with those guys and to get on
top of them. We're pretty stoked about it.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Tell us about your cameo because it really was a
freak show. You probably can't believe what happened, what you
wandered off the pine and just like Stole four tries.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
What the Yeah, to be honest, then I just said
to catch the ball and jump over the line. So
I'll take those any day of the week. But yeah,
pretty stones us before and yeah, hopefully I get some
more this weekend. But in that.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Case of being in the right space, though, it's all
very well saying I just catch the ball and fall
over the line. And we've seen plenty of times when
people can't catch the ball and they make an absolutely
ass of it. But right place, right time, and you
didn't make a miror of it. So to give yourself
some credit, surely. I mean that's your role, right be
there when it really counts.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Yeah, definitely, No, definitely, that's not taking anything away from
my special awitness. But you right time, Bright Place, that's perfect.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
How much pressure we got on you. Now after doing that,
dismissing the Chiefs, getting a week off and now what
you've got to carry it on because you're going to
be playing up in the weekend against the team that's
pretty much out of contention. But there's still hard, hard games,
aren't that The Highlands will be quite one of a
better word, pessy after this season. They'll be looking to
(02:41):
inflict some pain on.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Your Yeah, no, definitely. I think we'll have some really
good chats with our team meetings, and you know, we
know what's going to come and what they're going to bring,
specially with being out of contingent for the playoffs. So
I think we've just got to put the stake down
early and go drop to their level and keep playing
out with doing I think you're were definitely on the
way up compared to last year. We started really really
well last year and then didn't quite punish it. So
(03:04):
I think this year we're actually going to we're ramping
up to hopefully make that final and do the job
there as well.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Interesting isn't it the timing of that, because we've seen
it before in Super Rugby where a team waltz is
through unbeaten for teen twelve matches and then they stumble
at the last. Is that something you address at the
start of the years. I'm sure you want to win
every game you go into, but you'd be very mindful
of facts. Probably not the biggest preparation.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
Yeah, no, it's another difficult one to you know, you
always want to win and that's what we play for.
But I think you learn a lot more when you
when you lose, especially against teams that you should have
won against like this, You find you find out a
lot later in the season what your team's actually made off,
especially with boys coming back and from injuries and whatnot.
So yeah, I think you just got to address the
(03:49):
issue and then move on with it, and I guess
keep trying to learn from the wins and the losses
at the same time.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
So who's back in the fold again? Who have you
got back? Because if you've had one massive loss, and
we'll talk about that later, but who are the returning kids.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
We've got a few bullies obviously back and I think
BC's on his way back. So yeah, hopefully good to
see him. Sorry pick coming, so hopefully you can see
him back out on the field.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Yeah, and your neck names don't even know what's going on?
What do they call you? Bling? You b yes? Oh
that's unfortunate.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
No, I'm actually there's a few bays Sully from monsters
in because there's actually Brad Shields as well. He's yes, no,
he takes the cake on no one as well. So yeah,
what do you what.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Do you prefer? I don't mind, mister, I'm going to
call you mister Salomon. I'm going to be done with
that as well. Mate, you talked about Billie Proctor, the
injection of him back in the side again, huge quiet injured,
but this guy is a massive presence in the midfield.
It must be wonderful to have him floating around.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yeah, like he's a world class player and I'm being
the part of the wall black slash. You know, you
definitely deserve that. And then coming back from injury and
stepping his mike down again, it's no, it's awesome to
have him back and get back in the all again,
so he says, injury through for the rest of the season.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
You know, things cross, I hope, so for your sake
and for the team's sake. What camera we go? How's
this guy? What's this guy on? Is he like this
in practice as well? Because most half bacts like that, right?
Energizers really really annoying, can be annoying, But geez good,
isn't he's got some game?
Speaker 3 (05:26):
No, he's definitely good. Yeah, both of them world class players.
And Cameron does get a little annoying stages in the
especially attorneys. And he also picked you up because he's
got so much energy. So no, that's awesome, that's awesome.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Tell us about yourself, Bailon Sullivan, bs Bales, Where are
you here? What are you doing? What are your aspirations
in this game? I mean, you're not just playing to
be a super rugby player. Surely you want more?
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Yeah, no, for sure. You know I've always inspired aspired
to being All Black, and you know, last year with
injuries kind of sent me back a bit, so I was, Yeah,
I was definitely hungry going into this season All Black.
Hugue is going to be great, but I also still
want to get better as a person and better as
a as a player, So still working that, all working
on that as well.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
For more from sports talk, listen live to news talks.
It'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio
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