August 12, 2024 • 5 mins
Catching up with South Canterbury rugby ahead of the 2024 Heartland season getting underway this coming weekend.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Country Sport Breakfast with Brian Kelly on
Gold Sport.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
All right, taking you to South Canterbury now as the
championship team from Heartland get ready to kick off their
their season, then Rugby Champions South going to be joining
us as Nigel Walsh there coach, morning, Nigel, good morning.
How are the champs looking for the season? Mate? You
haven't been beaten in thirty one matches.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Yeah, here, it's a bit of a it's a bit
of a record, all right, and and something we're very
proud of. But you know that's in the past now.
It's that was last last couple of three seasons and
we're starting from screech and looking forward to the new
challenge in front of us.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Now, what's the secret to to all those wins? Just,
you know, remaining unbeaten?
Speaker 1 (00:48):
I think it's curried sausages the supporters club cookers on
a Thursday night. Mate.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Oh, has to go down to the coach too, doesn't
it a bit to do with the coach?
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Oh? Look, I think we've just got a really good
connection group between all coaches and players and we're all
on the same path and we all want to achieve
the same goals and it's in the small steps at
a time. You know, we're not looking too far ahead.
It's one game at a time. It's the old cliche obviously,
but even at training that we're looking to improve on
different things each each training and then each game and
(01:18):
make sure we implement that. So it's a really strong
connection between the group.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
How's the team looking this year? Many changes, yeah, there is.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
We've probably lost three or four of our players from
last year and starting players. You know, we've lost bark
at tier Lago, our prop. He's done an ACLS easy
out for the season. Tv Dr Kobe a lock from Auckland.
He's made the Auckland B side, so he's staying up there.
Sam Briggs is having a crack at Tasman Development this year,
(01:50):
so he's staying up there as well. So there's been
there's been a few changes, but you know, we've got
some new guys coming to the squad as well and
some young telling coming into the squad, which is really
really good for us as a union.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
You had a preseason hit out the other day up
at Pleasant Point where you took on Otago Metropolitan Development,
so you would have been pleased with the hit out
there thirty three nineteen I think the result.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Yeah, it was, and it was our first hit out
because we missed out on the Shield game, which was
a bit disappointing. But you know, we've been training for
a while now and we had a camp the week
before last weekend and so we've been putting a few
bit of pressure on the sides and there's a bit
of cleric spilt at the camp and so the boys
weren't taking it easy on each other, I can assure you,
(02:38):
and that showed on the game against the Tago. You
had development so very pleasing. Actually they come together very
quickly and jeled and the where they go. So it
was good.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
And the cool thing about Heartland Radio Heartland Rugby, and
the thing I love about it is the fact that
you're all amateurs. Like there's farmers, there's plumbers, there's builders.
There's no professionals there really are there, No, there's not.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
And they've all got jobs and they're all working big
days and you know, I've got to take time off
work on a Friday and to travel and things like that.
So you know, we really appreciate that from all their
work and their bosses that are letting them play their game,
but also all their family and wives and kids that
let them have all the time to come to training
and travel as well. So we're a family orientated team
(03:21):
as well. So when we're home, we want all of
them with us and to show that we appreciate their
support to the team as well.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
And you'll be climbing on the big Bird on Friday
because you're traveling to my old hometown, wang and Ui
to Sprigans Park for the first round of the Championship.
I think last season you beat Wanganui forty thirty, didn't you.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
Yeah, we had them in the final. We didn't have
them in the round robin last year, but we got
them in the final. And so yeah, I'm guessing there
is one hell of a big target on our backs
with every province with the New Zealand, and we're expecting that,
and you know, we're expecting a tough, old tire of
time up and Wanganui as well. They want revenge. But
(04:02):
we've got to accept these challenges. We've got to take
them head on and we've got to walk straight into
it and we've got to bring it on and accept
them and walk towards it, not walk away from it.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Yeah, fantastic. Is there really one team that you sort
of you've got your eye on in the chamlenger and say,
hey they are the team that's a muss when we've
got to beat this particular team.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Look this weekend, here's a big, a big weekend for
us in Wanganui. They'll want to win at home obviously,
but we've got to get a win away from home
on the road as well and get our season underwear
and so this. You know, Wanganui has always been up there,
what's the same with us? And you know your North
of Targo's your Thames Valleys and stuff like that. It's
(04:42):
it's too early in the season. We don't know too
much about everybody at the moment. Sure Wogannu he had
a shield challenge, but they're up against a very strong
Hawks bay side. So we've taken nothing out of that
and we're expecting them to come out firing on Saturday
and throving it. It's just like a Tago development at
A said it out and they three evening edits. It
was a physical, strong, hard fast game. So it's just
(05:04):
what we needed, just what the doctor ordered.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Fantastic, Nigel were wish the Green and Blacks all the
very very best of luck, not too much luck as
wong A know he's my hometown. But have a good
game at Cooksies on Saturday, mate.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Hey look forward to it and yeah we're looking to
rip in and hopefully have another successful one and try
a best good luck.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
Thank you, Nigel. Nigel Walsh, the South Canterbury coach. Yeah,
it's quite a remarkable record for South Canterbury really. They've
won the Heartland Championship and the Meads Cup for the
past three seasons and unbeaten in the last thirty one matches,
which is a record stretching back to twenty nineteen. Great stuff.
This is the Country Sport Breakfast with Brian Kelly on
Gold Sport.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
All right, taking you to South Canterbury now as the
championship team from Heartland get ready to kick off their
their season, then Rugby Champions South going to be joining
us as Nigel Walsh there coach, morning, Nigel, good morning.
How are the champs looking for the season? Mate? You
haven't been beaten in thirty one matches.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Yeah, here, it's a bit of a it's a bit
of a record, all right, and and something we're very
proud of. But you know that's in the past now.
It's that was last last couple of three seasons and
we're starting from screech and looking forward to the new
challenge in front of us.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Now, what's the secret to to all those wins? Just,
you know, remaining unbeaten?
Speaker 1 (00:48):
I think it's curried sausages the supporters club cookers on
a Thursday night. Mate.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Oh, has to go down to the coach too, doesn't
it a bit to do with the coach?
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Oh? Look, I think we've just got a really good
connection group between all coaches and players and we're all
on the same path and we all want to achieve
the same goals and it's in the small steps at
a time. You know, we're not looking too far ahead.
It's one game at a time. It's the old cliche obviously,
but even at training that we're looking to improve on
different things each each training and then each game and
(01:18):
make sure we implement that. So it's a really strong
connection between the group.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
How's the team looking this year? Many changes, yeah, there is.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
We've probably lost three or four of our players from
last year and starting players. You know, we've lost bark
at tier Lago, our prop. He's done an ACLS easy
out for the season. Tv Dr Kobe a lock from Auckland.
He's made the Auckland B side, so he's staying up there.
Sam Briggs is having a crack at Tasman Development this year,
(01:50):
so he's staying up there as well. So there's been
there's been a few changes, but you know, we've got
some new guys coming to the squad as well and
some young telling coming into the squad, which is really
really good for us as a union.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
You had a preseason hit out the other day up
at Pleasant Point where you took on Otago Metropolitan Development,
so you would have been pleased with the hit out
there thirty three nineteen I think the result.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Yeah, it was, and it was our first hit out
because we missed out on the Shield game, which was
a bit disappointing. But you know, we've been training for
a while now and we had a camp the week
before last weekend and so we've been putting a few
bit of pressure on the sides and there's a bit
of cleric spilt at the camp and so the boys
weren't taking it easy on each other, I can assure you,
(02:38):
and that showed on the game against the Tago. You
had development so very pleasing. Actually they come together very
quickly and jeled and the where they go. So it
was good.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
And the cool thing about Heartland Radio Heartland Rugby, and
the thing I love about it is the fact that
you're all amateurs. Like there's farmers, there's plumbers, there's builders.
There's no professionals there really are there, No, there's not.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
And they've all got jobs and they're all working big
days and you know, I've got to take time off
work on a Friday and to travel and things like that.
So you know, we really appreciate that from all their
work and their bosses that are letting them play their game,
but also all their family and wives and kids that
let them have all the time to come to training
and travel as well. So we're a family orientated team
(03:21):
as well. So when we're home, we want all of
them with us and to show that we appreciate their
support to the team as well.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
And you'll be climbing on the big Bird on Friday
because you're traveling to my old hometown, wang and Ui
to Sprigans Park for the first round of the Championship.
I think last season you beat Wanganui forty thirty, didn't you.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
Yeah, we had them in the final. We didn't have
them in the round robin last year, but we got
them in the final. And so yeah, I'm guessing there
is one hell of a big target on our backs
with every province with the New Zealand, and we're expecting that,
and you know, we're expecting a tough, old tire of
time up and Wanganui as well. They want revenge. But
(04:02):
we've got to accept these challenges. We've got to take
them head on and we've got to walk straight into
it and we've got to bring it on and accept
them and walk towards it, not walk away from it.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Yeah, fantastic. Is there really one team that you sort
of you've got your eye on in the chamlenger and say,
hey they are the team that's a muss when we've
got to beat this particular team.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Look this weekend, here's a big, a big weekend for
us in Wanganui. They'll want to win at home obviously,
but we've got to get a win away from home
on the road as well and get our season underwear
and so this. You know, Wanganui has always been up there,
what's the same with us? And you know your North
of Targo's your Thames Valleys and stuff like that. It's
(04:42):
it's too early in the season. We don't know too
much about everybody at the moment. Sure Wogannu he had
a shield challenge, but they're up against a very strong
Hawks bay side. So we've taken nothing out of that
and we're expecting them to come out firing on Saturday
and throving it. It's just like a Tago development at
A said it out and they three evening edits. It
was a physical, strong, hard fast game. So it's just
(05:04):
what we needed, just what the doctor ordered.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Fantastic, Nigel were wish the Green and Blacks all the
very very best of luck, not too much luck as
wong A know he's my hometown. But have a good
game at Cooksies on Saturday, mate.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Hey look forward to it and yeah we're looking to
rip in and hopefully have another successful one and try
a best good luck.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
Thank you, Nigel. Nigel Walsh, the South Canterbury coach. Yeah,
it's quite a remarkable record for South Canterbury really. They've
won the Heartland Championship and the Meads Cup for the
past three seasons and unbeaten in the last thirty one matches,
which is a record stretching back to twenty nineteen. Great stuff.
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