CSB - While you were asleep

Producer Mark runs you through what you missed while you were sleeping. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
So very commands, so under sixteen as while you were sleeping.
It's good morning sports fans and happy Wednesday. So to
interrupt that incredible song and the one off cricket test

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between New Zealand and Afghanistan and Greater Neid risk getting
abandoned without a ball being bold ground staff we're seen
digging up sot in areas of turf and replacing them
with strips taken from the practice facilities yesterday. I thought
the most comical one was electric fans have also been
employed to dry puddles, and they were being used by fans,

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not fans, the electric fans, fans of the cricket who
were there. They were really all hands on deck. Seven
matches though in history, have been abandoned due to weather
without a ball being by and dneda that's actually featured
twice on the lists, two out of seven times. Incredible
stuff to rugby union now springbox rugby coach Russi Erasmus
has recalled hooker Johann Grobler several but left several World

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Cup winners at home in South Africa at Argentina to
play a potentially Rugby Championship clinching test in Santiago next weekend.
Grobler did not play against New Zealand, but it's likely
to get a run given Malcolm Marx as their only
other specialist hooker in the party. Rasmus has effectively split
his squad, with one group staying back for the home

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test against the Los Poomers a week later. South Africa
lead the standings with eighteen points from four games, ahead
of Argentina. They're on ten, New Zealand and third on seven,
and Australia on four points and to Rugby League and
a host of returns ahead of the opening playoffs this
coming weekend. Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary will play Friday's qualifying

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final against the Roosters in Penrith after singing three games
with a shoulder issue. The Storm they welcome back fullback
Ryan Pappenhauser from a leg injury when they meet the
Sharks on Saturday. The Bulldogs they will miss wing Josh
at Ocar due to a positive roadside drag test, but
have five eighth Matt Burton returning from a concussion. Their

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opponents on Sunday's elimination final, the Manly Seagals, have fullback
Tom Travoyevich fit after a shoulder problem.