Andrew Alderson: Sports Contributor on Warriors win, Ryan Fox at the Houston Open, and Moana Pasifika beating the Crusaders for the first time

Moana Pasifika completed the biggest win in the Super Rugby season so far, beating the Crusaders 45-29.

It’s the first time the team have beat the Crusaders.

Sports Contributor Andrew Alderson joins the show to discuss the win, Ryan Fox at the Houston Open, and the Warriors win.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Andrew Ordison, Good morning to you.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Greetings Andrew.

Speaker 1 (00:02):
So I went to bed obviously, we get up early
and the Warriors scrape home twenty six to twenty four,
not pretty, not decisive, but three in a row. Look,
I actually tune I should have been in bed, but
I kept watching. Well that's for my job, is it
for my sins? But I really enjoyed it. Actually, I
thought it was gritty towards the end there and they
kept the pressure on the Warriors and the final standard

(00:24):
is really from what I could see, I was a
little bit dealt with the try Loqua Helasiema, who scored
the decisive try that took them to equal what level
was at twenty four all they eventually won twenty six
twenty four. Bt Helasima about fifteen minutes, fifteen minutes, fifteen
meters out from the line puts his finger to his

(00:45):
lips and it gives.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
It thinking, get the.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
Ball down, son, hit the ball down.

Speaker 2 (00:51):
Or at least get close to the sticks, as Luke
Metcalf pointed out afterwards. So I thought that was yeah,
he got there. That's the main thing in the two point.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
Secure three a row, three in a row. But they've
got outside back problems, haven't they, that's for sure.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
Yeah, so it's so yeah, it's difficulties in that regard,
but none the less, I think they'll take that against
West Tigers.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
There was one game so good that I watched it
twice because there was a replay on Sunday and that's
Maina Pacifica destroying the Crusaders. And as I saw in
some of the headlines, if they play like that, there
they are a challenge.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
Oh this is what's so breaking and easy? And isn't
it seeing Maana Pacifica deliver in that regard. I mean
we've seeing the Drawer do it in the past as well,
but that's the second one of the season, Moana and
doing it against the Crusaders there at home, that's a
remarkable feat.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
I mean, forget, forget what they did against the Chiefs
last week. Yeah yeah, yeah, they were yeah up there,
very good side.

Speaker 2 (01:41):
And this is I suppose we're the likes of well
obviously to among about Arlie Savia coming into the mix there,
I think the leadership that he would bring uh in,
I guess the mana et cetera, I think is outstanding.
And that's that's exactly what the competition needs.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
And we've got some sport happening as we speak. This
is starting one one minute after six, Ryan Fox file
round to be precise. Yeah, he'll tea off at the
Houston Open, and yeah, there mean the significance of this
is that if Fox is to win, I think, I
mean win preferably, but if he's I think maybe even

(02:16):
in the top Max still would take some mechinations, but
he would get or go up the rankings enough to
get into the Master's field.

Speaker 2 (02:23):
So it's significant that regard. Yeah, yeah, I mean there's
only been eight New Zealanders to win on the PGA
Tour over the course of history, and Fox hoping to
become a Knight.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
It's a fascinating for you, Bob.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
Charles has won six times, but there's seven. There's no
seven others as well. Yeah, Yeah, Orderson on Sport and
with you all morning long. We'll keep it up to
date with Ryan Fox as he plays for more from.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Early edition with Ryan Bridge.

Speaker 2 (02:46):
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