D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on whether the Silver Ferns are adjusting to Dame Noeline Taurua's absence

Midcourter Kimiora Poi believes the Silver Ferns are only just starting to feel like their old selves heading into the second test against South Africa in Napier tonight.

The Ferns have had to quickly adjust to Yvette McCausland-Durie's interim leadership as coach Dame Noeline Taurua was stood down for the series.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.

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Darci said, this new technology for concussions, Darcy, I find fascinating.
Very quick, Yeah, very very quick. Old do you. Steve
Vine who's had many many hapknock fact that ended his
rugby career, he's fronting this organization that have released this
new device that's going to run at about three thousand dollars.
There's been tens of millions, I believe on. This has

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been given the OKA by FDA in the States, which
is a big thing. And basically what it is. You
put it on your head. It's got a wee device
at the back, it's got eye guards at the front.
After two minutes they can go, yes, you've been concussed.
You better go and sort yourself. And there's no baseline
or anything required, right, No, no baseline. It's just right there.
And they're such saving all that time and money. The
only thing is is that you need someone who can

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actually operate it. They've got to be medi pro at
this stage. So it's going to go to UH, it's
going to go out to the medics, it's going to
go out to the likes of Stephen cutter who is
involved in doing this. So all the physios out there
are going to get these things if they can afford them.
Are they going to try and work out a way
to release them on mass because it's the idea you'll
get to schoolboy rugby and school girl rugby and stuff

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and they'll be There are limitations around at the moment
that it's only cleared for twelve years old to forty
four years old, but they leave the exposure at that lesser.
Rage is not as much. But they're working through that now.
So there are parameters you normally wrap at rugby before that,
an't you well? I think so, Yeah, I don't know.
But the thing is it's instant. They're going to do

(01:32):
it now. Maybe they have a tent at a big
field the whole of the games on anyone that gets ahead,
not straight off their computer. Yeah, and they go yeah,
year to go straight news. Dame Nolen, how much she
be feeling watching this? We've got another game tonight's Silver
Fence South Africa seven forty. How would she be feeling?
She'd be very happy for it. Players, but personally, well,

(01:54):
from what I know of Dame Nolen, if she has
got some personal anks. She won't let it out, she'll
just let it stay that. She'd be very happy for
Avet macauson. Jerry's come in and did a very good job.
She won't be aggrieved at the team's success, absolutely not.
She'll be pussy at Neckburn, New Zealand in your program.

(02:16):
This has been the big thing. Look, Nepbor, New Zealand
have got a reprieve because the silver Ferns with the
reintroduction of Grace wikive come out and they've looked very
very good. Patatoya Ava backing in after a couple of
years feeding from the mid court, which is fantastic. Heaven Unfortunately,
as else she won't be there. But this has been
a shining light and it's taken away distracted from the

(02:37):
chaos that they've been wrapped in over the last couple
of weeks. And look that won't go away. That came,
that will come back. Good luck to them, Good luck
to them tonight. Thanks Darcin. And Andrew Slack joins us
to night the format Wallaby Skipper. He was the captain
he played last time the Wallaby's won that. Eden Barke
ninety eighty six brilliant.

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