Jason Pine: Weekend Sport Host ahead of this weekend's All Blacks test against England

Plenty of excitement in Dunedin as the city prepares for tomorrow’s match. 

The All Blacks are facing off against England in their first test of 2024 - the first test of Scott Robertson’s tenure as coach. 

Jason Pine is broadcasting live from the stadium this weekend, and told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the team picked for this game was pretty predictable, designed to get Razor’s era as coach off to a good start. 

"I think it’s a good team, there’s probably not a lot that most people would have changed in the, in the 15 or the 23.” 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right with me right now, We've got Jason Pine
Weekend sport host. Hey piney good I Heather, Hey, are
people physic you're in Dunedin? You are?

Speaker 2 (00:07):
I an't? I think they are? Yeah, I think people
are very excited. I flew down this morning from Wellington
and I think the entire plane was basically going to
the Rugby tomorrow night. So a lot of excitement heading
into the city. Down here. A beautiful day today and
meant to be okay tomorrow. There's a roof on the
stadium anyway, so it won't particularly matter if there's a
bit of rain or anything like that. But yeah, I

(00:27):
think a lot of people are really fizzling about the
first test of not only the year, but of Scott
Robertson's tenure as head coach of the All Black. So yeah,
I think there's a real buzz around.

Speaker 1 (00:37):
What do you make Because I haven't even had a
chance to have a chat to you about the squad
that's been announced, What do you make of it?

Speaker 2 (00:43):
I like it. It was pretty predictable, rarely. The only
surprise was Stephen Petterferte at fallback ahead of vote and Barrett.
I think most people picked the bulk of this team
and the reserves. Are no debutants in the team or
in the twenty three, which is rare normally of any year,
and particularly at the start of a new coaching tenure.
You get a few new faces, but nobody's going to

(01:04):
deboot tomorrow night. I think it's a squad that's basically
designed to go out there and make sure that they
get the job done so that the Scott Robertson era
gets off to a good start. He's gone the experience
and I like it. I think it's a good team.
There's probably not a lot that most people would have
changed in the fifteen or in the twenty three.

Speaker 1 (01:22):
Yeah, I think you're probably right there. Hey, are you
surprised the Tall Blacks have been knocked out of the Olympics.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
Not really. This is a tough road for them. They
had to win a six team tournament. There was only
one spot up for grabs. It's kind of one of
those last chance tournaments. They came up against Slovenia this morning.
I've got one of the best players on the planet
and Luka Doncic in their ranks. They had a world
of a game. New Zealand weren't really ever going to
get close to herm or them. And unfortunately for you,

(01:49):
for what seems like an age now, we're not going
to have a tall Blacks team at the Olympics something.
Last time the men's team went to the Olympics was
two thousand and four. So yeah, over twenty years and
we wait for a four years now, but no, no,
great surprise, that's nicer shame.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
Yeah, Piney, thank you so much. Enjoy the game tomorrow night.
That's Jason Pine who's of course the host of Weekend Sport,
Midday Tomorrow and Sunday. Herow News Talks Edby for.

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