D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host outlines predictions ahead of All Blacks v France clash

The All Blacks name their team to face France overnight tonight, with a few intriguing decisions to make. 

Codie Taylor's a likely swap for Asafo Aumua at hooker, while Beauden Barrett could replace Damien McKenzie at 10.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave outlined his predictions ahead of the match.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Darcy water Grave sports talk hosters with us DARS. Hello,
I'm over eighteen and I do bet responsibly. It's very
important if you're taking a punt over the weekend. You
want to know where I'm going this time around.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
You actually had success last week? You did not stunning,
just did you win well.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
Not a great deal, but it didn't matter because I
only bet well I can afford to lose, and I
can't afford to lose much, so I don't bet much right,
But it's kind of funny. I bet thirteen plus didn't
quite come in, but also backed by betting the win anyway.
So the Melbourne Cup, No, not the Melbourne Cup.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
The rugby on the rugby.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
Sorry, So here's what I'm done this time around. Okay,
thirteen plus again for New Zealand to roll over the
top of France. It's paying four.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Dollars sixty Yeah. I like that, yep, I really.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
I was so close to getting it at Sex fifty
last week they didn't quite get it done. We can
bet for all the Southern Hemisphere teams right to have victory.

Speaker 2 (00:50):
And throw a tenor on that. You win forty four bucks.
So you might be that on there as well you
why not are we going to beat them? Well, I
don't think anyone thought were going to beat Ireland. It
except me. If you, if you beat and Piney to
give Piny his cream.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
So if we beat Ireland, we should beat France. No,
that's not a sporting logic. I think the French will
learn from that. I don't think they will be as
squashed by the pressure as the Irish worms was talking
about last week. It's heavy at home where they don't
get beaten taking on a New Zealand team and they

(01:26):
want to have revenge on them for what happened in
the World Cups and sun and so forth.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
There was so much height there it just flattened them.
They couldn't deal with it.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
Did I see Razors looking at replacing Cane?

Speaker 2 (01:38):
Is broken? What's wrong them?

Speaker 1 (01:40):
Oh?

Speaker 2 (01:40):
Still the bloody eye. I forgot about that.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
His head concussion and a great big cut on his head.
Cut on the head, Yeah, it was right across the
front of your sons.

Speaker 2 (01:50):
Impressive. No, I thought it was on his own unless
his eyes up on the top of his head.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
It might be when I see blood dust I look away.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
Okay, So we're gonna have the squad The reason I
was asking you is because the squad's named at half
past midnight.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
Yeah, and you're expecting what body in.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
There's a number of decisions.

Speaker 1 (02:07):
I'd say that body will probably be on the bench.
I've been pretty critical of Damien McKenzie, but he was
fantastic last week. I expect that to be rewarded and
Boden to come on the bench to cover a number
of those positions out of the back. That's the way
he rolls. We don't know what if Ethan the group's
going to make us way back into the side after
being left out for a couple of would I something

(02:28):
they weren't happy with it? Maybe he stole raises lunch,
I don't know. Maybe he used razors razor in the
sheared bathroom and he found the dark hair and.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
The razor blade when that's not mine? Who did this?

Speaker 1 (02:40):
No one knows if we make stuff up and what
happens to the loose Ford trio? Like I was going
to get selected? Does he go straight in at seven?
Do they put him on the beach? Is Patrick Tuopoloti?
I get some heads up for his great performances coming
off the beach recit? Does he go on what happens
with Cam Roygard. I expect he starts, but he might not.
Damian Kinsey probably at first five. And do they completely
old to the back three? I want to think they do,

(03:02):
staying away a number of No, I'm not past twelve, elderly,
are you nuts?

Speaker 2 (03:08):
A welcome in the morning. Oh, turn on the radio
and I'll take a listen and hear that. There you go,
I'm not stupid, Darcy water Grave, thanks very much.

Speaker 1 (03:16):
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