Jason Pine: Sportstalk host outlines predictions ahead of Super Rugby Pacific final

The Chiefs and Crusaders are set to face off this coming Saturday in the Super Rugby Pacific final.

The event sold out Christchurch’s Apollo Projects Stadium and fans are gearing up for a memorable match.

Sportstalk host Jason Pine outlined his predictions ahead of the match.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jason Pine Sports Talk Hoasters with us. Now, Hey Piney,
Hello Heather. Okay, are you giving it to the Crusaders.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
No, No, I'm not. I'm not going to give it
to the Crusaders. I'm going to give it to the Chiefs. Look,
it's a coin flip. It actually doesn't matter what either
of us say. You know, anything could happen there on
Saturday night. I tell you the reason I'm giving it
to the Chiefs is the man in the ten jersey
for the Chiefs. I think Damien McKenzie. If you look
at the forty six players who are going to take

(00:30):
part in this game, your eyes just get drawn to
him and the influence that he might have. It's probably
the one position where the Chiefs do have a significant
advantage in terms of the player in that jumper. We
all know Damien McKenzie's qualities. Rivers Raehart is a good player,
but he's not Damien McKenzie. So I feel as though
he may well be a big part of the difference

(00:52):
on Saturday time.

Speaker 1 (00:52):
I'm pretty sure this is what you said on Monday.
So you're consistent, right, So I am picking. I'm picking
that you're going to I'm picking this for Saturday, then
I'm gonna put my money. They're piny.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
I thought you were going to say, now that I've
picked the Chiefs, you're going to put your money on the.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
Ground because you've been getting it right lately. So I'm
going to go to here.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yeah, yeah, all right, I mean, look, yeah, put it
this way here. As you know, I mean, the Crusaders
could well win. They've won the last thirty one games
of knockout rugby and christ Yet you know, why would
they do anything other than win the thirty second. You know,
both teams have got reasons to lift apart from a
Grand Final. The Chiefs are losing their coach in one
of their best players, Sean Stevenson. The Crusaders are saying

(01:31):
goodbye to dear old Eddington as they look forward to
moving into their new stadium next year. There's all sorts
of emotion on the line. I just hope the game
lives up to the hype, that's all I hope.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
Yeah, I agree with you. Now, Look, do you think
that eye gouge was deliberate.

Speaker 2 (01:45):
I've had a couple of looks at it. I don't
think so, but I can see why people think it
might be. It's tough. I mean, whenever you slow anything
like that down, it always looks worse, doesn't it. You know,
It's like when you have a collision, you know, when
they're looking at a headshot in a game of rugby,
ways looks worse slowed down. Look, these two teams, obviously,
you know, steeped in history, state of origin. There's always

(02:07):
going to be a bit of niggle. But I gouging.
I think cross is a line that most of them
don't cross. So I'm going to say no, So what
is it?

Speaker 1 (02:14):
I mean, why do you not think it was as
eye gouging? Do you not see the fingers going in
for a good old dig?

Speaker 2 (02:20):
Is that what you're not? Well? I think, well, what
I'm not saying, I guess what And it's impossible to know,
but I'm not I'm not sensing intent. Look, I mean, yeah,
a player can run his can get his hand caught
around another bloke's face, and as he's in the in
the process of removing that hand from the face, it
can you know, it can make contact with the eyes.
That can happen. It's whether he went in there deliberately,

(02:41):
you know, looking looking for you know, as you say
a bit of a bit of gouge action, and I'm
not sure that that's what happened.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
Yeah, Piney, thank you for that. I appreciate it. Jason
Pie sports talk host.

Speaker 2 (02:53):
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