February 25, 2026 • 10 mins
Nathan Burdon says officiating should be better, especially after the Highlanders' recent close loss.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Nathan Burden is our residents sporting guru here on the muster.
Good afternoon, Nathan Dancing on the ceiling by Lionel Richie.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
They must take you back to the school discos of
the eighties.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
Yes, and he does here take him back.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
He's got a hell of a set of here on him.
Has any old Lionel still has?
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Yeah, he's done. He's done well for himself. He's probably
not the not the most attractive man in rock and roll,
but then you know who might judge?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Okay, Highlanders.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Unfortunately last weekend they lost officiating arguably not up to
scratch or was that a bit harsh because let's be honest,
here's three or four vital calls.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
They didn't get three or.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Four vital calls, definitely, and I think given away and
just how close it was at the end. You know
the trith Leroy carter that that started with the alleged
drop cat by quinsy By. It was probably one that
really really stood out and so the head yeah, sort
of googling what what does constitute a drop kick? Because
(01:07):
it's a bit like if it doesn't quack, then there's
it a duck And that was that's That's what it
looked like for me, So I think Highland the span
has probably had every right to be up at arms
at the end of that game. What a what a
start for the season it could have been. If they
knock over the two teams who everyone expects to be
in the final, the Crusaders and the Chief, knock them
(01:28):
both over in the first two weeks, would have been
a fantastic start at the Landers.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
The Crusaders are conceding fifty points for the first time
in christ Church against the Brumbies. They've got the Chief
this weekend, there's a real realistic chance once again they're
going to be zero and three.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Yeah, and it's just sort of smack of twenty twenty
for didn't it? And that what for the Crusaders was
a was a horrific, horrific season that just sort of
alerts from one dead result to the next. But yeah,
just that probably that last fifteen minute capitulation very very uncrusaderike,
especially at home, and I think Rob he sort of
(02:06):
sketching his head afterwards, trying to come up with some
answers as to why that happens. So can they can
they bounce back to here? They've got. It's a gallenge,
isn't it, Because I think the Chiefs, to be honest,
barely got out a third year in that game against
the Highland doesn't very look like a very early early
season sort of a contest. Was a great game, to
(02:26):
be fair. So the Chiefs will be looking to lift
and they'll relic that challenge against the Crusaders managed to
get the job done last year.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
There seems to be a lot more kicking in the
first two rounds of Super Rugby this year.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Yeah, I think you're wrong, you know, is this is
this a change we obviously we said at international level
it was unfortunately tend to be the team that plays
the least amount of rugby that quite often wins the game.
It's just one of those unfortunate aspects of international rugby.
Is that seeping sort of into Super rugby as well?
And you know, you'd like to think that, especially at
(03:04):
this time of the year when the when the grounds
are nice and hard and fast, that we do see
some running rugby. But but yeah, rugby, kicking rugby does
tend to be winning.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Rugby interesting as well.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Restie arrestment is making more noise around this global rugby calendar.
But the truth is for New Zealand, there is no
reason for us to get on board with this because
there's a place for things that came in to play.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Yeah, it's this is an issue that seems to have
been around ever since William Webellis first sort of picked
up ball and round with it, isn't it? And will
they ever get to the bottom of it? I mean,
in an idea world, yets having a global calendar would
be would be great. It would stop the likes of,
you know, a France B team coming down here in
mid mid year to play those those June July tests
(03:51):
and you know we we don't sort of I was
going to say vice versa, but it's not like we
like we do that, but yeah, there doesn't. It's it's
something that needs to be sorted out for the good
of the game. But there's just so many head aches
and as you say, for us to go to a
to a summer to a summer season just brings rugby.
(04:12):
I mean, I head the heat against cricket in terms
of the viewer's eyeballs venues to the broadcast. What would
the broadcasters then do with the with the bulk of
their winter schedule. You know, there's just probably there's more
negatives and positives, but it is a problem that does
need to be sorted out some stage.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Well, it sounds as though South Africa has Argentina on board.
They're talking to Australia or the New Zealand. Saint Asie
don't get on board with this. But is this just
a sheer reality check regarding money in the Northern Hemisphere
pulling its weight plus South Africa.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
Yeah, I mean, I guess at the end of the day,
no one wants to see international teams or union sending
away B teams. It's no good ford for bums on
seats in the stadiums, it's no good for eyeballs on
the the early countries. We're facing each other at full
strength and in order to do that you've got to
(05:06):
find some sort of alignment between the two hemispheres. But
whatever the answer to that, there will be smart people
than can that'll have to work.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Going out the Black Caps, they've got one foot in
the door and half the other foot into the semi
final stage of a T twenty Crackit World Cut, which
happens every two weeks. But nonetheless, you can only play
what's in front of them. A good one over Sri
Lanka overnight.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Yeah, challenging time zoning, isn't it. But the black Caps
managed to dig themselves into a hole and then manage
to dig themselves back out of it. Interesting that with
the shift over to Sri Lanka we're seeing some smaller
scores but the Takia takia wickets and some bigger grounds.
(05:48):
So definitely that sort of sub two hundred scores is
a winning score ration. Ravender with the ball managed to
help the black Caps get the job done this morning,
and they've set up, you know, they've set up a
pretty mouth watering sort of a game against England and
if they can win that obviously straight through to the
(06:08):
straight through to the Semis. If not, then they they
put their Faeton hands of Pakistan so that we hope
they can get the job done against England, who are
looking pretty good themselves to be.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
Fair, Yeah, I think their run rates fast a period
of Pakistan's even if Pakistan one would come down to
them smashing England.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
But interesting in this.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Game overnight, the first time in a tea twenty in
New Zealand has bold seventeen overs of spin in a
T twenty International.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
Yeah, incredible, isn't it. And and I guess you know
the new coach to call them a new coach, Rob Older,
I suppose he's been around for a while. But definitely
some know, some good flexibility, some good thinking, some good
strategizing from the black Cats to be able to adjust
and to do that. And unfortunately Big Jack Duffy, who
(06:56):
probably hasn't been bowling as well as he would have liked,
has been one of the victims of that election. But
they've got the job done and more than like they'll
probably not to carry on in that bank.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Well, I reckon the bowling over there at the moment
with his conditions, anything under eighty five kilometers per hour,
which is pretty much what your average club bowl of bolts.
I mean, we all thought we were doing about one
hundred and ten collacs, but nowhere near it. I mean
one hundred k's with the cricket ball are still incredibly fast.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Yeah, I mean I would perspect maybe preps a little
bit to those gloried days of those New Zealand cricket teams,
the rowdy Roddy Latham's and the Gavin Larcens of this world.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Yes, and Bobby Dudley.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Sort of grinding the other team into submission.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
But now you're talking about partnerships in sport. The NRAL
getting underway with the round in Vegas this weekend. But
from the warst perspective New Zealand Warriors, you're talking about partnership.
There's only ever been two sponsors major sponsors and the
Warriors history back in nineteen ninety five, Dbi Bitter was
the inaugural sponsor, but one in Zen has just signed
on for another five years. This is staggering when it
(08:02):
comes to a partnership.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
Yeah, it's incredible, isn't it. I just saw that pop
up last night. And of course Jason Paris is the
of one Ensed and Good Good South and this rugby
leagues all about loyalty, isn't it. And you don't get
much more loyal than only having two sponsors in the
whole history of a franchise. And see, if you're Cameron George,
(08:27):
the of the Warriors, you must be just absolutely stuck
to have someone like Jason Paris to say we'll give
you another We'll give you another five years. I mean
confidence and maturity that that must give an organization and
a team just huge. So you know Jason Paris, he
lives in Breeze the Warriors, and you know hopefully that
(08:50):
the team. We always say it's perhaps this is going
to be the year We'll.
Speaker 1 (08:53):
Have to see, well, it's going to be the year
of the Jersey because of the pre season Jersey is
different to their other jur is. And we all know
the Worry is one of the top selling clubs when
it comes to a peril.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
But jeez, they put out some cat.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Yeah, it's it's in this day. It's a it's a
big revenue inner, isn't it for the teams? And I'll
do it, but a lot they probably haven't quite met
the Premier League in terms of those teams who sink
that swat sopcats of week to week. And but ye,
it must be a good one for pulling in the
pulling in the dollars.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Absolutely good on your notes chat next week.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
Nice days, mate, laugh.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Out loud with ag proud because life on the land
can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
What do you call beers with no ears by? I
think we'll leave it there for the afternoon. After that,
I me Andy Mure.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
This has been the Muster, thanks of course to Peter Geniix,
their podcast going up shortly.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Grave Events. Enjoy the afternoon, see you tomorrow
Nathan Burden is our residents sporting guru here on the muster.
Good afternoon, Nathan Dancing on the ceiling by Lionel Richie.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
They must take you back to the school discos of
the eighties.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
Yes, and he does here take him back.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
He's got a hell of a set of here on him.
Has any old Lionel still has?
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Yeah, he's done. He's done well for himself. He's probably
not the not the most attractive man in rock and roll,
but then you know who might judge?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Okay, Highlanders.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Unfortunately last weekend they lost officiating arguably not up to
scratch or was that a bit harsh because let's be honest,
here's three or four vital calls.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
They didn't get three or.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Four vital calls, definitely, and I think given away and
just how close it was at the end. You know
the trith Leroy carter that that started with the alleged
drop cat by quinsy By. It was probably one that
really really stood out and so the head yeah, sort
of googling what what does constitute a drop kick? Because
(01:07):
it's a bit like if it doesn't quack, then there's
it a duck And that was that's That's what it
looked like for me, So I think Highland the span
has probably had every right to be up at arms
at the end of that game. What a what a
start for the season it could have been. If they
knock over the two teams who everyone expects to be
in the final, the Crusaders and the Chief, knock them
(01:28):
both over in the first two weeks, would have been
a fantastic start at the Landers.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
The Crusaders are conceding fifty points for the first time
in christ Church against the Brumbies. They've got the Chief
this weekend, there's a real realistic chance once again they're
going to be zero and three.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Yeah, and it's just sort of smack of twenty twenty
for didn't it? And that what for the Crusaders was
a was a horrific, horrific season that just sort of
alerts from one dead result to the next. But yeah,
just that probably that last fifteen minute capitulation very very uncrusaderike,
especially at home, and I think Rob he sort of
(02:06):
sketching his head afterwards, trying to come up with some
answers as to why that happens. So can they can
they bounce back to here? They've got. It's a gallenge,
isn't it, Because I think the Chiefs, to be honest,
barely got out a third year in that game against
the Highland doesn't very look like a very early early
season sort of a contest. Was a great game, to
(02:26):
be fair. So the Chiefs will be looking to lift
and they'll relic that challenge against the Crusaders managed to
get the job done last year.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
There seems to be a lot more kicking in the
first two rounds of Super Rugby this year.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Yeah, I think you're wrong, you know, is this is
this a change we obviously we said at international level
it was unfortunately tend to be the team that plays
the least amount of rugby that quite often wins the game.
It's just one of those unfortunate aspects of international rugby.
Is that seeping sort of into Super rugby as well?
And you know, you'd like to think that, especially at
(03:04):
this time of the year when the when the grounds
are nice and hard and fast, that we do see
some running rugby. But but yeah, rugby, kicking rugby does
tend to be winning.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Rugby interesting as well.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Restie arrestment is making more noise around this global rugby calendar.
But the truth is for New Zealand, there is no
reason for us to get on board with this because
there's a place for things that came in to play.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Yeah, it's this is an issue that seems to have
been around ever since William Webellis first sort of picked
up ball and round with it, isn't it? And will
they ever get to the bottom of it? I mean,
in an idea world, yets having a global calendar would
be would be great. It would stop the likes of,
you know, a France B team coming down here in
mid mid year to play those those June July tests
(03:51):
and you know we we don't sort of I was
going to say vice versa, but it's not like we
like we do that, but yeah, there doesn't. It's it's
something that needs to be sorted out for the good
of the game. But there's just so many head aches
and as you say, for us to go to a
to a summer to a summer season just brings rugby.
(04:12):
I mean, I head the heat against cricket in terms
of the viewer's eyeballs venues to the broadcast. What would
the broadcasters then do with the with the bulk of
their winter schedule. You know, there's just probably there's more
negatives and positives, but it is a problem that does
need to be sorted out some stage.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Well, it sounds as though South Africa has Argentina on board.
They're talking to Australia or the New Zealand. Saint Asie
don't get on board with this. But is this just
a sheer reality check regarding money in the Northern Hemisphere
pulling its weight plus South Africa.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
Yeah, I mean, I guess at the end of the day,
no one wants to see international teams or union sending
away B teams. It's no good ford for bums on
seats in the stadiums, it's no good for eyeballs on
the the early countries. We're facing each other at full
strength and in order to do that you've got to
(05:06):
find some sort of alignment between the two hemispheres. But
whatever the answer to that, there will be smart people
than can that'll have to work.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Going out the Black Caps, they've got one foot in
the door and half the other foot into the semi
final stage of a T twenty Crackit World Cut, which
happens every two weeks. But nonetheless, you can only play
what's in front of them. A good one over Sri
Lanka overnight.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Yeah, challenging time zoning, isn't it. But the black Caps
managed to dig themselves into a hole and then manage
to dig themselves back out of it. Interesting that with
the shift over to Sri Lanka we're seeing some smaller
scores but the Takia takia wickets and some bigger grounds.
(05:48):
So definitely that sort of sub two hundred scores is
a winning score ration. Ravender with the ball managed to
help the black Caps get the job done this morning,
and they've set up, you know, they've set up a
pretty mouth watering sort of a game against England and
if they can win that obviously straight through to the
(06:08):
straight through to the Semis. If not, then they they
put their Faeton hands of Pakistan so that we hope
they can get the job done against England, who are
looking pretty good themselves to be.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
Fair, Yeah, I think their run rates fast a period
of Pakistan's even if Pakistan one would come down to
them smashing England.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
But interesting in this.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Game overnight, the first time in a tea twenty in
New Zealand has bold seventeen overs of spin in a
T twenty International.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
Yeah, incredible, isn't it. And and I guess you know
the new coach to call them a new coach, Rob Older,
I suppose he's been around for a while. But definitely
some know, some good flexibility, some good thinking, some good
strategizing from the black Cats to be able to adjust
and to do that. And unfortunately Big Jack Duffy, who
(06:56):
probably hasn't been bowling as well as he would have liked,
has been one of the victims of that election. But
they've got the job done and more than like they'll
probably not to carry on in that bank.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Well, I reckon the bowling over there at the moment
with his conditions, anything under eighty five kilometers per hour,
which is pretty much what your average club bowl of bolts.
I mean, we all thought we were doing about one
hundred and ten collacs, but nowhere near it. I mean
one hundred k's with the cricket ball are still incredibly fast.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Yeah, I mean I would perspect maybe preps a little
bit to those gloried days of those New Zealand cricket teams,
the rowdy Roddy Latham's and the Gavin Larcens of this world.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Yes, and Bobby Dudley.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Sort of grinding the other team into submission.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
But now you're talking about partnerships in sport. The NRAL
getting underway with the round in Vegas this weekend. But
from the warst perspective New Zealand Warriors, you're talking about partnership.
There's only ever been two sponsors major sponsors and the
Warriors history back in nineteen ninety five, Dbi Bitter was
the inaugural sponsor, but one in Zen has just signed
on for another five years. This is staggering when it
(08:02):
comes to a partnership.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
Yeah, it's incredible, isn't it. I just saw that pop
up last night. And of course Jason Paris is the
of one Ensed and Good Good South and this rugby
leagues all about loyalty, isn't it. And you don't get
much more loyal than only having two sponsors in the
whole history of a franchise. And see, if you're Cameron George,
(08:27):
the of the Warriors, you must be just absolutely stuck
to have someone like Jason Paris to say we'll give
you another We'll give you another five years. I mean
confidence and maturity that that must give an organization and
a team just huge. So you know Jason Paris, he
lives in Breeze the Warriors, and you know hopefully that
(08:50):
the team. We always say it's perhaps this is going
to be the year We'll.
Speaker 1 (08:53):
Have to see, well, it's going to be the year
of the Jersey because of the pre season Jersey is
different to their other jur is. And we all know
the Worry is one of the top selling clubs when
it comes to a peril.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
But jeez, they put out some cat.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Yeah, it's it's in this day. It's a it's a
big revenue inner, isn't it for the teams? And I'll
do it, but a lot they probably haven't quite met
the Premier League in terms of those teams who sink
that swat sopcats of week to week. And but ye,
it must be a good one for pulling in the
pulling in the dollars.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Absolutely good on your notes chat next week.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
Nice days, mate, laugh.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Out loud with ag proud because life on the land
can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
What do you call beers with no ears by? I
think we'll leave it there for the afternoon. After that,
I me Andy Mure.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
This has been the Muster, thanks of course to Peter Geniix,
their podcast going up shortly.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Grave Events. Enjoy the afternoon, see you tomorrow
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