New Zealand has its first gold medal at the Olympic games!
The Black Ferns Sevens won the final overnight to claim gold in the women's sevens.
2020 gold medallist Ruby Tui was watching from NZ, and she spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Duncy Wildergrave
from News Talks. That'd be.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Join now in Sports talk about Ruby Tilley, of course,
gold medal winner, silver medal winner with the New Zealand
at women's at seven side the Black Ferns at seven's.
She of course is no longer there, but keenly watching
all of the action. She joins us, Now, what an
amazing result, Ruby Tewey, how good?
Speaker 3 (00:34):
So good? Mate, It's so good and you know, it's
just been such a long time coming for the girls.
They've been through so much adversity, they really just had
to come together in this final moment, you know, biggest
crowd ever for women rugby event. It's just it was
so beautiful to watch, man, It's awesome.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Did it feel a bit stink that you weren't actually
there competing with your old teammates in that huge stadium,
that massive crowd.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
It's funny because we've all been chatting like all the
girls who won gold last time who aren't there this time.
We're like a couple of them. We've got phomo. I
don't know, I have a feeling of like, you know,
everything happens for a reason. Everyone who's there's really meant
to be there, and Jesus made us been bloody over
a decade running around on it as seven field. It's
(01:20):
pretty for anyone. So I'm happy I am in the
fifteenth now, and I'll tell you that ADMIN and the
Olympic Games, it's like no other so other girls have
been through so much to that point, so prusonally, I'm
just happy how it is. I think it happened how
it's supposed to be. But that's not a couple of
the answers I got at six am this morning.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
I tell you that we know ruby that women's rugby
and sevens has gone from strength to strength of recent times.
But there's an argument now that sees with silver gold
now black to black and other gold medal, they really
have reached the high point of women's sevens.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
I think it's huge, mate, It's such a significant moment
and how much we have grown our women's rugby and
our women's program and just having it in front of
people's eyes, you know, in front of all these young
girls eyes, and we see so much talent at a
grassroots level, at a rep level, and we want them
all to stick into the sport. And you know what
the girls have gone out there and done is just
(02:17):
showed that there is a system there that works, and
there is something there that's worth protecting, that's worth investing in,
and it's worth just carrying on forward. That like when
we won gold last time, or even the silver before
that in Rio, it wasn't the first ever medal, Like
I remember being in the village both times when the
first medal was won, and it's such a huge event,
(02:39):
you know, for the athletes as a team, for all
the liaison offices, which are often ex athletes that are
in the village running things. It's a huge moment for
that New Zealand team. And so you know, to walk
out with gold, with the girls heads high, with you know,
all the stuff they've been going through. Man, they've gone
through so much, and to do that to a New
Zealand team for the country, it's a huge moment bow
(02:59):
and it just shows we got some real good going
on here and this woman's rugby in this country. Man,
it's epic.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Be great for the sport ruby when you consider the
athletes that are moving off to the n r L.
Now there's this route again, this route that's been rubbish
stamped to say, hey, you stick with us, you could
get an Olympic medal. But I suppose on the other side,
it's all about getting paid, right, It's all about the benjamins.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Yeah, look, I think this gold is extremely important because
no matter what you say, I know all the great
rugby players and was rugby at the moment, and no
matter what you say, money, contracts, anything, there's nothing like
an Olympic medo. I can tell your first hand. It's
always always got to be tempting for the most talented,
most paid out there. And so for the girls to
(03:45):
go out and win gold's that's going to sit in
their heads. You know, all the girls in w and A,
there's some of them that could be Olympic championship if
they wanted to. And this moment is going to sit
heavy in their books, you know. So it's not just
important to show women's grath. It's important to be remembered
by all the women who are signing really big contracts now,
you know, like oh jeez, maybe I could you know,
(04:07):
Jeff sevens for wood and come back to rugby. So
it's a pretty big moment in that context too. But
as I say, fifteens. Is you know, we're thriving over
here too. You know, w's thriving. Everything's gone really good.
So it's just healthy for all the talent that's out
there because there's so much there's every boy out there.
I go down the field. We haven't even there's so
(04:27):
much untapped talent out here that haven't even chosen what
they're going to play yet that we need to grab.
So this is us we're going, man.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
I think epic is probably the right word to describe
the contribution of Sarah Henny over the time she's been
involved with the Sevens and again coming back from a
massive surgery to be instrumental in that victory today over Canada.
Quite amazing.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Canaday had us tu down in our twenty two nothing
was going on. She's the one who got us out
of there. You know, she's she knew and to you know,
stop the play there, but the momentum stopping. She's just
such a really intelligent rugby head. And honestly, I remember
the game exact moment when she got into it. Anyone's going, oh,
she might be out, and everyone I talked to I said, what,
(05:13):
just mate, She'll be in the Olympics, so she'll be
captain and she's just one of those special humans that
you know you can put your money on, you know,
you can bank on, and when the moments come, you
can rely on her. And it just showed. So what
an epic way for Sarah to bloody show the world.
You know, yeah, it's tough out there, but you can
(05:33):
actually roll your sleeves up and do something pretty epic.
So for her to not just make it both, not
just return, but to perform under the pressure the way
she did, just a spectacular human and she deserves all.
But there's not many more left awards for her to get,
but all the ones she's about to get, she deserves
them all.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
And what a way to retire from sevens for Porsche
Woodman Wickcliffe. There's a strong argument to seduce across both
men and women that athlete is the goat when it
comes to Seven's wonderful way to say goodbye to a
sport that she's been so incredibly instrumental in.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Yeah. Look, I don't think there's many rugby players quite
like her. She is the only rugby player that I
know who's won World Rugby Player of the Year and
World sevens player the year. DuPont looks pretty close. It's
getting close to her with his forma at the moment,
but she is out and out one of, you know,
the most game changing players of this generation that we've had.
(06:35):
It's the passest gender. It's the passes code to me, Bro,
she could do anything she wanted to. I take her.
As soon as she said she's repine, I was like,
oh you brave. Look, because you know we go back
and forth visiting. You got to you got to tight,
just put a bender and she actually floody put the
message out. So I'm so proud of that woman. And
the cool thing about Pusha Woodman Wickliffe, She's not just
one of the greatest rugby players to ever grace to
(06:56):
Black Jusey, she's one of the kindest human beings you'll
ever meet. So it's just it's just absolutely fantastic that
we were on it enough to call, you know, one
of our own, just an absolutely prime human being.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
So many players rby Twoey out in the middle of
the instrumental in that victory, not only of course in
the semi finals, but in the final as well. You'd
probably name check the entire team with Stacy Wacker and MICHAELA. Blyde.
Quite extraordinary. That step in acceleration at the start of
the second half. Wow, what a way to get things
underway for the next seven Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
And I think you know a lot of people out
there like, oh you know, I can see you or
I can do this. But at halftime the girls were down.
You know, bit of a bogy team. This season, they
had their first one of case. Will see it's never
happened before. If you watch how Stacy Waker attacked that
first kickoff and how Michaelea Blythe finished off that first
retainer position in that first try up half time. That's
(07:55):
what makes them spectacular. It's not that they've got some
of the best feed in the world. It's because they
could do it when everybody else shies away. Stacey Wicker
did the same thing in the semi final and the
Tokyo she said, give me the ball. Where we show
the called to kickoff, she'd kick it to me. I'm
going to get this ball back. Shit. It's bloody same
thing in this final, mate, consistent amazing ability under pressure.
(08:17):
It's a beautiful, beautiful thing. It's very rare and I
hope the girls continue their run in that black jersey.
So Mcalliblites stays to Waka Supreme seventh players. But I'm
not really surprised, to be honest, mate, So they could
definitely both still work on their jokes. Just keep them
humble here for a second. Humor could get a bit
better in their dance moves out on TikTok. But I
want to make a shout out to Georgia Miller, Young
(08:38):
j Plus and Russy Pody Lane. They in the future
of that team, and look at what they were doing.
Recy was starting at start a hooker, then she moved
to start a half back, and then she finished in
the second half of that tournament, starting at verse five.
She's not played first five this whole season. She played
every minute there. That is spectacular stuff that people don't see, mate.
(08:59):
And look, I think that's how five minute interview done.
Because my niece's calling me sans the excammis from the
bay Tree. So I'm over the moon, mate, Abscott, no
sleep last night running off nothing, But I'm so happy
for the woman Simmons, black friend Sivens. They're amazing. This
is the moment, this is ther day and oh I'm
just so here to celebrate them.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Then, hey, thanks so much Ruby two and I can't
think of a better excuse to get off the phone
to the bloody media than Farno. May enjoy it, Enjoy today,
and enjoy the next couple of weeks celebrating yet another
gold for the Black Fern sevens.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
Yes, sweet Dousk, you mate, appreciate all you do. You
following us Women's every past for years, we see you.
Appreciate you and fur this close. Thanks us, have a
great day.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
For more from sports talk, listen live to News Talks
it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Duncy Wildergrave
from News Talks. That'd be.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Join now in Sports talk about Ruby Tilley, of course,
gold medal winner, silver medal winner with the New Zealand
at women's at seven side the Black Ferns at seven's.
She of course is no longer there, but keenly watching
all of the action. She joins us, Now, what an
amazing result, Ruby Tewey, how good?
Speaker 3 (00:34):
So good? Mate, It's so good and you know, it's
just been such a long time coming for the girls.
They've been through so much adversity, they really just had
to come together in this final moment, you know, biggest
crowd ever for women rugby event. It's just it was
so beautiful to watch, man, It's awesome.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Did it feel a bit stink that you weren't actually
there competing with your old teammates in that huge stadium,
that massive crowd.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
It's funny because we've all been chatting like all the
girls who won gold last time who aren't there this time.
We're like a couple of them. We've got phomo. I
don't know, I have a feeling of like, you know,
everything happens for a reason. Everyone who's there's really meant
to be there, and Jesus made us been bloody over
a decade running around on it as seven field. It's
(01:20):
pretty for anyone. So I'm happy I am in the
fifteenth now, and I'll tell you that ADMIN and the
Olympic Games, it's like no other so other girls have
been through so much to that point, so prusonally, I'm
just happy how it is. I think it happened how
it's supposed to be. But that's not a couple of
the answers I got at six am this morning.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
I tell you that we know ruby that women's rugby
and sevens has gone from strength to strength of recent times.
But there's an argument now that sees with silver gold
now black to black and other gold medal, they really
have reached the high point of women's sevens.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
I think it's huge, mate, It's such a significant moment
and how much we have grown our women's rugby and
our women's program and just having it in front of
people's eyes, you know, in front of all these young
girls eyes, and we see so much talent at a
grassroots level, at a rep level, and we want them
all to stick into the sport. And you know what
the girls have gone out there and done is just
(02:17):
showed that there is a system there that works, and
there is something there that's worth protecting, that's worth investing in,
and it's worth just carrying on forward. That like when
we won gold last time, or even the silver before
that in Rio, it wasn't the first ever medal, Like
I remember being in the village both times when the
first medal was won, and it's such a huge event,
(02:39):
you know, for the athletes as a team, for all
the liaison offices, which are often ex athletes that are
in the village running things. It's a huge moment for
that New Zealand team. And so you know, to walk
out with gold, with the girls heads high, with you know,
all the stuff they've been going through. Man, they've gone
through so much, and to do that to a New
Zealand team for the country, it's a huge moment bow
(02:59):
and it just shows we got some real good going
on here and this woman's rugby in this country. Man,
it's epic.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Be great for the sport ruby when you consider the
athletes that are moving off to the n r L.
Now there's this route again, this route that's been rubbish
stamped to say, hey, you stick with us, you could
get an Olympic medal. But I suppose on the other side,
it's all about getting paid, right, It's all about the benjamins.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Yeah, look, I think this gold is extremely important because
no matter what you say, I know all the great
rugby players and was rugby at the moment, and no
matter what you say, money, contracts, anything, there's nothing like
an Olympic medo. I can tell your first hand. It's
always always got to be tempting for the most talented,
most paid out there. And so for the girls to
(03:45):
go out and win gold's that's going to sit in
their heads. You know, all the girls in w and A,
there's some of them that could be Olympic championship if
they wanted to. And this moment is going to sit
heavy in their books, you know. So it's not just
important to show women's grath. It's important to be remembered
by all the women who are signing really big contracts now,
you know, like oh jeez, maybe I could you know,
(04:07):
Jeff sevens for wood and come back to rugby. So
it's a pretty big moment in that context too. But
as I say, fifteens. Is you know, we're thriving over
here too. You know, w's thriving. Everything's gone really good.
So it's just healthy for all the talent that's out
there because there's so much there's every boy out there.
I go down the field. We haven't even there's so
(04:27):
much untapped talent out here that haven't even chosen what
they're going to play yet that we need to grab.
So this is us we're going, man.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
I think epic is probably the right word to describe
the contribution of Sarah Henny over the time she's been
involved with the Sevens and again coming back from a
massive surgery to be instrumental in that victory today over Canada.
Quite amazing.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Canaday had us tu down in our twenty two nothing
was going on. She's the one who got us out
of there. You know, she's she knew and to you know,
stop the play there, but the momentum stopping. She's just
such a really intelligent rugby head. And honestly, I remember
the game exact moment when she got into it. Anyone's going, oh,
she might be out, and everyone I talked to I said, what,
(05:13):
just mate, She'll be in the Olympics, so she'll be
captain and she's just one of those special humans that
you know you can put your money on, you know,
you can bank on, and when the moments come, you
can rely on her. And it just showed. So what
an epic way for Sarah to bloody show the world.
You know, yeah, it's tough out there, but you can
(05:33):
actually roll your sleeves up and do something pretty epic.
So for her to not just make it both, not
just return, but to perform under the pressure the way
she did, just a spectacular human and she deserves all.
But there's not many more left awards for her to get,
but all the ones she's about to get, she deserves
them all.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
And what a way to retire from sevens for Porsche
Woodman Wickcliffe. There's a strong argument to seduce across both
men and women that athlete is the goat when it
comes to Seven's wonderful way to say goodbye to a
sport that she's been so incredibly instrumental in.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Yeah. Look, I don't think there's many rugby players quite
like her. She is the only rugby player that I
know who's won World Rugby Player of the Year and
World sevens player the year. DuPont looks pretty close. It's
getting close to her with his forma at the moment,
but she is out and out one of, you know,
the most game changing players of this generation that we've had.
(06:35):
It's the passest gender. It's the passes code to me, Bro,
she could do anything she wanted to. I take her.
As soon as she said she's repine, I was like,
oh you brave. Look, because you know we go back
and forth visiting. You got to you got to tight,
just put a bender and she actually floody put the
message out. So I'm so proud of that woman. And
the cool thing about Pusha Woodman Wickliffe, She's not just
one of the greatest rugby players to ever grace to
(06:56):
Black Jusey, she's one of the kindest human beings you'll
ever meet. So it's just it's just absolutely fantastic that
we were on it enough to call, you know, one
of our own, just an absolutely prime human being.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
So many players rby Twoey out in the middle of
the instrumental in that victory, not only of course in
the semi finals, but in the final as well. You'd
probably name check the entire team with Stacy Wacker and MICHAELA. Blyde.
Quite extraordinary. That step in acceleration at the start of
the second half. Wow, what a way to get things
underway for the next seven Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
And I think you know a lot of people out
there like, oh you know, I can see you or
I can do this. But at halftime the girls were down.
You know, bit of a bogy team. This season, they
had their first one of case. Will see it's never
happened before. If you watch how Stacy Waker attacked that
first kickoff and how Michaelea Blythe finished off that first
retainer position in that first try up half time. That's
(07:55):
what makes them spectacular. It's not that they've got some
of the best feed in the world. It's because they
could do it when everybody else shies away. Stacey Wicker
did the same thing in the semi final and the
Tokyo she said, give me the ball. Where we show
the called to kickoff, she'd kick it to me. I'm
going to get this ball back. Shit. It's bloody same
thing in this final, mate, consistent amazing ability under pressure.
(08:17):
It's a beautiful, beautiful thing. It's very rare and I
hope the girls continue their run in that black jersey.
So Mcalliblites stays to Waka Supreme seventh players. But I'm
not really surprised, to be honest, mate, So they could
definitely both still work on their jokes. Just keep them
humble here for a second. Humor could get a bit
better in their dance moves out on TikTok. But I
want to make a shout out to Georgia Miller, Young
(08:38):
j Plus and Russy Pody Lane. They in the future
of that team, and look at what they were doing.
Recy was starting at start a hooker, then she moved
to start a half back, and then she finished in
the second half of that tournament, starting at verse five.
She's not played first five this whole season. She played
every minute there. That is spectacular stuff that people don't see, mate.
(08:59):
And look, I think that's how five minute interview done.
Because my niece's calling me sans the excammis from the
bay Tree. So I'm over the moon, mate, Abscott, no
sleep last night running off nothing, But I'm so happy
for the woman Simmons, black friend Sivens. They're amazing. This
is the moment, this is ther day and oh I'm
just so here to celebrate them.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Then, hey, thanks so much Ruby two and I can't
think of a better excuse to get off the phone
to the bloody media than Farno. May enjoy it, Enjoy today,
and enjoy the next couple of weeks celebrating yet another
gold for the Black Fern sevens.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
Yes, sweet Dousk, you mate, appreciate all you do. You
following us Women's every past for years, we see you.
Appreciate you and fur this close. Thanks us, have a
great day.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
For more from sports talk, listen live to News Talks
it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
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