CSB - While you were asleep

Producer Mark runs you through the big sporting news that you may have missed.

• Tasman are just one win away from locking away rugby's Ranfurly Shield for the summer.

   

• England's 59-55 win over the Silver Ferns has secured the first Taini Jamison Trophy series win since 2021.

• A New Zealand winner at the NRL's annual player awards. 

• The deadlock's been broken in the America's Cup challenger series final off Barcelona.
  
  
  

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
While you were sleeping. Yes, good morning sports fans and
happy Thursday, Tasman. They are just one win away from
locking away Rugby's ram Fairly shield for the summer. The
Marco made their second successful defense of the logger Wood
be in Auckland thirty one seventeen in stormy conditions in
Nelson last night. Leading by just too at the break,

(00:22):
the home side scored nineteen unanswered points with the wind
at their backs in the second before Auckland scored a
late con consolation try. The Marco, leading the NPC table
now by two points, seek to defend the shield again
in Nelson on Sunday in their final round robin match
against third place Tartanaki. That should be that last, I

(00:42):
should add, looks like Auckland will miss out on the
top eight this year, which is very disappointing for everybody
outside of Auckland. That's for sure to Netball Now and
England's fifty nine to fifty five win over the Silver
Fins has secured a first Tiny Jamison Trophy series win
since two thousand twenty one. After being a hit at
both quarter time and halftime, the host fell away in

(01:04):
the third quarter, struggling after the introduction of Rose's goal
attack Helen Houndsby. England's eighteen twelve third quarter win gave
them a five point lead heading into the final fifteen minutes,
when they successfully held off a late Silver Ferns fight back.
Its first time England have won a series on key
We saw it with a game to spare to NRL

(01:25):
now and the New Zealand winner at the NRL's Annual
Player Awards and your Dalian winner of twenty twenty four.
His drime here is from the Melbourne Storm. Hughes has
howled out Roosters captain James Tadesco by one voting point
to claim the league's top award. He's become the first

(01:46):
key We halfback in thirty two years to claim that
Dali m Medal and was met by an impromptu hucker
led by Storm teammate World warbrick Manly halfback Daily Cherry
Evans was third in the voting and in the America's Cup.
The deadlock's being broken and the Challenges Series final of
Barcelona and Espertugna are now on match point in the

(02:06):
best of thirteen final series after two race wins over
Luna Rossa saw them take a six to four lead.
First to seven will take on Team New Zealand and
the Cups match race from next week. They've got a
day off this evening, but they'll get back into action
from midnight on Saturday morning. And now