Gerry Thornley
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2,299 appearances
10 recordings
3 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 18 Sep
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Yeah.
Yeah.
They'd done the same before the year before in Cardiff after they beat Northampton as well.
They all came in at the behind, only thrown through a bucket of water or something over them and celebrated, interrupted the press conference that day as well.
No, we went along to it.
There was a Dave Rennie press conference today, so we went along to that, which kind of the good early Monday gauge of kind of the mood.
And there's no doubt about it.
This extraordinary record at Eden Park is a source of grace, comfort and inspiration for them, but also a source of pressure and perspiration for them as well.
52 games unbeaten going back to 1994, 50 wins and two draws.
It's a hell of a record.
They've beaten all comers.
They've beaten South Africa five times, France five times, Ireland five times.
Everybody.
They've beaten Australia about 20 times in that sequence.
But it's a source of pressure and it's Dave Rennie's only third game.
And they are very respectful of Ireland because the 2022 series, the last time Ireland were here, they won back-to-back matches and to compete at two sets...
Two matches to one win over the All Blacks.
Okay, the All Blacks gained ample revenge in the World Cup quarterfinal in that epic match in Paris three years ago and have since won two of the opening November matches in the last two years.
So Ireland have won five of the last 11, including the last series here.
So I think they are very respectful of the Irish challenge, but I agree with you.
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