James Marshall

Hey guys, welcome to another episode of the Waterland Podcast presented to you by Betcha and here's a little sample of what's about to come in this episode.

Well, today I'm joined by a man who is quickly becoming the voice of rugby union in this country.

He now sits as one of the leading commentators in the game, calling some of the biggest games on offer with the perfect blend of energy and accuracy.

But like plenty of the best broadcasters, the path wasn't an overnight success.

He spent years working through radio, journalism, even the TV news.

He's also covered three Olympic Games and he's continually built his craft to becoming one of the most trusted voices in New Zealand sport.

On top of all that, he's also a massive lad who everyone speaks extremely highly of.

It is, of course, the great Jeff McTainch.

What are the ones?

you usually get?

Tane, sh.

Yeah.

Where's that sort of... So it's obviously we hail from Scotland.

Yeah, your parents are Scottish, are they?

So you were born in New Zealand, Dunedin.

Did you play footy from a young age or was that always a sort of a dream of yours to get into it?

Yeah, how did you go?

Were you a quality player?

Strong, low to the ground.

What stopped this conversation from being talking to you as an All Black?