Mark Watson
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3,366 appearances
15 recordings
2 series
first heard Feb 2025
last heard 15 Sep
Mark Watson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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our players are more multi-dimensional, and I think you've just got to put them in the right frame, and I still think we can be the best nation in the world.
Well, no, I was just going to say, I mean, listen to what John says there.
Obviously, there are guys who year in, year out you pick because they are the incumbents from the All Blacks and they have stepped up.
But I think when it comes to positions like first five outside backs, possibly even fullback, possibly at six, I don't know why we are so hesitant now to want to pick our players.
You've named them the All Blacks, play them.
Why do we seem to sort of just want to go back to this default setting of experience?
Why do we get so jittery?
Don't pick them and then not play them.
I think we've discussed this in the past.
You send a message, we still don't believe in you.
And that's why it's so important that Ruben Love does start this week.
That's why it's so important that he is named so that we actually go, hey, you are the best player.
You've been the best player in form.
Obviously, the combination side of it.
Let's pick you.
In fact, I was talking to a very, very high profile former All Black on the weekend who said exactly the same thing.
He can't for the life of him understand why we sort of go into our shell now and are afraid to pick players who, you know, we think can go out there and express themselves.
Yeah, it's interesting.
I'll still ask you guys.
I haven't heard you talk about Bowdoin Barrett.
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