Tony Johnson

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DSPN -RUGBY · Can Australia SHOCK South Africa in Perth? | Tony Johnson Breaks It Down · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

And they will take on an England team, Nigel, that yeah, they uh fluffed around a bit before beating Australia and then find themselves, well, for the first time in forty games, failing voice-verified

Willing to win a match that's a drawn game against Canada. voice-verified

I don't think anyone saw that coming. voice-verified

Yeah, and I think the big thing they are going to have to work on is their red zone defense. voice-verified

Uh that's something that England exploit ruthlessly. voice-verified

They've got a fantastic line out drive, but they're also really good at that patient pick and go, Yeah, just bashing away at the line until someone gets over or driving someone over. voice-verified

That's something that the Blackburns are really going to have to improve. voice-verified

But yeah, it's something to really look forward to. voice-verified

Meantime back on voice-verified

The home front. voice-verified

A report out from New Zealand rugby that was commissioned and released in time for a big powwow with a lot of the stakeholders coming up this week. voice-verified

That the some of the financial predictions for New Zealand rugby are dire unless changes are made. voice-verified

been constructed to light a fire under the provincial unions who have resisted and resisted and resisted change. voice-verified

And yes, we all love the NPC, we love the competition, fourteen teams and the heartland, etcetera, but the fact is New Zealand, it is quite clear, cannot afford uh two tiers of professional rugby, even if one of them's only semi professional. voice-verified

Relevant in this day and age. voice-verified

And the other thing too, Nigel, as much as we love the NPC and we're seeing it at the moment, people are talking about it, the fan, not so much in the main centres, but in the province, there's fantastic engagement with the fans. voice-verified

The problem with New Zealand provincial rugby is that the boundaries are all based on rivers and mountain ranges. voice-verified

And perhaps back in the the late 1800s, early 1900s, they were voice-verified

as good a way of dividing the country up as any, but demographics have changed. voice-verified

But boy, you've got a hell of a fight on your hand if you suddenly start telling some of these unions, sorry, but you're going to go out of existence unless you amalgamate with them, or we're going to take the Greater Auckland area where you've got Auckland counties, Manuco and North Harbour, and we're going to make something different out of that. voice-verified

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