The Super Rugby Gap EXPOSED By The Springboks | Murray Mexted
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DSPN, thanks again to our great friends HBO Max for proudly supporting us right throughout Rugby's Greatest Rivalry, all the coverage that brought to you. Courtesy of them. Well, what a treat this is to end the week. And we spent a whole week doing postmortems and picking over the carcass and everything else of this series. And I wanted to touch base with our great friend, all black legend icon Murray Mextead, as we get his thoughts on this. Also look to the future because we've got a big future ahead of us with a couple of Leddislow Cup tests, these four tests at the end of the year, and obviously the bigger picture is going to the World Cup. Max, it was just a a joy to catch up with you in South Africa.
And I know that going to the Calabash is what they call it, that Soweto Stadium and eighty what, eighty thousand, eighty eight thousand people in there. What an experience that was, mate.
Yeah, it was amazing, wasn't it? I mean, I have been there once before, but uh it was totally different this time. I think that it was newly built before and it was surrounded by uh confusion. But now it's laid out quite beautifully with the ground sort of protected with fencing and internal activities and I was very impressed actually. Fantastic. And the composition of the crowd was so totally different.
Yes. You know, to
twenty or thirty years ago. And uh You'd have to congratulate Russi Erasmus because he's certainly got the engagement of the people. And that was the most delightful bloody experience, really. That that factor itself. Actually
that's a great question.
Yes,
they do, mate. Yes, they do. And sorry to interrupt you there, but look, there was a you know, mm there's a couple of things, a couple of aspects of that, which I want you to explain to people. Um, you've been to South Africa and you played there back in the 1980s, okay? So that was a completely different crowd, okay? Um, this was a crowd that was really buoyant as well. They weren't just screaming scam, scam, scam, at every time there's a scrum, which they do do. But a couple of times a song came on and the whole crowd was jumping and laughing and caring. and on and and yeah, it was just uh it was. It's it was unlike the Alice Park crowd for a start.
In fact it was unique. I I've been to most of the grounds around the world where rugby is sort of Uh appreciated. And uh I've never seen that sort of activity ever. That sort of frivolity in many respects. Frivolity with sort of um Rhythm, you know, with um I don't know what you'd call it, uh South African rhythm.
Yeah. Yeah.
It was amazing. A absolutely buddy amazing. And probably not the most educated crowd either to be uh to be um uh open about it. They they were obviously new watchers of the game. Because you heard roars at the wrong time. when something was quite normal, you know. So th the clarity of what they were watching was more for entertainment
reasons. Yeah, I think so. I think
it's fair. Nearly ninety thousand people. Extraordinary.
Max, you've had a fair bit of time to think about this as well. And you always look at it with a very positive and constructive lens, but also, you know, you're an all black of old.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–5:58
2
What was the atmosphere like at Soweto Stadium during the Springboks test?
5:58–14:47
3
How does the Super Rugby level compare to test match rugby against the Springboks?
14:47–19:33
4
Why does Murray Mexted believe New Zealand players should stay home to protect the All Blacks jersey?
19:33–23:21
5
What role should overseas sabbaticals play in developing All Blacks talent?
23:21–41:42
Speakers
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