"Ding Dong The Lucky Loser Is Dead!"
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Oh, morning, Matt Heath.
G'day, how's it going?
Tony Lyle. Yes, hello, good morning.
What changes were made to the Super Rugby format?
A news hot off the press, Super Rugby, they've dropped the lucky loser. They've finally listened to us. We've been phoning on about it all year.
Is football really coming home for England in the FIFA World Cup?
Top two qualify for the semis, others play off for the semifinals.
Yeah, I mean, their initiative to try and suck the life out of post-season and Super Rugby is over. They've given up and they've decided to flick a few crumbs to the fans and make it a little bit more exciting. It is interesting that we're running 10 teams now, isn't it? I mean, how many franchises, franchise competitions are retreating in the world at the moment? Yeah, I know. What did it start as? Was it Super 8?
No, Super 12. Super 12 was the first year.
Super 12. But then there's teams from South Africa in there as well.
What are the highlights of the Black Caps ODI squad for the West Indies tour?
So it's expanded with the Australian teams. And then it's shrunk down. But now we have more finals than we had when it was Super 12. Super 12 was just... Semis and final.
Top four.
What can we expect from The Human Skewer in Japan?
Is this the smallest the competition's ever been?
Yeah, 10's the smallest it's ever been. Wicked. Except for, you know, the COVID, weird COVID competition. Well, and the idea that you can be the sixth place team in a 10-person competition and still make the knockout stages. Go Highlanders! It seems very general.
Go Highlanders!
And I'm right there with you, brother. This might finally open the door. I mean, we didn't get anywhere near the six this year, so maybe next year could be our year. There's some light at the end of the tunnel for Highlanders fans. I feel like it's a classic example of overthinking.
What feedback did listeners provide in 'Yours Please'?
It always has been. This is what you do if you didn't make a decision.
How is the ACC engaging with fans on social media?
And they made too many decisions and got themselves into a fumble. Everyone was confused. As always with rugby in New Zealand, people spend more time speaking about the administration than the actual games. And so maybe people could just concentrate on the competition next year. Yeah, and I think the idea of when each and every finals game, as was the case this year, is sort of a 50-point margin, you probably look back over the tape, including the grand final, you look back over the tape and go, we might not have quite nailed this one when everything was 40 or 50 points. You go, yeah, we might have hit the drawing board here, boys. I haven't actually been on this podcast for various reasons since the Chiefs mana situation.
Last time I was on, as I said, I nearly had an accident driving to Taupo because you'd manned all over my car through with your commentary.
Well, that was the Canterbury game.
That was the Canterbury game. And there was just so much mana everywhere. And then I just, have you ever, how did it feel for you? Terrible. I know we would have gone through this. Yeah, I actually am quite enjoying seeing us break over the coals again. So let's do it. It was so quick how it imploded so quickly. I was watching that, you know, with a bunch of, you know, Chiefs fans and Topol, because of course that is a Chiefs stronghold. Yeah. And they just – I've never seen the oxygen leave a room so fast.
What are the insights on the current state of rugby in New Zealand?
Oh, my God. It was pretty – I think – Most of my mana was left on the inside of your car. And I think most of the actual chief's mana. Yeah. Pre-mana. It was a pre-mana.
Yeah, I think the greatest. I suffered from pre-mana. The greatest shot they had on the coverage was they were cutting back to like a club room in some small Waikato town.
No, that was their club rooms. Ruakura. Ruakura. Ruakura. That shot was. Chief. Chiefs base.
It was suicide central in there. It was tough seeing everyone. And they kept cutting back to it. Surely at one stage, you go, listen, guys, we'll just pull the feed here, I reckon. We can probably pack up. No, no, let's still put Daryl, the guy who's the greatest Chiefs fan of all time, front and centre on the coverage in front of the nation while he goes through a breakdown.
When it was 28-0 at halftime, I thought, that's bad. But... I'm holding out hope that there was at least a 20-point hurricane that they were playing.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What changes were made to the Super Rugby format?
0:04–0:12
3
Is football really coming home for England in the FIFA World Cup?
0:12–0:44
4
What are the highlights of the Black Caps ODI squad for the West Indies tour?
0:44–0:57
5
What can we expect from The Human Skewer in Japan?
0:57–1:28
6
What feedback did listeners provide in 'Yours Please'?
1:28–1:34
7
How is the ACC engaging with fans on social media?
1:34–2:52
8
What are the insights on the current state of rugby in New Zealand?
2:52–1:02:09