Elliott Smith and Liam Napier: Newstalk ZB Rugby Commentator and NZ Herald senior rugby writer on what went wrong for the All Blacks in Soweto
About this episode
Elliott Smith and Liam Napier discuss the All Blacks' performance in their recent loss to South Africa and what improvements are needed.
Coach Dave Rennie is happy with the All Blacks effort in the 29-24 third test loss to South Africa in Soweto, but says they need to be more disciplined. Ahead of their next test in Baltimore, Newstalk ZB rugby commentator Elliott Smith and NZ Herald senior rugby writer Liam Napier joined Piney to discuss what the Kiwi side could have done better. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Jason Pine
Guests: Elliott Smith, Liam Napier
Topics covered
- All Blacks
- rugby
- South Africa
- discipline
- test match
- sports commentary
Keywords
- All Blacks
- rugby
- Dave Rennie
- Soweto
- South Africa
- discipline
- test match
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Newstalk ZB, NZ Herald
Places: South Africa, Soweto, Baltimore
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