Dissolution

BAZZA:All right now, let's talk rugby. Semifinal tonight, Mariners coming down here thinking they've got it in the bag. Gazza, whaddawe think of this lot?

GAZZA:Look, any team whose captain has a blond beard is destined for failure—

BAZZA:Harsh, mate. Harsh but true.

GAZZA:And as for his second in command Ngārimu, dumber than a box of rocks and twice as heavy.

BAZZA:Oh I dunno, they're smart enough to have infiltrated Gale Force, if you know what I mean.

GAZZA:Gotta give the McBride lad some credit, fucking your way to the top is old school.

BAZZA:Very convenient for a national call up, that.

GAZZA:Bazza. You would NOT be insinuating that Stewart Balfour has strings to pull? Have you cross-checked this accusation with legal?

BAZZA:I'm just saying, if I wanted a spot on the national squad, I'd be tolerating much worse than Jessica Balfour. [both laugh]

GAZZA:Let's go to the phones. Wayne from Karori. Hello Wayne.

WAYNE:Yeah, hi Gazza. Great show.

GAZZA:Thanks, Wayne.

WAYNE:What did you think of the girls in the netball overnight?

GAZZA:I thought that was one of their best performances to date, Wayne.

WAYNE:Yeah it was. That Leilani Burke was on form.

GAZZA:Yeah and that Rachel van der Bijl.

WAYNE:How do you pronounce that properly, Gazza?

GAZZA:Well Wayne, I'm not sure if it's van der Bijl or van der Bijl

WAYNE:Maybe van der Bijl, Gazza?

GAZZA:Maybe. Tim from Waikanae on line two. Hello Tim.