The July test window continues this weekend with southern hemisphere's powerhouse nations hosting rivals from up north. The All Blacks take on England at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday evening (New Zealand time), before the Wallabies play Wales in Melbourne and the Springboks battle Ireland in Durban.
It's Only Sport host Martin Devlin is first joined by Kiwi sports journalist Jamie Wall who was at the New Zealand team naming, and together they go through the key selections made by coach Scott Robertson.
Then, Devlin chats with Geoff Parkes from The Roar in Melbourne, who first talks about a rugby dinner where he interviewed Australian coach Joe Schmidt and Welsh mentor Warren Gatland, before dissecting the promising signs Australia showed in their opening win over Wales.
Listen to the full interview with Martin Devlin, Jamie Wall & Geoff Parkes at theplatform.kiwi/
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