Episode Eleven : Sweens - Tails of The Ranfurly Shield
Reel Tails with Sweens - Podcast By Dwayne Sweeney
Episode Eleven :
My Tails of the Ranfurly Shield.
I give some insight into my personal memories of the famous Log O’ Wood. The great Waikato victory over Auckland in 1993 which ended the longest ever reign of 61 games spanning eight years, winning it for the first time, unsuccessful challenges, captaining the side to victory, losing it, the pressures of being the holders, the joy it brings a region and its fans, sharing it with family and everything in between.
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Show Notes:
2:00 - What is the Ranfurly Shield?
3:42 - My first memories of it.
Waikato end Auckland’s record reign.
9:34 - My first experience of playing for it.
13:56 - Winning it for the first time.
12000 fans singing the Mooloo song post 2007 win.
17:48 - Being in the team to have the shortest ever reign.
19:52 - Captaining a side in a challenge for the first time and building up for it.
24:59 - Leading Waikato to victory in 2018 and how we turned the provinces longest ever losing streak around.
Highlights of 2018 victory over Taranaki.
