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House of Rugby

The Final Japan Mini-Pod - with Elma Smit

House of Rugby

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4.72.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In an emotional final mini-pod from Tokyo, Alex and South African TV presenter Elma Smit wander round Hamarikyu Gardens and look forward to the World Cup Final by focusing on the Springboks and the amazing stories of Siya Kolisi and Tendai Mtawarira. They discuss whether England have peaked too soon, if Rassie Erasmus has any tricks up his sleeve for Eddie Jones and what a Bok victory will mean for the people back home. And don't miss the spider!

Transcript

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0:00.0

George, bind, set.

0:03.0

Joe presents the House of Rugby, together with Guinness.

0:08.0

Well, Stanley Bavis is Uma Shima Denomakoto,

0:11.0

who is, could you believe, a Japanese god of war.

0:13.0

And I'm always loath to bring war into a sporting context.

0:16.0

But this weekend it feels spicy, I think it's better.

0:20.0

So England against South Africa.

0:21.0

In the rugby world cup final 2019,

0:23.0

and our friend Elmashlet has come back to have a chat in the sunshine.

0:27.0

It's actually gorgeous.

0:29.0

The last few days in Tokyo have been so perfect.

0:32.0

And it's also quiet.

0:33.0

It just feels like there's a bit of a calm,

0:36.0

just like a moment everyone's just taking a break.

0:39.0

Welcome to another of our mini pods here on House of Rugby,

0:43.0

brought you by Joe, together with our very good friends at Guinness.

0:46.0

And we've had so much fun.

0:48.0

We've had so many amazing experiences out here in Japan.

0:51.0

But fundamentally, we have now got what we all came from,

0:54.0

which is a World Cup final with your team in it.

0:56.0

Yes.

0:57.0

And my home country in it.

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