Best of Scotty & Izzy: Hickey joins former All Whites teammates in Auckland FC ownership group

A lot of All Blacks discussion on SENZ with hosts Scotty Stevenson and Israel Dagg this week, building up to the blockbuster Test against the Springboks at Ellis Park on Sunday (NZ time).

The US Open and Paralympics also got underway, so there was no shortage of topics for the team to tackle throughout the week.

This is the best from the week that was on Scotty & Izzy:

Stacey Jones The Kiwis coach joined us on Tuesday following the announcement of the Pacific Championship draw against Australia and Samoa.

'The Little General' raised the matter of mid-year Tests, suggesting there needs to be a mid-year window to help grow international rugby league.

Ben Sawyer The White Ferns head coach joined the show on Wednesday from White Ferns camp in Tauranga for an update on how the side is tracking before they embark on their three-match T20 tour to Australia.

Matt Henry Daniel McHardy filled in for Scotty on Thursday, as Matt Henry joined us ahead of a busy few months of cricket ahead for the Blackcaps.

Henry will be part of the squad to tour to Sri Lanka and India, where they'll play six consecutive Tests, including a one-off match against Afghanistan.

Noah Hickey
On Friday, we caught up with former All White Noah Hickey following the announcement that he has joined the Auckland FC ownership group with former NZ teammates Winston Reid and Tim Brown.

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