Today on The Country, host Jamie Mackay talks to All Black legend Ian Kirkpatrick and Canterbury lifestyle farmer Jeremy Rookes about the loss of Grassroots Rugby and Mainfreight Rugby; as Sky announces it will drop the two shows.
On with the show:
Ian Kirkpatrick:
We ask the Patron of New Zealand Rugby (and Poverty Bay farmer) what he thinks of Sky’s decision to drop the two shows that cover the club and lower-level provincial scenes. The Grassroots Rugby (club) and Mainfreight Rugby (lower provincial) programmes are amongst the longest-running on New Zealand television, their longevity and emphasis on normal lives seeing them dubbed the “Country Calendar of rugby”.
Doug Avery: