Rugby Rewind

Join us as we attempt to Debate some hot topics in NZ Rugby. Podcast regular Jesse joins the team to have a go at some 1v1 debates including; should Super Rugby go in favour of an expanded NPC?, should the AB's be able to select overseas players and what was better between bluebird & wheetbix original rugby cards??

Join us as we chat about the exciting 2025 Super Rugby season to date. Have our pre-season predictions turned true? Who are the top players so far and how is fantasy rugby going? Listen in

It's that time of year again, time for us to make a bunch of predictions about Super Rugby and inevitably get them all wrong.Join us as we review each team, the transfers and provide our thoughts on who will finish where.

Join us as we attempt a 'Tenable' Game Show and really stretch our rugby knowledge to list the top 10 in some oddly specific categories. Can we name the Top 10 most capped All Blacks with the last name Smith? Can we nail a top 10 most-capped highlanders list? Play along (and probably do better than us)!

Join us for a review of the international rugby season. Listen in as we rank all teams and their performance in international rugby from 1-10. Will any team be good enough for a 10/10 ranking and will any team get a 0? Find out now!

A mix of old school, new school, battlers, provincial legends, fan favourites and a bit of flair brings together our first classic provincial XV's. We kick off a new mini series by heading down south to put together a classic Southland XV to go up against a classic Otago XV. Which side do you prefer and which players would you have liked to see make the cut?

Join us as we attempt to name all 300 of the players occupying the most capped All Blacks XVs from 2005-2024 in this sporkle quiz episode. Can we easily name the classic 2011 & 2015 most capped AB squads or will we be caught out by some All Blacks that slipped the memory bank? Listen now !

Join us as we rank the 30+ modern day one-cap All Blacks. Some are infamous (and some not so much). Who deserved 50+ caps but only got one? And who got a cap but was very lucky to do so..? Find out now!

Today we get a bit of nostalgia by looking back at some classic 'Top Trumps' rugby edition cards and attempt to understand how the game actually works and more importantly, how the player ratings were derived.. Join us now to see who Top Trumps rate as the some of the best former and current players (hint, the cards are made in the UK)

Join us as we discuss all things Super Rugby 2024. We discuss all the teams and talk biggest losses and biggest gains before deciding where each team will end up (according to our expert opinion!). Listen Now

We're back with a bang as Scott Waldrom returns to join us on an episode of 'Would I lie to you'. Listen and play along to find out if a tractor really broke down in the middle of a field, if Scott Waldrom had a run in with the Russian Mafia, if Toby really had a strange encounter with Justin Marshall in a Sauna and if Scott ended up modelling for EA Sports as well as much more.

Join us as we review the Final of the exciting RWC 2023 competition! Hear our thoughts on all the big moments and the game as a whole.

Join us as we review the Quarter Finals of the exciting RWC 2023 competition! Hear our thoughts on all the games, including some huge results!

Join us as we review week 4 of the exciting RWC 2023 competition! Hear our thoughts on all the games, including some huge results!

Join us as we review week 3 of the exciting RWC 2023 competition! Hear our thoughts on all the games, including some huge results!

Join us as we review week 2 of the exciting RWC 2023 competition! Hear our thoughts on all the games, including some huge upset results! Then play along as we finish off with a 'guess who' player each.

Join us as we review week one of RWC 2023! Get our thoughts on each of the games; including NZ v France, the game of the round; Wales vs Fiji and of course our favourite underdogs Chile!!

Join us as we preview the teams for the upcoming RWC 2023 and predict the order of each pool before delving into who we think takes out each quarter-final, semi-final and of course the final! Do we think Ireland will finally beat their quarter-final curse? Will New Zealand slay the French beast? Who will be the surprise package and who will flop the hardest? Listen in now!

Join us as we recap the last of the pre-world cup warmup games before getting into a rugby version of the wavelength game! Is Forsyth Barr stadium a 8/10 or a 9/10 worthy stadium? Is Marty Banks a 7/10 choice for a Barbarians spot? Find out and play along!

Join us as we attempt the 'Blind Ranking'. In this episode we both have sets of random teams and players and have to rank them from 1 - 10 without knowing which option will come next! Will Toby be stiched up by Ben and end up with a battler in the number 1 spot or will be left regretting his choices with the Springboks in number 9? Find out now!

Join us as we briefly chat about each Rugby Championship team and how they tracked throughout the tournament before we get into some more sporcle quizzes; this time based around 2011 Rugby World Cup. Can we name the top 10 try scorers from this iteration of the RWC and do we remember each NZ city that hosted?

We're joined by returning guest and one half of the Squidge Rugby team Will Owen to go head to head in a Rugby World Cup 2023 draft. With only one player each from each nation (plus 3 wildcards from unqualified nations) up for grabs it'll be a battle to see who gets the big names first. Will we adopt the strategy of taking the world's best players first or go for the best of the minnow nations to leave our opponents scrambling for picks? Listen in to find out and be sure to let us know whose team you think is best and who would've made your team. Be sure to check out Will on the Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective podcast and the Squidge Rugby YouTube channel.

After a season of ups and downs and an intense final we take a look back at how each team got on throughout the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season and give them each a grading out of 10. Listen in to hear our thoughts on who underachieved, who overachieved and which teams went pretty much to script.

Former Crusader turned Scottish international Matt Mustchin joins us to share plenty of quality stories from his career. From making his way through the ranks in Canterbury, only to have his pathway blocked after a single Crusaders game to heading over to Europe where he would go on to make his international debut aged 31. Along the way there are plenty of tales such as the countless number of ties he's had to Richie McCaw throughout his career, just how he managed to run out for a Southern Hemisphere XV alongside the likes of Victor Matfield, George Gregan and Tana Umaga and what it was like to play against the All Blacks.

Join us and our guest Rugby Mashup as we discuss and name our top 5's in a range of Rugby categories! Will Jordie Barrett be amongst the best long-range goal kickers? What stadiums will earn a spot and who do we think the top commentators are ? Find out now!

Join us as we discuss some more overrated and underrated rugby 'things'. This time we add in more non-players but rest assured there will be plenty of controversial calls and no doubt some unanimous calls. Listen now!

Test your knowledge alongside us and have a crack at winning some of the finest virtual currency you could imagine in part two of Who wants to be a millionaire?. Will Ben recover from a poor showing in part 1 and will Toby choke after a strong performance? Find out now!

We're back with another tier list episode; this time going over some of the games great international sides to decide who are the best of the bunch. How do the 2015 All Blacks compare to the 2011 World Cup winning side? What is the best Springboks side of all time? How bad was England's 2015 side? Where do Ireland and France's current squads fit in? Listen in to hear our discussions on all these teams and many more. Let us know what changes you'd make and what teams you'd like to see feature in a part 2.

Join us as we take a trip down memory lane to discuss and attempt to guess each other's all time favourite players in the form of a 23 person lineup each. We may be kiwis but there are a few different nations represented along the way. Be sure to let us know whose lineup you prefer and who would make your all time favourite XV.

We're lucky enough to be joined by a man who epitomizes the term battler better than many; David Bason as he talks us through his journey in rugby and beyond. From his memories of 1st XV and NZ Secondary Schools rugby to stepping up into the NPC where he shares the reality of what it is like to be second choice. He talks career highs such as playing a Super 14 Grand Final in front of 50,000+ and lows such as being cut from Counties Manukau and having to turn down an offer from a giant European club. On top of that there's plenty of funny stories along the way including an eventful club rugby debut, tales of many battler teammates, which fellow halfback he'd take on in a charity boxing match and the dog move that Richard Kahui pulled on him.

It's that time of year again! Join us and our special guest, Max, from The Black Jersey, as we take a look at each Super Rugby Pacific 2023 side. Listen in as we discuss the key players of each team, best gains, biggest losses and players to watch! Who will we rank as the likely wooden spoon recipients? Who do we see taking the Super Rugby crown? Find out now! Timestamps for each team are below: Hurricanes - 3:30 Rebels - 13:00 Crusaders - 18:00 Moana Pasifika - 28:00 Highlanders - 36:30 Waratahs - 48:30 Drua - 56:00 Chiefs - 1:04 Brumbies - 1:17 Blues - 1:25 Force - 1:37 Reds - 1:45 Overall table prediction - 1:51

We're back with another fantasy XV, this time taking a slight detour from the world of rugby players and diving into some celebrities and athletes from other walks of life. Tune in to find out which famous names played a bit of rugby in their youth, which sports stars we'd like to see have a crack at rugby and who we'd select purely for entertainment value. Who will take out the battle of the politicians in the front row, which children's TV star will run the cutter and who will be giving the all inspiring team talk?

Join us as we meet in person for our first live recorded episode in the lovely city of Dunedin! Today we jump on the Tier List bandwagon and debate what Super Rugby Teams deserve a place in the "S" (GOAT) tier and which teams deserve the lowly D tier. Then listen as we come up with the ultimate goalkickers tier list! Will the Iceman be classified as world class? Will Reece Hodge's thighs get him above a C tier? Find out now!

Former Bay of Plenty Steamer, Highlander and one cap Scottish international Phil Burleigh joins us on the podcast. He shares some great tales from his days battling away with Shirley Boys to making the move up to Chiefs country where he earnt his Super Rugby debut, before going on to play for the Highlanders despite travelling down south with the Chiefs squad. Find out what went wrong with the Highlanders 2013 season and what sort of influence the likes of Ma'a Nonu, Andrew Hore, Fumiaki Tanaka and James Haskell had on the squad on and off the field. All this plus plenty of stories about footy in Scotland and Japan as well as many more memorable moments from throughout his career.

With 2022 coming to a close it's time to take a look back at the big games, standout players and memorable moments from throughout the year. Join us for the 2022 Rugby Rewind awards to find out who takes home our world player of the year, black ferns player of the year, game of the year, controversy of the year and many more.

Join us as we rewind back a decade to a couple years Chiefs fans won't be forgetting any time soon; their back to back Super Rugby titles in 2012/2013. We dive back into their 2013 campaign from start to finish; including the squad, every fixture along the way and of course that iconic grand final against the Brumbies. You'll be sure to have a hit of nostalgia at a few of the scorelines and lesser remembered players from each team that pop up along the way.

Can we remember every Super Rugby final? Join us as we jump back into another quiz episode. This time we have jumped onto Sporcle to have a go at naming every All Black to score 100+ points as well as recalling every Super Rugby final. Have a listen and play along with us! We'd love to know how you got on.

15 years down the line and it's still a match that haunts many Kiwis; but what exactly went wrong during the All Blacks Quarter Final vs France and the 2007 World Cup as a whole? Join Toby and I as we take a look back at the match, the players involved, the big names that probably should have been involved and of course the infamous forward pass. Be sure to let us know your memories of the match and the aftermath.

Test your knowledge alongside us and have a crack at winning some of the finest virtual currency you could imagine in "Who wants to be a millionaire? Rugby edition". Will Toby or Ben manage to make their way through all 15 questions? Or will they crash out early doors leaving you to take home the victory? Have a listen and play along to find out!

Jesse once again joins us as we put together part 2 of the A-Z of the best things in rugby, this time covering the latter half of the alphabet. Despite there being a few difficult letters their are quality suggestions throughout, with many of the final choices coming down to the wire. Which iconic Dan Carter moment makes the cut? How many memorable matches are in the mix? And which letter did we have our only unanimous decision on? Tune in to find out and be sure to let us know what would make your list!

Ben Castle joins us to share some fantastic yarns from his life before, during and after pro rugby. From schoolboy rugby memories, to Dunedin club rugby to Simms Davison convincing the Bay of Plenty coach to bring him up north where he was chucked straight in the deep end by rooming with a few Steamers legends (who certainly made him earn his stripes). Get the behind the scenes of the Steamers iconic Ranfurly Shield victory and the 3 day bender that ensued as well as what it was like to run out against the British and Irish Lions. Find out how rugby compares in NZ, Australia, France and Wales as well as the crazy situation Toulon had to go through in order to sign Sonny-Bill. All this rounded out with some yarns about working in the commentary scene and what he's been up to post rugby.

Ryan Nicholas joins us on the podcast to chat about his journey into rugby and beyond. Tune in to hear his memories of juggling life as a scarfie whilst breaking into one of the best Otago sides in history, what it was like being a part of the Highlanders sides of the early 2000's and whether or not an All Black call up was ever on the cards. All that before we delve into his career over in the land of the rising sun, how special it was to return to New Zealand to play in a World Cup and the the reasons why he had to turn down a surprising offer from a non-kiwi Super Rugby side as well as a French giant. The pod is then rounded out by some listener questions which bring about some interesting conversations about the sort of skits his Japanese team mates put on and much more.

Today on the pod we try our hands at another Higher or Lower & Guess Who! Listen along and see if you can have a stab at which stadium has a larger capacity; Carisbrook or Forsyth Barr, Twickenham or Stade de France? Or test your knowledge on a few southern hemisphere players and their international caps. All this rounded out by us having another crack at guessing a player from their career path. Let us know how you went!

Join us as we look into the battlers of NPC past and present to create a line up of players with less than 20 super rugby caps. Who will make the side? Find out now

Join us as we host a Rugby A-Z list of our favorite things rugby related! We are lucky to be joined by listener Jan and our mate Hugh as we chat about stadiums, players and iconic rugby moments before voting on which one takes out each letter! Will long range drop goals take out L? Does Ian Foster get a mention? Find out now!

Scott Waldrom joins us to share some fantastic yarns. From being outshone by his bigger built younger brother and toiling away in a bang average St Pats 1st XV to pulling on a black jersey, this man has done a lot in rugby. He shares countless stories of his off field antics, from making jackass videos, to pranking Justin Marshall and even what the worst place to visit on the World Sevens circuit was. As well as this we chat about plenty of on field highlights and lowlights such as a Ranfurly Shield triumph, how tough it was to bounce back from countless injuries and what it is like to run out for the All Blacks. All of this rounded out by some listeners questions and of course some inevitable chat about some of the great battlers he's played alongside.

Join us as we discuss the recent weekend's games of International Rugby! We discuss all matches over the weekend, with even the minnow nations getting a chat!. Listen in to hear our analysis of New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, England, South Africa and Wales performances and more!

It's that time of year again; the Super Rugby season is done and dusted, the Crusaders have inevitably been crowned champs and the All Blacks squad has been named. However, a few spots in the team are looking a bit different this time around, with a few surprise packages in the mix and some big names not making the cut. Listen in to us and returning guest Jesse as we have a quick chat about the Super Rugby Pacific Final before diving into each selection in the first All Black squad of the year.

Join us as we go a little niche and create a favourite 23 player squad from both the North American and South American continents! Listen in to find out about some of the key players in Canada's 1991 Quarter-Final RWC surprise, along with players from some of the lesser-known South American rugby countries like Columbia and Paraguay! Will the Argies dominate the South American front row? Find out now. 

Join us as we discuss our All Blacks selections for the upcoming Ireland series in New Zealand! Will the selectors stick to the well-known names, or will they take a punt on the many super rugby standouts? Who wins the battle for the famous 10 jersey, which hooker gets a seat on the pine and what will the midfield look like? Listen in to get our thoughts!

We're lucky enough to be joined by Namibia's all time top points scorer and the man best known for kicking 3 drop goals in the opening 15 minutes of his World Cup debut; Theuns Kotzé. Join us as Theuns talks growing up in South Africa, playing for their U20's alongside superstars such as Frans Steyn (and letting us know who has the bigger boot) before going on to represent Namibia at the 2011 and 2015 World Cup's. You'll be bound to enjoy all the behind the scenes details of qualifying, the build up and playing in rugby's biggest event. Theuns provides some great insight into why his club career never quite took off depsite being on the books with some big clubs and just why he turned down a big money move to Toulon. You'll also find out what's next for him and whether or not we might see him pop back up on the world stage.