Rugby365 Podcast

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff pay tribute to @rugbyworldcup-winning @Springboks captain #SiyaKolisi and coach Rassie Erasmus. They also call on acclaimed New Zealand coaching guru Adrian Kennedy, who has an interesting take on the #SpringbokChampions' 32-12 demolition of @EnglandRugby in the Final. It is our last #podcast for the year and one you don't want to miss.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff welcome former @Springboks flyhalf @APetoors10 - the trio unpacking the @rugbyworldcup Final. We also hear from the coaches of the @Springboks and @EnglandRugby, as they battle to reach the pinnacle of the game. Then there is refereeing guru Paul Dobson, who gives his view on the match officials - Frenchman Jerome Garcès, with his assistants Romain Poite (France) and Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), to go with Ben Skeen (New Zealand) as the TMO.

Listen as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack all the drama around the @rugbyworldcup semifinals. The @rugby365com team also has invited @TheVietGwent back to chat about @Springboks versus @WelshRugbyUnion semifinal, while they also get stuck into the @AllBlacks versus @EnglandRugby. Then there is the ridiculously childish decision by @WorldRugby to axed South African referee Jaco Peyper from this week's appointments for just having a bit of fun. It is another jam-packed episode!

LISTEN as @King365ed is joined in studio by @LoffieEloff - with the @rugby365com team unpacking the @rugbyworldcup quarterfinals. They are also joined from Wales by @TheVietGwent, which brings a different voice to the build-up of the tournament's knock-out stages. They look at the games between @EnglandRugby and @wallabies, as well as @AllBlacks and @IrishRugby on Saturday. Then follows the Sunday games between @WelshRugbyUnion and @FranceRugby, as well as hosts @JRFURugby and the @Springboks. It is an informative programme that has comments from the protagonists in the play-offs.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff look at which players might improve the @Springboks in the @rugbyworldcup quarterfinals. The @rugby365com team also unpacks the final weekend of pool matches and who could be the Boks' possible quarterfinal opponents - @Scotlandteam, @JRFURugby and @IrishRugby.

LISTEN as @LoffieEloff joins @King365ed in the Cape Town studio to look beyond the emotion of the apocalyptic refereeing performance and find the real reason why the @AllBlacks beat the @Springboks. And the man to be the voice of reason is former @Springboks flyhalf @APetoors10 - who knows what it takes to beat New Zealand in a crunch contest. The @rugby365com team also welcomes our Welsh friend @TheVietGwent back after a long absence, as he analyses another @rugbyworldcup crunch match - between @WelshRugbyUnion and @wallabies. They also unpack the first weekend's results and look forward to a second weekend of intriguing matches.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the @rugbyworldcup sizzler between the @Springboks and @AllBlacks. The @rugby365com team also invites celebrated New Zealand coaching guru Adrian Kennedy to give his perspective on this exhilarating encounter - while there are views from both caps. However, it is not just about the All Blacks versus Springboks showdown. They also look at all the other matches on the opening weekend - starting with hosts Japan versus Russia, Australia versus Fiji, France versus Argentina, Italy versus Namibia, Ireland versus Scotland, England versus Tonga and Wales versus Georgia.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the 2020 @SuperRugby, after the fixtures for next year was released. They have some strong views why an already stale competition is getting even more jejune - with spectators and viewers numbers set to plummet even further. The @rugby365com team also look ahead to the opening round of the @rugbyworldcup, when the @Springboks and @AllBlacks go head-to-head in a crucial clash. They also welcome on board former Welsh international @HalLuscombe and retired Argentinian prop Alejandro Moreno for their views on the global showpiece. It concludes with the @TheCurrieCup Final between the @CheetahsRugby and the @LionsRugbyCo - won by the Cheetahs. We have the views of both coaches.

LISTEN @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpacks the @Springboks team to face @JRFURugby in their final @WorldRugby warm-up match. That match, and team, is on trial ahead of their World Cup opener against the @AllBlacks a fortnight later. The @rugby365com team also analyse ways the current team can possibly be strengthened ahead of their encounter with the Kiwis and how they will shape up against Japan. Also high on the agenda is the announcement of Brent Janse van Rensburg to leave @GriquasRugby for @TheSharksZA - the reasons behind his decision to announce it on the eve of the @TheCurrieCup semifinals and how it impacted on Griquas loss to the Lions. Finally they analyse the Currie Cup Final between the @CheetahsRugby and @LionsRugbyCo.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpacks the @Springboks @rugbyworldcup squad and what they believe will be Rassie Erasmus' starting XV. The @rugby365com teams also looks at the @TheCurrieCup semifinals, which sees the @LionsRugbyCo host @GriquasRugby in the first match and the @CheetahsRugby at home to the @TheSharksZA.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the @Springboks @rugbyworldcup squad that will be unveiled this coming Monday. They look at the squad in a training camp in Bloemfontein and who they feel will miss the cut. Then the @rugby365com team also chats to former @WelshRugbyUnion back @HalLuscombe about the Welsh Dragons overtaking the @AllBlacks in the No.1 spot on the @WorldRugby #rankings. They also unpack the final round of the @TheCurrieCup - which sees @GriquasRugby host the @LionsRugbyCo in Kimberley, the @CheetahsRugby at home to @WP_RUGBY, while the @TheSharksZA travel to Pretoria to face the @BlueBullsRugby.

@King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the @Springboks' success in the @SanzarTRC - the first time in a decade they have won a major international trophy. Not only does the @rugby365com team bring you the view on coach Rassie Erasmus, but they also look at how this win will influence their @rugbyworldcup campaign. They also look at the @qantaswallabies demolition of the @AllBlacks in @BledisloeCup One, @EnglandRugby's win over @WelshRugbyUnion and @IrishRugby's warm-up victory. They finish off with the @TheCurrieCup and the weekend's matches - which will see @GriquasRugby host @WP_RUGBY, the #Pumas at home to the @CheetahsRugby, while the @LionsRugbyCo host @TheSharksZA.

@LoffieEloff joins @King365ed in the @rugby365com studio as they analyse the final round of the @SanzarTRC - where the @Springboks are on the cusp of making history against @lospumas in Salta. If the @Springboks beat @lospumas they could win the @SanzarTRC tournament for the first time. Their last success was the Tri-Nations win in 2009. The @rugby365com team invites their Argentinean friend Alejandro Moreno, who speak to them from Buenos Aires. When the Boks line up against Los Pumas in Salta, they will know exactly what they need to do, as the @qantaswallabies host @AllBlacks in Perth earlier in the day. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also look at the @rugbyworldcup warm-up matches that involve @EnglandRugby, @WelshRugbyUnion, @IrishRugby and @Federugby. Then there is the @TheCurrieCup - starting with @WP_RUGBY versus #Pumas on Friday, followed by the Saturday matches between @TheSharksZA and @CheetahsRugby in Durban and the @LionsRugbyCo against @BlueBullsRugby in Johannesburg.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the drama surrounding @PeterDeVillier5's attempt to get back into South African coaching and the media lies that were spread about him. The @rugby365com team also discusses the dramatic 16-all draw between the @Springboks and @AllBlacks in a @SanzarTRC match and what awaits in the final round of the competition. Finally they look at the latest action from @TheCurrieCup.

It is one of the game's biggest rivalries, which is why @King365ed and @LoffieEloff dedicate so much time to analysing the @SanzarTRC Round Two encounter between the @AllBlacks and @Springboks. There are views from both the @AllBlacks and @Springboks camps, while the @rugby365com team also looks at the @qantaswallabies versus @lospumas encounter. Finally, they have a glance at Round Three of the @TheCurrieCup!

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the week's most arresting and riveting news of the past week. This includes a heart-warming tribute to the late @JamesTerenceSm1 and the news that discarded @SouthernKingsSA coach Deon Davids was involved with the @Springboks. Then the @rugby365com team also looks at the @SanzarTRC - which gets underway this week - when the @Springboks host the @qantaswallabies at Ellis Park and @lospumas are at home to the @AllBlacks in Buenos Aires. We bring you insights from inside the South African and Australian caps, including what the Aussies feel about last week's mugging of a teammate in Sandton. Then @King365ed and @LoffieEloff finish off with the @TheCurrieCup, looking back at Round One and preview Round Two - when @GriquasRugby host the @mru.pumas, the @BlueBullsRugby are at home to the @CheetahsRugby and the @TheSharksZA face @WP_RUGBY in the match of the weekend in the domestic competition.

LISTEN as @King365ed sits down for an #EXCLUSIVE one-on-one with @WP_RUGBY coach John Dobson to find some answers to the intriguing posers faced by @TheCurrieCup competition. Once one of the premier domestic competitions in the world, @TheCurrieCup has been diluted to something barely resembling a development tournament. Dobson had some interesting thoughts on how to use @SuperRugby to revive @TheCurrieCup. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also unpack the opening round of the @TheCurrieCup - which features the @TheSharksZA against @GriquasRugby, the @LionsRugbyCo hosting the #Pumas and the big north-south derby with @WP_RUGBY against the @BlueBullsRugby. They also have a review of the @SuperRugby Final and look forward to the @SanzarTRC.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com puts the 2019 @SuperRugby #Final between the @crusadersrugby and @JaguaresARG under the spotlight. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff not only invites a couple of special guests - former Stormers assistant coach and Christchurch resident Adrian Kennedy, as well as former Argentinean international prop Alejandro Moreno - but also bring you the views of @crusadersrugby flank Matt Todd and @JaguaresARG coach Gonzalo Quesada. The @rugby365com team also looks forward to the start of the @SanzarTRC tournament later this month, with the view of @qantaswallabies legend @GeorgeGregan, and unpacks the racism drama that enveloped the @SouthernKingsSA's search for a new coach. It is all here in this special edition!

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff select their @Springboks teams for the @SanzarTRC and give #Bok coach Rassie Erasmus some 'advice' as the @SanzarTRC looms large. They also look at the @JuniorBoks' performance at the #WorldRugbyU20s - where they finished third yet again. Tough questions are being asked and @King365ed suggests that perhaps 'mediocrity' has become an acceptable level of performance for the Baby Boks. The @rugby365com team also recaps the @TheSharksZA and @BlueBullsRugby seasons after their @SuperRugby quarterfinal exits, while they preview the semifinal encounters - @crusadersrugby versus @Hurricanesrugby and @JaguaresARG against @BrumbiesRugby.

Listen as @King365ed takes to task @TheSharksZA coach Robert du Preez and his media manager @novashni over their attempts to bully the media. Calling the media 'cockroaches' is in poor taste and then to prevent them from asking him legitimate questions about it, is just as unacceptable. As @King365ed and @LoffieEloff discuss, not only does it leave a sour taste, but it will continue to cast a pall over the Sharks. Of course the @rugby365com team analyses the @SuperRugby quarterfinals - which features the @crusadersrugby versus the @Highlanders; @JaguaresARG against the @ChiefsRugby; @Hurricanesrugby hosting the @BlueBullsRugby and @BrumbiesRugby at home to the @TheSharksZA. Then there is also insert on the @LionsRugbyCo and @THESTORMERS - after they were knocked out of the competition - and the Junior World Cup knock-out stages.

In another @rugby365com exclusive @tauriq365 chats to former player and talent manager @Andries_Strauss about signing young schoolboys for European clubs. They tackle the vexed issue of players signing to head abroad on the eve of the Craven Week and then being lost to South Africa. @King365ed and @tauriq365 also look at the drama surrounding @SuperRugby's Round 18 - including the @LionsRugbyCo's injury list, their must-win game against @BlueBullsRugby, the @THESTORMERS' ongoing struggles to score tries and their must-win game against the @TheSharksZA.

The @rugby365com team looks into the brittle state of mind some coaches get into when the pressure is on. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff chat about some equivocal statements by @LionsRugbyCo coach @swysdb - who recently reiterated earlier claims that 'results are not important' and that it is 'only a game'. Eloff reminds us of a column he wrote for this website some time ago: 'THE LONELY LIFE OF A RUGBY COACH'. They also bring you the views of @qantaswallabies and @BrumbiesRugby legend @pocockdavid - who announced his retirement from @SuperRugby this week. Other interviews featured - as they shine the spotlight on the @TheSharksZA versus @Hurricanesrugby and @LionsRugbyCo versus @THESTORMERS games - include Lions fullback @andriesCoetzee and Hurricanes assistant coach Jason Holland.

LISTEN as @king365ed unpacks the real difference between @Springboks and @AllBlacks #rugby. He brings you the views of @THESTORMERS coach Robbie Fleck and @crusadersrugby counterpart Scott Robertson after their 19-all draw last weekend - the second time this season a South African team drew with the table-topping @crusadersrugby. Robertson speaks about what the Stormers and Sharks did to halt the Kiwis' progress - team tactics and defensive attitude. Crusaders captain Sam Whitelock also speaks about the Stormers' decision to kick for goal and settle for a draw, rather than set up a line-out and go for win at the end of the game. Other interesting titbits from this week's podcast Swys de Bruin on Malcolm Marx talking about the Lions captaincy, Cobus Wiese speaking about the Stormers getting up for the Highlanders at Newlands this Saturday and Elton Jantjies about playing inside centre and flyhalf. Then we have Sharks and Springbok prop Coenie Oosthuizen talking about his move to Sale Sharks in England. Finally @LoffieEloff talks @SuperRugby and @PRO14Official.

LISTEN as @king365ed chats to Hans Scriba, SA Rugby Manager, Academies about how they tackle the abstruse task of preparing players for life after rugby. Scriba talks about SA Rugby's 'Education Foundation', also about the criteria for academies at all levels - not just the High-Performance level - and how many players are involved in these academies. He reveals how many players actually make the grade. The SA Rugby official also has advice for scholars and parents about what they should do if the have dreams and ambitions of becoming a professional player. The @rugby365com - @LoffieEloff & @King365ed - also look at @SuperRugby's Round 13 and Round 14 matches, while they praise @Springboks Schalk Burger, who concluded his stint with @Saracens by helping them win the European @ChampionsCup.

LISTEN as @LoffieEloff tells @King365ed who he feels would be the perfect inside centre for @Springboks flyhalf Handre Pollard. In this week's #podcast the @rugby365com team also unpacks last week's surprise result in @SuperRugby and give their predictions for this week's crucial Round 13 matches. @LoffieEloff and @King365ed also analyse the @ChampionsCup Final between @leinsterrugby and @Saracens.

The @rugby365com team welcomes on board former SARU CEO Johan Prinsloo as part of their search for the truth and facts behind what is the root cause of all the problems in the game in South Africa. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff chat to Prinsloo about the perturbing coaching and administrative issues causing disquiet at all four franchises - the Stormers, Sharks, Lions and Bulls. The also unpack last week's @SuperRugby results and look forward to the Round 12 fixtures.

In a very special edition the @rugby365com team welcomes a special member of the 2007 @rugbyworldcup-winning @Springboks team - psychologist Henning Gericke. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff sit down with the respected and acclaimed motivator for an in-depth analyses into the reasons why pundits feel SA teams lack mental strength on the international stage. They chat about the real reasons behind South African teams' lack of consistency and Gericke reveals the role that coaches and players should play in order to make a team a success. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also look the weekend's big @SuperRugby & @ChampionsCup games.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com welcomes @pauldelport9 to the show. The SA #womensrugby #7s coach gives his views on the struggling @THESTORMERS and chats about the @OfficialHK7s. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also unpack the troubles facing the @LionsRugbyCo, after their hammering at the hands of the @TheSharksZA and are joined by @pauldelport9 as they give you their predictions for @SuperRugby Round Nine. Finally @King365ed chats to @SouthernKingsSA CEO Charl Crouse about their new 'partnership' with @RCTofficiel and what it all means.

The @rugby365com team welcomes on board a new voice, freelance journalist Antoinette Muller, as they discuss the ever-increasing number of schools tournaments. The key question they address is the suggestion that in South Africa these tournaments may be becoming money-making rackets, while they compare the SA tournaments to the Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens in the United Kingdom. Apart from this heated debate, @King365ed and @LoffieEloff analyse Rounds Seven and Eight of @SuperRugby, while @TheVietGwent joins the team to look at the @ChampionsCup quarterfinals!

The @rugby365com team has two venerable guests this week - SANZAAR CEO, Andy Marinos and former @LionsRugbyCo President Kevin de Klerk. Marinos unpacks the true facts and reasons behind the @sunwolves' axing from @SuperRugby and De Klerk explains the drama and distress that comes with being kicked out of the competition and the decrepitude that waits for the Japanese franchise. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also talk @SuperRugby (Round Six and Seven) and @ChampionsCup quarterfinals. It is a #PODCAST not to be missed!

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team chats to new @SouthernKingsSA owner Loyiso Dotwana about how his consortium will make the Eastern Cape franchise great again! @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also chat to @TheVietGwent - who wraps the @SixNationsRugby season and chats about Wales' amazing Grand Slam. There is also plenty of @SuperRugby chatter.

The @rugby365com team chats to @TheVietGwent about the decisive final round of the @SixNationsRugby - as Wales chase a Grand Slam. @LoffieEloff and @King365ed also look back to last week's @SuperRugby and unpack Round Five. Most important of all, they talk about the @BlitzBoks' win in the Canada leg of the @WorldRugby7s.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team chats to @MyPlayersRugby CEO Eugene Henning to separate the facts from the fiction surrounding the controversial World League. Henning explains what the players' real concerns are and how far the discussions have progressed. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also talk @SuperRugby and @SixNationsRugby in another jam-packed #podcast!

The @rugby365com team chats to Piet Heymans, Chief Executive Officer of Sport Employees Unite, about the decision to cancel @Springboks contracts. Heymans, along with @King365ed and @LoffieEloff, unpack the announcement by the South African Rugby Union that the national contracting model was turned on its head. Heymans explains how the new model will work and why the 'privatisation' of franchises is back on the table. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff chat about the intriguing weekend of @SuperRugby, while they are joined by Welshman @TheVietGwent - who expressed his delight with Wales' magnificent @SixNationsRugby win over England and looks forward to the final two round of the championship.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team chats to @SouthernKingsSA CEO Charl Crous about his new job in the @PRO14Official and what the future holds for South African teams in Europe. Crous gives us his view of how @SuperRugby and the @PRO14Official stack up against each other and why it is vital that SA teams start playing in the @ChampionsCup. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also talk about this week's @SuperRugby & @SixNationsRugby matches.

The @rugby365com team chats to new @WP_RUGBY President Zelt Marais to get to the truth behind the @paultreu ‏saga that is blighting the @THESTORMERS build-up to the @SuperRugby season. Marais, in an honest and in depth discussion, makes some startling revelations about the Fake News that has enveloped his brief reign at Newlands. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also look at the past weekend's @SixNationsRugby matches and look forward to the start of the @SuperRugby season.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team chats to renowned medical practitioner and concussion expert @jonpatricios about one of the biggest quagmires in the game. Doctor Patricios is a co-founder and current Director of Sports Concussion South Africa and the Schools Sports Concussion Programme. He enlightens us about the extent of concussion in the game - following the retirement of high-profile players like @PatLambie @PeterGrant_ and the growing number of concussion-related incidents. He explains what programmes are in place from grassroots to first-class and international level. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also welcome former @WelshRugbyUnion international @HalLuscombe, who chats about the opening round of the @SixNationsRugby and what awaits us in Round Two.

The @rugby365com team is joined by former @Springboks flyhalf @APetoors10, as they look at how players can prepare for 'Life after rugby' and what the pitfalls are. @LoffieEloff and @King365ed also look at the @SuperRugby pre-season matches - including #SuperSunday - the two dramatic South Africans wins the @PRO14Official and the @WorldRugby7s. Finally Paris-based journalist @IlltudDafydd joins the team to #preview the @SixNationsRugby - which starts this week!

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team chats to @LionsRugbyCo benefactor and deputy-president Altmann Allers about why the financial model in South Africa is in drastic need of a revamp. Allers pulls no punches and makes it clear the time for nickel-and-dime operations is over. @King365ed & @LoffieEloff also touch on the @ChampionsCup quarterfinals and the resumption of the @WorldRugby7s.

In the first edition for 2019, @King365ed & @LoffieEloff debate the merits of resting players during @SuperRugby in a World Cup year. They are also joined by @TheVietGwent, who unpacks the intriguing final round of the @ChampionsCup. It is an engaging start to what will be a very busy year!

LISTEN @rugby365com team unpacks the year-end tours and reveal some interesting pointers ahead of the 2019 @rugbyworldcup. Respected New Zealand coach Adriaan Kennedy joins @LoffieEloff and @King365ed - as they give interesting insights into the main contenders for the global showpiece in Japan next year. @pauldelport9 joins the team and looks forward to the start of the 2018/19 @WorldRugby7s and the significance of using it to qualify for the @Olympics.

The @rugby365com team brings you the lowdown on the three candidates that are on the shortlist to replace John Mitchell as the Bulls' @SuperRugby coach. @LoffieEloff and @King365ed welcome on board @pauldelport9 to look at the latest developments at Loftus Versfeld, as well as the international matches this week. They also chat with @TheVietGwent to get a Welsh view on what is happening in the international arena - especially the Wales versus South Africa Test.

The @rugby365com invites two experts to chat about the real magnitude of cash crunch in rugby in South Africa. Piet Heymans, CEO of the Sport Employers Unite, and Mandisi Tshonti, General Manager Player Affairs - MyPlayers & SARPA, unpack into the ever-worsening financial situation - which has forced the Lions to start retrenching players. Heymans spoke of the bad corporate governance and the way unions have just "plastered over the cracks". Now realism is hitting home and drastic measures are required. He also explains how there are no consequences for elected officials, who often walk away from the messes they create. He told @rugby365com how some unions kept ignoring the King III Report on Corporate Governance for companies in South Africa. Tshonti explains how they are working with the Lions to make the retrenchment process a lot less painless for the players. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also look back at the past weekend's Test matches and look forward to another weekend of intriguing November internationals.

The @rugby365com team analyses the reasons behind the @Springboks' horror show at Twickenham last week and what they need to do to fix it. @King365ed, @LoffieEloff and Wynand Claassen also look ahead to the second weekend of November internationals - which feature games like @EnglandRugby against @AllBlacks, @WelshRugbyUnion versus @qantaswallabies, @IrishRugby hosting @lospumas and, of course, @FFRugby versus @Springboks.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team delve into the reasons behind the logistics of the @Springboks team announcement and how it depreciated the Currie Cup Final. @King365ed, @Tauriq365 & @LoffieEloff also unpack the Bok selections and analyse the opening round of year-end tour matches - which feature @Springboks v @EnglandRugby; @AllBlacks v @JRFURugby, @WelshRugbyUnion v @Scotlandteam & @IrishRugby v @Federugby.

In this #SpecialEdition @rugby365com welcomes back @pauldelport9 and @APetoors10 to look at the @TheCurrieCup #Final and year-end tour selections. Also back after a long absence is @Tauriq365, while @LoffieEloff takes time out from a round of golf to give us his input. Another special guest, @IlltudDafydd, chats to us about Round Two of the @ChampionsCup and the resumption of the @PRO14Official.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team looks at some of the strangest rugby games to take place. This interesting discussion was prompted by the @TheCurrieCup encounter between the Blue Bulls and Western Province last week, which was called off at half-time due to adverse weather. Wynand Claassen, who captained the Springboks in the infamous 'Flour Bomb Test' in New Zealand in 1981, share a few other strange anecdotes from that tour. @LoffieEloff shares some of his experiences, while @king365ed believes he was involved in the shortest game ever. The team also gets serious and chats about @TheCurrieCup semifinals, while @TheVietGwent looks at the second round of the @ChampionsCup. Finally, Riette Koegelenberg was the winner of our Diesel&Dust Rugby Championship giveaway. Here she is with her D&D gift pack!

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team unpacks final round of the @SanzarTRC and look towards the year-end tour selections. @king365ed, Adriaan Kennedy and @LoffieEloff look at the reasons for the @Springboks' loss to the @AllBlacks, coach Rassie Erasmus' replacement blunders and what changes should be made for the respective teams' year-end tour. Alejandro Moreno is back and chats to us from Buenos Aires about Los Pumas' second-half implosion and what they should do on the year-end tour. Our Welsh contributor, @TheVietGwent, looks at the opening round of the @ChampionsCup and former @Springboks flyhalf @APetoors10, who gives us his insights on @TheCurrieCup.

LISTEN to a very special edition of the #podcast as the @rugby365com team is joined by Alejandro Cristian Moreno, a retired Argentine and Italian international prop. The dual international, who played for Argentina in 1998 and represented Italy at the World Cup the next year, also helped Leicester Tigers to win the domestic double in 2007. Moreno, speaking from Buenos Aires, explains why the current Argentinean system of playing the same team (group of players) in Super Rugby and the internationals will backfire. He also unpacks the final round of the @SanzarTRC - which sees the @Springboks host the @AllBlacks in Pretoria and @lospumas at home to the @qantaswallabies. Regular contributor @LoffieEloff takes time from a golf trip to give us his view on the @SanzarTRC and particularly the 'Battle of the Giants' - Springboks versus All Blacks. Our Welsh contributor, @TheVietGwent, looks at the final round of the @PRO14Official and @premrugby, before the @ChampionsCup kicks off next week.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team chat about the role the @BlitzBoks can play in adding value to the @Springboks. National women's #Sevens coach @pauldelport9 joins @King365ed and @LoffieEloff, as they look at the call-up of @ star Ruhan Nel to the 15-a-side Springboks this week. Nel, one of the surprise selections in the squad for the Round Five encounter with Australia in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, has been sent back to his domestic team – Western Province. With more than 130-plus appearances for the back-to-back World Series champions, there was hope that Nel’s skill will be unleashed on the Wallabies. However, he will instead play for WP against the Sharks in a crucial top-of-the-table Currie Cup match at Newlands – just hours before the Boks tackle the Wallabies. The @rugby365com team looks at the skill and value players like Nel bring from their time on the #Sevens circuit. They also look at the @SanzarTRC Round Five encounters between the @Springboks and @qantaswallabies, as well as the @AllBlacks and @lospumas. They also look at @TheCurrieCup match between @WP_RUGBY and @TheSharksZA - the only domestic match of the weekend.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com team unpacks a rare Springbok win over the All Blacks in New Zealand. Respected New Zealand coach Adriaan Kennedy joins @King365ed, @LoffieEloff and former @Springboks captain Wynand Claassen as they look at the reasons for the @Springboks' 36-34 win over the @AllBlacks this past weekend. We also have former @Springboks flyhalf @APetoors10, who gives us his insights on @TheCurrieCup.