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From MLR to Premiership, Club Championship to international rugby...it's all on this week's Rugby Rundown. International rugby is on it's way to the US this year with the announcement of the Pacific Nations Cups playoffs in Colorado & Utah. Rumor is in the air that more international rugby is coming to America, with the Nations Cup Final set to be in New York in 2030. Hosts, Will & Corbs discuss whether more international rugby comes to the US including a Six Nations or Rugby Championship game. Will this be a good thing for the sport? Plus on the show, in Major League Rugby Rundown the conference tables are as tight as they've ever been but the reigning champions New England Free Jacks reign supreme. Free Jacks stalwart, Andrew Quattrin joins to discuss the Free Jacks bid to make it a 3-peat, the environment in Quincy, the best fans in the league and how potatoes are keeping morale high in the front row. Watch on The Rugby Network!
Despite the nostalgia attached to South African involvement, though, their time in Super Rugby is perhaps viewed with rose-tinted glasses. At the time of their exit in 2020, it had been nine seasons since a South African team won the title. What's more, with South African sides staging matches during the day, touring Kiwi sides often had little New Zealand broadcast audience. Suggestions that lack of exposure to South Africa at Super Rugby level has left the All Blacks underprepared hold weight, but it's also worth pointing out that New Zealand both start and finish their test season against Northern Hemisphere opposition, with the Springboks sandwiched between as part of the Rugby Championship. By Alex Powell. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Springbok rugby gets a major boost with the return of Felix Jones to the coaching staff, reinforcing South Africa's ambitions for a historic three-peat at the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Meanwhile, Rory Steyn unpacks the recently announced home test venues for 2025, highlighting a crucial Rugby Championship showdown at Eden Park. In URC action, he provides insights and predictions for a packed weekend of fixtures, including key South African derbies.
The All Blacks will play 13 tests in 2025 with the confirmation of their end-of-year tour schedule. The year will comprise three tests against France in July, six in the Rugby Championship and a grand slam tour to finish the season starting with Ireland in Chicago. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt will step down at the end of this year's Rugby Championship, with Australia announcing Thursday they would immediately begin the search for his successor. Schmidt's last game in charge will now be the Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand on October 4 in Perth after he agreed to stay on a bit longer. Former Wallabies coach John Connolly joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for 8th February 2025, Super Rugby season is less than a week away. CEO Jack Mesley joins Piney to discuss the new season, Fantasy Super Rugby, and the potential of greater player movement. Joe Schmidt has announced he'll be leaving the Wallabies at the end of the Rugby Championship. Former Wallabies coach John Connolly joins the show to weigh up who might be best to fill that void. And Brian Ashby keeps us up to date with all the action from Coast to Coast. Get the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to 2025, and we start off with yet another emergency broadcast. Joe Schmidt has confirmed he will depart the Wallabies after the 2025 Rugby Championship, meaning the Wallabies will get a fourth coach in as many years. Nick W, Nick H and Natho come together to chat what happened, the ramifications, and who will be his successor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joe Schmidt will end his tenure as Wallabies coach after the Rugby Championship, dashing Australia's hopes that the New Zealander would stay on for the 2027 World Cup.
Last week was all about the Seven Deadly Sins within the Six Nations, and for the bumper second round of matches it's Crime & Punishment. Brett McKay & Harry Jones take a look at three individually intriguing games for the latest episode of The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast. It is, of course, a round with three really interesting matchups, and three games that could go either way. But punishment looms in all three contests, too. Are Wales at rock-bottom with another loss? Can Italy cope with favouritism? Can France cope with favouritism? What would England have to do next with another loss? How does a traditional Celtic rivalry play out? A great weekend of rugby awaits us. And are the Wallabies in for more punishment, with the news Joe Schmidt won't continue as Head Coach after The Rugby Championship later in the year? Who comes in next? Great question… Games of the Week: Six Nations Rd.2, a South African make-up game in the URC, and the Grand Final replay in Japan all stick out like sore thumbs #rugby #rugbypodcast #89Combo #SixNations Find us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@8-9Combo?sub_confirmation=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BcKhb24YOtwQhKc0S3sDm Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-8-9-combo-rugby-podcast/id1729575866 Social media: #89Combo Twitter: https://twitter.com/89combo BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/89combo.bsky.social Find Brett and Harry on both Twitter and on BlueSky: @BMcSport + @HaribaldiJones Music: "Stalling" by Topher Mohr & Alex Elena (via YouTube Creator Studio) Voiceovers by Chookman + Sean Maloney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Aoteroa crew is joined by All Blacks coach Jason Ryan to discuss the All Blacks team selection that will travel up north on their end-of-year tour. They go over lessons learnt in The Rugby Championship before they face off against England, Ireland and France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Entre le Rugby Championship remporté par l'Afrique du Sud et le début de la tournée d'automne, « Crunch » fait le point sur les quatre plus grandes nations de l'hémisphère Sud, avec des Springboks toujours conquérants, des All Blacks en reconstruction, de surprenants Argentins et des Australiens toujours plus inquiétants. Un podcast présenté par Léa Leostic, avec Renaud Bourel et Aurélien Bouisset. Enregistrement : Marie-Amélie Motte.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Another year, another loss to New Zealand in New Zealand. Before the pod heads on a short break, Nick W and Josh dissect the Wallabies performance in the Rugby Championship and look ahead to the Spring Tour, examine the Wallaroos WXV 2 campaign, and discuss the removal of the Melbourne Rebels Women's side from Super Rugby Women's. WARNING: Passionate rugby fans with foul mouths here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It was another big weekend in the rugby world and the lads are back to cover every minute of it. We chat all things Prem, including that legendary interaction between props at Gloucester, some shocking results in the URC, the Springboks seal their first Rugby Championship title since 2019 AND the lads select their GOAT of all GOAT XV's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aotearoa team are all back in the studio to have a look back at the All Blacks performance in the Rugby Championship. What is the true difference between the winner of the Rugby Championship, Springboks and All Blacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Boks sign off on a wildly successful Rugby Championship campaign in emphatic style in Mbombela, while the All Blacks heap further misery on an admittedly Schmidt Wallaby team. Then, in the URC, the Lions and Bulls enjoy the comforts of home while the Sharks and Stormers succumb to the frigid northern climes. Has Ox done enough to be the first prop to win World Rugby Player of the Year? Will all four nominees be Springboks? Will the Stormers ever win overseas? Find out in this week's episode. Music by @monstroid, 80s TV Show.
While Sully is still away Happy and Karl discuss all things Bledisloe and The Rugby Championships, name a player of the tournament and talk a bit of WXV2 while disappear down some dark alleys.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week it's all about the Boks… A sublime performance to lift the Rugby Championship for the first time since 2019 and just their second in 15 years….The boys debate Eben Etzebeth's standing as one of the greatest locks of all time. There's competition in there with Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha, Sam Whitelock, Martin Johnson, Paul O'Connell or Alun Wyn Jones so who exactly is the goat?The fellas take in the last weekend of the Rugby Championship and evaluate how all the countries have fared….There's also the tastiest of ties to talk through with Max as Bristol lose to Gloucester in the neutral match of the season so far. What on earth happened with that hattrick try for Christian Wade?As always the boys run through all the big talking points from the Prem and URC but we also hear how their weekend together in Glasgow went watching people beat the living daylights out of each other (MMA)Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ashy, Danny and Chris react to an eventful weekend of rugby including Christian Wade's hat-trick for Gloucester. Is Ashy going to be tempted out of retirement or is he resigned to losing his Premiership try record? We chat to the league's in-form 9 as Bath's Ben Spencer reflects on their win at Welford Road and tells us about his England ambitions. There are upsets in the URC and WXV, but not in the Rugby Championship. Is this Springbok team the greatest ever? And there are more complications for Steve Borthwick as he tries to rebuild his coaching team before the autumns.
The Wallabies' hopes of ending a 23-year drought in New Zealand ended in a ruthless second-half display from the All Blacks in Wellington, bringing a curtain down on the Rugby Championship.Ahead of taking a short break ahead of the Spring Tour, Christy Doran and Matt To'omua dissect the performance of the Wallabies, the Rugby Championship in 2024, look ahead to the Grand Slam tour and ask if the results reflect the progress of the squad.Hosts: Christy Doran & Matt To'omuaProducer: Nick Wasiliev Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get tickets to our first ever live show: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-presents-draft-night In this episode, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole ask if a pre-match playlist can kill the mood of an entire stadium, while also pondering whether they can claim a try that probably isn't theirs. England have a new defence coach, South Africa win the Rugby Championship for the first time in five years, Christian Wade socres a hat-trick and Coley has a rant at wingers who don't know how to scrummage. Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby
Rugby Championship, Premiership, URC and the rest of the stories from the rugby week. LTBP! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Coach Scott Robertson says there will be some changes to the All Blacks squad for the end of year tour. The All Blacks beat the Wallabies 33-13 in Wellington on Saturday night to end their home season and Rugby Championship campaign with a victory. The All Blacks next assignment is a five match northern trip against Japan, England, Ireland, France and Italy starting late next month and Robertson says he's close to finalising his squad, which will be named on October the 7th. Rugby reporter Joe Porter spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss.
The Wallabies play their final match of the Rugby Championship, while the Wallaroos prepare to kick off their WXV 2 campaign in South Africa. The two Nicks take their lunchbreaks to discuss the Wallabies squad for Wellington and Bledisloe II, before Nick W flies solo to discuss the Wallaroos. WARNING: a few naught words. We're very naughty boys! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, we take you to one of the most prestigious events in French rugby – La Nuit du Rugby in Paris. Often referred to as the "Oscars of French Rugby," this glamorous night celebrates the most thrilling moments and standout performances from the past season. With an increasing number of English rugby stars heading to France, we sit down with none other than the legend himself, Jonny May, to hear how he's adapting to life in Angoulême. Alex, Hask, Tins, and Jonny also reflect on the opening weekend of the Gallagher Premiership and a monumental weekend in The Rugby Championship. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/goodbadrugby Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Season 5 is sponsored by Continental Tyres
What a crazy round 5 of The Rugby Championship. From 68,000 in the Bledisloe Cup to a historic win in Argentina against the current world champions. The Aotearoa team gives their takes on the weekend and some bonus sections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's a packed out show as Leicester's new signing Ben Volavola joins the boys to talk through the start of the Prem season and Fiji winning the PNC as well as reuniting with Michael Cheika, the ultimate man manager.The lads break down the shock of the season so far as Argentina stop the Springboks from winning the Rugby Championship with a game to spare and set up an almighty final round clash. Most importantly both teams flew back on a charter flight together..... how on earth was that?We hear from Max after his first match and first win of the season up at Newcastly. Maxie baby starting in a superpowered front row with Ellis Genge to bring the boys in black to their knees....Ryan is back on presenting and comms duty and teaming up with friend of the show Simon Zebo as the URC kicks off with some big results all over the place, we also round up the other Prem matches including the tasty clash between Bath and Northampton..... handbags all around.And as a special little bonus for everyone we catch up with former UFC fighter Stevie "Braveheart" Ray on dodgy UFC dealings, fighting with a tag on and how you lose 13kg's in 3 days..... Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Danny, Ashy and Ugo are on the sofa to look back at a hectic weekend which featured an impressive win for Bath and a good old fashioned smash and grab by Leicester to get Michael Cheika off to a winning start. DC has an issue with his market value on Fantasy Rugby and we debate what a prime Ashton and Monye would have fetched. The code if you want to join the league is: posysash or you can email: rugbyunionweekly@bbc.co.uk for the link. Plus, we look back at round five of the Rugby Championship delivered yet again, with a thrilling Bledisloe Cup encounter in Sydney and Los Pumas stun the Springboks.
Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are off the bench and back from Exeter after winning their opening game of the season. Michael Cheika has a winning start, the Leicester team bus sounds great, and Ben gives his wet pants to an unlucky fan. There's detailed analysis of their pre-match routine, and round five of the Rugby Championship as Argentina beat South Africa. Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby
Thank you for joining us as we officially enter out 12th season! The Premiership and URC are back. The Rugby Championship reaches a crescendo. And the rest of the stories from the rugby week. LTBP! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On Thursday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has your first meaty slice of team news of the new URC season, and it could see Cian Healy reach an historic milestone for Leinster. Ulster have added a new tighthead to their ranks ahead of the new season. Ireland flanker Aoife Wafer assesses what's ahead in the WXV1. And there's team news from the All Blacks, Wallabies and Pumas ahead of another busy Saturday in the Rugby Championship.
18.09.24 Pt 1 - Gareth and Ben do the show from a picturesque Bulgaria with a moody Producer James. Ben dives into some sport including The Champions League and Rugby Championship, and some interesting Bulgarian adventure stories from Gareth and Ben. The Real Network
The crew sit down to look the up-and-coming Bledisloe Cup, will Joe Schmidt use his experience to conquer the All Blacks who look to end the Rugby Championship on a high. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Boks are Argentina hoping to give the Pumas a Moer(at)ing with a much-changed side, while the Currie Cup reaches its zenith with the Sharks traveling to Joburg to take on the Lions. Will Esterhuizen lead Ant's boys to their second trophy in succession? Or will Nohamba take his revenge on his old employers and sent Phil into a frenzy? Oh, also, the Bledisloe Cup is now the wooden spoon playoff for The Rugby Championship. What a time to be alive. Music by @monstroid, 80s TV Show.
Maul or Nothing is back with a bigger, better and bolder season ahead.We catch up with the boys to find out how their summer was and particularly Max and Ryan's romantic trip around Scotland to go and play with the Worlds Strongest Men, The Staltman brothers.Its time to check in on Max's pre season and find out how the new faces are fitting in, while Ryan has some potentially very big news, that might not be big news but could maybe be absolutely huge news while also possibly being no news at all.The boys look ahead to what promises to be a heck of a year for the show and rugby as a whole with the URC and Prem kicking off while there are tasty autumn internationals to attend, sevens tournaments to party at and the Lions tour on the horizon.We get the predictions for both the URC and the Premiership while Max and Ryan run the rule over the ins and outs of players in both competitions.There's a cheeky Rugby Championship round up and the boys both agree South Africa are now Masters of the Universe..... but what about our dear Australia, can they recover in time for the British and Irish contingent heading down under or will the Wallabies be fed to the Lions?We also get some insight into the Steve Borthwick camp and what happened with Felix Jones.....sort ofWe're back and we're so happy you're joining us on another season of Maul or Nothing. Big love as always! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has mixed news on the injury front for Leinster, with the start of the URC season just over a week away. The Springboks have opted to rest a host of front line players for their Rugby Championship trip to Argentina. We hear from Fiona Hayes ahead of Ireland's one-off test with Australia, and how they can compete with the WXV big guns. A former Leinster flanker has secured a move to the Premiership. And Scottish Rugby has a new CEO.
Forget Oasis, the reunion we've been waiting all summer for. Jim and Goodey are back and on form after eventful breaks, and we're joined by Bigs who's already knee-deep into a new French season. We briefly look back the summer internationals, what's been happening behind the scenes in England with Borthwick losing two of his coaches, some pre-season insight on squads, and what's going on in the Rugby Championship. We also chat about the new professional game partnership and what it means and, we also get to know Bigs a bit better on an off the pitch! Enjoy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to the first episode of the Rugby Wrap Up ... podcast! That's right, we're adding this, our flagship podcast, to our already robust roster of great rugby content. This week host Matt McCarthy and producer Zach Lanning will talk The Rugby Championship, the Pacific Nations Cup, WXV, and College Rugby before taking an in-depth look at the Premiership ahead of week 1. Going forward the show will allow host Matt McCarthy, producer Zach Lanning, and a rotating panel of guests to explore in depth some of the hottest and most important topics in the game at every level!
Today we're delighted to be joined by Tim from Eggchasers as we review another epic performance from the Boks as they fought back to beat the AB's in Cape Town and maintain their 100% win record in this years Rugby Championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is putting a positive spin on back-to-back losses to the Springboks in the Rugby Championship.
The Springboks are out to inflict more pain on the All Blacks when the teams met in their second Rugby Championship test in Cape Town on Sunday morning. Daily Maverick sports editor Craig Ray spoke to Corin Dann.
The Aoteroa Rugby Pod looks back again on an incredible match in the Rugby Championship as the Springboks overcame the All Blacks in a titanic contest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The boys from The Rugby Report Card return to talk all things The Rugby Championship with KARL and Happy. KARL gets therapy and the rest celebrate a potential dawn. The Rugby Report Card Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xyEEzZGRKw6AiGmlSVYoj?si=c26edfd13dd84c6cApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-rugby-report-card/id1608112538 We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The All Blacks assistant coach Jason Ryan is pleased South African Rugby officials have given themselves an "uppercut" and apologised for the disruption to the haka before the hosts' Rugby Championship win at Ellis Park on Sunday morning.
The All Blacks are set to play the Springboks in South Africa for the Rugby Championship tomorrow.
Sam Cane is back in the All Black number seven jersey to take on the Springboks this weekend in Johannesburg. It's one of only minimal changes to the squad that defeated Argentina 42-10 at Eden Park earlier this month, as the All Blacks attempt to wrest back the initiative in The Rugby Championship, sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Anna Thomas.
Reaction to the news of Felix Jones' sudden departure from England coaching duties. Build up to the Rugby Championship and in particular the biggest rugby rivalry. And the rest of the rugby week. LTBP! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The greatest rugby collab in the world is here. The Boks Office crew is joined by the Kicks On Kicks Off for a Rugby Championship special.Check out part 1 of the pod on the Kick Ons Kick Offs channel now: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NEW YORK, NY - With the Major League Rugby season ending with a record crowd in San Diego, the kickoffs of The Rugby Championship & NPC upon us, and the aftermath of the Olympics, there is plenty of rugby to talk about. Not that our eclectic The Rugby Odds All-Star panel of WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, King Gift Egbelu, Steve "The Lizard" Lewis and Matt "Money" McCarthy is ever at a loss for words. INCLUDED: 24-15 Record Free Jacks Win MLR USA Military [Old Breed] vs John George & Steve kvetch re 15s vs 7s Gift Rants re Ilona Maher marketing Greatest American Rugby Moment The Rugby Championship NPC NRL Wooden Spoon Picks of the Week And don't miss MLR Weekly, with hooker Andrew Quattrin of the repeat champions - the New England Free Jacks. Watch... Listen/Download the Podcast version... Please share and join our weekly newsletter: http://rugbywrapup.com/weekly-updates/ Find All Here: -Web: http://www.RugbyWrapUp.com -Twitter: https://twitter.com/RugbyWrapUp @RugbyWrapUp, @Matt_McCarthy00, @JonnyLewisFilms, @LizardRugby, @LanningZach, @ColbyMarshall2, @Junoir Blaber, @JWB_RWU, @MeetTheMatts, @Declan Yeats. -Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/RugbyWrapUp -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RugbyWrapUp -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RugbyWrapUp -Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/RugbyWrapUp #USARugby #MajorLeagueRugby #RugbyWrapUp #OldGlory #RugbyATL #MLR2020 #SixNations #WorldRugby #SuperRugby #Top14 #PremiershipRugby #Pro14 #URC #UnitedRugbyChampionship #RugbyOdds #RugbyBetting
This week the lads are previewing The Rugby Championship, debating the All Blacks' biggest selection questions and discussing the Wallabies' chances against that mighty Springbok pack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're delighted to be joined by current Springbok & Stormers backrower Evan Roos to discuss; his heartbreak at missing out on Rassie's squad for The Rugby Championship, his thoughts on the Boks new coaching staff and philosophy, the challenges the Boks may face against Australia and his memories of playing in the biggest school boy rugby match in the world Vs Schalk and Jeans Paarl Gim - plus much more.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.