Podcasts about Rugby World Cup

The home schedule ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup is still largely unknown, but Dave Rennie has let one detail slip. The All Blacks coach was on the Mike Hosking Breakfast this morning, and he revealed two tests against the Springboks will take place in Auckland and Christchurch next year. NZ Rugby chairman David Kirk says Rennie has earned his right to be coaching New Zealand's top team. "He's worked his way up, he's done a fantastic job in club rugby in Wellington, and then with Manawatu and then the Chiefs, and then Australia and then around the world... he's really earned his right to be the head coach." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier today, All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie let some information slip regarding preparations for the World Cup next year in his interview with Mike Hosking. The All Blacks are set to take on the Springboks twice this coming July in preparation for a potential Rugby World Cup showdown in 2027. Sky rugby commentator Jeff McTainsh joined D'Arcy to discuss whether this could be a good idea for the Kiwi side. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us your feedback In this episode of Level Playing Field, Sports Law Partner Richard Wells and Senior Associate Sarah Redding move from the theory behind New Zealand's major events framework to the practical realities of how it operates on the ground. Building on the first episode in this two-part series, they explore how the Major Events Management Act 2007 (MEMA) protects sponsors, event organisers and government investment through ambush marketing restrictions, clean zones and enforcement mechanisms. Richard and Sarah also discuss how the major events regime has evolved since the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the balance that has emerged between commercial protection and legitimate business activity.[01:04] Sarah explains how MEMA creates a protective commercial and physical “bubble” around major events. She outlines the two key pillars of the regime: restrictions on unauthorised associations with events and the use of clean zones and transport routes to protect official sponsors and event partners.[03:34] Richard and Sarah discuss how MEMA extends beyond traditional intellectual property protections. They examine the use of protected event words, logos and emblems, and reflect on how the legislation provided powerful protections during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[06:04] The discussion turns to clean zones and clean transport routes. Richard explains how these controls operate in practice, why they are important for sponsors and broadcasters, and the logistical challenges involved in creating commercially exclusive event environments.[09:49] Looking at how the regime has evolved over time, Sarah reflects on how major events have moved away from the broader protections seen during Rugby World Cup 2011 towards a more targeted and balanced approach focused on venues and core event branding.[11:58] Richard and Sarah explore enforcement. They discuss the significant powers available under MEMA, including warnings, seizure powers and penalties, and how advances in technology have enabled a more proportionate approach to compliance and enforcement.[15:11] Sarah outlines the Act's escalation process, from informal warnings through to civil remedies and criminal penalties. She also discusses the protections afforded to enforcement officers who exercise their powers reasonably and in good faith.[17:39] The pair examine some of the practical challenges that arise when applying the legislation, including the tension between broad protections and exceptions for media reporting, personal opinions and legitimate business activities.[19:36] Richard and Sarah discuss the complexities of clean zone boundaries, visibility issues, private land exceptions and billboard advertising, highlighting some of the challenges event organisers and businesses face during major events.[21:04] Bringing the series to a close, Richard reflects on how MEMA sits alongside New Zealand's wider intellectual property framework. He explains how the regime has matured over time and how a more balanced approach can benefit event organisers, sponsors, sports and the wider community.Information in this episode is correct as at the date of recording, 7 September 2026. Please contact Richard Wells, Sarah Redding or our Sports Law team if you need legal advice or guidance on any of the topics discussed in this episode. And don't forget to rate, review or follow MinterEllisonRuddWatts wherever you get your podcasts. You can also email us directly at website.enquiries@minterellison.co.nz and sign up to receive Sports law updates via your inbox here.For show notes and additional resources visit minterellison.co.nz/podcasts

The Tuesday broadcast of The Marc Cox Morning Show hosted by Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge opens with coverage of former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey stepping down as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, alongside public statements released by Michael Péguy Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. On the St. Louis Morning Brief, the hosts report on 30-year-old Donovan Baucum Jr.'s second-degree murder guilty plea in the 2024 Interstate 55 shooting death of 16-year-old CBC hockey player Colin Brown, St. Louis's bid competing against 26 cities to host matches for the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup at The Dome at America's Center, and courtroom security incidents at the Carnahan Courthouse. Former Missouri State Senator John Lamping evaluates state executive appointments, political strategy following the U.S. Supreme Court's redistricting order in People Not Politicians v. Onder, and reflections on the beatification Mass of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Fox & Friends First anchor Todd Pyro examines international security detentions, cashless bail policies, and campus safety investigations. On 2A Tuesday, Armed American Radio host Mark Walters details shifts in federal firearms enforcement under ATF Director Robert Cekada, including significant reductions in Federal Firearms License (FFL) revocations, and legal challenges against California firearm legislation. Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands, Chair of Foreign Policy at the America First Policy Institute, provides geostrategic analysis on the U.S.-Greenland security agreement, Arctic defense infrastructure, and international trade relations regarding China and Canada. Wiggins America host Ryan Wiggins discusses political rhetoric from Canadian leader Mark Carney, regional sovereignty movements in Alberta, and CNN midterm election turnout polling. On Kim on a Whim (sponsored by Missouri Brush Control), the hosts analyze proposed Department of Education earnings accountability regulations for higher education loans, closing the show on In Other News (sponsored by Zerorez St. Louis) honoring actor Dennis Haskins following his passing at age 75. LISTEN TO 97.1 FM TALK LIVE IN ST LOUIS OR STREAM WORLDWIDE AT 971TALK.COM Hashtags: #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #JohnLamping #AndrewBailey #CarlaSands

Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge review regional news developments on the St. Louis Morning Brief. The segment examines executive transitions following Andrew Bailey's departure as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, analyzing national law enforcement staffing adjustments under FBI Director Kash Patel and prospective Missouri public office campaigns. The hosts report on judicial proceedings in the St. Louis Circuit Court regarding 30-year-old Donovan Baucum Jr., who entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. The plea stems from the November 2024 death of 16-year-old CBC High School hockey player Colin Brown, who was fatally struck by a stray bullet on Interstate 55. Additional local coverage highlights St. Louis's bid competing against 26 U.S. cities to host matches for the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup at The Dome at America's Center. The segment addresses courtroom security incidents at the Carnahan Courthouse during the sentencing of Clyde Sanders, health advisories from the St. Louis City Department of Health regarding illicit fentanyl exposure, and media reports following the August 2026 passing of actress Hayden Panettiere. LISTEN TO 97.1 FM TALK LIVE IN ST LOUIS OR STREAM WORLDWIDE AT 971TALK.COM Hashtags: #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #AndrewBailey #ColinBrown #RugbyWorldCup

Hour 2 opens with Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge previewing diplomatic updates regarding Greenland agreements with Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands, alongside an upcoming interview with XXXY Athletics founder Jennifer Sey. On the St. Louis Morning Brief, the hosts cover 30-year-old Donovan Baucum Jr.'s guilty plea to second-degree murder in the 2024 Interstate 55 shooting death of 16-year-old CBC High School hockey player Colin Brown, St. Louis's bid for the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup at The Dome at America's Center, and courtroom security incidents at the Carnahan Courthouse. Former Missouri State Senator John Lamping joins the show to analyze former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's September 28, 2026 announcement stepping down as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Lamping evaluates state executive appointments under former Governor Mike Parson, the U.S. Supreme Court's September 25, 2026 redistricting order in People Not Politicians v. Onder, and the September 24, 2026 beatification Mass of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen at The Dome at America's Center. The hour closes on In Other News, sponsored by Zerorez St. Louis, honoring the life of actor Dennis Haskins following his passing at age 75. LISTEN TO 97.1 FM TALK LIVE IN ST LOUIS OR STREAM WORLDWIDE AT 971TALK.COM Hashtags: #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #JohnLamping #AndrewBailey #DennisHaskins

Reject socialist doom and embrace conservative hope. Annie Frey exposes the left's fear-mongering. In this hour, we break down the stark contrast between the left's manufactured "doomerism" and true conservative optimism. Why do socialists want you to believe the world is ending? Because fear creates reliance on government. Annie dismantles this bleak worldview, explaining how returning to our constitutional roots is the ultimate cure for the radical left's pessimism. We also call out the higher ed bubble funding activists over workers, and react to our audience poll asking if Donald Trump is winning or losing. Later, Ethan drops local sports updates, including the Illinois football loss and massive news for St. Louis: a bold bid to host the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup at The Dome. To wrap up the hour, Tricia joins the guys for "X's and Y's" to hilariously debate when it's appropriate to ask for a manager and decode the real meaning behind the five love languages. Segment Highlights: • Why socialists and communists thrive on spreading doom and gloom. • How conservative optimism and the Constitution fight back against the mob. • Analyzing the latest poll: Is Donald Trump winning enough? • St. Louis makes a major play for the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup. • X's and Y's: Decoding love languages and the politics of complaining. Don't miss a minute of the truth! Subscribe, follow, and leave a 5-star review. Stream the full episode now! Annie's Website: Anniefreyshow.com Station Website: audacy.com/971Talk Follow Annie on X: @anniefreyshow Follow the Station on X: @971FMTalk Annie's Facebook: Facebook.com/Anniefreyshow Station Facebook: Facebook.com/971FMTalk #AnnieFreyShow #Conservatism #StLouis #RugbyWorldCup #Trump2024

Australia is looking forward to hosting next year's Rugby World Cup — with New Zealand as one of the strongest competitors for the title. Germany may not be there as a participant, and still, its enthusiasm for rugby is growing steadily. We asked the President of the German Rugby Association Helmut Walrafen why this is the case. - Australien fiebert dem kommenden Jahr entgegen, wenn im eigenen Land die Rugby-Weltmeisterschaft ausgetragen wird – mit Neuseeland als einem der stärksten Konkurrenten um den Titel. Deutschland ist zwar nicht als Teilnehmer dabei, doch auch dort wächst die Begeisterung für Rugby stetig. Wir haben bei dem Präsidenten des deutschen Rugby-Verbands Helmut Walrafen nachgefragt, woran das liegt.#sbsaudiopodcast - #sbsaudiopodcast

Known as the world's 3rd largest sporting event ( behind the Olympics & FIFA World Cup), the Rugby World Cup is looking for a US city to host it in 2031. Brad Wachler, VP of Events for the St Louis Sports Commission. 'stress accessibility,' of St Louis with the increase of international flights to Lambert, and the 'compact footprint,' offered by the city. He also cited the lack of an NFL team, allowing unfettered access to the Dome as a positive. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

John Maytham is joined by Daily Maverick sports editor and rugby writer Craig Ray, who was in Perth, to unpack what went wrong for the Springboks, how Australia managed to dominate for so much of the match, and what this result could mean for the Boks as they continue building towards the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"There was a job to be done." Legendary Springbok coach Nick Mallett sits down with former Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff for a rich, generous conversation on his new memoir Kitsie: Memoir of a Bomb-Squad Bok. They unpack the origins of the Bomb Squad — the name that came from a Wilder–Tyson press conference, the alignment inside the squad that made it work, and the selfless conversations that decided who would start and who would finish. Kitshoff reflects on being told he'd never play for the Boks, the call from Allister Coetzee that turned him and Amy around on a French motorway, and the culture of role clarity that turned three world-class props into an unstoppable unit alongside Malcolm Marx and Vincent Koch. Steven Kitshoff's new book is Kitsie: Memoir of a Bomb-Squad Bok, written with best-selling author Michael Vlismas. The memoir takes readers behind one of rugby's greatest careers — from schoolboy prodigy to two-time Rugby World Cup champion — and features personal recollections from Rassie Erasmus, Tendai "The Beast" Mtawarira and others. Steven Kitshoff is a former Springbok prop and two-time Rugby World Cup winner, admired both on and off the field for his discipline, humility and unwavering commitment to his team. Nick Mallett is a former Springbok head coach, rugby analyst and one of the most respected voices in the South African game.

Africa carries a risk premium far greater than its actual risk. Fifty years of development-lending and World Bank data show the probability of loss on African infrastructure projects is on par with, or lower than, developed markets. My guest has spent a decade building a fund designed around that mispricing.Andrew Johnstone is the Co-Founder and CEO of Climate Fund Managers (CFM), a blended-finance platform managing just over $3 billion across renewable energy, water and oceans, green hydrogen, and — most recently — private credit. He was a civil engineer who started out designing roads in KwaZulu-Natal before he ever financed one.Andrew was born in Johannesburg to British parents who emigrated to South Africa after World War II. His father was a mechanical engineer on the mines, and the family moved to Pietermaritzburg when Andrew was 18 months old. He followed his father into engineering — civil, "just to really break the mold" — earning a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Natal on a bursary from the Natal Roads Department, where he spent his university vacations surveying, setting out roads and fixing graders. After national service as a lieutenant in the South African Air Force and a stretch backpacking, he moved to the UK, completed an MBA in Engineering Management and Finance at City University London, and pivoted from the technical side toward finance. A year in Brazil implementing toll road concessions around Rio de Janeiro followed, then a return to South Africa in 1997 — the year the country won the Rugby World Cup — to work for the construction company Group Five.In 2000, he joined Macquarie as one of two people building an infrastructure team in South Africa. In partnership with Old Mutual, they took over management of the South African Infrastructure Fund — the first African infrastructure fund, established in 1996 — from Standard Bank. That business became African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), where Andrew rose to CEO while also serving as Chairman of Macquarie Africa. Over roughly 15 years and seven funds, he watched infrastructure evolve from what he calls "a very boring sector" nobody cared about into an institutional asset class. His lasting lesson from that chapter: institutions matter, and partnerships have a lifespan — you need the skill to curate, manage and eventually unwind them.By 2015, at the peak of the platform's success and about to launch fund number eight, he concluded the model wasn't winning. Demand for infrastructure was outstripping delivery, and the deficiency wasn't money, intent or opportunity — it was the method. Project finance assumes risk can be defined, parameterised and allocated at a fixed moment in time. In practice, on a toll road in Nigeria, the list is never complete, the parameters never hold, and the risks keep changing. He had presided over projects that took eight years to reach financial close. So he resigned, told his wife he never wanted to be a fund manager or a CEO again — and roughly 18 months later, through Climate Policy Initiative's Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, co-founded CFM as a joint venture between the Dutch development bank FMO and Sanlam InfraWorks of South Africa's Sanlam Group.Much of our conversation is about the architecture that came out of that "petri dish." CFM's whole-of-life model splits a project's life into three funds — development, construction and operations — each with capital comfortable at that stage of risk. The static thing is the project; the money moves in and out. Construction is financed with equity because it is faster, and the cost of that equity is brought down by blending at the fund level: a 20% first-loss tranche, a 40% commercial tranche, and a 40% senior tranche, distributed by waterfall rather than pro rata. The project company sees one check of 100. Climate Investor One has developed more than 70 projects, built 16, refinanced seven or eight, and completed three exits.We also get into the debt-for-nature swap around the Galápagos Islands, where CFM bought Ecuadorian bonds trading at distressed yields — the market wanted 19%, CFM only needed 10% — and split the difference between fiscal relief for the government and conservation funding that expanded the marine protected area by 50%, mobilising $90 million of commercial capital into a conservation outcome. And we discuss the GAIA Climate Loan Fund, CFM's move into private credit for sovereign and sub-sovereign borrowers alongside MUFG, FinDev Canada and the Green Climate Fund, designed to lend in local currency, over longer tenors, without the sovereign counter-guarantee that multilateral lenders typically require.Andrew is direct about what the industry gets wrong. He argues the real constraint in Africa is absorption rate, not asset performance — and he challenges the premise that credit enhancement is meant to make the future less risky: "Tomorrow isn't less risky than today. It never will be." He says he has yet to sit in an investment or credit committee that asks whether it is taking enough risk.I also put the hardest question to him directly: if these deals can't happen without public money sitting in first loss, in what sense are the returns commercial — and why the private equity fee structure on top? His answer is that the blend absorbs risk rather than enhancing returns, that the waterfall means there is no scenario in which the manager earns carry while public capital loses money, and that CFM and its shareholders are collectively among the largest investors in their own funds.What stayed with me is his candour about scale. CFM manages just over $3 billion, against a global climate funding requirement he puts at $5 trillion a year. "Yes, it's an interesting and funky model," he says, "but three billion doesn't really cut it." The answer, he believes, lies in standardisation — because with standardisation comes replication, and with replication comes scale.Listen Next: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2014049/episodes/19365985Discover More from SRI360°:Explore all episodes of the SRI360° PodcastSign up for the free weekly email updateChapters:00:00:00 Cold open00:02:07 Episode preview: meet Andrew Johnstone00:03:11 Welcome: when COVID hit the construction sites00:03:51 A continuity plan that stopped at one week00:07:21 What standing on site teaches a CEO00:09:18 Every assumption is wrong: risk tolerance and time00:10:38 Growing up in South Africa00:12:46 Roads department, Air Force, MBA, Brazil00:14:57 Joining Macquarie and Africa's first infrastructure fund00:17:13 Macquarie and Old Mutual: an unlikely partnership00:19:50 Why institutions and partnerships matter00:22:17 Walking away in 201500:25:43 The Paris Agreement and the Innovation Lab00:28:13 Frustrated project financiers, liberated blended financiers00:32:55 First loss: shock absorbers for risky territory00:35:45 CFM today: from renewables to Gaia private credit00:42:08 135 people, four hubs, $3B AUM00:43:52 Pace, impact and profit00:45:54 The whole-of-life model: three funds, three houses00:51:41 20/40/40: how the capital stack pays out00:56:25 Why $3B isn't enough: turning 3 into 3000:58:28 What makes a project bankable, and what kills it01:01:35 Africa's risk premium vs. the real risk01:04:33 Are emerging market default rates really lower?01:06:08 The OECD's "cottage industry" verdict01:07:45 Why blended finance hasn't standardized01:09:43 Adaptation and the Galapagos debt-for-nature swap01:13:33 Gaia: lending to cities and governments01:18:19 The exit problem and bridge to bond01:23:03 Shrinking aid budgets and the return of infrastructure01:25:40 The fee question: are these returns really commercial?01:31:18 Who takes the risk, who gets the carry?01:34:01 The next ten years: heat, energy, water01:36:03 The weapon is money01:36:34 Rapid fire: the missing cost of carbon01:38:15 What he wishes he'd known in 201501:39:20 The Thailand project that should have died sooner01:40:22 The investment that beat expectations01:41:19 Where to start a climate finance career01:41:54 Wrap-up01:42:17 Where to find Andrew and CFM01:43:16 Outro

Let us know what's on your mindA record crowd in the Aviva. A massive lift in visibility. Real belief building around the Irish women's team. Then the awkward question: why doesn't a big moment automatically turn into a big jump in participation? I'm joined by Lynne Cantwell, Head of Women's Strategy at the IRFU, to take a clear-eyed look at year one of the women and girls rugby strategy. We talk about what is genuinely working, especially the build-out of provincial pathways for 16 to 23-year-olds that give motivated players weekly access to better coaching and development while they stay rooted in their clubs, schools and universities. If we want athletes arriving at senior level ready to go, the preparation has to happen in those teenage and early adult years. We also dig into event delivery and why it matters. The Women's Six Nations day at Aviva Stadium is treated as an eight-month project, with fan zones, music, hospitality, and the details that signal welcome and accessibility, from buggies to breastfeeding rooms. Lynn shares how Rugby World Cup learnings shape planning and debriefs for what comes next, including WXV and future Six Nations fixtures. From there, we go straight to the hard stuff: participation growth of 4% against a 10% target, the resourcing and staffing required to help clubs, and the central role of volunteers. We talk schools rugby, the fight for space in curricula, what sponsorship from Vodafone and Dublin Airport signals to corporate Ireland, and why broadcast access still needs real pressure, especially when women's internationals miss out on linear TV. If you care about the future of women's rugby in Ireland, listen, share it with someone involved in a club or school, and leave us a review or rating so more people can find the conversation. Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.comWe publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.Our upcoming live events, including our Sport and Creativity Conference on October 1st, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

Sarah Bern & England's newest 50 capper, Holly Aitchison join Elma & Mo in Red Roses camp. As two of the most stylish women in the game, Holly and Sarah let us in on their style secrets, how they shop and (crucially for Mo) pack for camp, before getting into the Sydney Sweeney controversy, an honest talk about overcoming anxiety, and how WXV is shaping up so far.  We do actually cover the rugby this week - with a decent review of the Australia game. But as for Canada at Sandy Park? The girls are clear it's not a Rugby World Cup final rematch… and if Canada want to call it that, well, that's a them problem. Tickets for our Roses Brunch before the England New Zealand game at Allianz Stadium on 26th September: https://allianzstadiumtwickenham.com/hospitality/wxv/red-roses-v-new-zealand/the-lock-no4-tables Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lots of waiata for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori today, including some bangers from Geneva AM, Mokotron and Dame Hinewehi Mohi (released the same year she sang the New Zealand national anthem in te reo at the opening of the Rugby World Cup in London). At the top of the show Emma chats to JessB for Sound Looks and the pair got stuck into, among other things, tank tops — Jess's on-stage signature. Oh, and don't forget, you can help bFM with our big move by signing up for a bCard or donating to our Givealittle. Thanks to The Tuning Fork!

Lots of waiata for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori today, including some bangers from Geneva AM, Mokotron and Dame Hinewehi Mohi (released the same year she sang the New Zealand national anthem in te reo at the opening of the Rugby World Cup in London). At the top of the show Emma chats to JessB for Sound Looks and the pair got stuck into, among other things, tank tops — Jess's on-stage signature. Oh, and don't forget, you can help bFM with our big move by signing up for a bCard or donating to our Givealittle. Thanks to The Tuning Fork!

Well that's the Greatest Rivalry tour all done and dusted and it was a tour that lived up to the hype. This tour had high expectations but after producing 4 incredible tests full with intensity, quality rugby and of course some controversy, everything about this series was a success.South Africa proved why they are the number 1 side in the world claiming the series 3–1, so where does that leave the All Blacks heading towards the Rugby World Cup?For this episode I'm joined by Searley as we cover:How the Springboks won the final TestWhat areas of the game cost the All Blacks in this oneWe look at the controversial refereeing decisions that shaped the gameWhy South Africa's cohesion is such a major advantageThe All Blacks who raised their stocks during the tourThe positions still up for grabs ahead of the World CupThe players who are to return to the All Blacks and where they fitSouth Africa's best performers and stock risers, including Malcolm Marx and Morné van den BergAnd heaps moreSouth Africa have confirmed themselves as the best team in the world — but after using 49 players on tour, there are still plenty of reasons for New Zealand fans to feel optimistic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Brave Bold Brilliant, the podcast where we talk to incredible people about their experiences in business and in life, gaining first-hand insight into how they've unleashed their potential to become brave, bold, and brilliant.  In this episode, host Jeannette Linfoot sits down with a genuine legend of Welsh rugby, Jonathan "Jiffy" Davies CBE, one of only a handful of players in history to captain his country in both rugby codes, Union and League. From his beginnings in Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire, Jonathan became one of the most gifted fly-halves of his generation, before making the bold decision to walk away from a successful Union career to reinvent himself in League, and then coming back to do it all again. ABOUT THE EPISODE Jonathan and Jeannette unpack 10 lessons in leadership and life shaped by his extraordinary journey: vision and values, working hard and loving what you do, failure and self-belief, resilience and mental toughness, teamwork and communication, adaptability and reinvention, treating people right, embracing diversity and inclusion, work-life balance, and the legacy he wants to leave behind. It's a conversation about what it really takes to reinvent yourself again and again, on the pitch, on air, and in business, while staying true to your values. ABOUT THE GUEST — Jonathan Davies CBE Jonathan Davies CBE (born 24 October 1962) is one of Wales' most celebrated dual-code rugby players, having achieved international success in both rugby union and rugby league. He played for Neath, Llanelli and Cardiff in Union, winning 37 caps for Wales, before his shock 1989 move to rugby league with Widnes, one of the biggest transfer stories in world rugby at the time. He went on to play for Warrington, the Canterbury Bulldogs and North Queensland Cowboys, representing both Wales and Great Britain, before returning to Union with Cardiff. Since retiring from the pitch, "Jiffy" has become one of the most recognisable voices in rugby broadcasting, working with BBC Sport, S4C, and covering the Six Nations, Rugby World Cup and British & Irish Lions tours. He also hosts his own Welsh-language chat show, "Jonathan," on S4C. Alongside his media career, Jonathan has moved into business development, and his long-standing charity work, particularly as President of Velindre Cancer Centre, for whom he has helped raise over £50 million,  earned him an OBE in 2015 and a CBE in the 2026 King's New Year Honours for his services to broadcasting and cancer charities. ABOUT THE HOST — Jeannette Linfoot Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, run, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies and their own personal development. She is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. ABOUT BRAVE BOLD BRILLIANT Brave Bold Brilliant is the podcast where Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being brave, bold, and brilliant — experiences that have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of big international business to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, it's about overcoming challenges, embracing opportunities, and taking risks, while staying true to yourself. The podcast is listened to in over 90 countries worldwide and features founders, CEOs, athletes, and leaders sharing the real stories behind their success. ABOUT THE CHANNEL This channel brings you the full video episodes of the Brave Bold Brilliant podcast, in-depth, honest conversations with entrepreneurs, executives, athletes, and inspiring people from all walks of life, unpacking the lessons behind their success. Subscribe for new episodes on leadership, reinvention, resilience, and building a brilliant career and life on your own terms.

Amy MacIver is joined by Craig Ray, the Sports Editor at Daily Maverick who's been following the Springboks closely throughout this four-Test series. He joins us to unpack the Baltimore victory, what we've learned about this Springbok side against their greatest rivals, and whether South Africa really are now the team to beat heading into the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Youngs and Dan Cole react to South Africa's series-clinching 43-28 win in Baltimore, winning the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry 3-1. As well as reacting to the match, the duo talk all things USA amid rumours Six Nations fixtures could be held there, ahead of the 2031 Rugby World Cup. Plus, a look at the Red Roses' WXV win over Australia, and the lads react to your comments after Steve Borthwick's England contract extension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 11 Jonah Lomu - was the youngest to ever wear the black jersey when he took to the field as an All Black at the Rugby World Cup in 1995. There's a documentary out now 'Lomu' by directors Vea Mafile'o and Gavin Fitzgerald premiered at the New Zealand International Film Festival after a massive outdoor screening in Tonga. And now there's a stunning children's book 'Giant Heart - How Jonah Lomu Became a Rugby Legend. David Hill & Nadene Lomu chatted to Susanna.

England Rugby have announced that Steve Borthwick is set to extend his contract past the 2027 Rugby World Cup and until after the 2028 Six Nations. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole react to the news that the head coach will remain in the top job of English Rugby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a “whirlwind” last few days, All Blacks veteran Jordie Barrett says the side are back in test mode as they prepare to bookend Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series with a victory in Baltimore on Sunday. Both sides are coming off a 20-hour flight from Johannesburg to Washington following Sunday's third test, which shortens the preparation window for the final clash of the series in the US. “It's still a test match against the Boks for the All Blacks, but it's certainly been a whirlwind 48 hours. We poured a whole lot of mental and physical energy into the test in Soweto, come off second best and four hours later we're sitting across an aisle on a chartered flight with the Boks straight to Baltimore,” Barrett told Mike Hosking Breakfast on Newstalk ZB. “We're firmly on the ground now, we had a good training session this morning and test week is well underway.” The All Blacks have lost captain Ardie Savea, stand-in captain Luke Jacobson and Barrett's backline partner Quinn Tupaea for the fourth test after all suffered injuries in Soweto, adding to the injury toll for the tour. The Springboks have meanwhile made just two backline changes from the side that won the third test. Coach Dave Rennie will name his All Blacks squad tomorrow with Barrett in the running as captain, with the likes of Codie Taylor and Patrick Tuipulotu. Asked if he had spent any time considering whether or not the Baltimore test doesn't count to the series because it was being played outside South Africa, Barrett said he believed that a drawn series is still alive. “Certainly not. Like this Greatest Rivalry [series] was always a four-game series. There was a lot been talk about trying to win a test series in South Africa and that's what we wanted to do ... this rivalry series is a four-game series and we've got an opportunity to go two-all against a team who's been well established back-to-back world champions. We've only been together for a little while and we've got a chance to go two-all against them and that's the opportunity that excites us for this weekend.” Barrett, who has started every test for the All Blacks under Rennie, said the side were heading in the right direction under the new coach. “We've learned a lot about ourselves in the past month and you do learn a lot about yourself against the best team in the world and on the road. I'm confident we're heading in the right direction, that's where we want to go and if we want to go to that place we're probably going to end up playing the South Africans in a quarter-final in a Rugby World Cup. “We are not overly pleased to be down 2-1 in the series, but look, we haven't lost all hope in this group and there's a lot of positives to come out of our last three games against the Boks. We're not far away. “What was it 33-16 in that first test at Ellis Park and we felt like South Africa probably had the wood over us for about 55 minutes. Couple of moments they get a yellow card and we win by two or three tries and we walk away from that test match all happy and we probably felt like we played better in game two and lost by seven points. And that's just the way test matches are working at the moment and unfortunately we were on the wrong side of it again in game three but there's an opportunity for us to level the series two-all this week in the States. So it's a completely different kettle of fish.” Barrett added that the South Africa leg was “the most memorable and enjoyable tests you'll play as an All Black”. “I think just the country in general and their history and the relationship with the All Blacks and there's certainly a great rivalry also between the two countries and enough flying at the moment in terms of their rugby. They're back-to-back world champions. They're a country that probably haven't been as united in the past but it seems like rugby is bringing everyone together at the moment and they're certainly riding a high. It's tough playing in their conditions but it's also the most memorable and enjoyable tests you'll play as an All Black as well. “As hard as the last three weeks have been for me, I've absolutely loved it.” Cameron McMillan has been a sports journalist since 2003 and is NZME's Deputy Head of Sport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 7 is here! Elma, Scaz and Mo kick things off back at The Lensbury, where the Red Roses are training ahead of WXV - in almost EXACTLY the same spot they celebrated last year's Rugby World Cup win.  They're joined by Megan Jones, Hannah Botterman, Amy Cokayne and Maud Muir to reminisce on that unforgettable night, dig into fertility support in sport, chat through the switch to the size 4.5 ball, and look ahead to WXV - including England's clash with Australia in Manchester this weekend. Three things to ponder before you listen... Why is Canada in America? Which Welsh word would you use to describe the size 4.5 ball? And what do you think Botts' middle name is? If you'd like to come to our Roses Brunch before the England New Zealand game at Allianz Stadium on 26th September: https://allianzstadiumtwickenham.com/hospitality/wxv/red-roses-v-new-zealand/the-lock-no4-tables  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This weekend, Rugby's Greatest Rivalry heads to America as South Africa and New Zealand meet at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore for the fourth and final Test of their series. The Springboks lead 2–1, but this weekend is about considerably more than the series score. With the United States preparing to host its first men's Rugby World Cup in 2031, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by rugby journalist and former Major League Rugby writer Joe Harvey to ask the big question: How does rugby actually crack America?

Nigel Rushman is one of the most effective operators in the modern sports business — a fixer and dealmaker who spent four decades at the delivery end of major events, building a parallel international career brokering deals across governments and industry. After a start in restaurants — London, Paris, a Michelin three-star kitchen — he built a catering company, sold it, and moved into commercial events and then crisis-management PR. His breakthrough sporting client was Peter de Savary's 1992 America's Cup challenge, and de Savary went on to take a 20 per cent stake in the business. In 1991, Rushman's company won the media-management and accreditation brief for the Rugby World Cup across five nations — a complex, pre-internet logistics operation that, for a good few years, almost nobody else could deliver. That became Rushmans: accreditation, media services, security consultancy and event delivery for major tournaments, later including the 2007 Cricket World Cup across nine Caribbean countries, where he was Event Director.In the mid-1990s he bought a two-page photocopied newsletter called Sport Business from its founder, installed Kevin Roberts as editor, modelled it on PR Week, and later swapped it out of his business in a share deal — a transaction from which, by his own account, he made £7 million. The title went on to become the sector's best-known trade brand.Rushman also served as a strategic adviser on Qatar's successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup, and did significant business in Cuba, selling the country's baseball rights. He now lives between Monaco and Dubai and runs Rushmans Decision Intelligence, an AI-assisted advisory platform he pitches as faster, cheaper and sharper than the big management consultancies.This conversation ranges across his career, the vanished world of the sports-rights "pirates and bandits", the financialisation of football, diversity and inclusion, the future of clips and betting, and what he is building now.The recording took place in Soho at the offices of Spectacle Partners, thanks to Scott and Richard for their help. This episode is sponsored by Leaders Week LondonThere's a new home, a new set-up and plenty more to get excited about at Leaders Week London 2026. The move brings The Summit into central London, with a new campus-style experience designed to make it easier to move between the people you want to meet, the conversations you want to hear and the business you're there to do.There'll be all-new agenda formats, three stages of insight, and more ways to connect throughout the day. When day one finishes, Leaders After Dark takes the networking into the evening across Stamford Bridge. It's a proper evolution of Leaders Week, and one we're looking forward to this October.Visit leadersinsport.com/UP for more information, and use UP15 for 15% off your Summit pass.Unofficial Partner is the leading podcast for the business of sport. A mix of entertaining and thought provoking conversations with a who's who of the global industry. To join our community of listeners, sign up to the weekly UP Newsletter and follow us on Twitter and TikTok at @UnofficialPartnerWe publish two podcasts each week, on Tuesday and Friday. These are deep conversations with smart people from inside and outside sport. Our entire back catalogue of 500 sports business conversations are available free of charge here. Each pod is available by searching for ‘Unofficial Partner' on Apple, Spotify and every podcast app. If you're interested in collaborating with Unofficial Partner to create one-off podcasts or series and live events, you can reach us via the website.

Jim returns with another authentic, unfiltered conversation. Today, he discusses the recent win over the All Blacks by the mighty Springboks, some potential World Cup winners & the recent mayhem surrounding his content rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is episode 5 of Stronger than Ever, a show about big dreams, unexpected obstacles and the rise to becoming the strongest version of yourself.  Holly Aitchison is one of the best women's rugby players in the world, starting at fly-half for the England national team. But that's only part of her story. Throughout her adolescence, she battled acne. That journey reshaped and redefined her confidence, but left her stronger than ever, and starring at the Rugby World Cup and Six Nations for her country.  Play Rebel ⚡ Stay Rebel

Two Airlink E-Jets, one black and one green, flew over Cape Town Stadium seconds before the Springboks and the All Blacks kicked off. Within an hour the whole internet had an opinion on how low it was. This is what an airline pilot actually saw: where the 50 foot number comes from and what it really means, why a flypast like that is flown in briefing rooms for weeks before it is flown over a roof, the risk formula I teach pilots every week, and the one question nobody asked the tens of thousands of people sitting underneath it. I have never flown a flypast and I say so up front. I am not going to tell you it was wrong, and I am not going to tell you it was fine. I will tell you what the numbers say and where they come from, what Airlink says, and why "our pilots are skilled enough to pull it off" is the one argument that worries me more than the altitude does. One word in the comments: would you want it done again next Saturday? Yes or no. WHERE THE STORY STANDS Airlink says six senior captains flew the two aircraft, three in each, that the flight was planned and rehearsed, and that it was flown inside altitude and speed limits approved by the South African Civil Aviation Authority. Airlink has since handed the flight data from both aircraft to the SACAA for review, and the SACAA has said it will issue a statement. I will track that in the pinned comment. The third test is at FNB Stadium on Saturday 5 September. TIME-STAMPED FLIGHT PLAN 00:00 Twelve Seconds Over Cape Town 00:39 What I Am, And What I Am Not 01:30 Ellis Park 1995 And The Hype 02:44 How Low Was It, Really? 04:09 Preparation, Not Bravery 05:30 The Snake On The Briefing Room Desk 07:22 The Day We Taxied Back For Coffee 08:32 Nobody In The Stands Signed The Risk Assessment 09:14 What Happens Next 10:11 Was It Too Low? My Honest Answer 11:37 Your Vote: Yes Or No I'm Bryan Roseveare. I was an airline captain. I still go to work on the flight deck. It's just a full flight simulator now, and the pilots I train are the ones who fly you around. SOURCES Airlink statement, via SAnews (31 August 2026) → https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/airlink-defends-safety-low-altitude-flyover-springboks-all-blacks-test Flightradar24, altitude data and pressure correction for the flypast → https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/special-event/airlinks-low-flypast-over-rugby-match-in-cape-town/ IOL, Airlink offers black-box data as the world reacts (31 August 2026) → https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/2026-08-31-airlink-offers-black-box-data-as-the-world-reacts-to-dangerous-flypast/ EWN, Airlink says the flyover was conducted within SACAA approved limits → https://www.ewn.co.za/airlink-reassure-flyover-over-cape-town-stadium-was-conducted-within-sacaa-s-approved-limits/ NZ Herald, airline hands flight data to aviation officials → https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-south-africa-jet-flyover-in-cape-town-airline-hands-flight-data-to-aviation-officials/MZKVIWQMUFFMLFEZADAQNNP5NA/ NZ Herald, world media reacts to the Cape Town flyover → https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-springboks-world-media-reacts-to-dangerous-flyover-before-cape-town-test/OWMNGLJPDVGTXFB4OVOV7FBFOE/ ARCHIVE FOOTAGE 1995 Rugby World Cup Final flypast, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, 24 June 1995. South African Airways Boeing 747-200 "Lebombo", Captain Laurie Kay. Footage copyright 1995 World Rugby. Sourced from "Rugby World Cup 1995 - Good Luck Bokke | Must-See Moment (06.24.1995)", uploaded by ARCHIVE Sport. A short excerpt is used for the purposes of criticism and review. → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_7QjbNxdqc SUPPORT THE SHOW Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair

Billy's not happy with Jay Z Clark, but he puts that aside to deliver a monster All Sports Report - as Chris Fagan steps up for Alastair Clarkson, and Toby Greene talks torps. Melbourne Storm icon Ryan Papenhuyzen calls in as he prepares to call the Rugby World Cup on Channel 7 - but we also want to know what he's been up to - including a hard launch! Topics Brayshaw wants to know what you've seen unusual, and we get a surprise call from Todd from Barwon Heads - but Billy is too good for him. We bring back Froffy Time ahead of tonight's final in Freo, then it's a massive edition of Billy's Idiot File. Carlton star Earl Spalding calls in to remember the 1995 Grand Final where his Blues did a number on Billy's Cats, then Billy finishes with a Fruity Friday Joke about a scantily-clad neighbour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuart Lancaster is a world renowned rugby coach and is currently the Head Coach at Connacht in Ireland. He has previously coached England (2011-2015) when they hosted the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Racing 92, and Leinster. His England teams finished as Six Nations Runner Up four times, and he won the European Rugby Champions Cup and four PRO14/URC titles with Leinster. Prior to his time with the England National team, he won three Churchill Cup titles as Head Coach of England Saxons (2008, 2010, 2011) and National Division One title with Leeds Tykes (2006 to 2007). Stuart also runs Stuart Lancaster leadership, where he shares lessons from the sporting world to some of the top performing businesses across the globe where he shares lessons from the sporting world to some of the top performing businesses across the globe.  In our conversation today, we take a deep dive into the pressure and stress of being a top-level coach. We talk about his lowest moments when England rugby crashed out of the 2015 World Cup and whether he wanted to get back on the biggest stage. We talk about the importance of developing leaders and that your relationship with your players is either growing or dying. We also speak extensively about the management of your entire squad and how you keep the culture of your team by making sure that the players who are not in the starting lineup never are shocked by bad news. This is a true masterclass in leadership. The #1 Bestseller CAPTAIN: THE ATHLETE'S GUIDE TO BEING AN EXCEPTIONAL TEAM LEADER is now available!  CLICK HERE TO ORDER We are constantly asked "where have all the leaders gone?" Now more than ever, it is up to schools, clubs and coaches to develop our leaders, and this new book is a perfect guide to train and develop them. It is filled with stories of champion team captains on the professional and college level, Hall of Fame coaches, and more, and is a masterclass on leadership. Your athletes will learn from leaders such as Carles Puyol Abby Wambach, Tim Duncan, Shane Battier, Richie McCaw, Carla Overbeck and Simone Biles. It will help your athletes understand the qualities needed to lead, the responsibilities they must accept, and the most common challenges they will face. The chapters are short and sweet and have discussion questions so that your leaders can work through them together and set your team up for great success. The book also comes with a  FREE downloadable 10-session curriculum so you can guide your team or the leaders in your school or club through the entire book.  FOR ORDERS OF 10 OR MORE, WE OFFER A $5 PER BOOK DISCOUNT. EMAIL John@ChangingTheGameProject.com to place your order. BOOK A SPEAKER: Interested in having John present to your school, club or coaching event, either in person or virtually? Looking for leadership training for your student athletes, a coach development workshop or parent education? We are still booking Fall 2026 events, please email us to set up an introductory call John@ChangingTheGameProject.com PUT IN YOUR BULK BOOK ORDERS FOR OUR BESTSELLING BOOKS, AND JOIN 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS FROM SYRACUSE MENS LAX, UNC AND NAVY WOMENS LAX, AND MORE! These are just the most recent championship teams using THE CHAMPION TEAMMATE book with their athletes and support teams. Many of these coaches are also getting THE CHAMPION SPORTS PARENT so their team parents can be part of a successful culture. Schools and clubs are using EVERY MOMENT MATTERS for staff development and book clubs. Are you?  We have been fulfilling numerous bulk orders for some of the top high school and collegiate sports programs in the country, will your team be next? Click here to visit John's author page on Amazon Click here to visit Jerry's author page on Amazon Please email John@ChangingTheGameProject.com if you want discounted pricing on 10 or more books on any of our books. Thanks everyone. This week's podcast is brought to you by our friends at Sprocket Sports.  Sprocket Sports is a software platform for youth sports clubs.  Yeah, there are a lot of these systems out there, but Sprocket provides the full enchilada. They give you all the cool front-end stuff to make your club look good– like websites, communication tools and marketing tools – AND all the back-end transactions and services to run your business better so you can focus on what really matters – your players and your teams. Sprocket is built for those clubs looking to thrive, not just survive, in the competitive world of youth sports clubs.  So if you've been looking for a true business partner – not just another app – check them out today at https://sprocketsports.me/CTG. 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In this episode of the 100 Years of ZB Podcast, Mike Hosking takes you how Newstalk ZB brought you all the action and emotions from our sporting heroes. It covers the iconic moments from rugby, cricket, the Olympics, rugby league, football, motorsport, netball and many others. Mike takes you through how ZB covered the sporting moments that stopped a nation - like the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup. You'll also hear the big sporting names ZB spoke to over years. 100 Years of ZB - Celebrating a century of New Zealand's conversation. Archival audio from the collections at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. New episodes every Sunday on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts - powered by Newstalk ZB. LISTEN ABOVE OR BELOW IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE NEW ZEALAND See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the 100 Years of ZB Podcast, Mike Hosking takes you how Newstalk ZB brought you all the action and emotions from our sporting heroes. It covers the iconic moments from rugby, cricket, the Olympics, rugby league, football, motorsport, netball and many others. Mike takes you through how ZB covered the sporting moments that stopped a nation - like the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup. You'll also hear the big sporting names ZB spoke to over years. 100 Years of ZB - Celebrating a century of New Zealand's conversation. Archival audio from the collections at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. New episodes every Sunday on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts - powered by Newstalk ZB. LISTEN ABOVE OR BELOW IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE NEW ZEALAND See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Briton Tony Davies has pretty much seen it all when it comes to television sport broadcasting. With over 20 years' experience in broadcast TV as a director, producer and writer, Davies has made a number of documentaries, including the RTS-nominated A Bat and Ball War, and worked on numerous sports events including the FIFA World Cup, Rugby World Cup, Olympic Games, Paralympics, Asian Games, Wimbledon, Open Championship and Tour de France.His broadcast experience opened the door to event management roles, and Davies has worked as Broadcast Venue Manager on the past three Rugby World Cups. He was also the Broadcast Project Manager for the Special Olympics in 2019. During his early years, he worked on the legendary sports magazine show, Trans World Sport and his interviewed some of the biggest names in world sport, including Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Maradona, Pele, a 13-year-old Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Wayne Gretzky, Kip Keino and even Whitney Houston and John Candy.In this episode we talk about how commentators are chosen, the economics of sports broadcasting, how modern technology is changing how we watch sports and what the future holds in the digital age for viewers.Davies lives in Nelson, New Zealand, where he lives with his wife and six (yes, it's not a typo !) children. He enjoys a number of sports including cycling, running, boxing, hunting, fishing and paddling. He is a frequent visitor to the UK, where he still has a base, and to Asia, where he does production work for the BBC.Also, for our Real Science of Sport Members, stick around after the show for some bonus content as we continued our chat with Tony and got even more fascinating insights, including his thoughts on social media influencers as broadcast 'partners', why he doesn't buy into the 'all access' documentaries so frequently made about sports events, and his choice of best documentary ever made. If you're not a member, a small monthly donation gets you that bonus content, ad-free listening, exclusive shows and membership of our Discourse community, of which Tony is a member too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you think about Sam Whitelock, you probably think 153 Tests, two Rugby World Cups and performing under some pretty serious pressure. But these days, Sam’s swapped the footy paddock for the farm paddock, back home in Manawatu. And it turns out a lot of what he learnt playing rugby at the highest level applies pretty well to farming too. In this episode of Being Farmstrong, Hamish McKay sits down with Sam to talk about pressure, leadership, mental fitness and what it takes to keep performing when things get tough. Sam’s been a Farmstrong Ambassador since 2016, so he knows the challenges rural people face. And there are some really practical takeaways here about looking after yourself, staying on top of things and being at your best, whether that’s on the farm or just in everyday life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That was - without doubt - one of the great All Blacks performances in recent times. The best since the last Rugby World Cup for sure, and probably the best since our win over Ireland in the 2023 quarter-final - it was well worth the early alarm. Resilience and grit in equal measure, a triumph of soaking up pressure, taking some hits, and refusing to buckle, let alone break. The 15 minutes after half-time may well be one of the most significant periods of All Blacks rugby in this entire World Cup cycle. They were absorbing pressure, withstanding wave after wave of attack and emerging unscathed. South Africa average 5.5 points every time they enter the opposition 22; today it was 0.9 points. That is an absolute triumph of taking punches and staying in the fight. Fabian Holland was immense. Remember he didn't play any rugby at all between the 23rd of November and the 24th of July - eight months out of the game with that shoulder injury, 80 Herculean minutes from him today on the high veldt. Jordie Barrett is fast becoming the All Blacks' most important player. Two massive pieces of defence to deny Malcolm Marx and Jasper Wiese - he made 15 tackles all up, more than any other player on either side, and effected 5 turnovers, also a game-high. Jordie is now the rock upon which the All Blacks backline is built. And the impact the All Blacks got from their front row reserves is also worth mentioning - George Bower and Fletcher Newell had really influential shifts today. When David Kirk announced a coaching change at the start of the year, he talked about trajectory - at that time, it was a downward trajectory, or at best a plateau. Since Dave Rennie took over, it has been trending upwards, and today it spiked skywards. He's transformed this team since taking charge, and has them back on track for next year's World Cup Seven 7 wins from seven, with obvious, intentional, noticeable, crucial improvements during that time - Dave Rennie has now coached internationally against South Africa five times and won four of them. Rugby Australia's decision to get rid of him in favour of Eddie Jones may well go down as one of the all-time great fumbles in rugby history. A word on referee Matthew Carley; we're quick to criticise referees, but he was excellent. He remained calm and composed in that cauldron, and over-ruled the TMO twice. You love to see it, more of that please - referees who trust their instincts. The respect South African crowds show the haka tells you an awful lot about them. Rassie Erasmus even took to social media ahead of the game to ask his nation's fans to stay silent during the haka, and they did. While English and Australian supporters try to drown it out with Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Waltzing Matilda, the silence around that magnificent arena during the haka shows you why this rivalry is indeed the greatest one. There is massive mutual respect between these two teams and their fans, who love their rugby, but can absolutely appreciate the greatness of the other and the history that has led us to this point I said yesterday that we were about to find out how far apart the All Blacks and the Springboks are. On that evidence, the answer is not very far apart at all And yes, there are work-ons for the All Blacks; 14 penalties conceded is too many, they still had a few problems with the aerial ball and South Africa will come back with a vengeance in Cape Town. But for today - for right now - enjoy it. Because that display has most certainly pumped a fair degree of positivity into the veins of even the most pessimistic of All Blacks fans. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the last time —on this show anyway— we can talk about this test series as a future event. The next month is a blank page, stretching before us with storylines just waiting to be written. In all honesty, up until now, all we've been really doing is having a guess. An educated guess, based on history, analysis, reading, and listening to the respective coaches and players... But a guess nonetheless. We're now going to have some context. Next week we can talk about test two with the context of test one, and so on. We're going to find out over the next four weeks how far apart South Africa and the All Blacks are, with 13 months to go until the Rugby World Cup. Three specific areas the All Blacks will have to be particularly good in to repel what the Springboks will throw at them tonight: One: The scrum. South Africa scrum for penalties, and they do it very, very well – better than anyone in the world. Our scrum must be solid, legitimate, and competitive. Having Tyrel Lomax there is a huge boost because the Springboks will look to assert dominance as soon as they possibly can – on their feed or ours. So keep an eye on the first scrum or two. Two: Maul defence. If South Africa get the aforementioned scrum penalties, or any penalties, they will, without question, kick for the corners and set up a lineout drive. It really is one of the hardest things to defend in rugby because there are so many moving parts. Jason Ryan and Co. will have prepared the NZ forwards for what's coming, but knowing it's coming and doing something about it are very different things. The key really is to limit those penalties in the first place – don't let South Africa get themselves into the position to test us close to our line in the first place. So discipline and limiting penalties becomes super important. Three: The aerial assault. It's coming, there's no doubt about it. Josh Moorby, Will Jordan, and Damian McKenzie will need to be ready to defuse those Ellis Park bombs. I must admit I do worry a little bit about Damian McKenzie's ankle injury – if he comes down awkwardly from fielding one of those high kicks, that might be a problem. But you have to assume he's good to go. The aerial game has been a major area of focus for the All Blacks this year, and while they still haven't absolutely nailed it, there has been improvement. And there'll need to be more. This South African team is formidable. Utterly formidable. I felt pretty good about the All Blacks' chances until I saw the South African team unveiled on Thursday night. They are a genuine heavyweight side. Number one in the world for a reason. What a lineup: Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx, Eben Etzebeth, and Pieter-Steph du Toit in the forward pack. Damian de Allende, Jesse Kriel, Cheslin Kolbe, and Damian Willemse in a star-studded backline. They are favourites, and rightly so. But we're good too. Slowly but surely, Dave Rennie has built the All Blacks into a side capable of going into the Lion's Den and emerging intact. We're not going to win the series 4-nil, but this group can build the belief that on any given day, they can beat South Africa. And in just over a year from now, that's all the All Blacks will need to do at the Rugby World Cup. They'll only need to beat the Springboks once. And one of the keys to that will be believing that they can, and that all starts in just under 15 hours from now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jennah Wootten has officially begun her tenure as CEO of Netball NZ, taking over the role at a crucial time for the sport. She's entering the job with extensive experience in New Zealand sport and major events, including leading Aktive, the World Masters Games, and holding senior roles with Sport NZ and the 2011 Rugby World Cup. But there's no shortage of issues waiting for her – including the future of the country's domestic competition. She told Piney the ANZ Premiership is a hugely important part of the high-performance system for netball, and challenges have been building over time. But, Wootten says, work is underway to find a long-term solution they know will be financially sustainable for the future. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This weeks ai slop is served up by DeepSeek v4 Pro. I tried to use Kimi but it got stuck generating the notes. So now you get this. Could be worse. Episode SummaryJack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack return for a wide-ranging conversation that spans the turbulent state of Australian politics and the precarious state of global affairs. The episode opens with striking Redbridge polling data suggesting One Nation could pick up as many as 19 seats in the upcoming Victorian state election -- a result that would leave neither major party able to form government in its own right. The Jacks explore the mechanics of minority government, the prospect of a marriage of convenience between the Liberals and One Nation, and whether Labor voters in protest mode could deliver One Nation unexpected inroads into heartland seats.The domestic focus then shifts to the Australian economy. Drawing on former ACTU Secretary Bill Kelty's recent analysis, the hosts dissect a bureaucracy more concerned with treating symptoms than causes, lamenting squandered billions on unused quarantine centres, infrastructure costs among the highest in the world, and a housing crisis driven by a failure to train enough workers. The conversation turns to political courage -- or the lack of it -- comparing today's risk-averse governing class with the Hawke-Keating reform era, when fringe benefits tax was meant to kill the long lunch but somehow did not.A spirited defence of Emerge Australia -- an advocacy group training GPs to diagnose and treat myalgic encephalomyelitis (chronic fatigue syndrome) -- highlights the government's decision to cut a mere $400,000 in funding, a move Jack the Insider brands disgraceful for an organisation serving an estimated 250,000 Australians. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme reform also gets a hearing, with pharmaceutical companies increasingly bypassing Australia for clinical trials.Internationally, the Jacks confront the escalating dangers of the Russia-Ukraine war. With Ukraine making Crimea increasingly uninhabitable and Vladimir Putin backed into a corner, the prospect of an attack on a NATO or NATO-aligned state looms. The conversation covers Russia's cancelled bond sale, the shifting power dynamic between Putin and Xi Jinping, and thousands of Russian passports arriving in Moldova -- a familiar prelude to intervention. On Iran, the hosts reflect on the Trump administration's military strikes, oil climbing past USD 100 a barrel, and the political consequences for the upcoming US midterm elections.The episode closes with sport: the FIFA World Cup (and Argentina's remarkable ability to unify the football world in mutual disdain), the AFL's handling of the Nicky Winmar domestic violence case and questions of consistency, the end of the Bazball era in English Test cricket, a warm tribute to the late Sir Garfield Sobers, and rugby union's new Nations Championship format.Timestamped Highlights(All timestamps adjusted +25 seconds to account for theme music.)00:00:26 -- Introduction and Banter Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack open the show trading observations on air conditioning, long lunches, and the perils of sitting directly beneath the vent.00:01:32 -- One Nation's Victorian Polling Surge Redbridge polling data indicates One Nation could win as many as 19 seats in the Victorian state election. In an 88-seat legislature, that would make a majority for either major party almost impossible.00:02:52 -- Minority Government Mechanics Hong Kong Jack explains the constitutional pathway: if no party wins a majority, the sitting Premier gets the first conversation with the Governor and may be recommissioned to form government.00:04:20 -- A Three-Cornered Contest Jack the Insider argues the Allan government is at the end of the road, but the Liberal alternative inspires little confidence. One Nation may poll well in Labor heartland seats as protest voters look for an outlet that is not the Liberal Party.00:06:33 -- The Polling vs. the Pencil Hong Kong Jack predicts One Nation's polling numbers will soften once voters are alone in the booth with an HB pencil hovering over the ballot paper.00:08:32 -- Commonwealth Games Land in Glasgow The hosts acknowledge the Commonwealth Games have begun -- in Glasgow, not Victoria. The opening ceremony featured King Charles and Queen Camilla emerging from a Doctor Who TARDIS.00:10:50 -- Pauline Hanson and the Tommy Robinson Interview The Jacks dissect Hanson's decision to interview the controversial British figure, with Hong Kong Jack arguing the motivation is straightforward: publicity, good or bad.00:12:12 -- Factions Within One Nation Barnaby Joyce's visible discomfort with the Robinson interview signals internal tensions. Jack the Insider warns One Nation risks veering further towards the "lunar right."00:13:30 -- Two Australias: The Great Dog Divide A detour into the changing culture of pet ownership. Jack the Insider contrasts the utilitarian farm dogs of his Reservoir childhood with the multi-billion-dollar industry of designer dog beds, pushchairs, and booties.00:15:59 -- Bill Kelty's Economic Diagnosis Former ACTU Secretary Bill Kelty delivers a blunt assessment: Australian governments have spent decades treating symptoms rather than causes -- quarantine centres never used, infrastructure costs at world-record levels, a housing crisis born of under-investment in skills.00:17:59 -- The Courage Deficit Hong Kong Jack argues the current government, like its recent predecessors, lacks political boldness. The Prime Minister's Labor conference speech seemed "spooked by One Nation" rather than offering a growth narrative.00:19:22 -- The Keating Comparison Jack the Insider revisits the Hawke-Keating reform era, noting the howls of outrage that greeted early reforms -- including fringe benefits tax, which was meant to "kill lunch" but somehow did not. The difference today: social media amplifies every backlash.00:23:02 -- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Funding Cut An urgent segment on the defunding of Emerge Australia, an advocacy group that has trained roughly 10% of the nation's GPs in diagnosing and treating ME/CFS. The cut amounts to approximately $400,000 -- a sum Jack the Insider describes as negligible in public expenditure but catastrophic for the 250,000 Australians living with the condition.00:26:37 -- The PBS and Australia's Clinical Trial Problem Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly bypassing Australia for clinical trials, leaving patients with rare conditions to raise extraordinary sums for overseas treatment. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme's pricing structure may require root-and-branch reform, particularly for newly developed drugs.00:29:50 -- What Should Labor Do About One Nation? Hong Kong Jack's prescription is simple: fix the economy and stop saying silly things. One Nation will wither on the vine if economic growth returns.00:30:17 -- Derryn Hinch: The Human Headline Remembered The former broadcaster, senator, and Justice Party founder has died aged 82. The Jacks reflect on a complicated legacy -- a man who transformed Melbourne talkback radio and tabloid television, was twice married to Jacki Weaver, and whose profound impact on the media is tempered by a deeply troubling intervention in the justice system.00:32:00 -- The Glennon Case: When a Headline Cost Children Their Safety Jack the Insider recounts in detail how Hinch's decision to publicly name convicted paedophile priest Michael Glennon during an active trial led to the suspension of proceedings, an eventual overturned conviction, and a four-year window in which Glennon continued operating camps and abusing children -- as many as 20 additional victims.00:38:14 -- Hinch's Media Legacy Despite the Glennon tragedy, Hong Kong Jack credits Hinch with changing the sound of Melbourne radio. The talkback format he pioneered arguably saved stations like 3AW.00:40:32 -- Ukraine and the Battle for Crimea The Ukrainians cannot hold Crimea, but they are making it unliveable. Water, electricity, and supplies have been cut. Crimeans are fleeing en masse. The Russian Black Sea Fleet has effectively ceased to exist.00:42:13 -- Putin Backed Into a Corner Jack the Insider warns that Vladimir Putin, when cornered, does not act rationally. The spectre of an attack on a NATO country -- perhaps a Baltic state -- or on Moldova is real. Putin cannot sue for peace; it would mean the end of him.00:44:21 -- Russia's Economic Pressure Points Hong Kong Jack notes that Russia cancelled a regular bond sale last week after failing to find buyers. The economic squeeze is mounting. Putin and his deeply unpopular party are now being fused together ahead of elections.00:47:13 -- Russian Passports Arrive in Moldova Thousands of Russian passports have been shipped to Moldova -- the same playbook used in Crimea and eastern Ukraine before intervention.00:49:32 -- Iran, the Houthis, and Oil Above USD 100 US strikes on Iran continue. Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have struck oil tankers. The price of crude has pushed past USD 100 a barrel -- a politically dangerous number for Donald Trump four months out from the midterms.00:50:33 -- The Netanyahu Pitch for Regime Change Jack the Insider recounts the scene from Swan and Haberman's book: Benjamin Netanyahu presenting a case for US-Israeli combined bombing to achieve regime change in Iran. Trump was impressed; Marco Rubio and the CIA director were not.00:52:56 -- US Midterms: The Democratic Candidate Problem The Democrats' prospects are muddied by candidate issues including the withdrawal of Graham Plattner over sexual assault allegations and the party's persistent inability to select candidates who genuinely connect with the white working class.00:54:40 -- Tim Waltz, John Kerry, and Authenticity Hong Kong Jack contrasts the Democrats' clumsy attempts to project authenticity -- Tim Waltz hunting, John Kerry windsurfing -- with the reality that Kerry was an ice hockey player who once attended a White House meeting with two black eyes from a congressional game.00:58:19 -- The Sickness in American Democracy Jack the Insider argues the two-party lock on presidential politics -- achieved partly by keeping third-party candidates off ballots in roughly 30 states -- is profoundly undemocratic. With 40% of voters now registering as independents, millions have no candidate who represents them.00:59:43 -- Can Trump Disrupt the Midterms? Hong Kong Jack analyses the constitutional limits on presidential interference in state-run elections. Any attempt to use emergency powers would go straight to court.01:03:43 -- Marine Le Pen: France's Next President? Polling around 67%, Le Pen is the frontrunner for the French presidential election. Her felony conviction for misusing EU funds appears to be no impediment.01:05:09 -- Andy Burnham's Fast Start as UK Prime Minister The new PM has hit the ground running with popular measures: a GBP 2 bus fare cap across England, 20% business rate cuts for pubs, clubs, and live music venues, and the scrapping of VAT on domestic electricity bills.01:07:36 -- Britain's Investment Challenge The biggest test for Burnham will be attracting investment. The UK has 11 million working-age citizens on benefits -- a figure now exceeding tax receipts.01:09:03 -- FIFA World Cup: Argentina Triumphs, Trump Photobombs Argentina are world champions, but not before a petition signed by millions demanded their exclusion from the final. Donald Trump appeared on the podium; the Spanish commemorative photos, the Jacks note, did not include him.01:11:07 -- The Refereeing and the Expansion The officiating was patchy, but the expanded tournament format was vindicated. Seeing Cape Verde, Australia, New Zealand, and Iran compete gave the event a genuinely global feel.01:14:23 -- Nicky Winmar, the AFL Hall of Fame, and Domestic Violence The Jacks grapple with the AFL's removal of Winmar from the Hall of Fame following a domestic violence conviction. Jack the Insider questions the consistency: Wayne Carey and Gary Ablett Sr. remain honoured. Hong Kong Jack suggests a suspension rather than permanent expulsion would have been more appropriate, arguing that football cannot be reserved for choirboys.01:19:06 -- Bazball's End: The McCallum Era Concludes Baz McCallum is out as England's Test coach after 49 Tests: 27 wins, 20 losses. Ten of the first eleven were victories; seven of the last nine were defeats. The hosts debate whether Bazball added to cricket's audience even if it could not sustainably win Test matches.01:23:20 -- Sir Garfield Sobers: The Greatest of All Time A warm tribute to the late West Indian legend. Jack the Insider recalls meeting Sobers at the Hilton in Barbados. Hong Kong Jack shares the story of Sobers -- completely ambidextrous -- playing golf off scratch left-handed and off two right-handed.01:27:53 -- Rugby Union's Nations Championship A new format pits Northern Hemisphere sides against Southern Hemisphere sides, culminating in finals at Twickenham. Hong Kong Jack is sceptical anyone will care which hemisphere wins. The 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, however, is selling tickets strongly.01:30:00 -- Sign-Off Jack the Insider thanks listeners and apologises for the previous week's absence due to illness. The hosts promise to return on or around 31 July, though Hong Kong Jack advises against buying "20-year futures in us."Social Media PostsTwitter / XPost 1: One Nation could win up to 19 seats in the Victorian election. On this week's episode, we break down what a three-cornered contest means for the major parties -- and why minority government may be coming to Spring Street. Listen now.Post 2: "Putin, when cornered, does not act rationally." This week we examine the escalating dangers in Ukraine, Russian passports in Moldova, and why oil above USD 100 spells trouble for Trump. New episode of The Two Jacks out now.Post 3: $400,000. That is what it costs to train GPs across Australia to diagnose and treat ME/CFS -- and the government has cut it. We discuss why this quiet defunding of Emerge Australia is a disgrace. Full episode linked.Post 4: Derryn Hinch transformed Australian media. He also, by his own grandstanding, gave a paedophile priest four more years of access to children. This week we examine the complicated legacy of the Human Headline.Post 5: Bazball is dead. Garry Sobers is immortal. Nicky Winmar is out of the Hall of Fame. Our sport segment this week covers the big calls in cricket, AFL, rugby, and a World Cup final that unified the planet -- against Argentina.FacebookThis week on The Two Jacks: Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack navigate a political landscape where the old rules no longer apply.Redbridge polling has One Nation on track to become kingmaker in Victoria. We explore what minority government would actually look like -- and whether Labor can cling to power even if it finishes second.Bill Kelty says Australia's bureaucracy treats symptoms, not causes. We ask: where has political courage gone, and could anyone sell reform the way Keating did?From a USD 400,000 funding cut that will devastate chronic fatigue sufferers, to pharmaceutical companies abandoning Australian clinical trials, to a PBS in need of root-and-branch reform -- the domestic agenda is packed.Internationally, the picture is darker. Putin is cornered in Ukraine. Iran burns. Oil has passed USD 100. And the US midterms are shaping up as a referendum on Trump's foreign policy.Plus: Derryn Hinch's complicated legacy, Argentina's World Cup, Nicky Winmar and the AFL's consistency problem, the death of Bazball, and a toast to Sir Garfield Sobers -- the greatest cricketer who ever lived.Listen wherever you get your podcasts.InstagramCaption for episode artwork: Episode 165 is live. This week: One Nation's Victorian moment, Putin's dangerous corner, the Hinch legacy, and why a $400K funding cut matters more than you think. Link in bio.

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South Africa's Springboks are possibly rugby's greatest ever international team. They've won two Rugby World Cups in a row, are coached by the genius of Rassie Erasmus and have a never-ending conveyor belt of destructive talent. How can they possibly be stopped? Well, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have parked their pink JAECOO on a rugby pitch in Northern England to find out... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel Dagg had everything he'd ever chased - a Rugby World Cup, a young family, the life a kid from a Hawke's Bay state house could only dream of. Then he retired, and the question underneath it all hit at once: “if I'm not an All Black, who am I?”In one of the most open conversations we've had on the show, Israel comes clean on the five years that followed - the addiction, the depression, and the spiral he kept hidden while the world saw a highlight reel.After his mum passed away he hit rock bottom: he left his family, moved to Auckland, and spent a Father's Day alone in an apartment wondering how it got so bad. He's honest about what it cost the people who loved him, and clear that no one could have pulled him out but himself.This is the story of how he did it - how ownership became the first step back, why nearly three years sober is the best decision he's ever made, and how he came to see that the happiness he'd been chasing had been in front of him the whole time.Between Two Beers is proudly brought to you by One New Zealand. We believe that One NZ connects New Zealand, while Between Two Beers connects New Zealanders. And together, we are NZ's most trusted connection platform.Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by Barkers Clothing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fresh off a thrilling finish at Royal Birkdale which saw him hoist the Claret Jug, Ryan Fox joins Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme to relive his first major win at the 2026 Open Championship — only the fourth Kiwi to win a major, and the first to bring the Claret Jug home to New Zealand since Bob Charles in 1963. Fox walks through his major championship record-tying 62 on Saturday (and the improbable fairway bunker shot on 18 that capped it off), the driver decision on the 13th that swung his Sunday momentum, an incredible approach at 16, and the nerves he felt reading the winning birdie putt on 18.Plus: A brand new Srixon driver responsible for some of the most clutch shots he hit all week + the Z-STAR ball that gave him an edge over the rest of the field in the windy conditions, his dad Grant Fox's legendary All Blacks career and 1987 Rugby World Cup win, New Zealand's golf course boom, whether a PGA Tour event or Presidents Cup could ever land in New Zealand, and a detour into Fox's Bordeaux-heavy wine cellar.Before all that: the saga of getting the real and replica Claret Jugs through airport security and onto the flight home — including an awkward moment in line next to runner-up Cameron Young.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Intro & Ryan Fox's dad, All Blacks legend Grant Fox2:39 Has life changed since becoming Champion Golfer of the Year?3:39 New Zealand's 4th major champion & ending a 63-year Claret Jug drought4:29 The Claret Jug's wild flight home9:19 Echoes of Hideki Matsuyama's Masters travels10:19 Friday's grind just to make the cut12:12 Saturday's record-tying 6213:14 The bunker shot and putt that closed out the 6218:29 The 13th hole driver gamble and riding the wave of momentum23:24 The approach at 16 and feeling the crowd's energy29:03 Composure and nerves on the 18th green32:45 The backstory on Ryan's putter34:42 No snakes in New Zealand???35:57 The 2014 Muriwai Open and New Zealand's links golf38:00 The 2021 Muriwai win with Steve Williams caddying39:48 Touring New Zealand's booming golf course scene42:50 Could the PGA Tour — or a Presidents Cup — come to New Zealand?46:25 Wine talk: Bordeaux, Hawke's Bay, and the Claret Jug48:23 Sign-off

The B-Side Bois are back, and now on video!In this episode, we discuss how the 2027, 2029, 2031, and 2033 Rugby World Cups could grow rugby in the United States, what USA Rugby must do to attract new fans, and the outlook for the USA Men's and Women's Eagles.We also preview the college rugby season in Iowa, break down the South Carolina coaching situation, discuss Iowa high school girls' 7s, celebrate the Chicago Hounds' MLR Championship, and debate the future of Major League Rugby with laughs a plenty!Plus:

Black Ferns Sevens superstar Jorja Miller joins us fresh off signing a new deal with New Zealand Rugby through 2029!

LAKE TAHOE, CA - The World Rugby Nations Cup is littered with MLR stars, mostly on Team USA. With that, MLR Weekly host Matt McCarthy talked all things Major League Rugby and USA Rugby with American rugby legend, Lou Stanfill (3 Rugby World Cups, San Diego Legion, who "summers in Tahoe"), and rising USAR & MLR Anthem star Julian Roberts. Two completely different players, with a life-long bond.

We're back from holidays and there's plenty to catch up on. Sydney is opening early for the Women's Rugby World Cup, so we find out who you're backing, Tim reveals he's only just discovered the magic of jacuzzis at 44, and Ricki shares the accidental text from her mum that still haunts the family. Plus, callers share the unbelievable stories they swear are true, including a dad's boat sinking because of one tiny bung plug, we hear the most salacious Ricki leak ever, and Greta Thunberg's sister launches a music career with a Whitney Houston cover that has everyone talking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do great leaders build teams to become who they're capable of becoming, and prepare them to handle their emotions when the pressure is highest?Eddie Jones is one of the most accomplished coaches in world rugby. He has led Australia, England, and Japan on the international stage, and guided Japan to one of the greatest upsets in rugby history at the 2015 World Cup. He has built a career on turning teams around, creating pressure, and challenging more from the people he leads. There is a fine line in that work. Too little challenge and we never understand who we can become. Too much and we create the wrong conditions to explore. That line has not always been easy to walk. Eddie's demanding methods have drawn criticism over the years, and his exits from England in 2022 and Australia in 2023 came under intense public scrutiny... a chapter he alludes to here when he describes the mistake of letting the noise come down on top of him.In this conversation with Dr. Michael Gervais, Eddie walks through how he builds team identity, starting with a picture in his head of how a team could play and then closing the gap between that vision and the group in front of him. He explains why he keeps training about 70% successful, so the 30% of failure becomes the learning, and why training should always be harder than the game. He makes the case that immediate, private feedback beats public humiliation every time, and that the best coaches ask far more questions than they answer.Eddie also talks about understanding the individual, why coaching has shifted from team-based to one-on-one, and how a single moment of feeling important from a coach 30 years ago still moves him today. He opens up struggles he has faced with his own emotions, the mistakes he has made, the generation that taught him to never show vulnerability, and why he is still learning to make room for joy. In this conversation, we explore:How great coaches build a team identity and close the gap between vision and realityWhy training should be about 70% successful, so the failures become the learningThe value in training harder than the gameWhy the best coaches ask more questions than they answerHow understanding the individual has become central to modern leadershipWhy you should never assume, and always confirm by knowing the personThe thinking time every leader needsBy the end of the conversation the two land on a question every leader should ask: would you want to be coached by yourself?Links & ResourcesSubscribe to our Youtube Channel for more conversations at the intersection of high performance, leadership, and wellbeing: https://www.youtube.com/c/FindingMasteryGet exclusive discounts and support our amazing sponsors!Go to: https://findingmastery.com/sponsors/Subscribe to the Finding Mastery newsletter for weekly high performance insights: https://www.findingmastery.com/newsletterDownload Dr. Mike's Morning Mindset Routine: findingmastery.com/morningmindsetFollow on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and XEddie Jones' Books: My Life and Rugby: The Autobiography and Leadership: Lessons from My Life in RugbySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Wales prepare to face Fiji in the Nations Championship, Gareth Rhys Owen, with the help of players, fans and pundits, reflects on the 2007 Rugby World Cup when the Flying Fijians stunned the rugby world by knocking Wales out and ending the reign of coach Gareth Jenkins.This podcast was first broadcast in September 2023