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2014. Ireland are on the up, Magali Harvey fever is rife, and surely *someone* has to stop the Black Ferns. Join the idiots behind rugby's most popular YouTube channel for a detailed and affectionate look back at each Rugby World Cup, celebrating and dissecting an evolving sport, match-by-match... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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RugbyBits

RugbyBits

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RugbyBits focuses on the Springboks, the United Rugby Championships and #SaffasAbroad, while also looking at the big news and results all over the rugby world. The podcast is co-hosted by Jared Wright, Kuhle Sonsiki, Shaun Lilford and Thala Msutu. Visit our webiste at rugbybits.com
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Rugby Reimagined

The Dead Ball Area

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My name is Graeme Forbes and I run The Dead Ball Area, a website and Youtube channel dedicated to Rugby Analysis. During the global lockdown I decided to make a short series podcast discussing what changes to the game people would like to see made. The podcasts will be released Sundays and Wednesdays throughout May 2020.
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Plugged In

Archie Biltcliffe

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So how did you get your dream job? Every week Archie Biltcliffe, Ben and Michael speak to media industry leaders. From critically acclaimed journalists to your favourite creators, we talk to the people who are Plugged In. Instagram: www.instagram.com/pluggedinpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/pluggedin Produced by Archie Biltcliffe Music & Sound Design by Dylan Tarayan-Bibbs: www.instagram.com/dylan.oka
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Rugby writer Matt Merritt is our guest today, as we watch the opening game for a legendary England team. Whilst we're there, we discuss Matt's tips for getting free beer, the Tweenies, Jerry Collins' three sisters and an England player with a number one single. Theme tune remixed by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…
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Kooks and Shaun take a deep dive into the Springboks' win over Scotland, we take a look at each player, decide which 9 we want to start against England and Shaun explains how the Scotland minds stopped them from winning We look at a brilliant All Black win and ask again why Razor failed to use his bench. Have Ireland lost all the players that get t…
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Thala, Shaun and Kooks have a look at magnificent Mark and how the All Blacks beat England. We start off with our first phase of which Scotland player you would start for the Springboks and we pay tribute to Joe Marler who retired from test rugby but not before helping give the fans what they really want when watching the Haka. With the Autumn Nati…
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Kooks and Thala come again for Part 2 of their Autumn Nations Series preview and they focus more on the players in this round. Kooks and Thala discuss whether Pieter-Steph du Toit has the World Rugby Player of the Year award in the bag, which Springboks and Ireland players could contest and what the size of meltdown would be if Antoine Dupont wins …
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Kooks and Thala have a two-part preview for the Autumn Nations Series and ask the burning questions for the upcoming games. We first share memories and discuss why the Autumn Nations Series is the most special part of the international rugby calendar and if rugby played in the southern hemisphere is given that yellow filter like they do for movies …
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Julia Singer AKA Rugby Julia joins us to watch her beloved US Eagles hammer a battling Kazakhstan side. Amongst a critical analysis of the state of Twitter, we dissect Julia's choice to adopt Wales as her second team, discover more inspiring stories and assess Siya Kolisi's career prospects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…
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Former Wales winger Philippa Tuttiett joins us (!!!) to provide actual insight and analysis on the pod talk about Wales' pre-World Cup prep, hair, and nutmegs. Thanks so much to Philippa (@PhilippaTuttiett) for giving us her time, as well as so much quality insight. She has a brilliant new PWR-themed podcast with Nick Heath (previous guest of the p…
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Kooks and Thala review week 5 of the URC and the Springbok squad for the Autumn Nations Series. Kooks and Thala discuss the return of Damian Willemse in the squad and Ruan Nortje, Elrigh Louw and Jan-Hendrik Wessels staying in the squad. Then we discuss if we might have made a mistake placing Ulster at the bottom of our tiers list last week. We bre…
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Kooks and Thala rank the URC into tiers after 4 rounds of the URC. We divide the teams into four different tiers: Championship Contenders, Playoff Locks, Dark Horses and Basement Dwellers. Find out where we rank the South African teams. Why we think it’s the year for the Lions to make some playoff noise, why the Bulls are still championship contend…
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After a big week for Irish rugby, it's time to talk about the opening game of an era-defining World Cup campaign for them! As well as their win over the USA, we discuss Netflix series YOU, James Bond, Kilimanjaro and many many other relevant topics. Theme music is a remix of "World in Union" by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor…
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Jared and Shaun go over the weekends result that saw the Springboks secure their first 'real' Rugby Championship title since 2009. We discuss the performances from Saturday and look at the Bledisloe Cup plus how the two sides will fare in the future. We take a look at the Springbok midfield and how the future looks…
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Kooks and Sharky chat about how upsetting the Springbok loss was. We look into a brilliant Los Pumas performance and where it went wrong for the Springboks. We take a look at the new Springbok match day 23 and have a bit of a wobble at the end leaving Sharky to sign offRugbyBits
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Thala and Shaun have a look at the Springboks squad that Rassie Erasmus named ahead of the opening Los Pumas test. We look into each position and highlight the inexperience of the pack and Shaun makes a call on how Manie Libbok will be introduced. We look at how Scott Robertson is on a razor's edge with his job and talk loose trio's Bledisloe Cup r…
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It's time for the Wallaroos and the Springboks! We go in depth on a game of two halves, that felt more like a game of one half. In the meantime, we talk Tarantino, Oasis, language and the bizarre stories of some Australian rugby legends. Theme tune is a remix of World In Union by Davoli. Check out his album "Notes For A New Year" on all good stream…
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Kooks and Shaun take a look at the second Springbok win over rivals New Zealand in the Rugby Championship. The Springbok set up a great chance of taking the Rugby Championship title in the 5th round against Argentina away. We look at which players performed on both sides, dive into the absolute disaster of a second test for the Wallabies and look a…
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We carry on our celebration of the 2014 World Cup, as we watch Canada's 31... 5? win over Spain. Who knows, we're still not sure about Schrodinger's Conversion. We talk about nothing other than the game, so don't worry about that. The theme music for this is a new version of "World In Union", remixed by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…
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Jamie Wall joins us again as we look ahead to a very important test in Cape Town. Both teams have made changes and Jamie explains why it is hard to get used to an All Blacks side being dictated too. We look at the team, the strange but exciting All Black loose trio and the wings on both sides. We try and understand the thoughts behind the Jordan an…
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Thala and Shaun walk through the Springbok test and how well the All Blacks started, we talk about the impact the Bomb Squad made and what the All Blacks need to do to win this type of game. We take a deep dive into all the controversial moments and set the record straight on the Aphelia Fassi yellow card and the Bongi Mbonambi try.…
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We kick off the 2014 World Cup with the Black Ferns' crushing of Kazakhstan. We dig into the history of rugby in Kazakhstan, discover a new cult hero and briefly mention the other team that were playing, I guess. Bear with us, we should have a fun new theme tune next week! For now, enjoy the absolute belter that is the Kazakhstan national anthem. H…
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We welcome Jamie Wall who is in South Africa following the All Blacks on their two test tour. Jamie is and Author and Journalist. He has written four books on the All Blacks including The Hundred Years' War about the Springbok and All Black rivalry. You can order his books here (https://www.jamiewallrugby.com/buy-my-books) We discuss the funny incl…
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Kooks, Thala and Shaun give their thoughts on Rassie Erasmus' Springboks squad he named for the opening All Black test in Johannesburg. We go through the surprise calls, who will drop out if Eben Etzebeth is passed fit and take a look at the David Nucifora and Felix Jones news.RugbyBits
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Woah! We're FINALLY back! And for the first time ever, we're focusing on a women's World Cup! Join Robbie (@SquidgyGoat) and Will (@Will_Owen9) as we (@SquidgeRugby) attempt to cycle through the entire 2014 Rugby World Cup, with an episode reacting to each game. In this week's episode, we set the scene on this World Cup, the history of women's rugb…
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Kooks, Shaun and Thala break down the Springbok squad selected for the home double against the All Blacks. We discuss whether how match sharp Jaden Hendrikse has looked since coming back to play for the Sharks. We discuss if Steven Kitshoff has to win his place in the 23 back from Gerhard Steenkamp and whether Elrigh Louw has done enough or will Ja…
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Shaun and Thala review week 2 of the Rugby Championship. We start with the Springboks’ bonus point victory over Australia. We discuss what we learned and saw from the second stringers, the impressive and error free performance of Aphelele Fassi, the workhorse performance from Ruan Nortje and why Jan-Hendrik Wessels reminds Thala of Pierre Spies. Sh…
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Shaun and Thala preview Week 2 of the Rugby Championship by looking forward on Australia hosting South Africa and Argentina looking for their 2nd win in two weeks in New Zealand. We first look at the experience bought in by Joe Schmidt with the selections of Nic White and Marika Koroibete. We discuss how Angus Bell can change fortunes at the scrum …
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Thala, Kooks and Shaun go over the Springbok performance in Australia as the South African's equalled a record held since 1993. We look at star performers, unpack how poor the Wallabies are, check if John Kirwan has stopped spinning and gasp at the huge changes made by Rassie. Before we end we look into Cheslin Arendse and have some fun combing pla…
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We are joined by Brett and Harry from the 89 Combo as we look ahead to the opening Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Australia. We look at the Springbok match day 23 and where the Wallabies will look to target and counter act the Springbok strength'sRugbyBits
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Kooks and Thala wade into the Antoine Dupont goat debate dominating social media after France won the gold in the Olympic Sevens. Join us as we try to have a balanced discussion about what do we look for in the GOAT debate, why Dupont stands out, his impact on the Sevens and why both sides of the debate need to calm down. We also warn South African…
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Kooks, Shaun and Thala look back on the weekend’s test matches, focusing on South Africa’s victory over Portugal in Bloemfontein. Shaun as the leader of the Ben Jason Dixon fan club raved about his impressive performance as he filled the big boots of his hyphen brother Pieter-Steph du Toit. We talk about other new Boks that possibly played themselv…
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Francisco takes us through what to expect from Portugal and explains how this game is on free to air TV in Portugal. The team and fans are looking forward to facing the World Champions. Francisco breaks down the Springbok backs and explains what to expect with Lukhanyo Am and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu…
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Kooks, Shaun and Thala review the second weekend of July internationals. We start with the Springboks’ first loss of the season as Ireland level the 2-match series in Durban. Shaun discusses how Ireland took control of the game, Ciaran Frawley’s amazing drop goals and how Ireland seemed to figure out how to attack the Springboks. On the Boks side, …
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Kooks and Thala preview the July test window, focusing especially on the epic clash between South Africa and Ireland. We react to the Springboks selection and what the omission of Evan Roos and the selection of Kwagga Smith and Marco van Staden tells us. We discuss what opportunity some Bok rookies like Gerhard Steenkamp and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezu…
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Kooks and Thala talk to Irish journalist for the 42 Murray Kinsella to look at the Ireland side touring South Africa for the test series. We discuss what the opponents are in each country and why there is a lot of back and forth on social media between the two sides. We talk about the possibility of Jamie Osborne starting at fullback and what he po…
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Glasgow win the URC, Edwill shines at Twickenham and make Bok squad debates toxic again Kooks, Shaun and Thala look back on a weekend of rugby which included Glasgow’s epic URC final victory in Pretoria over the Bulls. Shaun and Kooks share what happened in their weekend together watching the final at Loftus (which left Shaun worse for wear). We th…
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Kooks, Shaun and Thala preview the United Rugby Championship Final between Bulls and Glasgow. The lads look at what to expect from the two teams, Thala breaks down his theory about what Franco Smith is cooking, we react to the return of Kurt-Lee Arendse and discuss our most important head to head match ups. Then we turn our attention to the Springb…
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Kooks, Shaun and Thala break down an exciting weekend of club knockout rugby, focusing on the Bulls beating Leinster at Loftus in the URC semifinal. Kooks shares what the atmosphere at Loftus was like at the game and how it was similar to the big knockout Super Rugby games of the past. We rave about Cam Hanekom's superb performance against an all i…
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Jared and Kooks share their thoughts on the rugby this past week. Shaun tries to steer the ship as the team navigate through the URC and Premiership. We review the weekends action with a look at the URC Semi Final's. What happened to the Stormers and how many of the Leinster players will be getting their very first Republic of South Africa stamp in…
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Kooks and Thala are joined by Stormers prop Neethling Fouche as the Stormers prepare for their quarterfinal clash against the Glasgow Warriors. Neethling reflects on the last few seasons for the Stormers and how they turned things around in 2021 to win it all. He also talks about dealing with heightened expectations after winning the URC in 2021, t…
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