RugbyBits

We welcome Jamie Wall back and talk about the All Blacks and how they have been over the last two games against the Stormers and Sharks plus what we can expect.Kooks and Shaun share a good few laughs with Jamie Wall talking about rugby, the rivalry, where the All Blacks are sitting and how many double brandy and coke's are too many.We look into team selection, talk about the All Black lock stocks and how this set up differs from previous years plus pick a bolter Rennie selection ahead of the opening test.Finally, Jamie expands on why the NZRU selection rulings work, reiterates that the South African are missed in Super Rugby for reason other than pure South African muscle.

Shaun and Thala are joined by Lekker Rugby Pod’s Harry Jones to break down the weekend’s rugby action.

We start with South Africa’s hard fought victory in Buenos Aires again Argentina. We discuss why this was the wake up call the Springboks needed before the All Blacks series, the impressive bench performances from the likes of Zach Porthen and Ben-Jason Dixon and some brilliant games from Santi Carreras and Pablo Matera. We also discuss the possible implications of an injury to Siya Kolisi.

We then look at New Zealand starting the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour off with a win against Stormers. The Stormers impressed with a performance with a lot of heart and the All Blacks will be worried with about the flaws shown with the set piece, their discipline and the aerial game. We discuss Deon Fourie’s call up to the Springbok squad.

Finally we finish with Australia’s victory over Japan and why there are some worries for Les Kiss.

Shaun and Thala preview South Africa's test match against Argentina in Buenos Aries and the start of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour with New Zealand facing the Stormers.The Springboks welcome back some superstars in Kolisi, Etzebeth and Sacha. We discuss why this could be a big game for Canan Moodie and Aphelele Fassi and whether Ben-Jason Dixon is locked into the Boks best 23.The Stormers have selected a strong team to face the All Blacks, with the likes of Evan Roos, Ntutukho Mchunu and Neethling Fouche and some recent Baby Bok graduates in Imad Khan, Yaqeen Ahmed and Wandile Mlaba. They face a largely second string All Blacks team, but with a glut of players that could also play themselves into the Ellis Park test match team. We discuss why the Stormers staying in the game for a half would be a massive achievement.Finally, we look at other news items such as Thomas Ramos leaving Toulouse at the end of next season for Racing, Japan about to host Australia, and we discuss Tomas Albornoz's 4 match ban for his conduct after the Argentina and England game.Shaun and Thala preview South Africa's test match against Argentina in Buenos Aries and the start of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour with New Zealand facing the Stormers.The Springboks welcome back some superstars in Kolisi, Etzebeth and Sacha. We discuss why this could be a big game for Canan Moodie and Aphelele Fassi and whether Ben-Jason Dixon is locked into the Boks best 23.The Stormers have selected a strong team to face the All Blacks, with the likes of Evan Roos, Ntutukho Mchunu and Neethling Fouche and some recent Baby Bok graduates in Imad Khan, Yaqeen Ahmed and Wandile Mlaba. They face a largely second string All Blacks team, but with a glut of players that could also play themselves into the Ellis Park test match team. We discuss why the Stormers staying in the game for a half would be a massive achievement.Finally, we look at other news items such as Thomas Ramos leaving Toulouse at the end of next season for Racing, Japan about to host Australia, and we discuss Tomas Albornoz's 4 match ban for his conduct after the Argentina and England game.

Kooks and Thala break down the All Blacks squad selected for the upcoming Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour.

We look at the additions to the Nations Championship squad and we break down the selection questions and battles for Dave Rennie. Will Tupou Va’ai start at 6? Is there a battle between Anton Lienert-Brown and Rieko Ioane for player 23? And why does New Zealand refuse to select Richie Mo’unga still?

We debate whether this tour might be good for the All Blacks long term; why the first test in Ellis Park; and why Cam Roigard and Malcolm Marx better get ready to play 320 minutes of test rugby.

We also look at which Springboks we expect to play the Argentina test, we welcome Les Kiss into the Wallabies job, we look at the young squad Argentina has picked and we welcome Ma’a Nonu as the Sharks newest signing.

Shaun and Thala are joined by Charlie Morgan to review week 3 of the Nations Championship.

First Shaun and Thala look back on the Springboks' 43-0 victory against Wales. We discuss an impressive debut by Carlu Sadie, the impact of Paul de Villiers and Jaco Williams' combination with Jesse Kriel.

Shaun and Thala then debate what their Springbok 23 would be for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour - who starts between Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu or Manie Libbok? Would Ethan Hooker start in our team? Would we go 5-3, 6-2 or 7-1? Shaun and I then discuss way too early Rugby World Cup 2027 squad hot takes involving Cobus Wiese and Kurt-Lee Arendse.

Charlie Morgan then joins us to discuss the wild Argentina v England game. Charlie discusses what England have learned from this year, the discipline issues that England has as they had 4 yellow cards in this game and the impressive performance of Immanuel Feyi-Waboso. We then debate the non-try from Bautista Delguy and how Angus Gardner handled a very contentious game.

We then break down the rest of the weekend's games, including the All Blacks looking impressive in beating Ireland, the Baby Boks grinding out a win against France in the Junior World Championship, Fiji putting in a respectable performance against Scotland, Hong Kong China beating Uruguay and we discuss if Les Kiss has been handed an access card by Rugby Australia yet.

00:00:00 Start
00:00:45 Springbok Chat
00:04:38 Vusi Moyo, Ruben van Heerden, Carlu Sadie and Jaco Williams
00:08:10 Herschel Jantjies
00:11:23 Paul de Villiers excellence
00:16:15 Wales and their poor game plan
00:21:29 Our Bok 23 for Greatest Rivalry
00:43:53 Shaun's hot Springbok takes ahead of RWC2027
00:50:50 BabyBoks, Nations Cup and Nations Championship results
00:56:02 Los Pumas v England
01:15:57 All Blacks v Ireland
01:38:52 Les Kiss
01:41:26 Charlie Morgan joins and discusses England and why he is optimistic