Content creator and general funny man Bouwer Bosch chews the fat on 'To The Last Drop' this week. Bosch who has taken the advertising world by storm with some quirky and often hilarious content explains what it's like working with Springboks outside their natural habitat. He explains the often fine line he has to walk to remain edgy in his content without delivering gratuitous cheap shots.
He also reveals which Boks are 'naturals' when it comes to shooting content and who he'd like to work with in future.
'To The Last Drop' hosts Liam Del Carme and Brenden Nel also look ahead to the return of the URC this weekend with the Sharks and the Bulls facing tough away assignments.
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Club rugby out of the shadows
Club rugby steps out of the shadows and into sharp focus on this week's edition of 'To The Last Drop'. The community game has long operated on the periphery but it is slowly reclaiming its place in the game's eco-system. Special guest on the show is former Pirates Rugby Club Chairman and marketing and sponsorship guru Brad Guymer who shares his thoughts on the revitalisation of club rugby and runs the rule over sponsorship bonanza the Springboks recently concluded.
Also on the show the Bulls away win over Bayonne is described as one of their most accomplished this season. Show hosts Liam Del Carme and Brenden Nel look ahead to the challenge facing Jake White's team against Edinburgh in the quarterfinal of the Challenge Cup this weekend. White will come up against one of his former assistants Sean Everitt in a coaches battle of wills in the Scottish capital this weekend.
The show also previews some of the other matches of note in the quarterfinals of the EPCR tournaments this weekend.
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Some of SA's stars have dimmed
SA's top players have shown an appreciable drop in performance in the United Rugby Championship the hosts of 'To The Last Drop' agreed on this week's show.
Poor decision making in particular have haunted some big names and it helped contribute to the defeats the Hollywoodbets Sharks, the DHL Stormers and the Emirate Lions suffered last weekend.
The Vodacom Bulls won well against Zebre Parma but they are yet to convince they can maintain intensity across 80 minutes to win three knock-out matches in a row.
The show looks ahead to this weekend's round of 16 matches in the Challenge Cup with particular focus on Edinburgh against the Lions, the Bayonne against the Bulls and Lyon against the Sharks.
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Jake White's dreamy wishlist
The Hollywoodbets Sharks' clash with Leinster in Durban appears to be the plum fixture in this weekend's round of URC action concurred 'To The Last Drop' hosts Brenden Nel and Liam Del Carme.
The Sharks were made to sweat for victory last weekend against lowly Zebre Parma
and our hosts agree Leinster will provide them with an even stiffer challenge this weekend.
Also, on this episode director of rugby Jake White expresses his wish list for the Bulls talent pool while Lions scrum coach Julian Redelinghuys weighs up his team's prospects against Glasgow Warriors this weekend.
The hosts also sink their teeth into why Jacques Nienaber has become an easy target in Ireland as well as this weekend's fixtures in the URC.
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Van Graan breaks Bath trophy drought
Former Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan made the tough move to the bottom of the English Premiership log, Bath, two years ago. It seemed like a mountain to climb. This past weekend, he led the club to their first trophy in 17 years, and they are also on course to win the Premiership.
He joined "To The Last Drop" to talk about his journey, settling in Bath, and where he thinks rugby needs to go in the future.
Seasoned rugby writers Brenden Nel and Liam Del Carme have teamed up with Jacaranda FM to bring you 'To The Last Drop', your weekly dose of all things rugby.
They collectively bring almost 60 years of rugby reporting to the microphone diving into the game's most topical news stories, interviewing guests in-the-know, gazing into the fixture list crystal ball, and occasionally exploring the game's weird and wacky.
Like the bounce of the ball, every episode is a journey into the unknown.
TTLD talks tipple too, as our hosts and guests uncork tales that will likely titillate.
New episodes drop every Thursday at 9.00am wherever you get your podcasts.
About the hosts:
Liam Del Carme is one of the country's most enduring sports writers. His time in the newsrooms pre-dates rugby turning professional in the 1990s. Del Carme is currently the rugby writer at The Sunday Times. Del Carme has reported at six Rugby World Cups and around 20 Currie Cup finals. He loves cooking and travel and is the author of the book 'WINGING IT – On tour with the Boks'.
Brenden Nel - Rugby has always been a passion for Brenden, so much so that he made it a career. Since first entering a newsroom at the Citizen almost three decades ago, he has written for some of the biggest titles in the world, including Rapport, the Independent (UK), The Times (UK), South China Morning Post and a host of others. Currently, he covers all things rugby for Supersport.com and has reported on no less than four World Cups, five Sevens World Cups and around 250 test matches in total.
Brenden is also the author of "Derick Hougaard - Dieware storie van Loftus se Liefling” and has a popular YouTube channel under his name.
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