We're lucky enough to be joined by a man who epitomizes the term battler better than many; David Bason as he talks us through his journey in rugby and beyond. From his memories of 1st XV and NZ Secondary Schools rugby to stepping up into the NPC where he shares the reality of what it is like to be second choice. He talks career highs such as playing a Super 14 Grand Final in front of 50,000+ and lows such as being cut from Counties Manukau and having to turn down an offer from a giant...

It's that time of year again! Join us and our special guest, Max, from The Black Jersey, as we take a look at each Super Rugby Pacific 2023 side. Listen in as we discuss the key players of each team, best gains, biggest losses and players to watch! Who will we rank as the likely wooden spoon recipients? Who do we see taking the Super Rugby crown? Find out now! Timestamps for each team are below: Hurricanes - 3:30 Rebels - 13:00 Crusaders - 18:00 Moana...

We're back with another fantasy XV, this time taking a slight detour from the world of rugby players and diving into some celebrities and athletes from other walks of life. Tune in to find out which famous names played a bit of rugby in their youth, which sports stars we'd like to see have a crack at rugby and who we'd select purely for entertainment value. Who will take out the battle of the politicians in the front row, which children's TV star will run the cutter and who will be giving the...

Join us as we meet in person for our first live recorded episode in the lovely city of Dunedin! Today we jump on the Tier List bandwagon and debate what Super Rugby Teams deserve a place in the "S" (GOAT) tier and which teams deserve the lowly D tier. Then listen as we come up with the ultimate goalkickers tier list! Will the Iceman be classified as world class? Will Reece Hodge's thighs get him above a C tier? Find out now!

Former Bay of Plenty Steamer, Highlander and one cap Scottish international Phil Burleigh joins us on the podcast. He shares some great tales from his days battling away with Shirley Boys to making the move up to Chiefs country where he earnt his Super Rugby debut, before going on to play for the Highlanders despite travelling down south with the Chiefs squad. Find out what went wrong with the Highlanders 2013 season and what sort of influence the likes of Ma'a Nonu, Andrew Hore, Fumiaki...

With 2022 coming to a close it's time to take a look back at the big games, standout players and memorable moments from throughout the year. Join us for the 2022 Rugby Rewind awards to find out who takes home our world player of the year, black ferns player of the year, game of the year, controversy of the year and many more.

Join us as we rewind back a decade to a couple years Chiefs fans won't be forgetting any time soon; their back to back Super Rugby titles in 2012/2013. We dive back into their 2013 campaign from start to finish; including the squad, every fixture along the way and of course that iconic grand final against the Brumbies. You'll be sure to have a hit of nostalgia at a few of the scorelines and lesser remembered players from each team that pop up along the way.

Can we remember every Super Rugby final? Join us as we jump back into another quiz episode. This time we have jumped onto Sporcle to have a go at naming every All Black to score 100+ points as well as recalling every Super Rugby final. Have a listen and play along with us! We'd love to know how you got on.

15 years down the line and it's still a match that haunts many Kiwis; but what exactly went wrong during the All Blacks Quarter Final vs France and the 2007 World Cup as a whole? Join Toby and I as we take a look back at the match, the players involved, the big names that probably should have been involved and of course the infamous forward pass. Be sure to let us know your memories of the match and the aftermath.

Test your knowledge alongside us and have a crack at winning some of the finest virtual currency you could imagine in "Who wants to be a millionaire? Rugby edition". Will Toby or Ben manage to make their way through all 15 questions? Or will they crash out early doors leaving you to take home the victory? Have a listen and play along to find out!

Jesse once again joins us as we put together part 2 of the A-Z of the best things in rugby, this time covering the latter half of the alphabet. Despite there being a few difficult letters their are quality suggestions throughout, with many of the final choices coming down to the wire. Which iconic Dan Carter moment makes the cut? How many memorable matches are in the mix? And which letter did we have our only unanimous decision on? Tune in to find out and be sure to let us know what would...

Ben Castle joins us to share some fantastic yarns from his life before, during and after pro rugby. From schoolboy rugby memories, to Dunedin club rugby to Simms Davison convincing the Bay of Plenty coach to bring him up north where he was chucked straight in the deep end by rooming with a few Steamers legends (who certainly made him earn his stripes). Get the behind the scenes of the Steamers iconic Ranfurly Shield victory and the 3 day bender that ensued as well as what it was like to run...

Ryan Nicholas joins us on the podcast to chat about his journey into rugby and beyond. Tune in to hear his memories of juggling life as a scarfie whilst breaking into one of the best Otago sides in history, what it was like being a part of the Highlanders sides of the early 2000's and whether or not an All Black call up was ever on the cards. All that before we delve into his career over in the land of the rising sun, how special it was to return to New Zealand to play in a World Cup and the...

Today on the pod we try our hands at another Higher or Lower & Guess Who! Listen along and see if you can have a stab at which stadium has a larger capacity; Carisbrook or Forsyth Barr, Twickenham or Stade de France? Or test your knowledge on a few southern hemisphere players and their international caps. All this rounded out by us having another crack at guessing a player from their career path. Let us know how you went!

Join us as we look into the battlers of NPC past and present to create a line up of players with less than 20 super rugby caps. Who will make the side? Find out now

Join us as we host a Rugby A-Z list of our favorite things rugby related! We are lucky to be joined by listener Jan and our mate Hugh as we chat about stadiums, players and iconic rugby moments before voting on which one takes out each letter! Will long range drop goals take out L? Does Ian Foster get a mention? Find out now!

Scott Waldrom joins us to share some fantastic yarns. From being outshone by his bigger built younger brother and toiling away in a bang average St Pats 1st XV to pulling on a black jersey, this man has done a lot in rugby. He shares countless stories of his off field antics, from making jackass videos, to pranking Justin Marshall and even what the worst place to visit on the World Sevens circuit was. As well as this we chat about plenty of on field highlights and lowlights such as a Ranfurly...

Join us as we discuss the recent weekend's games of International Rugby! We discuss all matches over the weekend, with even the minnow nations getting a chat!. Listen in to hear our analysis of New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, England, South Africa and Wales performances and more!

It's that time of year again; the Super Rugby season is done and dusted, the Crusaders have inevitably been crowned champs and the All Blacks squad has been named. However, a few spots in the team are looking a bit different this time around, with a few surprise packages in the mix and some big names not making the cut. Listen in to us and returning guest Jesse as we have a quick chat about the Super Rugby Pacific Final before diving into each selection in the first All Black squad of the year.

Join us as we go a little niche and create a favourite 23 player squad from both the North American and South American continents! Listen in to find out about some of the key players in Canada's 1991 Quarter-Final RWC surprise, along with players from some of the lesser-known South American rugby countries like Columbia and Paraguay! Will the Argies dominate the South American front row? Find out now. 

Join us as we discuss our All Blacks selections for the upcoming Ireland series in New Zealand! Will the selectors stick to the well-known names, or will they take a punt on the many super rugby standouts? Who wins the battle for the famous 10 jersey, which hooker gets a seat on the pine and what will the midfield look like? Listen in to get our thoughts!

We're lucky enough to be joined by Namibia's all time top points scorer and the man best known for kicking 3 drop goals in the opening 15 minutes of his World Cup debut; Theuns Kotzé. Join us as Theuns talks growing up in South Africa, playing for their U20's alongside superstars such as Frans Steyn (and letting us know who has the bigger boot) before going on to represent Namibia at the 2011 and 2015 World Cup's. You'll be bound to enjoy all the behind the scenes details of qualifying, the...

We're back for another round of the pointless quiz; this time around testing our knowledge of Super Rugby over the years. We're stoked to have Max from the Black Jersey joining us for a second time, as well as our first South African guest; David putting his knowledge to the test. Will Toby hold on to his pointless quiz crown or will one of the newcomers take the victory? Have a listen and play alongside us to find out! And let us know how you went!

Join us for a mid-season Super Rugby review and grading of each side. Have a listen as we go over how each side has been tracking so far, what and who has surprised us and disappointed us thus far and how we think the Australian sides will fare up against the Kiwi ones.

We're joined by Alex Malcolm, better known as the Legend of Marty Banks as we take a look back at a legendary performance from Marty Banks and co which saw the Highlanders take home the 2015 Super Rugby title over the much fancied Hurricanes. Have a listen to hear some of the unique places Alex and Toby found themselves watching this match back in the day, our takes on whether or not Elliot Dixon managed to dot that ball down and to take a trip back down memory lane which I'm sure Landers...