The Short Ball is back with Ali and Sumo, who can't seem to agree on whether the Super Rugby final was a good game. They talk bad timezones and ping-pong balls, and it's a very sad farewell to the podfather, Scotty Stevenson, as he departs the Short Ball. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The boys are back after a short hiatus to yarn about the Super Rugby final, do the Jaguares have a chance against a dominant Crusaders side? What do they think about the new All Blacks selections? And Producer Alice crashes the pod with a tale of what she got up to this weekend. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week on The Short Ball: why is the Blue's season always next year? Are the Highlanders in with a chance at Super Rugby victory? And Ali dishes the yarns on Dan Carter's ab committee.

Scotty and Ali are back to yarn all things rugby, this week: Who has a chance at winning Super Rugby gold? What would Ali do if he was made NZR CEO? And a sad farewell to producer Tina, who has a final message for The Short Ball fans.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks all things rugby, hosted by Scotty Stevenson and Ali Williams. We're back in the studio after another great round of footy, this week producer Alice has come to save the day as well as out special guest caller Scotty Robinson. For all your rugby needs listen in.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks all things rugby, hosted by Scotty Stevenson and Ali Williams. This episode we have more laughs with the lads, we get an inside of sleep over host Ali Williams as well as some tips and tricks so you too can have a hit sleep over. Find out where the ALF have taken there next game and our predictions for the next round. Listen in for all things short ball.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks all things rugby, hosted by Scotty Stevenson and Ali Williams. This week the lads are in the studio with a grumpy producer Tina but thankfully Scotty and Ali are here to share some crazy stories and laughs. This episode we chat about The Crusaders players accused of homophobia at Mc Donalds and Ali's go to order while we're at it, we talk assistant referees and how giving them actual jobs would help everyone, more Macas talk before...

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks all things rugby, hosted by Scotty Stevenson and Ali Williams. This episode The Short Ball team are up in the studio with a change of pace this morning, full of energy the lads chat about flying to Ibiza, partying with Lional Richie as well as a challenge for a full kit celebration? Ali takes us down memory lane to his school boy days as the lads talk about the big Grammar and Kings game coming up, along with our usual round...

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks all thing rugby, hosted by Scotty Stevenson and Ali Williams. Scotty and Ali are back in the studio to talk big super rugby issues. This episode the new rugby setting in our secondary schools to bring up all our younger superstars that might have been lost within the weight restricted grades, as well as creating that space for players to flourish. Scotty Might have just made up an amazing draw breaking rule and whats the problem...

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks all thing rugby, hosted by Scotty Stevenson and Ali Williams. In today's episode Scotty brings in his good mate James to chat about the game behind the scenes, how social media has impacted sports everywhere and of course the up and coming round.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks all thing rugby, hosted by Scotty Stevenson and Ali Williams. In today's episode Scotty and Ali ask whether Super Rugby should be sticking to tradition, they discuss the woes of Damian McKenzie, and what went on at Scotty's hometown Easter carnival?  Listen in for your weekly rugby podcast here.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks all thing rugby, hosted by Scotty Stevenson, Mils Muliaina and Ali Williams. In today's episode the lad Scotty and Ali get down into the nitty gritty about Israel Folau using his platform to talk about his beliefs, Ali starts naming people as animals and do you know the story of Hamilton? along with all your rugby news. Listen in for your weekly rugby podcast here.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks all thing rugby, hosted by Scotty Stevenson, Mils Muliaina and Ali Williams. In todays episode both Mils and Ali have flaked out on our old mate Scotty leaving him all alone in the studio but fear not as we have special guests to fill the void the lads have left. Joining us on the short ball today Jason Ryan as Assistant Forwards Coach for Crusaders, Marty Banks from the Highlanders and James Parsons veteran Blues hooker. Listen...

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks sport, players and rugby issues. Today we have all threes lads in the studio ready to talk the round just gone, the blues winning, Ali fired up about making calendar updates while Mils sits in a pink jumper and scotty hitting the boys with some hard questions about passing down their jerseys. For all that and more listen in to The Short Ball

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks sport, players and rugby issues. This week we miss Ali Williams, Mils and Scotty discuss the new 50/22 rule and how it will affect the game as well as all the usual round talk. With a extra of Mils drugging Scotty on the plane.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks sport, players and rugby issues. This episode, when rugby has felt almost irrelevant to the tragic events in Christchurch, Scotty and Mills discuss the effect they've had on New Zealand. The team discuss the debate around the history of the Crusaders name and calls to change in light of the events. And they pay tribute to Warren Gatland.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks sport, players and rugby issues.  This Episode Scotty, Mills and Ali talk about the round 5 and all its glory, the Blues winning and what teams need to be doing with their game, Ali thinks he's a couch and everything is going down in this round to come! Keep up with the boys and listen in.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks sport, players and rugby issues. In this episode Scotty, Mils and Ali discuss the issues of Rugby as a sport and what we want to happen to change the way we look at it. They talk the Rugby World Cup that's being held in Japan and bad scrums.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks sport, players and rugby issues. In this episode Scotty and Mils discuss the backlash to World Rugby's global league and what it means for Pacific Nations with New Zealand Rugby Players Association boss Rob Nichol. The team also pays tribute to Blues prop Mike Tamoaieta who at just 23 died suddenly. Join us in another great episode of The Short Ball.

Welcome to The Short Ball, a rugby pass podcast that talks sport, players and Rugby issues. This episode Scotty and Mils are finally back in the studio to kick off round one of Super Rugby, the boys talk the red card call, whose job is it to clear up confusion in the game and the comments made about Julian Savea as well as picks for the next round. Stay tuned for more of your favourite rugby podcast right here!

In conversation is a small pod cast recording where we take our time to chat with a few of the people who make up New Zealand's national game.  In this pod we talk to none other than Melodie Robinson, New Zealand sports journalist and presenter, and former international rugby union player for the New Zealand women's national rugby union team. She played 18 tests for the New Zealand women's team, the Black Ferns, from 1996 to 2002. Robinson won two world cups in that time, playing blindside or...

And we're back in the studio making magic for the first episode of The Short Ball for 2019! In this episode, we join Scotty as well as head coach of the Blues Leon MacDonald, Scott Robertson head coach for the Crusaders & coach Tabai Matson for the Chiefs about the upcoming games this weekend, the colonisation of this years coaching staff and what we can expect from this season of footy.   Join us in another great episode of The Short Ball.    

Before the season kicks off and we get back into the Shortball we have a small Rugbypass podcast, In conversation where we take our time to chat to a few of the people who make up New Zealand's national game.  Today we talk to All Black and tv personal Richard Turner.

Before the season kicks off and we get back into the Shortball we have a small Rugbypass podcast, In conversation where we take our time to chat to a few of the people who make up New Zealand's national game.  Today we talk to player agent and former All Black Craig Innes