With the Bulls facing Leinster in their crunch URC quarterfinal on Saturday TTLD looks ahead to a match-up that is too difficult to call. Liam and Brenden delve into Leinster's barren trophy hunt over the last few years but they also highlight the star quality in the Irish side. We also hear from Jake White about who the underdogs are in this clash. There is a look back at the Stormers' URC exit. Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen reflects on a season in which his team produced better numbers but...

The fall-out from the last round of URC league matches comes under the microscope with our presenters putting the Lions under sharp focus. They also look ahead to the quarterfinals with very different assignments facing the Bulls and the Stormers. We also hear from Leinster and Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan and URC CEO Martin Anayi who expressed his delight in the way South Africa has helped the tournament go from strength-to-strength.

The Sharks' triumph in the Challenge Cup final is a hot topic of debate on this week's show as is the Champions Cup climax that saw Toulouse beat Leinster. What the Springboks might have gained from that match also comes under the microscope. Our hosts also throw things forward to this weekend's final round of URC leagues matches and come up with weird and wacky permutations.

Broad shouldered Springbok flank Willem Alberts just about fills the show this week as he reflects on his long and distinguished career. The 40-year-old talks about his life in Paris, why he had a chest freezer as well as what is in store for him after he stops playing. The show also reflects on last weekend's matches in the URC and looks forward to the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup finals.

The leagues stages of the URC is reaching its final stretch with teams jockeying for a spot in the play-offs. Our hosts throw up a few permutations, mixing the probable with the improbable. They also touch and engage a topic that has left a few Springbok fans hot under the collar - the outlawing of scrums as a free kick option. Jake White, and Julian Redelinghuys all have their say too. TTLD also pays homage to the life and times of Ruan Pienaar who now identifies as a coach.

This week's edition of TTLD offers a mixed bag. We talk Champions Cup and Challenge Cup and we look ahead to this weekend's matches in the URC. Elton Jantjies and his mysterious Instagram post gets a mention, while the Junior Boks treading water Down Under also gets some airtime. Their coach Bafana Nhleko explains their loss to Australia. We also hear from Stormers coach John Dobson and Leinster defence Jacques Nienaber.

In a bumper To the Last Drop, Liam and Brenden catch up with Munster coach Graham Rowntree, Junior Bok JF van Heerden and Ospreys coach Toby Booth. Sharks backliners Lukhanyo Am and Werner Kok add their voices as does Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt. Our hosts also share their thoughts on the latest round of URC matches as well as the upcoming semifinals of the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Veteran journalists Liam del Carme and Brenden Nel are teaming up with AME (African Media Entertainment) to bring you "To the Last Drop", where you'll find them chewing the fat about the latest developments coming out of the world of Rugby.

The Bulls are all over the place as they this week head north in the hope of sustaining their Champions Cup challenge against Northampton Saints. Their travel arrangements has been a hot topic this week and director of rugby Jake White again raised concerns about how the dice is loaded against South African teams travelling to Europe. Having recently completed Red Disa's equity deal with WP, Johan le Roux, the interrim CEO, maps out the future of the franchise and the well supported and...

The Blitzboks are in Hong Kong this week where they will try and break their duck in that particular leg of the World Sevens Series. They go into the tournament with not much going for them but Brenden caught up with new head coach Philip Snyman to get a sense of how confident the team is heading east. Later in the show Liam got to put some questions to the world player of the year and the man many consider to be the best player on the planet, Ardie Savea. It is his firm view that there are a...

In this week's episode Brenden and Liam reflect on the Lions' sterling performance in Ireland and they look ahead to this weekend's URC clashes in which the top eight could get another shake up. In our big interview Lungani Zama, chief writer on Chasing the Sun 2, gives us a glimpse into the production, how they set out to top the previous instalment and how watching the Springboks cry resonate with the viewing public.

Lood de Jager faced a long and uncertain path to fitness since he was diagnosed with the heart condition that kept him out of the Rugby World Cup. De Jager recounts his patient return to fitness and how he had to get his heart rate up, seemingly one beat at a time. He explains why Japan and the Panasonic Saitama Wild Knights in particular, is the perfect environment for a player with a young family. He also looks ahead at his Bok prospects.

It is hard to imagine but former Bok wunderkid Frans Steyn now has an office job. He admits it will take getting used to but so far he is taking being director of rugby at the Cheetahs in his stride. Steyn is not the conventional director of rugby but he has been given licence to craft the job around his strengths. He talks with passion about the Cheetahs brand and attracting people who share his vision. He tells Liam and Brenden he's had to go slow on the tipple.

Front rowers, even when they are retired, give it to you straight. Brenden and Liam caught up with former Springbok prop Robbi Kempson who shared his wisdom across a wide range of topics, not least the role of schools rugby in the domestic game. Kempson also reveals his love of wine.

Neethling Fouche is no ordinary tighthead prop. Jovial and affable Fouche lifts the lid on why the Stormers have become such a tight knit group. He talks about how he has dealt with adversity and playing in the considerable shadow of Frans Malherbe. He also shares a poignant story about his late father-in-law who was a huge Stormers fan.

Having spent the weekend with the Sharks, Brenden and Liam are back to report on their short trip to the East Coast. They reflect on the Sharks' defeat to the Stormers and the home defeat of the Lions to the Bulls. The Bok alignment camp also caught their attention and they finish off the show with an interview with Sharks Dr CEO Ed Coetzee who explains why the franchise will keep fighting and why building partnerships in their community is now part of their DNA.

Veteran journalists Liam del Carme and Brenden Nel are teaming up with AME (African Media Entertainment) to bring you "To the Last Drop", where you'll find them chewing the fat about the latest developments coming out of the world of Rugby.

The World Cup final that apparently "everyone wanted to see" went by as a damp squib, and caused a few chuckles as Brenden and Liam dissect the opening round of Six Nations and then delve deeper into the rabbit hole that is Springbok rugby. Rassie is back as coach until 2027 and it is clear he wants another crack at the World Cup. So what can we expect from his new assistants, and from him as a new Bok cycle dawns. All this and more in this week's podcast

This week, something a little different. Veteran journalist and rugby communications guru Matt McILraith gives us the lowdown on the Japan Rugby League One and so much more. The Kiwi who was Wallabies media manager in the Robbie Deans era discusses the impact of the league, at a time clubs elsewhere are feeling the pinch. McILraith talks up the South Africans playing and coaching in Japan and shares his distinct views on the structure for the Rugby World Cup and the Springbok v All Blacks...

The latest edition of TTLD is entirely dedicated to retiring referee Jaco Peyper. Peyper, one of the game’s most decorated referees, chats about his future and what role he may yet play in the game, some of the most bizarre moments he encountered on the field and which laws he might tweak. He also reveals his tipple of choice which may leave him at odds with many in the Free State.

In the latest edition of TTLD Marco Masotti, the Sharks’ majority shareholder chats to Liam and Brenden from his New York office. He talks about the state of affairs at the franchise, how displeased he is with results and where he intends taking the brand. He believes franchise owners and SA Rugby can be more collaborative going forward. The hosts also give their predictions for the final round of pool matches in EPCR competitions.

Brenden and Liam kick-off the year by discussing the malaise at the Sharks and why poor form continues to dog them in the URC. They catch up with former Bok and Bulls prop Gurthro Steenkamp who is the scrum coach at back-to-back Champions Cup winners La Rochelle. Steenkamp explains why SA teams have been a wonderful addition to European competitions and he talks up the virtues of a glass of Rosé or two.

Brenden and Liam kick-off the year by discussing the malaise at the Sharks and why poor form continues to dog them in the URC. They catch up with former Bok and Bulls prop Gurthro Steenkamp who is the scrum coach at back-to-back Champions Cup winners La Rochelle. Steenkamp explains why SA teams have been a wonderful addition to European competitions and he talks up the virtues of a glass of Rosé or two.

We sign off the year with one of the enduring voices in South African rugby. Bulls director of rugby and former Springbok coach Jake White is our guest for our final episode before our resumption in the second week of the new year. White delves into the oldest rivalry in the local game, what he has had to unlearn as a head coach, how much he misses not coaching at Test level and he spills some home truths about his favourite tipple.