Rugby Rewind

Join us as we recap the last of the pre-world cup warmup games before getting into a rugby version of the wavelength game! Is Forsyth Barr stadium a 8/10 or a 9/10 worthy stadium? Is Marty Banks a 7/10 choice for a Barbarians spot? Find out and play along!

Join us as we attempt the 'Blind Ranking'. In this episode we both have sets of random teams and players and have to rank them from 1 - 10 without knowing which option will come next! Will Toby be stiched up by Ben and end up with a battler in the number 1 spot or will be left regretting his choices with the Springboks in number 9? Find out now!

Join us as we briefly chat about each Rugby Championship team and how they tracked throughout the tournament before we get into some more sporcle quizzes; this time based around 2011 Rugby World Cup. Can we name the top 10 try scorers from this iteration of the RWC and do we remember each NZ city that hosted?

We're joined by returning guest and one half of the Squidge Rugby team Will Owen to go head to head in a Rugby World Cup 2023 draft. With only one player each from each nation (plus 3 wildcards from unqualified nations) up for grabs it'll be a battle to see who gets the big names first. Will we adopt the strategy of taking the world's best players first or go for the best of the minnow nations to...

After a season of ups and downs and an intense final we take a look back at how each team got on throughout the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season and give them each a grading out of 10. Listen in to hear our thoughts on who underachieved, who overachieved and which teams went pretty much to script.

Former Crusader turned Scottish international Matt Mustchin joins us to share plenty of quality stories from his career. From making his way through the ranks in Canterbury, only to have his pathway blocked after a single Crusaders game to heading over to Europe where he would go on to make his international debut aged 31. Along the way there are plenty of tales such as the countless number of tie...

Join us and our guest Rugby Mashup as we discuss and name our top 5's in a range of Rugby categories! Will Jordie Barrett be amongst the best long-range goal kickers? What stadiums will earn a spot and who do we think the top commentators are ? Find out now!

Join us as we discuss some more overrated and underrated rugby 'things'. This time we add in more non-players but rest assured there will be plenty of controversial calls and no doubt some unanimous calls. Listen now!

Test your knowledge alongside us and have a crack at winning some of the finest virtual currency you could imagine in part two of Who wants to be a millionaire?. Will Ben recover from a poor showing in part 1 and will Toby choke after a strong performance? Find out now!

We're back with another tier list episode; this time going over some of the games great international sides to decide who are the best of the bunch. How do the 2015 All Blacks compare to the 2011 World Cup winning side? What is the best Springboks side of all time? How bad was England's 2015 side? Where do Ireland and France's current squads fit in? Listen in to hear our discussions on all these t...

Join us as we take a trip down memory lane to discuss and attempt to guess each other's all time favourite players in the form of a 23 person lineup each. We may be kiwis but there are a few different nations represented along the way. Be sure to let us know whose lineup you prefer and who would make your all time favourite XV.

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 l...

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: H...

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 poli...

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 a...

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 Hig...

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...

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 a...

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 h...

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 ico...

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 la...

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....