Green & Gold Rugby

The boys have lifted the curse and apparently that'll help the Wallabies against France... with Declan Meredith now set for a baptism by fire at Suncorp Stadium. The Nicks and Nath talk the Wallabies squad, Nations Championship, U20s, Tom Hooper going tot he Reds, and more.  WARNING: naughty words See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God, we're getting sick of talking about matches like this. Our first instant reaction of the year, and it's a doozy, as the Wallabies, despite producing some of the best attacking rugby we've seen in years, still lost to Ireland 33-31 in same, last minute, heart breaking fashion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new era in international rugby arrives this weekend. We preview the Australia v Ireland test match and wang on about some other stuff. As always, we hope you enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time to talk Tahs. Dan McKellar has left the building so Nick and Nathan investigate why. The handsome duo then cast an eye to the Wallabies - Ireland match, and get some shouts outed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What an end to the Super Rugby season! It'd be safe to say just about no one was expecting the Hurricanes to dominate so easily.  This week we pull out the ledger and see how close our preseason prediction have been. Spend some time on the final and rate the teams based on where se thought they'd end up. As always, we hope you enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wallabies squad has dropped, and man, are there some surprises! The two Nicks dissect this team and how excited it makes us for the 2026 season - with a late cameo by Nathan. WARNING: naughty words and opinions about LSL being omitted. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thedroppedkickoff/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Only one game to talk about this week, A great chat between KARL and Happy but we certainly went down some rabbit holes. We enjoyed it and hope you do also Part 2 First one was a PEBKAC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super Rugby Pacific ends in Australia for 2026, not with a bang but a whimper. Nick W and Nath rip the band aid off and sit on the cuck chair to discuss the Reds and Brumbies, before exorcising the bad news by talking Super Rugby Women's and the Aussie 7s win in France. WARNING: bad metaphors and explanations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy and I talk about last weekends highlights and check out the teams for this weekends semi finals. With no KARL around we even said nice things about the Hurricanes. Later on we manage to find a way to talk about the Reds and Les Kiss' coaching.  As always, we hope you enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking at the three Qualifying finals this weekends. Oh, and we have a chat about referee's. A lot. Especially the team for the Chiefs vs Reds. As always, we hope you enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two Aussie sides are in the finals... but how far will they get? Nick H, Nath and Nick W get honest about the Reds and Brumbies' chances after mixed form over the last few weeks, plus talking Moana Pasifika, victory in the Sevens, and Super Rugby Women's. DKO INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/thedroppedkickoff/ DKO TWITTER: https://x.com/DroppedKickOff_   WARNING: graphic analogies, honest opi...

KARL Butz and Happy hit up the last round with some interesting fixtures to close out the Super Season. We get into the weeds and Happy has a most unhappy rant. We hope you enjoy it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Aussie sides (bar the Waratahs) got up, and yet, it feels like a loss. Natho, Nick H and Nick W meet to talk the penultimate weekend of Super Rugby action - and get candid about the Aussie sides' chances come finals, with the Reds and Brumbies locked in so far. FOLLOW US ON INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/thedroppedkickoff/ WARNING: nearly got cancelled a few times for this one.   See om...

It's already round 15 with two to go and all to play for. KARL and Happy get through it tonight with Sully unavailable. Thank you for all of your support, please download, subscribe rate and review on all of your platforms. Get down to your local club, buy a beer or become a member See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super Rugby is finishing with a flourish. With Nick W off with the tradies, Nick H and Nath chew the fat on the Tahs cleaning up in Suva and the Force chasing a dream... and do some number crunching to see what finals might look like. WARNING: a LOT of editing was required. Imagine what we had to cut out. Farrell nailing a lineout: https://x.com/premrugby/status/2055734778905731101?s=46 See omnyst...

A very unhappy Happy and Sully are joined, this week by KARL, who is apparently the voice of reason. We talk about all the round 14 games and our highlights from last weekends games. Oh, and we have a chat about referee's. As always, we hope you enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we acknowledge a great man who took one for the team... Darcy Swain dropped the kick-off in Canberra. Nick H returns from holiday to chew the fat with Nath and Nick W, and discuss whether the Aussie sides can turn around a flat run of form. WARNING: A few naughty words said. When the lads come together, the language warning comes up. Something we should probably ponder about at some point. S...

Not gonna lie, the rugby has been a wee bit frustrating of late. After taking a week off to nurse our Super Round hangover, Nick W and Natho reconvene to talk frustrating results in Super Rugby Pacific, the Wallaroos and the Australia U20s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have KARL, Happy and Sully on the pod this week. We talk all the team news for round 13 and look at each teams run home.  As always, we hope you enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KARL, Happy and Sully on the pod this week. Super round was a huge success but that doesn't mean there is nothing on this week. Check out all the team news for round 12. As always, we hope you enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for Super Round... and this week has been super in more ways than one with the game suddenly having a lot more cash! Nick W and Nath chat Super Rugby, the Wallaroos, Sevens rugby and more.  OptaRugby: https://www.optaprorugby.com/ WARNING: just one or two naughty words, this one is acceptable for the kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special episode ahead of the release of the finale of the new series Boycott! on ABC Rewind, which dives into the history of resistance against apartheid South Africa, The Dropped Kick-Off has an exclusive interview. Nick W chats with Wallaby legend Anthony Abrahams about his role in the 1969 and 1971 tours against South Africa, and how the lessons from that time still apply today.  List...

Five games this week with the highlight, for me, being the Chiefs v Hurricanes match on Saturday afternoon. But there are a good matchups across the entire round. No Karl this week so Butz has stepped in at the last minute. As always, we hope you enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey guys, we've got an Instagram! Oh, and some rugby happened. Nick W, Nick H and Natho chat about Super Rugby, Les Kiss and the Wallaroos, and also highlight a great place where you can check out your rugby memes.  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thedroppedkickoff/ WARNING: naughty words and silly opinions of varying quality ahead See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five games this week with the highlight, for me, being the Hurricanes v Blues match on Saturday afternoon. But there are a good matchups across the entire round. No Happy this week so Butz has stepped in at the last minute.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.