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Welcome back to another week of the Pick & Go. The All Blacks were finally back in action.  The new look team were playing under a new regime, in a new competition against the old foe the French.  One offence the ABs looked almost unstoppable, but on defence the team looked leaky, so what grade does Dave Rennie and the team get for their opening game. Of course, as mentioned, the Nations Champions...

Welcome back to another week of the Pick & Go. The Super Rugby trophy may already be collecting dust in the Hurricanes trophy cabinet as the players move switch the Super Rugby jersey for the one in Black. That’s right! It is international season once again, and there is a new competition in town. The Nations Championship is a new comp that will bring the best nations together in a bid to add a li...

Welcome back to another week of the Pick & Go. Super Rugby has a new champion, and the Hurricanes won it in impressive fashion. The game was only ever in doubt prior to kick off because once the game got started it was one sided from the off. We look back and breakdown just how the final was won. Can the Chiefs, who again have lost a final, recover?  Before we sign off for a couple of weeks, we ha...

It's that time, the Super Rugby Final is here and the Paul is joined by Piri, Searley and Goldie to dissect it all!

Welcome back to another week of the Pick & Go. This week we look back at all the playoff action as the finals are confirmed to be all Kiwi teams. However, while appearing the same, all is not equal as the Blues are the only team in the playoffs who have got there off a loss. Is the lucky loser format a good or a bad thing for the competition? We start making some bold predictions about who will be...

Welcome back to another week of the Pick & Go. The playoff picture has been painted, framed and hung on the wall, so when we take a step back and admire the image what do our panel see? Do they see the Blues making a playoff run? The Crusaders retaining? Or do the Chiefs finally conquer the mountain? Next we are looking 10 years into the future, Rugby’s future. What will the game look like in ten...

Welcome back to another week of the Pick & Go. Today we are talking about Home and Away. No, not the classic Australian soap, but should the playoffs take inspiration from other comps and be home and away, with an aggregate total tries deciding the overall contest? We talk more about NPC and should we be looking to privatise the comp and bring in multiple leagues that would allow for promotion and...

Welcome back to another week of the Pick & Go. We are two weeks away from the playoffs and with some teams pretty much a lock in for the playoffs, is this a time to start resting players or is momentum too important. We breakdown all the action from the weekend. Can anyone stop the Hurricanes? Are the Chiefs setting themselves up to be the bridesmaid again this year? With Moana Pasifika sadly leav...

Welcome back to another week of the Pick & Go. How did Fehi Fineanganofo not break the Super Rugby season try scoring record when the Hurricanes managed to put 50pts on Moana. Does he have the record on his mind or was he just unlucky. We look back at the results from the weekend and breakdown what went wrong with the Blues against the Crusaders.  Jeff Wilson lets us know his criteria for getting...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Fehi Fineanganofo is on track to break records for the Hurricanes, but he won’t be for the All Blacks as he heads overseas to join Newcastle Red Bull in the UK. Is it time to change the rules or is there a way to let overseas players play in the ABs while keeping Super Rugby strong. We discuss should Super Rugby be premium comp in NZ? Is it time for NPC to...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. It was a super weekend of Super Rugby as we celebrated Super Round in Christchurch. It was an amazing round of rugby and has left many wanting more Super Round action. The Crusaders did what needed to be done and put the win on the board to create history. There will be questions of the Warratahs performance and did they play with too much respect for the o...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. It is the Super Round of Super Rugby where all eyes will be on Christchurch and their new stadium as teams from all over the Super Rugby map converge in the the city for what will be an epic weekend of rugby? With it being Super Round and something a bit different we’re asking the panel what rule would they love to introduce for one week only? We take a loo...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. We finish off Dave Rennie’s first team, we’re sure our thank you note is in the post. However with a number of excellent performances over the weekend, were we too hasty in some positions? This year marks 30 years of Super Rugby, so which moment of the last 30 years is living rent free in the minds of our panel. Is the modern game better or worse than the c...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. It was a quiet weekend of Super Rugby, but it was still filled with plenty of action. We continue to assist Dave Rennie with his first team of the season and we have to say we are creating a pretty strong team, so don’t be surprised if the AB’s selectors are taking notes. We preview the upcoming weekend of games and who will have benefitted the most from ha...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. It is an end of an era as we say goodbye to Apollo Projects Stadium. Despite its relatively short life, the stadium has given us plenty of memories. The question now becomes, what should happen to the stadium now the Crusaders move to their new home. While it might be a quiet week ahead for Super Rugby, with only 3 games being played, there is still a lot t...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Breaking News as we start our record. Dave Rennie has announced his coaching team the ABs. You’ll get to see our panels unscripted reaction to the news and check out what surprised them, and what they were expecting. With Searley joining us after a week away we get his reaction to his fantasy rugby team coming first in our fantasy competition, but will he s...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Inspired by the amazing 6 Nations finale between England and France we have to ask: Was that the greatest game of rugby ever? Was it the perfect advertisement for the game going forward. Of course we bring it home, and talk about Super Rugby. The Crusaders hit and miss season continues with them winning against the Highlanders, but will this finally bring c...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Dave Rennie is the new boss, so we can expect new tactics, new attitude, and a new team. The question is who will that new team be built around, who will be Rennie’s first name on the team sheet? That is the question we’re posing to punters today. We finish our Super Rugby draft, and now the teams are locked in, it is time for them to face one another to de...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Money, Money, Money! Who had a big win with their tip last week and is feeling flush with dosh? Spoiler alert it might be the guy in the coat made of dollar bills. We reflect on the games last week and the big surprises. The Crusaders seemed to have silenced the doubters and put their season back on track with a comeback win over the Chiefs. NZ Teams have n...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. There were some controversial moments in the games at the weekend and the big one was at the Chiefs. Is this another week where the powers that be will be admitting they got it wrong, or was this just smart play? A few weeks ago we submitted new rules and the fans seemed to love Paul’s suggestion of an NFL style draft to start the Super Rugby season and so...

In today’s episode, Paul is joined by Searley Talks Sport and former NZ rugby player, Piri Weepu, for a jam packed show. The lads kick things off with another Trading Places segment, with Paul throwing out the question of which New Zealand rugby players could seriously excel in other winter sports. From there, they dive straight into a full review of Week 1 of Super Rugby, breaking down every game...

The Pick & Go Podcast is back for the 2026 season! In today's episode, Paul is joined by Searley Talks Sport and former NZ rugby and cricket player, Jeff Wilson. Could Jordie Barrett be set for the IPL? Paul asks the panel who out of New Zealand rugby could make it in cricket? The trio give their best futures bets for the Super Rugby season, including their outright winner and top try scorers. A p...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast! Despite an impressive opening 20 minutes from the All Blacks, England came out swinging, determined to crush their grand slam hopes. What began as a promising display quickly unraveled the All Blacks’ attack looked disjointed, at times even schoolboy-like, while England simply wanted it more. Wales finally broke their 19-game drought with a gritty one-point...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go! It’s the last episode of 2025 after what has been a very long and interesting season, filled with some C-class tipping, surprising results, and a whole lot of unanswered questions. The lads kick things off by being asked the big one: what do they rate the All Blacks out of 10—and why? After what could be considered a just-above-average international season, the ABs...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast! International footy is in full swing as the lads do a full review of the second week of the northern tour. New Zealand were lucky to come away with the win over Scotland thanks to D-mac, with a few cards being dished out over the weekend — is discipline an issue for New Zealand? South Africa put the French team away despite having only 14 men on the pitch f...