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Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast! The NPC has wrapped up over the weekend, with the lads tucking into a full review. Canterbury have taken out the 2025 NPC championship over a very young Otago team, with players from both sides continuing to put their hands up for higher honors. International rugby is back, as New Zealand are set to take on Ireland in Chicago. With the teams not yet named,...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast! The NPC semi-finals wrapped up over the weekend, with the lads giving a full review of the action. Otago got the win over Bay of Plenty, thanks in part to another outstanding individual effort from Dylan Pledger, who continues to make a strong case for higher honours. Canterbury also claimed victory over Hawke’s Bay with a dominant second-half performance....

Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast! The NPC quarter-finals have wrapped up, bringing some cracking results and a few outstanding individual performances. The lads dive into a full review of all the weekend’s action. Canterbury, Hawke’s Bay, Bay of Plenty, and Otago are all semi-final bound this weekend. Each of the fellas has been randomly assigned one of the remaining teams to pitch their ca...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast! The lads kick things off by grading and reviewing each team’s season, taking a full look at every side’s overall performance from The Rugby Championship. It’s another year wrapped up for The Rugby Championship, as the fellas dive into a full review of the final round with South Africa going back-to-back. The boys then review Round 10 of the NPC which saw a...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast! The lads kick things off by reviewing the latest round of The Rugby Championship. New Zealand have once again retained the Bledisloe Cup, and Eden Park continues its reputation as an unshakable fortress. But it raises the question: should the Bledisloe really be a three-game series? Meanwhile, South Africa powered past Argentina in convincing fashion, looki...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast. The Rugby Championship is down to the final two rounds and things are heating up, New Zealand face Australia in another Bledisloe clash, while Argentina go up against the world’s number one, South Africa, in a match that could shake up the standings. While North Harbour suffered heartbreak in the dying minutes yet again. They now meet Otago this weekend wit...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. New Zealand took a big beating from the Springboks over the weekend – is it a Wellington curse? The lads dive into what went wrong and where they would rank the Springboks’ win over New Zealand in terms of visiting teams pulling off a victory here. You’d have to say there’s no real in-form side at the moment. This must be the closest Rugby Championship ever...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. The Fortress is still standing as, despite the recent talk about Eden Park streak coming to an end, the All Blacks were too good for South Africa in a wet & windy affair in Auckland. With the NFL seasons kicking off once again, we wonder which rugby player would make it as an  gridiron great. We take a trip down memory lane as we look back at the last defea...

Welcome back to The Pick and Go Podcast. Is the Eden Park record under extreme pressure this year? Will the Springboks be the first to beat the ABs at Eden Park since 1994, will it be the Wallabies later in the year or will The Fortress of Eden remain intact for another season? The rugby championship is back with round 3 kicking off as New Zealand take on on South Africa and Australia take on Arge...

Welcome back to The Pick and Go Podcast. The Rugby Championship Has been blown wide open with Argentina humbling New Zealand with a shock win, while South Africa take Austraila back to reality making it one win and one loss each. NPC is showing the Blues region is in a very tough spot, North Harbour, counties and Auckland still searching for there first win of the season, Waikato take home the Ran...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Australia look like they might be back to their very best & that is great news for the game of rugby. The team on the PAG look back at Australia’s comeback win against South Africa and try to figure out what happened. Are South Africa falling from grace, while Australia rises like a phoenix from the flames? New Zealand were also playing in some very testing...

Guest starring alongside Piri on today’s episode is Jeff Wilson and Searley and they’ll be breaking down the recent AB’s squad that’ll be taking on Argentina in the Rugby Championship. We look back at last week’s NPC action and it seems there is already a surprise package this year.

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast.\ The NPC is back, and it is bang with a bang! It seems there are plenty of players who still have a lot to give the game of rugby as a couple of legends help Waikato overcome Auckland in a thrilling opener to the NPC season. We look over the All Blacks squad and who has been a surprise inclusion? Is this getting closer the the squad and style we can expect...

Welcome back to a new very special episode of the Pick and Go podcast. A few weeks ago, Piri told the story of meeting some fellas after winning the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and we managed to track them down. So, we reunite Piri and hear from Jordon and Evan about their experience and what it was like for them to meet Piri and drink from the trophy. The Lions have sealed the series against Australia,...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. So, another test against the French and another win, but how do we feel after? Has the latest victory put any doubts to bed or it merely raised more questions about the team going forward? The other big match up was of course the first game between the Wallabies and the Lions. An impressive display from both teams has set up an intriguing s...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. After the first test against France there were mixed feelings going into the second. Were the All Blacks rusty, or were the French way better than we gave them credit for? Was there cause for concern? Well, it seems the Real Razor All Blacks have arrived and they arrived in style. Not only was the win in the second test against France compr...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. The All Blacks faced their first test of the season and the French certainly showed up despite reports that the real French team were still in France. Jeff Wilson and Piri Weepu take us back to their beginnings with the All Blacks. With a number of players making their All Blacks debut the pair reveal what it is really like to get the call...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. All eyes turn to the All Blacks as the French look to face Razor’s new look team with players keen to impress knowing that we are entering the early stages of World Cup season. What can we expect from this first test, and will Razor need to improve on his first few games to prevent doubt and worry creeping into the thoughts of the fan base....

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. So that’s it! Another season of Super Rugby has come to a close. The Crusaders are champions once again, and the Chiefs are also - once again - the runners up. Media discussion focused on the validity of a possible Chiefs win, given their loss against the Blues, but should we be questioning the Crusaders’ win given they didn’t even finish t...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. Here we are, the Super Rugby final. It is the Chiefs vs Crusaders… actually thanks to the playoff format it is actually Crusaders vs Chiefs. Does the former undermine what has been an exciting Super Rugby season, or has it added to the drama. Our panel will be looking at all the talking points from the Semi-Finals and asking who’ll be comin...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. The first round of knock out rugby is behind us and you’ll almost need a masters degree in maths to work out all the possible permutations. The Chiefs losing to the Blues means all that hard work to finish top is now undone as they may miss out on a home field final should the Crusaders win their game against the Blues. The weekend almost h...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. It's playoffs time in Super Rugby Pacific which means the top six is set and the race for to lift the trophy begins this weekend with the Quarter Finals. Speaking of, this 'Lucky Loser' format doesn't make much sense with the potential of dead rubber games come Saturday night. Which teams are hitting their strides and who would you not want...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. We are at the end of the regular season and there is still so much to play for. All eyes will be on the Blues and Moana Pasifika as they both attempt to finish within the top 6.Moana Pasifika suffered a bruising defeat at the hands of the Chiefs on the weekend, so can they recover before their final game, or has their tough win against the...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. Are teams being punished twice for the same crime? That’s what we are looking into this week, after Moana Pasifika conceded a penalty try and a yellow card for the same offence. However they did manage to win, and is that the end of the Blues season, or do they still have a chance to make the top 6? One team that seems to be taking their ch...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. Things get heated right out the gate when we debate which is the best side of the Auckland Harbour Bridge. The race for the top 6 is coming down to the wire and we want to know are we all secretly hoping that Moana Pacifika make the top 6 knocking out the Hurricanes and the Blues? Do any of our panel even think it is possible? We look back...