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Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. Paul returns and it doesn't take him long to cause trouble on the panel. Seeing as it was May 4th over the weekend, we are asking which Super Rugby team has turned to the Dark Side and which team is fighting on the side of good. We look back at last week's action as Moana Pasifika keep their hopes alive of a top 6 finish.he Blues have also...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. This week Karl from The Advantage Line podcast will be running the ship, so can he keep Piri Weepu and Steve Devine in line all will chaos reign. The Super Rugby season is getting closer to the end, but there is still so much to play for, so which teams to our panel think based on last week’s performance will be sneaking into the playoff ro...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. With Piri and Jeff out of action this week, we have Karl Tily coming off the bench to support Paul Maoate in the studio. ANZAC day is getting closer, so we are handing out an olive branch to our Aussie friends and asking which Australian would the panel love to see play for a New Zealand Super Rugby franchise. We look back at last week’s ac...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. Jeff Wilson and Ben Searle join Piri Weepu and Paul Maoate on this week’s pod. With the Masters having just wrapped up, we are finding out which Super Rugby player might be able to make the cut should they play Augusta. We break down all the action from the weekend’s action. We try to find out what happened to the Chiefs after losing in Aus...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. It is only Piri and Paul today, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be the usual hot takes, controversial comments and debates that you’ve come to expect from the Pick and Go podcast. With news that the Hurricanes are looking for investment, we play out a worst case scenario and ask which player would each NZ franchise like to take from the H...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. It’s a controversial start to the pod this week, as we’re asking which NZ team would you get rid of, if it meant improving the rest of the NZ teams in Super Rugby. We look back at the big weekend of Super Rugby action. Hurricanes put on a masterclass against the Waratahs, while Crusaders recent momentum can to an abrupt stop. With Moana Pas...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. John Cena has gone full on heel in the WWE, so we need to find out which current or former Super Rugby player could take him on in the ring. We look back at round 6, and let’s admit it, we all thought it was over after the first 40mins at the Chiefs, so what can anyone take from the game after the second 40mins? The Reds beat the Highlander...

Paul is back in the hot seat this week running the cutter. Searley and Steve Devine join to chat all things Super Rugby from round 5.

With Paul away, Karl runs the cutter on a review of Super Rugby Round 4, a week where Kiwi teams struggled! He's joined by Piri Weepu and Jeff WIlson to discuss all things rugby union.

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. Searley joins us from the US and gives us a very brief update on how he did against the might of Las Vegas. Spoiler alert: He didn’t win. Super Rugby doesn’t look like slowing down anytime soon as games continue to be high-scoring affairs that either team could win. Should Super Rugby be inspired by the NRL and play a game outside of NZ? A...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. Piri Weepu, Searley and Paul are breaking down all the weekend’s Super Rugby action and it was another blockbuster weekend of high scoring rugby. With Super Rugby being so high-scoring, so entertaining is it the best rugby product in the world right now and how does it compare to the 6 Nations currently being played. Will this new Super Rug...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. Piri Weepu returns to the Pick and Go, what were his and Searley’s thoughts on an exciting first round of Super Rugby. The BIG question of the week, is Super Rugby SUPER once again. With so many games coming down to the wire, and having a number of tries are we about to witness one heck of a season. The trio look back at all the weekend’s a...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. Joining us for the first time this season is Jeff Wilson and he joins Searle and Paul to look back at last week’s rugby action. The 6 Nations gave us some impressive games, but the BIG question is what is going on with Wales. Should we be reading anything into Joe Schmidt’s recent announcement to leave Australia. Of course, we have to talk...

Welcome back to a new episode of the Pick and Go podcast. We are back, and just in time for the new season of Super Rugby. Of course that means we talk about NFL heading to Melbourne and NBA trades! We do get into the rugby and what the future holds for the Kiwi teams. Will the Crusaders be bouncing back after last year’s unsuccessful season? Will the Blues go back to back? Which team will not be...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Paul is joined by Searle and Piri, who is once again a little late to the party. Today we are talking about the All Blacks eligibility rules, should they be changed? Are the rules hurting the All Blacks or protecting the domestic game? We breakdown the All Blacks vs Italy test match and review Razor’s first year in charge of the All Blacks. Who rates this y...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Paul is joined by Jeff Wilson and a very late to the studio Piri Weepu. The French have conquered the All Blacks and stopped the AB’s momentum, but is there reason to be cheerful about the performance or are there still some worrying signs that the ABs aren’t progressing fast enough. South Aftrica also took on England and put in an impressive showing. Were...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Paul is joined by Piri and Searle to look at the weekend’s big rugby action. The All Blacks chucked off the underdog name and defeated the Irish in a heated affair. Were the media and the bookies wrong to have labeled the ABs underdogs in the first place. Are we starting to see a new All Blacks side emerge under Razor’s management? Also, with the rivalry co...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Paul is joined by Piri and Blake Ayshford. Of course, from any good rugby podcast our trio is talking about snacks and toasted sandwiches and there might be some of the most controversial opinions we’ve had on the pod this year. The chaps are looking back at the England v All Blacks test. They look at what went right, what went wrong and how has cemented th...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast! What a NPC final.100 minutes of action that was as good of an advertisement for the game as you could hope for. Piri, Paul and Searle will be breaking down all the key moments from Wellington's win. They'll also be looking at better ways to decide the outcome of drawn matches. Is the team with the most tries the best tiebreaker or should rugby take inspirat...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Paul is joined by Searle and Piri Weepu and they preview the upcoming game against Japan. Which players need to put in a solid performance to cement their place in the team and what position has the most competition for places? Of course, we can’t not talk about the amazing weekend of sport where Kiwis took out the Women’s T20 World Cup, America’s Cup and h...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Paul is joined by Searle and Piri Weepu and they are looking at changing the rules of Rugby Union. Should there be more points for kicking drop goals from further distances or would that slow down the game too much, or would a points increase actual give appropriate value to a very difficult skill? The NPC reaches the Semi-Final stage and the group have a n...

Razor has picked his squad for the Northern Tour and how do our panel of Paul, Piri, Jeff and Searle rate it? Is this playing things a little too safe or is getting wins more important to build consistency? With any All Blacks squad there are those who have missed out, and with the squad looking like a series of safe picks, who do our panel think has been unlucky to not make the cut? With Auckland...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go podcast. Paul is joined by Searle and Jeff Wilson as they dissect the Rugby Championship. With the Northern Tour now just around the corner, who hurt their chances of being in the squad and who has cemented their place in the squad? The big question is should NZ relax the stance on using overseas players, or would that weaken the domestic game? Rugby is under pressu...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast. The Bledisloe Cup is safely locked away for another year, so can we look back at this year's Rugby Championship as a success after all? With the cup done after one match, is there a way to keep the second test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies interesting? Despite the win, the ABs were given a scare against Australia once again struggled as the game...

Welcome back to the Pick and Go Podcast. The Bledisloe Cup returns and the All Blacks will be looking to turnaround their fortunes after two straight loses to the Springboks. Australia will also be hurting and will want to take advantage of an All Blacks team still undergoing a rebuild under Razor. With such an important game coming up, with so much riding on it, will Razor revert to a tried and t...