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Kooks, Shaun and Thala look back on the URC and Premiership finals weekend where Leinster and Bath became league champions. We debate why the Bulls didn’t pitch up at Croke Park, how Leinster outplayed them, Jacques Nienaber’s brilliant defence and why the Clontarf Bulls are our new favourite Bulls story. Kooks then tells us about his trip to London, which included going to Twickenham for the Prem...

Shaun and Thala break down the weekend's rugby, including the URC semi finals. We start with the Bulls beating the Sharks at Loftus where Sebastian de Klerk and Cobus Wiese starred for the Bulls and the Sharks will rue not converting enough chances to win. We look at how the Bulls scrum and defence set the platform to win and try (again) to solve how the Sharks can finally reach their supersta...

Shaun and Thala have a reaction podcast to the first Springbok squad of the year, which includes 54 players and 9 uncapped players. We go through and discuss the uncapped players and try to get into Rassie Erasmus’ head as to why they were included. We discuss the biggest snubs, which include Ruan Venter and David Kriel and we even make up a 23 of the least capped players. Come listen to find what...

Shaun and Thala look back at the weekend’s rugby, including the URC quarterfinals. We start with the drama at Kings Park with the Sharks beating Munster via shootout. We debate Jaden Hendrikse’s wink to Jack Crowley, how Mike Adamson could’ve managed things better and why maybe the Sharks are the side of destiny. We then move to the Bulls comeback win over Edinburgh, with Willie le Roux running th...

Kooks, Shaun and Thala break down the big European rugby finals weekend, as Bath and Bordeaux win their finals in Cardiff. We look at why and how Bordeaux were able to beat Northampton. We discuss if Maxine Lucu is one of the best scrumhalves in the world right now, what Jalibert possibly proved to Fabien Galthie by winning this final and how Ben Tameifuna helped to turn the game to Bordeaux in th...

Thala, Kooks and Shaun take a deep dive into all of the rugby from this weekend, we look at the URC and come to a final conclusion on the Sharks, we've decided the Bulls are best set for the play off's and admire what Dobbo has done with the Stormers depth. We pay our respects to a man who's story, determination and infectious smile hooked us all, from the Cheetahs to the SA 7's to...

Shaun and Thala look back on Round 17 of the URC, where the Stormers joined the Bulls and Sharks in the URC knockouts. We first start by looking back at the Sharks victory over Ospreys and discuss the form of their backs and we debate Ethan Hooker v Jurenzo Julius. We then look at the Bulls beating Cardiff and the worries about Johan Goosen reinjuring his knee, whether Keegan Johannes can step up,...

Kooks and Thala react to the British and Irish Lions tour squad announced by Andy Farrell. We go position by position to analyse who’s in and out and what does this say about how the Lions will play Down Under. Find out our reaction to Maro Itoje being selected as captain, who the biggest snubs are, who would make our test squad and how they match up to the Wallabies.

Kooks, Shaun and Thala review the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi finals, where Northampton and Bordeaux deliver shock victories. We review the Saints upsetting Leinster and talk about fantastic performances from Tommy Freeman, Fin Smith and Henry Pollock. We also discuss Leinster benching Andrew Porter and Jordie Barrett and whether Leo Cullen will keep his job. We then look at Bord...

Shaun and Thala wrap up Round 16 of the URC which saw the South African teams complete a weekend sweep. We start with the Bulls and Sharks completing an unbeaten European tour. The Bulls get revenge on Glasgow with Jan Hendrik Wessels stealing the show. The Sharks completed yet another second half comeback beating Ulster and we debate whether Jurenzo Julius needs to be played more. On the home fro...

Shaun and Thala break down the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup rounds, where the Bulls were knocked out by Edinburgh, ending South African participation. We start with Leinster's dominant victory over Glasgow and discuss how is Leinster peaking right now and the superb Jordie Barrett performance. Then we talk about Bordeaux's entertaining win over Munster and how Borde...

Kooks, Shaun and Thala review the final weekend of the 2025 Six Nations and grade the performances of the teams in the tournament. We discuss each team’s player of the tournament and their most improved player, what the coaches learned from this tournament and what each team needs to improve on. Listen as we discuss if France has any weaknesses, why Fin Smith has unlocked the England attack, wheth...

Kooks and Thala wrap up an entertaining Round 4 of the Six Nations. We start with wrapping up the news on the Antoine Dupont and Ollie Lawrence injuries and how they impact their teams. Then we look back on Super Rugby’s weekend of upsets, including the Brumbies winning in Eden Park and the Drua upsetting the Chiefs with Nick Phipps comments that Super Rugby would dominate northern hemisphere club...

Shaun and Thala look back on Round 12 of the URC which saw shock wins for the Stormers and Lions in their South African derbies. The Bulls slipped up in the rain at Loftus after a dominant performance from Evan Roos and a big game from Jurie Matthee. We discuss whether the Bulls missed the likes of Cameron Hanekom and whether it is time to stop the Willie le Roux flyhalf experiment. The Lions get...