Scrumbags Rugby Podcast

An incredible start to the Nations Championship sees the North and South go three apiece - and of course with Aussie heartbreak. Join Mitch and Lachie to break down the Wallabies 33-31 loss to Ireland - a game that saw Australia outscore the Emerald Isle five tries to four but leave 10 points begging from the tee. How did a near-perfect opening half turn around in Ireland's favour? What did you ma...

Best day of the year - a maiden Wallabies team list at the start of an international campaign! In this Bonus Ep, Mitch and Lachie break down Joe Schmidt's first 23 of the season and its many surprises - including the return of Jock Campbell, a new halves pairing and a potential debut off the bench! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**Breaking News** The NSW Waratahs are once again without a coach after Dan McKellar officially resigned, 2 years into a 3 year contract. He parts ways with the club effective immediately. What does this mean for the Waratahs the remainder of 2026? Who could they turn to in 2027 and beyond? Was this the right decison? Join Mitch, Lachie and John Ferguson as they answer all of these questions and m...

It's official - Australia and New Zealand will play an Anzac Bledisloe Test! Join Mitch and Lachie to wrap a busy week in the rugby world with three Anzac Tests locked for 2027, 2029, 2031 + more. Mitch has the inside scoop from the Wallabies Open Training Session at North Sydney Oval, Lachie's on a tear about team predictions for Ireland, and the boys are going bananas over a long-awaited Tahs lo...

Super Rugby is wrapped - and it's all eyes on the Nations Championship and our Wallabies back in action! Mitch + Lachie unpack a massive Aussie squad announcement full of surprises after casting their eyes over a sickeningly one-sided Super Rugby season. There's also a smattering of news around the traps - including Moana Pasifika's future and a major women's rugby appointment. Patreon - https://p...

Thank God for our Aussie 7s women - for without them there would have been no pod this week. Join Mitch & Lachie celebrating the world champion SVNS superstars after a thoroughly whelming analysis of two horribly predictable Aussie qualifying finals across the ditch. How did the Brumbies slide so far from their early season success? Have the Reds actually improved over three years under Les Ki...

***EXTRA TIME SPECIAL DROP*** We've got a juicy little midweek offering for you sports fans! Super Rugby Qualifying Final teams have dropped with the Brumbies and Reds hoping to make history across the ditch We've also go a special feature on Round 1 of the Super W season ahead with team breakdowns, players to watch and our final standing tips for 2026! Patreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugby...

The Super Rugby Finals have arrived with Australia's flag flying limply in a decidedly Kiwi breeze. Dane Sherratt from Kick On Rugby joins Lachie to unpack the regular season as Mitch takes a well-earned breather. It's Queensland who have usurped ACT as the top Aussie dog - Reds finishing in fifth after a BP win over the Drua and the Brumbies' upset loss to Moana Pasifika. But neither side is look...

Another season over for the NSW Waratahs and Western Force without playing any finals footy. The Reds and Brumbies seasons continue on, but for how long? The Brumbies (5th) took down the Waratahs (7th) 21-14 in Sydney on Friday night before the Reds (6th) nearly slipped up against Moana (11th) 31-33 on Saturday afternoon. The Western Force (8th) held off a determined Fiji Drua (10th) on Saturday e...

With two weeks of Super Rugby Pacific remaining, Aussie fans are facing more questions than ever before. The Brumbies and Reds remain in the top six - but only just after the Tahs (7th) and Force (9th) closed the gaps with vital wins over the Drua (50-35) and Reds (19-14) respectively. Queensland coach Les Kiss was left red-faced after a swathe of Wallaby resting came back to haunt his side while...

Lachie's taken the week off to mourn the Reds loss to the Chiefs on Friday night so Mitch has called in the big gun - John Ferguson from Off The Ruck and RugbyPass Tune in this week as the gents cast their eye over the Aussie results from Super Rugby Pacific Round 13 Were the Reds robbed of a famous victory against the Chiefs by a few dodgy ref calls? Do the Waratahs have the worst attack shape in...

The boys are back from their post-Super Round haze and geez there's a bit to unpack here with less than a month to SRP finals. Two Aussie derbies in Round 12 meant a double-points weekend for Reds and Force fans while the Tahs are on thin ice and the Brums look shaky in sixth. Are any Aussies a genuine chance come finals or will we be making up numbers? On a cheerier note, Super Round was a blast...

We’re 10 rounds into Super Rugby Pacific 2026 and still seemingly destined for an Aussie semi finalist to die trying across the ditch! Luckily we’ve got one of our Kiwi cobbers - Duncan from Boomfa Vintage - to join us and unpack the latest news and views, including a historic Drua win in Canberra, the Force stunning the Crusaders, an ugly (but important) Tahs win and a couple of cracking NZ derbi...

An emergency Extra Time today addressing the Moana Pasifika announcement. John Ferguson joins Lachie and Mitch to chat about the club's imminent exit, the future of Super Rugby and more. For the full 90 minutes - check out Scrumbags Patreon and try a free subscription today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the Kiwis lose - Super Rugby wins! Queensland are the flavour of the week after bouncing back to snap their two-game losing streak and roll the defending champions while the Brumbies are on Infinity stone away from going going full Thanos gauntlet snap on the NZ sides. Meanwhile we've got wet weather Test footy to unpack following the Wallarooos wild Pac 4 opener against Canada and a long-awa...

Mitch and Lachie are back from the Easter break! They have dusted themselves off after the Reds and Tahs both got smashed and have managed to pull together a somewhat coherent review of Super Rugby Pacific Round 8. They look over the team lists for Round 9 and wonder - how many points can the Reds concede before the Aussie rugby community consumes itself Finishing things off with a preview of Wall...

NSW fans rejoice - for the Year of the Tah might be unofficially back on! Mitch is grappling with the sweet fruits of NSW's victory in Canberra and what that means for Aussie rugby's Super hopes as a whole. Meanwhile Lachie tries to sidestep the Reds' horror show in Wellington by rightly talking up the Wallaroos' rusty opening Test win over Fijiana. And spare a thought for the poor bloody Force af...

Test rugby returns this week - and that means it's time for a star guest! Maya Stewart joins the Scrumbags for an Extra Time preview special ahead of Australia's clash with Fiji on Friday 27 March! The all-time Waratahs and Wallaroos leading try scorer chats with Mitch about her whirlwind SVNS debut and the Test season ahead before Lachie drops in for a Round 7 Super Rugby breakdown. For more Extr...

We’re nearing the midway point of Super Rugby’s regular season, Test footy is almost back and there are grave concerns for Mitch’s wellbeing after another NSW implosion. Boys looked good for an Aussie sweep this weekend before the Tahs lost the plot despite a 12-point lead over the Blues - lucky the Brums and Reds got it done in a pair of thrillers. Slipper owes Tooley free beers for life after pi...

Round 5 of Super Rugby Pacific dished up some serious heat with 25 minutes of thrilling rugby making up for a flat opening 55 in the Reds-Tahs derby. What's your stance on Triston Reilly's no-try? Is Carter Gordon just a cool guy who loves match-winners? What's an Isaac Henry and where can I get one? Meanwhile Rob Valetini gets his 100 against the Drua despite the Brums going down in Ba while the...

We’re a month into Super Rugby Pacific and no closer to finding out which Aussie team will be sacrificed in a NZ semi final.  The Reds roll down to Canberra and commit late-night robbery in the 81st minute while the Force and Tahs are dealt two very different - but equally painful - Kiwi lessons. How’ve they missed that Daugunu knock-on? Who won out of Wilson and Cale? And what have the Tahs...

Would we say the lid's off? Is this what success tastes like? Can the Kiwis support five franchises? And is James Slipper the Wallabies' answer at #10? Ponies are running hot after doing it late against the Blues while Reds and Force were rocks and diamonds in banking their first wins of the season. Mitch and Lachie break it all down with varying degrees of success and state biases. Wallaby Shop -...

Giddy up nerds - these Brumbies are the real deal. Who else is flying high after watching the ACT pile 50 points on the Crusaders in Christchurch to mark James Slipper's 200th with a 50-24 win? Join Mitch and Lachie to dissect an incredible Round 2 of Super Rugby Pacific that saw the Brumbies and Waratahs keep their top-two ladder rankings while the Force slipped to the bottom after a tough loss t...

Super Rugby Round 1 is wrapped, the Ponies and Tahs are on top, and Max Jorgensen is rather good at rugby. Join Mitch and Lachie to dissect a massive opening weekend that saw NSW end their four-game losing streak to Queensland with a thumping win while the Force flopped hard after teasing success all pre-season. Charlie Cale's hot, so are the Highlanders and there's lots to like about Moana post-A...

For extra time this week, Lachie's been invited to chat with some of the stars of the ACT Brumbies Billy Pollard Allan Alaalatoa Rob Valetini Tom Wright Cory Toole Get into it! Make sure you subscribe to our Patreon to continue access to these extra episodes throughout the 2026 season OUR LINKS Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVG Linktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugby Instagram - ht...