Scrumbags Rugby Podcast

Round 1 of Super Rugby Pacific is less than a week away! Mitch is up and about after the Tahs go 2-0 in trials, the Brums and Force have flipped the pre-season pecking order, and Lachie still has no idea who’ll wear the Reds #10 Join the lads for a thoroughly biased QLD-NSW preview, a more nuanced look at Force v ACT and a cursory glance across the ditch. Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRy...

In our extra offering this week, Lachie sits down with some of the Western Force's key players from their 2026 squad. Mac Grealy Kurtley Beale Nick Champion de Crespigny Ben Donaldson Tune In! OUR LINKS Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVG Linktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugby Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/ Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby Patreon - https://patreon...

Super Rugby Pacific is less than two weeks away and we've already locked in a Force v Waratahs decider. NSW fans - especially Mitch - are up and about after flogging the Reds at Ballymore while the Force faithful are already buying their finals tickets after pasting the Brumbies in Perth and going 2-0 in their trials. Are Queensland already cooked? Did the Tahs look suspiciously polished? What's d...

Welcome to Extra Time - Scrumbags’ new subscriber offering! This week on Extra Time, Mitch and Lachie break down each of Australia’s Super Rugby Pacific squads and their draws to see who’s best placed in 2026! The boys also offer their (somewhat) informed take on where each side will finish on the SRP ladder and the risers and fallers in the Aussie standings. OUR LINKS Wallaby Shop - https://walla...

League converts, training brawls and pre-season chaos - rugby's back and so are the Scrumbags! 2026 has started with a bang, leaving Mitch and Lachie scrambling to catch up on all the off-season summer madness. Where does NRL powerhouse Angus Crichton fit into the Wallabies picture? How did the MCG miss out as a host venue for the 2027 RWC? And who's the rat inside Daceyville leaking to the media...

Welcome back to the Scrumbags Rugby Podcast! Stay tuned as Mitch and Lachie prepare for the 2026 season ahead - this is just a little teaser to whet the appetite, remind you all rugby's back on the airwaves and get excited for Super Rugby Pacific, SVNS and more coming up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grim tidings, beloved listeners. It’s the final episode of the year and Mitch and Lachie welcome John Ferguson for a not-so fond farewell of 2025. The boys unpack the Wallabies’ 10th loss from 15 Tests and pose the question: is rugby fun? Find more of John's work at: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@OfftheRuck Rugbypass - https://www.rugbypass.com/contributors/john-ferguson/ The Roar - https://w...

Well that sucked meatballs. Mitch and Lachie suffer through a fifth loss from the past six Wallabies games after Australia fumbled the bag against Italy - again. Anyone else want to host next year? LINKS Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVG Linktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugby Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/ Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Unpacking a 25-7 loss to the Poms is about as much fun as an ice pick lobotomy, which coincidentally is what Mitch and Lachie would've preferred to recording this episode. However the boys have bravely soldiered on to pick through the Wallabies' limp remains from Twickenham, rehash the age-old flyhalf debate, and trade horror stories about another Italian Job against the Azzurri this weekend. Will...

It’s been a month of post-Bledisloe mourning but the Scrumbags are finally back(ish)! Mitch returns from his South African adventure to find Lachie and the Wallabies still without a major trophy and fresh from a head-scratching 19-15 win over Japan. Who’s our Test flyhalf? Do we have enough locks? Is Carlo Tizzano cursed after three no-tries in Tokyo? Join the boys to make sense of a baffling mont...

There’s more rugby than you can shake a stick at - but we’ve brought a third host back to try our best! Ando returns to chat with Mitch and Lachie about all things Wallabies, Wallaroos and Super Rugby AUS. Will James O’Connor and Will Skelton return for the Bledisloe Cup? What can the ‘Roos do to avoid another quarter final exit on home soil in 2029? And what did we make of Super Rugby AUS Round 1...

TRC, World Cups AND Super Rugby?! We’re back baby! It’s been a crazy few weeks but stars have aligned and the tech gremlins have been banished just in time for a Friday drop to catch up on all things Aussie Rugby. Mitch and Lachie return to cast an eye over the opening three weeks of TRC and preview the upcoming games in Sydney and Wellington before throwing it forward to Australia’s quarter final...

Injury strikes Camp Wallaby and the Roo Crew gets off to a World Cup flyer! Welcome back to Scrumbags - your one-stop shop for all things Aussie Rugby - and strap yourselves in for a double Test review with Mitch, Lachie and Ando. The boys unpack the Wallabies 30-22 loss in Cape Town and who’ll donate an ACL to Tom Wright before breaking down that massive 73-0 Wallaroos win over Samoa and why thei...

They’ve only gone and bloody done it!! The lads have staved off gastro and facts to deliver a dispassionate and moderate assessment of events from Australia’s drought breaker in Jo’burg. Also we’re less than a week out from the Wallaroos World Cup opener - how good is rugby! LINKS Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVG Linktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugby Instagram - https://www.inst...

It’s our first Test-free weekend in decades (or feels like it anyway) so join Mitch and Lachie as they battle the post-Lions comedown. There’s plenty to chew through insofar as a Lions Series Wrap and looking ahead to Australia’s TRC hopes in South Africa while our Wallaroos also get a deep dive with less than a fortnight before their RWC opener against Samoa! LINKS Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby....

The Wallabies scrap themselves out of a 3-nil series sweep with some big players producing some big moments, but it's not all sunshine and rainbows after losing the series. It's been a phenomal Lions tour and thank you much to all the Lions fans that came Down Under and made this tour so special and full of voice and song, OTR is joined by Lachie from Scrumbags to breakdown the key moments, key pl...

Despite leading for 79 minutes, the Wallabies suffered a heart breaking, last-minute defeat to the British and Irish Lions who clinched the test series in dramatic fashion in front of a sold out crowd at the MCG. Join Mitch, Ando, and John Ferguson as they dissect the pivotal moments, including the controversial referee decision and the Wallabies' impressive first-half performance. Tune in for an...

Australia’s Lions Series is on the line and the Wallabies haves welcomed back two of their biggest boppers! Lachie joins John Ferguson from Off The Ruck to preview the all-important Second Test with team analysis of both Australia and the British & Irish Lions. All this and more in the weeks episode! Find more of John's work at: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@OfftheRuck Rugbypass - https:/...

The match we've all been waiting for the past 12 years is finally here, the first test between the Wallabies and the British and Irish Lions! Mitch from Scrumbags and John from Off The Ruck breakdown all the action from Brisbane and answer: Did this match live up to expectations? Who impressed in the 27-19 loss to the Lions? Will the Wallabies make changes for test 2? All this and more in the week...

The moment we have all been waiting for, the Wallabies play their first Test against the British and Irish Lions at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday, 19 July. OTR is joined by Scrumbags Pod member Lachie to break down what the two sides say about playstyles, tactics, and in whose favour some of the match-ups are favouring. Don't forget to subscribe for more rugby previews and reviews! Find more of John...

This week Mitch is joined by guest rugby reporter, John Ferguson from 'Off The Ruck' Youtube channel, to discuss the AUNZ clash at Adelaide Oval. They also break down the Wallabies 36 man squad to face the British and Irish Lions before asking 'Is the media underplaying the significance of this series in Australia?' All this and more in the weeks episode! Find more of John's work at: Youtube - htt...

After two incredible matches over the weekend, Mitch has called in the big guns to celebrate this historic occasion. Mark 'Ando' Anderson is back on the pod with Off The Ruck Host John 'Fergo' Ferguson to chat all things Waratahs Lions and Wallabies Fiji. Did the Waratahs claim a moral victory over the Lions? Are the Wallabies primed to take down Andy Farrells men after a tough encounter with Fiji...

The Wallabies and Joe Schmidt have announced their first team of 2025, as they prepare to take on Fiji in Newcastle on July 6. Some surprise inclusions were made and some interesting combinations mean this Wallabies side has a lot to prove as they start their Test season for 2025. LINKS Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVG Linktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugby Instagram - https://ww...

It's time for the NSW Waratahs to get their crack at the 2025 British and Irish Lions in front of a sold out Allianz Stadium in Sydney! Where can the Waratahs attack this proficient Lions outfit and how can they stop them scoring 50+? Tune in to find out! Ahead of each game, we will give you a deep dive on selections, tactics, and the data that make the Lions and their Aussie opponents tick! LINKS...

Another game which was close at halftime, but the cohesion and depth of the Lions is really showing, highlighting how big the divide between Test and provincial level is. We look at the key areas of the game for each team and the key players from both sides as the Wallabies games draw nearer, and finally, we finish on the locked-in Lions, who are the players we believe are guaranteed of a starting...