Super Smack

It’s 2 from 2 in the Autumn Series for the All Blacks, as they eye the ultimate prize - a grand slam. The AB’s were too good in the end for a valiant Scottish side, who had to drag themselves back from a 17-0 drubbing by half time. But it was one All Black in particular who broke the hearts of 68,000 Scotland fans, and cemented Murrayfield as the All Black’s spiritual home-away-from-home. Sir Dami...

Revenge is sweet. It’s even sweeter against Ireland. Yes the All Blacks have made in three in a row now against their new foe and it seems like it’s back to the old days. We dissect the mess of a game it was, unjustified red cards and sloppy performances. But there is a silver lining! The final twenty is back and it’s looking as All Black as ever. We preview this weekend’s matchup at Murrayfield....

It’s take two in Chicago, as the All Blacks and Ireland meet for the second time at Soldier Field. Can the men in green bring down New Zealand once again or will a well-honed All Blacks side prove too good, as they look for their first Grand Slam northern tour since 2010.  We have a new NPC champion - and it’s EXACTLY who you’d expect. Yes Canterbury have done it yet again - winning a title a...

The NPC has finally reached its peak, as we head into the grand final. And it’s only fitting that the number 1 & 2 teams from the competition will face each other in one last clash. Will the in-form Otago win their first title since 1998 and lock away all the silverware til next season, or will Canterbury do what Canterbury do best, pipping teams when it matters most. Who will win the battle o...

This week on the show, we dissect a thrilling quarter final round in the Bunnings NPC, as four teams get one step closer to the title. Otago make a clutch play through first-five Cam Millar (and a rather dodgy drop goal attempt) to push out a valiant Mooloos team in the dying seconds. Season leaders Canterbury get the scare of their life from the spirited Counties Manukau underdogs, but manag...

On this week’s show we dissect the final round of what has been one of the greatest and closest Rugby Championships in recent memory. The All Blacks managed to back up the Eden Park victory with another win over the Aussies in Perth, making it 11 straight victories over the old foe. We discuss the stand-ins and the stand-outs. Have we finally found our centre pairing or is there more gold to be mi...

The boys decode Razor’s thinking behind his most eye-catching team to date. Who’s earnt their spot and who’s unlucky to be left right out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the pod, the Bledisloe is back. Well it never left! For the 23rd year in a row, the All Blacks win the unnecessarily giant trophy. And the poor old Wallabies are furious at the ref, who they’re well and truly blaming for the loss. The Springboks are just showing off now, and being a right pain in everyone’s arses by being the best at absolutely everything. The All Blacks still have a...

This week on the pod, the boys in blue are taking the shield back to Dunners! That’s right, Otago have stolen the shield from Canterbury for the first time since 1948, and in emphatic fashion. The NPC continues to turn it on in 2025 , with more big wins this weekend, including a 75 point demolition of Southland by a storming Wellington Lions. What do the playoffs hold in store? And this week it’s...

This week on the pod, the Wellington curse continues as the All Blacks get absolutely spanked by a rampant Springboks side in the biggest and certainly one of the most embarrassing losses in the history of our great team. How the hell do they bounce back from this one, as they head into another Eden Park defence against the Wallabies in two weeks. The NPC rubs salt into the wound for the Super Sma...

This week on the pod, the boys bask in the glory of a solid victory against the Springboks at Eden Park, making the record an even more impressive 51-0. Ardie Savea brought up his 100th in style with the most epic of turnovers. We discuss his spiritual leadership within the team and ask - should Scott Barrett should still be captain? And who’s going to step in for Emoni Narawa now that Sevu has go...

This week on the pod, the NPC continues to impress as the Southland Stags travel up to Hamilton and steal the shield from one-hit-wonders Waikato. It’s the biggest thing to happen to Southland since cheese rolls. Will it make it back to Invercargill in one piece? Canterbury continue their winning ways, as the only unbeaten team, and what the hell is happening with rugby in Auckland, as the teams e...

This week on the poddy, the All Blacks have one too many scotch fillets in Buenos Aires and succumb to some serious indigestion against a rampant Pumas side. Will Jordan has his worst game in the All Blacks jersey - and we all thought he was invincible! The Ranfurly Shield is heading off to Hamilton, as one old veteran, replaces another old veteran, to stage a second half comeback in Taranaki. The...

This week on the poddy, the Wallabies have done what pretty much nobody thought they could - they’ve slain the King on the doorstep of his own bloody castle. Wallabies 38 - Springboks 22 at Ellis Park! Will they do it again next week or will the green machine come remember they’re world champions?  The All Blacks continue their winning ways with a pretty convincing victory over the Pumas in A...

This week on the pod, the title says it all - Richie Mo’unga is back, and we’re happy about it. Who will miss out now that he’s back on home turf? All Black debutant Leroy Carter almost misses the plain to Buenos Aries, with the wrong kind of dog ears on his passport. Another powerhouse Crusader makes a triumphant return to NZ rugby. And some solid wins from some very solid teams - essentially jus...

On the poddy this week, the lads discuss the torrential downpour of a finale to the Lions’ Australian tour, as the Wallabies get the last word and send the Lions back to the UK with a bit less wag in their tail. They say lightning never strikes twice, but did it even strike once? - we discuss the bonkers 40 minute time-out for the lightning that never came. We dissect the new All Blacks squad nami...

On this week’s pod, the boys break down the second Lions test in Australia, and despite a valiant and inspiring effort from the Wallabies, the lads from the North clinch the series - amid huge controversy. The Aussies are absolutely fuming and it begs the question - does anyone actually know the rules of rugby, or are we all just taking a stab in the dark? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

On the Pod this week the boys review the final game of the All Blacks vs France series. Who’s cemented their black jersey? And who’s left to sweat in the lead up to Razor naming his squad for the upcoming rugby championship? We chat about the various injuries and niggles floating around the All Blacks camp and just how long Beaudy will be nursing his hand before he returns to the golf course. We m...

On the pod this week, the boys discuss the second week of the July internationals. The All Blacks set the record straight with a dominant first half display against the French to lock up the series. We discuss who should be in and who gets left out for Game 3. Wales finally end the pain by clinching their first victory in 644 days, against a valiant Japanese side. Tony Brown is obviously enjoying...

On the first episode of Super Smack Internationals, the boys discuss a narrow win from the All Blacks over a supposedly weak French ‘B’ team, and how the old foe almost snuck one past us…again. We ask, are we too arrogant as a rugby nation and what is Razor’s comeback plan? We chat about the great Barrett dynasty and Francis Douglas Memorial and the boys devise a solution to cauliflower ear. We al...

On the last pod of the Super Rugby season, the boys talk about the grand final and yet another Crusaders victory. How they do it, nobody knows. But it’s really annoying.  Razor names his All Blacks squad to take on France and we discuss and dissect all the ins and the some big outs! And join us in a couple of weeks as we begin Super Smack Internationals, following the All Blacks through the F...

On this week’s pod, the boys talk semi finals footy, with a couple of big games. We discuss the Blues exit from the competition and what they possibly got up to in their end of season celebrations, as the Crusaders extend their unbeaten finals run to 31-0. The Chiefs bounce back from last week’s TKO, to eliminate Australia’s one last hope for super rugby glory, running well away from the Brumbies...

This week on the pod, the confusing playoff format shows its ugly face, as the Chiefs use their one remaining life-line to advance to the semis, after a big old slip-up to the Blues in Hamilton. The Crusaders do what we all expected them to; Paste the Reds on a wet and chilly Christchurch, upholding their title as the greatest playoffs team in history. And the Canberra cockroach (Brumbies), lay so...

On this week’s poddy, it’s almost finals time! And the boys struggle to understand the new playoffs rules and have a big old fight about it. The Chiefs say thanks very much, we’ll take top spot, as they hand the Highlanders a giant wooden spoon. The Blues silence some critics by spanking the very disappointing Tahs, and keeping the social media rivalry with their Auckland counterparts alive and ki...

This week on the pod, the boys investigate a murder - a absolute bloodbath on the mean streets of Hamilton, as the Chiefs mercilessly bash Moana Pasifika and leave them for dead in the alley behind Lone Star. The boys chat about the big injuries to the Hurricanes as they prepare for finals time, as well as what they’d do in a testicular emergency. Sevu finally gets the most talked about record in...