The Back Pass

The Back Pass panel discuss the FIFA Men's World Cup coming up in Qatar.   We look at the favourites.   What are some of the constraints around the tournament. Are we in line for another European World Champion? France are still the best with all their stars missing? Is now the time for Africa?   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channe...

The Back Pass panel discuss the big talking points from the Men's Cricket T20 World Cup. We look back at the TWO big rivalries that must have had half the globe glued to their TVs.   Who has impressed the most? Black Caps favourites for the World Cup? Did India win that or did Pakistan fumble?   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channel...

The Back Pass panel talk cricket and we have a Men's T20 World Cup to preview. Who is the team to watch for the wrong reasons? Are we going to see the Nagin dance? Super 12: Who makes it to the semi's? As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels: Facebook: @TheBackPass Twitter: @TheBackPassPod Insta: thebackpasspod

The Back Pass panel talk cricket and the latest MCC changes in time for the T20 men's World cup. Mankand? Out or not out? What is the spirit of the game? Which of the changes has the biggest tick of approval? Are bowlers finally getting a fair go? Is the bat-riarchy finally coming down?  As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Fac...

The Back Pass panel talk Chelsea Football Club as Tommy is gunned down to begin molding their Potter reign. Is Potter going to with Chelsea the UEFA Champions League? What happened with Tuchel?  Why did Boehly wait until after the transfer window?   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Facebook:  @TheBackPass Twitter:  @TheBack...

The Back Pass panel takes on the sometimes strange but never boring world of American Football.  Who are the 2022 Superbowl favourites? What's with NFL Conferences? Why do Quarterbacks make so much money? Differences between the College and Professional game?  And the N.I.L. what is it and what does it mean for College football?   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link...

The Back Pass panel talk FC Barça and their astounding/dumbfounding approach to finance management. How are they broke and still buying players? Why they struggled to register the new players? Why and what parts of the club are they selling?   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Facebook:  @TheBackPass Twitter:  @TheBackPassPo...

The Back Pass panel talk ODI cricket. Is it still relevant? Is just a boring T20? Or non-interesting Test match? What is the answer? Join us as we ponder and explore the future of ODI cricket.   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Facebook:  @TheBackPass Twitter:  @TheBackPassPod Insta:  thebackpasspod

The Back Pass panel look forward to the EPL season.   Who had the best transfer window? Who will win the sack race? Best buy of the window so far? Who will be the be the biggest disappointment of the season? Who'll compete with Man City and Liverpool? Bottom 3 guesses?   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Facebook:  @TheBackP...

The Back Pass panel speak to Tomek Szklarski former captain of the Australian Handball team. Handball is the 2nd largest sport in Europe and we learn what is going on with the sport in Australia and New Zealand.   What are the rules of Handball? What is it like playing in international tournaments for Australia? Who is the 1 EYED GOAT of Handball?   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in yo...

The Back Pass panel this week pick the greatest test XI to have played in the last 20 years. The team wants to hear your greatest XI. Hit us up on socials. We take turns to name our pick a spot in the batting lineup and others can call a veto, but everyone only gets one veto! Who makes it and who gets veto'd?   So many questions.... does Sachin Tendulkar make the team? How many current players mak...

The Back Pass team discuss the end to the Super Rugby Pacific season with our friend Paul Alexander founder of Blues Supporters 4 Life group. How many titles have the Crusaders won? What happened to the Blues? Where did the Crusaders win it? Why isn't Scott Robertson the All Blacks coach yet? Are Ian Foster and Sam Caine the right men to bring the world cup back to NZ?   As always, if you want to...

The Back Pass team discuss calls to drop Kane as captain. The significance and role of being a captains across a range of sports.  How do captains get selected in the NFL?  Is Vincent Kompany still captain at Manchester City? Plus we brainstorm a billion dollar idea that could make the BCCI even richer.   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the followi...

We pick up where we left off last week and continue our discussion on the makings of champion teams. How important is continuity? Or is it really all about money? As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Facebook:  @TheBackPass Twitter:  @TheBackPassPod Insta:  thebackpasspod

What does it take to build a champion team? Find out in part one of our two-part special: The Making of Champions!   As always, if you want to get sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Facebook:  @TheBackPass Twitter:  @TheBackPassPod Insta:  thebackpasspod

We're back from break and getting stuck into the hard questions: how do great players respond to adversity? And what's ailing Virat Kohli?

Paul Alexander (Founder of Blues Supporters 4 Lyfe) joins us live from Melbourne to discuss the highs and lows from the super round of the Super Rugby Pacific.   If you want to get even more sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Facebook:  @TheBackPass Twitter:  @TheBackPassPod Insta:  thebackpasspod

He's back! We pick up where we left off with Stephen McIvor, as we take a look back at his most memorable moments in broadcasting. We also talk Warriors: can we get excited yet? Tune in to find out! If you want to get even more sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Facebook:  @TheBackPass Twitter:  @TheBackPassPod Insta:  thebackpasspod

We're back with another Overthrow! This week we discuss the recently-concluded Women's World Cup; it's been an incredible tournament with more close finishes than we can count. We look back on a quite excellent month of cricket and ask: where to next for the women's game?

What do you get when you combine sprinting with rugby union, sevens, bobsleigh...and cybersecurity? You get the multi-talented Dyneal Fessal, of course! This week, we had a chat with the man we're all certain either is, or is training to be, the next Batman.

We're back from our two week break, but because of our incompetence, we planned it to be out of sync with the international break. But fear not, we still have plenty of football to talk about, including - The next Man United Manager, the next Chelsea owner and the next round of the Champions League.  If you want to get even more sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following cha...

It's the cricket royalty edition! We share our favourite memories of the legendary Shane Warne, and talk about the big event happening on our shores: The Women's Cricket World Cup.   If you want to get even more sports nerdy in your spare time, link up with us on the following channels:   Facebook: @TheBackPass Twitter: @TheBackPassPod Insta: thebackpasspod

Boy do we have a treat for you guys this week! The one and only Stephen McIvor joins us to run the rule over our beloved Warriors and see how they stack up this season. RTS, Shaun Johnson, the captaincy: no topic is off-limits in this episode, except perhaps the question: is this our...you know? It's Stephen McIvor as you've never heard him before, so be sure to tune in! While you're here, be sure...

Will the real South Africa please stand-up? This week we discuss a real test match between NZ and South Africa. We also revisit the Champions league action is there still hope for United? Are Chelsea primed to retain the big ears? Also, if you were wondering how a bunch of guys can record a podcast in their bedrooms, our resident technical genius Shivank has the answers: https://dolby.io/blog/how-...

A special midweek extra for you all: our new segment we like to call The Overthrow! It's all the things we wanted to discuss but couldn't fit into the main episode, and this week we talk football and the UEFA Champions League. Is Roman Abramovich really a small cat? And how young is Shivank, really? Tune in to find out!