The Bonus Point Rugby Pod

The dream team is back again to talk about the Super Rugby AU finals (Congratulations to the Brumbies), the Mitre 10 Cup (Game of the week is Taranaki vs Canterbury) & our thoughts on the upcoming Rugby Championship match

On this edition of #LastWeekInRugby - We talk about the semi final between the Reds & Rebels (Super Rugby AU), The kickoff of the Mitre 10 Cup season & who we like/dislike in the new Wallabies Squad...

On this edition of the #LastWeekInRugby Podcast sponsored by the Rugby Nation & Whalebird Kombucha, your favorite kiwi (Tj Olsen) & favorite Tongan (Knovell Capote) are back to discuss the North vs South game in New Zealand, the upcoming Super Rugby AU playoff's & the All Blacks Squad selection. Full disclosure - Tj is very mad about a certain player who missed out on an All Blacks sel...

We're back with another episode of #LastWeekInRugby and on this weeks edition we speak about the matches over the weekend, what to look forward to for the final week of the regular season (Super Rugby AU), the North vs South Game (NZ) & South Africa potentially replacing Japan in the new "Eight Nations" tournament. Don't want to miss out on this action packed episode!! 

On this weeks episode of our #MLRupdate series, we are loaded with many amazing guests to hear their opinions on a lot of new & exciting Major League Rugby news. Tune in to hear our host Tj Olsen chat with Ty Braga & Rob Hammerschmidt from the Rugby Rant Podcast plus our regular guest analysts Cam Tice  & Walker Tice from the Rugby Index . 

HAPPY #MAMBADAY (AKA KOBE BRYANT - RIP) today on 08/24/20. On todays episode of #LastWeekInRugby, Tj & Hala chop it all up about the NBA, their ideas for what Super Rugby as a whole should look like next season, analyze the Super Rugby AU games over the past weekend & predict our winners for this weeks. Don't miss out on this awesome episode (+ Hala's explanation about why he didn't think...

On this interview our host Tj Olsen & regular guest analyst Knovell Capote talk to current hooker for the Western Force. We talk to Feleti about growing up playing rugby in Brisbane, his journey through the Australian rugby system, how he eventually joined the Western Force and the differences between Rapid Rugby & Super Rugby AU (Some of the audio has been edited due to technical difficul...

On this episode of #LastWeekInRugby, our host Tj Olsen catches up with regular guest Knovell Capote (Rapper) to talk about everything that is going down in the world of rugby. They speak about the conclusion of the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition, analyze the matches over the weekend...and they name their very own North (Tj) vs South (Knovell) teams from thew squads that were announced this week....

On this weeks edition of #LastWeekInRugby - Our longtime friend Knovell Capote is back to help us break down what is going on in the rugby world. We talk about all the Super Rugby games over the past weekend (AU & Aotearoa), predict this weeks winners and talk about the recent outbreak in Europe & how it's going to effect the Top 14/English Premiership competitions.....

On this weeks episode of our "MLR Update", Cam & Walker from The Rugby Index are back as they join our host Tj Olsen to talk about all the news in the Major League Rugby competition. Why is the LA front office so quiet? Why are players being loaned out to other teams? Will the South American players just signed to Toronto make a massive impact? All of this and more will be covered in this week...

On this week's edition of #LastWeekInRugby , Our host Tj Olsen  talks to regular guest analyst Knovell Capote about all the Super Rugby action over the weekend, predict this weeks winners for this weekends competition & also talk about the BIG NEWS coming out of Europe regarding the Six Nations. 

On this week's episode...our host Tj Olsen is lucky enough to be joined by All Blacks Sevens LEGEND & current World Rugby contractor - Karl Te Nana. Karl shares stories about his career in the All Blacks Sevens, Super Rugby, NPC (now known as the Mitre 10 Cup) and how he transitioned into broadcasting. He also gives us his an insight into his favorite Sevens tournament destination and who he'd...

Last Week In Rugby is back for another episode featuring our favorite co-analyst Knovell Capote. This week we cover all the action from both Super Rugby comps, the controversy behind the final call of the Chiefs vs Blues game, talk about the return of THE BUS & we predict the winners of this rounds Super Rugby matches. We also predict who will win the NBA Championship. 

We all know it takes a lot of hard work to become an elite rugby player but a popular question is what does it actually take? Some people know what it takes as professional athletes & some people know the science as coaches, however it's quite rare that you see a person who knows both. On this weeks episode we catch up with former Australian Sevens player, former NRL Rookie contestant and curr...

This is episode 1 of the "The MLR Update"!! On this series of episodes The Bonus Point plan to cover all the breaking news, new  player signings, etc coming out of The Major League Rugby competition. However, we don't plan on doing it alone. We are please to announce that we have partnered with "The Rugby Index" who is the leading digital platform for player tracking, market values and team roster...

On this weeks episode of "Last Week In Rugby", we talk about the amazing match up's in both Super Rugby competitions & NZ's potential choice to part ways with South Africa & Argentina...opening the doors for the pacific islands to join their version of Super Rugby. Don't miss out on some great chat between our host Tj Olsen & regular guest from rapper Knovell Capote.  

Last weekend the Western Force returned back to Super Rugby & we witnessed the most anticipated game in the Super Rugby Aotearoa (Blues vs Crusaders) & BOY IT DID NOT DISSAPOINT!! Join our host Tj Olsen as he speaks once again with rapper Knovell Capote about all the action over the weekend and what to look forward to in the upcoming North vs South All Blacks match 

Now that rugby is back live in Australia & New Zealand, The Bonus Point can now run at full speed and recap all the games and headlines in the rugby world (New episode will be released every week). Tune in as host Tj Olsen talks with Tevita Hala'ufia (aka rapper Knovell Capote) about all the action in both Super Rugby competitions (Aotearoa & Au) plus about the Black Ferns returning to tra...

2020 has not been a year filled with joy & celebrations...especially when you factor in professional rugby competitions getting suspended or cancelled this year. However when we all thought we wouldn't see televised rugby for a while, there has been a small consolation prize as Super Rugby is set to return domestically (Separately in Australia and New Zealand). This week we thought we'd invite...

On this week's episode we catch up with Patrick Madden (Former US representative + Captain at Cal Poly) who has just declared for Major League Rugby's first ever Collegiate Draft. Tune in to hear our host Tj Olsen talk about Patrick's decision to declare for the draft and also how he thinks his career has prepared him for a life as a professional rugby player.

Yes you read that right...there could potentially be a Hawaiian based franchise in the Major League Rugby competition as soon as 2021. However after this possibility was announced, there have been legitimate concerns from the public about how viable this team will be for the MLR. Listen to this weeks episode as our host Tj asks how Cam Kilgour and his team plan to combat these concerns while turni...

On this weeks episode (Ep #4), our host Tj has the pleasure of interviewing former USA Sevens captain, former Olympian & current Head Coach of UCSB (Women) - Kelly Griffin. If you want a great insight into American Grassroots rugby, the US Sevens team & the Olympics...you don't want to miss this weeks episode!!! 

Episode 3 features The Bonus Point's first American guest - Nathan Sylvia from the San Diego Legion (Major League Rugby - USA). Be sure to check out this episode to hear all about Major League Rugby, The USA rugby bankruptcy situation, his advice for aspiring American rugby players and a great insight into his career as an American professional rugby player.

Episode 2 features professional women's rugby player Charmaine Mcmenamin. This episode provides a great insight into Charmaine's early rugby career in New Zealand, her early rise to elite level rugby, the Farah Palmer Cup competition, career as a Black Fern and the upcoming 2021 World Cup (In New Zealand). Charmaine also tells us would choose for her own isolation rugby house... If you love women'...

This is part 2 of a 2 part interview with is with professional rugby player Mathew Skipwith-Garland. Matt is a member of the 2019 Championship winning Bay of Plenty Steamers team (Mitre 10 Cup) and also a current member of the new China Lions franchise (Rapid Rugby). In part 2, our host Tj Olsen talks to Matt about making the move to New Zealand to continue his pursuit of becoming a professional r...