The Lekker Rugby Pod!

Was this Warren Gatland's last match? Did Rassie's Springboks put an end to Wales' ambitions? Join Harry Jones and MW Welman for their instant reactions after the game!

One last game till the boys go jol or farm or fish or find inner peace. Rassie has the Springboks poised for the best post-RWC winning season in Bok history during an era of unmatched competition and parity. MW and Harry go through each Test of this “round” of the Autumn Nations Series to weigh and calibrate the importance and cover the coaches on the hot seat. Could Rassie end Warren’s latest ten...

Join Harry Jones and MW Welman for a LIVE FULL TIME REACTION on the England vs South Africa rugby match at Twickenham! Get Harry's hot takes on match and join in on the conversation!

Join Harry Jones and MW Welman for a LIVE HALF TIME HOT TAKES on the England vs South Africa rugby match at Twickenham! Get Harry's hot takes on the first half!

The biggest Bok Test looms at Twickenham because Rassie’s tour plan was built on this fixture. So it comes as no surprise to MW and Harry that the biggest Bok pack starts and the safest bench ends. But what are the little quirks and quizzes, why two Louws are named and where plots could twist.

The Kiwis rubbed it in at Dublin, lowly Australia broke England’s heart, Argentina crushed Italy, and the Boks won’t let Finn create a try. MW and Harry (fresh from Murrayfield) try to place it all in rugby perspective. How should we see a 17-point win over Scotland? False gold or a bedrock to future depth? Mine with us.

Harry Jones joined MW Welman for a LIVE IMMEDIATE REACTION on the Scotland vs South Africa rugby match directly from Murrayfield!! Get Harry's hot takes on the game!

The End of Year Tour always brings expected and unexpected. New Zealand beat Ireland at home for the first time in ages, playing simple Bok-like rugby. But the No. 1 Boks have pulled a surprise speedy lineup choice. Join Harry on the wet ground in Ireland and Scotland with MW as your guide to figure it all out.

Who will make their name up North for South Africa? Who might be odd man out? The Autumn Nations Series kicked off with a classic clash of styles at Twickenham, which showed how a team can hang in the fight with less ball and tries if they have a Ratel-Richie-Pocock type breakdown specialist. MW and Harry look at Cameron Hanekom’s potential at openside flank and wonder how the Boks will share the...

How will the teams of the South end up on their end of year tours up North? The favoured Springboks can make no excuses, the All Blacks are trying to regain mojo, the Wallabies are rebuilding and the Pumas are forever underrated. MW and Harry rip into the battle for rugby supremacy, evaluating Fiji, France, Ireland and old England as well.

The hardest thing to do in elite sport is to repeat. Even harder is to go back-to-back-to-back! The best version of the All Blacks could not three-peat in 2019 because of a few mistakes in selection, which began in 2018. MW and Harry go through the wider landscape of Bok planning, for this tour and beyond. Don’t miss this deep dive into how Rassie is shrewdly mapping out the road to three World Cu...

Who’s boxing clever and who’s punching below their weight so far in the URC’s South African sector? MW and Harry dig into who can still rise. They also dissect what went wrong for the Vodacom Bulls and right for the Stormers, Sharks and Lions! Harry ends with a moving tribute to the Butcher of Paarl, the Lantana Lekkerback, Kurt-Lee Arendse!

The marriage between rugby and social media is rocky but neither side can leave the other. Part of the problem is how we chase things, not knowing why: fame, approval, fortune, community. MW and Harry dig into the why in this special episode on the how not to be anti-social media.

The balance of power in rugby is forever shifting. Club versus country, the bitter battle between the hemispheres, the fight for broadcast revenue, embattled coaches finding ways to beat other coaches, the everpresent log, and shifting laws. Happy MW and sad Harry discuss what we learned this past weekend and talk about how scrumhalves are like jockeys!

Does rugby know how to grow? MW quizzes Harry on World Rugby's proposed law changes and the expected and unexpected consequences of shifts. They also take a look at what should be expected of Jake White and his Bulls this URC season. Harry finishes with an Ode to Ox, true to MW’s poll promise.

What can we make of the Boks 3.0 this far into season 2024? MW and Harry rummage around in the ruck to see what can be known, what is yet to be known, and what may never be known. Harry goes deep, guessing at the currents running under River Rassie.

Join Harry and MW for a special literary look at the Rugby Championship and the claims in Johnny Sexton’s autobiography (“we were the best”). Tongue in cheek and cheek in tongue.

The Rugby Championship trophy is full of brandy and coke and probably safely in a cabinet that is full. Are we getting too full of ourselves? What can we make of 2024 so far? Have the Springboks ticked enough boxes? MW and Harry dissect the climactic Mbombela win, look across the Bok season as a whole, and cast their eyes ahead to the end of the tale.

The great gamble of Santiago lost by a point but Nelspruit awaits, full of redemption and vindication. MW and Harry study how this, the first true knockout match of 2024, mirrors another must win match, the semifinal of 2023 in the World Cup versus Englander i, down to the team shape. The way to understand the complexity of Rassie’s rugby brain is to begin at the end and work backwards. Join us fo...

Rugby detectives do not attach to one theory too quickly. MW and Harry sift through the evidence of Round 5 to find the causes, culprits and silver linings of the one-point Springbok loss to the Pumas in The Rugby Championship!.

Once again, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus surprised all and sundry with a relatively inexperienced Springbok team, with the backline and bench being the more experienced. Did he structure this team to exploit the Springboks' well-known scoring sprees after half time or does he have something else in mind? MW and Harry do a proper deep dive into what Rassie might be thinking and how he might i...

The Boks try to close out The Rugby Championship one week early in Argentina. But it is the most unpredictable team selection of the year with stalwarts left back home, an ongoing lock shortage, and a need to see more from the supporting cast. MW and Harry speculate as to how Rassie and his merry band of mad scientists will use the Springbok Lab.

Can the Boks Stay on Top? MW and Harry take a hard look at the end of the Underdog Era and the chances of Rassie and the boys learning to be the favourites in every match. This is an episode which goes deeper into the psychological world of winning in business, sport and life!

The All Black challenge to Springbok superiority was repelled in Cape Town. Not by much, but by just enough to put several arguments to rest. MW and Harry rip into stadium reviews, anthemology, Hegelian theory, key moments and a wider view of these golden years and how long they may last. Plus, Harry reflects on a homecoming. Join the growing audience for this deep Bok dive pod!

Who has outfoxed who? Rassie and Razor are locked in a tactical vice. Join MW and Harry as they decode who is in whose head. Win and Rassie is well on his way to mastering the old enemy. Lose and we are back to square one. Draw? Team mysteries, bench battles and a new fortress!