Rugby Direct
Hosted by Elliott Smith and Liam Napier · Newstalk ZB
4.6from 30 ratings
- 270
- Episodes
- 126
- Transcribed
- 30
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 8M
- YouTube views
About Rugby Direct
Every week, Rugby Direct gives you the lowdown on all you need to know from the rugby world. Whether it's the All Blacks, Black Ferns, NPC, Farah Palmer Cup, or just what's going down at the club grounds, we have you covered on your home for all things rugby. Listen on iHeartRadio for every angle, every moment, and every opinion.
- Publisher
- Newstalk ZB
- Category
- news · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 30 Jun 2021
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
126 of 270 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rugby Direct Episode 259: The South African reality check
11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rugby Direct Episode 258: One Last Shot at the Springboks
6 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rugby Direct Episode 257: Beaten by the Boks or Beaten by Themselves?
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Rugby Direct Episode 259: The South African reality check
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So that is one. As I say, when they got back to the game and got to within eight at a certain point, there was a sense that maybe the momentum even was swinging a little bit. That's what I sort of felt at the game, that they had to come back into it. When Blackadder got the try around the hour mark and they got back to 29-21, they had a little bit of momentum. But what this team is not good enough at is building pressure. And we've seen that time and again. Now, going back to the Tupo Vai instance, they were building pressure. They were on attack inside the 22, then they were to leave it. That's happened a number of other times. […]
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- YouTube views
- 7,631,690
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 28 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100
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- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 90
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Elliott Smith and Liam Napier host the show. Published by Newstalk ZB.
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