Just four mates chatting about rugby. Kooks, Jared, Thala and Shaun talk all rugby with a major focus on the Springboks, URC and #SaffasAbroad
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Just four mates chatting about rugby. Kooks, Jared, Thala and Shaun talk all rugby with a major focus on the Springboks, URC and #SaffasAbroad
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Recent Episodes
June 17, 2026
Quan Horn at 10, big chance for Carlu Sadie and 9 Junior Springboks in the sides
<p>Shaun and Thala react to the first Springbok teams announced for the year in preparation for the Springboks clash against the Barbarians and the South Africa A curtain raiser against Zimbabwe.</p><p><br></p><p>The big surprise is Quan Horn starting at flyhalf and we discuss why he was selected there and the opportunity he has to establish himself as a utility player. We see Riley Norton and Vusi Moyo getting opportunities with the Springbok side. We discuss why Carlu Sadie has a big opportunity on Saturday and whether Andre-Hugo Venter or JJ Kotze can take advantage of the lack of depth at hooker.</p><p><br></p><p>In the South Africa A side, it’s a ton of Baby Boks in the team and we discuss why Zekhethelo Siyaya might be the most impressive, why Hashim Pead or Vincent Tshituka have opportunities to play themselves into the main squad and how much Markus Müller can learn playing next to Lukhanyo Am.</p><p><br></p><p>Join us as we discuss why Dave Wessels has the toughest job in the world, whether Kevin Foote will be waiting with a bus to take his Baby Boks straight to the airport and a little bit about Gloucester Hartpury being shocked in the PWR semifina</p>
June 16, 2026
The Henry Pollock Show and Exeter stun Bath
<p>Shaun and Thala unpack the Prem Rugby Semi Final action as Leicester try valiantly to beat a Henry Pollock lead Saints side that mean business. We look at who performed and what more Leicester needed to do.</p><p><br></p><p>We unpack the Bath loss as Shaun asks the question around why the Bath forward pack off the bench is less impactful than last season, we look at the Santiago Carreras performance and why there is unfair criticism on the Bath pivot.</p><p><br></p><p>We touch on the Top 14 and Super Rugby knock out games a and make predictions for this weekend</p>
June 9, 2026
Bulls furious comeback, Leinster outlast the Stormers, first Bok squad & Tony Brown
<p>Shaun and Thala review a jam packed weekend of rugby, which included the semi finals of the United Rugby Championship.</p><p><br></p><p>We start with the Bulls 18-point comeback win over Glasgow in Murrayfield off the back of huge performances from Embrose Papier, Steadman Gans and Cameron Hanekom. We discuss how the Bulls turned it around, whether the Canan Moodie centre experiment is working, and how Glasgow collapsed in another home knockout game.</p><p><br></p><p>We then go to the Stormers loss to Leinster in Dublin where the Stormers heroically defenders and made over 200 tackles, but Jamison Gibson-Park broke hearts late. We discuss the controversial cards on Ruan Ackerman and Salman Moerat and the tunnel scuffle between Caelan Doris and Conor Evans.</p><p><br></p><p>Then we break down the Springbok squad for the Barbarians and the SA A v Zimbabwe double-header, including the inclusion of a host of under 20 Baby Bok stars. </p><p><br></p><p>We discuss why Tony Brown’s appointment to the NZR in 2028 is bad news for the All Blacks.</p><p><br></p><p>Then we catch up on all the Prem, Top 14, Super Rugby, Japanese Rugby League One big clashes, the Blitzboks winning the Sevens series, all the coaching news and the strange Ellie Kildunne/Harlequins story.</p>
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