Stuff Rugby with Andy Capostagno

About Stuff Rugby with Andy Capostagno

Andy Capostagno has been talking and writing about South African rugby for more than three decades. He's been my emotional support person for rugby since I was lucky enough to meet him when I was unexpectedly made the sports editor of the Mail & Guardian newspaper many moons ago. Welcome to Stuff Rugby.

Publisher

Toby Shapshak

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Nov 2024

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Bok B team blasted by Wallabies but Rassie isn’t panicking

   After the highs of winning a series against the All Blacks, a Springboks team with 13 changes came unstuck against a fired-up Wallabies in Perth, Andy Capostagno tells Toby Shapshak. Many fringe players showed they can step up, while others played themselves out of the end-of-year tour as Rassie Erasmus continues to build depth for the World Cup next year. Read more on Stuff (https://stuff.co.za/tag/stuff-rugby/).

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Springboks win greatest rivalry 3-1 in triumphant tryfest

   The Springboks are the deserved champions of Rugby’s Great Rivalry’s inaugural tryfest that pitted the world’s two best teams against each other, Andy Capostagno tells Toby Shapshak. You’ll have to listen to hear who is Cappy’s player of the series. Read more on Stuff (https://stuff.co.za/tag/stuff-rugby/).

3. 

   7 Sept 2026

   Brilliant Boks go 2-1 up in RGR, Rassie goes with same team for final Test

   A promotion for Morne van den Berg and Damian Willemse’s return are the only changes for the final Test of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry; as Rassie Erasmus rewards the Bok warriors who have now won twice to take a 2-1 lead in the inaugural contest against the All Blacks, Andy Capostagno tells Toby Shapshak. Read more on Stuff (https://stuff.co.za/tag/stuff-rugby/).

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,520,103

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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