Rugby365 Podcast

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff pay tribute to @rugbyworldcup-winning @Springboks captain #SiyaKolisi and coach Rassie Erasmus. They also call on acclaimed New Zealand coaching guru Adrian Kennedy, who has an interesting take on the #SpringbokChampions' 32-12 demolition of @EnglandRugby in the Final. It is our last #podcast for the year and one you don't want to miss.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff welcome former @Springboks flyhalf @APetoors10 - the trio unpacking the @rugbyworldcup Final. We also hear from the coaches of the @Springboks and @EnglandRugby, as they battle to reach the pinnacle of the game. Then there is refereeing guru Paul Dobson, who gives his view on the match officials - Frenchman Jerome Garcès, with his assistants Romain Poite (France) and Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), to go with Ben Skeen (New Zealand) as the TMO.

Listen as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack all the drama around the @rugbyworldcup semifinals. The @rugby365com team also has invited @TheVietGwent back to chat about @Springboks versus @WelshRugbyUnion semifinal, while they also get stuck into the @AllBlacks versus @EnglandRugby. Then there is the ridiculously childish decision by @WorldRugby to axed South African referee Jaco Peyper from this week's appointments for just having a bit of fun. It is another jam-packed episode!

LISTEN as @King365ed is joined in studio by @LoffieEloff - with the @rugby365com team unpacking the @rugbyworldcup quarterfinals. They are also joined from Wales by @TheVietGwent, which brings a different voice to the build-up of the tournament's knock-out stages. They look at the games between @EnglandRugby and @wallabies, as well as @AllBlacks and @IrishRugby on Saturday. Then follows the Sunday games between @WelshRugbyUnion and @FranceRugby, as well as hosts @JRFURugby and the @Springboks. It is an informative programme that has comments from the protagonists in the play-offs.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff look at which players might improve the @Springboks in the @rugbyworldcup quarterfinals. The @rugby365com team also unpacks the final weekend of pool matches and who could be the Boks' possible quarterfinal opponents - @Scotlandteam, @JRFURugby and @IrishRugby.

LISTEN as @LoffieEloff joins @King365ed in the Cape Town studio to look beyond the emotion of the apocalyptic refereeing performance and find the real reason why the @AllBlacks beat the @Springboks. And the man to be the voice of reason is former @Springboks flyhalf @APetoors10 - who knows what it takes to beat New Zealand in a crunch contest. The @rugby365com team also welcomes our Welsh friend @TheVietGwent back after a long absence, as he analyses another @rugbyworldcup crunch match - between @WelshRugbyUnion and @wallabies. They also unpack the first weekend's results and look forward to a second weekend of intriguing matches.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the @rugbyworldcup sizzler between the @Springboks and @AllBlacks. The @rugby365com team also invites celebrated New Zealand coaching guru Adrian Kennedy to give his perspective on this exhilarating encounter - while there are views from both caps. However, it is not just about the All Blacks versus Springboks showdown. They also look at all the other matches on the opening weekend - starting with hosts Japan versus Russia, Australia versus Fiji, France versus Argentina, Italy versus Namibia, Ireland versus Scotland, England versus Tonga and Wales versus Georgia.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the 2020 @SuperRugby, after the fixtures for next year was released. They have some strong views why an already stale competition is getting even more jejune - with spectators and viewers numbers set to plummet even further. The @rugby365com team also look ahead to the opening round of the @rugbyworldcup, when the @Springboks and @AllBlacks go head-to-head in a crucial clash. They also welcome on board former Welsh international @HalLuscombe and retired Argentinian prop Alejandro Moreno for their views on the global showpiece. It concludes with the @TheCurrieCup Final between the @CheetahsRugby and the @LionsRugbyCo - won by the Cheetahs. We have the views of both coaches.

LISTEN @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpacks the @Springboks team to face @JRFURugby in their final @WorldRugby warm-up match. That match, and team, is on trial ahead of their World Cup opener against the @AllBlacks a fortnight later. The @rugby365com team also analyse ways the current team can possibly be strengthened ahead of their encounter with the Kiwis and how they will shape up against Japan. Also high on the agenda is the announcement of Brent Janse van Rensburg to leave @GriquasRugby for @TheSharksZA - the reasons behind his decision to announce it on the eve of the @TheCurrieCup semifinals and how it impacted on Griquas loss to the Lions. Finally they analyse the Currie Cup Final between the @CheetahsRugby and @LionsRugbyCo.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpacks the @Springboks @rugbyworldcup squad and what they believe will be Rassie Erasmus' starting XV. The @rugby365com teams also looks at the @TheCurrieCup semifinals, which sees the @LionsRugbyCo host @GriquasRugby in the first match and the @CheetahsRugby at home to the @TheSharksZA.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the @Springboks @rugbyworldcup squad that will be unveiled this coming Monday. They look at the squad in a training camp in Bloemfontein and who they feel will miss the cut. Then the @rugby365com team also chats to former @WelshRugbyUnion back @HalLuscombe about the Welsh Dragons overtaking the @AllBlacks in the No.1 spot on the @WorldRugby #rankings. They also unpack the final round of the @TheCurrieCup - which sees @GriquasRugby host the @LionsRugbyCo in Kimberley, the @CheetahsRugby at home to @WP_RUGBY, while the @TheSharksZA travel to Pretoria to face the @BlueBullsRugby.

@King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the @Springboks' success in the @SanzarTRC - the first time in a decade they have won a major international trophy. Not only does the @rugby365com team bring you the view on coach Rassie Erasmus, but they also look at how this win will influence their @rugbyworldcup campaign. They also look at the @qantaswallabies demolition of the @AllBlacks in @BledisloeCup One, @EnglandRugby's win over @WelshRugbyUnion and @IrishRugby's warm-up victory. They finish off with the @TheCurrieCup and the weekend's matches - which will see @GriquasRugby host @WP_RUGBY, the #Pumas at home to the @CheetahsRugby, while the @LionsRugbyCo host @TheSharksZA.

@LoffieEloff joins @King365ed in the @rugby365com studio as they analyse the final round of the @SanzarTRC - where the @Springboks are on the cusp of making history against @lospumas in Salta. If the @Springboks beat @lospumas they could win the @SanzarTRC tournament for the first time. Their last success was the Tri-Nations win in 2009. The @rugby365com team invites their Argentinean friend Alejandro Moreno, who speak to them from Buenos Aires. When the Boks line up against Los Pumas in Salta, they will know exactly what they need to do, as the @qantaswallabies host @AllBlacks in Perth earlier in the day. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also look at the @rugbyworldcup warm-up matches that involve @EnglandRugby, @WelshRugbyUnion, @IrishRugby and @Federugby. Then there is the @TheCurrieCup - starting with @WP_RUGBY versus #Pumas on Friday, followed by the Saturday matches between @TheSharksZA and @CheetahsRugby in Durban and the @LionsRugbyCo against @BlueBullsRugby in Johannesburg.

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the drama surrounding @PeterDeVillier5's attempt to get back into South African coaching and the media lies that were spread about him. The @rugby365com team also discusses the dramatic 16-all draw between the @Springboks and @AllBlacks in a @SanzarTRC match and what awaits in the final round of the competition. Finally they look at the latest action from @TheCurrieCup.

It is one of the game's biggest rivalries, which is why @King365ed and @LoffieEloff dedicate so much time to analysing the @SanzarTRC Round Two encounter between the @AllBlacks and @Springboks. There are views from both the @AllBlacks and @Springboks camps, while the @rugby365com team also looks at the @qantaswallabies versus @lospumas encounter. Finally, they have a glance at Round Three of the @TheCurrieCup!

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff unpack the week's most arresting and riveting news of the past week. This includes a heart-warming tribute to the late @JamesTerenceSm1 and the news that discarded @SouthernKingsSA coach Deon Davids was involved with the @Springboks. Then the @rugby365com team also looks at the @SanzarTRC - which gets underway this week - when the @Springboks host the @qantaswallabies at Ellis Park and @lospumas are at home to the @AllBlacks in Buenos Aires. We bring you insights from inside the South African and Australian caps, including what the Aussies feel about last week's mugging of a teammate in Sandton. Then @King365ed and @LoffieEloff finish off with the @TheCurrieCup, looking back at Round One and preview Round Two - when @GriquasRugby host the @mru.pumas, the @BlueBullsRugby are at home to the @CheetahsRugby and the @TheSharksZA face @WP_RUGBY in the match of the weekend in the domestic competition.

LISTEN as @King365ed sits down for an #EXCLUSIVE one-on-one with @WP_RUGBY coach John Dobson to find some answers to the intriguing posers faced by @TheCurrieCup competition. Once one of the premier domestic competitions in the world, @TheCurrieCup has been diluted to something barely resembling a development tournament. Dobson had some interesting thoughts on how to use @SuperRugby to revive @TheCurrieCup. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff also unpack the opening round of the @TheCurrieCup - which features the @TheSharksZA against @GriquasRugby, the @LionsRugbyCo hosting the #Pumas and the big north-south derby with @WP_RUGBY against the @BlueBullsRugby. They also have a review of the @SuperRugby Final and look forward to the @SanzarTRC.

LISTEN as the @rugby365com puts the 2019 @SuperRugby #Final between the @crusadersrugby and @JaguaresARG under the spotlight. @King365ed and @LoffieEloff not only invites a couple of special guests - former Stormers assistant coach and Christchurch resident Adrian Kennedy, as well as former Argentinean international prop Alejandro Moreno - but also bring you the views of @crusadersrugby flank Matt Todd and @JaguaresARG coach Gonzalo Quesada. The @rugby365com team also looks forward to the start of the @SanzarTRC tournament later this month, with the view of @qantaswallabies legend @GeorgeGregan, and unpacks the racism drama that enveloped the @SouthernKingsSA's search for a new coach. It is all here in this special edition!

LISTEN as @King365ed and @LoffieEloff select their @Springboks teams for the @SanzarTRC and give #Bok coach Rassie Erasmus some 'advice' as the @SanzarTRC looms large. They also look at the @JuniorBoks' performance at the #WorldRugbyU20s - where they finished third yet again. Tough questions are being asked and @King365ed suggests that perhaps 'mediocrity' has become an acceptable level of performance for the Baby Boks. The @rugby365com team also recaps the @TheSharksZA and @BlueBullsRugby seasons after their @SuperRugby quarterfinal exits, while they preview the semifinal encounters - @crusadersrugby versus @Hurricanesrugby and @JaguaresARG against @BrumbiesRugby.

Listen as @King365ed takes to task @TheSharksZA coach Robert du Preez and his media manager @novashni over their attempts to bully the media. Calling the media 'cockroaches' is in poor taste and then to prevent them from asking him legitimate questions about it, is just as unacceptable. As @King365ed and @LoffieEloff discuss, not only does it leave a sour taste, but it will continue to cast a pall over the Sharks. Of course the @rugby365com team analyses the @SuperRugby quarterfinals - which features the @crusadersrugby versus the @Highlanders; @JaguaresARG against the @ChiefsRugby; @Hurricanesrugby hosting the @BlueBullsRugby and @BrumbiesRugby at home to the @TheSharksZA. Then there is also insert on the @LionsRugbyCo and @THESTORMERS - after they were knocked out of the competition - and the Junior World Cup knock-out stages.