Episodes

  • Battle of the South

    Battle of the South
    Oct 19 2025

    The NPC has finally reached its peak, as we head into the grand final. And it’s only fitting that the number 1 & 2 teams from the competition will face each other in one last clash. Will the in-form Otago win their first title since 1998 and lock away all the silverware til next season, or will Canterbury do what Canterbury do best, pipping teams when it matters most. Who will win the battle of the South and take the crown as national provincial champion?

    We discuss the upcoming 2026 tour of South Africa and take a trip down memory lane as we recall our early morning wake up calls from our rugby mad childhoods.

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    38 mins
  • Cam-eth the Hour

    Cam-eth the Hour
    Oct 14 2025
    This week on the show, we dissect a thrilling quarter final round in the Bunnings NPC, as four teams get one step closer to the title. Otago make a clutch play through first-five Cam Millar (and a rather dodgy drop goal attempt) to push out a valiant Mooloos team in the dying seconds. Season leaders Canterbury get the scare of their life from the spirited Counties Manukau underdogs, but manage to scrape a win together in extra time, in true Canterbury fashion. And it’s two wins for the two Bays, as they see out the two T’s - Taranaki and Tasman. We preview this weekend games - who will win the battle of blue & gold and will the Magpies pick at a tired Canterbury carcass and fly off to their second final in two years? Either way, we’ve decided that the NPC is the greatest rugby competition on earth…behind Super Rugby of course.

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    42 mins
  • Close, But No Cigar

    Close, But No Cigar
    Oct 6 2025

    On this week’s show we dissect the final round of what has been one of the greatest and closest Rugby Championships in recent memory. The All Blacks managed to back up the Eden Park victory with another win over the Aussies in Perth, making it 11 straight victories over the old foe. We discuss the stand-ins and the stand-outs. Have we finally found our centre pairing or is there more gold to be mined on the northern tour?


    The finals of the NPC are upon us and it promises to be a doozy - can Canterbury and Otago continue the dominance they’ve shown all season or will one of the underdogs claim the upset. Tune in next week as we discuss the quarter final clashes.

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    57 mins
  • BONUS - A Ballsy ABs team for Bled 2The boys decode Razor’s thinking behind his most eye-catching team to date. Who’s earnt their spot and who’s unlucky to be left right out.

    BONUS - A Ballsy ABs team for Bled 2The boys decode Razor’s thinking behind his most eye-catching team to date. Who’s earnt their spot and who’s unlucky to be left right out.
    Oct 3 2025
    The boys decode Razor’s thinking behind his most eye-catching team to date. Who’s earnt their spot and who’s unlucky to be left right out.

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    19 mins
  • 23 More Years, Boys

    23 More Years, Boys
    Sep 29 2025
    This week on the pod, the Bledisloe is back. Well it never left! For the 23rd year in a row, the All Blacks win the unnecessarily giant trophy. And the poor old Wallabies are furious at the ref, who they’re well and truly blaming for the loss. The Springboks are just showing off now, and being a right pain in everyone’s arses by being the best at absolutely everything. The All Blacks still have a chance of winning the Rugby Championship, if South Africa have something go terribly wrong, like, I dunno…food poisoning? And the NPC tables have turned, as current champions Wellington miss out on a finals berth and Otago hold the shield for the summer! What on earth is happening???

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Pass the Parcel

    Pass the Parcel
    Sep 21 2025
    This week on the pod, the boys in blue are taking the shield back to Dunners! That’s right, Otago have stolen the shield from Canterbury for the first time since 1948, and in emphatic fashion. The NPC continues to turn it on in 2025 , with more big wins this weekend, including a 75 point demolition of Southland by a storming Wellington Lions. What do the playoffs hold in store? And this week it’s battle of the Kiwi coaches, and another record on the line at Eden Park, as the Wallabies try for their first Bledisloe in 23 years. But they’ll have to get past a sore and angry All Blacks side, who will be looking to put some demons well and truly to bed.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Abokalypse Now

    Abokalypse Now
    Sep 14 2025

    This week on the pod, the Wellington curse continues as the All Blacks get absolutely spanked by a rampant Springboks side in the biggest and certainly one of the most embarrassing losses in the history of our great team. How the hell do they bounce back from this one, as they head into another Eden Park defence against the Wallabies in two weeks. The NPC rubs salt into the wound for the Super Smack boys, as Wellington and the BOP both take losses and have their seasons hanging in the balance.

    There is one shining light however, the Black Ferns are showing us how it’s done, as they progress to the semi finals of the World Cup in England.

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    54 mins
  • Braai me a River

    Braai me a River
    Sep 8 2025

    This week on the pod, the boys bask in the glory of a solid victory against the Springboks at Eden Park, making the record an even more impressive 51-0. Ardie Savea brought up his 100th in style with the most epic of turnovers. We discuss his spiritual leadership within the team and ask - should Scott Barrett should still be captain? And who’s going to step in for Emoni Narawa now that Sevu has gone to work for ANZ Bank?

    The Wallabies get back to the ways of old, with a brave and and decisive victory against the Pumas in the 86th minute. And the NPC continues to impress with some big wins and the Ranfurly Shield bounces to another province yet again after just one week, as Canterbury make a firm statement as title contenders against a battered Southland Stags.

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    58 mins