Aotearoa Rugby Pod
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S3 Ep 8Dan Carter reveals the key to success for the All Blacks at next year's Rugby World Cup
This week on the Aotearoa Rugby Pod, Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons are joined by All Blacks legend Dan Carter to discuss his upcoming Kickathon, his take on the current All Blacks side and how they can challenge for next year's World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 7Why the Brumbies are the team to beat in Super Rugby Pacific
This week on the Aotearoa Rugby Pod, Jeff McTainsh, Bryn Hall and James Parsons explain why the Brumbies are the team to beat in Super Rugby Pacific, debate where Will Jordan will play for the All Blacks and discuss THAT Moana Pasifika win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 6How Super Rugby Aupiki can change women's rugby in New Zealand for the better
This week on the Aotearoa Rugby Pod, Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons are joined by Black Ferns star Chelsea Semple to discuss her title-winning campaign in the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 5What it's like being the only non-Fijian player at the Fijian Drua
This week on the Aotearoa Rugby Pod, Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons are joined by Fijian Drua recruit Baden Kerr to discuss what it's like being part of the new Super Rugby Pacific franchise after retiring to become a real estate agent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 4Is this the best uncapped player in New Zealand rugby right now?
This week on the Aotearoa Rugby Pod, Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons dissect the latest round of Super Rugby Pacific, preview the brand-new Super Rugby Aupiki, and discuss who wins in the penultimate round of the Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 3Was Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's Blues debut the best cross-code debut of all-time?
This week on the Aotearoa Rugby Pod, Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons assess Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's first match for the Blues, pick their Super Rugby Pacific Dream Teams, and explain why Stuart Hogg's and Finn Russell's criticism is unjustified. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 2Los Pumas star Pablo Matera opens up on move to Crusaders
In the latest episode of the Aotearoa Rugby Pod, Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons interview Los Pumas star Pablo Matera about his move to the Crusaders, review the first round of Super Rugby Pacific and look ahead to the Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 1Picking the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific champion and the Kiwi take on the Six Nations
In the first episode of 2022, the Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons preview the Super Rugby Pacific season, provide an update from the Queenstown bubble and unpack the latest Six Nations action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 41The winners and losers of the 2021 All Blacks season
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons review the 2021 All Blacks and international season, discuss World Rugby's eligibility law change, and preview next season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 40Reviewing the All Blacks' season-ending loss to France and the Foster vs Robertson debate
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons analyse how the All Blacks lost to France, discuss whether NZR's decision to extend Ian Foster contract was the right one, and review next year's Super Rugby Pacific squads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 39Can the All Blacks bounce back against France after being ruthlessly beaten by Ireland?
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons analyse how the All Blacks lost to Ireland, discuss how they can bounce back against France, and review the latest round of the Autumn Nations Series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 38Why Ireland could beat the All Blacks, the Kiwi take on Autumn Nations Series, and is Jarvo 69 an inside job?
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons review the latest round of the Autumn Nations Series, preview this week's All Blacks test against Ireland, discuss World Rugby's eligibility laws and ask how Jarvo 69 keeps getting away with his stunts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 37Where does new All Blacks centurion Beauden Barrett rank in the greatest of all-time debate?
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons review the All Blacks win over Wales, debate where Beauden Barrett stands in the GOAT debate, and predict the results of this week's end-of-year tests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 36How Wales can defeat the All Blacks in Cardiff
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons review the massive All Blacks win over the USA, preview this week's test against Wales, and debate who should start at No 10 between Beauden Barrett and Richie Mo'unga. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 35Remembering Sean Wainui and the biggest All Blacks test of their northern tour
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons pay tribute to the late Sean Wainui, dissect the biggest test facing the All Blacks on their northern tour, and discuss a possible Club World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 34What the All Blacks should expect of the USA and the Kiwi take on the Wallabies squad
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons preview the All Blacks' clash against the USA Eagles, analyse the Wallabies end-of-year tour squad and discuss the latest round of New Zealand provincial rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 33How the Springboks defeated the All Blacks and the top performers of the Rugby Championship
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons analyse how the Springboks managed to beat the All Blacks, review the 2021 Rugby Championship, and look ahead to the end-of-year internationals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 32Are the boring tactics of the Springboks in the spirit of rugby?
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons review the latest round of the Rugby Championship, debate the Springboks' divisive tactical strategy, and predict who will win this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 31How can the Springboks bounce back for 100th test against All Blacks?
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons review the latest round of the Rugby Championship, preview the blockbuster All Blacks vs Springboks clash, and predict who will win this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 30All Blacks thump Los Pumas, Quade Cooper's fairytale return and how the Springboks can bounce back
The panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons review the latest round of the Rugby Championship, discuss Quade Cooper's Wallabies comeback, and analyse how the Springboks can bounce back this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 29How the All Blacks clean swept the Wallabies, the rise of the Ioane brothers and Jordie Barrett's red card
The panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons review the final Bledisloe Cup test of the year, discuss the rise in form of Rieko and Akira Ioane, and debate whether Jordie Barrett should have been sent off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 28Should Quade Cooper start for the Wallabies against the All Blacks in Bledisloe Cup III?
The panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons preview the final Bledisloe Cup test of the year, react to Ardie Savea's appointment as All Blacks captain, and dissect the new Super Rugby Pacific format. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 27How the All Blacks can defuse the secret Springboks weapon
The panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons chat through all the news from the Rugby Championship hosting saga, who stood out for the Springboks in their win over Los Pumas, and how the All Blacks can defuse South Africa's secret weapon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 26Has Ian Foster proven he deserves a contract extension to the next World Cup?
The panel of Jeff McTainsh, Bryn Hall and James Parsons chat through all the action from the second Bledisloe Cup test, the Springboks win over Los Pumas and what to expect from Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's professional rugby union debut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 25Who would win between the All Blacks and Springboks?
The panel of Jeff McTainsh, Bryn Hall and James Parsons chat through all the action from the first Bledisloe Cup test, the Springboks series victory over the Lions and who impressed in round one of the New Zealand NPC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 24The New Zealand take on the Springboks victory over the British & Irish Lions in test 2
Bryn Hall, James Parsons and Ross Karl chat through all the action from the second test of the Lions Series in South Africa. They also look ahead to the weekend's rugby in New Zealand applaud the sevens teams performances at Tokyo 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 23The kiwi take on the first test of the Lions v Springboks series
The panel of James Parsons, Ross Karl and Bryn Hall talk about the early move of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to Auckland Rugby, what the Rugby Championship might look like and dissect the first test between the British & Irish Lions and Springboks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 22TJ Perenara's return, Rieko Ioane off the bench, and THAT Wallabies red card
This week’s panel of Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons dissect the All Blacks’ second test win over Fiji, analyse Ian Foster’s Rugby Championship squad and discuss Marika Koroibete’s controversial red card against France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 21Will the All Blacks tinker with their line-up after first Fiji test?
The panel talk through all the action from an exciting contest between the All Blacks and Fiji and look ahead to test two. They also discuss test one between Australia and France and theorize whether the Lions tour still has a chance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 20What can be done by World Rugby to level the playing field?
The panel of Ross Karl, James Parsons and Bryn Hall discuss the All Blacks win over Tonga, the Māori All Blacks two tests against Samoa and assess the performance of the Springboks over Georgia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 19Wallabies preview with Will Genia
Legendary halfback Will Genia joins the podcast to give his perspective on what the Wallabies squad will look like going into the series against France and beyond. The panel also looks at who might make the first 23 against Tonga, reflect on the Māori All Blacks win over Samoa and talk through the Lions game against Japan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 18The winners and losers of Ian Foster's first All Blacks squad of 2021
The panel chat through the first All Blacks squad named for next month’s test series against Tonga and Fiji, and there is no shortage of talking points about the side. With head coach Ian Foster under pressure to bounce back from an underwhelming campaign last year, he has opted to bring in five uncapped players, including four newbies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 17Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final preview
With Bryn Hall out this week, James Parsons and Ross Karl are joined by former Highlanders lock and Sky Sport analyst Joey Wheeler to talk preview the Super Rugby Trans Tasman final between the Highlanders and the Blues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 16The Hurricanes stumble, Dave Rennie hints at Wallabies selection and why Rassie's Boks look ominous
With Ross away this week, James and Bryn chat through all the action from round four of Super Rugby TT and analyse the 46-man squad that Rassie Erasmhas named to take on the British & Irish Lions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 15Does the Reds win change anything and who plays left wing for the All Blacks?
Bryn is back to join the panel as they discuss the weekend's action from the Trans Tasman, ponder the competitiveness of the Pacific Island teams and also look into who might replace Caleb Clarke this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 14Why the NZ Super teams have gone 10-0 against the Aussies
James Parsons and Ross Karl are joined by former Wallabies prop and sports analyst Ben Darwin to discuss the theories of cohesion that see teams succeed across a multitude of sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 13The Lions and Springboks media wind up and why the Aussies went 0-5 in Super Rugby Trans Tasman
The panel chat through all the big moments from round one of Super Rugby Trans tasman from all 5 games, discuss the All Blacks confirmed test window for July and why the media battle before the Lions tour is as fun as the tour itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 12The Crusaders do it again, who should've made the Lions and can France beat Aussie?
The panel discusses the Super Rugby Aotearoa final and look ahead to the trans-Tasman clashes set to start this week. They also discuss Warren Gatland's Lions tour selections and ponder whether the French canthe Wallabies on home soil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 11Can the Chiefs takedown the Crusaders? | Super Rugby Aotearoa preview
The crew of James Parsons, Bryn Hall and Ross Karl chat through all the action from round 10 of Super Rugby Aotearoa and look ahead to the final between the Chiefs and the Crusaders. They also discuss the upcoming Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition and the news that Pablo Matera will join the Crusaders in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 10The Damian McKenzie show goes on, Will Jordan is back and who wins Super Rugby Aotearoa?
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod panel of James Parsons, Bryn Hall and Ross Karl chat through the outcome of the round nine Super Rugby Aotearoa with the Chiefs securing a finals positon, the Crusaders confirming home-field advantage and some of the form of key players from the two matches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 9The Chiefs are on fire, the Crusaders stumble and is TJ Perenara going to the Roosters?
The crew chat through another wild weekend in Super Rugby Aotearoa and analyse some of the best performers from both games. They also discuss the rumours that TJ Perenara is considering moving to the NRL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 8Savea's heroics, Havili plays his way into AB's chat and how can the Springboks prep for Lions?
The Aotearoa Rugby Pod chat over all the big talking points from Super Rugby Aotearoa from the two golden point games won by the Chiefs and Crusaders. They also discuss the form of Ardie Savea, the clutch mindset of David Havili and ask what exactly an alignment camp is for a Springboks side that hasn't played in over a year? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 7Beauden Barrett top league report, why Laumape should stay and who will captain the All Blacks?
The crew chat through all the action from round six of Super Rugby Aotearoa after the stunning win by the Highlanders over the Crusaders and name the players they think could lead the All Blacks after Sam Cane's recent injury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 6The Chiefs win again, the lions tour will go ahead and how will the Springboks prepare?
The crew of Ross Karl, James Parsons and Bryn Hall talk about the Lions tour, the Scottish win over the French and all the action from another dramatic week of Super Rugby Aotearoa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 5The Chiefs win a game, the Crusaders can't lose and what happened to Wales?
The crew chat through all the action from the top of the table Super Rugby Aotearoa clash between the Blues and Crusaders, the Chiefs first win in over a year and take a look up north at what's going on in the Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 4Reffing howlers, Rieko Ioane shifts up a gear and is anyone on Richie Mo'unga's level?
The crew chat through all the action from round three of Super Rugby Aotearoa as well as the classic clash between France and England in the Six Nations. They also look ahead to round four of the New Zealand based competition and the clash of the season so far between the Blues and Crusaders at Eden Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 3A toast to Jona Nareki
The crew chat through all the key moments and performances from round two of Super Rugby Aotearoa. Bryn tells us why the Crusaders are so good and James relays why the Chiefs getting pumped by the Highlanders isn't as bad as it looks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 2Super Rugby Aotearoa is back!
The Crusaders are already getting accused of cheating, the Blues forward looked as ominous in person as they did on paper and panel assembled Monday arvo to chat through why they are still the teams to beat and all the other bits and pieces from round one of the greatest rugby competition on earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Ep 1Goal line drop outs, Hurricanes halfbacks and who can knock off the Crusaders?
Ross Karl is joined by Bryn Hall and James Parsons to look ahead to season 2021 of Super Rugby Aotearoa which kicks off this weekend. The panel run through all the preseason talking points including recruitment, rule changes and who will step up in the absence of those stars on sabbatical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 20The Ben O'Keeffe Episode
Ross Karl and James Parsons chat to referee Ben O'Keeffe in the last episode for 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.