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Bench Opinions

Max, Dom, Claus

Bench Opinions is your not-so-expert, always-entertaining rugby podcast. 3 Idiots with amateur analysis. We dive into the URC, Six Nations, Rugby Championship, all other International Tests and all the big (and not-so-big) rugby stories making the rounds. Expect plenty of energy, laughs, questionable hot takes, and the occasional unresearched fact—we’re fans first, pundits never. If you love rugby but don’t take it too seriously, pull up a seat on the bench with us.

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01:10:03

Episode 17: The Coastal Derby, City's struggles and...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/12/03

Another week, another episode. Ireland took on Australia in the final game of the Autumn Nations Series and the URC resumed with wins for Leinster, Munster, the Bulls and the Sharks among others. Ruud van Nistelrooy is the new Leicester coach, Amorim is saying and doing the right things as the United coach and Liverpool continue to dominate in the PL and UCL. The boys close out the week by discussing the World Test Championship and South Africa's chance of getting to the final and cover their Play's

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01:20:51

Episode 16: Autumn Nations Series Wrap, PSdT wins,...

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2024/11/26

Dom is back and the team is complete. This week they look back at the Autumn Nations Series, rating the major Nations' performance and discuss the World Rugby awards. Dom gives his opinion on Amorim's first game in charge of Manchester United and Max doubles down on his Liverpool title prediction. Tune in for hot takes, wild opinions and everything inbetween.

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01:12:14

Episode 15: A weekend in London, Springboks beating...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/11/20

Claus and Max sit down on the couch this week without Dominic to talk all things Rugby including the past weekend's Autumn Nations series results with the Springboks beating England, Australia tearing apart Wales, and France and Ireand squeezing past New Zealand and Ireland respectively. The boys discuss the nominees for Breakthrough- and Player of the Season and they have a debate about whether Ryder Cup Players should be paid. Tune in for some laughs and plenty of amateur opinions.

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42:25

Episode 14: Scotland Trip, Coote conspiracy and Paul...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/11/13

Dom and Max join Claus from the kingdom of Fife to discuss their trip to Edinburgh to watch Scotland vs South Africa, the Southern Hemisphere Teams' dominance over the aforementioned Scotland, Ireland, England and Italy and Liverpool extending their lead in the Premier League. They have strong opinions on Paul vs Fury and delve into the David Coote controversy. Tune in for some laughs and Plenty of amateur opinions.

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59:28

Episode 13: Hyrox, Liverpool consistency and facing...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/11/04

Dominic and Max survived their Hyrox championship and join Claus on the couch to discuss Liverpool's impressive start to the Premier League season, Arsenal and City's shock losses and more action from the Premier league weekend. Dominic takes another dig at F1 drivers and the boys debate what an acceptable response to the Haka looks like, with England losing to New Zealand and Scotland taking down Fiji in the Autumn Internationals. Tune in for more unsubstantiated chatter and baseless

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01:00:01

Episode 12: El Classico, Stormers in trouble and Ten...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/10/29

A big week in sports with Barcelona thumping Real Madrid, Carlos Sainz winning the Mexican Grand Prix and Plenty of action from the URC and the Premier League. The boys unpack the Sharks return to form, the Stormers struggles at the bottom of the log, and the Lions potential for the remaining season. Dominic gives his verdict on United sacking Erik Ten Hag and Claus and Max reflect on Liverpool v Arsenal and Tottenham's loss to Crystal Palace. Tune in for another great episode.

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53:09

Episode 11: Rugby Law changes, first time DP World...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/10/21

Claus, Max and Dominic are back on the couch discussing all things sport. A lot of action to look back on including the F1 race in Austin, the Women's T20 final, a record equalling 9-hole play-off at the Andalucia Masters, Arsenal's shock loss to Bournemouth, a solid display from Liverpool and good wins from Everton and Brigthon. The South African Franchises had a successfull week in the URC with 3 out of 4 teams winning but a large discussion point is the red card for the Bulls, the introduction of

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59:37

Episode 10: URC discussions, Nadal retiring and...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/10/16

The trio is complete again with Claus returning after his operation. The boys discuss Nadal's retirement, some cheap tactics by Libya in the Afcon Qualifiers, women's sport and URC results from Gameweek 4 with one eye on big games for the Sharks and the Stormers coming up in week 5 of the competition. Tune in for plenty of amateur opinions and bold calls regarding the Bulls.

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35:56

Episode 9: DP World Tour, Man Utd's Manager and a...

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2024/10/08

The boys are one man down with Claus missing out this week. Dom and Max discuss their golf weekend in Scotland, Tyrell Hatton winning on the DP World Tour, Premier League results, potential Manchester United Managers and URC results with an eye on some mouth watering derbys coming up this weekend with leinster taking on Munster and Cardiff facing the Scarlets. Tune in for some laughs, opinions and more.

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59:39

Episode 8: Springbok champions, Ten Hag hanging on...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/10/01

On this episode the boys talk about the final Rugby Championship gameweek, the Springboks being crowned champions, URC results from Round 2 and Preview games from Round 3, President's Cup results, Mike Weir's Captaincy and noteworthy results from the weekend's Premier League action with a diuscussion on whether Erik ten Hag will keep his job. Tune in to hear this week's opinions!

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47:16

Episode 7: Currie Cup Final, Laver Cup results and...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/09/24

The boys survived Oktoberfest....just, with some interesting stories to tell. Plenty of stuff to discuss on the sporting front too with a thrilling Currie Cup Final ending, upsets and tight results in the Rugby Championship, the URC kicking off, F1 results from Singapore, Laver Cup results, Premier League news with Arsenal and City drawing while Liverpool, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Tottenham all secure good wins and Billy Horschel winning the BMW Championship at Wentworth.

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59:37

Episode 6: Cheetahs in Super Rugby, Young Boys Bern &...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/09/16

The boys are back on the couch. This week they predict results for Round 5 of the Rugby Championship, rumours that South African & Italian teams might be cut from the United Rugby Championship, the Cheetahs re-joining Super Rugby, Currie Cup Semi-Final results, F1 action from Azerbaijan, Solheim Cup and Irish Open results, review Premier League results and quick-fire predict Round 1 results for the new Champions League season.

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35:18

Episode 5: Live from Corfu

Bench Opinions ·

2024/09/10

Claus and Max are in Greece, but that doesn't stop the boys from coming together to discuss Dom's off-the-field passion, his Fantasy Football draft rating, Max's betting plans, the Springboks making it 4 from 4, Australia getting pumped and some Tennis and Golf news.

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01:10:55

Episode 4: Lando closes the gap, Springboks go 3 from...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/09/03

A big weekend of sport to discuss. The boys played golf and ran a 10km race. Liverpool beat United, Scheffler won the FedEx Cup, Lando closed the gap on Max in Formula 1, Claus has streaked ahead in the predictions and the Boks made it 3 wins from 3 in the Rugby Championship.

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54:49

Episode 3: Vauxhall to join F1

Bench Opinions ·

2024/08/29

The boys are slowly finding their feet. This week they cover Premier League results, major transfers for Liverpool and United, F1 news from Zandvoort and plenty of Rugby news including, Louis Rees-Zammit, the rumored downfall of Western Province and the Springboks line up to face the All-Blacks.

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44:02

Episode 2: Manchester City will get relegated

Bench Opinions ·

2024/08/22

The boys cover the Rugby Championship results from week 1, Dricus du Plessis's win over Adesanya, Premier League Action, F1 chat and some hot takes and Plays of the Week.

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01:04:07

Episode 1: Qualifying for the Olympics

Bench Opinions ·

2024/08/17

The boys cover everything from Premier League predictions, Rugby Championship results and all things olympics. Hot takes on sports that shouldn't be in the Olympics and Matt Kuchar with the play of the week.

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