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The Lekker Rugby Pod!

MW Welman and Harry Jones

Blending North with South, Pretoria with Cape Town, data-driven MW Welman spars each week with globetrotting Harry Jones on Saffa-related themes to understand the whole world of rugby as it is and will become: making a plan but being ready to throw it all out the window.

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01:04:08

Episde 41: Does Rassie have a SCORE to settle with...

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2024/11/21

One last game till the boys go jol or farm or fish or find inner peace. Rassie has the Springboks poised for the best post-RWC winning season in Bok history during an era of unmatched competition and parity. MW and Harry go through each Test of this “round” of the Autumn Nations Series to weigh and calibrate the importance and cover the coaches on the hot seat. Could Rassie end Warren’s latest tenure at Wales? Or will this weekend bring the biggest upset of all, at Allianz Twickenham, where Eddie

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00:17:04

SPECIAL EDITION! HARRY'S FULL TIME INSTANT REACTION!...

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2024/11/17

Join Harry Jones and MW Welman for a LIVE FULL TIME REACTION on the England vs South Africa rugby match at Twickenham! Get Harry's hot takes on match and join in on the conversation!

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00:07:13

SPECIAL EDITION! HARRY'S HALF TIME HOT TAKES! |...

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2024/11/17

Join Harry Jones and MW Welman for a LIVE HALF TIME HOT TAKES on the England vs South Africa rugby match at Twickenham! Get Harry's hot takes on the first half!

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00:55:39

Episode 39: AT LAST! The game (and the team) we've...

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2024/11/14

The biggest Bok Test looms at Twickenham because Rassie’s tour plan was built on this fixture. So it comes as no surprise to MW and Harry that the biggest Bok pack starts and the safest bench ends. But what are the little quirks and quizzes, why two Louws are named and where plots could twist.

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00:49:38

Episode 38: Should we be happier with the SPRINGBOKS...

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2024/11/12

The Kiwis rubbed it in at Dublin, lowly Australia broke England’s heart, Argentina crushed Italy, and the Boks won’t let Finn create a try. MW and Harry (fresh from Murrayfield) try to place it all in rugby perspective. How should we see a 17-point win over Scotland? False gold or a bedrock to future depth? Mine with us.

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00:30:19

SPECIAL EDITION! HARRY's HOT TAKES after the Scotland...

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2024/11/11

Harry Jones joined MW Welman for a LIVE IMMEDIATE REACTION on the Scotland vs South Africa rugby match directly from Murrayfield!! Get Harry's hot takes on the game!

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00:21:50

Episode 37: Why the NUKE SQUAD selection for the...

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2024/11/09

The End of Year Tour always brings expected and unexpected. New Zealand beat Ireland at home for the first time in ages, playing simple Bok-like rugby. But the No. 1 Boks have pulled a surprise speedy lineup choice. Join Harry on the wet ground in Ireland and Scotland with MW as your guide to figure it all out.

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00:52:47

Episode 36: Is Cameron Hanekom the FUTURE of...

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2024/11/09

Who will make their name up North for South Africa? Who might be odd man out? The Autumn Nations Series kicked off with a classic clash of styles at Twickenham, which showed how a team can hang in the fight with less ball and tries if they have a Ratel-Richie-Pocock type breakdown specialist. MW and Harry look at Cameron Hanekom’s potential at openside flank and wonder how the Boks will share the load over three Tests, beginning with the attack-minded Scots at Murrayfield. … And Harry claims all the

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00:53:09

Episode 35: What the Springboks want to achieve on...

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2024/11/09

How will the teams of the South end up on their end of year tours up North? The favoured Springboks can make no excuses, the All Blacks are trying to regain mojo, the Wallabies are rebuilding and the Pumas are forever underrated. MW and Harry rip into the battle for rugby supremacy, evaluating Fiji, France, Ireland and old England as well.

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00:50:43

Episode 34: Three World Cups in a row? How Rassie is...

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2024/10/28

The hardest thing to do in elite sport is to repeat. Even harder is to go back-to-back-to-back! The best version of the All Blacks could not three-peat in 2019 because of a few mistakes in selection, which began in 2018. MW and Harry go through the wider landscape of Bok planning, for this tour and beyond. Don’t miss this deep dive into how Rassie is shrewdly mapping out the road to three World Cups in a row!

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00:51:56

Episode 33: The state of the URC: Who's who in the...

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2024/10/21

Who’s boxing clever and who’s punching below their weight so far in the URC’s South African sector? MW and Harry dig into who can still rise. They also dissect what went wrong for the Vodacom Bulls and right for the Stormers, Sharks and Lions! Harry ends with a moving tribute to the Butcher of Paarl, the Lantana Lekkerback, Kurt-Lee Arendse!

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00:45:19

Episode 32: For the love of Rugby! Why we do podcasts...

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2024/10/18

The marriage between rugby and social media is rocky but neither side can leave the other. Part of the problem is how we chase things, not knowing why: fame, approval, fortune, community. MW and Harry dig into the why in this special episode on the how not to be anti-social media.

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01:03:20

Episode 31: The URC's Biggest South African Winners...

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2024/10/14

The balance of power in rugby is forever shifting. Club versus country, the bitter battle between the hemispheres, the fight for broadcast revenue, embattled coaches finding ways to beat other coaches, the everpresent log, and shifting laws. Happy MW and sad Harry discuss what we learned this past weekend and talk about how scrumhalves are like jockeys!

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01:05:05

Episode 30: Are World Rugby's Constant Rule Changes...

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2024/10/11

Does rugby know how to grow? MW quizzes Harry on World Rugby's proposed law changes and the expected and unexpected consequences of shifts. They also take a look at what should be expected of Jake White and his Bulls this URC season. Harry finishes with an Ode to Ox, true to MW’s poll promise.

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00:59:05

Episode 29: Who is Rassie really? Harry profiles the...

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2024/10/07

What can we make of the Boks 3.0 this far into season 2024? MW and Harry rummage around in the ruck to see what can be known, what is yet to be known, and what may never be known. Harry goes deep, guessing at the currents running under River Rassie.

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00:48:14

Episode 28: Harry's biographies of actual world Cup...

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2024/10/04

Join Harry and MW for a special literary look at the Rugby Championship and the claims in Johnny Sexton’s autobiography (“we were the best”). Tongue in cheek and cheek in tongue.

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00:51:54

Episode 27: How Rassie got his revenge for the...

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2024/10/04

The Rugby Championship trophy is full of brandy and coke and probably safely in a cabinet that is full. Are we getting too full of ourselves? What can we make of 2024 so far? Have the Springboks ticked enough boxes? MW and Harry dissect the climactic Mbombela win, look across the Bok season as a whole, and cast their eyes ahead to the end of the tale.

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01:13:40

Episode 26: Why an irate Rassie is duplicating the...

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2024/09/27

The great gamble of Santiago lost by a point but Nelspruit awaits, full of redemption and vindication. MW and Harry study how this, the first true knockout match of 2024, mirrors another must win match, the semifinal of 2023 in the World Cup versus Englander i, down to the team shape. The way to understand the complexity of Rassie’s rugby brain is to begin at the end and work backwards. Join us for rugby archaeology!

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01:14:10

Episode 25: Why Is Rassie making life harder for...

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2024/09/23

Rugby detectives do not attach to one theory too quickly. MW and Harry sift through the evidence of Round 5 to find the causes, culprits and silver linings of the one-point Springbok loss to the Pumas in The Rugby Championship!.

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Episode 24: Is Rassie taking a risk with...

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2024/09/19

Once again, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus surprised all and sundry with a relatively inexperienced Springbok team, with the backline and bench being the more experienced. Did he structure this team to exploit the Springboks' well-known scoring sprees after half time or does he have something else in mind?MW and Harry do a proper deep dive into what Rassie might be thinking and how he might intend to attack a high-riding Pumas side.

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