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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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01:03:57

Episode 23: What we think Rassie is up to with the...

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2024/09/17

The Boks try to close out The Rugby Championship one week early in Argentina. But it is the most unpredictable team selection of the year with stalwarts left back home, an ongoing lock shortage, and a need to see more from the supporting cast. MW and Harry speculate as to how Rassie and his merry band of mad scientists will use the Springbok Lab.

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01:03:18

Episode 22: Yes, the Springboks are not underdogs...

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2024/09/12

Can the Boks Stay on Top? MW and Harry take a hard look at the end of the Underdog Era and the chances of Rassie and the boys learning to be the favourites in every match. This is an episode which goes deeper into the psychological world of winning in business, sport and life!

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01:25:01

Episode 21: Are the Springboks now truly the best...

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2024/09/09

The All Black challenge to Springbok superiority was repelled in Cape Town. Not by much, but by just enough to put several arguments to rest. MW and Harry rip into stadium reviews, anthemology, Hegelian theory, key moments and a wider view of these golden years and how long they may last. Plus, Harry reflects on a homecoming.Join the growing audience for this deep Bok dive pod!

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01:03:08

Episode 20: What's up with Rassie's Springbok team...

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2024/09/05

Who has outfoxed who? Rassie and Razor are locked in a tactical vice. Join MW and Harry as they decode who is in whose head.Win and Rassie is well on his way to mastering the old enemy. Lose and we are back to square one. Draw? Team mysteries, bench battles and a new fortress!

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00:57:05

Episode 19: How the Springboks snatched victory from...

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2024/09/02

MW and Harry went to Ellis Park. Listen to their individual experiences of the monumental Springbok Test win over an excellent but ultimately limited All Black team. Some stood up. Some stepped down. The conversation travels through theme and topic and the triumph!Join the growing audience for this deep Bok dive pod! Harry's X (Twitter) account: https://x.com/haribaldijones

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01:07:27

Episode 18: Is there a bigger rivalry in rugby? The...

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2024/08/29

The most intriguing rivalry in rugby has always been as much about mind games as physical mismatches. With both the Boks and All Blacks turning the page on the 2023 World Cup, the battle at Ellis Park will set the tone. Also, the naming of Aphelele Fassi at fullback creates a dozen key questions: all are explored. MW and Harry fathom what might and could and will happen. Join the growing audience for this deep Bok dive pod!

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01:10:36

Episode 17: The Boks have a full-blown crisis at...

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2024/08/29

The old enemy invades Ellis Park with Springbok supremacy on the line. Split the series and the All Blacks leave feeling (too) good. The Boks are better, brainier and faster, but remain underdogs until they show they can handle the mantle of world’s best. A hiccup: lock stocks are battered! Hear Harry reveal inside info to MW real time and the guys ponder with North brain and South madness how to handle it.Join the growing audience for this deep Bok dive pod!

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01:17:53

Episode 16: We have a theory why Rassie picked Nico...

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2024/08/23

Beyond benches and burpees: what traits make a Bok in Rassie’s world? What is the one thing most valued by coaches like Daan Human and Tony Brown? Which players need to have more caps than their age? Why did Razor cut his attack coach? MW and Harry dig into the Championship thus far and take on the topics nobody else will.Join the growing audience for this deep Bok dive pod!

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01:12:46

Episode 15: Why Rassie wants brains as well as brawn...

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2024/08/19

Everybody knows the Boks are hard, big, tough and stubborn. But are they now the smartest team in The Rugby Championship? Brainier than the All Blacks? MW and Harry explore these and other rugby heresies on this deep dive review.Join the growing audience for this deep Bok dive pod!

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01:09:07

Episode 14: Why Rassie isn't really bothered about...

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2024/08/15

The Springboks have controversially named one of the least capped starting teams in recent memory to maintain their lead in the Rugby Championship. MW and Harry debate how much that championship really matters in Rassie’s grand scheme! Perth will provide a few more answers than Brisbane! Join the growing audience for this deep Bok dive pod!

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01:09:07

Episode 13: So what exactly happened? We dive deep...

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2024/08/12

Much hype for Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and he showed why! But what about that high school third team industrial engineer late bloomer from Maties with the buttoned up jersey and major attitude? MW and Harry dig deep into one of the best Bok blindside run on debuts in history, and also cover Razor’s sharp pain in Wellington caused by the Pumas’ claws.Visit Harry's X (Twitter) account here: https://x.com/haribaldijones

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01:04:29

Episode 12: Your BLOCKBUSTER preview of the...

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2024/08/08

Wondering who’s who and what’s what in the Wallabies as the Springboks try to lift the Brisbane curse? MW asked Harry all the questions he could about the matchup, lineups, philosophies, rivalry, and what is at stake for Sacha and the boys!

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01:09:01

Episode 11: The Springboks need to dominate this...

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2024/08/05

Springbok fans want it all: blood new players like the lekkerbacks to mesh with 75-cap veteran winners so we win every World Cup but also stay on top by using continuity and finally win a bloody Rugby Championship with 1000 caps in first and second XVs! MW and Harry debate how Rassie & Co may approach the rest of this year, when and how Siya Kolisi and Willie le Roux will ride into the sunset, and what the Full Tony might look like!

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00:47:52

Episode 10: What is wily Rassie Erasmus cooking up at...

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2024/08/04

Success is intoxicating. But it holds risks: where can Rassie go next? What kind of empire can he build? What sport offers a model? MW and Harry explore gridiron analogies and the mental games coaches play.

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00:34:19

Episode 9: Can we really say Antoine Dupont is the...

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2024/08/02

How do we know a GOAT? When can we see it? What’s the basis? Is it technical or in service of a team style? How many GOATs are in action at one time? Is rugby conducive to GOATism? Join rugby skeptics MW and Harry as they delve deeper.

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01:08:22

Episode 8: Is Sacha now ahead of Manie in the pecking...

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2024/07/24

How deep is the Boks' depth? Join MW and Harry as they ponder how a runaway 10-try win in Bloemfontein reveals true Test qualities. The precise Pretorian and the wayward Capetonian measure the merit of (mostly hyphenated) players and come up with quite a few surprises!

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00:55:44

Episode 7: Outsmarted And Outplayed: How Ireland...

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2024/07/18

Bok business is still unfinished. No tries at Kings Park for the Tony Brown attack scheme and a series of calamities ended in last minute heartbreak for Saffa fans desperate to shush resilient Ireland. MW Welman and Harry Jones take all the sentiment out of it and weigh how bad it was, what should have been done, and what can be done next.

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01:02:03

Episode 6: Rassie's Boks unveil a brand spanking new...

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2024/07/08

Episode 6: Time to reflect after a weekend of helter skelter Test Rugby action! MW and Harry review the major internationals, and do a deep dive into the Springboks' new game plan. Is it working, will it continue to work, and most importantly, is it really Springbok rugby?Read Harry's article on Saturday's test here: https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/07/08/s-t-just-got-real-inside-rugbys-alpha-collision-of-six-nations-boss-and-swaggering-world-cup-holders/?s=09

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01:04:00

Episode 5: It's war! Is Rassie in their heads already...

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2024/07/01

MW and Harry rip into rectification (SA-Ireland), recreation (France-Argentina), revenge (Wales-Australia) and a rectal exam (England-New Zealand). They differ most on the last one: MW sees a Pom upset; whilst Harry thinks the All Blacks will horse collar the Sweet Chariot. Plus, the final installment of the Harry Index. Jump into Test rugby and hear about the first Lekker Rugby Pod event ever!

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01:04:34

Episode 4: Bulls beaten at Loftus, Boks thumping...

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2024/06/25

MW and Harry talk about lekkerbacks - those uniquely South African scrumcapped swivelhipped pintsized wing who keep coming. But thoroughly dissect the unlekker Bulls’ miserable second half in the URC final. A deep dive.Also up for discussion is the Springboks whipping Wales at Twickenham and the penultimate Harry's Index where the best club team in the world will be crowned next week after the French Top 14 final!

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