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Elite Rugby Banter

Elite Rugby Banter

Elite Rugby Banter - the rugby pod where the commentary is as unpredictable as the bounce of the ball. Join Phil, Ant, and Andrew, three rugby nerds and fantasy draft managers, as they give their biased and unqualified but never dispassionate opinions on all things rugby related. Andrew: Rugby claim to fame: length of the field try against Bishops for the u12 C team Teams supported other than the Springboks: Stormers, Scotland Favourite rugby moment: every Breyton Paulse flick-flack Ant: Rugby

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01:24:08

ERB Ep. 46: False starts, doing a Savea, Pro 14, Bok...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/09/23

The gang, minus Ben, are back in a week with no international rugby. What are they to do? Thankfully, there is much to discuss! From Pro 14 to Currie Cup to long weekends to New Zealand contracts to Eddie Jones to Bokke squads, Alex, Matt and Adam chat all things rugby, ending off, to Adam's delight, on Band of Brothers after being denied last week. Music from bensound.com.

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01:41:01

ERB Ep.45: Yes! How good is [Insert Springbok here]...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/09/16

All is right in the world. The sun is shining and the birds are chirping. Rugby is great hey? The gang chat about South Africa's epic, narrative-defining win over New Zealand, Argentina giving Israel Folau a chance to make himself look like an ass, World Rugby going bust, the World Cup getting bigger and a few other bits and bobs. Also, we went for home team by 7 in our SuperBru. We got too excited. Music from bensound.com and all music featured, we do not own the rights too.

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01:31:39

ERB Ep.44: Hangovers, rants, thigh rubber tries,...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/09/09

The gang are back for one of their best episodes yet. Like seriously. Someone's hungover, someone else is chilled (guess who...), two people rant and in between it all, some rugby is discussed. Topics covered include Jesse Kriel's hypnotizing biceps, Ben Smith (standard), Argentina looking good in defeat, Pro 14, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and issues facing the Springboks, including our poor-ass midfield. Enjoy! Music from bensound.com.

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01:22:17

ERB Ep.43: Running orders, mattresses, Rugby...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/09/02

The four horseman of the ruck are back and with a running order! Amidst some commotion as Adam gets a mattress delivered, the gang chat about dog toilets, SA's soon-to-be-shrinking player pool, the NFL combine, the coming weekend's Rugby Championship fixtures and in a new feature, talk about what came up on their WhatsApp group. This week: The Springbok Office. Music from bensound.com.

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01:12:54

ERB Ep.42: Ben's suit, Namibia kiss Currie Cup...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/08/26

Ben, Matt and Adam, with Ant graciously filling in for Alex, deconstruct the meaning of Namibia pulling out of the Currie Cup First Division, the nature of Ben's tartan suit, the pros and lack of cons of Ben Smith, and dissect (to a degree) the Boks' woeful performance against Argentina. Can we just give the All Blacks the trophy already? Music from bensound.com. Catch us on Soundcloud, iTunes and acast.

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01:17:48

ERB Ep. 41: They will sing Brodie Retallick's name...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/08/19

The gang return to sing the name, "Brodie Retallick!" Anyone who throws mad dummies like him will have his name remembered. Much is made of Namibia qualifying for the World Cup while okes (bar Adam) stick the boot into Handre Pollard for his poor kicking. Music from bensound.com.

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01:02:07

ERB Ep.40: The calm before the storm, Ben has eyes on...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/08/12

It's a full house at ERB HQ, with the Currie Cup and Rugby Championship the topic of the day's discussions. Amidst it all, Matt corrects Adam about how to pronounce "Outeniqua" (#shocker), Alex tells a story about a South African in Arizona, Ben seems to think highly of Nelspruit, along with Adam ranting about the haka. So, standard. Music from bensound.com.

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01:40:06

ERB Ep. 39: Cutting the Fat, Lions fall short & Our...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/08/05

The gang convene (with Matt a ship in the night) to discuss the latest news - including SA Rugby halving its professional players and Jimmy Stonehouse's epic guns - the Super Rugby final and our Super 15 XV, Over Achiever and Under Achiever/Disappointing XVs of the season. There is also a testy discussion about whether Angus Gardener got it right. Ant sent us some amazing stats, but Adam failed to read them. We are sorry Ant :( Music from bensound.com.

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01:01:39

ERB Ep. 38: Zane Kirchner, Dick Lineout Moves, John...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/07/29

The full gang are in the house as they discuss Super Rugby coming to its 2018 end, the return of Zane Kirchner, Ashley Johnson, John Mitchell causes a stir (#standard), U14 B lineout moves and, according to Ben, "It's coming home". Music from bensound.com.

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00:52:04

ERB Ep. 37: Two & a Half Men, Overpopulated Super...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/07/22

It's just Matt and Alex (with a brief cameo from Adam) at ERB HQ this week, with Ben away and Adam adulting. The duo discuss the Amanaki Mafi case, how the Super 15 playoffs are as overpopulated as the Scarlets' new jersey and how Tonga could be a force to be reckoned with at the 2019 World Cup. Music from bensound.com.

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01:29:11

ERB Ep. 36: Meeting Ben, Starty McKenzie, George...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/07/16

It's a full house on a Monday as Adam waxes lyrical about meeting Ben in the flesh, while the gang chat all things Starty McKenzie, among other news topics. Alex gets passions inflamed comparing George Bridget to Rieko, and after makes their predictions for the week(they didn't beat the coin), everyone throws in their suggestions for rules changes that rugby so desperately needs. Music from bensound.com.

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00:37:13

ERB Fantasy Chat Ep.18: Right Wing slurs, Matt is not...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/07/12

It's a full house as Ben, Adam, "Not Too Bad" Matt and Alex quickly move on from their poor week in the Fantasy universe to looking at a wildcard and safe pick for the last week of Fox Fantasy Super Rugby. Much debate is had, Adam is good at reading, Matt goes rogue (#standard) while Alex and Ben help to make some on-air decisions towards the end of the episode for next week's Fantasy finale. Music from bensound.com.

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01:22:50

ERB Ep. 35: Richie Mo time, DDTs, RG is the puppet...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/07/08

Alex, Ben, Matt and Adam return to cast their eyes over the second last week of the Super Rugby treadmill before the playoffs. The Waratahs-Sunwolves game (and its links to wrestling) gets airtime as does Alex's love of Richie Mo. Matt's keypad makes its distinctive noise, Ben tries to not get to excited and Adam apparently said something to Matt on the first day they met that left an impression. The gang also decide to let The Bitcoin do all the work for them this week for predictions given their

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00:51:21

ERB Fantasy Chat Ep. 17: Redemption, DMac's looming...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/07/03

It isn't Morgan Freeman or Tim Robbins, but the ERB Redemption for last week's absence is here and Adam, Alex and Matt (Ben had a family engagement) run the rule over all the positions, wonder if DMac will get rested and have some epic bants in a special feature towards the end of the show. Music from bensound.com.

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01:23:59

ERB Ep. 34: The Apology, Magnificent Ben Smith,...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/07/01

The gang return, and say sorry for not producing as they promised. They then tackle the weekend's past action, waxing lyrical about the magnificence of Ben Smith, the pure smooth that is Nicolas Sanchez's kicking style, attempting to figure out how the Super 15 log and playoffs actually work, and a look ahead to the second last week of Super Rugby in 2018. Image sourced from: https://pixabay.com/en/sorry-bear-teddy-toy-cute-apology-2798346/ Music from bensound.com.

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01:05:44

ERB Ep. 33: Boks slip up in the wet, Folau's sin bin,...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/06/24

Ant becomes the "Anarchist" as he joins Matt, Alex and Adam on the pod pine. They chat about England's deserved victory over the Springboks in Cape Town, where to for the Boks from here, some of the other international games over the weekend, and Matt wonders about Israel Folau's sin bin. Super Rugby rears its head as the gang make their picks for the week, where Ant chooses his moment. Nothing beats international rugby right? Music from bensound.com.

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01:22:25

ERB Ep. 32: The Prince of Rants returns, Farrell is...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/06/17

The gang say happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there, and the Prince of Rants awakes from his slumber to burn all before him. Adam has a pop at the All Blacks, Owen Farrell is compared to a certain Canadian pop star and Matt does his first roast duck. Shout out to friends of the pod, @FantasyXVDraft! Music from bensound.com.

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01:21:56

ERB Ep. 31: Blitz Bokke, Wilco's spa weekend, Canary...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/06/10

Alex, Ben, Matt and Adam chat about the weekend's international rugby action, the Blitz Bokke, Wilco Louw's looming spa day and how Ryan Crotty is the Gandalf/Lt. Richard Winters of the rugby world. Alex loses his temper when talking about the Wallabies kit and Ben has a confession, buried late-on in the pod on purpose (naughty naughty!) Music from bensound.com.

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01:05:14

ERB Extra: Dick Sporting Goods Park, SA v England and...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/06/04

Alex and Ben welcome back Matt and Adam onto the pod, as the gang chat about Dick Sporting Goods Park, the looming Test series between South Africa and England, divisions over Frans Steyn and a brief look at the Australia and New Zealand series, among other topics (including curling). Music from bensound.com.

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00:55:10

ERB Ep. 30: The Alex, Ben and Ant Episode (Super...

Elite Rugby Banter ·

2018/06/03

Alex, aided by Ant the Analyst and Ben from Tax, steers the ship in Adam and Matt's absence. They discuss the lay of the land in Super Rugby, South Africa losing a bad game of rugby against Wales on the other side of the world, Rieko and stray rugby players wandering around Dunedin. There will be no Fantasy Chat or predictions episode this week with Super Rugby on hiatus. Music from bensound.com

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