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RugbyBits

RugbyBits focuses on the Springboks, the United Rugby Championships and #SaffasAbroad, while also looking at the big news and results all over the rugby world. The podcast is co-hosted by Jared Wright, Kuhle Sonsiki, Shaun Lilford and Thala Msutu. Visit our webiste at rugbybits.com

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01:58:36

Dominant Ireland, Craziness in Cardiff and rugby’s...

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2024/02/07

Kooks, Shaun and Thala review the first round of the Six Nations which saw 3 away wins. We start by discussing the player, try and moment of the round with love being shown for Joe McCarthy’s performance and the Duhan van der Merwe try among others. We begin by reviewing Ireland’s dominant victory over France. We look at how Ireland shut the French out, the big performance of Jack Crowley, the failures in France’s rucking and kicking, and how much the Paul Willemse red card is to blame. Then we move

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36:24

Rugby Europe Championship with Fransisco Isaac

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2024/02/07

We certainly run out of time but Francisco takes us through a bit of the weekends action, talk about the tournament format and the disruption in teams due to coaching changes along with everyone waiting on World Rugby to confirm RWC2027 qualification. Francisco talks warmly about the retiring Rayner Parkinson from Germany and a look at his career #SaffasAbroad

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02:05:03

Six Nations 2024 preview: French Grand Slam, Wales...

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2024/01/31

Kooks, Shaun and Thala come together for a comprehensive preview of the 2024 Six Nations which starts this weekend. We look through each team and the changes made to the squads since the 2023 Rugby World Cup, we discuss the players we are looking forward to seeing and what a pass mark will be for each team. Which team do we think will win the Grand Slam and which surprising team do we think Wales will get the wooden spoon from Italy? Who do we think will be the Six Nations Player of the Tournament

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01:17:47

Bulls, Stormers, Sharks, Cheetahs & Lions through & More

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2024/01/23

Thala and Shaun review the weekends Champions Cup action. They talk about the Sharks...AGAIN and have a look at the Round of 16 fixtures. We pick our winners to go through to the Quarter Finals try and unpack what is going on with the Sharks, Owen Farrell and how the Bulls and Stormers nearly slipped up. Enjoy

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01:24:06

Jonny Sexton Podcast powered by RugbyBits ;)

RugbyBits ·

2024/01/17

Kooks and Shaun get 2024 underway as they take a look at the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup action from the weekend. We talk Finn, Antoine, Damian, Hacjivah and much more. We then dive into what 2024 will bring and a look at contenders for the Springbok jersey as well as what this year will bring for France, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England and more.

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02:03:10

Stormers Smash and Grab, Kooks vs Danty and wrap up...

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2023/12/20

Kooks, Shaun and Thala record their last pod of 2023, mainly looking back at the second weekend of Champions and Challenge Cup and wrapping up a massive year for rugby. We start with the Stormers smash and grab win over the champs La Rochelle. Kooks talks about almost taking a photo with Jonathan Danty. Shaun has questions about the balance of the loose trio. Thala talks about the experience of watching Levani Botia and Will Skelton live. We then look at the narrow Bulls loss at Lyon and how well

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01:25:00

Bulls trample Saracens, Stormers B Team show fight in...

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2023/12/14

Shaun and Thala review the first round of Champions Cup and Challenge Cup games - a weekend of mostly positive results and performances for the South African teams. We start with the Bulls dominant win over Saracens at Loftus. We discuss Cameron Hanekom’s rise as the next big thing in South Africa rugby and the dangerous Bulls back 3. We then go to Welford Road where a mostly second string Stormers outfit nearly shocked Leicester at home. There were encouraging performances from three likes of Keke

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01:50:31

We’re Back | URC, Bad Fans and Champions Cup

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2023/12/06

We're back baby and we get this new season off with Thala, Shaun and Kooks chatting about what's going on. Shaun and Kooks avoid the Sharks problems, Thala is basking in the Bulls victories. We take a hard look at fans and why the likes of Owen Farrell are putting their international career on pause. We take a look at the Champions Cup Round 1 fixtures and wonder where Wandi Simelane should go

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01:26:58

RWC Review: Where to from here

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2023/11/14

Kooks, Shaun and Thala deal with their Rugby World Cup hangovers by looking at each of the top RWC teams to discuss where do they go from here. Listen as we discuss the Springboks coaching situation, what the All Blacks will do at flyhalf, what France can do to be less Dupont-dependent, who England should build around in the next four-year cycle, what the Proteas could possibly teach Ireland and why Rugby Australia should call Ronan O'Gara.

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02:03:05

Bok to Bok, PSDT masterclass, Kwagga Smith the Sixth...

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2023/11/01

Kooks, Shaun and Thala break down South Africa retaining the Rugby World Cup after their 12-11 victory against New Zealand. The gents start by marveling at Pieter-Steph du Toit’s man of the match performance and Kooks talks about his attempt to commemorate his performance. We then break down the Springbok defensive performance, the impact of Kwagga Smith, where the All Blacks went wrong, the key moments in the game and how Wayne Barnes and the officiating team handled big decisions such as the Sam

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01:09:20

Rugby World Cup Final Preview (RugbyBits n Pieces)

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2023/10/27

The full squad are all here to preview the biggest Rugby World Cup Final ever. Jared, Kooks, Shaun and Thala react to the match day 23s selected by the two teams, the impact of the 7:1 Springbok bench will seek to have, how the All Blacks will counter Ox Nche and Trevor Nyakane, the importance of starts and the kicking game and the most important players on both sides. We also discuss the significance of this Final, how crappy the 3rd/4th place playoff game is, what crime Luke Pearce must have

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45:34

Selection debates, Fletcher Newell and sexy intro...

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2023/10/25

Shaun and Thala are joined by Distracted Sports' Tony O'Sullivan to debate selections and to get a Kiwi take on Saturday's Rugby World Cup Final between South Africa and New Zealand. Tony shares the stress he has thinking about Ox Nche, why Dane Coles and Willie le Roux have similar roles in the team, the luxury of rotating between Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retallick and why Fletcher Newell might be the star of the final. Listen also for Tony's unexpected review of the RugbyBits intro music too!

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48:24

The Hundred (plus) Years’ War with Jamie Wall...

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2023/10/25

Shaun and Thala are joined by Jamie Wall of Radio New Zealand to preview the All Blacks for the Rugby World Cup final. Jamie discusses why some of the changes in selection for the All Blacks in 2022 happened more through chance than by design. The influence of Joe Schmidt and Jason (not James, Thala) Ryan as coaches. Why Rieko Ioane gets a bad wrap for his defence at 13. The influence of rugby league in how the All Blacks attack and what the All Blacks will try to do against the Springboks. Jamie

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01:30:50

Was Bongi Omkant and Other Semi Final Stories

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2023/10/24

Thala leads the team along with Kooks and Shaun as they unpack just how the Springboks wangled their way into the RWC2023 Final. We look at how brilliant England were but were just not able to hold on. Clutch Handre and other great substitutes that lifted the Springbok game. A look at the All Blacks and their big in over Argentina plus we already are looking ahead to the Final and pick some key players and head to heads to watch

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36:04

England v South Africa Preview with Charlie Morgan

RugbyBits ·

2023/10/19

Shaun and and Kooks welcome back Charlie Morgan to the RugbyBits Podcast as we take a look through the Match Day 23's announced. We deep dive the plan needed for sides to win and a look at key players and what to expect from England

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01:52:22

Springboks win in Paris and the All Blacks stun Ireland

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2023/10/18

We take a look at the scintillating rugby on display this weekend as RWC2023 puts on a show in the best Quarter Final display in the tournaments history. We go over each game and touch on the Fiji comeback, Argentina cook as Nico Sanchez seals the game. the All Blacks fending off Ireland after what felt like a lifetime and the Springboks beating France as Cheslin Kobe, Eben etzebeth, Bongi Mbonambi, Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel shine

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01:17:37

RWC QF Preview - Reinach and Dupont start, POM v...

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2023/10/13

Jared, Shaun and Thala preview the weekend's Rugby World Cup quarterfinals now that all the teams have been announced. We start with Wales v Argentina by asking who is the bigger loss between Taulupe Faletau and Pablo Matera. Jared ponders how Argentina's high possession game plan will go against Wales being happy to defend. We pick out players to watch including Jac Morgan, Juan Martin Gonzalez and Tommy Reffell. We then look at Ireland v New Zealand and discuss how much can be taken from the last

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47:45

The Springboks as Fruit with Harry Jones (RugbyBits n...

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2023/10/12

Shaun and Thala are joined by the Roar Rugby Podcast's Harry Jones to look at the Springboks before their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal clash with France in our RugbyBits n Pieces episode. We first discuss some of the selection dilemmas that the Springbok coaches might still be pondering - does Libbok or Pollard start, what is the composition of the bench, Vermeulen or Wiese, is there a role for Lukhanyo Am in this group and might Cobus Reinach start. We then go into depth where the Boks could target

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44:19

The Masked Scrumhalf and the Over-Excited Golden...

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2023/10/12

Kooks, Shaun and Thala were joined by Actu Rugby journalist - and two timed failed guest of our podcast :( - Thomas Corbet to preview the Springbok opponents in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal, France. Thomas revealed why there is less concern in France about Antoine Dupont's injury and whether he will start in the quarterfinal. We discussed what could be learned from the 2022 France v South Africa match, what weaknesses each team can expose in their player opponents, why Damian Penaud is an

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01:40:18

King Mike, Siya’s Testicles and who is the Rugby, who...

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2023/10/11

Kooks, Shaun and Thala wrap up an exciting final round of group stage games of the Rugby World Cup. There was no other place to start but Portugal’s victory over Fiji. We talk about the impressive Nicolas Martins, how Mike Tadjer’s kick stole the show and whether Fiji can bounce back from this loss for their quarterfinals. We then review the other Week 5 match ups. We welcome Pool D to the World Cup party after Argentina defeat Japan in an entertaining game and Samoa run England close. Shaun

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