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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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32:02

#36 Rugby: Who makes the URC Top 8?

Bench Opinions ·

2025/03/05

Dom and Claus dissect last weekend's URC results and look forward to the knock-out rounds and try to predict their Top 8.

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31:48

#35 WAW: Paint me like an organic supermarket?!?!?

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2025/03/04

Claus and Dom are a twosome this week as they unpack their week with observations, objections and opinions on organic supermarkets, dangerous but bold fashion and having your house painted.

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32:21

#34 Leftovers: Who is the ICC Champions Trophy...

Bench Opinions ·

2025/02/28

Wrapping up another week, Claus and Max talk about evrything lef over including the ICC Champion's Trophy, the launch of the new Formula 1 Season and Jacques Kruyswijk winning on the European Tour.

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25:16

#33 Football: We need to talk about the brutal truth...

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2025/02/27

Claus helps Max discect where it all went wrong in another title challenge for Arsenal as Liverpool's 20th Title now looks all but confirmed.

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29:02

#32 Rugby: Have Scotland peaked under Townsend?

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2025/02/26

The boys Review the latest derby between the Bulls and the Sharks before turning their attention to the 6 Nations with Scotland narrowly losing to England. Are England back? Is Townsend under pressure? Find out in this week's Rugby episode. Tune in.

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24:48

#31 WAW: The Pasta and wine scandal and blissful...

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2025/02/25

Claus and Max sit down together to talk about cooking for a big group, smoking weed in stressful situations, women in mens locker rooms and the endless frustrations of dealing with incompetence.

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23:26

#30 Leftovers: ICC Champions Trophy and Canada booing...

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2025/02/21

Max and Dom close out the week with this week's leftovers segement, talking about Jannik Sinner's controversial ban from Tennis, the ICC Champions Trophy coming up, with India playing all its games in Dubai, and some quick chats about the 4 nations Hockey Tournament with the USA v Canada game offering up plenty of talking points.

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26:23

#29 Football: Levy & Beyoncé out at Spurs and Merino...

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2025/02/20

Max and Dom sit down to recap a longer gameweek in the Premier League with the last Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park, City's thumping of Newcastle, Tottenham's victory over Manchester United and Brighton's dispatching of Chelsea. The boys look forward to some big games coming up with another week for Liverpool vs Aston Villa and Manchester City and United have to head to in Form Everton. Are Tottenham fans right to want Levy out, and have Arsenal solved their striker crisis with a

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01:21:25

#28 Rugby: Gatland's legacy and have found the new...

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2025/02/19

Dom and Claus discect the weeks rugby news and results with Gatlands leaving Wales and plenty of action from the United Rugby Championship

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52:47

#27 WaW: Participation trophies create dictators

Bench Opinions ·

2025/02/18

Dom and Claus sit down in their What a Week segment to discuss everything from burst pipes to near death skiing experiences.

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01:23:15

Episode 26: England finally get the win, Plymouth...

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2025/02/11

Claus, Dom and Max discuss the second week of the Six Nations with England, Ireland and Italy getting important wins. Tottenham and Arsenal are dumped out of the EFL Cup and some big results in this weeks FA Cup Round with Plymouth knocking out Liverpool, Brighton beating Chelsea and United squeezing past Leicester with a controversial goal. The boys wrap up some UFC action with Du Plessis beating Strickland and briefly chat about the SA20 Final and results from the Waste Management Open and Qatar

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01:27:50

Episode 25: Six Nations week 1, Man City humbled and...

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2025/02/03

This week the boys discuss Six Nations week 1 with Wales in trouble and a lot of unknowns about England. Man United lose again, Liverpool do well to beat a boisterous Bournemouth team and Arsenal bury their Man City demons. The TGL is going to be a success if it has the characters and the SA20 is the next hot thing in T20 cricket. This week the boys rank their Top 5 sports documentaries. Tune in for another great episode.

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01:07:35

Episode 24: Leinster dominate, Postecoglu in trouble...

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2025/01/27

The boys are back after a short break to discuss the URC results and give their Six Nations predictions. The Moyes effect Rolls on for Everton while Tottenham are in a relegation scrap. Sinner and Keys win Australian open titles and the boys rank the top 5 sports teams of all time. Enjoy the show!

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01:10:08

Episode 23: Stormers thump Sale, United dig deep to...

Bench Opinions ·

2025/01/15

Dom and Claus join Max from Cape Town to break down the past weeks action in the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. The boys discuss United's win against Arsenal in the FA Cup and preview Nottingham Forest v Liverpool. Do asks everyone's early verdict on the TGL and then the boys dive into the weeks final segment, putting together top 5 sporting comeback lists. Tune in for some laughs and sports talk.

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01:02:19

Episode 22: New Rugby laws, United surprise Liverpool...

Bench Opinions ·

2025/01/07

The trio is complete again. Dom and Claus join Max from South Africa to discuss the new Rugby law changes for 2025. United spring a surprise in Liverpool, City back to winning ways and Brentford thump Southampton. The boys discuss whether Postecoglu is in trouble and finish off by talking about the cricket with Australia v India and South Africa v Pakistan. Join them for their Play's of the week and the second Top 5 with the boys ranking their favourite sport movies.

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01:20:20

Episode 21: Illegal tackles in the URC, Premier...

Bench Opinions ·

2024/12/30

Claus and Max sit down to discuss the Stormers victory against the Sharks and the struggles of the Irish teams, apart from Leinster, in the URC. Max assesses Liverpool's 2024 in the Premier League and the boys talk about Test cricket, with India losing to Australia and South Africa squeezing past Pakistan. The boys round off, chatting about the upcoming TGL golf league. Tune in for a fun chat about current sports and strange life events.

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01:02:25

Episode 20: URC Derby week, LFC thrash Tottenham,...

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2024/12/24

Claus and Max meet up for this week's Christmas special. It was Derby week in the URC with plenty of great games and tight results. Leinster are going to be hard to stop. Tottenham get thumped by Liverpool, United lose to Bournemouth, City lose again and Arsenal get back on track with a big win against Crystal Palace. I boxing news Usyk beat Furyk for the second time and the boys run through their Play's of the week. Tune in for this week's Christmas special.

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01:00:22

Episode 19: Amad sinks City, Nohamba leaving and...

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2024/12/16

The streak is alive. Another week, another episode. In this week's Rugby segment the boys discuss the Stormers continued struggles, the Bulls losing at home, Nohamba leaving for Japan, Benetton beating Bath and all the action from the past weekend. In Football news, City are downed by Amad's heroics and Pep continues to struggle. Wolves and Southampton fire their managers and Chelsea keep the title race alive. In other news India are struggling against Australia and the heat was on at the Alfred

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01:09:56

Episode 18: Cape Town 7s, Ashworth sacking and...

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2024/12/11

Max joins the the boys on the couch from South Africa, donning a fresh sunburn. This week the boys cover Round 1 of the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, the Cape Town 7s and all major results from the past Premier League round. A big debate breaks out on the quality of Dan Ashworths signings and whether that was a contributing factor to his sacking. The episode rounds out with discussions on the final F1 race of the season in Abu Dhabi and results from the Nedbank Golf challenge. Tune in

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01:10:03

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

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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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