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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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All Episodes

02:03:06

Six Nations Preview

RugbyBits ·

2025/01/31

Thala and Shaun go through each team, look at their chances, predict the final table and take a deep dive into some young guns the coaching hot seat and more

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01:22:43

Dark Days For SA Teams

RugbyBits ·

2025/01/22

We look back at the weekends Champions Cup games which saw all of the South African teams bomb out of the tournament. Thala's true colours come through as his Bulls blue personality is exposed. We look at the weekends URC fixtures with the Lions in with a great opportunity to win their Derby while things are not looking great for the Sharks and the Stormers.

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01:13:27

Wonderful Wandi, Bad Bulls and South Africans vs...

RugbyBits ·

2025/01/14

Kooks and Shaun open the 2025 podcasting year for the RugbyBits as they unpack the weekends Champions Cup action.We look into playing on two fronts as the URC, Champions Cup/Challenge Cup are front and center. We unpack how to fix it and ask for a better academy/youth system to be used to increase the squad depth and save the budget. We figure out the best plan for 2025 for Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and his terrible injury luck and Kooks applauds the Stormers with SHARKY still not

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02:00:11

Jake White versus buffets, Champions Cup preview and...

RugbyBits ·

2024/12/04

Kooks, Shaun and Thala wrap up round 7 of the URC, which saw the Sharks beat the Stormers for the first time, the Bulls win in Connacht and the Lions narrowly losing to Munster.We start at Kings Park and reflect on the crazy finish and how the Stormers almost stole it, how great Kolisi, Esterhuizen and Fassi were and whether Kooks is selling his Dobbo stocks. We move to the Bulls beating Connacht and the big story of the game is Jake White’s comments about Canan Moodie gaining weight. Shaun shares

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01:54:01

Grading the Tier 1 international sides and World...

RugbyBits ·

2024/11/27

Kooks and Thala look back on the World Rugby awards and whip out the score cards for each men’s international Tier 1 side for their year.We start by fanboying over Ellie Kildunne and discussing the controversial selections of Antoine Dupont and Jerome Daret. We then discuss what PSDT’s 2nd Player of the Year means for his legacy. We then try to grade each Tier 1 nation’s year. We look at everyone from excellent years for the Springboks and Argentina, to confusing years for England and New Zealand

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02:08:17

Sublime Siya, Voices in Wright's head with Caleb...

RugbyBits ·

2024/11/18

Shaun and Thala are joined by rugby journalist and broadcaster (and hot take artist) Caleb Mutombwa to review the weekend’s Autumn Nations Series.We start with the Springboks victory over England by debating who won the kicking game, the Boks taking turns to step Freddie Steward and which Boks players stocks rose and fell after this game. Caleb reports from the Steven Borthwick press conference and discusses whether the pressure on Borthwick is increasing, his selection failures and whether England

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54:08

England preview with Charlie Morgan

RugbyBits ·

2024/11/15

We are joined by Charlie Morgan as we preview the big England v South Africa test. We look into the coaching merry-go-round with Steve Borthwick's assistants, the defensive set up, what Freddie Steward is picked for and a lot more. Kooks, Thala and Shaun then go through the Springbok squad and pick their pressure points ahead of the big clash

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01:44:30

Autumn Nations Series Weekend Review

RugbyBits ·

2024/11/11

Kooks and Shaun take a deep dive into the Springboks' win over Scotland, we take a look at each player, decide which 9 we want to start against England and Shaun explains how the Scotland minds stopped them from winning We look at a brilliant All Black win and ask again why Razor failed to use his bench. Have Ireland lost all the players that get the team fired up? England were next to be upset as the Wallabies secured their best win under Joe Schmidt. We look at the midfield and focus on Joseph

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01:36:10

Hard Soft Tele'a and the Duhan Darcy Dominance

RugbyBits ·

2024/11/04

Thala, Shaun and Kooks have a look at magnificent Mark and how the All Blacks beat England. We start off with our first phase of which Scotland player you would start for the Springboks and we pay tribute to Joe Marler who retired from test rugby but not before helping give the fans what they really want when watching the Haka. With the Autumn Nations Series well underway we look at England and how they got undone by New Zealand, we unpack the bizarre running meters by the Scotland backs and

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44:54

Autumn Nations Series Part 2 - World Player of the...

RugbyBits ·

2024/11/01

Kooks and Thala come again for Part 2 of their Autumn Nations Series preview and they focus more on the players in this round.Kooks and Thala discuss whether Pieter-Steph du Toit has the World Rugby Player of the Year award in the bag, which Springboks and Ireland players could contest and what the size of meltdown would be if Antoine Dupont wins it without playing a test this year. We then discuss which best players in a position in a world title fights are happening in November - we look forward

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01:04:56

Autumn Nations Series Part 1 - All Blacks and England...

RugbyBits ·

2024/11/01

Kooks and Thala have a two-part preview for the Autumn Nations Series and ask the burning questions for the upcoming games. We first share memories and discuss why the Autumn Nations Series is the most special part of the international rugby calendar and if rugby played in the southern hemisphere is given that yellow filter like they do for movies set in Mexico. We first discuss which team has the most to gain this series and why the All Blacks, England and Italy could make big statements with a

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01:19:08

Sharks and Stormers are back, apologies to Ulster...

RugbyBits ·

2024/10/23

Kooks and Thala review week 5 of the URC and the Springbok squad for the Autumn Nations Series. Kooks and Thala discuss the return of Damian Willemse in the squad and Ruan Nortje, Elrigh Louw and Jan-Hendrik Wessels staying in the squad. Then we discuss if we might have made a mistake placing Ulster at the bottom of our tiers list last week. We break down impressive wins for the Stormers and the Sharks, a gritty defensive win for the Lions. We discuss why the Bulls can’t play in second halves and

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01:37:45

URC Tier List, Kolisi the hero and Squidge losing the...

RugbyBits ·

2024/10/15

Kooks and Thala rank the URC into tiers after 4 rounds of the URC. We divide the teams into four different tiers: Championship Contenders, Playoff Locks, Dark Horses and Basement Dwellers. Find out where we rank the South African teams. Why we think it’s the year for the Lions to make some playoff noise, why the Bulls are still championship contenders, why Stormers fans shouldn’t be too concerned (yet) and what exactly are the Sharks cooking. We also won’t be tricked by Munster, still need to be

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53:13

The Rugby Championship with Jared Wright

RugbyBits ·

2024/10/02

Jared and Shaun go over the weekends result that saw the Springboks secure their first 'real' Rugby Championship title since 2009.We discuss the performances from Saturday and look at the Bledisloe Cup plus how the two sides will fare in the future. We take a look at the Springbok midfield and how the future looks

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44:25

The Argentina Blues, Manie Ride or Die and The...

RugbyBits ·

2024/09/24

Kooks and Sharky chat about how upsetting the Springbok loss was. We look into a brilliant Los Pumas performance and where it went wrong for the Springboks. We take a look at the new Springbok match day 23 and have a bit of a wobble at the end leaving Sharky to sign off

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01:40:00

Springboks, Bledisloe Cup and the Currie Cup

RugbyBits ·

2024/09/18

Thala and Shaun have a look at the Springboks squad that Rassie Erasmus named ahead of the opening Los Pumas test. We look into each position and highlight the inexperience of the pack and Shaun makes a call on how Manie Libbok will be introduced. We look at how Scott Robertson is on a razor's edge with his job and talk loose trio's Bledisloe Cup results and more. Lastly we look at the Currie Cup and make some bold URC predictions

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01:38:11

Unpacking The NZ Tour

RugbyBits ·

2024/09/09

Kooks and Shaun take a look at the second Springbok win over rivals New Zealand in the Rugby Championship.The Springbok set up a great chance of taking the Rugby Championship title in the 5th round against Argentina away. We look at which players performed on both sides, dive into the absolute disaster of a second test for the Wallabies and look at which Springboks should tour next week. We both disagree on the Willie le Roux yellow card and Shaun is unhappy with World Rugby's 'No Stoppages'

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27:11

Unbalanced loose trio and EOD Specialists

RugbyBits ·

2024/09/05

Jamie Wall joins us again as we look ahead to a very important test in Cape Town.Both teams have made changes and Jamie explains why it is hard to get used to an All Blacks side being dictated too. We look at the team, the strange but exciting All Black loose trio and the wings on both sides. We try and understand the thoughts behind the Jordan and Sititi positional selections and Jamie looks into the Kolisi/Cane online battle Jamie predicts and epic midfield battle again with his eyes firmly

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01:30:38

Springboks shine after tough start, RSAvNZL Review

RugbyBits ·

2024/09/02

Thala and Shaun walk through the Springbok test and how well the All Blacks started, we talk about the impact the Bomb Squad made and what the All Blacks need to do to win this type of game.We take a deep dive into all the controversial moments and set the record straight on the Aphelia Fassi yellow card and the Bongi Mbonambi try.

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33:45

RSAvNZL Preview with Jamie Wall

RugbyBits ·

2024/08/29

We welcome Jamie Wall who is in South Africa following the All Blacks on their two test tour. Jamie is and Author and Journalist.He has written four books on the All Blacks including The Hundred Years' War about the Springbok and All Black rivalry. You can order his books here (https://www.jamiewallrugby.com/buy-my-books) We discuss the funny inclusion of Eben Etzebeth into the squad, look into how Beauden Barrett will become the most capped All Black, where the All Blacks are strong, who are

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