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They’re nervous, we’re excited.Angus Crichton will Steggles for industrialised Kiwi meat - itself a bit yellow in colour as they sack Razor clam Robertson - as he becomes the 3rd Rooster of recent times to beg for the upgrade from avian to macropod. Nick and Natho are on board to ride the chocobo of delusion in this bloated metaphor. They chirp: Crichton! How good? Our potential sumptuous backline for ‘27 Who else do you want - let’s get greedy! Razor getting the cut And fightin’ flowers at Tahs training See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The RWC2027 pools have been drawn. Nick W and Nick H are live and give their instant reactions.    POOLS: Pool A: New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong China, Chile Pool B: South Africa, Italy, Georgia, Romania Pool C: Argentina, Fiji, Spain, Canada Pool D: Ireland, Scotland, Uruguay, Portugal, Pool E: France, Japan, USA, Samoa Pool F: England, Wales, Tonga, Zimbabwe   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cricket season has started with a first test victory inside two days! How good! Oh, and the Wallabies played their last match of the year. The two Nicks and Nath come together for our last instant reaction of the year (and likely second last pod before the season wrap) to talk the end of a rough November tour.  WARNING: Sad bois See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

URGGGGGGHHHHH!  WARNING: coarse language See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crap. The Wallabies are in all sorts of trouble after Italy recorded back-to-back wins. Nick W and Natho welcome back Jack O'Rourke to the pod to dissect that mess of a result. WARNING: sad bois, honest opinions and naughty words See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can't promise this is one of our best instant reactions... but then again, it also fits the game we just watched. Nick H and Natho sit through and dissect the Wallabies loss at Twickenham so you don't have to. WARNING: Swear words and variable sound quality  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's your favourite logo in all of World Rugby? Fuelled by another Nick H rabbit hole, Nick W and Natho talk about the fringiest of all fringe teams - and maybe also talk about the November Internationals and what a pass mark would be for Joe Schmidt's Wallabies. Got a favourite rugby logo. See the World map for yourself and tell us your favourite: https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/xeeiq6/logos_of_national_rugby_union_teams/#lightbox  WARNING: naughty words and badly misunderstood context  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well, a wins a win. Nick W and Natho sit down to review the Wallabies tense 19-15 win over the Brave Blossoms to kick off the Spring Tour. WARNING: naughty words See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian domestic season is done for the year, and what a weekend it was! Super Rugby AUS comes to a thrilling end, Australia U18s clean sweep New Zealand, Australian Schoolboys cleansweep Fiji - and the future is bright. Nick W, Nath and Nick H discuss - and maybe talk about another Bledisloe match too. WARNING: a few naughty words be said. We were depressed, be happy you're getting a pod at all.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Sunday night, and that powers that be demand we be pietous and not mention the referees!But luckily we record the pods during the week, and this time it's Nick and Nathan discussing the team, the game on the weekend, and everything we'd missed since we last did our pod. Hopefully this coming Sunday is more Sundae than Sunday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did Andrea strike again? Nick H (and Dougie), Nick W and Nath give their thoughts on the Wallabies' close loss to the All Blacks at Eden Park, and what things look like ahead for Perth. Also, the sound quality is quite variable for this one. Apologies, blame Hartman's echoing phone. WARNING: a few shtss are said oh no naughty stop us Buy stuff from our sponsor – Goodradigbee Distillery: https://goodradigbee.com/store/?coupon=gagr20  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 175 episodes, we're ditching the counter! Hoping for some firsts, like this weekend as it's time for the Bledisloe. Nick H and Natho jump on today to chat about the Rugby World Cup final, the Bledisloe Cup, the chat out of Mungo Ball and the latest results from Super Rugby AUS. WARNING: a naughty word or two Buy stuff from our sponsor – Goodradigbee Distillery: https://goodradigbee.com/store/?coupon=gagr20  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So we're sad... again. Our second instant reaction, Nath flies solo one last time as the Wallaroos bow out of the Rugby World Cup against Canada. Buy stuff from our sponsor – Goodradigbee Distillery: https://goodradigbee.com/store/?coupon=gagr20  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So we're sad. First of two instant reactions of the day, Nick W and Nick H give their thoughts on a controversial afternoon in the sun in Sydney, as the Pumas claim victory over the Wallabies. WARNING: a few naughty words Buy stuff from our sponsor – Goodradigbee Distillery: https://goodradigbee.com/store/?coupon=gagr20  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Missing our long, rambling podcasts? No? Well, you're getting one. We travel across continents with the two Nicks in Sydney and Nath and Finn Morton in Bristol, taking the Rugby Championship, the Rugby World Cup, stadiums, Super Rugby AUS and more. Some good rugby pondering for you. WARNING: Naughty words and dodgy internet Buy stuff from our sponsor – Goodradigbee Distillery: https://goodradigbee.com/store/?coupon=gagr20  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.