Ep12 - The top 5 most promising rugby players on the planet, will the Wallabies beat the Lions & the form 15 of Super Rugby
In this episode…we pick our top 5 most promising players around the world right now. Beav doubles down on the Wallabies chances of winning the Lions series, and are they now a serious chance of winning back the Bledisloe Cup? We name our form XV of Super Rugby which includes an all-Australian back 3 and nearly an all-Moana back row! Have the Jonah Awards become a 2-horse race? Do the Hurricanes have the best midfield in the competition right now? Predictions for round 13 and so much more…Chapters00:00Welcome to The Aftermatch & Beav Bashing Begins...03:04Beav doubles down on Lions series prediction - Wallabies to win it and this is why...06:42Are the Wallabies a serious chance to win back the Bledisloe?09:12Super Rugby's Form XV - and it includes an all Australian back 3!16:05Ardie Savea v Angus Ta'avao...19:40Does the Jonah Awards become a two-horse race?22:51Moana only have two Super sides left to conquer - can they do it in the last two weeks?24:35We relive the final 5 minutes from Dunedin...and talk about 'The Gregan'28:28Is this the best story in Super Rugby?31:39"I didn't see that coming"...Beav reacts to the Canes second half against the Chiefs34:52Is this the best midfield in the comp right now?39:10The Blues are stuttering...43:27Instant Reactions - Beav left some big names out of his all-time Chiefs XV...46:30The kiwi taking the Japanese comp by storm...48:46How to get Beauden Barrett, Damian McKenzie and Will Jordan on the park at the same time...51:32Top 5 most promising players around the world right now...58:46Super Rugby predictions for round 13...
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EP11 - Is Eben Etzebeth rugby’s most intimidating player? Beav goes viral in one week. The new rule law that would see Ardie’s chip and chase allowed!
Here’s what’s coming up on the show..Beav goes viral in a week, we discuss the next All Blacks captain in waiting, is Eben Etzebeth the most intimidating player in world rugby + the day he left Beav scarred for life, we talk about the game that will determine Super Rugby’s minor premiership, why Billy Proctor is the key to the Hurricanes, the new rule that would see Ardie Savea’s chip and chase allowed, the best kicking tee ever made, draft systems, Beav’s all time Chiefs XV and all the usual takeaways from the weekend…CHAPTERS00:00Welcome back - Beaver goes viral in one week...04:12Should the Chiefs relocate to Mt Maunganui?07:23Your All Blacks captain in waiting...Wallace Sititi09:57What sets the Chiefs apart...11:31Who is the most intimidating player in World Rugby?14:37The one game that will determine Super Rugby's minor premiership...16:02Are the Hurricanes the dark horse to take out the title?17:35The Jonah's for round 11 - Billy Proctor and here's why!24:37We react to Ardie's 'chip and chase'...and the new rule Beav would like to see introduced!27:17Beav's got a bone to pick...with the lack of common sense shown in Brisbane29:27The month Beav hit an albatross and hole in one on the golf course...30:41The Crusaders are starting to flex...34:50We respond to your questions and comments...and the best kicking tee ever made!37:18How the draft system used to work in Super Rugby + would it work nowadays?40:54"Stop chopping and changing your 10s"...42:12Beav names his all-time Chiefs XV...55:32Our predictions for round 12...
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EP10 - Would you trust Owen Farrell to kick for your life? Will Johnny Sexton meet Rieko at the airport? And rugby's Mt Rushmore!
Coming up on this episode…we react to Rieko Ioane’s Leinster move, we bring a couple of greats out of retirement, Beav talks about a night out at Rodeo Rodeo that went horrible wrong for one All Black, the Jonah Awards has a new candidate and this guy will be an All Black, we blind rank the greatest players from the top 6 nations in the world. We cover off the weekend’s action, the Chiefs second half stampeed, James O’Connor’s match winner in Christchurch, and Beav tells us if his life was on the line, who’s taking a penalty to save it! Why the Hurricanes weren’t able to find a way to win in Perth and we ponder the Brumbies run home.Chapters00:00Welcome to The Aftermatch...Beav rides the rollercoaster with the Blues03:02Hoskins Sotutu’s 'outrageous' skill set...06:04James O'Connor gets Maccas shouted, again!07:33If you had to pick someone to kick for your life who would it be?08:55The Jonah's - a new name and the next All Black?14:54Portia Woodman-Wickliffe comes out of retirement - so who would we bring out of retirement, if we could...19:53The Chiefs second half stampede...and the player who stood up!29:17Instant Reaction - you ask, we answer your questions...30:07Does Super Rugby need a player draft?33:24Another Aftermatch story - you need to listen to this!!36:19The one trophy Brad Thorn didn't win...38:31Beav explains why the Hurricanes couldn't secure victory in Perth...43:20Beaver's takeaways : why are wingers defending in the midfield?48:43Can the Hurricanes still make the 6?50:36Why can kiwi teams not win on Aussie soil this year?51:56Could the Brumbies top the table and get home field advantage all the way through the playoffs?54:00Blind Ranking - the greatest players from the top 6 nations in the world!01:02:40Super Rugby Predictions round 1101:04:50We react to Rieko Ioane's Leinster move...
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Most memorable haka ever, the try of the decade, a future All Black…and Hail Marys
In this episode - we talk about the best stop over in Super Rugby, the most memorable haka, a future All Black is hiding in plain sight and Beav coached him, we get in a tizzy over Joseph Sua’ali’i, we talk the Drua’s Hail Mary moments, can the Highlanders still make the playoffs, how the Blues can bank a top 2 spot, Easter egg hunts, and could Caleb Clarke make a move into the midfield.Chapters00:00Welcome back to The Aftermatch...05:24Entertainment under the roof & the Drua's Hail Mary moments...09:07The best stopover in Super Rugby...11:54Beaver's takeaways : the Waratahs innovation14:43Kirst's favorite player enters the Jonah's...18:45Super Rugby Power Rankings - it's good news for the Blues!21:30He's a future All Black...24:48Is the comp set up for the Crusaders?27:11Beav's banking the Blues a top 2 finish and here's why...30:50How the Landers can still make the playoffs...34:27Instant reaction : could Caleb Clarke move into the midfield?39:38Crystal ball gazing - who will our wingers be at the 2027 World Cup?42:06We address the glaring omission from Beav's top 5 cross code stars44:47The most memorable haka ever...48:09Beav's a sucker for Easter and our round 10 predictions...54:55Thanks for listening...
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Beauden Barrett joins an elite club, could Ardie Savea make it as a centre & who is the greatest cross-code athlete?
Coming up on episode 8 - Beaver gets led astray by Byron in the Valley, how he convinced Dave Rennie to bring him back to the Chiefs, Beauden Barrett joins an exclusive club, who is the greatest cross-code athlete ever, could Ardie Savea make it as a centre, who has the strongest legs in Super Rugby and much, much more…Chapters00:00When Beav got led astray by Byron in the Valley...06:02The Reds made a costly mistake...10:00Shaun Stevenson recruited at the Bombay's BP...what about Beav?15:09Beaver's takeaways from the weekend...attack, attack, attack21:03Who is the best cross-code star ever...23:10Brad Thorn...SBW...Wendell Sailor...Lote Tuquiri...Matt Rogers28:20The prop that'a a three try hero!32:45How Moana Pasifika can make the playoffs...38:26Bend it like Beauden Barrett - The Jonah Awards...44:01Could Ardie Savea make it as a centre?46:28What's happened to the Fijian Drua?48:54Who has the strongest leg drive in Super Rugby?54:46Our pick for round 9 of Super Rugby...01:00:19Thank You for listening!
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