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All South African URC Final and Kooks signed by the Stormers

Kooks, Shaun and Thala break down the weekend of knockout rugby around the world.
In the First Phase, we discuss our favourite finals in which our teams were not involved in and we discussed the Cheetahs v Lions 2007 Currie Cup Final, the Bulls v Chiefs 2009 Super Rugby Final and the Waratahs v Crusaders 2013 Super Rugby Final.
We then break down the Bulls' shock victory over Leinster at the RDS. We look at the success of the Bulls lineout and Sexton trying to wrestle control back for Leinster. Kooks and Thala share their experience watching the Stormers victory after the full time siren and discuss Manie Libbok stepping up in the final moments and Damian Willemse's monumental performance. Kooks then shares what happened to him after he got invited onto the field after the game
We then look at the Super Rugby Pacific, Premiership and Top 14 knockout games - raving about the classy performances from Beauden Barrett and Antoine Dupont to looking at why Owen Farrell is such a winner. We wrap up by making our predictions for the weekend's finals.

URC Review and Teams the Streets won’t forget with Carl Lewis

The team is joined by Carl Lewis, head of content at Betcoza, our wonderful sponsors as we dive into the weekend’s URC Quarterfinals.
We start in Loftus and credit is give to Jake White’s Bulls team for their consistency throughout the competition and for outlasting the Sharks. We look into why the Sharks season finished below our expectations and what this means for the future of head coach Sean Everitt and incoming director of rugby Neil Powell. We rave about the monster performances from Marcell Coetzee, Canaan Moodie and Phepsi Buthelezi.
We move to Cape Town for the Stormers victory over Edinburgh. We all about the Stormers tight defence, the improvement in Herschel Jantjies’ play and Sacha Mngomezulu standing up strong in his debut and the colossal performance from Evan Roos.
We also spend some time reviewing the brilliant performance from James Hume which puts the final nail in the coffin of the Johan van Graan Munster era. We talk about Leinster putting up a cricket score on Glasgow.
In our First Phase segment we talk about teams the streets won’t forget and mention memorable teams such as the 1999 Stormers, 2010 Wallabies, 2012 Sharks and 2013 Cheetahs. Our weekend shoutouts include complimenting the Griquas and Pumas for their Currie Cup campaign and the Ines’s of the final weekend of the Top 14.

United Rugby Championship special with AP Cronje

The full squad is joined by chief rugby Twitter pot stirrer AP Cronje, as he continues to offend rugby fans throughout the British Isles in our URC quarterfinal previews.
In the Bulls v Sharks game, we debate what the Sharks game plan actually is, their lack of fluency in attack, the importance of Thomas du Toit, the emergence of Johan Grobbelaar and the Bulls ability in the lineout.
For the Stormers v Edinburgh game, we preview the titanic scrum battle between the two, look at Deon Fourie v Hamish Watson and expect to see a flurry of tries from the two best attacking teams in the URC.
In the Ulster v Munster game, we look at the importance of Peter O’Mahony and Nick Timoney and the midfield battle between Damian de Allende and Stuart McCloskey.
Finally we give Glasgow very little chance of upsetting a wounded Leinster team (which probably means Glasgow will now win).
We also discuss some of the lesser known players we think will steal headlines this weekend which include Johan Grobbelaar, Phepsi Buthelezi, James Hume and Canaan Moodie.
In our First Phase segment we discuss players we didn’t rate but have surprised us with how good they are.

Rhule and Leyds Inc., French dominance in Europe, Super Rugby previews and Japanese League One Locks

The full squad, battling nationwide power cuts, came together to discuss the epic European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals.
We join in the celebrations in France, as we rave over the impressive performances for both La Rochelle and Lyon. We rave about the performances of Dillyn Leyds and Raymond Rhule as La Rochelle win their first major trophy. We also cover the Lyon’s first cup win in almost 90 years, as they beat Toulon to win the European Challenge Cup.
Our weekend shout-outs include Gurthrö Steenkamp, Uzair Cassiem, Kwagga Smith, Maritzburg College and the upcoming Allianz 15 Final

RugbyBits Team Roasts Each Other In FirstPhase, a look at the URC and we pick our European winners

The entire team jump on in this weeks episode as we take a deeper dive into the South African sides games in the URC. 
We do however start off with each team member selecting who they believe the others would favorite in the UltimateRugby App. Kooks, Thala, Jared and Shaun bring out some funny moments and well thought out answers based on their rugby personalities.
 
In the European discussion we dive into what Leinster and Toulon must do to lose what looks like dead certain wins and we hail some South African hero's in the Rugby Shout Out's.

Lukhanyo Am’s Presence, Siya Kolisi Legacy, Champions Cup, URC & more on TwoSides Documentary

Kooks and Shaun are at the helm in this episode as they jump into Leinster's near perfect Champions Cup performance, Toulouse's stuttering season, the Itoje v Etzebeth battle and the upcoming URC.
 
They both dive into Episode 1 of SuperSport's Springbok and British & Irish Lions documentary, TwoSides

War God, Johann van Graan and all things Munster with TRK

The full squad is joined by Tom Savage (better known as @threeredkings on Twitter) who is nursing a hangover from his weekend in Dublin after watching his beloved Munster in the Champions Cup quarterfinal against Toulouse.
Tom talks about the fight Munster put up against the European champions. We discuss other ways to settled tied knockout games in our First Phase segment. Tom shares some of the Munster youngsters to look forward to, their expectations for the rest of the United Rugby Championship and his assessment of the Johann van Graan era.
We finish off by making our picks for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi finals this weekend, talking some of the amazing tries scored over the last weekend and Paul Roos stealing a win.

What the South African teams need to do to host a URC quarterfinal, Champions Cup quarterfinals predictions and Springboks who should’ve had more test caps

Jared, Shaun and Thala get out their notebooks and discuss what each of the South African URC playoff teams need to work on if they want to win the competition.
We look at the Stormers tough win over an impressive young Leinster team and Deon Fourie’s impact. We discuss which of the non-Springbok superstar Sharks players has impressed us the most. We debate where Johan Grobelaar finds himself in the Springbok hooker pecking order.
We then preview and predict the Champions Cup matches for the weekend.
We discuss our First Phase question which was this week “Which Springboks do you think deserve more test caps” and compile a very competitive XV. 
This week’s rugby shoutouts include a discussion of Spain’s disqualification from the men’s 2023 Rugby World Cup, celebrating the comeback of Rynhardt Elstadt to Toulouse and celebrating the career of Don Armand.

South African fullback riches, which SA team would do the best in an away knockout URC game Doug Howlett curses

Kooks, Shaun and Thala huddle up for another classic episode of the RugbyBits podcast.
We start with our new segment, First Phase, and discuss our rugby conspiracy theories. Kooks shares what sorcery Doug Howlett used to keep his All Black try scoring record, Shaun laments the failed opportunity with the EP Kings and we wonder if Jared is actually a closet Bulls fan.
We move on to recap a great weekend of URC action where the fullbacks were the stars. The Stormers are legit title contenders, but the Sharks and Bulls are still finding consistency and the young Lions continue to learn every game. We get our calculators out to figure out playoff permutations and debate which South African team would do best in an away quarterfinal.
We finish off with our weekend shoutouts, which include Shaun finally throwing praise on Rieko Ioane’s play at 13 and the return of the English goat, Owen Farrell, to some of his best rugby.

Technical v Tactical, Australian Rugby & Bacon and Egg Rolls with Dave Wessels

The full squad is joined in this episode by former Western Force and Melbourne Rebels head coach, Dave Wessels. Get your notepads out, because this podcast is better than an World Rugby coaching course!
We talk Dave’s experiences working under 4 different Springbok head coaches during his time at the Stormers and the Brumbies, his love for Ikeys and consoling Tom Dawson-Squibb.
Dave shares his experiences and what he has learned from his time as a head coach at the Force and Rebels, managing his transition to the Rebels, the value of Marcel Brache and what South Africa can learn from Australian rugby.
We hear his thoughts about which is South Africa’s best URC side and which of the Brumbies and the Reds are better in Australia and we all share our niche loves for the game of rugby.
 
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