Aotearoa Rugby Pod

Join James Parsons, Bryn Hall and Ross Karl as they break down round one of Super Rugby, with the rise of the Chiefs, Crusaders and Aussie teams, plus plucky performances from the Highlanders and Moana Pasifika.

Plus, Crusaders and All Blacks Superstar Will Jordan talks the Crusaders bouncing back and Bryn Hall's average habits as a flatmate!

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ARP's James Parsons, Bryn Hall and Ross Karl talk to the Saveas and Caleb Clarke, as they preview the 2025 Super Rugby season.

Can anyone beat the Blues? Will the Crusaders come back and can the Aussie teams finally make a serious mark on the competition. Plus, which Smith should be at 10 for England and the latest evolution in Ireland's game.

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We get into why the All Blacks continue to make basic handling errors that are costing wins. We also get into England and Wales’ struggles, is Damian De Allende World Player of the Year, the Aussie revival and talk with former Italy captain Dean Budd about why Italy hasn’t yet reached its potential.

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Aotearoa Rugby Pod is back for another Autumn Nations run down. We see a southern hemisphere sweep as the All Blacks beat Ireland, Australia beat England and the Springboks beat Scotland.

The team analyse all the games and look at what is to come in the next week of fixtures.

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The Aoteroa crew is back for the Autumn Nation Series, where we dissect the ABs' win over England, why they tackled so many people off the ball, and how they managed to create opportunities.

With the game against Ireland coming up, we rank the ABs’ top 5 rivalries and ask whether Ireland is close to matching South Africa at number one. We get into Matt Williams’ comments about Kiwi rugby having an “existential crisis” and where the test against Ireland will be won or lost.

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The Aotearoa pod has returned for England vs New Zealand preview. They look at the squads and what New Zealand might want to expect with their first test in the UK.

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The Aotearoa Rugby Pod is back with Ross Karl, James Parsons, and Bryn Hall for another epic episode! This week, they’re joined by rising All Black star Sam Darry, who shares insights on his journey so far. The team dives into Japan's biggest threats and weaknesses, and they celebrate the legendary Portia Woodman, breaking down how she's maintained her unstoppable form over such a prolific career.

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The Aotearoa crew is back with Ross Karl, Jim Parsons, and Bryn Hall as they talk about everything All Blacks just before they head away on their end-of-year tour. Bryn and James reveal small All Black secrets and the crazy gifts Dan Carter and other All Blacks gave to the squad in their team raffles.

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The Aoteroa crew is joined by All Blacks coach Jason Ryan to discuss the All Blacks team selection that will travel up north on their end-of-year tour. They go over lessons learnt in The Rugby Championship before they face off against England, Ireland and France.

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Aotearoa team are all back in the studio to have a look back at the All Blacks performance in the Rugby Championship. What is the true difference between the winner of the Rugby Championship, Springboks and All Blacks.

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