Draft Rugby

We take a look through the 4 Australian teams and the Fijian Drua to discuss their best XVs, who each team has gained and lost, any big injuries, and what both the individual players, and their teams fortunes might look like.

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The fellas deep dive into all the new and young talent coming into Super Rugby in 2025. With possibly the best group of young faces we have had in the last 5 years, there are a lot of faces to get to know!

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In Episode 2 we preview the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific NZ Conference.We first look at our 2023 Super Rugby predictions for top fantasy players from each conference and who we picked as smokies - players to have a huge year in 2023.We then talk our way through the six NZ conference teams looking at player movements, in and out of each squad, the best starting XV, new hot shit players, who we think is set for a breakout season and then how the club is developing/shaping up for the 2024 season and where they will place on the ladder.We finish the pod by giving our 2024 predictions for top fantasy player and smokies for this season!Website is back up at draftrugby.com. It's now a substack which contains a blog, email newsletter and the podcast episodes all in one feed. Be sure to sign up and stay tuned for Harry to post the #casualtyward sometime soon!

The boys are back for the seventh season of the Draft Rugby Show. In episode one Harry, Nelson & Cargie catchup taking a quick look back at what went down in Super Rugby Pacific 2023 and then get stuck into previewing the Aussie Conference for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Competition.

Eddie Jones, Wallabies RWC Review & Rugby Australia - Draft Rugby S06E24

Harry, Nelson & Nabung debrief everything there is to do with the Wallabies and the Rugby World Cup.

Entree: The Wallabies World Cup performance

Main Course: Eddie Jones - what do we think so far? and where to now?

Dessert: The Rugby Australia Board and Hamish Mclennan

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Thank you to all our amazing guests!

Podcast caps:

Harry 166 Caps

Nelson 144 Caps

Cargie 132 Caps

Nabung 'The Supersub' - 14 Caps

Mitch 'Rev' Evans - 4

Paul Tait - 3

Scotty 'Sumo' Stevenson, Squidge Rugby, Allan Alaalatoa, Nick McArdle, Mitch Foster - 2

Morgan Turinui, Blake 'The Weatherman', Elite Rugby Banter, Ben Darwin, Brendon Shields, Naca Cawanibuka, Shane Hussein, Michael Atkinson & Chrissy Nabung- 1

The Test Season Ahead - Draft Rugby S06E23

Harry, Nelson & Cargie discuss everything about the start of the Test Rugby Season in the Southern hemisphere

Entree: U20's RWC and Wallaroos

Main Course: The Smokie of the year and the Wallabies play makers

Dessert: The Wallabies Vs South Africa

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Thank you to all our amazing guests!

Podcast caps:

Harry 165 Caps

Nelson 143 Caps

Cargie 133 Caps

Nabung 'The Supersub' - 13 Caps

Mitch 'Rev' Evans - 4

Paul Tait - 3

Scotty 'Sumo' Stevenson, Squidge Rugby, Allan Alaalatoa, Nick McArdle, Mitch Foster - 2

Morgan Turinui, Blake 'The Weatherman', Elite Rugby Banter, Ben Darwin, Brendon Shields, Naca Cawanibuka, Shane Hussein, Michael Atkinson & Chrissy Nabung- 1

The Big Dance - Draft Rugby S06E22

Harry, Nelson & Cargie discuss everything you need to know about the Semi-Finals & Grand-Final of Super Rugby

Entree: Semi-Finals reviews & talking points

Main Course: Grand-Final preview

Dessert: The Wallabies Front Row contenders.

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Thank you to all our amazing guests!

Podcast caps:

Harry 164 Caps

Nelson 142 Caps

Cargie 132 Caps

Nabung 'The Supersub' - 13 Caps

Mitch 'Rev' Evans - 4

Paul Tait - 3

Scotty 'Sumo' Stevenson, Squidge Rugby, Allan Alaalatoa, Nick McArdle, Mitch Foster - 2

Morgan Turinui, Blake 'The Weatherman', Elite Rugby Banter, Ben Darwin, Brendon Shields, Naca Cawanibuka, Shane Hussein, Michael Atkinson & Chrissy Nabung- 1

The Ardie Savea Try Controversy - Draft Rugby S06E21

Harry & Cargie discuss everything you need to know about the quarter-finals and Semi Finals of Super Rugby

Entree: Quarter Finals reviews & talking points

Main Course: Semi Finals previews

Dessert: The Wallabies centre contenders.

Find us on the socials on all channels @draftrugby and check out our website draftrugby.com

Thank you to all our amazing guests!

Podcast caps:

Harry 163 Caps

Nelson 141 Caps

Cargie 131 Caps

Nabung 'The Supersub' - 13 Caps

Mitch 'Rev' Evans - 4

Paul Tait - 3

Scotty 'Sumo' Stevenson, Squidge Rugby, Allan Alaalatoa, Nick McArdle, Mitch Foster - 2

Morgan Turinui, Blake 'The Weatherman', Elite Rugby Banter, Ben Darwin, Brendon Shields, Naca Cawanibuka, Shane Hussein, Michael Atkinson & Chrissy Nabung- 1

Lock in your finalists - Draft Rugby S06E20

Harry, Nelson & Cargie discuss everything you need to know about rounds 15 and the quarter-finals of Super Rugby

Entree: Round 14 review & talking points

Main Course: Quarter Finals previews

Dessert: The Wallabies 2nd row contenders.

Find us on the socials on all channels @draftrugby and check out our website draftrugby.com

Thank you to all our amazing guests!

Podcast caps:

Harry 162 Caps

Nelson 150 Caps

Cargie 130 Caps

Nabung 'The Supersub' - 13 Caps

Mitch 'Rev' Evans - 4

Paul Tait - 3

Scotty 'Sumo' Stevenson, Squidge Rugby, Allan Alaalatoa, Nick McArdle, Mitch Foster - 2

Morgan Turinui, Blake 'The Weatherman', Elite Rugby Banter, Ben Darwin, Brendon Shields, Naca Cawanibuka, Shane Hussein, Michael Atkinson & Chrissy Nabung- 1