History is made as the pod panel assembles in person for the first time, which is one more than Italy's Six Nations victories, Tuks' Varsity Cup wins, and the number of positive results in the Bulls last seven fixtures put together, all of which is discussed in the Pod's typically haphazard, vaguely informed way.

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Have a listen to find out how bird jizz is actually really useful, why Irish men can't finish, why Len Ikitau is (not) the world's best 13, if Ollie Lawrence is a great pretender or the English Messiah, how good Huw Jones really is and, hot off the press - a breaking scandal: Andrew reveals a secret love affair!

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Will the 6 Nations be celebrated with Guinness or champagne? Will the ale be fresh out the tap or will there be a whisky hangover? And what of a pairing with prosciutto, or perhaps a Welsh rarebit?

Join the gang for their January broadcast covering the best of European rugby (which, by extension, includes South Africa now), running the rule over the URC ahead of playoffs and making some big claims ahead of the 6 Nations.

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We review each of the 12 top-ranked men's international sides and their performances in 2022 with an eye to the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Gats and Borthwick are against the clock, Fozzie and Aussie need to find some consistency, and Wales are just shit. Is it all coming together for the Boks?

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The Boks put the English pretenders to the sword as Phil and Ant discuss the emphatic victory while checking in on Wales and Australia attempting to have a worse year than each other, and discussing the woes of the Sharks in the URC.

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No, they're not talking about the decision to ban Rassie from social media, but rather the exclusion of a certain Southern Hemisphere duo from the official team of the year. In a rare turn of events, South Africa is the one shining light for the southern hemisphere, primarily because they know what necks are, and how not to touch them.

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Another week, another close defeat for the Springboks on tour. The disappointed yet still hopeful panel closes out the Women's Rugby World Cup, does their best to defend Pieter-Steph ahead of his disciplinary hearing, debates modern rugby hairstyles, and go full Dan Brown on the French TMO or the lack thereof.

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Ant, Phil, and Andrew review the bumper weekend of international rugby, covering the semifinals of the Women's Rugby World Cup (which year is it?), the 7s, and the Test matches. Catharsis and verbal therapy (read-Bok bashing) are met by talking up Italy, despairing about Scotland despite a victory, celebrating Argentina's renaissance, and taking a token shit on Wales (thanks, Ben).

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With so much to cover, Phil and Ant ditch Andrew to fly through the various goings-on from the last week in the world of rugby, including, but not limited to Henco not knowing he's made the Bok Squad, and the All Blacks continuing to climb the red card tally.

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Phil shits on Bafana Bafana, NZRU are more All Blacks than Black Ferns, Jack Dempsey is not Scottish (and does Charles Piutau have tattoos?), and a URC wrap.

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