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The Boks tinker with their lineup again ahead of the final round of Rugby Championship against Argentina. Will the South Americans dare to kick onto our diminutive back three and risk the electric counter attack? Will Libbok get the ball past the muscly ball hogs in the middle to his wings? Will Frans Malherbe start every Bok test from now until eternity? These are the important questions we ask ourselves. Also Ant goes on yet another rant about foreign player eligibility.

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Ant gets much needed counselling in a cathartic and pensive dissection of the Springbok loss to the All Blacks in Orcland. Question marks abound as the World Cup draws ever nearer but not all is lost.

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The gang revels in their predictive prowess, as Andy correctly called KLA to score at least two tries and Ant boldly said the Boks would score 40 points. The shock of one ex-national captain giving themselves the boot is compounded by another captain giving the boot to an unsuspecting (but deserving?) fan.

Can the All Blacks balance their back row? Have the Boks suddenly got shares in plane tickets? Do the Aussies have anyone left to pick? Find out with latest ERB pod.

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We're back to a full front row complement and we're excited as we discuss Rugby World Cup fashion, preview the Bok team for the first round of The Rugby Championship, and get real-time updates on the Baby Boks vs Argentina from Ant (spoiler: we're somehow in the semi finals).

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Ant and Phil dissect the latest rugby happenings in Andrew's skeptical sickness-enforced absence including a thrilling URC final where Andrew's beloved Stormers couldn't make home advantage count, a nail-biting Champions Cup final where Leinster threw away an early lead and a splattering of other rugby from Super Rugby to the Currie Cup.

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The cards are put on the Tafel as the team pick their playoff contenders in the URC, Heineken Champions Cup, and Challengers Cup. Will Leinster withstand the Flying Fish in Dublin or will they be distracted by the prospect of La Rochelle? Will the Stormers rediscover their fizz against the flat Bulls in the shadow of Devils Peak? Will Glasgow's Castle withstand the storming of Toulon? Among these important questions, the team also discuss the latest post-Corona Draught results (#AdamsYear, for real this time), the future of the Springbok coaching staff after the Stella Nienaber, what will Razor Robertson's packed backroom do for the All Black Label, ,how will the Boks crack one open side in Kolisi's potential absence, have the great Hunters the Lions been banished to the Savanna and whether the Bulls are none the Budweiser. Also, please could a beverage come on board as a sponsor?

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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