Wherein I kick off the first episode of our second season, review a couple fixtures you might not have known about, and dig deep to find some interesting stories throughout rugby’s history.

The “Please Explain” article is here:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300639388/please-explain-meeting-for-all-blacks-coach-ian-foster-must-go-bone-deep

The piece wrapping up the Pacific Nations Cup is here:

https://www.world.rugby/news/731644/pacific-nations-cup-final-round-recap

The article about the new season of the NPC is here:

https://www.provincial.rugby/news/bunnings-warehouse-npc-fpc-and-heartland-championship-2022-draws-announced/

Rugby’s Strangest Matches can be bought used here, among other places:

https://www.abebooks.com/Rugbys-Strangest-Matches-Extraordinary-true-stories/31107600473/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade0to10-_-product_id=COM9781911622345USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuO6WBhDLARIsAIdeyDKHWTZfwrXtyaMe7yOg0M1tvv_QbLWKStZKipYDfC38vw4tGtsDhVMaAryiEALw_wcB

And you can watch Uruguay v Romania here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpdYCeGY7WQ&t=6318s

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