Rugby Rewind

Former Bay of Plenty Steamer, Highlander and one cap Scottish international Phil Burleigh joins us on the podcast. He shares some great tales from his days battling away with Shirley Boys to making the move up to Chiefs country where he earnt his Super Rugby debut, before going on to play for the Highlanders despite travelling down south with the Chiefs squad. Find out what went wrong with the Highlanders 2013 season and what sort of influence the likes of Ma'a Nonu, Andrew Hore, Fumiaki Tanaka and James Haskell had on the squad on and off the field. All this plus plenty of stories about footy in Scotland and Japan as well as many more memorable moments from throughout his career.

With 2022 coming to a close it's time to take a look back at the big games, standout players and memorable moments from throughout the year. Join us for the 2022 Rugby Rewind awards to find out who takes home our world player of the year, black ferns player of the year, game of the year, controversy of the year and many more.

Join us as we rewind back a decade to a couple years Chiefs fans won't be forgetting any time soon; their back to back Super Rugby titles in 2012/2013. We dive back into their 2013 campaign from start to finish; including the squad, every fixture along the way and of course that iconic grand final against the Brumbies. You'll be sure to have a hit of nostalgia at a few of the scorelines and lesser remembered players from each team that pop up along the way.

15 years down the line and it's still a match that haunts many Kiwis; but what exactly went wrong during the All Blacks Quarter Final vs France and the 2007 World Cup as a whole? Join Toby and I as we take a look back at the match, the players involved, the big names that probably should have been involved and of course the infamous forward pass. Be sure to let us know your memories of the match and the aftermath.

Test your knowledge alongside us and have a crack at winning some of the finest virtual currency you could imagine in "Who wants to be a millionaire? Rugby edition". Will Toby or Ben manage to make their way through all 15 questions? Or will they crash out early doors leaving you to take home the victory? Have a listen and play along to find out!

Jesse once again joins us as we put together part 2 of the A-Z of the best things in rugby, this time covering the latter half of the alphabet. Despite there being a few difficult letters their are quality suggestions throughout, with many of the final choices coming down to the wire. Which iconic Dan Carter moment makes the cut? How many memorable matches are in the mix? And which letter did we have our only unanimous decision on? Tune in to find out and be sure to let us know what would make your list!