An emergency Extra Time today addressing the Moana Pasifika announcement.

John Ferguson joins Lachie and Mitch to chat about the club's imminent exit, the future of Super Rugby and more.

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When the Kiwis lose - Super Rugby wins!

Queensland are the flavour of the week after bouncing back to snap their two-game losing streak and roll the defending champions while the Brumbies are on Infinity stone away from going going full Thanos gauntlet snap on the NZ sides.

Meanwhile we've got wet weather Test footy to unpack following the Wallarooos wild Pac 4 opener against Canada and a long-awaited Zac Lomax debut as the Force fall agonisingly short in Fiji.

Lachie's on his high horse, Mitch needs a roof for his house, we're a day late and more than a few bucks short.

All that and more in this week's episode of the Scrumbags Rugby Podcast.

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Mitch and Lachie are back from the Easter break! They have dusted themselves off after the Reds and Tahs both got smashed and have managed to pull together a somewhat coherent review of Super Rugby Pacific Round 8.

They look over the team lists for Round 9 and wonder - how many points can the Reds concede before the Aussie rugby community consumes itself

Finishing things off with a preview of Wallaroos vs Canada

All that and more in this week's episode of the Scrumbags Rugby Podcast.

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NSW fans rejoice - for the Year of the Tah might be unofficially back on!

Mitch is grappling with the sweet fruits of NSW's victory in Canberra and what that means for Aussie rugby's Super hopes as a whole.

Meanwhile Lachie tries to sidestep the Reds' horror show in Wellington by rightly talking up the Wallaroos' rusty opening Test win over Fijiana.

And spare a thought for the poor bloody Force after pushing the Chiefs for 80 brutal minutes in Perth only to miss the bonus point.

All that and more in this week's episode of the Scrumbags Rugby Podcast.

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Test rugby returns this week - and that means it's time for a star guest!

Maya Stewart joins the Scrumbags for an Extra Time preview special ahead of Australia's clash with Fiji on Friday 27 March!

The all-time Waratahs and Wallaroos leading try scorer chats with Mitch about her whirlwind SVNS debut and the Test season ahead before Lachie drops in for a Round 7 Super Rugby breakdown.

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We’re nearing the midway point of Super Rugby’s regular season, Test footy is almost back and there are grave concerns for Mitch’s wellbeing after another NSW implosion.

Boys looked good for an Aussie sweep this weekend before the Tahs lost the plot despite a 12-point lead over the Blues - lucky the Brums and Reds got it done in a pair of thrillers.

Slipper owes Tooley free beers for life after pipping the Chiefs, Reds look genuinely red hot following their fourth straight win, and NSW have some naval gazing to do.

Also how about those Wallaroos?! The girls return next Friday and we’re here to bring the hype!

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Round 5 of Super Rugby Pacific dished up some serious heat with 25 minutes of thrilling rugby making up for a flat opening 55 in the Reds-Tahs derby.

What's your stance on Triston Reilly's no-try? Is Carter Gordon just a cool guy who loves match-winners? What's an Isaac Henry and where can I get one?

Meanwhile Rob Valetini gets his 100 against the Drua despite the Brums going down in Ba while the Force went frustratingly close again across the ditch in Napier.

Also how good was that final round of Six Nations and how big are the stones on Tommy Ramos?

Join Mitch and Lachie to break it all down.

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We’re a month into Super Rugby Pacific and no closer to finding out which Aussie team will be sacrificed in a NZ semi final. 

The Reds roll down to Canberra and commit late-night robbery in the 81st minute while the Force and Tahs are dealt two very different - but equally painful - Kiwi lessons.

How’ve they missed that Daugunu knock-on? Who won out of Wilson and Cale? And what have the Tahs got to do to keep Suaalii on the bloody paddock?

Join Mitch and Lachie for a thoroughly centrist dissection.

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Would we say the lid's off? Is this what success tastes like? Can the Kiwis support five franchises? And is James Slipper the Wallabies' answer at #10?

Ponies are running hot after doing it late against the Blues while Reds and Force were rocks and diamonds in banking their first wins of the season.

Mitch and Lachie break it all down with varying degrees of success and state biases.

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Giddy up nerds - these Brumbies are the real deal.

Who else is flying high after watching the ACT pile 50 points on the Crusaders in Christchurch to mark James Slipper's 200th with a 50-24 win?

Join Mitch and Lachie to dissect an incredible Round 2 of Super Rugby Pacific that saw the Brumbies and Waratahs keep their top-two ladder rankings while the Force slipped to the bottom after a tough loss to the Blues.

26-year hoodoos broken, more Jorgensen and Cale highlights - it's a juicy episode and Lachie's had a few cans before hitting record.

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