Grim tidings, beloved listeners.

It’s the final episode of the year and Mitch and Lachie welcome John Ferguson for a not-so fond farewell of 2025.

The boys unpack the Wallabies’ 10th loss from 15 Tests and pose the question: is rugby fun?

Find more of John's work at:

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Rugbypass - https://www.rugbypass.com/contributors/john-ferguson/

The Roar - https://www.theroar.com.au/author/johncsferguson3561/

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Well that sucked meatballs.

Mitch and Lachie suffer through a fifth loss from the past six Wallabies games after Australia fumbled the bag against Italy - again.

Anyone else want to host next year?

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Unpacking a 25-7 loss to the Poms is about as much fun as an ice pick lobotomy, which coincidentally is what Mitch and Lachie would've preferred to recording this episode.

However the boys have bravely soldiered on to pick through the Wallabies' limp remains from Twickenham, rehash the age-old flyhalf debate, and trade horror stories about another Italian Job against the Azzurri this weekend.

Will the overseas Aussies make their return in Udine? Might we see Carter Gordon back in Wallaby Gold? Tune in for all that and more on the Scrumbags Rugby Podcast.

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It’s been a month of post-Bledisloe mourning but the Scrumbags are finally back(ish)!

Mitch returns from his South African adventure to find Lachie and the Wallabies still without a major trophy and fresh from a head-scratching 19-15 win over Japan.

Who’s our Test flyhalf? Do we have enough locks? Is Carlo Tizzano cursed after three no-tries in Tokyo?

Join the boys to make sense of a baffling month of Australia rugby, break down Wallabies v Japan + the latest R360 news, and ask where our 2026 women’s rugby calendar is at.

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There’s more rugby than you can shake a stick at - but we’ve brought a third host back to try our best!

Ando returns to chat with Mitch and Lachie about all things Wallabies, Wallaroos and Super Rugby AUS.

Will James O’Connor and Will Skelton return for the Bledisloe Cup? What can the ‘Roos do to avoid another quarter final exit on home soil in 2029? And what did we make of Super Rugby AUS Round 1?

Tune in and find out for yourselves!

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TRC, World Cups AND Super Rugby?! We’re back baby!

It’s been a crazy few weeks but stars have aligned and the tech gremlins have been banished just in time for a Friday drop to catch up on all things Aussie Rugby.

Mitch and Lachie return to cast an eye over the opening three weeks of TRC and preview the upcoming games in Sydney and Wellington before throwing it forward to Australia’s quarter final knockout against Canada.

There’s also a brand new competition to look forward to as Super Rugby AUS kicks off - plenty to wrap your ears around!

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Injury strikes Camp Wallaby and the Roo Crew gets off to a World Cup flyer!

Welcome back to Scrumbags - your one-stop shop for all things Aussie Rugby - and strap yourselves in for a double Test review with Mitch, Lachie and Ando.

The boys unpack the Wallabies 30-22 loss in Cape Town and who’ll donate an ACL to Tom Wright before breaking down that massive 73-0 Wallaroos win over Samoa and why their winning the 2025 World Cup is just a formality from here.

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They’ve only gone and bloody done it!!

The lads have staved off gastro and facts to deliver a dispassionate and moderate assessment of events from Australia’s drought breaker in Jo’burg.

Also we’re less than a week out from the Wallaroos World Cup opener - how good is rugby!

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It’s our first Test-free weekend in decades (or feels like it anyway) so join Mitch and Lachie as they battle the post-Lions comedown.

There’s plenty to chew through insofar as a Lions Series Wrap and looking ahead to Australia’s TRC hopes in South Africa while our Wallaroos also get a deep dive with less than a fortnight before their RWC opener against Samoa!

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The Wallabies scrap themselves out of a 3-nil series sweep with some big players producing some big moments, but it's not all sunshine and rainbows after losing the series.

It's been a phenomal Lions tour and thank you much to all the Lions fans that came Down Under and made this tour so special and full of voice and song,

OTR is joined by Lachie from Scrumbags to breakdown the key moments, key players, as well as some hard truths Wallabies supporters have to face ahead of the Rugby Championships.

The panel also goes through the Wallaroos World Cup squad and the All Blacks squad, which was also just announced.

Find more of John's work at:

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@OfftheRuck

Rugbypass - https://www.rugbypass.com/contributors/john-ferguson/

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