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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Super Rugby Round 1 is wrapped, the Ponies and Tahs are on top, and Max Jorgensen is rather good at rugby.

Join Mitch and Lachie to dissect a massive opening weekend that saw NSW end their four-game losing streak to Queensland with a thumping win while the Force flopped hard after teasing success all pre-season.

Charlie Cale's hot, so are the Highlanders and there's lots to like about Moana post-Ardie!

Plus, do we already know the next All Blacks coach? Probably not. We'll see. Maybe...

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For extra time this week, Lachie's been invited to chat with some of the stars of the ACT Brumbies

Billy Pollard

Allan Alaalatoa

Rob Valetini

Tom Wright

Cory Toole

Get into it!

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Round 1 of Super Rugby Pacific is less than a week away!

Mitch is up and about after the Tahs go 2-0 in trials, the Brums and Force have flipped the pre-season pecking order, and Lachie still has no idea who’ll wear the Reds #10

Join the lads for a thoroughly biased QLD-NSW preview, a more nuanced look at Force v ACT and a cursory glance across the ditch.

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In our extra offering this week, Lachie sits down with some of the Western Force's key players from their 2026 squad.

Mac Grealy

Kurtley Beale

Nick Champion de Crespigny

Ben Donaldson

Tune In!

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Super Rugby Pacific is less than two weeks away and we've already locked in a Force v Waratahs decider.

NSW fans - especially Mitch - are up and about after flogging the Reds at Ballymore while the Force faithful are already buying their finals tickets after pasting the Brumbies in Perth and going 2-0 in their trials.

Are Queensland already cooked? Did the Tahs look suspiciously polished? What's doing in Brumbyland? And are the Force finally the real deal?

There's also big signing news on both the player and coaching fronts plus a few sevens and international updates - join Mitch and Lachie to break it all down on the Scrumbags Rugby Podcast!

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