Lood de Jager faced a long and uncertain path to fitness since he was diagnosed with the heart condition that kept him out of the Rugby World Cup.<br />
De Jager recounts his patient return to fitness and how he had to get his heart rate up, seemingly one beat at a time.<br />
He explains why Japan and the Panasonic Saitama Wild Knights in particular, is the perfect environment for a player with a young family. He also looks ahead at his Bok prospects.

Lood de Jager faced a long and uncertain path to fitness since he was diagnosed with the heart condition that kept him out of the Rugby World Cup. De Jager recounts his patient return to fitness and how he had to get his heart rate up, seemingly one beat at a time. He explains why Japan and the Panasonic Saitama Wild Knights in particular, is the perfect environment for a player with a young family. He also looks ahead at his Bok prospects.

Lood de Jager faced a long and uncertain path to fitness since he was diagnosed with the heart condition that kept him out of the Rugby World Cup.<br>
De Jager recounts his patient return to fitness and how he had to get his heart rate up, seemingly one beat at a time.<br>
He explains why Japan and the Panasonic Saitama Wild Knights in particular, is the perfect environment for a player with a young family. He also looks ahead at his Bok prospects.

To The Last Drop | Episode 36

Seasoned rugby writers Brenden Nel and Liam Del Carme have teamed up with Jacaranda FM to bring you 'To The Last Drop', your weekly dose of all things rugby.
They collectively bring almost 60 years of rugby reporting to the microphone diving into the game's most topical news stories, interviewing guests in-the-know, gazing into the fixture list crystal ball, and occasionally exploring the game's weird and wacky. 
Like the bounce of the ball, every episode is a journey into the unknown.

TTLD talks tipple too, as our hosts and guests uncork tales that will likely titillate.

New episodes drop every Thursday at 9.00am wherever you get your podcasts.

About the hosts: 
Liam Del Carme is one of the country's most enduring sports writers. His time in the newsrooms pre-dates rugby turning professional in the 1990s. Del Carme is currently the rugby writer at The Sunday Times. Del Carme has reported at six Rugby World Cups and around 20 Currie Cup finals. He loves cooking and travel and is the author of the book 'WINGING IT – On tour with the Boks'. 

 Brenden Nel - Rugby has always been a passion for Brenden, so much so that he made it a career. Since first entering a newsroom at the Citizen almost three decades ago, he has written for some of the biggest titles in the world, including Rapport, the Independent (UK), The Times (UK), South China Morning Post and a host of others. Currently, he covers all things rugby for Supersport.com and has reported on no less than four World Cups, five Sevens World Cups and around 250 test matches in total. 
Brenden is also the author of "Derick Hougaard - Dieware storie van Loftus se Liefling” and has a popular YouTube channel under his name.

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Seasoned rugby writers Brenden Nel and Liam Del Carme have teamed up with Jacaranda FM to bring you 'To The Last Drop', your weekly dose of all things rugby. They collectively bring almost 60 years of rugby reporting to the microphone diving into the game's most topical news stories, interviewing guests in-the-know, gazing into the fixture list crystal ball, and occasionally exploring the game's weird and wacky. Like the bounce of the ball, every episode is a journey into the unknown. TTLD talks tipple too, as our hosts and guests uncork tales that will likely titillate. New episodes drop every Thursday at 9.00am wherever you get your podcasts. About the hosts: Liam Del Carme is one of the country's most enduring sports writers. His time in the newsrooms pre-dates rugby turning professional in the 1990s. Del Carme is currently the rugby writer at The Sunday Times. Del Carme has reported at six Rugby World Cups and around 20 Currie Cup finals. He loves cooking and travel and is the author of the book 'WINGING IT – On tour with the Boks'. Brenden Nel - Rugby has always been a passion for Brenden, so much so that he made it a career. Since first entering a newsroom at the Citizen almost three decades ago, he has written for some of the biggest titles in the world, including Rapport, the Independent (UK), The Times (UK), South China Morning Post and a host of others. Currently, he covers all things rugby for Supersport.com and has reported on no less than four World Cups, five Sevens World Cups and around 250 test matches in total. Brenden is also the author of "Derick Hougaard - Dieware storie van Loftus se Liefling” and has a popular YouTube channel under his name.

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