I LOVE RUGBY EP06 - Rob Kafer

Australia led the world champions by 25 points with twelve minutes to go. Then four Wallabies were sent to the bin in six minutes. Harry Wilson on seventy. Ryan Lonergan a minute later, with a penalty try against him. Then Sua'ali'i. Then Paisami on seventy-six. Eleven men in gold, defending their…

The Best Team in Rankings History | Andrew Mehrtens on the Boks' 3-1 Series Win

South Africa came out of this series on 95.09 rating points — the highest any team has ever recorded, in 23 years of world rankings. Higher than any of their three World Cup wins. And yet across four Tests the All Blacks scored more tries than they did. 43-28 in Baltimore, ten tries in a series d…

Jim Hamilton - Boks Go 2-1 Up! 29-24 in Soweto, Savea Injured + Wallabies Make History

Before a ball was kicked in this series, Jim Hamilton said the All Blacks could beat South Africa in one Test — but they would not win a series. Three Tests later, that is precisely what has happened. South Africa beat New Zealand 29-24 at a packed FNB Stadium in Soweto to go 2-1 up in Rugby's Gre…

Jean de Villiers on Cape Town and the Scrum War

Last week South Africa got 0.9 points every time they entered the All Blacks' 22. In Cape Town they got four. That's the whole Test match. The Springboks won 33-26 to level Rugby's Greatest Rivalry at 1-1 — while scoring fewer tries than New Zealand. Kolbe kicked seven from seven. Kolisi returned, …

How The AB's Took First Blood w/Justin Marshall

Welcome to the first episode of I Love Rugby hosted by George Gregen and John Smit. South Africa 16, New Zealand 33 — and almost none of it made sense. The Springboks won the scrum, the possession and the carries at Ellis Park, and lost by 17. Hosts George Gregen and John Smit are joined by Justin…

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A weekly podcast hosted by two of the Rugby’ smost decorated rugby legends GEORGE GREGAN & JOHN SMIT. I Love Rugby blends forensic match analysis, unfiltered banter, and personal stories that no journalist can access, from inside international dressing rooms, Test camp hotels, and the hardest conve…