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🏉 Fiji 7s, Emus 10s.
🏉 Raeburn and Utrecht Shields.
🏉 #WXV.
🏉 Tackle height developments in the elite game.
🏉 Legendary 7s and helping injured players.

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October 29, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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🏉 #1 team beaten - a record-breaking win in #WXV.
🏉 Bledisloe post-mortem. Some curious moments...
🏉 Oceania Rugby's Whistles and Whiteboards.
🏉 Law of the Week, Stat Central, Golden Whistle and then some!

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October 22, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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ICYMI: #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧

🏉 Lots to unpack around Bledisloe 1.
🏉 7s galore, and more to come.
🏉 International Referees Day. Who knew?
🏉 More on hip drop.
🏉 #WXV preview, and plenty more!

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October 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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🏉 We promised you we'd take a deep dive into @WorldRugby's announcement about dangerous tackles, so here it is!

🏉 But wait, there's more! We also unpack more about the mischief in the recent Perth Test match.

All that, and more!

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October 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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EXTRA! EXTRA! #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧

A special episode dedicated to the #AUSvRSA Test in Perth as we unpack a most eventful evening.

Let us know what you think.

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September 30, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧

🏉 PLENTY of @rugbyworldcup news this week, including an imminent ticket window opening.

🏉 Thrillers wherever you look in the numerous Tests. We delve into highlights & insights, judiciary news, breakdown trends, a Golden Whistle debutant, & yet more.

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September 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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ICYMI #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧

Released a little later than normal, but still a treasure trove of rugby mischief. Super hacks, like how to hand out cards properly! And, of course, so much more.

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September 21, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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With the #RugbysGreatestRivalry tour run and won, it's a good time for another dive into "Ask The Ref".

As ever, jump in, ask questions and comment.

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September 18, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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#PlayOnPod Drop!🎧

Action aplenty again this week, with a review of country and city finals footy and Test matches.

We dive into Law variations for #UltimateSevens and #SuperRugbyAUS - there's more to it than you may realise.

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September 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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Finals Footy Fever! The team is back together to cover local community rugby through to Tests around the globe - grand final up & unders, a good weekend to be a Kiwi, & to celebrate some outstanding match officiating.

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August 28, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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And it's a little different this week - a short, sharp, punchy episode, with a twist - CHEIK, CHECK, CHEQUE.

Coaches, a prime example in Stat Central, some well deserved awards, memorable milestones and Sniper City strikes big time.

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August 21, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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All our usual chats, just in time for the weekend.

Get your ears around it now.

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August 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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🏉 A HUGE week for the pod as the rugby world ramps up across the globe.
🏉 Release of the #RWC2027 match schedule, including a cameo from none other than Bill. ✅
🏉 7s in SIN - action aplenty. ✅

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February 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Rankings Race – recalculated and re-analysed after the Nations Championship
With the first leg of the Nations Championship done, Rankings Race is back to re-run the World Rugby numbers against the 2027 RWC Pools
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August 7, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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We're celebrating - #PlayOnPod raises the bat!

In our 100th episode, we indulge ourselves as we tell a little of our origin story, the highs and lows, plus our usual bits and pieces.

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August 7, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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A rugby hiatus?

I think not! There is always so much happening, and this week is no exception - so much so that it would be easy to miss some of the action.

So no chance of phoning it in this week. Or was there???

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August 1, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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We're back!

"Ask The Ref" returns, continuing the underlying mantra of Entertain, Educate and Advocate.

Jump in, ask questions and comment.

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July 31, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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Messy Malvinas Mayhem.

The final weekend of the #NationsChampionship and #NationsCup had action every which way you look, both on and off the field...

That, and so much more.

Get your ears around it.

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July 24, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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EPISODE 97 (Season 3, Episode 25) Recorded: 14/07/26. Released: 15/07/26

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Week 2 of #NationsChampionship and #NationsCup - a LOT happening!

A twist on May Day, plus plenty of other news and views.

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July 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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#PlayOnPod Drop!🎧

There was a lot to love about the first week of the Test window, and a few things we didn't.

We unpack plenty around that, as well as community rugby & a HUGE day at Woollahra.

Plus plenty of other rugby news too.

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July 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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ICYMI - #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧

Yes - we did a pod last week!
No - you haven't missed it!

Here it is.

Bonus - the next one is out now.

Teaser - what have we pictured here?

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July 8, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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Only 3 full Test windows remain until #RWC2027, so with one of those windows about to open this weekend, we took it upon ourselves to look at how the rankings race is unfolding.

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July 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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ICYMI - #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧

#SuperRugbyPacific may be over for another season, but don't for one minute think the world of rugby has gone quiet - so much happening all over the world and so much to discuss.

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June 28, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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The not-so-faceless men of @89_Rugby have donned the selectors' hats and chosen the form Australian team.

Fire at will!

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June 26, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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#PlayOnPod Drop!🎧

🏉 State Champs - Part 2
🏉 Mayday dos and don'ts
🏉 A new Disciplinary Process - you've been warned!
🏉 Subcontinental shifts
🏉 HUGE appointments!
🏉 Law of the Week

And plenty more, as there always is.

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June 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM