Scrumbags Rugby Podcast

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.Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugbyPatreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugby

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.Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugbyPatreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugby

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...Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugbyPatreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugby

For extra time this week, Lachie's been invited to chat with some of the stars of the ACT BrumbiesBilly PollardAllan AlaalatoaRob ValetiniTom WrightCory TooleGet into it!Make sure you subscribe to our Patreon to continue access to these extra episodes throughout the 2026 seasonOUR LINKSWallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugbyPatreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugby

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 #10Join the lads for a thoroughly biased QLD-NSW preview, a more nuanced look at Force v ACT and a cursory glance across the ditch.Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugbyPatreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugby

In our extra offering this week, Lachie sits down with some of the Western Force's key players from their 2026 squad. Mac GrealyKurtley BealeNick Champion de CrespignyBen DonaldsonTune In!OUR LINKSWallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugbyPatreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugby