Scrumbags Rugby Podcast

**Breaking News** The NSW Waratahs are once again without a coach after Dan McKellar officially resigned, 2 years into a 3 year contract. He parts ways with the club effective immediately.What does this mean for the Waratahs the remainder of 2026? Who could they turn to in 2027 and beyond? Was this the right decison?Join Mitch, Lachie and John Ferguson as they answer all of these questions and more in this special bonus episode!

It's official - Australia and New Zealand will play an Anzac Bledisloe Test!Join Mitch and Lachie to wrap a busy week in the rugby world with three Anzac Tests locked for 2027, 2029, 2031 + more.Mitch has the inside scoop from the Wallabies Open Training Session at North Sydney Oval, Lachie's on a tear about team predictions for Ireland, and the boys are going bananas over a long-awaited Tahs loss to another Aussie side in Super W!Also there's the small matter of a 90 point performance from our Junior Wallabies - could the u20 crown finally be coming down under?All that and more on this week's episode of the Scrumbags Rugby Podcast.Patreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugbyWallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby

Super Rugby is wrapped - and it's all eyes on the Nations Championship and our Wallabies back in action!Mitch + Lachie unpack a massive Aussie squad announcement full of surprises after casting their eyes over a sickeningly one-sided Super Rugby season.There's also a smattering of news around the traps - including Moana Pasifika's future and a major women's rugby appointment.Patreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugbyWallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby

Thank God for our Aussie 7s women - for without them there would have been no pod this week.Join Mitch & Lachie celebrating the world champion SVNS superstars after a thoroughly whelming analysis of two horribly predictable Aussie qualifying finals across the ditch.How did the Brumbies slide so far from their early season success? Have the Reds actually improved over three years under Les Kiss? And where we will riot if we don't get a Hurricanes v Chiefs decider?Luckily there's Round 1 of the W to chew through as a palate cleanser with a drought-busting Brumbies win on top!Patreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugbyWallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby

***EXTRA TIME SPECIAL DROP***We've got a juicy little midweek offering for you sports fans!Super Rugby Qualifying Final teams have dropped with the Brumbies and Reds hoping to make history across the ditchWe've also go a special feature on Round 1 of the Super W season ahead with team breakdowns, players to watch and our final standing tips for 2026!Patreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugbyWallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby

The Super Rugby Finals have arrived with Australia's flag flying limply in a decidedly Kiwi breeze.Dane Sherratt from Kick On Rugby joins Lachie to unpack the regular season as Mitch takes a well-earned breather.It's Queensland who have usurped ACT as the top Aussie dog - Reds finishing in fifth after a BP win over the Drua and the Brumbies' upset loss to Moana Pasifika.But neither side is looking the finished product ahead of the looming Kiwi qualifying finals.Did your Aussie club pass or fail in 2026? Are the Tahs really that cooked? What hopes for the Force after breaking even?And are we any bloody hope of ending a 0-21 finals record across the ditch this weekend? Tune in for all that and more.Patreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugbyWallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby

Another season over for the NSW Waratahs and Western Force without playing any finals footy. The Reds and Brumbies seasons continue on, but for how long? The Brumbies (5th) took down the Waratahs (7th) 21-14 in Sydney on Friday night before the Reds (6th) nearly slipped up against Moana (11th) 31-33 on Saturday afternoon. The Western Force (8th) held off a determined Fiji Drua (10th) on Saturday evening but failed to claim a vital wining bonus point to keep their season goingWill the Reds and Brumbies rest players for Round 16 of Super Rugby Pacific? Did the Waratahs and Force deserve to play finals in 2026?All this and more in this week's podcast!Join Mitch and Lachie to unpack all of Round 15 of Super Rugby Pacific Patreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugbyWallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby

With two weeks of Super Rugby Pacific remaining, Aussie fans are facing more questions than ever before.The Brumbies and Reds remain in the top six - but only just after the Tahs (7th) and Force (9th) closed the gaps with vital wins over the Drua (50-35) and Reds (19-14) respectively.Queensland coach Les Kiss was left red-faced after a swathe of Wallaby resting came back to haunt his side while the New South Wales backline seemingly sparked to life without injured superstar Joseph-Aukuso Suaalli.What about the Force undoes a Queensland side (barring a woeful lineout) - and where has that attack been from the Tahs?Join Mitch and Lachie to unpack all the Round 13 and ask - which Aussie teams will make the finals in 2026?Patreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugbyWallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVGLinktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugbyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby