Elite Rugby Banter - the rugby pod where the commentary is as unpredictable as the bounce of the ball. Join Phil, Ant, and Andrew, three rugby nerds and fantasy draft managers, as they give their biased and unqualified but never dispassionate opinions on all things rugby related.
Andrew:
Rugby claim to fame: length of the field try against Bishops for the u12 C team
Teams supported other than the Springboks: Stormers, Scotland
Favourite rugby moment: every Breyton Paulse flick-flack
Ant:
Rugby claim to fame: Lightest hooker to play senior rugby for UCT
Teams other than the Springboks: Sharks, Giltinis (RIP), Nambia
Favourite rugby moment: any Frans Steyn 50m kick, or Louis Carbonel pointing and laughing at the english before slotting a conversion, or RG fighting the whole Aussie team
Phil:
Rugby claim to fame: Smashed through a whole a Kingswood team to score a magical try (twice)
Teams other than the Lions: Springboks, England, Cheetahs
Favourite rugby moment: Lions comprehensive win over the Sharks in the 2011 Currie Cup final
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Matt, Ben, and Adam rejoice at the looming return of Super Rugby, and chat about the weekend's coming games, Fantasy Rugby, and a wee bit of Six Nations. Music from bensound.com
The Stormers will be looking to Damian Willemse to fill the hole left by Sharks-bound Robert du Preez. Will they be able to topple the other South African sides to top the conference? Music from bensound,com.
Five's alive! For today's preview, we check out the Sharks. Is Robert du Preez (the flyhalf...not the coach) the man to make this a year to remember for the Sharks? Music from bensound.com
On to our next team preview, with Brad Thorn's Reds the focus. Will the fact the Queenslanders appear to be rebuilding make this season a tough one? Music from bensound,com.
The gang are back with more previews, with it emerging that Matt is the second best rugby analyst in his house, Cory Jane inspired Alex to join Twitter, and Adam - who researched the wrong team initially - schools Ben on Dane Coles, Music from bensound.com
Third time's the charm, as we now look at Rebel's chances in Super Rugby 2018. Will the infusion of Force players make them better? Music from bensound.com.
It's time for our second Super Rugby team preview. How David Pocock's injury affect the Brumbies and where will they finish in the Aussie conference? Music from bensound.com.
Matt, Ben, Alex, and Adam finish off the previews for the week, and discuss Allister Coetzee's bombshell of a letter (for whom?) to SARU about his impending firing. Music by bensound,com.
Alex, Ben, Matt and Adam tackle *ahem* the Rebels, Sunwolves, and Stormers ahead of the 2018 Super Rugby season. With Matt managing to make the Sunwolves preview the longest thus far, we have split up this episode into two parts for easier listening, with new theme music! Part 2 will be posted tomorrow :) Music from bensound.com.
We've cleared the review backlog, with Matt, Ben, and Adam casting their eye over the Bulls, Blues and Brumbies, along with wondering if Jesse Kriel gets paid to run sideways. Ben also admits that he does not know who the leader of Mauritius is. Music from bensound.com
Needless to say, Matt is not recording another episode (but he tries hard...<3). We chat Super Rugby team previews, and Matt tells us why the Reds are a team that is winning his heart, as Brad Thorn cleans house. Also, Manasa Mataele is Seta Tamanivalu's nephew, with Waisake Naholo having nothing to do with it. #mistakeshappen Music from bensound.com
Ben, Matt, and Adam chat about the Lion King, crap supporters, scrums, perfect forwards and what each of them would like for their rugby Christmas. This will be the last episode of Elite Banter for the year, but we will be back come the week of January 8 :-) Sorry for the slow upload. Best to all for the holidays and New Year! Music from bensound.com
Ben joins Matt and Adam for the first time. They talk about how 2017 went as a rugby year (with the Kings starring), whether cursing is allowed on the pod,, and if the Varsity Cup is a net positive for South Africa rugby. Music from bensound.com
Matt, Alex, and Adam talk about how Wales are not getting too excited about beating Allister Coetzee's Springboks, Coetzee's likely replacement, and Matt touches a raw nerve with Adam when mentioning Coenie "Speed of a flank" Oostuizen Music from bensound.com
The Springboks are apparently stoked with beating Italy (?) and Scotland hammer Australia. Alex joins Matt and Adam for the first time and it is as lovely as a screwdriver cocktail after a long day on the cricket field. Music from bensound.com
South Africa lost off the field to the French, beat the French on the field in a pretty average game in Paris, and Stuart Hogg almost becomes bigger than William Wallace Music from bensound.com
South Africa got walloped in Dublin and it seems the vultures are circling for Coetzee, if the media are to be believed. Music courtesy of bensound.com.
Welcome to Elite Banter, the home of serious, and not so serious, discussion of rugby in South Africa and elsewhere around the world. This is episode 1. Music from bensound,com.