Daniel from Rugby Hub Gaming invited me to chat about 6 Nations. Here's the audio recording from our chat that you can also find on his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzmjkhlDkJk1hC-lfgmrgIA Signup up for the weekly DrivingMaul Newsletter here: eepurl.com/b46FUv Become a Patreon of DrivingMaul: www.patreon.com/DrivingMaul
Jan 25, 2018•40 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we preview the Super Rugby Africa conference. The 5 questions were: Q1 With 20 new players & Michelle arriving as coach can this be anything more than a transition season for the Bulls? Q2 With Ackermann going to Gloucester have the Lions peeked & will they drop back into the pack this season? Q3 With a settled squad & new coach in Mario Ledesma is this the season the Jaguares kickon? Q4 With Lambie gone can du Preez be the new 10 to turn the Sharks seriou...
Jan 23, 2018•50 min
This week on the #RugbyChat I talk snow, jerseys, Scottish invasions and All Blacks. The 5 questions were: Q1 What's your Rugby prediction for 2018? Q2 What is the impact of Sopoaga leaving & is it a sign of players leaving? Q3 What's your Rugby New Year wish for 2018? Q4 Does Rikki Swannell's Sky commentary appointment show the old boys bubble has burst? Q5 What was the point of shutting down the Force? Host: Paul - twitter.com/DrivingMaul Regular Guests: Steve - twitter.com/Cornf1akesCrib ...
Jan 16, 2018•55 min
This week on the #RugbyChat I talk talk snow, jerseys, Scottish invasions and All Blacks. The 5 questions were: Q1 The SRU are reportedly looking to take over Worcester Warriors, should Unions be allowed to buy into other Unions competitions? Q2 Shields & Kaino are the latest players rumoured to be leaving New Zealand, are the stocks starting to run low for the All Blacks? Q3 Is Alama Ieremia the man to resurrect Auckland as a Mitre10 Cup super power? Q4 2 seasons ago England had 5 teams in ...
Dec 12, 2017•27 min
This week on the #RugbyChat I talk about International Rugby, Aviva Premiership player welfare, the Australian conference in Super Rugby and European Rugby Champions Cup. The 5 questions were: Q1 With wages going up quicker that the salary cap in the Aviva Premiership & only 1 club making a profit, are players expecting too much? Q2 With 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in 2017, are the Springboks on the up or down heading to the Rugby World Cup? Q3 There are 5 ex-All Blacks rumoured to be tryin...
Dec 05, 2017•31 min
Post game reaction of Scotland v New Zealand where the All Blacks come out on top 17-22 in the end of year international.
Nov 18, 2017•17 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk International Rugby. The 5 questions were: Q1 After Beale & May’s attempts at packing down at flanker, do teams need to practice their Yellow/Red card set pieces more? Q2 With SBW & Hansen not knowing the rugby Laws, should all professional players and coaches take refereeing courses? Q3 Most Tier 2 countries are only playing 2 games in this International window, how do we get them more games? Q4 There are 13 international games over the next week, whi...
Nov 14, 2017•39 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Bledisloe Cup, Maori All Blacks, Mitre10 Cup and Rugby innovations. The 5 questions were: Q1 The Wallabies lost to Scotland in June & have now beaten the All Blacks, where do they really stand? Q2 Has Hansen got his All Blacks November touring squad right? Q3 With Super7s coming what innovations would you like to see in Rugby? Q4 Wellington were the only Championship team to win more than half their games, are crossover games a waste of time? Q5 Maori ...
Oct 24, 2017•1 hr 4 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Rugby Championship, the Mitre10 Cup and the NRC. The 5 questions were: Q1 What All Blacks team should Hansen pick for Bledisloe Cup 3? 1st choice or fringe players for experience? Q2 Are we expecting the Sydney or the Dunedin Wallabies to turn up? Q3 In the long run are a Waikato better off than Auckland as relegation will make them confront their issues? Q4 With only 3 wins from 14 games for teams backing up, is it time to stop making teams play twice in ...
Oct 17, 2017•1 hr 6 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Rugby Championship, the Mitre10 Cup and the NRC. The 5 questions were: Q1 It’s the first time since 2013 that Argentina haven’t won a Rugby Championship game, is 6 years long enough to decide if the expansion is working? Q2 South Africa came third but only beat Argentina, was the 3-0 victory during the France tour a false dawn? Q3 Australia came second with those 2 draws is the glass half full or half empty? Q4 New Zealand won the Rugby Championship with 6...
Oct 10, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Post game reaction from Argentina v Australia in the Rugby Championship where the Pumas lost to the Wallabies 20-37
Oct 08, 2017•15 min
Post game reaction from South Africa v New Zealand in the Rugby Championship where the Springboks lost to the All Blacks 24-25
Oct 07, 2017•15 min
Discussion between @ronan_nelson, @realmikepulman & @DrivingMaul on wheelchair access to rugby grounds both as a fan and journalist. Twitter links: https://twitter.com/realmikepulman https://twitter.com/ronan_nelson https://twitter.com/DrivingMaul Signup up for the weekly DrivingMaul Newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/b46FUv
Oct 05, 2017•36 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Rugby Championship, the Mitre10 Cup and the Rugby World Cup. The 5 questions were: Q1 Should your enforcer also be your captain? Q2 Are ex-players in the media not doing their preparation? Q3 What’s it going to take to get an 80 minutes performance from the All Blacks? Do we need changes in the leadership team? Q4 Are Canterbury going to do the Mitre10Cup and Farah Palmer Cup double? Q5 Who should get the Rugby World Cup in 2023? Ireland, France or South A...
Oct 03, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Post match reaction from Argentina v New Zealand where the Pumas lost 10-36 to the All Blacks.
Oct 01, 2017•40 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we mix things up and talk our all time All Blacks 15. Host: Paul - twitter.com/DrivingMaul Regular Guests: Steve - twitter.com/Cornf1akesCrib Michael - twitter.com/realmikepulman Will - twitter.com/rugbynumbers Ryan - twitter.com/NewYorkNixon Signup up for the weekly DrivingMaul Newsletter here: eepurl.com/b46FUv Become a Patreon of DrivingMaul: www.patreon.com/DrivingMaul #AllBlacks #NewZealand
Sep 26, 2017•52 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Rugby Championship, the Mitre10 Cup and NRC. The 5 questions were: Q1 Are New Zealanders bored of watching the All Blacks winning? Q2 With 5 wins & a draw in 2017 until Saturday, where are the Springboks at? Q3 With Fijian Dura equal top of the NRC, are Australia going to lose their own competition? Q4 Does playing second string players devalue International jerseys? Q5 Is the best team in the Mitre10 Cup in the championship not the Premiership? Host: ...
Sep 19, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Post match reaction from Australia v Argentina in the 2017 Rugby Championship. The Wallabies beat the Pumas 45-20.
Sep 16, 2017•7 min
Post match reaction to New Zealand v South Africa in The Rugby Championship as the All Blacks beat the Springboks 57-0
Sep 16, 2017•29 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Rugby Championship, the Pro14, the Mitre10 Cup and Farah Palmer Cup. The 5 questions were: Q1 With the biggest challenge of the Rugby Championship so far coming up, what changes do you see for the All Blacks? Q2 With players heading overseas should NZ have a Gatland law system where there are a number of wildcards used to pick Europe based players? Q3 We’ve seen 3 games in 7 days in the Womens Rugby World Cup, Mitre10 Cup and Currie Cup recently, is player...
Sep 12, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Reaction to Australia v South Africa 2017 where the two sides played out a 23-23 draw
Sep 09, 2017•23 min
Post match reaction to New Zealand v Argentina 2017 where the All Blacks won 39-22 after trailing by 1 point at half time.
Sep 09, 2017•27 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Rugby Championship, the Mitre10 Cup and Farah Palmer Cup. The 5 questions were: Q1 What do we want to see from the All Blacks against the Pumas? Q2 Who will be joining the Western Force in the new Indo-Pacific regional competition? Q3 Can Counties go back to back in the Farah Palmer Cup? Q4 With tickets still available for both Pumas & Springboks tests, is the NZ public rugbyed out? Q5 What's the purpose of the Mitre10 Cup? Host: Paul - twitter.com/Dri...
Sep 05, 2017•1 hr
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Rugby Championship, the Mitre10 Cup and women rugby. The 5 questions were: Q1 How did the Wallabies turn it around in just 1 week? Q2 Why are the All Blacks making so many handling errors this season? Q3 After a great Womens Rugby World Cup, where does Womens rugby go from here? Q4 Is rugby at or beyond saturation point with the number of top flight matches? Q5 Who have been the winners & losers in the Mitre10Cup over the first 2 rounds? Host: Paul - t...
Aug 29, 2017•55 min
Live post match reaction to Argentina v South Africa 2017 in Salta Argentina where the Pumas lost to the Springboks 23-41.
Aug 26, 2017•15 min
Live post match reaction to Bledisloe Cup 2 2017 in Dunedin where the All Blacks beat the Wallabies 35-29.
Aug 26, 2017•1 hr 7 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Rugby Championship and the Mitre10 Cup. The 5 questions were: Q1 Has Australian Rugby reached its lowest level? Where is it all going wrong? Q2 Did the Springboks flatter to deceive or are they back as a major force in World Rugby? Q3 Are the Pumas the most frustrating side in World Rugby? Q4 Who made the biggest statement in the All Blacks win over the Wallabies? Q5 What was your moment of last weekend’s Mitre10Cup? Host: Paul - twitter.com/DrivingMaul Re...
Aug 22, 2017•57 min
Live post match reaction to Bledisloe Cup 1 2017 in Sydney where the Wallabies lost to the All Blacks 34-54.
Aug 19, 2017•26 min
This week on the #RugbyChat we preview The Rugby Championship and the Mitre10 Cup. The 5 questions were: Q1 Can the Pumas finally not finish last? Q2 Are we going to see the Wallabies buck the trend of their Super Rugby sides and challenge? Q3 Will a resurgent Springboks push for the title? Q4 The All Blacks drew the series with the Lions, will the other sides have the blueprint to beat them? Q5 The Mitre10 Cup kicks-off this week, who are going to be the challengers for the titles? Host: Paul -...
Aug 15, 2017•1 hr 3 min
#RugbyChat where the hot topics in rugby are dissected. You can also join in on Twitter using the hashtag #RugbyChat. Host: Paul - https://twitter.com/DrivingMaul Regular Guests: Steve - https://twitter.com/Cornf1akesCrib Michael - https://twitter.com/realmikepulman ScottishCannon - https://twitter.com/ScottishCannon4 Will - https://twitter.com/rugbynumbers Signup up for the weekly DrivingMaul Newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/b46FUv Become a Patreon of DrivingMaul: https://www.patreon.com/Driv...
Aug 08, 2017•1 hr 16 min