Aotearoa Rugby Pod

It's Rugby Championship time and ARP gets into who looks best placed for wins!

Argentina have beaten the All Blacks three times in recent years. We look into why, as well as breaking down Australia's chances against the Boks.

With Richie Mo’unga returning in 2026, we ask whether NZ needs a first choice 10, or whether Scott Robertson should follow Rassie's lead and have a horses for courses approach.

Plus, we look at the challenges Rugby 360 faces in getting off the ground.

And fun-loving All Blacks winger Emoni Narawa joined the team to chat about having a baby born on All Blacks squad naming day.

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We get into the skill that new All Blacks halfback Kyle Preston has that no other halfback in NZ can match. How could that change the game for the All Blacks?

Why Simon Parker has been selected and who should be picked at loose forward and lock?

The boys talk the Wallabies' new abrasive approach will help them beat the Boks and debunk some Lions conspiracy theories.

Plus, Black Ferns legend Kelly Brazier joins us to talk returning to the team at 35 for the Rugby World Cup.

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The ARP crew dive into the controversial Lions call, analysing it chronologically, one ruck rule at a time!

We discuss which players made the biggest impact across all the July tests, as well as which rising stars made their name.

Plus, how flooding the breakdown works for the Boks and who to look out for in the NPC.

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Jippa, Bryn and Ross break down where the All Blacks have progressed against France and what needs to be worked on for the Rugby Championship, as well as which players stood up.

We also talk to 76 test Wallabies 10 Bernard Foley about where Australia can find a weakness in the Lions and break down the key area where the Boks are so much better than the rest of world rugby.

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SBW

Cam Roigard is helping revolutionise the All Blacks attack, with a greater focus on his sniping play. We ask whether he'll dethrone Du Pont and JGP as the world's best.

SBW joins us to talk his fight against Paul Gallen this week.

We break down how the Springboks' epic new tricks plays work and their effects on defense, as well as the evolution of the Boks' back play.

We ask where wonderkid Henry Pollock will play in the first test for the Lions against Australia

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