Elite Rugby Banter

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.

It's the first of Super Rugby team previews: Will John Mitchell help turn around the Bulls? 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...

Happy New Year to the Elite Universe! Music from of 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.

The Boks take on Ireland on Saturday, France are angry, and Matt regales what his coaches thoughts were on forward play. Music from 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.