This week we were given the shocking new of Ardie Savea leaving the Hurricanes to join the Moana. We reminisce on the good times and give our special farewell to the legend!

We also talk about the recent AB's game vs Fiji over in San Diego, US.

We reflect on the 6 debutants within the game and how they performed overall - who do you think was our Debut King?

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Rugby World Cup 2023 in France is just around the corner with the French & the AB's taking the field on Saturday 9th September!

This episode we discuss recent rugby news & introduce the exciting Rugby World Cup Fantasy Game where you become the manager of your own 15 man squad. Tune in to hear more about how it works!

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KRP are back from our unplanned sebatical but we are back right in time to tackle the latest headlines and results from around the globe as we head towards the 2023 RWC.

Featuring in this chat is plenty on the All Blacks record breaking loss to the Springboks on the weekend and then we head down a whole bunch of rugby rabbit holes on how we can improve the entertainment factor, a new world league and more.

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This week we welcome back Sone Finai to the podcast as we cover this weeks round of The Rugby Championship! Congrats to Adrian for taking the yellow hat this week for our Fantasy Rugby League online.

Tune in to hear our thoughts, insights on whats to come and some good laughs!

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Rugby Championship round 1 is underway as all teams look for glory leading into the 2023 Rugby World Cup! A new round of fantasy is underway with some new recruits!

Thank you Liam Hartshorn for joining us all the way from Christchurch where the NZ Super Rugby Champions reside.

Message us at kiwirootsrugbypodcast@gmail.com if you would like to give us any feedback or topics you would like us to chat about!

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The Super Rugby Final was one hell of a clash between 2 great teams - The Chiefs & Crusaders. Crusaders do it once again winning this game 20-25 but it didn't come without any controversy! We share our thoughts on the game, all the headlines flying around the internet and ofcourse dive into Fantasy chat.

We announce our Fantasy winners and announce our next Fantasy League for The Rugby Championship kicking off on the 9th July!

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Semi Finals delivered some of the best rugby to date. Crusaders demolished a Blues side that most thought were destined for greater things. Chiefs withstood a valiant effort from the Brumbies. BigIsaac takes the yellow hat in our Kiwiroots Rugby Fantasy league. All Blacks Squads were announced on Sunday 18th June so we dive into who was selected both new and old.

Tune in for more - enjoy the episode!

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Super Rugby 2023 Quarter Finals. Reddish takes the yellow hat for what was a high scoring round in our Fantasy League. Scott makes some dud picks. Felix goes oh so close with Ardie Savea "No Try" at the death. Crusaders show their true champion status against a Drua side competing in their first final as a franchise. Blue dismantle the Waratahs and Chiefs push past a stubborn Reds side.

Lots to unpack - tune in and enjoy the episode!

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Final Round Robin games took place in Round 15 of Super Rugby cementing places in the Top 8. Drua win to knock out Highlanders and Rebels beatings an up & down Reds side over in Fiji! Thechosenone collects the yellow hat this week edging out Reddish and The Mighty Watu. Dane Coles brings back the biff and more!!

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Round 14 of Super Rugby is all done and dusted! Your very own Host Scott takes home the yellow hat for this week tipping the hot favourite Jonesy by a mere 2.5 fantasy points in our Superbru fantasy rugby league!

Plenty to unpack in this one so tune in to get amongst it.

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A wild round of Super rugby was played over the weekend and saw an upset in AU with the Force beating a Brumbies B side however has placed them in a really great position to make Top8 with 2 Rounds to go. Eat Deez takes the yellow hat this week beating Tuarino15 over due to points deducted because over excessive changes made. Join the pod to listen for more.

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Join us as we dive into all things fantasy rugby in the aftermath of Round 11 of Super Rugby! We have some new winners in our top 3 and moves in our overall standings. We discuss Money vs Legacy in rugby. Predict Round 12 and plenty more in between.

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Super Rugby Round 9 was another short round with 4 teams given a rest week. Although great for the players it does not bode well from an entertainment point of view and also creates a fantasy rugby nightmare trying to pick your teams!

This has certainly mixed things up with some new players gaining the top 3 spots heating things up!

Tune in to find out more and get ya tips for next weeks round 10!

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Exciting week on Fantasy with the Mighty Watu being crowned champion this week for the first time in the Kiwiroots Fantasy League. Chiefs got one over the Hurricanes in the top of the table clash in Wellington. Hottest news in media is the loss of top tier All Blacks players to international markets like Japan & Europe, Scott & Felix share their thoughts on how NZR should approach it & what it could mean for the game.

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Round 7 Super Rugby is all done and dusted. 2 teams rack up 50+ points. Cam Roigard from the Hurricanes put his hand up for the All Blacks with a standout performance. Hurricanes jump to the top of the table setting up a doozie top of the table clash against the Chiefs in Round 8!

Scott returns to rugby after 6 years away suiting up for local Wellington club Oriental Rongotai - listen to hear about his experience!

Fantasy has seen some major movements in the leaderboard with Serg_056 reappears into the Top 3 after a flying start in round 1.

We play a new experimental game called "Return'em Yeah or Nah" where we debate whether players offshore would cut it at Super level.

Enojy the listen.

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Here we go again with another epic round of Super Rugby! Chiefs topped the Blues 20-13 in a highly anticipated game. Jonesy takes the cake again in our Fantasy league so we decided to take some time to check out what and why is he consistently performing so well.

Tune in for some good chat and some laughs!

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Felix and Scott at it again discussing the events that unfolded over Round 4 of Super Rugby 2023. Scott Robinson aka Razor has today been named next All Blacks Captain. We share the winners and losers of this weeks Fantasy League standings. KiwiRoots Fantasy XV makes it debut which is guaranteed to give you an edge in your very on Fantasy Rugby team.

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Join us as we talk about all things Fantasy Rugby and go over the results in Round 3 of Super Rugby.

Hosted by Scott Pointon & Felix Filipo!

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Join OnlyKiwiRoots, my Super Rugby Pacific Fantasy league on Superbru! You can find my pool here:

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Super Rugby Round 1 provided so much excitement and entertainment.

Felix and Scott discuss their thoughts on what transpired ove the weekend and get into our fantasy chat.

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Kiwi Roots Rugby is back for another season and the new Razor era as he launches his All Blacks tenure. We talk a bit about Super Rugby as the season has recently wrapped up. Throw in some new segments and then pick our very own Kiwi Roots Starting All Blacks XV for the first test against England on July 6th - I wonder how close we will be.

Tune in for a bit of a laugh and somewhat decent chat!

Make sure to find us on Facebook and Instagram for more content!

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Join us for our last episode of 2022 as we head into the holiday season here in NZ.

We cover off the last round of the Autumn Nations Series, finalise the Fantasy draft league winners, hand out KRP Season Awards and a final wrap up of the pods highlights for 2022.

Hope you have enjoyed the content this year and it'll only get better in 2023!

If you are keen to join us on the Fantasy Draft for Super Rugby 2023 stay tuned on our Facebook & Instagram pages for more details to come.

Stay safe and see you in 2023!

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Wow there is so much rugby being played at the moment it is so difficult to keep up! What a great problem to have!

In this episode lead by Felix Filipo we talk about the highs and lows of the weekend. Games we discuss in more detail is Scotland vs Argentina, England vs New Zealand & Ireland vs Australia.

Great to see Georgia get the upset win of the year so far over Wales.

Autumn Nations Series Fantasy Draft has be great fun so far and we have a new leader at the top after 3 weeks of action. Who could that be you ask? Tune in to find out more...

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Big weekend of international rugby coming up with bragging rights on the line for the off season!

In this episode we give our winner predictions for each game + some fantasy draft chat.

We play ourr game Sit'em or Start'em - tune in to find out more!

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What an epic weekend of Rugby! Blacks Fens and England play one of the greatest finals of all time that came down to the wire! The fairytale ending was one we all weren't sue could be achieved and they certainly defied the odds!

Autumn Nations Series created some more entertaining footy and continued to confuse everyone on who is the favourite for this upcoming Mens World Cup in 2023.

Join us as we recap what we saw with some banter in between!

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Week 2 looks to be another great weekend of international rugby and we give our predictions for all you punters out there.

Fantasy Draft - Updates on week 1 results, insights on our selections and some names thrown out there who you might consider for your team picks this week!

If you want to join the Kiwiroots Fantasy draft follow the link:

Join me in the league now no.7413 : Kiwiroots Rugby Podcast Elite League

Hello fam! 

Welcome to our league - may the best person win! 

Good luck!

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Exciting first week of the Autumn Nations Series for 2022 with some epic matches played and the start of the new Fantasy draft created for this series!!

We explain how the draft works & then recap the big 4 games played over the weekend:

Wales vs New Zealand

Ireland vs South Africa

France Australia

England vs Argentina

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Japan almost created the upset of the year losing to the All Blacks 31-38. Scott and Felix share their reaction on the game and discuss the growth in Japanese rugby.

Wales are up next for the All Blacks and we make our predictions on who we think will take this game.

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NPC Finals for 2022 between Wellington & Canterbury!

Super Rugby Squads announced on Wednesday 26th October - the team share our thoughts on the good, the bad and the ugly!

Hosted by Scott, Felix and Sone.

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Womens Rugby World Cup Week 2 recap and thoughts on the tournament so far.

NPC Semi Finals recap and awarding our 3-2-1 points to who we picked for the players of the match.

Big news coming out of the All Blacks camp with Ardie Savea announcing his sabbatical to Japan joing Kobe Steelers after the 2023 world Cup for their 2023 campaign.

Join us for the discussion by following us on Insta, Tiktok & Facebook.

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All Blacks recently named a 35 man squad for their end of year Northern Tour for games against Japan, Wales, Scotland & England.

Join us as we talk about the squad and the upcoming games.

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Join us as we talk all things RWC QF! A different spin on your usual rugby chat show where we focus on having fun.

Tune in for Percentage of Truth, Fantasy Game, Quick Ball Quiz, If not him then who and some predictions for the Semis.

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There has been a debate online about whether this All Blacks XV squad adds value to the brand. In this episode we weigh in on the debate and express our thoughts on this squad.

Black Ferns beat the Wallaroos in the Women's Rugby World Cup opener in a thriller of a game and probably the greatest haka of all time!

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We have moved to short form episodes and this week we share some thoughts on the NPC Quarter Finals that took place over the weekend.

Let us know who you think will win via Facebook book post on this episode launch!

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This week we mix it up a little and run a Rugby Championship Fantasy Draft style episode! This is where we take all the players from the Rugby Championship, pretend we are the CEO's of our own rugby franchises and take turns selecting players assembly our squad of 15.

Join us for the fun and the chat!

Jump on to our social media pages, tell us your team and be in to win!

Facebook, Instagram & Tiktok!

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Join us as we discuss the events that unfolded during week 3 of the Rugby Championship 2022. Wallabies beat the Springboks 25-17. Pumas were the victors over the All Blacks 25-18 again putting more pressure than ever on Foster & his camp to get things headed in the right direction.

We dive into the good, the bad and the "whats do we do now" scenario whilst having a good laugh in between.

Hosted by Scott this week joined by Felix and Sone Finai!

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Mikey Cody joins us this weejk all the way from Toronto, Canada

Hosted by Felix Filipo we dive into Game 2 between the All Blacks vs Springboks @ Ellis park.

We the cover the peaks and troughs from both sides. Dish out some awards - Most Improved, Most Promising & MVP!

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What a game we had over the weekend that was everything we expected and more. An improved All Black side was unfortunately no match for a polished Springboks side with intent and certainty in their game plan. Springboks applied massive defensive pressure backed up by the 24th man...the electrifying crowd!. Al Blacks went toe to toe but couldn't get any real momentum in this match notching up 17 turnovers and 12 penalties giving the game away.

Well done South Africa on a great win 26-10.

Big questions remain over All Blacks Coach Ian Fosters future and everything is on the line in game 2 in Johannesburg!

Join us to hear our thought on the game, the controversial moments, predictions for game 2 and more,.

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All Blacks Head Coach Ian Foster has been under a lot of pressure in recent times with the public calling for major changes to be made in order to bring back the results they expect. Big calls were made where the All Blacks assistant coaches were sacked and replaced. Players have been replaced due to injury and Pita Gus Sowakula has unfortunately been dropped.

Felix and Scott share their thoughts this week on what has unfolded since the Series loss to Ireland and talk about some other interesting news flying around the media with the proposal of a new World tournament.

Tune in for more details!!

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Congratulations to Ireland for winning their first series over NZ in the history between both sides amongst other great milestones. All NZ fans are all left wondering what is happening and plenty of tough questions are being asked in the media after the All Blacks 2nd loss in a row to the visiting Irish.

This episode we dive into what went wrong for the All Blacks, what made the Irish so great during this series and of-course we divulge on our thoughts of the most recent test match.

Ian Fosters job as Head Coach has been questioned so we share our opinion on the matter and much more.

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A weekend to forget for all Southern Hemisphere fans! All Blacks fell to the tough hard nosed Irish in a match that had us all wondering what we were watching with what transpired. Australia fall to the English in similar fashion. Felix reveals his top 5 players in the world at the moment. An more banter in between!

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Felix and Scott talk about the games over the weekend. All Blacks put mana back into the name beating Ireland. Australia show they are not the same team we have been watching the last couple years and earned a great win over England. South Africa make a great comeback from a tough Welsh side who almost created the upset of the weekend!

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This episode goes all over the place and we ask all the tough questions in this one, Is Owen Farrell actually Gibson Parks Dad? Is Duane Van Der Merve waaay too handsome to be starting fights?

Tune in to hear what shenanigans we get up to as we bring to you "Percentage of Truth", Fantasy Rugby, "Start'em or Sit'em", "If Not Him, then Who" and finally finish with our QF predictions this weekend!

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Super rugby for 2022 is done and dusted!

This episode we share our thoughts on the Final that was subsequently won by regular champions in the Crusaders 21-7 over the Blues.

As per usual with the season coming to a close we hand our Awards to some of our favourite players, moments and teams!

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What a thrilling 2 games we had over the weekend! and the highly anticipated All Blacks Squad announcement for the 2022 Ireland tests and Rugby Championship.

This episode is led by Felix supported by Scott and we give our thoughts on the 2 games over the weekend between Crusaders vs Chiefs and Blues vs Brumbies. We review the new looking AB's squad, talk about 6 new caps, players who missed out and finish with giving Ian Foster a grade for his selections.

Don't forget to like, subscribe and share the podcast to help us grow.

Keep up to date by following us on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok & Youtube!

We have exciting behind the scenes plans and can't wait to share!

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Scott and Felix discuss the latest Super Rugby QF, NZ Black Ferns, PNC Team announcements and the inclusion of some faces as a result of the eligibility law change recently plus more!

If you want to stay up to date with Kiwiroots or get in contact you can find us on:

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In this episode we speak with Peter Russell, Head Coach of the Manawatu Turbos discussing his coaching journey from an amatuer in the Wellington club scene during the late 90's / early 2000's through to his eventual professional career here in NZ and abroad.

Peter has a an amazing story where his success came from his ability to create an environment where hard work was the norm and players were willing to change in order to raise standards to new heights. This ownership, belief in themselves and sense of belonging lead to a cabinet of trophies, players under Peter excelling to the top of NZ rugby laddery, some great stories and memories to last a lifetime.

To have a coach of this caliber come on the show was truly an honor for us!

We hope we have done this justice - enjoy this ep!

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This episodes starting lineup is Adam up front being supported by Scott Pointon & Felix Filipo on the outside!

We are now getting closer the the business end of the season and we figured its time we talk seriously about who will make the Top 8! After much deliberation we have come to an agreement on who we think will win. did we get it right you think?

We brought back one of our original jingles to show Adam what shenanigan's we got up to in the earlier episodes.

Take a listen and jump online to share your thoughts.

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