The Rugby Report – Details, episodes & analysis

The 2024 Rugby Championship takes its final week off, while in Europe, the Premiership considers a union with the URC, and in New Zealand, the Mako Men defend the shield, while the Mooloos slip and slide their way to their biggest win in more than two YEARS. The September 16, 2024 edition of The Rugby Report starts, RIGHT NOW! (Bloopers at the end! Enjoy!)

The Boks are back in Cape Town where they end a SEVENTY FIVE year drought. Meanwhile, Argentina says don’t cry for me just yet in Santa Fe, and in New Zealand, a last minute THRILLER in McLean Park sends the Ranfurly Shield to Tasman for the first time EVER. The September 9, 2024 edition of The Rugby Report starts, RIGHT NOW! (Bloopers at the end, enjoy!).

The playoffs are here! The playoffs are here! Yes, the postseason is upon us in Europe and in the lands down under, so we’ll cover the end of the regular seasons and get you properly prepped for the playoffs. We’ll also check in on the MLR as it enters the last month of its season. Plus there are BIG coaching moves in Super Rugby, and Rugby Australia makes a mistake in Melbourne, and I WILL have a special comment. The June 3, 2024 edition of The Rugby Report starts, RIGHT NOW! (Bloopers at the end! Enjoy!)

Super Rugby AND the URC are just one week away from their postseasons, so we'll look at the tables and discuss the possibilities as they both head to their final rounds. And in the USA, the Sharks pull off a SHOCKER in Miami! The May 27, 2024 episode of The Rugby Report starts ... RIGHT NOW! (with Bloopers at the end! Enjoy!).

Welcome to the May 20, 2024 edition of The Rugby Report, your weekly recap and preview pod. In this episode, the phrase “escaped with the win” applies to at least a couple of games in Super Rugby, while URC action ended with a thriller in Ireland, and in the USA it’s another round of oh so close games. As always, there are bloopers at the end, so enjoy!

There’s a new top team in Super Rugby for the first time this season. And it was a bad weekend to be the #1 team in the URC too as the Warriors fell in Pretoria. Meanwhile, there were some CLOSE finishes in the MLR. The May 13, 2024 edition of The Rugby Report starts, RIGHT NOW (with full looks at the playoff picture in BOTH Super Rugby AND the URC, AND, of course, Bloopers at the end! Enjoy!).

The Reds beat the Crusaders for the first time this CENTURY. The URC is headed towards the playoffs in Europe. And in the MLR, there may not be a new top dog, but the Hounds howled in New England. The May 6, 2024 edition of The Rugby Report starts right now! (Bloopers at the end! Enjoy!)

The weekend’s Super Rugby action included a total blowout, a one point game, AND a game for the ages. Meanwhile, over in the URC, Leinster is league leading no more, and finally, in the USA, San Diego suffers a setback as the Sabercats soar! The April 29, 2024 edition of The Rugby Report starts RIGHT NOW! (with Bloopers at the end! Enjoy!)

The bye weeks end with a bang down under! The URC enters the home stretch to the playoffs with some surprisingly close games and one that was rather shockingly NOT, Finally, in the USA, the Hounds have been released in the east! The April 22, 2024 edition of the Rugby Report starts, RIGHT NOW! (Bloopers at the end! Enjoy!)

The Aussies and Kiwis cram 6 games worth of action into 4 games! Meanwhile, the European Champions Cup quarterfinals are over, and that means the URC is back baby! And in America, the MLR hits the halfway point with … Dallas and Chicago ?? In the fight for playoff spots? Playoffs? But most importantly, where the heck have I been? The April 15, 2024 edition of the Rugby Report begins, RIGHT NOW! (with bloopers at the end!).