Explore every episode of the podcast Two Cents gets Distracted - A Rugby Podcast
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| Binge on our SALTY tears | 03 Sep 2024 | 01:10:05 | |
Alright, there's some extra salt on this one. So we fight off our tears and endure the pain of talking about the game at the weekend between the two greatest teams in the world, the Springboks and the All Blacks. Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| South Africa on top, but ABs rebound at Eden Park | 20 Aug 2024 | 00:38:13 | |
This is a take on the podcast, as we screwed the recording the first time around, so if we're a bit off the boil, that's why. This weekend it was a great time to be South African, we break it all down. Grab a beer and enjoy. | |||
| Super Crappy Quarters & Northampton gets it done | 11 Jun 2024 | 01:00:24 | |
Well, it is a woefully one-sided series of quarters in Super Rugby. Who would have thought a top 8 in a 12-team comp would produce those results!! Well, we have rant, chat the rugger and buckets full of BS. Grab a beer and enjoy! | |||
| Dupont Crushes Leinster Hearts | 28 May 2024 | 01:12:15 | |
This week we cover in depth the Champions Cup Final and debate where DuPont's performance stacks up in all-time against the other greats. We also cover all the happenings of Super Rugby. Grab a beer and enjoy! | |||
| Losses, Wins and Marks despicable act | Two Cents Gets Distracted | 21 May 2024 | 01:00:16 | |
Wouldn't you know it? Another week of rugby bloody well happened, and you know what? We talk about it!! Mark also reveals how he used bowel issues in China for pure evil. Grab a beer and enjoy! | |||
| War on Scrums & Rugby gets Super | 14 May 2024 | 01:12:57 | |
Big things are happening in the world of rugby, and we have some small minds to discuss it all. From rule changes to retirements and some quality footy. All served up to your an indulgent amount of BS. Grab a beer and Enjoy! | |||
| Champions Cup Semis and the not-so-Super Crusaders | 07 May 2024 | 01:12:25 | |
Mark's back from China, and we're ready to rip in with our lukewarm takes and nonsense chat. We cover the semis of the Champions Cup and look to who could miss out on the Super Rugby finals. Have the wheels completely fallen off the Crusaders? Grab a beer and enjoy. | |||
| Lots of BS with a Pinch of Rugby | 29 Mar 2024 | 00:50:40 | |
Better late than never, this week we discuss law changes, touch on Chasing the Sun, and cover what's been happening in Super Rugby in the URC, and coat the whole pod in tonne of sh*t talk. Grab a beer and enjoy. | |||
| Six Nations All Wrapped up with a pretty Bow and whole lot of Nonsense | 18 Mar 2024 | 01:12:25 | |
The Six Nations is over, but BS chat is just getting warmed up. This week, we cover all the happenings of the Six Nations and Super Rugby. Tony also flips out about Human centipedes. Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| So much great Rugby, So much sh*t chat | 12 Mar 2024 | 01:26:51 | |
Well, team, after a week off, the boys are coming in hot with a hell of a weekend of rugby to talk about. We cover the cracking games across the Six Nations and Super Rugby with no duds to speak of. And never fear my little sweet ones; we do talk an almighty amount of sh*t. Grab a beer and enjoy. | |||
| We Make the Six Nations and Super Rugby WEIRD | 27 Feb 2024 | 01:09:36 | |
In it for another week!! This week, the tangents are big, the rugby chat is what it always is, and the sound goes to custard towards the end. We cover all the Six Nations games and as many Super Rugby ones as possible. Sorry about the sound crapping out later in the pod. Grab a beer and enjoy!! | |||
| You have questions, Mark has answers and Tony has distractions | Two Cents Gets Distracted | 20 Feb 2024 | 01:01:13 | |
It's a quiet week in the world of Rugby, so we thought we'd take this chance to answer some questions, solve some problems and talk some sh*t about the great game of Rugby. Grab a beer and Enjoy. | |||
| Wonderous Boks and Woeful ABs | Two Cents Gets Distracted | 13 Aug 2024 | 01:09:37 | |
Well, it was a crappy old time for Abs fans in Welly, and we're not too thrilled. What made it worse was the fact the Springboks looked incredible in Brisbane. Dark days indeed. Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| Good Rugby, Ugly Rugby and one MASSIVE call | 12 Feb 2024 | 00:43:58 | |
This one is a bit different, recorded during the morning due to Tony getting a nose job later in the day. We cover the rugby, the players who stood up, the weird state of rules and that call. Grab a beer or a water and enjoy | |||
| Mark puts his BALLS on the line for France | 07 Feb 2024 | 01:00:34 | |
International Rugby in the form of the Six Nations was on over the weekend. Mark breaks it down with some keen and insightful analysis and Tony forgets what hat he's wearing. Also, we pack in all the nonsense chat a small proportion of you enjoy as we look forward to another week of Rugabee. Grab a beer and enjoy! | |||
| The Six Nations is BACK, and SO ARE WE. | 28 Jan 2024 | 01:21:09 | |
Back again, not due to popular demand, but just because they want to be. The Boys dive head first in with a few beers, a few more tangents, and a bit of chat about rugby. The six nations aren't far away, so we make noises about that, and Mark catches Tony up on all the happenings of the in the World of Rugby that have been taking place over the kiwi summer. Grab a beer and enjoy!! | |||
| The 2nd Annual 2CGDs!!!! | Two Cents Gets Distracted Awards | 11 Nov 2023 | 01:06:12 | |
Well, the big night is upon us. We're in our number 1s and ready to hand out the greatest prize in Rugby, IT'S THE 2CGDs! Help us celebrate the finest happenings, achievements and players of 2023. Thank you all for watching/listening to our little pod in 2023. See you in 2024. Grab a beer and enjoy! | |||
| This one Hurts! | The RWC final review show (Day of final) | 30 Oct 2023 | 01:04:52 | |
Well, this sucks! While much of the media attention is focused on the great joy the final has brought to the nation of South Africa, this episode gives you a peak into the depths of despair the great little nation of New Zealand has been plunged into after the All Blacks agonising defeat to the World Champion Springboks. I just vomited in my mouth a little bit.Make sure you tune in next week to watch the second annual 2CGDs on the Distracted Sports channel.Grab a beer and cry along with us or alternatively laugh in our faces and enjoy | |||
| A Springbok Thriller and an All Black Pumping | 23 Oct 2023 | 01:18:48 | |
The boys break down two Rugby World Cup semi-finals that couldn't be more different. The demolition of the Argentinians at the hands of the Men in Black. And the absolute heartbreaker for the English as the Springboks do what they do: find a way to win under enormous pressure. Grab a beer(or a wine, in this case) and enjoy | |||
| The Greatest Weekend of Rugby EVER!! | 17 Oct 2023 | 01:31:41 | |
Holy smokes, the games this weekend were outrageously good. We unpack all the happenings of a truly epic weekend of Rugby. We celebrate, what our Boys in Black achieved, commiserate with the fans of the teams sent packing, and ruminate on what is to come as we look ahead at the rest of the tournament.Grab a beer (or maybe even some kilppys) and enjoy | |||
| The joy of the RWC and talking nonsense | 10 Oct 2023 | 01:22:48 | |
The last week of the pools of the Rugby World Cup may have served up the best batch of games we've had SO FAR. We dive into the games but veer off track with some pretty random chat. We also preview the massive Quarter Finals that are almost upon us. Grab a beer and enjoy! | |||
| ABs turn heads and the Scots set up crunch match with the Irish | 03 Oct 2023 | 01:15:25 | |
Alright, the pool stages are approaching their end, but we still don't know who will be in our quarters. The boys go over the weekends games of the Rugby World Cup and preview the massive clashes to come.This episode has a lot of tangents.Grab a beer and enjoy! | |||
| Irish eyes are smiling, Aussie ones are Crying | RWC Round 3 | 25 Sep 2023 | 01:25:42 | |
Big moves are happening in the Rugby World Cup wilderness. Eddie Jones proves he is all talk and Ireland and South Africa show why they’re the big guns in the tournament. We discuss all the happenings and go on a few weird tangentsGrab a beer and enjoy! | |||
| Just Another TRC preview | 06 Aug 2024 | 00:50:25 | |
Well, to be honest, other than the ladies at the Olympics, the rugby world has been a bit quiet. But never fear—some serious action is on the way, and we preview it. Boy, oh boy, what a fun time! Grab a beer and enjoy! | |||
| Glory for Fiji & France get the Wobbles | 18 Sep 2023 | 01:04:20 | |
Alright, another round of the Rugby World Cup and & unfortunately another remote poddy, with the boys. Tony got COVID and Mark is just old. Anyway, we unpack all the good stuff, the bad stuff and even the stuff in the Middle from this round RWC action.Grab a beer (or a healing tea) and enjoy | |||
| So it begins! Rugby World Cup Round 1 | 13 Sep 2023 | 00:57:35 | |
The Rugby World Cup is finally here, but our team, the All Blacks, are choosing to arrive fashionably late, and the Springboks look Scary!! We cover all the games and somehow do it while Tony is in Queenstown. Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| The Rugby World Cup is HERE & we answer your questions about it! | 04 Sep 2023 | 01:01:57 | |
The World Cup is upon us, and as this was the only weekend for yonks where we didn't have any questions, we went back to the well that is viewer/listener questions.Grab a Beer and Enjoy | |||
| A WOUNDING Springbok Massacre of our Men in Black | 29 Aug 2023 | 01:10:51 | |
So apparently there was some rugby on at the weekend, and unfortunately, we saw it. Two Cents Rugby (Mark) and Distracted Sports (Tony) unpack the pounding the All Blacks took at the hands of the World Champion Springboks it, all and what it means for the RWC. Plus the Fijians are awesome and England ...well, they're having a tough time. That and all the other rugby. Grab a beer and enjoy. | |||
| Anxiously watching warm ups and Billy screws the Pooch | 22 Aug 2023 | 01:08:22 | |
As the summer nations series enters it's 49th weekend, the boys bloat on about the rugby, and the cards and top it off, with all the BS you could ever want.Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| Odd Squads, High Tackles, a Couple of Games & a Whole lot of Questions | 15 Aug 2023 | 01:07:48 | |
Well, a lot to unpack this week with some baffling selection in the Boks and Wallabies, the English and the Welsh race to the Bottom, & theScots show they mix it with the Top and of course, we talk about the naughty boy Farrell. Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| Lots of of Tests and not a lot of sleep. | 08 Aug 2023 | 01:15:10 | |
Oh boy, there was a lot of rugby on over the weekend, Mark watched it all, and Tony watched a bit less. We talk all the games the ABs squad and ofcourse head off on some weird tangents.Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| Eddie's BS catches up with him, and the Boks fail to impress | 01 Aug 2023 | 01:07:05 | |
The Rugby Championship's final week just happened, you may have watched some of it . Well if you did or maybe even if you didn't you may want to listen to two Kiwis chat about it. If that sounds like fun, then welcome on in Sunshine!! Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| A bit of Rugby and A LOT of Weird | 25 Jul 2023 | 01:04:22 | |
There was not much Rugby over the weekend, but we talk about it. We also get into the upcoming Rugby Championship , Beyond that, we name anatomy, talk about late 80s VHS tapes and even practice some active listening.Grab a beer and enjoy. | |||
| All Black Magic as Spring Bok Auckland Hoodoo Goes on | 18 Jul 2023 | 01:16:25 | |
What a night!!! Tony tries not to gloat as we unpack all the happening of the massive clash between the Boks and Blacks this past weekend. Also has Eddie's hype train derailed as the Pumas and their screaming fans get it done in Paramatta? All that plus the Black Ferns, the Japanese, the weirdest Tongan commentator ever and a whole load of BS. Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| The dreaded GOAT chat, and other noxious substances. | 30 Jul 2024 | 01:02:17 | |
We're back after an unplanned absence for a week. Thanks for noticing! This week we unpack the 7s at the blooming Olympics, ask whether Dupont is really that good and then Tony goes on a rant about our friends in South Africa. Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| Cracking start for the Boks & Blacks & a bad weekend for Aussie Coaches | 10 Jul 2023 | 01:18:25 | |
International Rugby is back Baby, and so are we after a week off.This week we're balls deep on the opening week of action in the Rugby Championship and we look forward to some super tasty matchups this week.All that and a new set of steak knives! | |||
| Crusaders Win ANOTHER Title. Razor has another Dance | 27 Jun 2023 | 01:04:10 | |
Oops they did it again, and it's getting a little ridiculous. We unpack the Super Rugby Final, have a wee chat with our man Hamish from Kiwilads and hear about his run-in with SANZAR and a bunch of BS too. Grab a beer, have a listen and expect some weird tangents. | |||
| A Dark day for the Blues and What's wrong with shooter?!! | 20 Jun 2023 | 01:06:21 | |
This one is full of angst. So squeeze your old fella in sympathy and strap in for listening to two (Tony in particular) middle-aged white men from Auckland bitch about AB selection, Super Rugby, the purgatorial dominance of the Crusaders and the state of NZ rugby.Grab a beer and get ready for some tangents. | |||
| NEW BOK SQUAD and some NAF, Meh, and BRILLIANT Quarters in Super Rugby | 13 Jun 2023 | 01:20:18 | |
The quarters of Super Rugby got underway, and we watched them and we eventually talk about them too after a solid period of sh*t talk. Mark (Two Cents Rugby) also casts a discerning eye over the new Bok Squad. Grab a beer, have a listen and expect some weird tangents. | |||
| Lots of BS & the final round of Super Rugby | 06 Jun 2023 | 01:07:22 | |
Well, if you're South African, or European, there wasn't a lot on that would particularly interest you this week. So let us walk you through the happenings of Super Rugby as we reach the business end of Super Rugby. We can also serve you up a vast array of nonsense tangents and general shoot the sh*t. | |||
| Munsters Ball, Stormers Fall & Mark Loses a Bet | 30 May 2023 | 01:04:30 | |
Mark (Two Cents Rugby) had no faith in the men from Munster, and today he has to pay the price in the form of maybe the worst alcohol known to man. It's basically Chinese boat cleaner.We dive into the URC final and ramble on about Super Rugby as it's starting to reach its business end.Finally, we get into the potential back three bolters that we think should make the All Blacks. | |||
| A treat for a neutral, Orgasmic for La Rochelle and a massive Bummer for Leinster | 23 May 2023 | 01:00:40 | |
Wow, what a game of Rugby!!! We get into the EPIC Heineken Cup Final. We then get a bit depressed about Moana Pacifica and then really start to peak out on who will make the prestigious top 8 (top two-thirds) of Super Rugby.Grab a beer, and enjoy (or maybe don't if you're driving) | |||
| Munster, Reds & Crusaders Win, but we Lose with Chinese Booze | 16 May 2023 | 01:05:02 | |
Back at it, and this time we drink straight poison otherwise known as Chinese Spirits. We also go through all the big games over the weekend, including Munster getting up over Leinster, the Reds pulling off a massive upset over the Chiefs and our Blues failing to get across the against those dastardly Crusaders Grab a beer, have a listen and expect some weird tangents. | |||
| Rugby, Noodles and Leagues' Plan to Destroy Union | 08 May 2023 | 01:07:59 | |
We're back after our Asian Hiatus, and we're a touch older by somehow not any wiser, In this episode, we go over all the big happenings in our great game of the past month and go on a fair few tangents. We even got some new mics! | |||
| The Pointy end in Europe and what's wrong with Super Rugby | Two Cents Gets Distracted S2 EP10 | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:57:37 | |
Marks in China, Tony's back in NZ and the pod starts with a long whinge about Super Rugby, as boys realise their getting more and more cantankerous as near 40. We cover all the big results in Heneiken Cup and also go on a couple of tangents. | |||
| Ireland squeaks past the Boks and the AB's barely hold on. | 16 Jul 2024 | 01:25:47 | |
The summer series, or the Dead of winter series for some, goes into week 2 and we break it all down. We also talk a metric tonne of BS. Grab a beer and enjoy | |||
| Razor signs with the All Blacks!! and polishing the turd of a quiet week in Rugby | 27 Mar 2023 | 01:12:48 | |
Yes, we're a week late on the Razor news but this week episode is filled to the brim with bs rugby banter. I like it, I hope you do too. | |||
| Irish Slams and silly men talking about it (& other rugby stuff) | 21 Mar 2023 | 01:15:38 | |
Well, the 6 nations have wrapped up and despite the boys still recovering from sleep deprivation they get into the weeds on all the games. Where does this leave the teams going into the big dance at the end of the year? Tony also goes on a rant about the state of NZ Rugby. Also, we recorded this before Razor got the big job so it's not on the agenda, unfortunately. | |||
| A Dark Day for England, 6 Nations round 4 review and a bit of dribble | 2CGD S2 EP7 | 13 Mar 2023 | 01:13:13 | |
After Tony's prediction the English would get the chocolates this week, the boys take a good look at England vs France. Plus we get stuck into the other 6 Nations games. Sprinkle a little Super Rugby in there and then top it off with some nonsense. | |||
| 6 Nations Round 4 preview, Fozzie decision review, but sadly still no sea views! | 2CGD S2 EP6 | 07 Mar 2023 | 01:23:20 | |
WARNING - This one has a few uncensored naughty words in it, probably best not to listen to it around children. This week we unpack Fozzie from a briefcase of sadness in the wake of his announcement he won't run for ABs coach in 2024. We whinge a bit about how crap the "Super Round" in Melbourne, dissect Ardie's naughty gesture and preview this weekend's 6 Nations. All that and we even look at some other sports and Tony tells a story that has nothing to do with sports but is worth a listen right at the end. | |||