About this episode

The episode discusses the potential fatigue among fans and players due to the overwhelming rugby schedule, particularly in light of the new Nations Championship tournament.

For those of you who don't know, The Nations Champi0onship tournament debuted two weeks ago and this week on Word On The Street, we delved into it's format, it's merits and whether fans and players are simply fatigued by 'too much rugby'. We'll here from rugby fans and pundits about the schedule overload and how it competes against a summer jam-packed with sport6. Word on the street on Off The Ball, with Braeburn, From refreshing iced mochas to smooth iced oat lattes, whatever the weather, Braeburn Coffee has you covered, Made for your summer.

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