About this episode
Elliott Smith and Liam Napier discuss the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific round and the state of New Zealand rugby.
On the latest episode of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith and Liam Napier look ahead to the penultimate round of Super Rugby Pacific — can we expect any upsets as the playoffs loom? The boys also dive into the latest confirmed departures among Kiwi Super Rugby players and ask the big question: is New Zealand rugby’s middle tier starting to be exposed? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Elliott Smith, Liam Napier
Topics covered
- Super Rugby Pacific
- player departures
- New Zealand rugby
- playoffs
- upsets
Keywords
- Super Rugby Pacific
- upsets
- playoffs
- Kiwi players
- rugby
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New Zealand rugby
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