About this episode

Victor Matfield and Sir John Kirwan analyze a thrilling weekend of rugby, focusing on the Springboks' close match against Scotland and Will Jordan's historic performance for the All Blacks.

The world champions got a fright! Victor Matfield and Sir John Kirwan break down a wild weekend of Nations Championship rugby - starting with the Springboks being pushed all the way by a fearless Scotland side in Pretoria. Two-nil up in the championship, but should Rassie be worried by 46 missed tackles? Meanwhile in Wellington, the All Blacks ran in seven tries against Italy as Will Jordan made history - a hat-trick to become the All Blacks' greatest ever try scorer in test matches. JK gives his verdict on the new-look side under Dave Rennie and whether they're ready for Ireland at Eden Park. Plus: the big calls, the standout performances, and who's looking dangerous heading into Round 3. Rugby Rivals is proudly sponsored by Klipdrift.

People in this episode

Hosts: Victor Matfield, Sir John Kirwan

Topics covered

• Nations Championship
• Springboks
• Scotland
• All Blacks
• rugby analysis
• player performances
• upcoming matches

Keywords

• Springboks
• Scotland
• Will Jordan
• All Blacks
• rugby
• Nations Championship
• Rassie
• Dave Rennie
• Italy
• tackles

Sponsors

Klipdrift

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: All Blacks, Ireland, Italy

Places: Scotland, Pretoria, Wellington

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