About this episode

Victor Matfield and Sir John Kirwan discuss predictions and tactics for the URC and Super Rugby finals.

Finals week is here - and Victor Matfield and Sir John Kirwan are breaking down both the URC Final and the Super Rugby Pacific Final with their picks, predictions, and tactics. Victor makes the case for the Bulls to strangle Leinster up front - scrum dominance, a physical maul game, and keeping the ball off their dangerous backs. JK sees Leinster's quality in the backs as the difference. Then it's the Chiefs - can they finally get over the line and claim the Super Rugby Pacific title they've been knocking on? Rugby Rivals is proudly sponsored by Klipdrift.

People in this episode

Host: Sir John Kirwan

Guest: Victor Matfield

Topics covered

• URC Final
• Super Rugby Pacific Final
• predictions
• tactics
• rugby analysis

Keywords

• rugby
• URC Final
• Super Rugby
• predictions
• tactics
• Bulls
• Leinster
• Chiefs

Sponsors

Klipdrift

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bulls, Leinster, Chiefs

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