Once again, can the Kiwis support five franchises?

About this episode

The episode discusses the viability of five rugby franchises in New Zealand and analyzes recent performances of various teams.

Would we say the lid's off? Is this what success tastes like? Can the Kiwis support five franchises? And is James Slipper the Wallabies' answer at #10? Ponies are running hot after doing it late against the Blues while Reds and Force were rocks and diamonds in banking their first wins of the season. Mitch and Lachie break it all down with varying degrees of success and state biases. Wallaby Shop - https://wallaby.sjv.io/WyRyVG Linktree - https://linktr.ee/Scrumbags_rugby Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scrumbagsrugby/ Twitter/X - @scrumbagsrugby Patreon - https://patreon.com/ScrumbagsRugby Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mitch, Lachie

Topics covered

• Kiwis
• franchises
• James Slipper
• Wallabies
• Rugby
• Blues
• Reds
• Force

Keywords

• success
• sports news
• rugby analysis

Mentioned in this episode

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