No party police means the best weekend on the rugby calendar, Leicester Fainga'anuku the next Kwagga? Fehe lost count of how many tries! Plus the Finals run home

About this episode

The episode discusses highlights from a significant rugby weekend, player performances, and the upcoming finals.

00:01 Tall tales from one of the great rugby weekends07:09 BUSHBUCK Moment - Israel Leota takes flight10:42 Leicester Fainga'anuku the All Blacks hybrid?13:46 Teams run home to the finals16:48 Blues v Reds the game of the round19:32 Will the Crusaders change their blueprint under the roof?20:45 The Jonah Lomu Medal21:43 Fehe and the mighty Hurricanes29:09 FANTASY - Beav is on the comeback trail29:44 Viewer comments - the community is growing

People in this episode

Host: Kirstie Stanway-Thorne

Topics covered

• rugby
• finals
• player analysis
• game highlights
• fantasy sports
• community engagement

Keywords

• rugby
• Leicester Fainga'anuku
• Israel Leota
• finals
• Blues
• Reds
• fantasy sports
• Hurricanes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blues, Reds, Crusaders, Hurricanes, All Blacks

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