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World Cup draw reaction. Who are the winners? And who will struggle? #PlayOnPod @WorldRugby @worldrugbymedia @rugbyworldcup #RWC2027 #RWC2027DRAW

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 🏉 We wrap up the official #QuilterNS series 🏉 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15...it's a numbers game 🏉 New balls please 🏉 Dracula has a rest 🏉 Spicy Curry causes Argy bargy 🏉 Winner, winner, chicken dinner Plus all the usual mischief. #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby 1/2

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 Perfect listening ahead of the final full weekend of November fixtures. 🏉 Dan Carter's surprising doppelgänger 🏉 Referee insouciance 🏉 The separation of church & state 🏉 Rugby news galore 🏉 Glorifying "lekkerbacks" (h/t Harry Jones) #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby 1/2

Triffids. #Springhassprung #Spring #Springtime #Sydney

Too soon?

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 🏉 Barrett brothers broken by big bad Bears' base. 🏉 Candace takes Sydney Geography 102 (hint: clue in the feature image). 🏉 BO'K and planes. 🏉 Gary Owen and Mark (or not). 🏉 Appointments aplenty. Plus plenty of other shenanigans to boot. 1/2

One of their besst yet.

Tis the season.

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 Just in time for the weekend. We cover: 🏉 NitroCadmiumDicarbonic 🏉 The offside matrix 🏉 Hands. Or Hans? 🏉 Balls. In or out? And so much more. #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby #RugbyForGood See 🔗⬇ shows.acast.com/focus-is-on-...

There's nothing to be afraid of - just pick up the phone.

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 Rugby pods have been a bit thin on the ground this week, but fear not, we've got you covered. Everyone is back on deck in time for awards season, a massive tranche of appointments far and wide and some adroit insights into trends and developments. What's not to like? 1/2

Truth in advertising.

Impact✅ Immediacy✅ Longevity✅

ICYMI - 🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 It may be a (relatively) quiet week in our rugby world, but we still found plenty to chat about, including: 🏉 Player load guidelines 🏉 Can you believe what these referees did? 🏉 A listener question about seatbelt tackles 🏉 The final round of The Rugby Championship 1/2

A very good point and an even better question.

I see what they did there.

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 Perfect weekend listening #RWC2025 wrap ✅ #Bledisloe & #TheRugbyChampionship action ✅ The English "PREM" kicks off ✅ Plus some of the usual mischief ✅ #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby @WorldRugby @worldrugbymedia @rugbyworldcup @rugbycomau 1/2

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 Just in time for a HUGE weekend of rugby action, we set the scene on and off the field. Snippets include: 🏉The mere matter of a @rugbyworldcup final 🏉Grim news from the ACT 🏉More stats (can there ever be too much?) 🏉WXV updates 1/2

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 ICYMI... ⭐Crochet whistles ⭐#RWC2025 stats ⭐Captaincy ⭐Sanctions ⭐Our usual round-ups #PlayOnPod #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby See 🔗⬇ shows.acast.com/focus-is-on-...

Congratulations to all the @worldrugby match officials appointed to this weekend's semifinals of the @rugbyworldcup. A special shout-out to the friends of the #PlayOnPod, Ella Goldsmith, Maggie Cogger-Orr and Rachel Horton, all of whom feature. Congratulations to you all. 1/2

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 ⭐ #RugbyWorldCup action aplenty ⭐ Many a Testing moment for MOs ⭐ Awesome @rugbyworldcup stats ⭐ 2 x Golden Whistles + Law(s) of the Week ⭐ TRC chat ⭐ Hat tip to the @StanSportAU team ⭐ Grand Finals All in time for the weekend. 1/2

🎤 #PlayOnPod Drop!🎧 Another HUGE week of rugby, including: ➡ Round 2 of @rugbyworldcup action ➡ Finals footy everywhere ➡ Carton orange (& carton marron?) ➡ Clarifying a clarification (or when is simultaneous not simultaneous?) ➡ The Kid, Baba, Burkey, Whits... 1/2

So much rugby, so little time! Action aplenty at the Rugby World Cup, The Rugby Championship and finals time in clubland. All of which gives us PLENTY to talk about, including: ➡ Lucky/unlucky 13 ➡ Simultaneousness ➡ Super siblings ➡ A listener quiz And so much more... 1/2

Wallabies Win Welcomes Wallaroos World Cup Weekend! 16th August 2025 - remember that date - a milestone for the Wallabies and Australian rugby. But not so good for Pearcey - he takes a deep dive into what happened. 1/2

16th August 2025. Remember that date. I most certainly will. A milestone birthday gift for the ages. 🙏 @wallabies

Ella! Ella! Ella! It's a refrain that evokes many a memory for rugby fans, and quite possibly others as well (yes - we're looking at you @rihanna fans). 1/3

WHAT A WEEK! - We've just about recovered from the biggest week in rugby in a LOOOONG time. - Pearcey had a run with the Classics - has he recovered? - We catch up with some of our favourite Friends of the Pod. - Lightning strikes twice, twice. - White boot protocol. 1/3

Moist.

🏉🏉🏉 ICYMI - Two pods last week. Our second included: ➡ Raising the bat ➡ Snipers ➡ Hugs ➡ Homework ➡ Law clarifications ➡ Red card mastery And, of course, so much more. #PlayOnPod #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby @WorldRugby @worldrugbymedia 1/2

More Maggie Magic! As promised, we wrap up our huge chat with Maggie with some rapid, or not so rapid, questions. We're going to be seeing a lot of her in the next little while, with Maggie in action here, there and everywhere. 1/3

Meanwhile, in other rugby news.... The next Rugby World Cup kicks off in less than a month, which is the perfect time to reveal our mystery guest. She was in the middle for the Wallaroos Test on the weekend and, like the Wallaroos, will be jetting to the UK shortly. 1/4

SPECIAL GUEST ALERT! Watch this space. SOON! Some clues: 🏉 This weekend 🏉 Whistle 🏉 Gold 🏉 Red #PlayOnPod #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby

🏉 Rascally Rassie 🏉 Rankings 🏉 Records 🏉 Reviews 🏉 Reds 🏉 Research Our second pod in just a few short days - we love rugby! #PlayOnPod #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby 1/2

GUEST POD DROP - A MUST LISTEN BEFORE THE FIRST TEST. This is a big one! As we head into the First Test of the Lions series, it's hard to imagine the pressure that the players, coaches and match officials are under. 1/n

Something I prepared earlier. But in no particular order - that's a leap too far. #triplej #hottest100 #TripleJHottest100

Special Guest Alert! As we head into the First Test of the Lions series, I'm really excited about the pod we wrapped this morning. WATCH THIS SPACE! #PlayOnPod #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby 1/2

She's back! Kangaroos and Wallabies. When backs go forwards. Or back... Lost: one referee. The good news - we found him! Find out why. TMO dynamics. BOK wheels. All this, and much more. See 🔗⬇ 1/2

I recently celebrated a major refereeing milestone, a highlight in itself. As an added bonus, I was able to share the moment with Hamish, refereeing our matches back to back, including me running the line for him. A not-so-highlight was getting wiped out from behind. 1/3

The quiet before the storm. #DerbyDay #BattleOfTheBeaches @nswrugbyrefs

Pod drop! ➡The Super Rugby Final, the Lions' stuttering start & Hollie Davidson does it yet again. ➡Some huge milestones in the middle, & one off the park too. ➡Changes in disciplinary procedures at World Rugby, & horny moose on a rugby field. All this, & much more. 🔗⬇ 1/3

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It's finals time, which always means there is plenty to talk about, whether the UK Premiership final in the north, or the Super Rugby Pacific finals in the south. Throw in some feral 9s (who knew?) and a very special Golden Flag. And, of course, so much more. See 🔗⬇ 1/2

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Shoosh!

Keeping warm.

Pod drop - just in time for the long weekend. - We meet some Scrumbags IRL - TMO protocols - where is the sweet spot? - Appointments - State Champs - Throwing referees around - should there be more of it? - Marking our homework See 🔗⬇ #PlayOnPod #BestSeatInTheHouse #Rugby #AussieRugby 1/2

The eyes have it. A #Vivid quickie. #VividSydney @sydney_sider @sydney

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