Rugby Direct
Every week, Rugby Direct gives you the lowdown on all you need to know from the rugby world.
Whether it's the All Blacks, Black Ferns, NPC, Farah Palmer Cup, or just what's going down at the club grounds, we have you covered on your home for all things rugby.
Listen on iHeartRadio for every angle, every moment, and every opinion.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 191
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Rugby Direct - Episode 45
On this week's podcast Elliott Smith (Newstalk ZB's lead rugby commentator) and Liam Napier (NZ Herald's chief sports writer) go international - with Liam in South Africa ahead of the first Rugby Cha…
00:24:37 |
Tue 02 Aug 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 44
On this week's edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith (Newstalk ZB's lead rugby commentator) and Liam Napier (Chief Sports writer at the NZ Herald) assess another week of drama related to the All Bla…
00:31:20 |
Mon 25 Jul 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 43
On this week's edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith (Newstalk ZB's lead rugby commentator) and Liam Napier (Chief Sports writer at the NZ Herald) analyse the All Blacks series defeat to Ireland and…
00:30:52 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 42
On this week's podcast Elliott Smith (Newstalk ZB's lead rugby commentator) and Liam Napier (NZ Herald's chief sports writer) discuss Ireland's first ever win over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil …
00:36:20 |
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 41
On the latest edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith (Newstalk ZB's All Blacks commentator) and Liam Napier (NZ Herald chief sports writer) discuss the All Blacks 42-19 win over Ireland to go 1-nil u…
00:24:29 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 40
On this week's edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith (Newstalk ZB's All Blacks commentator) and Liam Napier (NZ Herald rugby writer) react to a hectic 48 hours of news from the All Blacks camp - wit…
00:28:20 |
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 39
On this week's edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith (Newstalk ZB's lead rugby commentator) and Liam Napier (Chief Sports Writer at the NZ Herald) break down the Crusaders' emphatic Super Rugby Paci…
00:34:26 |
Mon 20 Jun 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 38
On this week's edition of Rugby Direct, we go one-on-one with All Blacks coach Ian Foster about the 36-man squad named for the three-test series against Ireland and discuss the key talking points of …
00:26:44 |
Mon 13 Jun 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 37
On the latest edition of Rugby Direct:
Elliott Smith and Liam Napier dissect the Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals that went exactly to the formbook, at least on the scoreboard but who impressed and …
Elliott Smith and Liam Napier dissect the Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals that went exactly to the formbook, at least on the scoreboard but who impressed and …
00:34:13 |
Tue 07 Jun 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 36
On this week's edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith and Liam Napier debate the final round of Super Rugby Pacific before the playoffs, including the race for the eighth spot eventually won by the H…
00:28:48 |
Mon 30 May 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 35
On this weekend’s episode of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith is joined by Liam Napier, who returns from watching the other code in Brisbane to help analyse week 14 of Super Rugby Pacific, the penultimate…
00:24:35 |
Tue 24 May 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 34
On this week's edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith and special guest Christopher Reive from the New Zealand Herald (@ChrisReive) break down the weekend of rugby that was from Super Rugby Pacific, …
00:30:04 |
Tue 17 May 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 33
On the latest edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith and Liam Napier review week 12 of Super Rugby - as the Brumbies continued on their merry way against New Zealand sides with a win over the Chiefs …
00:32:10 |
Mon 09 May 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 32
On the latest edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott and Liam discuss what amounted to a poor round for the New Zealand sides - even the ones that banked full competition points. A one-off or have Australi…
00:34:38 |
Mon 02 May 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 32
On this week’s edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith and Liam Napier evaluate the Super Round in Melbourne and ask if it was really Super or if it was shoddy, with the scoreline at 4-1 after the wee…
00:25:11 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 31
On this weekend’s edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith and Liam Napier take the temperature of Super Rugby after the last round of all-New Zealand matches, with the Blues finally winning in Christc…
00:36:57 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 30
On this week’s edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott and Liam debate the weekend’s big rugby issues – primarily the closing moments of the Hurricanes v Crusaders game, which saw a chance at golden point t…
00:34:11 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 29
On the latest edition of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith and Liam Napier delve into the weekend’s rugby issues and debate the red cards that were dished out including the most contentious one – supposedl…
00:26:34 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 28
Elliott and Liam are back for another week of rugby discussion - with the big win for Moana Pasifika dominating discussion - the win no-one saw coming, while the Crusaders underline their title crede…
00:35:05 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
Rugby Direct - Episode 27
This week on Rugby Direct, Elliott and Liam debate the key talking points from the weekend – including the completion of the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition, as well as France winning the Si…
00:35:48 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
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