The Hurtlocker

Raised in Palmy, later touching down in Wellington, Isaiah "Ice" Mapusua grew up in some of NZ's footy hot spots. Attending renowned rugby powerhouses St. Pat's College and Scots, he was immersed in …

Josh Beehre, born and bred in Northland NZ the man has worked for every opportunity, searching his way to challenges and chances.

As a youngin, raised on a Dairy farm the work ethic has always been t…

This week on The Hurtlocker, we sit down with All Black #979 – Pita Alatini – one of the smoothest centres to ever wear the black jersey.

From carving up in SA, South Auckland to making his All Black…

Born and bred out of New South Wales, Australia, Patrick Pellegrini 10 launched his career into Super Rugby world in 2025 with team changing form. During covid, he decided to shoot across to the UK, …

In Session 5 of The Hurtlocker, we sit down with the uso Charlie Faumuina.

South Auckland born and bred, the man has taken S.A, Samoa, and New Zealand to the world. Through pure hard work and dedicat…

Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou

Leading from the front of the pack, the uso has already had himself a journey. Growing up in Palmerston North with an awesome family, he was raised to be great. Hard work has bee…

Session 4 of The Hurtlocker features none other than the young gun himself — Kyren Taumoefolau.

The man hasn’t even celebrated his 21st birthday yet… but he’s already played in a Rugby World Cup, rep…

The 09-born and bred man himself, Harry Plummer, dropped into the new setup to share his story. Grateful for this one! 🙌 HP10 winds the clock back, taking us through his journey—from his upbringing t…

Caleb Tangitau Joins The Hurtlocker for Session 2

In this episode, we sit down with the Highlanders new winger and former Auckland Blues and All Blacks Sevens young gun Caleb Tangitau to talk about h…

For episode 2 of The Hurtlocker we got stuck in to a Super Rugby 2025 Preview with Cedric Tausinga A.K.A Letstalksports. We covered all of the teams who have a base in New Zealand, with content plans…

This one's special. The first poddy done for The Hurtlocker, and done with none other than my uso Che Clark. His resume speaks for itself. At just 21 years of age Che has played over 50 games for the…