The Lekker Rugby Pod!

Was this Warren Gatland's last match? Did Rassie's Springboks put an end to Wales' ambitions? Join Harry Jones and MW Welman for their instant reactions after the game!

One last game till the boys go jol or farm or fish or find inner peace. Rassie has the Springboks poised for the best post-RWC winning season in Bok history during an era of unmatched competition and…

Join Harry Jones and MW Welman for a LIVE FULL TIME REACTION on the England vs South Africa rugby match at Twickenham! Get Harry's hot takes on match and join in on the conversation!

Join Harry Jones and MW Welman for a LIVE HALF TIME HOT TAKES on the England vs South Africa rugby match at Twickenham! Get Harry's hot takes on the first half!

The biggest Bok Test looms at Twickenham because Rassie’s tour plan was built on this fixture. So it comes as no surprise to MW and Harry that the biggest Bok pack starts and the safest bench ends. B…

The Kiwis rubbed it in at Dublin, lowly Australia broke England’s heart, Argentina crushed Italy, and the Boks won’t let Finn create a try. MW and Harry (fresh from Murrayfield) try to place it all …

Harry Jones joined MW Welman for a LIVE IMMEDIATE REACTION on the Scotland vs South Africa rugby match directly from Murrayfield!! Get Harry's hot takes on the game!

The End of Year Tour always brings expected and unexpected. New Zealand beat Ireland at home for the first time in ages, playing simple Bok-like rugby. But the No. 1 Boks have pulled a surprise speed…

Who will make their name up North for South Africa? Who might be odd man out? The Autumn Nations Series kicked off with a classic clash of styles at Twickenham, which showed how a team can hang in th…

How will the teams of the South end up on their end of year tours up North? The favoured Springboks can make no excuses, the All Blacks are trying to regain mojo, the Wallabies are rebuilding and the…

The hardest thing to do in elite sport is to repeat. Even harder is to go back-to-back-to-back! The best version of the All Blacks could not three-peat in 2019 because of a few mistakes in selection,…

Who’s boxing clever and who’s punching below their weight so far in the URC’s South African sector? MW and Harry dig into who can still rise. They also dissect what went wrong for the Vodacom Bulls a…

The marriage between rugby and social media is rocky but neither side can leave the other. Part of the problem is how we chase things, not knowing why: fame, approval, fortune, community. MW and Harr…

The balance of power in rugby is forever shifting. Club versus country, the bitter battle between the hemispheres, the fight for broadcast revenue, embattled coaches finding ways to beat other coache…

Does rugby know how to grow? MW quizzes Harry on World Rugby's proposed law changes and the expected and unexpected consequences of shifts. They also take a look at what should be expected of Jake Wh…

What can we make of the Boks 3.0 this far into season 2024? MW and Harry rummage around in the ruck to see what can be known, what is yet to be known, and what may never be known. Harry goes deep, gu…

Join Harry and MW for a special literary look at the Rugby Championship and the claims in Johnny Sexton’s autobiography (“we were the best”). Tongue in cheek and cheek in tongue.

The Rugby Championship trophy is full of brandy and coke and probably safely in a cabinet that is full. Are we getting too full of ourselves? What can we make of 2024 so far? Have the Springboks tic…

The great gamble of Santiago lost by a point but Nelspruit awaits, full of redemption and vindication. MW and Harry study how this, the first true knockout match of 2024, mirrors another must win ma…

Rugby detectives do not attach to one theory too quickly. MW and Harry sift through the evidence of Round 5 to find the causes, culprits and silver linings of the one-point Springbok loss to the Puma…