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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2025 · 1H 16M

Springbok women earn historic quarterfinal berth and Kooks finds out about the Wallabies kickoff times

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We discuss the significance of this victory and the road the Springbok women have taken over the last few years, the influence of Swys de Bruin on the team's attack, the Player of the Match performance from Libbie Janse van Rensburg, Nadine Roos' versatile role, the powerful carrying from Aseza Hele and Chumisa Qawe and the leadership of Babalwa Latsha. While the Boks had some issues closing the game out and letting in some soft tries, we dream a little about our chances against France and whether we could compete against either New Zealand or Ireland in the quarterfinals.We also look back on some cracking fixtures over the 2nd round of the Rugby World Cup, including the USA drawing to Australia after a double from 18 year old Wallaroo Caitlyn Halse, Fiji giving Scotland a scare and Evie Gallagher's monster 35-tackle performance, and celebrating Samoa and Brazil scoring their first points of the Rugby World Cup, with Bianca Silva scoring Brazil's try in style.We then switch over to the Rugby Championship where the All Blacks have an injury crisis, the Boks have recalled Faf de Klerk to bring most of the 2019 band back together and why Kooks calls the early kickoff times for Australia and New Zealand "utter woke nonsense".

We discuss the significance of this victory and the road the Springbok women have taken over the last few years, the influence of Swys de Bruin on the team's attack, the Player of the Match performance from Libbie Janse van Rensburg, Nadine Roos' versatile role, the powerful carrying from Aseza Hele and Chumisa Qawe and the leadership of Babalwa Latsha. While the Boks had some issues closing the game out and letting in some soft tries, we dream a little about our chances against France and whether we could compete against either New Zealand or Ireland in the quarterfinals.We also look back on some cracking fixtures over the 2nd round of the Rugby World Cup, including the USA drawing to Australia after a double from 18 year old Wallaroo Caitlyn Halse, Fiji giving Scotland a scare and Evie Gallagher's monster 35-tackle performance, and celebrating Samoa and Brazil scoring their first points of the Rugby World Cup, with Bianca Silva scoring Brazil's try in style.We then switch over to the Rugby Championship where the All Blacks have an injury crisis, the Boks have recalled Faf de Klerk to bring most of the 2019 band back together and why Kooks calls the early kickoff times for Australia and New Zealand "utter woke nonsense".

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