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Bench Opinions — 100 episodes

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URC Drama: 9 Teams Fighting for 8 Spots

2

Champions Cup Round of 16 Predictions | Who Wins? SA Teams, Favourites & URC Race

3

SA Surge in URC Round 13 🇿🇦 | Playoff Paths & Bok Camp Rising Stars

4

France Crowned Champions After INSANE Six Nations Finale

5

Greatest Six Nations Weekend EVER? Italy Beat England, Scotland Outgun France

6

URC R12 review: Leinster Shocked, Lions On Fire, Sharks Crash & Stormers in free fall

7

Six Nations Title: France Lead, Can Scotland or Ireland Catch Them?

8

6 Nations: France Send a Message | Ireland Exposed? | England Deliver – R1 Review

9

Six Nations: Favourites, Failures & a Few Wildcard

10

Sharks Are Back, Leinster Got Lucky & Our Rugby Moments of the Year | URC Recap

11

Glasgow Shock Toulouse, Saints Run Riot | Champions Cup Round 2

12

Is the TOP14 really that strong? Champions Cup and Challenge Cup kick off

13

Brutal Boks, Battered Wales & Etzebeth hearing incoming

14

SA Bullied Ireland Into Five Cards! | PLUS Season Grades

15

England Beat NZ! Boks Win With 14 Again | Rugby Review

16

14-man Springboks destroy France! | Autumn International review

17

Tadhg Beirne’s RED CARD Controversy! | England & SA Shine

18

Wessels Banned & Ireland in Trouble? | Autumn Internationals Preview

19

Power Shift in Irish Rugby? Leinster stumble, Munster & Ulster climb

20

R360: The Breakaway League That Could Change Rugby Forever | URC Week 3 Round-Up & Reactions

21

Springboks Go Back-to-Back! | Grading Every Team’s Rugby Championship Season

22

Springboks Crush Argentina | Sasha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s Record Performance

23

Springboks Starting XV vs Argentina | Rugby Championship & URC Preview

24

Springboks Smash All Blacks | Record Win Shakes Up Rugby Championship

25

Was it the ref? | Springboks beaten by All Blacks at Eden Park

26

Springboks vs All Blacks: Who Should Rassie Pick for Eden Park?

27

Springboks Beat Wallabies | Rugby Championship Wide Open

28

Rugby: Springboks Shocked by Australia | Can They Bounce Back in Cape Town?

29

WhatAWeek: Sunscreen Seduction and Roadkill Chicken

30

Rugby: Springboks Squad Breakdown - First Test vs Australia

31

Rugby: Lions Tour Recap... Australia the real winners?

32

WhatAWeek: When the DJ Ruins the Party

33

Rugby: B&I Lions Win Down Under Amid Ref Drama

34

WhatAWeek: The Art of Not Telling Secrets (and Other Weekly Struggles)

35

Rugby: British & Irish Lions Blow Away Australia – Test 1 Breakdown

36

The Business of Rugby: Club Ownership, Investment & the Red Bull Debate

37

WhatAWeek: BERLIN! Crazy Realtors and Cowboy Role play

38

Rugby: Springboks win ugly – Is dominance coming or are cracks showing?

39

WhatAWeek: Communists, Cold Calls & Questionable Fashion

40

Rugby: Springboks Begin Season with Big Win Over Barbarians

41

WhatAWeek: Drunk Rides, Wild Nights & The Plumber Life

42

Rugby: Lions Lose to Understrength Pumas – Should Australia Be Excited?

43

WhatAWeek: London's Underground, Torn Achiles and taking pride in your AirBnB rating

44

WTC Final Recap: South Africa Beat Australia to End ICC Trophy Drought

45

Rugby: Leinster are CHAMPIONS & the South African Road Ahead

46

WTC Special: All Eyes on the Final - Players, Pressure & Predictions

47

Rugby: URC Final Showdown - Bulls’ Power vs Leinster’s Poise

48

WhatAWeek: Cold Showers, Busy Streets & friendly Scousers

49

Rugby: URC Quarterfinals - The Jaden Hendrikse wink

50

WhatAWeek: Rats in the beer garden...

51

Football: The United way? Or not?

52

WhatAWeek: Is Berlin the unfriendliest city? Do you have to be shirtless for Hyrox?

53

THE LAST LEFTOVER EPISODE: Scottie’s PGA Statement & Verstappen takes Imola

54

Rugby: URC Knockouts: Who Goes Through & How Far Can SA Teams Go

55

Football: From Crystal Palace Fairy Tales to UCL Fortune: Football’s Two Sides

56

WhatAWeek: Are there too many public holidays?

57

Leftovers: PGA Championship Preview

58

Football: Bundesliga Wrapped, Hamburg Rise again & Arteta's Arsenal project

59

Rugby: British & Irish Lions Squad

60

What a Week: From Baboon Chaos to Terminal Tantrums

61

Leftovers: Grid Talk: The Pettiest F1 Argument Yet

62

Rugby: Northampton Stun Leinster, Bordeaux Dump Toulouse: Cup Carnage

63

Promotion, Relegation & Parachute Payments: England vs Germany

64

When hobbies take over.

65

Who are the President's Cup captains? No literally, who the hell are they?

66

Apparently the URC is terrible and we should all be worried... apparently!

67

The beautiful HUMAN game. For now....

68

Germany... The land of rules, efficiency and the naked????

69

Signature PGA Tour Events diluting the game? We might be with Max Verstappen on this one.... Kinda.

70

The BEST rugby nation? Yeup, we really went there.

71

Academies are king. Football and its kids.

72

Group Chat Chaos and Public Transport Etiquette

73

URC Crunch Time: Stormers, Lions & the Race for the Top 8

74

Rebuilding Man United: Amorim’s Challenge and the Summers Ahead

75

2025 Masters Recap: McIlroy’s Historic Win at Augusta

76

Postmen Politics, reading at the gym and unsolicited financial advice

77

Fairways & Fast Lanes: The Future of Golf and McLaren’s Driver Dilemma

78

Tactical Rethink? SA Rugby's Struggles in the Champions- and Challenge Cup

79

European Football: League Tables, Italian Struggles & Referee Controversies

80

Workout Pics & Late Trains: Setting the Standards

81

Rugby in the Desert: A World Cup in the Middle East?

82

Over-ordering takeout and knowing your rights in a Restaurant

83

Lawson vs. Tsunoda, Ferrari's DQ in China, and Hovland's Valspar Victory

84

B&I Lions Squad: Starting XV, Impact Subs, and Captain Choices

85

Chasing the Cup: The High Price of a Multi-Nation FIFA World Cup

86

Why Is LinkedIn a Circus & Why Does Our Trainer Sound Like That?

87

Clubs & Contracts: Are Equipment Deals Hurting Golfers?

88

Six Nations Report Cards: Who Passed & Who Flopped?

89

Debt FC: Can Man United Afford a £2bn Stadium?

90

Carnival Chaos in Cologne & Ticket Inspector Tyranny – What a Week!

91

Travel-Free Triumph: India’s Unfair ICC Champions Trophy Victory?

92

Should Ireland panic after 6 Nations loss to France?

93

Unpacking the new FIFA Club World Cup

94

#38 PGA vs. LIV vs. YouTube

95

#37 How does the Premier League do it?

96

#36 Rugby: Who makes the URC Top 8?

97

#35 WAW: Paint me like an organic supermarket?!?!?

98

#34 Leftovers: Who is the ICC Champions Trophy favourite?

99

#33 Football: We need to talk about the brutal truth behind Arteta!!

100

#32 Rugby: Have Scotland peaked under Townsend?