Friday, 9 October 2026

This is just part of a much larger conversation, that is available for Off The Ball Members now! Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join. Ireland and Leinster legend Brian O’Driscoll joins Eoin Sheahan in studio to discuss the lay of the land across the URC, with Munster taking on Ulster in Belfast in…

Moments to watch

• 0:48“He says it's nothing to do with Peter's comments last week when he was doing a few interviews around his new book including an interview here.”
• 5:33“The I've said it many times on this show, the best way to get yourself selected for the national team is to work well in your provincial setup and work well in combinations within your provincial team.”
• 9:19“So, we'll come back to that, the off the- field stuff in just a moment.”

🚨CHESLIN KOLBE FINALLY SHARES NEWS ABOUT HIS RECOVERY | SPRINGBOKS NEWS 🤩

Moments to watch

• 0:11“And now, after a brutal moment that ended his involvement in rugy's greatest rivalry, there is finally some encouraging news.”
• 2:11“When Colby is finally available again, do the spring box immediately put him straight back into the starting 15 or has his absence created opportunities for others to make Rasia Rasmus think?”

Eoin Sheahan, David Wilson and Eve Conway are in studio fro Thursday's Newsround, as Carla Ward has issued an injury update ahead of tomorrow's clash with Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, Shamrock Rovers face Drogheda tonight, while Leo Cullen's charges prepare for their homecoming in the Laya Arena against Cardiff! The Newsround on Off The Ball with Amazon.ie,…

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to talk about a remarkable performance from Charlie O'Shea as the Reds see off the Bulls. There's a preview of Saturday's clash with Ulster, and a discussion about Munster's new interim CEO, Avan Lee. The first twenty minutes of this…

Moments to watch

• 2:14“I said last weekend off the ball and probably I suppose I didn't elaborate on my meaning when I said the players weren't good enough.”
• 4:00“So, yeah, it's not it's not for me to, you know, insult any individual players and say they're not good enough.”
• 11:38“So you're the top man in any building in any company is the one who can inspire people that you know certainly things are going to change or there's going to take time or whatever.”

Maro Itoje, like you've never heard him before. The Saracens, England, and British & Irish Lions captain is a modern great. Today, he sits down with Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson to tell his story in his words. How has his 'Lagos in London' upbringing shaped him to become the person he is today? Do…

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• 15:37“Um but for someone like Len who may not know you've referred to I I don't know.”
• 32:25“know them, people who've who look like them, who've been able to do things.”
• 46:03“So I don't know but I don't I also don't think you need to necessarily run for public office to be a politician or be involved in politics.”

The team are out. Let's discuss the first Bledisloe Cup Test now we have the lineups. If you had access to all 46 players, which 23 would you select and what does that tell us about how this game will go on Saturday?

Moments to watch

• 3:59“And for me the most interesting selection in this New Zealand squad from Dave Renie is Rico Yuani on the bench who because you've got Josh Morby there already who has played fullback and wing.”
• 5:53“There's the there's the breakdown threat, there's the collisions and then there's the aerial bombardment and I'm absolutely certain Australia probably I mean Si won the kickoff against South Africa.”
• 8:26“I've got all of Australia's loose forward trio in there and Jeremy Williams who I think has been fantastic and line out.”

Colm Boohig, Dara Smith-Naughton & Kathleen McNamee sit down with Kent Bray - former Australian out-half, Lions tourist opponent with NSW in 1989, and a Harlequins player and coach who also built a high-flying career in the city. Kent opens up on the double life he hid for years: a devastating cocaine addiction that escalated…

Moments to watch

• 5:03“And so I then um uh once I stopped playing and the businessman just said to me one day, you know, he just said, "Would you like a line of cocaine?"”
• 20:47“I think, you know, I've been doing, you know, 10 years being clean, sober, and obviously I've got a a lot of, you know, intellectual property around addiction, relapse, and recovery.”
• 27:32“and we spoke occasionally over the last three or four five years and just I was just literally laying on my sofa one day and I thought I would love to get on a podcast in Ireland because I have got phenomenal memories of Ireland.”

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• 0:00“Can the Spring Box Slayers Australia finally break the Eden Park curse by beating the All Blacks on Saturday?”
• 3:11“For Australia, they really need to tighten up their discipline because if they make those those silly mistakes that they did against the Springbox against this New Zealand side at Eden Park, it's going to be a long long day for them.”
• 8:30“I'm very interested to watch this with a World Cup connection and view in mind because if Australia can somehow beat the All Blacks at Eden Park, then South Africa could potentially be playing Australia in the round of 16 and not the All Blacks.”

The ARP boys react to the All Blacks and Wallabies teams for the Bledisloe Cup Opener at Eden Park. What do you think? Join the debate in the comments and subscribe for more rugby analysis, interviews and reaction from Aotearoa Rugby Pod. 🏉 SUBSCRIBE TO ARP 🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Spotify: Apple Podcasts: Acast…

Moments to watch

• 14:01“Well, I mean, it is a strong squad still, you know, it still looks like a really good team despite those kind of slightly, you know, eye opening little bits and bobs in there.”
• 21:59“I I I don't I don't know what it wasn't like um I was it was like uh I think like a clip like I I don't know what podcast it was otherwise I'd direct people there.”
• 30:42“But look, jeez, if we lost Eden Park um you know, that's four losses in a row and you know, there'll be some definitely some media flown around um around this All Blacks team.”

All Blacks v Wallabies, 10 October 2026 at Eden Park, Auckland. Limited tickets available: Tana Umaga, Damian McKenzie and Dave Rennie sit down to discuss what the Bledisloe Cup means to the All Blacks and Wallabies, and why defending the Cup is so important.

Moments to watch

• 2:24“And also to keep uplifting and upholding what, you know, previous all black teams have done, you know, before us and, uh, you know, the Blo Cup, um, Eden Park, you know, have shown us what teams before us have done.”
• 3:46“Whenever you play for the bleed um you know you're going to get the best version of the Australian team every time.”
• 5:17“We're the lucky ones who actually get to play in the Blerslo, try and retain a record at Eden Park, trying to retain the Blow Cup and you know that's a special thing to be a part of.”

Wallabies coach Les Kiss provides an update on Mark Nawaqanitawase's selection availability for the Wallabies.

Moments to watch

• 0:26“um led them well and yeah it was it was a big good victory and it was probably tougher than they thought but uh yeah it was nice to see um some of those guys that we know well get that.”

Dave Rennie has made a few head-scratching team selections ahead of Bledisloe Game 1 at Eden Park. Eden Park record on the line Bledisloe Cup record on the line Can this All Blacks team get the job done?

Moments to watch

• 1:28“All Blacks fans, non Blacks fans, neutral fans, what do you think of this team Dave Renie has selected for the Blazers Cup game?”
• 7:24“Quintupaya is the only one there where I'm like oh he's just come back from injury also like four maybe a month layoff and he just come back straight into it.”
• 8:45“So, some of the potential matchups, like I said, I don't have the Walabe side out, but like the back row is going to be that's where the Walabes I feel like dominated against the Spring Box.”

The Bledisloe Cup kicks off for 2026 at Eden Park! The All Blacks return to home soil under pressure after three straight losses on their South African tour, while Les Kiss's undefeated Wallabies arrive in Auckland looking for their first win at Eden Park since 1986. In this preview and squad breakdown: • All Blacks…

Moments to watch

• 0:00“All blacks and walabes this weekend folks bled cup is getting underway for 2026.”
• 3:16“So, the hooker captains the side and there's a former All Black captain with Scott Barrett who's immediately thrust back into the locks which was maybe a kind of interesting call because they said Shannon Friselle is not quite like fully up to speed yet.”
• 6:00“Like the walabe scrum was doing good up against the spring box until the spring box brought on oxen and wol at which time they promptly got minced.”

All Black legend John Afoa joins Martin Devlin to celebrate Counties Manukau locking away the Ranfurly Shield for the summer. John breaks down the technical art of scrummaging, the physical mindset needed to dominate set piece, and warns why the Wallabies pose a genuine threat at Eden Park. IMAGE CREDIT: All Blacks Cam Roigard and…

Moments to watch

• 7:02“South Africa send a team down maybe not overly motivated or a lot of changes even though the last 20 minutes was a bit of a shambles but they get the win and then they come over here really confident.”
• 28:35“We're going to get them back and we're going to get them back and we won't tell them that we're God chasing them and we want to do them but I think it'll be there for them.”
• 33:19“Because we know the safers are because they sit there, John, and they scrum for four or five minutes against each other.”

The final whistle goes at Eden Park, and DSPN goes LIVE. Join Martin Devlin, Ross Karl from Aotearoa Rugby Pod and Jamie Wall straight after the match this Saturday, with Jamie live from Eden Park. We’ll break down the result, the biggest moments and the performances that mattered. Who stood out? What worked? And what…

All Blacks v Wallabies, 10 October 2026 at Eden Park, Auckland. Limited tickets available: Looking for more All Blacks press conferences? Watch every interview on AllBlacks.com. Dave Rennie fronts the media after naming his side to take on the All Blacks in the opening Bledisloe Cup Test of 2026.

Moments to watch

• 5:16“Um but you know, look, it's I I I'd sooner talk about who we've got rather than who we haven't and uh we've still got a really good squad here and we've got a good team on the park on the weekend.”
• 19:02“How's it been having Scott back in camp this week and you know, seeing him back out there this week?”
• 24:51“Yeah, I think I think um um I think it was pretty tough on him like um Yeah, I don't know really know how he's feeling.”

Dave Rennie explains why Damian McKenzie starts at 10 and Beauden Barrett at fullback as the All Blacks prepare to face the Wallabies at Eden Park. In the full team naming press conference, Rennie confirms Richie Mo’unga will miss both Bledisloe Cup tests with a calf injury and reveals why this was the toughest team…

Moments to watch

• 6:02“Um but you know look it's I you know I'd sooner talk about who we've got rather than who we haven't and uh we've still got a really good squad here and we've got a good team on the park on the weekend.”
• 10:15“He had limited involvement in South Africa after getting knocked out and had a 12-day stand-down, which sort of took him out of test two and three and come in via the bench, so uh we're lucky there.”
• 15:32“Uh you can grizzle about you know, referee interpretations and things, but you know, we had our opportunities, and uh you got to take them, and and that's why South Africa are you know, world champions.”

Damian McKenzie starts at 10, the Barrett brothers are reunited and Shannon Frizell returns. Have the All Blacks picked the right team to take on the Wallabies at Eden Park? Martin Devlin and Nigel Yalden break down the Bledisloe Cup team announcement, with Jamie Wall joining live from All Blacks HQ ahead of the press…

Moments to watch

• 7:49“Um Friselle has come back in off the back of some some outstanding NPC form and there has been a lot of talk about him being again a physical presence that the All Blacks need at test level.”
• 23:45“I actually personally believe you would limit the team by doing so given the way that Dave Renie has built this particular team remembering that Jordi Barrett was also a very key component as well under the previous regime with Scott Robertson.”
• 47:01“I want to see the All Blacks back playing with optimism because Martin as I said at the time when we went back and we reviewed I think it was the third test the All Blacks had got themselves up by five points.”

🚨SOUTH AFRICA COULD MISS OUT AS A NEW WORLD CUP BID EMERGES | SPRINGBOKS NEWS 🤩

Moments to watch

• 0:24“Argentina has officially confirmed that it is leading a joint South American bid to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup alongside Uruguay, Chile, and Brazil.”
• 2:06“Reports suggest SA Rugby has discussed the feasibility of bringing the tournament back to the country for the first time since that unforgettable 1995 World Cup, but financially that may be difficult.”
• 3:58“Tradition versus expansion, Europe versus a completely new market, and perhaps even South Africa trying to bring the World Cup home again.”

A rivalry that will go down for the ages. Australia vs New Zealand as always been a special match but it gets even more special at a Rugby World Cup. Make sure to get your Rugby World Cup 2027 tickets as both these teams will face each other in Pool A on the 9th of…

Moments to watch

• 0:16“A GREAT TRY FROM THE leading try scorer in world rugby, David Campese.”
• 1:32“Now it's really important to get there quickly and it's uh maybe a little unfortunate it's got up to Campese's hands like that and then it's going to be very hard indeed to stop him from there.”
• 7:54“It's Pocock, but even he can't stop Beauden Barrett going over for what is deserved the winning try and retaining Rugby World Cup.”

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Moments to watch

• 0:00“How did the family perceive uh rugby when you and your brother started playing?”
• 1:18“I was like, "Can you guys, you know, just chill a bit?"”

A MONSTER 50:22! – Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints – Gallagher PREM Round 2 - 2026/27

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Moments to watch

• 0:54“Long story short, so I I kind of cheap shot or so tackle him.”

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• 0:17“You happy for something tangible actually to happen this week rather than just kind of going through the motions and it's a massive game, isn't it?”

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Moments to watch

• 0:46“Um, so I think it's really important as a player to just take it week by week and just try and get better every single week.”

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• 0:00“And my dad always said, you know, if you want to play prop, you know, your neck must be strong.”

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All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe Cup Game 1 Preview & Predictions at Eden Park. Can Australia break the Eden Park fortress, or will New Zealand extend their undefeated record? Full match analysis, team lineup breakdown, D-Mac at 10, Richie Mo'unga injury updates, Scott Barrett return, and Joseph Suaalii aerial threat analysis.

Moments to watch

• 1:07“The All Blacks lineout's been a little bit shaky, but I don't know, man.”

NZ Rugby is seeking an injunction against the new Papua New Guinea-based NRL side calling themselves The Chiefs. In New Zealand, NZR owns both the trademark rights for the word Chiefs and the Chiefs logo and since 1998, NZR has also held trademark protection for the Chiefs logo in Australia. If the NRL uses “Chiefs”…

Moments to watch

• 0:02“They have filed proceedings in the High Court of New Zealand against a decision by the Australian Rugby League Commission to launch the new NRL side based in Papa New Guinea calling themselves the Chiefs.”
• 1:18“Uh, interestingly enough as well, there there's probably some concern over the fact that this new Papa New Guinea team, well, the Papa New Guinea flag is black, red, and yellow, which is exactly the same color that the Chiefs have.”

All Blacks vs Wallabies 2005 | Bledisloe Cup & Tri Nations rugby Test, Australia vs New Zealand at Telstra Stadium, Sydney. Relive the 13 August 2005 clash featuring Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Tana Umaga and Matt Giteau, with 21-year-old Drew Mitchell making his first Test start at fullback in front of 82,309 fans.

Brad reckons this is the best NPC he's watched in a long, long time, and nobody is safe this weekend. Who wins it? 👇 Watch the full episode here: ------------------------------------ Hilux NPC Rugby — New Zealand Provincial Rugby Updates, Highlights & Full Games This is the home of Provincial Rugby on YouTube - covering the…

Moments to watch

• 0:00“This NPC competition has been probably the best I've watched in a long long time.”

When you look past the empty seats and the clickbait headlines, the story looks very different 👇 NZR CEO Steve Lancaster pushes back hard on the narrative that rugby is in decline — pointing out that people often conflate Super Rugby challenges with the community game, when the evidence tells a different story altogether. He…

Moments to watch

• 0:32“And I think a lot of people when they talk about rugby's dying, they probably um conflate the two, actually.”
• 1:59“And but as Kiwis, we do have an inherent trait of of of finding the one thing that isn't going well and saying that's symptomatic of the whole thing when it's not necessarily true.”

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Moments to watch

• 0:42“If we if we're exiting well, which he is doing with his box kicks, hey, we can take three, start again.”

Fehi Fineanganofo is on a mandatory 12-day stand-down after a concussion and hamstring strain — no timeline on his return yet. Richie Mo'unga? Calf tear confirmed in training. Scans don't lie. His return-to-play is TBD. So who wears the 10 jersey — Beauden Barrett or Damian McKenzie? 🤔 Chay Fihaki comes into the squad, which…

Moments to watch

• 0:00“Two players ruled out of the blenders cup test at Eden Park before a border has even been kicked.”
• 1:19“We'll also be live postmatch after Eden Park immediately after the game.”

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