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Hosted by Harry Jones and MW Welman · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 229 episodes
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The ever-curious MW Welman and globetrotting rugby poet Harry Jones explore the people, ideas and moments shaping South African rugby and the world game. From in-depth discussions about the Springboks to detailed match analysis, this podcast offers expert previews and reviews of both local and international matches. We also explore the wider world of rugby, covering everything from player stories to the latest news and trends. Whether you're a seasoned rugby enthusiast or just discovering the sport, there's something here for everyone. Tune in and enjoy engaging conversations that celebrate th
Harry Jones and MW Welman hosts The Lekker Rugby Pod!, a sports show with 229 episodes published.
How do Springbok fans really feel about the All Blacks?Harry Jones and Riaan Louw sit down for a full accounting of how South Africans actually see the All Blacks: the black jersey, the 2015 All Blacks team many still ca
Martin Devlin says the All Blacks win this series. MW and Harry don't agree. Who's right?Episode 201 is a two-part debate. First, Martin Devlin of DSPN joins Harry and MW to make his full case for why the All Blacks can
What happens when three Megafoon shows drop their usual format and pick one Springbok team together?In this special crossover episode, MW Welman is joined by Harry Jones, Jan de Koning and Arrie Hougaard to build their m
Are the All Blacks judging themselves against a competition that doesn't reflect the real gap to the rest of the world?MW Welman and Harry Jones sit down with New Zealand rugby broadcaster Martin Devlin for a wide-rangin
The two coaches went into the opening weekend of the Greatest Rivalry Tour with completely different problems, and neither one let you see what he was actually thinking.Harry Jones and MW Welman discuss both games from t
Is Dave Rennie's high-carry game plan just an excuse to bash into the Springboks more? That's Harry Jones' theory on the Lekker Rugby Pod: the All Blacks' CPR numbers under Rennie are off the charts versus his own histor
If South Africa isn't going to out-carry the All Blacks, what exactly is the plan?Harry Jones and MW Welman turn from New Zealand's carrying numbers straight to the Springboks' answer: a deliberate, aggressive, relentles
Is Dave Rennie about to gamble the All Blacks' entire identity on one number?Harry Jones built a blunt, simple, unavoidable stat called CPR: carries, passes and rucks combined, to track how hard a team commits to running
Is Dave Rennie asking too much of his All Blacks before a ball's even been kicked in South Africa? Harry Jones and MW Welman dig into Harry's own CPR index, combined carries, passes and rucks, and what it's showing about
How brutal will the Greatest Rivalry Tour with the Springboks and All Blacks series really get?Martin Devlin joins MW Welman and Harry Jones to break down New Zealand's Nations Championship form ahead of the All Blacks'
What if the gap between the All Blacks, the Springboks and the rest of world rugby is bigger than anyone realised?Harry Jones has built something new for the pod: CPR, a specific, simple, brutal statistic that tracks how
Who thought up this strange competition? Did anybody even think it through?Harry Jones sits down with rugby content creator Riaan Louw to pull apart the Nations Championship, rugby's newest and strangest, competition. No
Is there actually a right way to win test rugby, or is the game splitting into two irreconcilable philosophies?The Lekker Rugby Pod is back, and this one goes deep. MW and Harry break down the spectrum that's quietly res
The Bulls have now lost four URC finals in five seasons. Harry Jones was embedded on their bench at Croke Park when the latest chance slipped away.What he witnessed from three meters away tells a story the scoreboard doe
A year out from Australia 2027, Rassie Erasmus is fast-tracking players most coaches would wait on. Riley Norton at 21. Paul de Villiers stacking man-of-the-match awards at the Stormers. A bomb squad being rebuilt from s
Can the Bulls pull off the upset of the year in Dublin on Friday?With the URC Final days away, MW Welman and Harry Jones go live to break down the Leinster and Bulls team announcements and make the case for why this fina
Gráinne Seoige joins the Lekker Rugby Pod to discuss the cultural clash between South Africa and Ireland, Jacques Nienaber's move to Leinster, and the "fake news" targeting Canan Moodie.Back on the Lekker Rugby Pod by po
"We’re not coming here all the way to Dublin just to take part... we’re coming to win."From the streets of Somerset West to the peak of the world stage, Damian Willemse’s journey is defined by grit, community, and an unb
Is Jacques Nienaber being set up to fail to save Leo Cullen's job? Harry Jones and MW Welman expose the Leinster Duplicity and the media witch hunt against the 2x World Cup-winning coach.🎂 IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY! To celebrat
The Stormers have the best defence in the URC this season. Fewer than 2.7 tries conceded per game, dominant entry denial into the 22, and a jackal game that suffocates teams before they build momentum. But Norman Laker w
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