Aotearoa Rugby Pod

New Zealand Rugby's Head of High Performance Mike Anthony joins the show this week as the lads chat about The Rugby Championship U20, player pathways and of course, the huge upcoming contest between the Hurricanes and Blues.

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Round 10 of Super Rugby Pacific threw some wild results and games at us, and the boys are here to unpack all of it. The Hurricanes suffered their first loss, so have they peaked too early? The Blues are building and the Crusaders are getting healthy. Also, don't be distracted by the Chiefs getting left hanging.

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Former All Black Aaron Cruden is in the studio this week to add some additional analysis and insight to the latest results in Super Rugby Pacific. The panel also chat about the recently announced Black Ferns contracts and deliver predictions for round 10.

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It's an exciting week for our very own James Parsons who celebrates his Blues taking out the Super Rugby Aupiki comp. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes beat the Chiefs in a dominant display and the lads talk to an assistant coach of the New Zealand U20 squad that was named last week for the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship.

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The lads chat about the Hurricanes' strong start to the season and how the Chiefs will fare against them in what promises to be the game of the season so far. Hoskins Sotutu and Akira Ioane's form is also analysed and we look at which flyhalf would best suit Scott Robertson's All Blacks.

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