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Rugby Pass Podcast: A Surprising Prediction

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Once again Scotty Stevenson is joined by radio host and commentator Mark Stafford to discuss all this weekend’s rugby.As well as looking ahead to Round 9 of Super Rugby (Scotty makes a surprising prediction), the pair discuss Dan Carter and the All Blacks‘ cracker night at the Laureus Sports Awards, and have a gander at what looks to be a big weekend of  European Cup semi finals.

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Hammer Head 16 minutes ago
Dan Carter weighs in with balanced analysis of Scott Robertson's All Blacks

You can say that again

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Hammer Head 16 minutes ago
Dan Carter weighs in with balanced analysis of Scott Robertson's All Blacks

You can say that again

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JW 32 minutes ago
Scott Barrett's 2027 plan explains everything about his form

You just game me someone with 9 weeks off. Theres just no reason to compare SBs season, especially a full one. You’re saying it’s good that leagues can have players rested when needed, I said all leagues do that. SB season this year is irrelevant.

The captaincy load is the key factor. So whoever will be captain moving forward if theyve been captaining for a while before this.



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SB 44 minutes ago
Stormers missing multiple Springbok superstars for French challenge

Good to see Fischer back!

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SB 45 minutes ago
Dan Carter names his preferred Wallabies 10 for Rugby World Cup 2027

Lolesio’s stock has gone up without playing this year I think.

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SB 46 minutes ago
Dan Carter weighs in with balanced analysis of Scott Robertson's All Blacks



As long as the trajectory is forward

This is the main concern currently.



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SB 46 minutes ago
Dan Carter weighs in with balanced analysis of Scott Robertson's All Blacks



As long as the trajectory is forward

This is the main concern currently.



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SB 50 minutes ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

Don’t forget Ben O’Keefe!

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SB 52 minutes ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

Very interesting that the starting point was mid-range.

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SB 53 minutes ago
Frederic Michalak to quit rugby union for surprising NRL gig

Not that surprising, his wife is Aussie.

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JW 57 minutes ago
Rugby World Cup 2027 draw announcement delivers worrying showdown for All Blacks

Cherry picking knockout games..

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SB 1 hour ago
Rugby World Cup 2027 draw announcement delivers worrying showdown for All Blacks

It is a possibility! Haha

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SB 1 hour ago
Scott Barrett's 2027 plan explains everything about his form

I’m commenting on an article in which SB is getting to rest from the start of Super until probably the start of May with 3 rounds to go as he’s said he wants to play the back end of the competition. That’s around 11 weeks. Can you name me a French national team player getting that many weeks of rest after the offseason in the Top 14?

Really they all do it. Top players must be rested for like a dozen games in the Top 14, the most cowboy league at there.



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JW 1 hour ago
Rugby World Cup 2027 draw announcement delivers worrying showdown for All Blacks

Haha and so will Razor if he follows Fosters lead and losses in pool play! ;)

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JW 1 hour ago
Everyone knows Robertson is not supposed to be doing the coaching

Yeah I like that, but I really worry that TB and Hansen (at Japan) were JJ’s masterminds as well.

Razor won 4 titles when there was no Hansen, so maybe he does have a good feel for how to play rugby.



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GP 1 hour ago
Four things on Razor's 2025 All Blacks Christmas wish list

You are making up a load of stuff about Richie Mo’unga. He was the ultimate professional with the Crusaders , a big part of 7 titles 2017-23. He got continually undermined , especially in the period between the 2019 and 2023 World Cups by Foster. A great man with the fans too.

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JW 1 hour ago
Everyone knows Robertson is not supposed to be doing the coaching

What do you mean much worse? Surely you know his winning percentage is better?

he's not been appointed as a manager so he could appoint a camel



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JW 1 hour ago
'Coaching at that level is very different to what most people think'

Yeah I don’t think how the go about doing it is too much of a ‘problem’, it’s more the level and experience of people like Razor in knowing what the right thing to do is. Robinson was probably just giving lip service to his duty, hopefully Kirk can wrinkle some truth out of the situation and be able to tell whether things like having belief Hansen was the goods were justified then, and before that with Ian Foster. Robinson (perhaps unfortunately for us, was there for both appoints of assistants.

It certainly seems like NZR could easily have hired whoever they wanted, just needed someone with kahunas to do it.



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'New Zealand's going to have a tough time': Erasmus offers early RWC call

Actually it would be pretty stupid of NZ to throw their first team into a match that it would be better to lose from a draw perspective. Maybe throw in all the discards like the side that played Wales.

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Spew_81 2 hours ago
Dan Carter weighs in with balanced analysis of Scott Robertson's All Blacks

A good start would be a: 10 that is a genuine playmaker, a 12 that can bend the line, and a 13 that can distribute.

Kind of like to 2010-2015 team. I’m unsure why All Black coaches from Hansen (2016 cycle), Foster, and Robertson onwards all want to try a different template. Hansen should’ve known after the 2017 Lions series that his new ideas weren't up to beating really good teams.



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