Author: Nick Wasiliev
Nick Wasiliev
Die-hard Brumbies/Country Eagles fan now based in Sydney. Author, anthropologist, musician, second rower. Still trying to make sense of the 21st century. Dropped a debut novel last year...
Forget grassroots, forget the Shute Shield, even forget Eddie Jones. There’s a NEW rugby messiah in town and his name is Tolu Latu. And in two years Tolu will bringing along his friend Joseph Sua’ali’i, who is really good and has scored a couple of tries. In this pod we’ll talk about:
Nick W welcomes Melbourne Rebels winger Lachie Anderson on for our second special of the season, as we discuss the growth of the Rebels in Super Rugby Pacific in 2023.
The boys are back for their fortnightly review of Super Rugby Pacific, as Nick W, Natho and Josh dissect how the Aussie sides are tracking, plus reviewing Six Nations and Super W!
Super Rugby is underway, with several Aussie sides coming out the other side of Super Round in a promising position. Nick H, Natho, Nick W and Josh sit down to chat about the opening fortnight, including: Give it a listen and let us know what you think. WARNING: couple of naughty words and naughty sexual innuendos included.
The Western Force are heading into 2023 with a new coaching team, a stack of new talent and big goals to create a new era and culture for the club.
It’s been a crazy week in rugby-land, with Super Rugby trials, the Six Nations, the new pay agreement for the Wallaroos and the Wallabies fixture announcement. Oh, and the Super Bowl.
Well, that’s how to start a year! Nick and Natho are on deck off the back of the huge news that Eddie Jones has replaced Dave Rennie as coach of the Wallabies. Welcome to 2023, he’s gonna be a bumpy ride! WARNING: Occasional swear word
The final pod of 2022! Nick H, Nick W and Natho come together to review the season that was for the Wallabies and Australian rugby, look ahead to 2023 and the World Cup, and touch on the news regarding Eddie Jones.
The cavalry are called in for the penultimate episode of the year, as the two Nicks, Natho and Josh, come to chat the Wallabies result against Ireland, where the heck they’re at on this tour, the injuries, what a successful result against Wales looks like, and who might be in the squad. Warning: few swears here and there.
Nick and Natho reconvene to talk about one of the most tumultuous periods in Australian rugby in recent times, touching on the highs of the Rugby World Cup and winning the Hong Kong Sevens, to the lows of the Wallabies tour and their first loss to Italy. Comes with a preview of tomorrow’s game against Ireland. WARNING: Contains a lot of swears. THE HOT TOPICS
It’s simultcast time! Natho and Nick join forces with Mitch from Pick and Drive Rugby to talk about the Quarter Finals of the Rugby World Cup 2021, the chances the Wallaroos have against England, and preview the Wallabies match against Scotland.
Nick W calls up Nath, who’s deep in rugby coverage in NZ, to talk about the first two Wallaroos games of the Rugby World Cup, the Australia A series and the Wallabies spring tour squad announcement! WARNING: Occasional naughty word The Hot Topics The Wallaroos opening matches and #RWC2021Predictions for the last pool games (#AUSvWAL)The Australia A SeriesWallabies spring tour squad announcement
Nick W flies solo this week as we return to our traditional interview format. This week, he sits down with Matt Durrant (aka. GoldDiggerRugby) to talk about his brand new doco: Gold Digger: The Search For Australian Rugby!
This podcast is… something else.
The Wallabies squad has been announced, so ahead of Bledisloe I Nick Hartman sits down with Josh Murphy to talk about the squad, our chances against NZ, some of the bolder calls, touching on the Sevens wins, and more.
The Dropped Kick-Off is back to review the Wallabies loss to the Boks in Sydney and chat the upcoming Bledisloe Cup.
The Dropped Kick-Off returns, and this time we a debut! Nick H, Natho and Josh Murphy, coach of the Bathurst Bulldogs Women’s team jump on to talk the Wallabies win over the Springboks, the improved performance of the Wallaroos, our Sevens success, the Puma miracle in Christchurch, and more. WARNING: occasional coarse language. Rugby chat is ok though.
The Dropped Kick-Off returns to talk the latest news from the Wallabies, Wallaroos, Sevens and more.
The Rugby Championship kicked off this weekend, so the two Nicks and Natho sit down to talk the Wallabies win in Argentina, the Springboks-All Blacks match, the Aussie Sevens at the Commonwealth Games, and cromiting. No questions this time, it’s as raw as Nick W’s strange mic peaks. WARNING: occasional swear word or three
Ahh well, at least it was close. The two Nicks come together on their lunch break to discuss the Wallabies loss to England, the situation going on in NZ, our squad for the Pumas tour, and more.