Author: Nick Wasiliev

The GAGR lads are back for another week, and for their three-hundredth podcast Hugh, Jamie and Nick keep it short and sweet with a preview of the upcoming Spring Tour, as well as the other big talking points in Australian Rugby. Only three burning questions this week. The Five Three Burning Questions: 1.  Is winning 3/3 a realistic chance for the Wallabies? 2. The Farrell Hit: did Gus Gardner get it right? 3. Rapid Rugby: what are our thoughts on Twiggy’s new announcement?

Monday’s Rugby News has a warning from Wales, Naisarani on tour, us getting closer to hosting the Women’s World Cup and Kieran Read to hang up the boots. [one_half last=”no”] Watch out, We’re coming for You While the Wallabies weren’t in action this weekend, there were plenty of teams who were. Starting off, Japan got their highest ever score against the All Blacks. Unfortunately, the All Blacks scored more than double that and they won 31-69. England started off their November International season with a controversial 12-11 win over South Africa at Twickenham. It was a high stakes match, not…

Friday’s Rugby News sees us talking about cold, hard cash, the latest from the Wallabies and Womens Sevens, The Rebels adding more to their stock and more controversy around a certain English coach. [one_half last=”no”] Cold, Hard Cash It’s the end of the week, so let’s talk money. Ya know, the thing Rugby Australia focus more on than the management of the game in this country? But, while it is easy to poke fun at the governing body, according to Raelene Castle, money could be in much more plentiful supply come 2021. With the next iteration of Super Rugby being ironed…

Monday’s Rugby News sees us lose… again, the NRC Grand Final results, us apparently now having a plan and more on the shove incident. [one_half last=”no”] *Bangs head against keyboard* Well folks, here we are again. Another week, another Wallabies loss. Granted, most of us thought it was coming, but the fact that the 20-37 loss to the All Blacks had moments where we could’ve turned the tide of the game was even more disappointing. It’s the literal engagement for Aussie fans right now: there’s so much potential, an occasional flash of brilliance, and the rest of the time it’s crap.…

Friday’s Rugby News sees the Wallaby squad for Bledisloe III, the final edition of club corner for the year, surprising times at the Reds and NSW and bringing it all back with the Invictus Games. [one_half last=”no”] Under the Lights The stage is set for the clash between the Wallabies and the All Blacks in Japan, and weirdly enough, I’m not concerned by it. Maybe it’s because we’ve been so bad for so much of this season that really any sort of improvement could be positive, because it is at least not as bad as where we have been in…

Friday’s Rugby News sees goss on the John Eales Medal and the Wallabies squad for Bledisloe III, NRC Corner, the final round of Uni Sevens and the Waratahs moving games out west. [one_half last=”no”] Stacking Up The Gold The last twenty-four hours have been was a busy time for all things Wallabies related, and the first big news was the squad announcement as to who will be going to Japan for the dead rubber clash with the All Blacks. There have been five changes to the squad, with Tatafu Polota-Nau, Caleb Timu and Matt Toomua all heading back to Leicester and Tom…

Nick W flies solo this week for this weeks episode of The Dropped Kick-Off, and with the NRC finals and the news around Twiggyball, this week’s guest is sure to turn heads. This week, Nick sat down with NSW Country Eagles Coach Darren Coleman to talk about his season in the NRC, what happened to Western Sydney’s World Series Rugby team, and his new challenge of turning around Gordon’s fortunes in the Shute Shield next year. (Image credit: rugby.com.au)

Friday’s Rugby News sees Twiggyball now not happening, NRC Corner, a radical shakeup of World Rugby and news from the east and west. [one_half last=”no”] The Angry Ones Rugby Australia has annoyed a lot of people in the last twenty-four hours. There’s a very angry man sitting in Perth this morning by the name of Andrew Forrest, and he has good reason to be. Only a few weeks ago, he was posing for photographs with Raelene Castle and Steve Tew at the announcement of World Series Rugby, and with World Rugby interested too, the competition look set for a bright future. Well, yesterday…

Eight years. Same dodgy internet connection. In a short and sharp version of the Green and Gold Rugby Show, Rugby Reg, Hugh and Matt battle through the dodgy internet to discuss the equally dodgy and bizarre events that unfolded in the Wallabies win over the Pumas on the weekend, and attempt to answer one key question: where do the Wallabies players and coaches go from here? Producers Note: The first two minutes are the worst of the internet connection. Fight through that bit and you’re all set. Bar one or two moments.

The 3 boys celebrate within reason about the Wallabies comeback and discuss the brilliant game in SA.

As an Eagles fan, this one hurts. But I can’t deny it was a cracker of a match. In a classic armwrestle, Brisbane City kept their finals hopes alive with a last gasp 27-28 win over NSW Country in Camden this afternoon.  On a soggy day in front of a decent crowd in Camden, both sides came into this game having had whirlwind seasons. It’s been a frustrating year if you are an NRC fan in NSW, and in some ways, with the Eagles looking the better of the two sides, even more so. A few times this year, they’ve…

Friday’s Rugby News sees D-Day for Cheika, NRC Corner, TMO laws being changed and a whole lotta rugby pathway events. [one_half last=”no”] D-Day The buck stops here. This weekend is the final round of Rugby Championship festivities for the year, and the Wallabies are desperate for a W. They run the risk of earning their first wooden spoon in the revised championship’s history, should they lose to the Pumas.  Whether he wants to admit it or not, this match is effectively D-Day for Michael Cheika and his merry men. Another loss, and we could be witnessing the departure of another coach. As of…

The boys are back together again to discuss the latest debacle.

The Green and Gold Rugby Show is back for another week to get you over the gain line on the hottest topics on Australian rugby. With World Series Rugby, the Wallabies loss, the NRC, Brett Papworth’s new article and more, Rugby Reg, Hugh and Nick try to sift through what has been one of the more chaotic weeks in Australian rugby, which is really saying something. WARNING – occasional mild coarse language The Five Burning Questions: 1) What went wrong in Port Elizabeth? 2) What do we make of the Papworth plan? 3) The new Global Top 12 test competition: Good or…

Friday’s Rugby News sees the Wallabies squad for South Africa, NRC Corner, a call for changes in tackle laws and a call for Pacific Island Inclusion. [one_half last=”no”] Time to Shine International rugby resumes this weekend with the final two weeks of the Rugby Championship, and strangely, the competition is still up in the air. The wins to South Africa and Argentina a fortnight ago have thrown the ladder open somewhat, and with two weeks left, more upsets could be on the cards. The good news for the Wallabies is that Michael Cheika has finally listened to the legions of screaming…

In what was one of the best matches of the NRC this year, the Fiji Drua finally broke their away losing streak when they defeated a brave Sydney Rays outfit in front of a big crowd at Concord Oval.  The Rays were in control for most of the match, but a incredible fightback spearheaded by Apisalome Waqatabu in the final quarter saw the away team snatch victory in the final five minutes.  Starting with the visitors, the Drua were coming into this game as red hot favourites. With two big wins at home, they crashed out heavily the week before, getting smacked by…

Friday’s Rugby News sees Rugby Australia’s plan to fend off the poaching of talent, round four of the NRC Corner, the Uni 7s squads for round 3, and Kerevi re-signing with the Reds. [one_half last=”no”] RA have a plan Watch out guys! RA have a plan that is going to change the world. As reported in The Australian, the governing body announced yesterday that they will be introducing new tiers to its Super Rugby Academies, bringing in boys as young as 15 in an attempt head off poaching from the likes of AFL, the A-League and the NRL. This technique…

The NSW Country Eagles have notched up their first win of the season, out-muscling the Sydney Rays to win 19-33 in Sydney.  In a revisit to the classic city City-Country rivalry, both teams put on a bruising display of footy at Leichardt Oval on Wednesday night. In the end, it was a hat-trick to Jake Gordon and the Eagles scrum who proved the difference.  Both teams came into this fixture winless, with unimpressive previous performances and a aura of controversy following an explosive article that poked holes in the NSW NRC teams by a former player on the Roar. Everything that the unnamed…

Get ready to batten down the hatches. The lads are back, and they’re pissed. After an abhorrent weekend in Aussie rugby which saw a lacklustre performance by the Wallabies, ugly fan backlash, and yet more floggings dealt upon the NSW NRC teams, Rugby Reg, Hugh and Jamie (with a small warm-up cameo from Mr. Rowley) sat down to try and make sense of it all. Is the game you love hurting you right now? Come join us. Let the hate flow through you. Warning: occasional coarse language  The Five Burning Questions 1. What went wrong on Saturday night? 2. How should…

Friday’s Rugby News sees more Rugby Championship thoughts, Club/NRC Corner, a dire message from World Rugby and the Wallabies keen to take on their mentor. [one_half last=”no”] More Shock Selections The names are back! The Wallabies have made five changes to the side that beat the Springboks last weekend for their game this weekend against the Pumas. David Pocock, Adam Coleman, Sekope Kepu and Nick Phipps are among the big names returning to the squad. However the biggest shock is the return of Israel Folau… on the wing. Folau has started at Fullback for 61 straight tests, but with Dayne…