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The Boks Office Podcast is back with Host Hanyani Shimange, Jean De Villiers & Schalk Burger giving their expert views, fun loving perspectives and sharing their greatest told and untold rugby stories. They will also be joined by the biggest names in world rugby each episode to uncover their incredible tales from on and off the pitch. Sit back, relax and enjoy the fun.

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Recovered from his bout of E. coli, Ryan gives us the full story from his trip to Durban and canceled game versus the Sharks. We're also joined by former Springbok captain John Smit to chat about his stellar career, some highlights including victories at the World Cup and against the Lions, as well as some lowlights like being frozen, starved, and shot at, during the infamous Kamp Staaldraad. We hear about his captaincy techniques with some of the all-time greats, including trying to reign in Bakkies Botha's aggression and who would line out in his all-time greatest Bok XV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The lads are all back for another series of the offload and we're joined by rugby royalty in World Cup winning Springbok Butch James to cast an eye on the incredible events of the The Rugby Championship and to preview the up and coming Premiership season. Butch reveals; why he believes rugby is becoming too soft, his thoughts on who's going to win The Rugby Championship, why he believes Nic White should have been suspended for his acting escapades and relays to us the incredible stories behind his careers highs and lows. The lads also look at Worcester's financial problems, Ryans regrets at being dropped as Glasgow Captain, how savage the new training scheme is under new head coach Franco Smith, the Michelin star level food on offer at Bristol, Ellis Genge's return to the west country, who will make the Premiership Dream Team XV this season plus much more..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're joined this week by Wallabies' most capped player of all time, George Gregan. Gregan shares his experiences from his illustrious career, which spanned over a decade and saw him earn 139 caps for the Wallabies. We hear about his early career working with Eddie, sledging Byron Kelleher, the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, coming up against Lomu and Wilkinson, and nearly losing half the Wallabies after a run-in with Crocodiles pre-World Cup camp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A special final episode of the season as we're joined by Drew Mitchell to wrap up the July Internationals and discuss everything that happened post the final whistle in Syndey, Wellington, Cape Town and Santiago del Estero. We chat about Eddie Jones and his post-match blow-up with a fan, Ireland's epic performance against the All Blacks, and a big bet between Drew and Joe Marler. We also look back on Drew's incredible career and he shares some great stories on and off the pitch. Max and Ryan are already in pre-season so we also get an update from camp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Max and Ryan are joined by one of the toughest back rows in Irish rugby history, Stephen Ferris, to review week two of the July internationals and preview the final round of games between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. We get the lads take Ireland's win over New Zealand, England's sledging against Australia, Wales' surprise upset in South Africa and Scotland's redemption in Argentina. Ferris also gives us his take on that biting incident with Dylan Hartley and offers an olive branch to the former England player. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After a massive weekend, Max and Ryan are joined by Premiership Champion and drop goal hero, Freddie Burns to relive all the drama from Twickenham. We hear about the preparation for the final, the game itself, that match-winning kick, and of course the celebrations afterward. Freddie takes us onto the pitch, into the dressing room, and onto the team bus post-game to reveal all. We also wrap up the England v BaaBaas game and what it means for England ahead of their tour to Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The big rig Will Skelton joins us from Monaco this week where he's on tour with the Barbarians and rooming with George Kruis. He fills us in on the tour so far, hanging out at the palace with the Prince and who's leading the charge off the pitch. We also hear about his man-of-the-match performance for La Rochelle in the Champions Cup Final, that famous open-top bus celebration and what it's like playing for coaches like O'Gara and Cheika. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
James O'Connor joins the lads this week to walk us through his phenomenal and often misunderstood career. He talks to us about being the youngest player to line out in Super Rugby and for the Wallabies, struggling with alcohol, fame and partying, as well as playing in London, Manchester and Toulon before returning to Australia. One of the most talented players of his generation, he gives us an incredible insight into the highs and lows of his career so far and what his plans are next. Max and Ryan also cover off the Champions Challenge Cup Finals and the jubilant scenes in La Rochelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bristol and England's Dave Attwood joins the guys this week to reveal some loose stories from a well-traveled career. We hear about his run-in with Owen Farell, why his modern man approach didn't go down well with a certain head coach, and skiing in France with the Galacticos of Toulon. We also get Dave's first-hand account of Carl Fearns and Gavin Henson's bust-up and the fallout from Sam Burgess' move to Bath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ulster's Slot machine, John Cooney joins the panel this week to talk us through his journey across Irish rugby. From starting out at the famed Leinster academy to moving west to Connacht and finishing up north at Ulster, we hear about his journey and highs and lows along the way for club and country. We also wrap up all the action from the European Champions and Challenge cups and Max and Ryan give us their rugby entrants for the Eurovision and pick a tasty backline of cross-over forwards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan's BaaBaas BFF and Wallaby scrum-half, Nic White joins us this week with some incredible stories from a well-traveled career. He talks about his time coming through the ranks in Australia alongside some of the biggest names in the sport and how he was put in his place by the old guard. We hear about his experiences playing up north at Montpellier and Exeter, both the good and the bad. He also gives us some insight into the beef between Jones and Cheika, and what Cheiks was like as a coach. Lots more stories including a loose trip to Chicago with The Honey Badger, boat parties and naked buses and finding David Pocock stuck up a tree. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode we're joined by England & Saracens utility back Alex Lozowski to hear about the incredible highs, lows and hilarious stories from his career so far including; the initiation he had to do at university which made him give up rugby, his best mate getting into a fight with Mark Cueto in a kebab shop, his memories of playing for Chelsea FC, the Saracens team pranking a certain Glasgow fly half via his cameo page, his crasiest memories of playing under Phillipe Saint-Andre, his recent conversations with Eddie Jones and we also hear about the various discussions which have been taking place with Kieran Crowely and Italy, plus much more... including the lads discussing the merits to Rassie Erasmus's new 3 point plan to improve rugby, why bath are completely useless and the most colourful derby contests they've ever been involved in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're joined by Springbok royalty, Siya Kolisi, who discusses his incredible journey to becoming one of the most iconic players the sport has ever seen. Siya discusses his career journey both on and off the pitch including - being stabbed, held at gun point, the genius of Rassie Erasmus as a coach and selector, URC vs super rugby, the possibility of moving to play in Europe, his thoughts on Boks joining six nations, resetting rugby pathway, an incredible impromptu supper with Gerald Buttler, Drinks with Jurgen Klopp & Roc Nations positive influence on rugby Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're globe-trotting this week as Ryan is dialing in from Glasgow's tour in South Africa and Zach Mercer joins us from the South of France after a massive win for Montpellier against Harlequins in the Champions Cup. We get an insight into life in France for the former Bath backrower and hear about his interactions with Eddie Jones and his future aspirations to play for England. Max gives us a bit of insight into what's going on in Bristol after a disappointing end to their European campaign and Ryan fills us in on his trip to Stellenbosch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're joined by Australian rugby royalty in the form of The Honey Badger, Nick Cummins this week. We hear about Nigerian weightlifters, nights out in Dublin's famous Copper Face Jacks, run-ins with wild buffalo in the Australian outback and the Badge's no regrets philosophy on life. Lots more great yarns as well as a wrap-up from the European Champions Cup action from the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With Ryan off on his travels, Freddie Burns steps into the breach once more for a cracking episode. We hear about his trip to Dubai with Ben Youngs and his family, some training punch ups in his earlier days and getting dropped at Leicester over a spicy rice at Nandos. We also get the guys' thoughts on loyalty in rugby, England's next head coach post Eddie and promotion and relegation from the Championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nathan Hughes joins us this week to talk about his remarkable journey from Fiji to England. We hear about his early days playing in New Zealand before moving to Wasps and eventually lining out for England. He gives us an incredible insight into life under Eddie Jones and Pat Lam, why he left Bristol for Bath and his aspirations to line out for Fiji. Lots more including his introduction to Lawrence Dallaglio, his run-in with Ryan Wilson when England played Scotland and his England debut versus the Boks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We wrap up the Guinness Six Nations with England fullback Freddie Steward joining the show this week. We get their view on Italy's historic win against Wales, Scotland's disappointing performance in Dublin and France's Grand Slam winning performance in Paris. Freddie tells us about his pre-match rituals, his England bestie, life in student digs, Pennyhill Park and which opposition player impressed him the most in the Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're joined by former England International and current Brive coach Jamie Noon this week to preview France's Grand Slam showdown with England in Paris at the weekend. Jamie gives us his take on living and working in France and looks back at some career highlights. Max and Ryan also run over last week's Six Nations action, give us their team of the week and preview the final round of Guinness Six Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With Max unavailable this week, Freddie Burns steps into the breach to join Ryan and special guest Ollie Lawrence. Freddie gives us his take on Leicester's strong start to the season and what makes him the ultimate stand-in superstar. Ollie talks us through his relationship with Eddie Jones and how his career could easily have taken a different turn. We get the guys' best MLR impressions and Freddie asks the question every rugby player poses when watching football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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