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The ever-curious MW Welman and globetrotting rugby poet Harry Jones explore the people, ideas and moments shaping South African rugby and the world game.

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Episode 169: Which URC Teams Are Actually Built for the Playoffs? Harry Runs the Numbers

This is what it looks like when MW and Harry get a room to themselves.No guest. No agenda. Just Harry Jones with a spreadsheet and MW with the questions to make sense of it. Harry has been running numbers on the URC's nine playoff contenders, not just the table, but the categories underneath it: how teams carry, how they defend, how they use the set piece, how they kick and get the ball back. He brings a framework to a race that still has everything to play for, and MW pushes him on every assumption.This is what the Lekker Rugby Pod was built for. MW and Harry, no guest between them, knowing the game well enough to disagree on it. Harry also runs the Harry Index, MW updates the Megafoon Rugby schedule, and there is a story about a Connacht fan, a six-page letter, and an upcoming guest you will not see coming.The Lekker Rugby Pod. MW Welman and Harry Jones. Classic.

55 min
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Episode 168: Why SA Rugby and Scotland Are Made For Each Other | Jamie Lyle

SA rugby and Scottish rugby have been quietly in love with each other for years. This episode is the proof.Jamie Lyle grew up in rural Scotland, 20 houses, one black classmate across six years of school, and a satellite dish that showed him Super Rugby. He went to South Africa for his 30th birthday and came home different. Not because of Table Mountain or the Garden Route, though both surpassed every expectation. Because of what the trip forced him to see about himself. In this conversation with Harry Jones, Jamie opens up about confronting subconscious biases he did not know he had, what Trevor Noah's book unlocked in him, and how the experience changed the language he uses on air. Not only that. His voice ended up on Chasing the Sun 2. He spent a night with the Romania team in Bordeaux. And he tells the story of how Pierre Schoeman answered his very first media question.On this episode of The Lekker Rugby Pod, Harry Jones sits down with Scottish rugby commentator Jamie Lyle, only on Megafoon Rugby.

38 min
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Episode 167: Dobbo and Brannas get Real about the Stormers' Crucial Stretch | Lekker Rugby Pod

The Stormers have three games left and a home semi-final to play for. John Dobson is not pretending otherwise.In a conversation that goes further than most, Dobson and World Cup winner Deon "Brannas" Fourie cover the Glasgow game at the top of the URC log, the jackal stats that have the Stormers leading the world in turnovers (and why dominant tackles are the real engine behind them), the Damian Willemse experiment at fullback, and the scrum adjudication that is frustrating every South African franchise in the competition. Chippie Solomon comes up too. He belongs in every conversation the Stormers have. He always will.Stormers head coach John Dobson and World Cup winner Deon Fourie joined Harry Jones on The Lekker Rugby Pod.

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Episode 166: Has the URC Made the Irish Teams Our Biggest Rivals? | Pat McCarry

South Africa and Ireland used to be a rare fixture. Tours separated by years, the odd November test, entire Springbok cycles without an Ireland series. That world is gone. The URC has put Irish provinces and South African franchises on the same fixture list for nine months of the year, and the two rugby cultures now read each other in real time from September to June.Pat McCarry joins Harry Jones and MW Welman on The Lekker Rugby Pod for a conversation that opens on the question this shift has forced into view. Have Ireland become South Africa's biggest rivals now? From there Pat does the thing only an Irish journalist with his depth of access can do. He takes each of the four Irish provinces in turn. Leinster first, then Ulster, Connacht and Munster. Where each side sits in the URC right now, what to watch for in the coming weeks, which players South African fans should start learning by name.

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Episode 165: Why Lions Fans Never Leave (Even When It Hurts)

The Lions aren’t just a team. They’re an experience. And if you support them, you know exactly what that means.In this episode of the Lekker Rugby Pod, we take a tongue-in-cheek look at what it really means to be a Lions fan. The ups, the frustrations, the false dawns, and why, somehow, people keep coming back for more.We see the Lions through the eyes of Riaan Louw, whose perspective gives real insight into the mindset of a supporter who has lived it all. This is not just analysis. It’s about identity, loyalty, and what keeps fans invested when logic says otherwise.Riaan will be a more regular voice on the pod going forward, and this is a proper introduction to how he sees the game and the Lions.This is not a rant, and it is not a pile-on. It is an honest, slightly mischievous conversation about the psyche of Lions supporters.If you’re a Lions fan, you’ll recognise it. If you’re not, you might finally understand it.

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Episode 164: He Was the Stormers | Harry Jones on Chippie Solomon

Chippie Solomon, long-time Stormers team manager and one of the most important figures in Western Province rugby, passed away this week.In this piece, Harry Jones reflects on a man who meant far more than a title. A teacher, a leader, a bridge between generations, and a constant presence in the lives of those who passed through the Stormers environment.This is not analysis. This is a tribute.Our thoughts are with his wife Pearl, his children Chad and Nina, and everyone who knew and loved him.

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Episode 163: Inside the Bulls: What Johan Ackermann Has Changed So Far | Exclusive Interview

Johan Ackermann did not arrive at a finished Bulls team. He stepped into a side that had been to three finals in four seasons, but one that was in turmoil. The previous coach had been forced out, and the group was searching for direction and alignment.Since then, results have started to turn. But as he explains here, the process is still unfolding. The Bulls are improving, yet they are not the final version of what they are trying to become.He reflects on what he found at Loftus, the early struggles, and the changes being made on and off the field. He also addresses the Springbok coaching involvement and the lessons from key defeats along the way.This is not a rebuild. It is a reshaping. And it is not done yet.

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Episode 162: Harry’s Blueprint: Exactly How The Stormers & Bulls Can Win This

Episode 162 of the Lekker Rugby Pod is built around one idea. Harry has worked out what it will take for the Stormers and the Bulls to win this weekend's cruciall games, and we go through it properly.We look at how the Stormers are approaching Toulon, why that 50-minute mark matters, and where they think the game can be won. Then we turn to the Bulls and Glasgow, where Harry lays out a six-point plan for how the Bulls can pull this off.At one point we tell Franco Smith to stop watching, because it feels like we’re giving too much away.Watch the games with this in mind and see what shows up.Welcome to Megafoon Rugby, a digital-first rugby platform built for how the game is followed now. Thoughtful analysis, big personalities, proper debate, and the moments that actually matter.

59 min

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The ever-curious MW Welman and globetrotting rugby poet Harry Jones explore the people, ideas and moments shaping South African rugby and the world game.