The Banter Lads | Rugby and mental health chat from the super sport dojo: World Cup Edition

Guy Williams on Tour in AUS and NZ!

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:07:53 GMT

Gidday rugby fans just a quick update from Guy to catch his tour in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington and Brisbane... guywilliams.co.nz for tickets!

Also the NZ Today and Advanced Analytics NBA podcasts will be returning soon... and if you have any more ideas for podcasts please hit Sanjay up on socials and he'll text guy about 10 weeks after you message him @Spat106!

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NZ HEARTBREAK! South Africa wins the RWC!

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 04:12:25 GMT

Guy, Matt and Sanjay wait 3 hours after the game to give reactions to a thrilling and shocking 2023 Rugby World Cup final. 4 cards, one of them Red... Matt's infamous "Narrative Coefficient" was working overtime the All Blacks fought valiantly with only 14 players during a game with more twists and turns than a New Zealand state highway.

The New Zealand All Blacks have been defeated, South Africa becomes the first team to lift the World Cup trophy 4 times... Guy and Sanjay are distraught, and Matt is devastated about rubbish left on the pitch after the Eden Park watch party.

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2023 RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL PREVIEW NZ VS SA

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 06:53:51 GMT

IT'S THE BEST WORST RUGBY PODCAST IN THE WORLD! Against many experts' predictions, the All Blacks have made it to the Rugby World Cup Final in France! The lads break down the game against South Africa (kinda) before heading to the Dojo to discuss the future of New Zealand Rugby, the narrative coefficient, and "The Train".

Featuring: Guy Williams, Matt Cooke, and Sanjay Patel.

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English heartbreak! South Africa and NZ advance!

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 06:32:29 GMT

Matt is gutted as his boys go down but his narrative coefficient is so nearly perfect as England dominates for 65 minutes only to lose it at 75! South Africa will play in the Rugby world cup final against their old foes New Zealand Matt Cooke, Sanjay Patel and Guy Williams bring you some of the things you need to know about the semi final performances. Enjoy!

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HOLY WOW ITS A RUGBY WORLD CUP SEMI FINAL PREVIEW!

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:30:59 GMT

Guy Williams has declared this our "best episode yet"! Probably not saying much but the lads are brimming with youthful exuberance as they preview All Blacks Vs Argentina and South Africa Vs England through the power of Matt's "Narrative Coefficient Algorithm". Plus predictions, corrections, and Matt's hatred of cyclists AKA Guy.

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South Africa and England are Through! Sanjay is back!

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:36:26 GMT

Trigger Warning: Suicide. Sanjay triumphantly returns and the lads banter about the second day of quarter finals which were amazing! Guy morns Fiji while Matt mourns the Northern hemisphere!

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ALL BLACKS WIN! Rugby World Cup Quarter Final Reaction Podcast

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 01:11:44 GMT

The All Blacks have played a pretty spectacular game to break the hearts of Ireland and Matt is devastated. Guy is happy, and keen to apologise to Foster, Kane and all the other All Blacks he's bad mouthed over the last year! Plus reactions to Argentina v Wales and a little bit of build up for tomorrows huge games!

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PREVIEW OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP QUARTER FINALS

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:45:09 GMT

PREPARE! For the biggest weekend in Rugby history as Ireland face the All Blacks, Fiji guns for the semis and Dupont warms up for France. The Banter Lads bring you almost nothing you need to know about this huge weekend of games! Plus some insane predictions... Enjoy!?

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The end of pool play! Highs and lows! Enya!

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:15:00 GMT

The boys are more mentally strong and stable then ever before and they go in depth to analyse Portugal's historic victory of Fiji and Argentina's rapid recovery! Then it's pretty much all Ireland chat as they banter lads do some of their best banter discussing the magic of Irish pop music.

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All Blacks Win, Fiji Struggle, plus MENTAL health chat.

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:56:47 GMT

Italy is S****ly, the All Blacks look alright and the boys go deep on mental health chat!

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Australia explodes, Ireland beats South Africa! Guy loses his mind..

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 23:27:24 GMT

Australia is doomed, Ireland cements the top spot at the Rugby World Cup, and Guy Williams absolutely loses his mind with some of the worst takes of the competition so far! PLUS Matt's storyline machine hits overdrive, and Sanjay rides the Fozzie express to the promised land.

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FIJI FIJI FIJI!!! Plus to a much lesser extent England and NZ.

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:10:39 GMT

FIJI has made Guy's dreams come true! Plus England and NZ plug on in an otherwise lopsided weekend at the Rugby World Cup!

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Week 2 Rugby World Cup Preview!

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 08:15:55 GMT

Guy Malachi, Matt Michael, and Sanjay no middle name look forward to week 2 Rugby World Cup action... Unfortunately there's not a lot to get excited about so they focus on nearby pacific hopefuls Fiji and Samoa. Plus Matt laments the lack of technology in modern rugby equipment.

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OPENING WEEKEND! NZ loses, England Wins, Fiji robbed?

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 01:45:00 GMT

That was perhaps the best ever opening weekend in Rugby World Cup History! New Zealand's best worst rugby analysts dig into France crushing the All Blacks, Wales edging Fiji and England drop-goaling Matt's Narrative Coefficient into hyperdrive.

Australia

All Blacks

Rugby

Rugby World Cup 2023

France v New Zealand

#UpTheWahs

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Rugby World Cup 2023 2 days to go poorly thought out preview!

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:47:37 GMT

Guy, Matt and Sanjay preview the big teams and main challengers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup... We'd hope to get more but we got bogged down in the amazing details of the in depth analysis! Also Matt's bizarre new system to pick World cup Winners based on an algorithm, and Sanjay's wood puns!

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Debut Episode! 2023 Rugby World Cup Hype and Favourite Players of ALL TIME.

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 02:47:23 GMT

Guy Williams is joined by Matt Cooke and Sanjay Patel to begin their 2023 Rugby World Cup experience by reminiscing about their favourite players of all time, and speculating wildly with some of the worst takes in modern broadcasting history.

KEYWORDS:

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup 2023

New Zealand

All Blacks

Australia

Wallabies

South Africa

England

Fiji

Wales

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The Banter Lads | Rugby World Cup Podcast | Teaser

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:46:46 GMT

The exciting and very important announcement of something i'll be announcing here, in this special "sport themed" teaser.

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