Synopsis
The alternative rugby banter podcast
Episodes
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ERB Ep. 25 Part 2: DMac, stag nights and Coin Flip III
01/05/2018 Duration: 26minBen, Matt, Alex and Adam assess the wreckage from the previous week's predictions, before diving into whether Damian McKenzie will be fit, a Waratahs' stag party and not reaching an accord on the Stormers vs the Bulls. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 25 Part 1: The Highlanders' roof, Big El and the halfway point
29/04/2018 Duration: 01h01minThe gang are back to chat about the weekend's games and how the Highlanders' scrum led to a roof being built. Thanks to Adam (unintentionally), another name is added to the ranks of the ERB Crew of Specially Nicknamed Players. Everyone also picks their best/worst teams of the season thus far, and a stand-out player. Music from bensound.com and image courtesy of JaumeBG, at the below address under the below license: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otago_United_v_Waikato_FC_(1).jpg & https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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ERB Fantasy Chat Ep. 10: An OBK short and trusting Mad Dog Joseph...What could possibly go wrong?
24/04/2018 Duration: 24minMatt is back to help Alex, Ben and Adam figure out how to deal with their epic playing stocks crisis, with a sub-plot being trusting Sunwolves coach Mad Dog Joseph to be somewhat consistent in his team choice. Again, what could possibly go wrong? Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 24 Part 2: Super 15 Week 10 predictions (The 50%)
23/04/2018 Duration: 20minBen, Alex and Adam, after coming so close (thanks Brumbies), attempt once more to get that elusive GSP. Adam in particular has a crisis of indecisiveness regarding the Bulls-Highlanders game, but thankfully "The Coin" was not needed. Music from bensound.com
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ERB Ep. 24 Part 1: The Bulls are coming and the Worst Player XV
22/04/2018 Duration: 01h12minBen, Alex and Adam chat about the parlous state of Australian rugby, the Bulls becoming a force again and pick their worst players in each of the Super 15 teams. Music from bensound.com
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ERB Fantasy Chat Ep. 9: The Return of the Mo'unga and Argentine beef
16/04/2018 Duration: 38minThe guys are back for another week of wheeling and dealing on the Fantasy rugby stock market. The Crusaders versus the Sunwolves looms large, as does the possible return of a certain no. 10. Also, Alex hates the new Star Wars. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 23 Part 1: Ben throws SP Marais-titled bombs and the power of television
15/04/2018 Duration: 01h05minThe gang look back on the weekends fixtures, but before discussing stadium sizes, television audiences and Rassie. Ben then decides to pour some petrol on DMac and get his Zippo ready. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 23 Part 2: Super 15 Week 9 predictions (Multiples of Five)
15/04/2018 Duration: 33minMatt, Ben, Alex and Adam assess the week ahead and search for that elusive GSP. The coin to the newly founded Humblepieland is used once more! Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Fantasy Chat Ep. 8: Zero Score Update and the D-Mac Question
11/04/2018 Duration: 32minBen, Matt and Alex try to make sense of a world where Fox does not update their Fantasy Rugby platform and whether D-Mac should be ditched. Iceman, we waited but Fox let us down :( Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 22 Part 2: Super 15 Week 9 predictions (aka The Coin Flip)
09/04/2018 Duration: 44minBen, Matt, Alex and Adam assess the weekend's coming Super rugby games, with a coin flip deciding one game in particular. Also, Akira is big in Japan. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 22 Part 1: Rassie, the D-Mac Prophecy, and the ultimate segue
08/04/2018 Duration: 01h05minAlex, Matt and Ben chat about Rassie maybe getting what he wants, the D-Mac Prophecy and the weekend's action. Adam also features in the best segue yet. Music from bensound.com
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ERB Fantasy Chat Ep. 7: Ben's back! Naiyaravoro is Plan A, Godzilla is Plan B
04/04/2018 Duration: 32minBen is back! He joins Alex, Matt and Adam with his whiskey to check out Do You Like Daggs? excellent performance from the previous week's Fantasy action. Izzy Folau is sent to the sheds and a debate emerges about who is better between the Prince that was Promised and Michael Hooper. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 21 Part 1: Ben's inspired Sharks, Brodie can play 10, and Kwagga is no platform builder
02/04/2018 Duration: 51minAlex, Matt and Adam survey the week's Super 15 games, where Ben's anger towards the Sharks inspired them to greatness, while Brodie Retallick is just being Brodie (aka Freaking Awesome) and Kwagga cannot be trusted to build a stage for others. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 21 Part 2: Super 15 Week 8 predictions (with our best Ben impression)
02/04/2018 Duration: 31minAdam, Alex and Matt try again to rescue another tough week in the predictions stakes by channeling the voice of Ben from Tax, who is off sick. Also, the conditions to be on I Told You So Island are clarified so there is no confusion. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 20 Part 2: Lions fans will remember this feeling and Vince Aso flies
26/03/2018 Duration: 01h01minThe gang return to survey the wreckage that was the Lions' loss to the Jaguares, the Bulls bad/good tour, why rugby is game of balance, and Vince Aso doing justice to wings everywhere by soaring like an eagle. Also, Ben doesn't like the Saaks. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Fantasy Chat Ep. 6: #YearOfCaptainAkira, and Reiko too
26/03/2018 Duration: 30minFox kept up their end of the bargain by updating on a Monday, so Matt, Ben, Alex, and Adam take a crack at uniting the Ioane brothers, and backing a Barrett to do some damage against the Rebels. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 20 Part 1: Super 15 Week 7 predictions (at I Told You So Island)
25/03/2018 Duration: 31minAlex, Ben, Matt and Adam look ahead to the Super 15 games taking place over the Easter weekend, with the return of The Prince That Was Promised (David Pocock) catching the eye, along with claims to the coveted I Told You So Island. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 19 Part 2: Super 15 Week 6 predictions (with Rieko Meowone)
20/03/2018 Duration: 59minAlex, Ben and Matt are like naughty kids in a tuck shop as they peruse the coming Super 15 fixtures in Adam's absence. Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Ep. 19 Part 1: The Prince of Rants, Matt's Wolfie Passion, and Ben from Accounts
19/03/2018 Duration: 01h02minThe gang return, with Alex solidifying his reputation as the pod heel, with Matt lurking in the background as his understudy. Israel Folau and Ben from Accounts soar like eagles, and the Lions almost blow it against the Sunwolves. Isn't Super Rugby the best? Music from bensound.com.
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ERB Fantasy Chat Ep.5: Marx, Brodie, and Dmac With Cheese
18/03/2018 Duration: 42minBen, Matt, Alex (better late than never), and Adam review the Marx, the bad, and the ugly from the Fantasy side they field for week four of the Super 15. There was much debate about who the right person is to replace Isi Naisarani, and whether Jamie Joseph will pick his next starting XV off the street. Sound from bensound.com.