Everyone Got Pumped… Then the All Blacks Got Named

A weekend of pumpings. A massive thanks to Allouran for the wine. We appreciate it very, very much. Try it yourself (if you're in Australia), use the code is RUGBY at the checkout and you will get a 15% discount on all wines available: www.bluepolesvineyard.com.au Leinster pumped the Bulls in Ireland to claim the URC title. Our friends the Hurricanes looked incredible and gale-forced their way to a totally, utterly, humiliating pumping of the Chiefs in a frankly silly 60–50 loss. And in what is usually a bit of a laugh, the Barbarians taking on South Africa in the Republic looked slightly less like a laugh this time, as the Baa-Baas also received a reasonably serious pumping. So if you were in dire need of some tight rugby, like some of us were, this was absolutely not the weekend for you. That brings the domestic season to a close, with a little sprinkling of international flavour thrown in. But maybe the biggest story of the week eclipsed all of that: Dave Rennie naming his inaugural All Blacks squad. Four new names were included, perhaps none more interesting than Anton Segner. The German-born loose forward came to New Zealand as a 15 or 16-year-old on what was basically a student exchange, and now, ten years later, he’s in the All Blacks. Quite an incredible story — especially after standing out in a poorly performing Blues outfit like a diamond in a sea of poo. Grab a beer and enjoy. Or, in this case, maybe a wine. 2CGD S5E18 00:00 - Intro 15:40 - URC Final 28:02 - Super Rugby Final 43:18 - Barbarians v Springboks 52:34 - All Blacks & Other Squad Namings Support: ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twocentsrugby ►Buy me a Beer: https://buymeacoffee.com/twocentsrugby Contact: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/twocentsrugby ►Email: [email protected] #rugbyunion #superrugbypacific #urc