No Defence, No Fight: JP Goes Off on the Wallabies

The Bledisloe series is done, and it ended with the All Blacks running riot over the Wallabies in Sydney. Andy Rowe, Kieran Read, Justin Marshall and Jeremy Paul start by paying tribute to young South African lock Hyron Andrews, then look at the rugby world rallying behind Nathan Charles, including the All Blacks’ special haka in the sheds.

JP is back and fired up about the Wallabies’ defence. That kicks off a big debate on structure versus character. The boys also cover Beauden Barrett’s comeback, Fabian Holland and Scott Barrett running the engine room, Peter Lakai’s rise, the loose forward mix, and whether Damian McKenzie is the long-term 10 or 15. They finish with a preview of the Nations Championship as the northern tour approaches.

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Chapters00:00 Intro00:41 Tribute to Hyron Andrews01:43 Nathan Charles and the All Blacks’ gesture in Sydney04:01 JP corners Cheese for the show06:25 Where has JP been?07:42 The Wallabies’ defensive collapse11:09 Structure vs character17:05 The Sydney crowd and a silent haka20:03 Harvey Norman Effortless Moment: Beauden Barrett24:35 Fabian Holland and the forward engine room28:47 Should Scott Barrett be captain again?29:30 Peter Lakai, a star at 2333:46 Loose forward balance and the 6-2 bench36:21 DMac: 10 or 15 at the World Cup?40:22 That 40-metre pass41:24 Nations Championship preview49:38 Wrap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices