The Six Nations is BACK, and SO ARE WE.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

We're back!

[@kevincallaghan3212]

He got a licence for that shirt mark lol

[@abrahamtomahawk]

Yay!

[@kristian762]

It's about goddam time.

[@anthonyryan30]

That England jersey means 90% of viewers are hate watching.

[@jukeseyable]

it's gone badly wrong right from the off hasnt it mark, WTF is that on your back, its deeply offensive, you may as well wrap yourself in the butchers apron. When the Oik is better dress than you, clearly youve taken a bad turn somewhere. This Yr the narative you need to spin is that its scotlands yr. you need to heavily emotionally invest in their chances, so much so that you will be wanting to sell your children into modern slavery if the Scotts loose. Then around Wk 3 you need to fully reverse your position, minus your kids, as the scotts disapoint yet again. It would be great to have you back in the best rugby championship on the planet, but the shirt, it has to go. 🤣

[@DM-rp9ik]

I didn't realise how much I missed this podcast

[@RiaanLouw]

I’m so glad you’re back boys!

[@Jennifer_cats]

Glad you guys are back 👍🏻 Tony you’re looking trim x

[@Villafarrell]

Im here for Tony's season 3 wardrobe now after seeing todays tremendous shirt!

[@Kid_Senekal]

Mark with the England shirt. Tony with the Wales shirt - i.e. All at Sea.

[@fawltyoldboybasil.2178]

Guys, we are here to enjoy the analysis & repartee for season 3. Both of You, Eggchasers and, Rugby Analyst are the biz. Keep up the great work.

[@scran7346]

I was genuinely thinking i should drop a comment asking if this pod will be back for 6N. Lets go!

[@at7512]

Tony's shirt definitely better than any English kit..🤪

[@CRAiCED.]

🎵 Its the most wonderful time of the year 🎵

[@JosephFallon]

I see what you did there. LTBP

[@YOYOTh1s]

You can't promote Ruppy Riaan Louw enough! The man is legendary!

[@pdp717]

Great show as always guys Kia Ora from USA PS: Loving the banter….could hear it all day…👍👍👍

[@ruairiosullivan3763]

Great to see you guys back again and also love Riaan's posts as well. Looking forward to the 6N starting again but not too sure about a Friday night game but damn it's going to be goo either way

[@jules9123]

Great to see you back! Looking forward to kids back to school and having more time to entertain my rugby obsession. 😂

[@chrismouton1985]

Yay! The boys are back! Loving the banter, lads! Looking forward to the season!

[@jakeclough8090]

Yesss! So excited, the best ever podcast and my favourite podcast is back

[@kropotkine9640]

Regarding your discussion how and why the 6 Nations is important for NH fans, I think it's only because it's the legacy of the oldest international rugby tournament the "Home Nations" first disputed with 4 teams (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) in 1884. Then France joins them in 1910 and Italy in 2005. It's way older than the RWC (1987) hence it has a special love from NH fans

[@orlaithhennessy4522]

So glad to see you guys back!!! Looking forward to looking at the new pods 😀

[@jakeclough8090]

Tony dressed like the Great Barrier Reef today

[@The_Fresh_Mr_Breed]

Excellent. I forgot how much I crave beer while watching you chat shit. And I'd like to formally lodge my request for Season 4 right now already just in case you need a popular demand reason.

[@jukeseyable]

Ah, mark + Oik! rugby must be on the horizon

[@kristian762]

In South Africa, magnum is still expensive. As far as ice cream goes anyways. More expensive than a beer at least

[@angusleigh7204]

*Up the Scots…THIS IS OUR YEAR!* Glad to see you back guys! Being ambitious with the goal of talking about rugby...Tony's never managed it before! Personally, I love your bollocks guys. Is hot shot, high flyer Mark going to do a video rating former players and how it is to interview them? Tony, we need you to make this happen! Got to assume this year is another Ireland or France one, but I think the whole thing is more open this year. General consensus seems to be we're not looking at a grand slam, so hopefully the competition is more up for grabs. I will stand up for Toonie here. First, the 6N has become a much tougher competition as we have got good. But I think Gregor is responsible for our getting good. It definitely started before his tenure, but we are talking about Scotland as contenders (albeit very outside contenders) because of him. I would like him to be given a chance at the next world cup, when we should be given a fairer run of things. But he will certainly be remembered as the guy that turned it around for Scotland. In spite of my optimistic headline, I am going to say Scotland need to set a realistic goal of 2nd place. That is achievable, we are more than capable of it, and it is an improvement. I'd be content with that, although obviously 1st would be better. To use a very Scottish metric of performance…in 2017, England won the Calcutta cup for the 9th year on the bounce (including 1 draw, which will term a win as the previous winner retains the cup). Townsend took over after that season. Since then, Scotland have “won” 5/6 (again including a draw). It is a flawed argument, of course, but our 6N performance has gone from wooden spoon contender to “they’re underperforming 3rd place”. Which is a hell of a turnaround; no one in 2016/17 would have believed you if you told them we would retain the cup in that way! Be interesting to see your DVDM stats, Mark. My impression is that he is kept quiet in big games where Scotland are kept quiet, but it might be that he is a obvious part of the team, and him being kept quiet is an indicator of our overall performance?

[@JuiC30]

We always enjoy the show!

[@VALECAT_F]

Season 3 Letsfuckingoooooooooo

[@fleshen]

Bloody hell Mark I sent you a Welsh shirt years ago and you put a bloody England shirt on at the start of the 6 Nations😂 I think I have actually missed Tony and his League bollocks😂😂 We do get pissed off with all the shit dumped on us by the English but being told how much better the Scottish are than us hurts!! but we keep going😂😂Cymru Am Byth and fair play to the Scots!

[@thereader6667]

What shit do England dump on you?

[@D4N1CU5]

Wouldn't mind seeing that video on the NRL. You're right that people outside Australia don't tend to understand what it's like here. It also feeds into what's happened to the Rebels. Melbourne is AFAIK *the* most congested sporting city in the world. There are 9 (I think) AFL teams, 3 A-League (soccer) teams, the Melbourne Storm (NRL) and the Rebels. That's around 14 men's professional kicking/passing ball sport teams squeezed into a city with a population of 5 million. 16 if you count the 2 BBL teams in the cricket and around 30 or so adding in all the women's teams.

[@victordastile5204]

That England shirt looks good on you, Mark👍

[@eliaratuvuwaiwaqa2304]

THE BOYS ARE BACK!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TheNoonanbread]

I had assumed Tony was bald due to his hat fondness. Big reveal

[@thewielloyd988]

Maybe he went on a quick trip to Türkiye over the break to spruce things up.

[@EyeInTheSkypaulmcmenamin]

Tony must have raided James May's wardrobe!

[@drunkenrockstar23]

Your in NZ the new season of the A team will be coming out soon 🙌🏻👊🏻

[@footyfin]

Thought the Kiwis' win over the Kangaroos would get a mention 😉and why not! Btw - Cameron Smith isn't one of the many NRL players who played rugby at school, but there are many who did (including Wally Lewis btw).

[@connorsmith5924]

What a pleasant surprise

[@morrisfraser7236]

‘How big is his mum?’ is now the new test of everything. It’s the Magnum PI question of questions.

[@daithioceallaigh7088]

That Ireland France prediction aged like milk 😂

[@rosscooper7778]

Welcome back lads, Ireland or the French to take the Championship. By the way the reason the 6 Nations is better than the Rugby Championship is the fans. From Irish/Leinster and Hurricanes fan in Wellington

[@ExiledDave]

Heroes!!

[@joshhunter1129]

Part of the issue with full contact is they’ve made the results the drama, and when we all know the results it’s not as drama full

[@jakeclough8090]

It’s a recap. Plus they want to win new fans who might have not seen or can’t remember the exact results

[@joshhunter1129]

@@jakeclough8090 yeah, wasn’t meant to be a negative, they’ve did it for new fans which I get

[@willfieldsend]

Where would Airwolf sit in this ranking? Did anyone but me watch that?

[@colingibson5966]

Loved airwolf..night rider, airwolf and A Team were my staple diet in the 90s

[@Jennifer_cats]

Street Hawk 😊

[@Natedawg38]

Thank christ where da hell you guys been??

[@wesleylang172]

You guys put me on Riaan so thanks gents!

[@garthinator1]

Winding up south African rugby fans is easier than breathing

[@MrRugbylane]

The 80s scale 1. Alf 2. MacGyver 3. AIrwolf 4. Knight Ryder 5. Miami Vice 6. A-team 7. Magnum PI 8. Moonlighting 9. Highway to Heaven 10. The Fall Guy

[@Dharamundi]

How I’ve missed this podcast. As a massive Wallabies fan, Rugby Australia somehow keep shooting themselves in the foot with how they manage the sport within the country. The NRL has really done well in how they've grown the sport within Australia and their ability to draw young rugby talent through their pathways, which union has failed to do. As a note, the whole League vs AFL debate is very state-dependent. NSW and Queensland are the big League/Union states, whilst the rest are mostly AFL states. Also, the discussion about which is bigger comes down to which numbers you look at in terms of viewership and attendance.

[@douglaswright2143]

England shirt!

[@daviddempsey7961]

That shirt has caused more offence than Paul Willemse

[@at7512]

The appeal of the 6 nations are the traveling fans, location of games are relatively close which enables this, but Tony is quite right, 1 WC between all of them really makes one question the quality of the competition..

[@jakeclough8090]

Never skip the random crap chat at the start 😂

[@jlm4455]

Hawaii Five 0 1970s called they want their shirt back.

[@dimitardobrev3296]

1999 called they want their joke back.

[@TUYachtDelivery]

What supports you guys more... KZbin or Spotify? I listened on Spotify because its less data but find it easier to engage on KZbin....

[@YOYOTh1s]

Chasing the Sun and Two Sides were better than Full Contact. Can't wait for Chasing the Sun 2. Their promoting it already!

[@thereader6667]

Looking really, really good Mark. Elegant and Pure❤️ Distracted looks like he’s auditioning for the gay version of The Island. Hey Mark, the schedule does change every year, but yes it is very similar. Tony, pure triggering Bath/Scotland fans with the Finn Russell talk, haha!

[@april-tui3524]

Tony reminds me of that guy that was on ‘Feed the backs’ with JK, he always wore ridiculous colourful shirts 😂 sorry Tony. At least you’re not wearing an England jersey 😂😂😂

[@daviddempster8717]

Tony, hope you're ok dude🇿🇦

[@nerds4knowledge]

Woot!🎉

[@mungoboomdecker9711]

Bernard has about 15 jobs on the go at one time, oddly one is acting head of High Performance for Horse Ireland in the lead up to the Paris Olympics. I got the impression he hadn't a clue you watch URC games.

[@bikeyman1701]

HELL YEAAAAAAAH!!!!!

[@BaconPancake165]

Screw you our rugby is not boring it's the best you peice of shiz! 😂 There you go there's your engagement 😂😂 love your guys' podcasts 😍😍😍😍

[@cwheeler7392]

We are so back baby!!

[@jeramy576]

I've been hollow without 2CGD

[@uggy]

Let’s fkn gooooo 🔥

[@JoshuaBallinger]

As a rebel fan I believe the rebels and force need to be cut and Australia have three teams. Watch them teams challenge weekly and possibly win a title!

[@adrianspillett5854]

welcome back boys, good to see ye. also, dont use white graphics and then wear a white shirt Mark haha

[@kooibono]

Due to the amount of swearing I'm skipping past the monetising adverts. There you go.

[@RRTNZ]

England are the team that often spoil the party. Hey, shout out to Jaco Peyper retiring this week. Met him once, really nice guy. My money was on France, but with Peter O'Mahoney in charge I think Ireland will grand slam it.

[@neuer2340]

Spoil what party?

[@Sage50147]

Ireland just won the 6 nations grand slam that match was the final COUBG

[@tisqually]

"Murder, she wrote" is definately on the lowest point of this imaginary scale

[@hawkeire2414]

Whats the fuckin deal with the 3 x 2 min unskippable ads before every single fucking youtube video this only started today.. I mean every single clip you watch no matter what it is. KZbin was never so bad.

[@victordastile5204]

Tony really distracting 2c with all the swearing😂

[@Armstrong330]

21:30 he is a Tuilagi.

[@jakeclough8090]

Maybe make sure you know what you’re talking about before correcting them bud, he’s talking about Emmanuel Meafou

[@kropotkine9640]

Nope, Posolo Tuilagi was born in Samoa then move to England where is father was playing and when he was 6 they moved to France

[@mamoersebaas2654]

Ladies if rassie could get Tony brown and jerry Flannery as being reported in rapport in would be another masterclass by Rassie .brown can also look after the cattle that is in Japan and Flannery can look after the cattle in the northern hemisphere.brown is also a marvelous innovative attacking coach and sa wants to grow that attack with libbok and Willemse at 10 .also jerry knows how nieaber thought about Defence .This will be marvelous Razor at kiwiland and Joe at The convicts ..this gonna get wild 😜.again the northern hemisphere gonna cry again 😊

[@peadarr]

I’m an Irishman who lives in Auckland and the rugby championship is like Christmas, you guys think you make a big deal out of it, but you really don’t

[@randyviper388]

Ohhyuss

[@colingibson5966]

Sevens and track and field is only sports in stade de france, I presume the sevens is the 1st week and the athletics after.

[@spud7823]

Wales being written off, great, Gatland will use that.

[@uggy]

That shirt also lowkey sexy

[@AE-ix2iz]

34:09 Jordan Mailata from the Sydney. US$16,000,000/year

[@ciaranbrk]

I think it’s about getting non rugby fans to get interested in it. It will get better each year with more access.

[@Armstrong330]

FINALLY

[@yvonnemullen3325]

Wwwwwwooooo! If I was a boy I’d have a Caelan Doris right now. The six nations is better because apart from Italy all the games are good. Whereas in the WC there about 25 blow out games. Ps earring an England shirt is way not cool.

[@jakeclough8090]

Not a true fan then Yvonne, the Italy games are just as good. 4 out of 5 of them last year were very competitive

[@colingibson5966]

Ireland cycle players out slowly over the 4 years, we don't really do the wholesale change thing after WCs the six nations is 80% of all Irish rugbys income, we have to be competing for the trophies to keep the $ rolling in.

[@jakeclough8090]

I mean not really, it’s just that most your players were in your peak anyway. The Irish will sellout and get almost the same revenue regardless of their performances.

[@ciaranbrk]

@@jakeclough8090na not really if you start losing people look at the ticket prices and the prices for a international game are really high. I got two tickets to the six nations for €230 for me and my dad on the last weekend Ireland Scotland. if Ireland start underperforming those ticket prices would have to come down due poor attendance.

[@dkinclonberne]

​@@jakeclough8090most of our players were not at their peak you 🤡, you obvously were not watching the matches 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻

[@Frazer777]

Comments regarding Finn Russell: absolutely spot on. You only had to watch the game against Bristol this weekend to see everything you said play out. Kick pass in his own 22 intercepted, try scored... Bet his coach loved him for that...

[@williamforsyth-ye4rc]

You've been missed, boys!

[@joshuabutler4271]

AWWWWWWW YIS

[@DAGATHire]

who's that drunk guy in the right 😏

[@FrancoisCollet-wd7cj]

10-53 lol lol

[@gavindoyle692]

If it’s a choice between wearing England gear or looking like a Tom Selleck lookalike, Magnum PI wins every time. 👨🏻 At least Magnum looked sexy in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. While England rugby can be described as efficient and tough, it has never been sexy. That’s a French (and latterly an Irish) rugby thing. For what it’s worth, my Mexican wife really enjoyed the Netflix Six Nations documentary. Her two principal take-aways were that it is sad that Johnny Sexton has retired as he was one of the few players she recognises, and that Sebastian Negri took way too long to propose to his girlfriend! And this scale of TV programmes, is it just ‘80s (A-Team, Knight Rider, McGuiver, Dukes of Hazard etc.) or can early ‘90s (aka Baywatch and Beverly Hills 90210) be included too? How about late ‘70s (Battlestar Galactica, Starsky and Hutch etc.)?

[@jakeclough8090]

When has Irish rugby ever been sexy 😂😂

[@gavindoyle692]

@@jakeclough8090 Putting four tries on France last spring on the way to Grand Slam was sexy as hell! Not to mention how we won that tour in New Zealand in 2022.

[@jakeclough8090]

@@gavindoyle692 nah not sexy, mechanical and efficient maybe

[@dkinclonberne]

Nothing sexy about being shite, went to shit on another world cup so 4 more years of rugby that doesn't matter to watch. Very hard to get excited about the shitty 6 nations 😐

[@gavindoyle692]

@@dkinclonberne If you don’t think rugby between World Cups matters then why watch it? Why waste your time commenting on videos about rugby on KZbin. Go do something else, and see you in 2027!

[@antonmarnitz6598]

I love this channel ❤ but PLEASE stop drinking into the mic 😂

[@AshB-2407]

Dricus only brought that stuff up about Strickland RE: Child Abuse cause Strickland would just not shut up... he went on & on & on about shit.

[@katatonickiwi8310]

Wow, can't believe you said Keiran Crowley was a good AB .... no ... no he wasn't ... he was the Ben Blair of the 91 team ... and he didn't even get picked originally iirc

[@garethflook5706]

Tony Brown much?

[@jlm4455]

So tired of this narrative around Russell. He has never had the pack of a Pollard or a Farrell or even a Sexton. Yet given more limited resources still produces. The 1 in 5? Is silly business. He is a well-rounded and if he was only getting it right 1 in 5? He wouldn't be anywhere near test match rugby. As to his well-rounded play, one prime example: the Boks game in the WC. He got lamabasted for Scotland's performance, yet he actually played really well just not in the way he was expected to. He made 10 tackles missed none and 2 of those tackles were try savers. He also created a 3 on 1 overlap in 1st half Darcy Graham completely blew. He had one mediocre outing in the WC v Ireland.

[@gusgrannan2353]

The US is good at sevens. Not great but good.

[@karlosdeevs]

used to be fab

[@manatheg]

Npc finals last yearwere based on rankings aswell so highest ranked team always played lowest

[@Stereo_mike]

Theres no way Retallick can talk? its just a series of grunts. Also a lesson for him to be careful what you wish for

[@creekyknee]

To be honest, I think that was quite funny. POM can dish it out so has to expect some of it back.

[@MattConnolly-wi8oh]

An England jersey 😦, feel like you just cheated on us as a nation ☘

[@Forest9528]

Tony getting roasted for his shirt meanwhile thats 100% a shirt i would wear The england gear is disgusting though and i would actually burn if i touched that garbage

[@timrobinson2587]

Only real men wear an England jersey

[@bengormley2517]

lol...they don't really get the 6 nations...to bad