RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 SEMI FINAL PREVIEW

Wow, how luck we were to witness four amazing RWC 2023 quarter finals, a real mix of drama in the afternoon games and simply the best rugby ever in the evening games. France, Ireland take a bow, but you are going home, with your heads held high, as are Fiji and Wales.

So just four games out of 48 remain, with Argentina v New Zealand (how great was that Irish win) on Friday evening and England (still undefeated) v South Africa (no friends but smartest team ever?).

A reduced cast of Tony, Tim, Al and James chew the fat for an hour plus on all that matters.

Sam Cane with 22 tackles takes the spoils

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 PREVIEW

The 10th RWC is only a week away but don't panic as the OATH panel has analysed each of the four pools and predicted who will make the quarter finals, semi-finals and who will win the tournament.

And no expense was spared in order to ensure the panel was refreshed and ready to get off that fence to tell you exactly how it will be over the next couple of months en France. Oh yes, thanks to Dominic and the team at Selby Anderson in London we were able to meet in person in a real podcast studio (most of us anyway) and chew the fat over a couple of ales from our sponsors.

A Scot, an Aussie, a Welshman, an Irishman and two Englishman discussing the rise of Fiji, Samoa and South Africa along with the demise of Japan and England. And whatever the outcome we all hope rugby will be the winner. 

Enjoy the spectacle and see you in Marseilles, Bordeaux, Lille, Nice or Paris.

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SIX NATIONS 2023 WEEK 5 PREVIEW

Week 5 of Six Nations 2023 awaits - Super Saturday - and just an Irish Grand Slam on the line in Dublin for the first time ever!!

The prodigy returns

SIX NATIONS 2023 PRE WEEK 3 AND MID TERM REVIEW

Week 3 of Six Nations 2023 and all to play for in all three games - Wales v England, France v Scotland and Italy v Ireland.

Mason "6 foot 5 inches" makes debut for Wales in centre

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SIX NATIONS 2023 - CALCUTTA CUP REVIEW

 Al Buckle goes solo to share his reflections on Scotland's historic Calcutta Cup win on Saturday, the first (with crowds) since 1983, and Scotland's third win a row against England, which now sees them ranked at all time high of 5th in the world, ahead of England and Australia.

HOWEVER, it will mean nothing for the players and the fans unless they can back it up with a home win against Wales this weekend - this is a golden generation for Scotland and they have underperformed to date, so is 2023 their year?

Two wins from two games going to Paris, where they won two years ago (without crowds) is a good place to be, with Ireland and then Italy both at home. Dare to dream..

SIX NATIONS 2023 WEEK 1 AND TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

Here we are again, back on the horse to review the opening weekend of the 2023 Six Nations. Our expert panel of "Don" Tony Harjette, James McKillop, Tim "Oracle" Bradley, Mark "Valley" Jones and Al Buckle review the first two games and prospects for the tournament overall.

Wales v Ireland - despite being number one in the world and favourites for the RWC in eight months time, Ireland has not won in Cardiff for 10 years, but surely they will overcome an aging Welsh side, even with Gats back in the chair.

England v Scotland - having only won the Calcutta Cup once in five years, and with a new coach and a few new faces a few months before France tournament, can England overcome a confident, settled Scots side who will not fear the opposition as much as they have done in the past.

Will England benefit from the Borthwick bounce?

AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2022 PREVIEW

The boys are back after a Summer break to get their teeth into the upcoming Autumn Internationals along with a review of Wasps/Worcester demise, Rugby Championship and predictions for RWC quarter finals.

Distinguished panellists, "Don Tony" Harjette, Tim "Oracle" Bradley, James "To Be Very Sure" McKillop and Mark "Valleys" Jones highlight the key Autumn games which will give us an insight as to how RWC 2023 might pan out this time next year. And Sam Cane is out for Kiwis, Farrell is back for England and Cheslin Kolbe is back for Springboks.

Cheslin is back for the Boks