The Rugby Wrap

For our last podcast of the year we preview this weekend's RugbyWA men's premier grade grand final with special guests Wanneroo fullback Jordan Gratton and Cottesloe coach, Ryan Westaway.

We wrap up the Wallabies in the Nations Cup, the Western Force in SuperW, and ourselves as we take a short break.

NEW POD: We catch up with Western Force co-captain Sammy Wood ahead of the SuperW semi final, and Mitch Hardy reveals his dream Wallaby back row for this weekend's Test against Italy.

NEW POD: A quick catch up about the Ireland test, the French game and a gripe about a missed opportunity for SuperW

We catch up with Western Force Wallaroo Michaela Leonard to talk about the Force's big win over the Tahs and her hopes for the Force in Super W. What a fantastic ambassador for the women's game.

Western Force Head Coach Simon Cron talks about the positives, the frustrations, the games that still keep him up at night, and what he doesn't want the Force to become.

NEW POD: There's a bit of everything this week - Origin, the Tah's backline for 2027, the Super Rugby Final, movements at the Force and the importance of Club rugby to counter the dollars from NRL.

We wrap up the first of the finals, farewell the Australian teams, wrap up the Nathan Sharpe Medal Awards and reveal Heath Tessmann's Wallaby XV.

NEW POD: We ponder whether there should there be a 'Triple Crown' type competition for the Australian sides within Super Rugby; and Mitch Hardy picks his Test 23.

A good one if you're just taking a relatively short trip. Brevity is the key as we head into the final round of Super Rugby for 2026.

NEW POD with special guest, the evergreen Kurtley Beale. He's been fantastic for the Western Force and shares his thoughts on the team, his plans, and which coach he felt got the best out of him.

We discuss the new 9/10 pairing for the Force, the happiness of a key player, and a local club's 97th birthday. Among other things.

We catch up with Wallaby #879, Sam Carter, to talk life after rugby and the fortunes of the Force.

A review of Super Round and another swipe at the people designing rugby jerseys.

Special guest, Western Force assistant coach Nic White, discusses the Force, his role, and how Heath Tessmann keeps trying to sell him body parts. He also addresses the 'Zac Lomax playing club footy' rumour.

We discuss the Moana decision and look at the Force and club rugby in the West. We had to record early because of travel commitments, so missed the team announcement for Week 10 unfortunately.

We preview the RugbyWA competition with Wanneroo's Jordan Grattan and Nedland's Brynard Stander, plus we debate the new women's NextGen program, the RA review, and a few other interesting things happening in the game.

A look at week 7 of Super Rugby, and a preview of week 8, including the debut of Zac Lomax.

A quick recap with a preview to this week and the Force media interview with Darby Lancaster.

Niamh O'Connor, CEO of the Western Force, discusses the rumours surrounding the future of the Force, what she thinks of Zac Lomax, and the plan to connect and re-engage with the community game.