Episodes
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
Season 3 - Episode 28 - Crusaders vs. Lions is the final we deserve
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
Scotty and Mils look back on the Super Rugby season as it draws to a close and discuss the matchups for this weekend's final in Christchurch.
Have people underestimated the Lions and do they have any chance against the immensely strong Crusaders side? Can Swys de Bruin break-dance?
And the team discuss gift-giving ettiquette as producer Alice struggles with an anniversary present.
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Is home game advantage really a thing?
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Scotty and Mils are back and it's all smiles after the weekend's winning performances at the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
To Super Rugby, and as the semi-finals draw closer the boys pick their winners. Do the Hurricanes have a chance? Should the Lions and Warratahs hang up their kicking boots for a good old-fashioned game of bull rush?
And the boys have a message for the Hurricanes.
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Season 3 - Episode 26 - TMOs and Assistant Referees need clearer, more consistent roles
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Scotty is joined this week by James McOnie in the podcast studio. They talk about the weekend's super rugby clashes as the final looms near, SANZAR's recent discussions about the role of the TMO, and Scotty thinks concussion still isn't being taken seriously.
Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
Season 3 - Episode 25 - What's got Scotty so fired up?
Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
Scotty and Mils join you from the podcast studio to talk about Wales' new appointment, their picks for the last round of the regular Super Rugby season, and something's ignited a fire in Scotty – what is it that's got him so riled up?
Wednesday Jul 04, 2018
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Wyatt Crockett stadium the perfect tribute to a legend of rugby
Wednesday Jul 04, 2018
Wednesday Jul 04, 2018
Scotty is back after a flat tyre? a burnt turkey? meant he was absent last week. He and Mils talk about the Highlanders Chiefs clash in Suva and how the Highlanders could bounce back from that against the Crusaders this weekend.
They chat Wyatt Crockett and the role he's played in New Zealand rugby as he gears up for his 200th super rugby game.
And Scotty lays out what's on the line this weekend as the Super Rugby tables have the potential to get a huge shake up.
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Season 3 - Episode 23 - James McOnie's been having dreams about Anton Lienert-Brown
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Welcome to The Short Ball, a Rugby Pass podcast.
This week we've brought James McOnie off the bench to join Mils in studio. They talk about Jackson Hemopo's first test in the black jersey, the looming farewell of Jerome Kaino from the Blues, and the Highlanders are playing the Chiefs in Suva on Saturday, who's going to come home with the win?
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Season 3 - Episode 22 - What will the 11 changes to the ABs squad mean this weekend?
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Scotty and Mils are back with more commentary on the week in rugby. They chat about the red card awarded to Benjamin Fall on Saturday, was it fair? Their thoughts on the 11 changes made to the All Blacks team facing France this weekend. And they look around the world at the international competitions, who do the boys think will take out the AU vs. IRE series?
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Were the French robbed on the weekend?
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
Scotty and Mils are back, but in a shiny new studio this time. They get Ali Williams on the phone to discuss Saturday's test, talk the newfound fire in the Aussies, and discuss how the ABs are looking as we get closer to the second French test in Wellington this weekend.
Wednesday Jun 06, 2018
Season 3 - Episode 20 - "You can never count a French team out"
Wednesday Jun 06, 2018
Wednesday Jun 06, 2018
Mils and Scotty join you from the rickety podcast studio one last time before The Short Ball gets a shiny new home.
This week they're here to discuss the past week in Super Rugby, including whether the Blues can rebuild their reputation and another loss for the Hurricanes.
Producer Alice lets you in on the best vegetarian McDonald's order, and they of course focus their gaze on what they're expecting in the upcoming French test this Saturday at Eden Park.
Tuesday May 29, 2018
Tuesday May 29, 2018
Scotty and Mils are joined this week by Isa Naciwa, all the way from Ireland, to talk his recent retirement and the legacy he's leaving on the game.
They also discuss the Springbok's latest captaincy decision with Siya Kolisi, and how this may show the beginning of a new wave for South African rugby, and address claims that Mils the Oracle may not be the all-seeing-eye we so hoped he was.