E20 with Alex Nankivell out now! It was our pleasure to sit down the with legend Alex Nankivell for episode 20 of the Halftime Oranges podcast 🍊. Nank is a product of the factory Christchurch Boys High, he has notched up over 150 games for both the Tasman Mako and the Chiefs. Late last year Nank made the shift abroad, signing with Munster where he has been a standout in his 14 games. It was a great yarn talking about Nanks career so far, particularly his time in Munster and how the competitions in Europe differ from Super Rugby and NPC. Obviously he is class on the footy pitch but he’s an absolute rooster off it. It was our pleasure to have a yarn with him. Have a listen and enjoy 🍊
The first round of Super Rugby 2024 is upon us. Dicky and Kegs give their take on this years top 8 and who they think are going to come out on top in the week one clashes. The boys give their Top 5 all time Super Rugby moments
E17 with Shane O’Leary aka Mr Worldwide of rugby is out! Shane is an absolute legend. He has played for multiple professional teams, in five different countries and across ten years. He is currently based in Miami with the Miami Sharks for the upcoming MLR season. Some of his greatest accomplishments are; Winning the Pro12 with Connacht Playing international rugby for Canada and playing in the 2019 RWC Going to Turkey bald and still returning bald 🧑🏻🦲 Thanks to Shane for jumping on the poddy with us. Its was a great yarn, you don’t want to miss it 🍊🍊
Your favourite podcast is back with a new episode! Footy is back into full swing with the 6 nations kicking off and Super Rugby teams ripping into their first preseason games. We were lucky enough to attend a couple of the games, with Kegs watching Italy vs England and Dicky watching Munster vs the Crusaders. We discuss all the games played over the weekend as well as Kegs's move to Italy. Give us a like, follow and subscribe
The lads are backs for 2024. After the dust had settled from nearly two weeks away Kegs and Dicky jumped back on for a yarn. We discussed our highlights of both London and Malaga and the MVP leaderboard of the Spanish leg of the trip. Plenty of good stories and laughs from the trip away
In this episode of the Halftime Oranges Podcast, the boys sit down with Flyn Yates, aka Beef Cheeks. Beef has recently moved to Japan to play footy. We discuss his experience settling into life in Japan, the challenges of language barriers, and the differences in rugby divisions. We also touch on his knowledge of his team mascot, his Japanese diet and of course Match Made in Heaven. Listen in and enjoy. Thanks to Yates for sitting down and having a yarn with us. One of the great men to come out of Palmy Boys. Fun Fact, Flyn has the unofficial biggest rump in NZ rugby. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 02:12 Settling into Life in Japan 07:40 Traveling in Japan 17:40 Upcoming Games and Divisions 23:29 Team Mascot and Fun Facts 27:18 Life as a Japanese Division Two Rugby Player 32:12 Language Barriers and Translations 38:46 Embarrassing Moments 46:01 Scrum Training and Team Dynamics 50:20 Favorite and Worst Teammates 50:59 Diet and Food in Japan 01:08:40 Nicknames
The boys have met up in Dublin for a special episode. Kegs and Dicky are joined by good friend and longtime listener of the show George Mirfin who provides minimal but decent chat.
This week on Halftime Oranges the fellas sit down, yarn, laugh and chat shit between each other. The fellas discuss hot topics of Welsh club rugby initiations, on a bus trip where the boys would to prefer to sit and their favourite beers to drink overseas
Today on Halftime Oranges we sat down with Josh McKay. Josh is a product of Christchurch Boys, he has played for Canterbury, Highlanders, Crusaders and is now running out for the Glasgow Warriors. In this episode we talk about his time playing footy in NZ, what its like now being based in Scotland and also about a foot injury he suffered last year which put him on the sidelines for 7 months. Don't miss our new section - 'Match Made in Heaven' Once again massive thanks to Josh for jumping on board, he's a legend We love the support so be sure to like, leave a comment and subscribe to us!
This week the fellas lock in on the RWC Quarter finals and lock in their predictions. There was definitely some mixed opinions between the boys and things got a wee bit heated. Tune in, like and subscribe and leave us a comment to help us get better and grow our podcast. We love all the support
Today on the Halftime Oranges Podcast we sit down with Joey Gav. Joseph is a prop who plays for the Manawatū Turbos. Having signed with the Turbos straight out of school Joe is now in his third NPC season with them. He is a massive talent and it wont be long before we see him in a Super Rugby jersey.
In this episode of the Halftime Oranges podcast we sit down with the 6ft 8 Dutchman Fabian Holland. Fabian is 20 years old and have already spent two seasons with the Highlanders and is in his third season with Otago. Fabian moved over to New Zealand from the Netherlands at 16 on his own with the dream of playing for the All Blacks. With the way his career has taken off it wont be long till we see him in that black jersey
The Halftime Oranges Podcast is back! The boys had to take a short break while Dicky settled in his new home in the Netherlands . After tripping around Germany, Hungry, Austria and his home town Baarn Dicky had plenty of stories to share. Tune in to hear about his first game of footy for his new club and classic on tour Dicky behaviour
This week on the poddy it’s our pleasure to sit down with Will Tucker. Tux played in his rookie season with the Highlanders this year and will be trotting out for Otago this weekend and for the rest of the NPC season. Having represented NZ School Boys, NZ U20’s, Canterbury and Rugby New York at 25 that’s already one hellva cv.
In this episode of the Halftime Oranges Podcast the boys sit down Dominic Gardiner. Dom is one of the brightest young talents in NZ rugby. Having represent NZ Secondary School, NZ U20's, Canterbury, Crusaders and the All Blacks XV Dom has achieved all this by the age of 22. Take note folks because Dom is definitely a name to remember.
In this episode of the Halftime Oranges Podcast the fellas review a few games of code. Covering the All Blacks vs South Africa and the club finals from BOP, Manawatū, Wellington, HB, Christchurch and Otago. Also tune in to hear some of Dickys horrific chat from Saturday night in town.
We are proud to announce the first guest on the Halftime Oranges Podcast, the one and only Josh Moorby. Moorbs talks about his journey from club battler to Hurricanes star and Māori All Black.
The boys are back. In this episode Dicky and Kegs discuss their All Time Sunday Sesh XV, congrats to those selected. They also cover the Super Rugby Final and finish off with a bit of local club footy from around the country
The inaugural episode of the Halftime Oranges Podcast brought to you by Kegan Christian-Goss and Declan McCormack. Today we sit down introduce ourselves, discuss State of Origin, the Super Rugby Final and of course talk about blokes who are better than us at code.