Today I thoroughly enjoyed doing a deep dive on an outstanding new fly-half who made the first two URC matches in South Africa that little bit more exiting!

Born in Austria and following in his father's footsteps, Casper joined Leinster rugby during covid and after making his first cap last year has now since started twice against the Lions and Sharks.

In this video I go into his background, his motivations, the skills in him that caught my eye and where I think he sits in the Leinster fly-half pecking order! Always love seeing a new player make a good account of himself! Keep it up Casper 👍 Also available wherever you stream your podcasts 🏉

This week I was overjoyed to reunite with a legend of Champ rugby and phenomenal fly-half, Bruce Houston!

Bruce’s rugby CV boasts a wide range of experience from club level to international duty as he toured South Africa, Canada and America playing for Zimbabwe. I first spoke to Bruce in 2025 whilst we played with Champ side Cornish Pirates and we really hit it off, Bruce’s enthusiasm and experience makes an interview feel more like a chat and now the Ulsterman returns to The Champ the tournament will be more thrilling then ever!

Honing his skills with Ulster, Edinburgh, Ealing Trailfinders, Cornish Pirates, USBPA rugby and even on an international duty with Zimbabwe, Bruce is certainly one to watch and as I’ve keenly been watching his career with interest, I can’t wait to see what’s in store next for the 26-year-old!

Also an impromptu and unexpected chat about golf for good measure!

This week I was delighted to be joined by one of my favourite rugby YouTubers, Riaan Louw! Riaan is a serial Lions & Springbok supporter as well as a fair and fun observer of all teams and games and when it comes to South African rugby there are few people who can match his passion and knowledge. Riaan’s love of the game speaks for itself.

Dedicating six years to creating nearly 200 fun and informative YouTube videos; the Rugby Updates, Riaan is a regular guest over many podcasts and he works hard to share his devotion of rugby to all supporters worldwide!

I first came across the Rugby Updates when a video entitled “What is Rugby” popped up on my feed and I’ve been hooked ever since. Riaan offers a funny, fair and has knowledgeable opinions on a wide array of games from club to international, women’s and men’s games alike!

We discuss what got Riaan into rugby, his beloved Lions and how they put the All Blacks to the test, how the Springboks maintain such dominance in the world of rugby as well as take a look at the upcoming URC season starting this weekend!

You can find Riaan on YouTube, X and Instagram!

In my final video about the summer leg of Nations Championship Series, I break down what has been an exceptionally action-packed tournament that, with thanks to the new format, has revolutionized the Summer and Autumn Internationals!

From edge-of-seat thrillers to one-sided bulldozing performances the first three games for every team had it all. I'll go over the scores, moments that caught my eye, analysis of the six home nations along with where I think they will go from here, what we can expect in the second leg of the competition along with final standings for the summer series!

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In Round Three of the Nations Championship, Ireland face off against their old nemesis New Zealand at the All Black’s “mecca” Eden Park!

Since 1994 when France shocked the world with a 22 – 8 victory over the All Blacks, in the following 31 years and 52 matches the All Black’s remain undefeated at Kingsland.

It’ll be a return for Ireland who last set foot at Eden Park in 2022 in which they suffered a 41 – 19 loss at the hands of the All Blacks before going on to win their first ever Summer Tour of New Zealand and climbed the World Rugby Rankings to No1.

In this video I break down the history between these two international heavyweights, discuss the key players who will be integral to a legendary win at Eden Park, thoughts, facts, opinions and predictions on not only Ireland’s behemoth challenge but on the remaining fixtures in the final round of the Nations Championship!

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Man of the march Sean Jansen made his mark with a stand out performance against Japan along with landing a vital try on his first international cap! In a game I found myself having flashbacks to the 2019 World Cup Pool stages, in which Ireland lost to the host nation, I’ve thrown together my thoughts, analysis and opinions on a cracking game in which Japan showed their impressive talent and Ireland, with nine changes, bedded in the debutants and got the job done!

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After an thoroughly thrilling and dynamic first round I couldn't wait to do a quick video highting my favourite moments, opinions on teams and results and share my positive experience watching as may of the games as I could! Feel free to like, share and subscribe and listen out for me on Spotify/Amazon and wherever you get your podcasts! Just search for @TheRugbyPaperPodcast & TQL Rugby Podcast 🍀👍

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With Andy Farrell naming his squad to face the Wallabies at a startling 4:30am UK time I take a quick dive into his selection and an overview of round one of the newly reformatted Nations Championship!

Thoughts, facts, opinions and predictions covered! Hope you all enjoy.

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