Wallabies v Springboks preview with Steven Kitshoff from For the Love of Rugby South Africa!

Steven Kitshoff from @LoveOfRugbySA joins Rugby Unity, and the chat goes straight to the big stuff: cards, scrums, and how Australia can possibly knock off the Springboks in Perth.

David Pembroke, Steve Hansen and Ewen McKenzie break down the women’s internationals (including France vs Australia’s card-heavy chaos, Black Ferns vs Scotland, and Canada vs England ending 26-all), plus Eddie Jones’ Japan beating Fiji in Tokyo. Then Kitshoff gives a Springbok front-rower’s view on the bunker and TMO involvement, before the panel tears into the “brake foot” rule and why it’s creating danger and confusion. To finish, it’s a full Springboks vs Wallabies preview: selections, mindset, lineout pressure, aerial contest, scrummaging realities, and what Les Kiss needs to get right against the best team in the world.

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In this episode:
00:00 🎙️ David Pembroke welcomes Steven Kitshoff to Rugby Unity
01:00 🏉 Women’s internationals: France vs Australia and Wales vs South Africa
03:00 🌿 Steve Hansen on Black Ferns vs Scotland lessons
04:00 🟨 Steven Kitshoff slams bunker yellow cards impact
05:00 🎥 Ewen McKenzie on TMO pressure and foul play tests
07:00 ⚠️ Steve Hansen warns scrum “brake foot” injury risk
08:00 👣 Kitshoff explains why “brake foot” wrecks hookers
10:00 🧩 Ewen McKenzie: bring back hookers striking in scrums
11:00 🧠 Hansen: teams asked World Rugby to change scrum rules
15:00 🏆 Springboks vs All Blacks tour reflection with Kitshoff
18:00 🧓 World Cup planning: Etzebeth, Kolisi, de Allende, Kriel
20:00 🏋️ Hansen on managing veterans’ desire and weekly workload
22:00 📊 Ewen McKenzie on resting training, not matches, for seniors
27:00 🇿🇦 Kitshoff: Rassie building Springbok depth and system
34:00 ✈️ Springboks prep in Australia ahead of Wallabies in Perth
37:00 🦘 Wallabies game plan: Les Kiss, scrum, high balls, Carter Gordon
42:00 🔥 Hansen: how Australia can speed up vs Springboks

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📌 Can the Wallabies’ tempo and lineout pressure actually beat the Springboks in Perth?

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