The Rugby Odds: Confounded French, Glasgow Gag, Leinster Bulls-ish? Playoffs for URC, MLR, Super Rugby, Premiership

It’s another big weekend of playoff rugby on the professional landscape, mixed with the requisite zaniness/madness. And zany and mad are right in our star-packed panel’s wheelhouse – and they handle it in 25 minutes.

THE PANEL:

John Bradshaw Layfield: #WWE legend & passionate rugby advocate

George Hook: Fearless Irish pundit with zero filter

Mike Friday: 3X Olympic 7s coach and tactical mastermind

King Gift Egbelu: Inventor of Words and rugby evangelist

Matt McCarthy: Heroic host holding it together. Sort of.

WHAT’S INSIDE AND WHEN:

00:52: Records: 28-13-4

•The King’s booty!

01:36: What Caught Your Eye?

• Sinking Saracens

• Kobe Steelers hold off Kubota Spears

• No 4-Peat for New England

• Stomers fatal fashion choice

• Glasgow Gags!

05:08: Player of the Week

Nominees:

• Damien McKenzie

• Henry Slade

•Jamison Gibson-Park

•Handre Pollard?!

07:41: Grown A$$ Man

Nominees:

• Ethan Blackadder

• Johan Grobbelaar

• Thomas Du Toit

09:36: Headlines With [George] Hook

• The Confounded French!

• Bordeaux & Toulon bounced!

Playoffs’ Predictions:

17:43: URC final

17:44: Premiership semis

19:52: MLR semis

23:19: Super Rugby semis

25:35: Top14 quarters

27:28: Picks of the Week