# SHORT: Super Rugby's most frustrating team? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/short-super-rugby-s-most-frustrating-team Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/short-super-rugby-s-most-frustrating-team.md Podcast: [Aotearoa Rugby Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764) Published: 2026-05-07T04:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.youtube.com/@AotearoaRugbyPodOfficial Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/aotearoa-rugby-pod/e/69fbf6e08c59df7dd50fc7e8/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/episodes/short-super-rugby-s-most-frustrating-team Duration seconds: 736 ## Resource The Highlanders keep finding themselves in the fight against top Super Rugby sides — but too often they leave with nothing to show for it. So why does the same story keep repeating for Jamie Joseph's men? The Aotearoa Rugby Pod breaks down why the Highlanders are competitive for long stretches, yet continue to lose tight games. Right now, the Highlanders might be Super Rugby’s most frustrating team: good enough to push anyone… but unable to consistently finish the job. Catch all our content across @aotearoarugbypodofficial channels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/episodes/short-super-rugby-s-most-frustrating-team/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/short-super-rugby-s-most-frustrating-team.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.