{"podcast":{"title":"Aotearoa Rugby Pod","slug":"aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764","podcast_index_feed_id":404764,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/fa20094e-8f2e-4da4-b296-ec9d0f5f991f","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@skysportnz","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60d9d78b7c2a94886214834e/1758069345782-5548782a-4391-4bd4-ad7e-0bc30bef249e.jpeg","author":"Fandom Media","episode_count":273,"summary":"Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons host a weekly chat about all things New Zealand rugby, from Super Rugby Pacific, the All Blacks, Bunnings NPC, Farah Palmer Cup, and Super Rugby Aupiki, the team have you covered with unique insight from current pros still in the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T10:19:35.726351+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764"},"episode":{"title":"Fainga’anuku at 7? Hype or Hit? Could the All Blacks follow the Boks blueprint?","slug":"fainga-anuku-at-7-hype-or-hit-could-the-all-blacks-follow-the-boks-blueprint","published_at":"2026-04-27T04:56:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/fainga-anuku-at-7-hype-or-hit-could-the-all-blacks-follow-the-boks-blueprint","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764","url":"https://www.youtube.com/@AotearoaRugbyPodOfficial","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/aotearoa-rugby-pod/e/69eeec7dae8bc4f3770bd081/media.mp3","summary":"Leicester Fainga’anuku’s man of the match performance for the Crusaders at open side has everyone talking. But is it the best way to use the hybrid centre/winger? He’s an elite player but will it work for the Crusaders against elite Super Rugby opposition, never mind the All Blacks versus the Springboks? This is less about the player, and more about whether the role stacks up under pressure. We also talk Super Round, whether the losers of Golden Point get ripped off on the table and the Black Ferns' first title under Whitney Hansen. Catch all our content across @aotearoarugbypodofficial channels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Leicester Fainga’anuku’s man of the match performance for the Crusaders at open side has everyone talking. But is it the best way to use the hybrid centre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4141,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/episodes/fainga-anuku-at-7-hype-or-hit-could-the-all-blacks-follow-the-boks-blueprint/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/fainga-anuku-at-7-hype-or-hit-could-the-all-blacks-follow-the-boks-blueprint.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}