{"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":"SHORT: Super Rugby's most frustrating team?","slug":"short-super-rugby-s-most-frustrating-team","published_at":"2026-05-07T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/short-super-rugby-s-most-frustrating-team","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/69fbf6e08c59df7dd50fc7e8/media.mp3","summary":"The&nbsp;Highlanders&nbsp;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.","meta_description":"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 wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":736,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aotearoa-rugby-pod-404764/episodes/short-super-rugby-s-most-frustrating-team/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/short-super-rugby-s-most-frustrating-team.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}