Stormers and Lions need home runs
The Stormers and the Lions are in real danger of not reaching the knock-out rounds of the United Rugby Championship.
In the latest episode of 'To The Last Drop' podcast, hosts Liam Del Carme and Brenden Nel break down their chances, focusing on the important upcoming derby matches in the highveld.
The Stormers need to win their derby matches and go on an unbeaten home run in their final four matches in Cape Town to have a chance of qualifying. As for the Lions, their prospects are looking a little bleaker.
Liam and Brenden also take a closer look at the upcoming Six Nations competition, which kicks off this weekend. They agree that it will likely be a two-horse race, with France and Ireland standing out as the front-runners for the title.
They believe France will be hard to beat but that their game in Dublin against Ireland will be a possible decider.
Listen to the latest episode below.
About the 'To The Last Drop' podcast hosts
Liam Del Carme
Liam is one of the country's most enduring sports writers. His time in the newsrooms pre-dates rugby turning professional in the 1990s. He has been in the employ of broadsheet newspapers The Argus, Sunday Independent, This Day and Beeld, and is currently the rugby writer at The Sunday Times. Liam has reported at six Rugby World Cups and around 20 Currie Cup finals.
He loves cooking and travel and is the author of the book 'WINGING IT – On tour with the Boks'. When time allows, he is a television pundit and writes a regular column on timeslive.co.za under the title ‘The Worst of Times’.
Brenden Nel
Rugby has always been a passion for Brenden, so much so that he made it a career. Since first entering a newsroom at the Citizen almost three decades ago, he has written for some of the biggest titles in the world, including Rapport, the Independent (UK), The Times (UK), South China Morning Post and a host of others. Currently, he covers all things rugby for Supersport.com and has reported on no less than four World Cups, five Sevens World Cups and around 250 test matches in total.
Brenden is also the author of 'Derick Hougaard – Dieware storie van Loftus se Liefling' and has a popular YouTube channel under his name. He loves nothing more when away from the game than a glass of good red wine, a good fire and spending time with his wife and four rescue dogs.
Listen to previous episodes via the full 'To the Last Drop' channel below: