Listen "Paraguay Shocks Brazil and Fairytale runs in NZ. Rugby Roundup with Big Mike October 15, 2025"
Episode Synopsis
Big Mike’s roundup highlights the weekend’s biggest rugby stories: New Zealand’s NPC semi-finalists are set, with Otago, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay advancing — Otago reaching the top-flight semis for the first time since 2006.
Paraguay stunned Brazil 39-19 to take a 20-point lead into the deciding leg and sit within one game of the final World Cup qualification tournament, while Bordeaux suffered a shocking 56-13 loss in the Top 14. Munster and the Stormers remain unbeaten in the URC.
Also noted: Australia A vs Japan A on the weekend and ongoing headlines around the controversial Rugby 360 competition.
Paraguay stunned Brazil 39-19 to take a 20-point lead into the deciding leg and sit within one game of the final World Cup qualification tournament, while Bordeaux suffered a shocking 56-13 loss in the Top 14. Munster and the Stormers remain unbeaten in the URC.
Also noted: Australia A vs Japan A on the weekend and ongoing headlines around the controversial Rugby 360 competition.
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