Episode 29

After a small technical hitch this week where the completely wrong sound file was delivered to our outstanding editor and website maestro Noizy by that idiot Sideline Mike (who was taken out back and shot), Episode 29 (right click save as...) is now up for your aural pleasure.

Episode 29 (right click save as...). Good grief. Who would have thought we'd ever make it so far? Anyone still listening? Good. Because if you weren't, you'd miss all sorts of useful information, as well as the usual friendly banter (and name calling) between the Dropkicks and the all-important winner of the "Give Hadyn a Nickname" contest. As well as that you'd miss us discussing the All Black squad for their Northern Hemisphere tour; the Air New Zealand Cup final; the Meads and Lochore Cup finals; various other sports (mainly rugby); Dick of the Week; Athlete of the Week; Last Word; and some other other miscellaneous words and phrases that only sometimes make sense.

(Oh, and it's not Scotland the ABs play on their northern tour, it's Wales. Yes, we are incredibly stupid.)

Dear Diary...

You might think the official All Black diaries might reveal some insight into the team culture and tradition we hear so much about. But do they? Here's some thoughts from the world's premier number 10, Dan Carter...

Dear Diary, because training was pushed back to 5pm today I ended up sleeping until about 9:30am. I try and look for about 9-10 hours sleep a night – especially when we're training hard – otherwise I get a bit tired. Breakfast consisted of a plate of fruit and a couple of poached eggs on toast followed by a pineapple juice. I'm lucky that I can eat whatever I want and not put on too much weight. [After a photo-shoot] I was hungry again so I found a tin of spaghetti in the team room and took some bread back to my room and cooked up spaghetti on toast.

Still awake? How about Jerry Collins...?

Dear Diary, the weather's been pretty sunny during the day but it's still been on the cold side, which are good conditions to train in. There's been a little bit of rain but that's to be expected in Auckland. Our trainer Graham Lowe tells me I've got the biggest guns in the team, I think the biggest I've had them is 52cm – that's when I broke my leg in 2002 and was walking on my hands. Heaps of guys are trying to take the title and Neh's (Neemia Tialata) getting close. Neh has the chest, back and definitely the legs but he doesn’t have the arms, and the lady's [sic] don't care about the legs and back – they like the guns.

They like the guns! Classic.

Admittedly, some of the diary entries reveal a few interesting tidbits: Collins confesses that Rodney So'oialo and Isaia Toeava have terrible memories for the playbook, whereas Sam Tuitupou has the best. Tuitupou walks us through an All Blacks training drill. And Byron Kelleher's 'go-to dish' is chicken stuffed with a bit of cream cheese and mango.

Man, they talk about food a lot.

Apologías Grandes

Due to a technical difficulty (we lost the sound file) this weeks cast is a little late. But it IS coming. We have Noizy working very hard to remedy our mistake.

He is also the one responsible for the beautiful changes to our blog. If you like them, flick us an email, he’d love to hear it.

To make up for our late podcast we will be recording a “bonus cast” for you which will be up tomorrow. See we DO love you. Awwwwwwww.

UPDATE: 'Tis online now over at Ourmedia. Should be added to the podcast feed shortly, so sit tight if you've some sort of automatic download thing on the go...

Willie Mason - Dick of the Week

Willie gets his comeuppance after showing a decided lack of respect to the Kiwi's pre-match haka in the first test of the 2006 Tri-Nations tournament...

A Wheel goes a-wandering

A wheel rolling free on the race-track as cars speed by at high speed.

Surely a recipe for disaster ... or is it?

Episode 28

This week the Dropkicks discuss: International Rugby (qualifiers for the 2007 World Cup), Air NZ Cup NPC semi-finals, Athlete and Dick of the Week, the fastest accelerating thing in the world, and readers' letters...

And, remember, the competition to give Hadyn a nickname is still running. You could win an Adidas pack AND a signed photo of the Dropkicks. Life, surely, would be complete with these items in your possession. And it's open to everyone around the world! Email us with your entry.

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Episode 27

Broadcasting from their secret lair deep within the bowels of Wellington, New Zealand, the intrepid Dropkicks bring you their latest amazing installment (right click, save target as...)

This week Dom "The Mallet" Gibbs, Hadyn "Insert Nickname Here" Green and Che "Triple T" Tibby regale you with tales of deering-do from around the sporting world.

So sit back, close your eyes and take in the full mono experience as their dulcet tones entertain every part of your soul, and if you're lucky, you may even come away just that little bit more informed than you were before. Even if it's only to confirm your belief that the Dropkicks are idiots. Funny idiots, to be sure. But idiots nonetheless.

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ps. remember the competition to give Hadyn a nickname, you could win an Adidas pack AND a signed photo of the Dropkicks. You will be coolest person on your street! And it's open to everyone around the world! Email us with your entry.

Episode 26

Another week of the elite Dropkicks! (right click, save target as...)

This week Che takes some time out to regather his thoughts and so we drag Mike back into the fold (and make fun of Che, as is our tradition for absentees). We talk REAL international rugby, give some stats from the Women's World Cup, update you on the Air New Zealand Cup, discuss elitism as it pertains to Australians and vote for dick and Athlete of the week.

How did you ever live without us?

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