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Brenden Nel

Brenden Nel

@brendennel

Rugby scribe, South African, old soul. lover of wine and more. Serial traveller, tends to get lost in good music. Podcast co-host To the Last Drop Youtube: Brenden Nel Author: Derick Hougaard - die ware storie van Loftus se Liefling

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Hugo Keenan on why the reaction after Bilbao was so important — for the group, the fans, and the lads finishing up. #Leinster #URC

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"A much brighter Monday morning." Hugo Keenan on the mood in the Leinster camp after bouncing back from Bilbao. 💙 #Leinster #URC

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CONFIRMED: CANAL+ secures RWC 2027 (Australia) and Women's RWC 2029 broadcast rights for Sub-Saharan Africa on SuperSport & DStv. 24 teams. New round of 16. SA and Zimbabwe both in for Africa. 📌 SuperSport #RWC2027 #Rugby #Springboks

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SFM out. Roos needs to convince Rassie. Matthee's biggest game. The Stormers head to Dublin depleted — but they were URC's first champions. 🌊 Aviva. Saturday. 18:30 SA. #URC #DHLStormers #Rugby #Springboks

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59 points. 9 tries. Prendergast back. Doris commanding. Porter. Sheehan. Furlong. 51,000 at the Aviva. Leinster's SF2 storylines. 💙 Dublin. Saturday. 18:30 SA. #URC #LeinsterRugby #Rugby

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Top seed. Home soil. Breakdown weapon. Trophy hunger. Glasgow Warriors' SF1 storylines — all six of them. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Murrayfield. Saturday. 15:30 SA. #URC #GlasgowWarriors #Rugby #RugbyUnion

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3 finals. 0 trophies. 12 Springboks starting Saturday. 6 straight wins. Murrayfield grass. The Bulls storylines for SF1. 🐂💛 Murrayfield. Saturday. 15:30 SA. #URC #VodacomBulls #Springboks #Rugby

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"There's always good crack around Lowie." Jacques Nienaber on James Lowe breaking the Leinster tries record — and whether he wants him back. 💙 #Leinster #JamesLowe #URC

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Nienaber on home advantage — and why he doesn't think travel will bother the Stormers either. 💙 #Leinster #URC #URCSemiFinal #Aviva

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"I don't think they have a weakness." Nienaber's honest take on the Stormers ahead of the semi-final. #Leinster #URC #Stormers

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"It wasn't perfect. There's still stuff we could have done better." Nienaber on Leinster's areas of improvement. 💙 #Leinster #URC #Stormers

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"Focus is on Saturday. After that, we'll see what happens." Paul de Villiers on blocking out the Springbok squad noise. 🏉 #DHLStormers #URC #Springboks #URCSemiFinal

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"Jurie is someone who's ready to step in. He's never really been out of the team." Rito Hlungwani on the fly-half switch. 🏉 #DHLStormers #URC #URCSemiFinal

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"I'm stating the obvious — playing in a good team makes everything easier." Paul de Villiers on the platform the Stormers pack is providing. 🏉 #DHLStormers #URC

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"I think the best thing is to study how Bordeaux did it." Rito Hlungwani on the Stormers' blueprint to beat Leinster. 🏉 #DHLStormers #URC #Leinster #URCSemiFinal

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"Sunday is non-negotiable. The guys spend time with their families." Rito Hlungwani on why the Stormers departed Monday for Dublin. 🏉 #DHLStormers #URC

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Rito Hlungwani with the Stormers injury update ahead of the URC semi-final — Sacha and Malherbe. #DHLStormers #URC

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Paul de Villiers on his first URC semi-final. Can't shy away from the challenge — Leinster haven't lost at the Aviva all season.

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The URC's first five award winners of 2025/26 are in. 🏆 149 pts — Chris Smith 🥇 Golden Boot 97.6% tackles — Ben Carter 🏉 Tackle Machine 1,440 mins — Quan Horn 🔩 Ironman 12 tries — Evan Roos 🎯 Top Try Scorer Season's best — Jack Walsh 🎭 Playmaker The numbers don't lie. #URC #Rugby #RugbyUnion

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"You always want to get a response." Jacques Nienaber on how Leinster bounced back from the Champions Cup final. 💙 #Leinster #URC #ChampionsCup

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"I'm going to sound like an Irishman talking about the weather." Jacques Nienaber on the mood in the Leinster camp. 💙 #Leinster #URC

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Jacques Nienaber with the injury update ahead of the Leinster-Stormers URC semi-final. 💙 #Leinster #URC #URCSemiFinal

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South African coach Frans Ludeke takes Kubota to back-to-back finals and the Springboks are all over this league. Who wins on June 6? Drop it below 👇 #JapanRugby #LeagueOne #JRLO #Springboks #Rugby #RugbyUnion #FYP #SportsTikTok #SportsStats #MotionGraphics #CheslinKolbe #JasperWiese

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URC Semi-Final officials confirmed. SF1 — Glasgow v Vodacom Bulls 🟡 Andrew Brace (IRFU) — game 117 SF2 — Leinster v DHL Stormers 🟢 Hollie Davidson (SRU) — game 29 Saturday 6 June. Huge weekend of rugby. 🏉 #URC #URCSemiFinals #Rugby #MatchOfficials

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Discipline and referee management — a key focus for the Lions ahead of the URC quarter-final. 🦁 #LionsRugby #EmiratesLions #URC #Leinster #Rugby #URCPlayoffs

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Cheslin Kolbe is back! The Stormers on what his return brings to the squad. 🏉⚡ #DHLStormers #Stormers #CheslinKolbe #URC #Rugby #SARugby

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"You don't want that feeling repeating. We're chasing the URC trophy now." Andrew Porter on the mental switch. 💙 #Leinster #URC #Rugby

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Bleyendaal addresses the Leinster 10 debate — Harry Byrne vs Ciaran Frawley and what comes next. #Leinster #ChampionsCup

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Tyler Bleyendaal gives a detailed breakdown of Leinster's first half — lost kick battles, a charge-down, and the intercept just before half time. 💙 #Leinster #LeinsterRugby #ChampionsCup #Rugby #URC

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Tyler Bleyendaal pushes back on the narrative that Leinster overplayed with ball in hand in the Champions Cup final. 💙 #Leinster #LeinsterRugby #ChampionsCup #Rugby #URC #PressConference

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Andrew Porter on Paddy Jackson's cruel injury setback — and why Leinster are flipping the page and chasing the URC trophy. 💙 #Leinster #LeinsterRugby #PaddyJackson #URC #AndrewPorter #Rugby #IrishRugby

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Tough news for Paddy Jackson. Tyler Bleyendaal gives the injury update following Saturday's Champions Cup final. 💙 #Leinster #LeinsterRugby #ChampionsCup #PaddyJackson #Rugby #URC #PressConference

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Cardiff's first ever URC playoff. They beat the Stormers 22-16 in the final round. Now they travel to Cape Town. DHL Stadium. Home crowd. Stormers: #1 offloads. #1 clean breaks. History vs data. 🏉 📅 30 May | 15:30 CAT | DHL Stadium #URC #DHLStormers #CardiffRugby #Rugby

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Bulls 34 – 31 Munster. March 2026. Loftus. Munster were 17 down. Fought back. Nearly won. Now it's a quarterfinal. Same venue. No Crowley. 5 URC meetings. Bulls lead 3-2. The form lines keep crossing. 📅 30 May | 13:00 CAT #URC #URCRugby #VodacomBulls #MunsterRugby #Rugby

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Vodacom Bulls host Munster Rugby at Loftus Versfeld in one of the most anticipated URC quarterfinals of the season — and it's not as straightforward as the #4 vs #5 📅 30 May 2026 | 13:00 CAT | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

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George Horne. 5x Glasgow Player of the Year. Sean Jansen. 10 tries. MOM vs Munster. The battle around the fringes could decide this quarterfinal. Also watch: Hiddleston at the lineout. Sam Gilbert off the boot. 📅 29 May | 20:45 CAT | Scotstoun #URC #URCRugby #GlasgowWarriors #Connacht #Rugby

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Connacht haven't won in Scotland since September 2010. 10 consecutive away defeats at Glasgow. 41 all-time meetings. Glasgow lead 26-12. But Connacht beat them in Galway this season. Form says it's possible. History says no. 📅 29 May | 20:45 CAT #URC #URCRugby #GlasgowWarriors #Connacht #Rugby

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Glasgow Warriors. #1 seed. Home. 65 points. Connacht Rugby. #8 seed. Away. 7 wins from 8. The table doesn't capture the whole picture. This quarterfinal is wide open. 📅 29 May | 20:45 CAT | Scotstoun #URC #URCRugby #GlasgowWarriors #Connacht #Rugby

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With URC playoff rugby coming up — do you actually know what happens if it's level after 80? It gets wild. 90-second explainer 👇

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The Sharks' full 2026/27 URC schedule is out. 18 rounds. Kings Park at home. European challenges await. Which fixture do you circle? 🦈🏉 #HollywoodbetsSharks #URC #Rugby

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The Bulls' full 2026/27 URC schedule is out. 18 rounds. Loftus at home. European roads to navigate. Which fixture do you mark first? 🐂🏉 #VodacomBulls #URC #Rugby

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The Lions' full 2026/27 URC schedule is out. 18 rounds. Ellis Park at home. Europe to conquer away. Which fixture do you mark first? 🦁🏉 #EmiratesLions #URC #Rugby

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The Stormers' full 2026/27 URC fixture list is here. 18 rounds, some serious away trips to Europe, and a home schedule at DHL Stadium that should have Cape Town buzzing. 🌊🏉 Which game are you most looking forward to? #DHLStormers #Stormers #URC #RugbyUnion #Rugby #URC2627 #CapeTown #DHLStadium

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Caelan Doris. 21 dominant carries. #1 in the competition. 87 total carries. 310 metres. 48 tackles. Leinster's captain has carried them here. Now it's a final. 🏆 #ChampionsCup #LeinsterRugby #CaelanDoris #Rugby

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LBB: 8 tries. #1 in the competition. Rayasi: 7 tries. #2 in the competition. 15 tries from the two wings alone. Bordeaux's wingers outscored most entire teams. Leinster have to stop this on Saturday. 🔴🏉 #ChampionsCup #BordeauxBegles #LeinsterRugby #Rugby

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Montpellier: 53 lineouts. 53 won. Ulster: 46 from 60. A 23.4% gap in the set piece. Riccitelli leads the competition with 39 won. If Ulster can't fix this, Friday is going to be a long night. 🏉 #EPCRChallengeCup #UlsterRugby #MontpellierRugby #Rugby

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Masibaka doesn't ask defenders to move. He tells them to. The metres per game numbers are elite. Montpellier know exactly what they've signed. 💪🏉 #MontpellierRugby #URC #Rugby #RugbyStats

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30 defenders beaten. 10 clean breaks. 389 metres. 4 tries. 6 games. Zac Ward leads the EPCR Challenge Cup in two major categories. He's getting Bilbao on Friday. 🏉 #EPCRChallengeCup #UlsterRugby #Rugby

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Montpellier vs Ulster. 3 meetings. Ulster: 3 wins. Montpellier: 0 wins. The last meeting? 40–17 to Ulster. Now they meet in a Cup Final. Can Montpellier rewrite history? 🏉 📅 Friday | San Mamés, Bilbao | 21h00 CAT #ChallengeCup #MontpellierRugby #UlsterRugby

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56 clean breaks vs 55. Montpellier lead Ulster by one. But Ulster concede 14 fewer penalties and win every defensive stat. The data is split right down the middle. 🏉 📅 Friday | San Mamés, Bilbao | 21h00 CAT #ChallengeCup #CCFinal #UlsterRugby #MontpellierRugby #Rugby

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Bordeaux lead Leinster in 5 of 6 key stats this Champions Cup season. Clean breaks. Defenders beaten. Tries. Scrums. Tackles. The data favours Bordeaux. But it's Leinster. And it's a final. 🏆 📅 Saturday | San Mamés, Bilbao | 17h30 CAT #ChampionsCup #CCFinal #Rugby #LeinsterRugby #BordeauxBegles

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Sampie Swiegers snapped up by Quins and much more from this snippet of the Rugby News Wrap 1 April. Full video here: youtu.be/CLGNYurBrsk

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Frans Malherbe catches a big one, Thebalani Bholi powers on and Japan snaps up an SA youngster Full episiode: youtu.be/CLGNYurBrsk

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An All Black legend's son heads to SA and tough pools for Blitzboks and Springbok Women in Hong Kong Full episiode: youtu.be/CLGNYurBrsk

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April Fools jokes around the #Springboks and #RassieErasmus #rugby #brendennel

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#Springboks coach #RassieErasmus on #SachaFeinbergMngomezulu performance against #LosPumas in the #RugbyChampionship match in #Durban #rugby #rassie #sacha #sfm #boks #argentina #brendennel

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#Springboks coach #RassieErasmus on #CheslinKolbe "Brain fart" - the bizarre try scored by #LosPumas in the #Rugbychampionship match in #Durban on Saturday. #rugby #rugbygram #instarugby #brendennel #argentina #rassie #cheslin #boks

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#Springbok tighthead prop Wilco Louw on what goes through his head when he packs down to scrum #rugby #rugbychampionship #boks #argentina #sanzaar #scrumporn #instarugby #rugbygram #loverugby #strongertogether #brendennel #lospumas #boks #springboks

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#Springboks prop Wilco Louw - We want to get dominance in the scrum #rugby #rugbychampsionship #boks #argentina #sanzaar #scrumporn #instarugby #rugbygram #loverugby #strongertogether #brendennel #lospumas #boks #springboks

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#Springboks prop Wilco Louw on the tendency this season for referees not to reward the dominant scrum with penalties. #rugby #rugbychampsionship #boks #argentina #sanzaar #scrumporn #instarugby #rugbygram #loverugby #strongertogether #brendennel #lospumas #boks #springboks

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#Springboks prop Wilco Louw on what is behind his incredible form over the past 18 months #rugby #rugbychampsionship #boks #argentina #sanzaar #scrumporn #instarugby #rugbygram #loverugby #strongertogether #brendennel #lospumas #boks #springboks

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#Springboks tighthead prop Wilco Louw on whether he must work on his mobility around the park  #rugby #rugbychampsionship #boks #argentina #sanzaar #scrumporn #instarugby #rugbygram #loverugby #strongertogether #brendennel #lospumas #boks #springboks

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#Springboks tighthead prop #WilcoLouw on what he thinks of #LosPumas scrum #rugby #rugbychampsionship #boks #argentina #sanzaar #scrumporn #instarugby #rugbygram #loverugby #strongertogether #brendennel

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#Springbok coach #RassieErasmus on the midfield combination between #DamiandeAllende and #CananMoodie that has been selected for the #Rugbychampionship match against #LosPumas this weekend in #Durban #rugby #brendennel

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#Springboks coach #RassieErasmus on the great relationship between #SARugby and #ArgentinaRugby #losPumas #rugbychampionship #rugby #brendennel #Boks

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#Springbok coach #RassieErasmus chats about what dangerous opposition the #LosPumas are this weekend in the #Rugbychampionship match #rugby #brendennel #sanzaar #boks

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@springboks.bsky.social Andre Esterhuizen on being a "hybrid player" #rugby #rugbychampionship #sanzaar #brendennel

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Former Bok coach Nick Mallett believes an assessment of the Boks must wait until after the Rugby Champs. Former #Springbok coach #NickMallett believes a judgement on the #Boks can only be made after the #RugbyChampionship Full video here: youtu.be/f5UkKH9nF2c

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#Wallaby Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii expects the #Springboks to come out firing this weekend in #capetown

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Had a great chat on all things rugby with @gcobanibobo on his pod - have a watch...really enjoyed the chat. Here's a preview full pod here - youtu.be/Psj97eAcmIs

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I asked SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer if the Ackerley Group's equity offer is a bad deal. He fronted up and answered a lot more. A bumper episode this week. All in our latest episode of #TotheLastDrop on @jacarandafm @LiamDelCarme1 Pod here: iono.fm/e/1497425

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