Australia is in the grip of Lions Mania, with the British & Irish Lions beginning their tour Down Under with a big win over the Western Force as they gear up to take on a Wallabies team preparing to first face Fiji.

Christy Doran and Matt To'omua unpack all the drama from the weekend - including a Perth ground announcer's cheeky dig at the Lions' Southern Hemisphere lads! Plus, an in-depth chat with Wallabies stalwart and friend of the podcast Scott Sio.

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The Wallabies have named a 36-man squad for the upcoming Test against Fiji, with a few interesting calls as the British and Irish Lions have arrived in Australia after their surprise defeat to Argentina on their home shores.

Christy Doran and Matt To'omua catch up with Irish Independent's Chief Rugby Correspondent, Ruaidhri O'Connor, to preview the Lions' preparations, as well as recapping James O'Connor's SRP grand final win with the Crusaders and the All Blacks' 33-man squad to take on France.

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The Brumbies' season is over after going down to the Chiefs in Hamilton, setting up an all-Kiwi Super Rugby Pacific grand final. What went wrong for the ACT side, and who will prevail between the Crusaders and the Chiefs?

Christy Doran and Matt To'omua discuss the SRP finals and look ahead to the upcoming Wallabies team announcement to battle the British & Irish Lions, as well as talking about the English Premiership Rugby final.

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The Brumbies are once again the last Aussie team standing as the Super Rugby Pacific season reaches the semi-final stage - but do they have any chance of toppling the Chiefs in Hamilton? Christy Doran and Matt To'omua discuss the dramatic qualifying finals weekend that was, unpack the latest from Wallabies prep to battle the Lions, and chat with current Junior Wallabies coach Chris Whitaker.

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The Super Rugby Pacific finals are here, but it was a weekend of controversy, with a missed knock-on costing the Brumbies a crucial top-two spot. Christy Doran and Matt To'omua unpack all the drama, and chat with two-time John Eales Medallist Marika Koroibete about his Lions tour hopes - and his rugby future.

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Christy Doran and Matt To'omua preview an exciting final round of Super Rugby Pacific, with all the latest news, including the Waratah's last-gasp chances of making finals, Taniela Tupou's patchy form, as well as the announcement of Rugby Club World Cup and Joanne Yapp's decision to leave the Wallaroos.

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Former Wallabies forward Ben Mowen is an ACT Brumbies assistant coach who actually played his debut Test match for Australia in 2013 against the British & Irish Lions in Brisbane.

Christy Doran and Matt To'omua chat with Ben about the Brumbies and also the Wallabies preparations for the Lions Tour - and the boys preview an exciting round of Super Rugby Pacific, with all the latest news including Ardie Savea winning the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year award.

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The British & Irish Lions have named a 38-man team to head Down Under for their much-anticipated series, brimming with talent and including several players with Australian heritage.

Christy Doran and Matt To'omua discuss the Wallabies' chances and Joe Schmidt's gameplan for the tour - and the boys preview an exciting round of Super Rugby Pacific, with all the latest news.

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