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.

Hosts: Christy Doran & Matt To'omua

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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.

Hosts: Christy Doran & Matt To'omua

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