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Playing the Bounce: European Interviews

For our Playing the Bounce campaign, we interview rugby players and coaches playing for European teams. We will be sharing the stories of the players and teams through interviews with the players and coaches. Our aim is to create content that is both entertaining and useful to the rugby fans and rugby teams alike. Kuhle “Kooks” Sonkosi, is an ex-rugby player, media personality and avid supporter of the Vodacom Bulls, together with Dalin Oliver, a well-known and well-loved comedian, media personality and avid supporter of the DHL Stormers will team up with Benedict Chanakira is our rugby expert as part of the campaign.
Weekly English South Africa Sports · Rugby Narrated by Benedict Chanakira
7 Episodes

Get to know the champion of champions, DHL Stormers cCentre, Ruhan Nel.

Ever wondered what it takes to win a World Sevens Series title, a Currie Cup, and the Vodacom United Rugby Championship? DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province centre, Ruhan Nel, has the answer! He chats to Dalin Oliver about his long and winding road to success, and how he got…
10 Mar 2023 15 min

Playing the Bounce with Ian McKinley - The Man behind the Goggles

In this episode of Playing the Bounce, comedian and avid Stormers supporter, Dalin Oliver, and rugby writer and analyst, Benedict Chanakira, chat to retired Irish-born, Italian rugby union player, Ian McKinley. He opens up about his unconventional rugby career and the story behind his distinctive protective goggles.
3 Feb 2023 10 min

Kooks and Benedict chat to Brett Wilkinson in Playing the Bounce!

Transition Coach at Ealing Trailfinders, Brett Wilkinson, joins us on Playing the Bounce to chat about what makes the scrum the most important and fundamental aspect of rugby. Brett is a South African born rugby union coach and former player. He’s had quite the career from player to coach. He…
12 Dec 2022 14 min

Title – Dalin and Benedict chat to Kieran Campbell in Playing the Bounce!

To kick off our exciting new Playing the Bounce series, we’re joined by Ulster Rugby defence coach, Kieran Campbell. Dalin and Benedict chat to Kieran about how he managed to successfully coach defence as a former scrumhalf, what he thinks are non-negotiables in a defensive system, and some South African…
9 Dec 2022 14 min

Dalin and Benedict chat to Allan Dell in Playing the Bounce!

Our Playing the Bounce series is back and this week, Dalin and Benedict chat to Allan Dell, Glasgow Warriors prop, who shares his journey from playing in the Southern Hemisphere to switching to the Northern Hemisphere. He chats about the different styles of play and how playing in South Africa…
2 Dec 2022 16 min

Title: Kooks and Benedict chat to Tom Savage in Playing the Bounce!

In this episode of our Playing the Bounce series, rugby writer and analyst, Benedict Chanakira, and ex-rugby player, media personality and avid Vodacom Bulls supporter, Kuhle “Kooks” Sonkosi, chat to Tom Savage, a proud Munster supporter and Heineken Rugby Club ambassador. Tom chats about the Munster team, its performance in…
24 Nov 2022 13 min