Jul 4, 2026 · 41 min · 12 segments
Chris and Grays are at Ellis Park to react to England’s comprehensive defeat by world champions South Africa. After an early Boks blitz, England fought back to make it close at half-time, so what was…
Paul GraysonPanelist
Chris JonesHost
Steve BorthwickGuest
Jamie GeorgeGuest
Cheslin KolbeGuest
W- slight concerns about the amount of rugby, test rugby that's gonna be played up here through their winter, our summer, with the series against the All Blacks.
They paid homage to musical icons from our part of the world, Elton John, The Beatles, The Spice Girls.
... and it, and it, it was a great show, and the, the f- the fireworks went off, and the anthem- anthems were sung, and you were like, yes, primed and ready for...
The whistle went, and England are turning around 17-nil down, get it back to 17-14, and then after half-time, 28-7, the Boks won the second half.
But in terms of the build-up, England, you know, came here, and we spoke to George Furbank on Thursday, but they would've, um, come for their, their warm-up or their captain's run on Friday and thought, "You know what? There are a few people that have come into the team that were missing during the Six Nations," like a Manny Furboto, like a George Martin, who had some colossal moments today, like a George Furbank.
To hear on a Saturday morning as we did that Furbank rushed to hospital, surgery this morning, appendix out.
Y- first of all, you feel for the guy deeply, but then the knock-on effect is what that means for England.
Yeah, and a, and a guy who's dragged himself back from a series of unfortunate injury incidents to play spectacular rugby, finishing his Northampton Saints career as Prem winning captain and, and playing himself back into the England side that he was sort of...
W- slight concerns about the amount of rugby, test rugby that's gonna be played up here through their winter, our summer, with the series against the All Blacks.
They paid homage to musical icons from our part of the world, Elton John, The Beatles, The Spice Girls.
... and it, and it, it was a great show, and the, the f- the fireworks went off, and the anthem- anthems were sung, and you were like, yes, primed and ready for...
The whistle went, and England are turning around 17-nil down, get it back to 17-14, and then after half-time, 28-7, the Boks won the second half.
But in terms of the build-up, England, you know, came here, and we spoke to George Furbank on Thursday, but they would've, um, come for their, their warm-up or their captain's run on Friday and thought, "You know what? There are a few people that have come into the team that were missing during the Six Nations," like a Manny Furboto, like a George Martin, who had some colossal moments today, like a George Furbank.
To hear on a Saturday morning as we did that Furbank rushed to hospital, surgery this morning, appendix out.
Y- first of all, you feel for the guy deeply, but then the knock-on effect is what that means for England.
Yeah, and a, and a guy who's dragged himself back from a series of unfortunate injury incidents to play spectacular rugby, finishing his Northampton Saints career as Prem winning captain and, and playing himself back into the England side that he was sort of...
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Stuck in Bok Cycle
Captain reflects on Springbok pressure and cycle
Furbank's Appendix Bombshell
Coach updates Furbank's sudden appendix surgery status
Kolbe's Halftime Reality Check
Kolbe celebrates 50th with candid halftime recall
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