EPISODE 15: Union vs League

GOLD DIGGER: The search for Australian rugby

It's the age old question in Australian football, rugby union or rugby league? To help us navigate this we are joined by actor and raconteur Ben Wood whose voice will also be known to Sydney listeners as the Waratahs and Wallabies match day ground announcer. These days he's also one half of the popular podcast series Woody and Slugs Do League, about rugby league and punting.
We dig into Woody's cross code knowledge as he talks about growing up in Sydney as a "leaguie" before discovering union at school and how he traverses life as a Roosters and Waratahs tragic. We touch on the differences, the similarities, the overlap and what union can learn from league. We can't avoid not talking about the controversial sacking of Rob Penney as head coach of the Waratahs and dive into a couple of anecdotes about an unnamed Wallaby's observations about the current standards at the Waratahs and the time Brad Fittler once dazzled a Springbok.
Dig in for all this and more!