Reactions to the All Blacks Tour Squad to South Africa🏉The End of Month Mailbag: July 2026📬
The Nigel Yalden PodcastShow Notes
Before diving into the traditional End of Month Mailbag, Nigel gives his reaction to the 44 player All Blacks squad to tour South Africa (0:50) Then its onto a two part mailbag: PART 1 Corey (12:22) looking for some NRL & AFL predictions Nigel (15:34) on the relevance and significance of the Commonwealth Games Craig (18:01) asks about the importance of Ryan Fox's Open Championship win and if the Comm Games are on their last legs?Damian & Brendon (24:24) both want Nigel's predictions/expectations for the All Blacks tour to South Africa Joe (27:57) shares some observations about the URC and its potential correlation to the All Blacks tour John (31:40) wants a second opinion on whether the ABs victory over Ireland is a positive indication ahead of their trip to the Republic PART 2 John (36:03) then switches codes to ask about the Warriors prospects for the rest of the NRL season David (40:26) is asking about potential contenders in upcoming NPC David & Isaac (44:00) are both interested in Nigel's reaction to a busy NBA off-season Isaac & Dean (49:24) are already looking ahead to the new NFL season And finally Dean (50:44) asks about this year's editions of the Tour de France Host & Producer: Nigel Yalden "If you like the vibe, please subscribe" https://www.facebook.com/thenigelyaldenpodcast/
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