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The Armchair Refs
Ben and Big Mike
23 episodes
1 week ago
Take a seat on the Armchair and join us as we debate the latest rugby and sporting events. Full of bad takes and laughter, this easygoing podcast hosted by Mike Abrahamse and Ben Hall is almost guaranteed to be the best hour of your week. With reviews like this, why would you want to miss out? "10/10 would recommend to anyone" - Ben's Mum "5* full of quality and great sporting takes" - Mike's dad
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Take a seat on the Armchair and join us as we debate the latest rugby and sporting events. Full of bad takes and laughter, this easygoing podcast hosted by Mike Abrahamse and Ben Hall is almost guaranteed to be the best hour of your week. With reviews like this, why would you want to miss out? "10/10 would recommend to anyone" - Ben's Mum "5* full of quality and great sporting takes" - Mike's dad
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Rugby
Sports
Episodes (20/23)
The Armchair Refs
6 Nations - Sad it's over but Glad it happened

Listen in to relive the finale of the six nations, with the best matched Super Saturday ever going in how did they fair?


In this episode we talk about:

  • The Anglo-French Rivalry in Le Crunch
  • Battle of the chokers Scotland vs Ireland
  • A real wooden spoon contest
  • Mike vs Ben drafting a Team of the six nations
  • Are back rows overrated?
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1 year ago
1 hour 6 minutes 13 seconds

The Armchair Refs
Greatest Six Nations Weekend Ever

In this episode Ben and I discuss the three great matchups we saw this weekend:


- Italy beating Scotland, getting their first home win since 2013

- England getting the upset over the favourites Ireland

- France finally getting back on track against Wales


And much more!

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1 year ago
1 hour 1 minute 4 seconds

The Armchair Refs
Should rolling subs be allowed?

In this wonderful episode, Ben and I dive into Round 3 of the 6 nations and dissect each match. Plus the debut of our new debate segment where we talk about whether rolling subs should be allowed in rugby union


We hope you enjoy the episode!

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1 year ago
57 minutes 49 seconds

The Armchair Refs
6 Nations round-up

It's been a while but We are back and raring to go. Join us on the sofa as we look at the first 2 rounds of the 6 Nations and some of our slightly left field predictions for this weekend.


It's been a great couple of weeks so far with:

  • England and Ireland winning 2/2
  • France and Scotland struggling to showcase their awesome potential
  • Wales and Italy pushing hard for a win


After all the hype from the 6N documentary, we thought we would throw in our opinions of the rugby so far.



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1 year ago
46 minutes 47 seconds

The Armchair Refs
Episode 102: 7s is the future of Rugby

A Thanksgiving treat! Back from some time off, we talk about:

- Premiership Derby Weekend

- HSBC SVNS

- 7s is the future of Rugby


And so much more! We hope you enjoy listening :)

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1 year ago
30 minutes 22 seconds

The Armchair Refs
Bonus Episode 2

Just two handsome blokes having some fun talking sports

Stay tuned for the Sports Articulate at the end!

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1 year ago
20 minutes 25 seconds

The Armchair Refs
Bonus Episode 1

A shorter, new episode! These bonus episodes focus on every other sport besides rugby. This week we talk about:

- NFL

- Feel good sport stories

- Steroid Olympics


We are just having some fun with this one, stayed tuned in till the end for our Sports Articulate game!

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1 year ago
23 minutes 8 seconds

The Armchair Refs
Episode 101: Choose Your Fighter - URC vs Premiership

We are all experiencing the post Rugby World Cup blues, but fear not! There is still amazing rugby going on across the world and we want to give you an insight into two of the competitions! In this episode we discuss the recent history of both the URC and English Premiership along with some basic information that if you were new to the leagues, you are all caught up now!


We delve into why we think one is better than the other, but safe to say you'll have to figure it out for yourselves! We hope you enjoy

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1 year ago
34 minutes 10 seconds

The Armchair Refs
011 They didn't come for the Croissants - Rugby World Cup Final and Awards roundup

Join us on the Armchair as we discuss the HUGE World Cup Final, 3rd place playoffs and Rugby Awards. This episode includes:

  • Are the 2023 Boks the best team ever?
  • Sam Cane's red card
  • Are England the 3rd best team in the world?
  • Who got snubbed for Rugby Award
  • And so much more

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1 year ago
55 minutes 23 seconds

The Armchair Refs
010 Salads don't win scrums
In this wonderful episode we dissect: - NZ demolishing Argentina - South Africa scraping by England - England off to good start in WXV - Preview of the RWC 23 Final And so much more...! We hope you like the episode. Get in touch with us if you want us to talk about your sports!
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1 year ago
1 hour 5 minutes 43 seconds

The Armchair Refs
009 Goodbye Ireland, Hello Semis - the curse continues

What a weekend of rugby!

Here we get straight into dissecting arguably the best round of quarter finals at a Rugby World Cup ever and look towards two huge semi-finals.


In this episode we discuss:

  • The quarter final curse plaguing Ireland again
  • The return of the All Blacks
  • Argentina's experienced finishers
  • England marching on
  • Are the boks going to repeat?
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1 year ago
1 hour 9 minutes 43 seconds

The Armchair Refs
008 Tier 2 rugby > Tier 1, change our minds

Look, we know it's a longer episode. But when the juices get flowing, we can't stop! We hope that you liked our ramble. In this episode we talked about:


- RWC catch-up + review of our pool predictions

- Players on fraud watch?!

- Simone Biles making history

- MOTM awards for NFL?


And much more!

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1 year ago
1 hour 35 minutes 2 seconds

The Armchair Refs
007 Rugby World Cup: The Spy who Rucked me

Take a seat and join us as we debate the latest round-up of Rugby and Wider sports including:

  • Why we (don't) think Scotland will qualify
  • What happened to Italy?
  • Our new French Doctor
  • The Ryder Cup
  • The new WXV league
  • And much more!

All done with a good splash of terrible jokes and laughter.

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1 year ago
1 hour 7 minutes 49 seconds

The Armchair Refs
006 Two Kens talking sports

Another great episode fresh off the press! We talk about a variety of different sports with an extra focus on the Rugby World Cup. We also try and convince you that we can provide an expert analysis with a dash of humour. Topics included:


- Ben's impersonation of Eddie Jones

- England looking hot before the QFs

- Panthers on the brink of another NRL championship

- Europe retaining the Solheim Cup


And many more! We hope you like the episode :)

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1 year ago
1 hour 1 minute 23 seconds

The Armchair Refs
005 It's a sport world and we love living in it

A brand new episode arriving just before the weekend! We treat you guys so well


In this episode we attempt to cover as much sport as we can whilst providing you with our excellent in-depth armchair analysis. We cover:

- Deion Sander's impact on College Football

- Carlos Sainz ending Red Bull's dominance

- Ryder + Solheim Cup

- Rugby World Cup drama


And much more! We hope you love this episode. Remember to keep up with us on Instagram and Twitter @TheArmchairRefs

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1 year ago
1 hour 16 minutes 9 seconds

The Armchair Refs
004 Allez le World Cup!

It's finally here! The World Cup has kicked off in style and the Armchair Refs are looking into the best tries, worst cards and wildest skills on show from the weekends games!

Take a seat and join us.

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2 years ago
1 hour 17 minutes 7 seconds

The Armchair Refs
003 Rugby - How to fit in with the crowd? (And what are the rules)

On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, we talk about the general rules, useful phrases and lots of rubbish! Take a seat and join us!

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2 years ago
45 minutes 7 seconds

The Armchair Refs
World Cup Miniseries - Pool D

Can sleepy England wake up and smell the Roses? We look at the final pool in our miniseries and see who can challenge for the final spaces in the group.

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2 years ago
19 minutes 10 seconds

The Armchair Refs
World Cup Miniseries - Pool C

The real pool of death! We discuss who are the contenders and pretenders in the tightest looking pool in the whole world cup. Can 'tier 2' nations Fiji & Georgia stand up to the financial might of Australia and Wales? Will Portugal bag a win?

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2 years ago
21 minutes 55 seconds

The Armchair Refs
World Cup Miniseries - Pool B

In this episode of the World Cup Miniseries, we take a look at the most popular pool, Group B. It consists of Ireland, South Africa, Scotland, Tonga and Romania and only two can escape the group...


Some big household names in this group. This spicy episode contains:

- Will Leinster's failure in the Champions Cup haunt the Irish players?

- Can South Africa silence the pasty wonderkid that is Finn Russell?

- Could Tonga and Romania cause upset if other teams rest their starters?


And much more!

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2 years ago
23 minutes 47 seconds

The Armchair Refs
Take a seat on the Armchair and join us as we debate the latest rugby and sporting events. Full of bad takes and laughter, this easygoing podcast hosted by Mike Abrahamse and Ben Hall is almost guaranteed to be the best hour of your week. With reviews like this, why would you want to miss out? "10/10 would recommend to anyone" - Ben's Mum "5* full of quality and great sporting takes" - Mike's dad