The Banter Lads | FOOTBALL WORLD CUP EDITION
A comedic podcast covering the 2026 football World Cup in North America, hosted by comedians Guy Williams and Sanjay Patel, along with director Matt Cooke. The show features humorous discussions and idiotic questions about the tournament.
Episodes
NEW FOOTBALL WORLD CUP BANTER LADS!!
THERES A NEW PODCAST IN TOWN! FOOTBALL STYLE! Strap in as Guy, Sanjay and Matt are back for the Football world cup 2026 with predictions, complaints and their trademark inane banter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Guy Williams on Tour in AUS and NZ!
Gidday rugby fans just a quick update from Guy to catch his tour in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington and Brisbane... guywilliams.co.nz for tickets! Also the NZ Today and Advanced Analytics NBA podcasts will be returning soon... and if you have any more ideas for podcasts please hit Sanjay up on socials and he'll text guy about 10 weeks after you message him @Spat106! Hosted on Acast. See a
NZ HEARTBREAK! South Africa wins the RWC!
Guy, Matt and Sanjay wait 3 hours after the game to give reactions to a thrilling and shocking 2023 Rugby World Cup final. 4 cards, one of them Red... Matt's infamous "Narrative Coefficient" was working overtime the All Blacks fought valiantly with only 14 players during a game with more twists and turns than a New Zealand state highway. The New Zealand All Blacks have been defeated, South Africa
2023 RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL PREVIEW NZ VS SA
IT'S THE BEST WORST RUGBY PODCAST IN THE WORLD! Against many experts' predictions, the All Blacks have made it to the Rugby World Cup Final in France! The lads break down the game against South Africa (kinda) before heading to the Dojo to discuss the future of New Zealand Rugby, the narrative coefficient, and "The Train". Featuring: Guy Williams, Matt Cooke, and Sanjay Patel. Hosted on Acast. See
English heartbreak! South Africa and NZ advance!
Matt is gutted as his boys go down but his narrative coefficient is so nearly perfect as England dominates for 65 minutes only to lose it at 75! South Africa will play in the Rugby world cup final against their old foes New Zealand Matt Cooke, Sanjay Patel and Guy Williams bring you some of the things you need to know about the semi final performances. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
HOLY WOW ITS A RUGBY WORLD CUP SEMI FINAL PREVIEW!
Guy Williams has declared this our "best episode yet"! Probably not saying much but the lads are brimming with youthful exuberance as they preview All Blacks Vs Argentina and South Africa Vs England through the power of Matt's "Narrative Coefficient Algorithm". Plus predictions, corrections, and Matt's hatred of cyclists AKA Guy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
South Africa and England are Through! Sanjay is back!
Trigger Warning: Suicide. Sanjay triumphantly returns and the lads banter about the second day of quarter finals which were amazing! Guy morns Fiji while Matt mourns the Northern hemisphere! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ALL BLACKS WIN! Rugby World Cup Quarter Final Reaction Podcast
The All Blacks have played a pretty spectacular game to break the hearts of Ireland and Matt is devastated. Guy is happy, and keen to apologise to Foster, Kane and all the other All Blacks he's bad mouthed over the last year! Plus reactions to Argentina v Wales and a little bit of build up for tomorrows huge games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PREVIEW OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP QUARTER FINALS
PREPARE! For the biggest weekend in Rugby history as Ireland face the All Blacks, Fiji guns for the semis and Dupont warms up for France. The Banter Lads bring you almost nothing you need to know about this huge weekend of games! Plus some insane predictions... Enjoy!? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The end of pool play! Highs and lows! Enya!
The boys are more mentally strong and stable then ever before and they go in depth to analyse Portugal's historic victory of Fiji and Argentina's rapid recovery! Then it's pretty much all Ireland chat as they banter lads do some of their best banter discussing the magic of Irish pop music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
All Blacks Win, Fiji Struggle, plus MENTAL health chat.
Italy is S****ly, the All Blacks look alright and the boys go deep on mental health chat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Australia explodes, Ireland beats South Africa! Guy loses his mind..
Australia is doomed, Ireland cements the top spot at the Rugby World Cup, and Guy Williams absolutely loses his mind with some of the worst takes of the competition so far! PLUS Matt's storyline machine hits overdrive, and Sanjay rides the Fozzie express to the promised land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
FIJI FIJI FIJI!!! Plus to a much lesser extent England and NZ.
FIJI has made Guy's dreams come true! Plus England and NZ plug on in an otherwise lopsided weekend at the Rugby World Cup! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Week 2 Rugby World Cup Preview!
Guy Malachi, Matt Michael, and Sanjay no middle name look forward to week 2 Rugby World Cup action... Unfortunately there's not a lot to get excited about so they focus on nearby pacific hopefuls Fiji and Samoa. Plus Matt laments the lack of technology in modern rugby equipment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OPENING WEEKEND! NZ loses, England Wins, Fiji robbed?
That was perhaps the best ever opening weekend in Rugby World Cup History! New Zealand's best worst rugby analysts dig into France crushing the All Blacks, Wales edging Fiji and England drop-goaling Matt's Narrative Coefficient into hyperdrive. Australia All Blacks Rugby Rugby World Cup 2023France v New Zealand #UpTheWahs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rugby World Cup 2023 2 days to go poorly thought out preview!
Guy, Matt and Sanjay preview the big teams and main challengers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup... We'd hope to get more but we got bogged down in the amazing details of the in depth analysis! Also Matt's bizarre new system to pick World cup Winners based on an algorithm, and Sanjay's wood puns! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Debut Episode! 2023 Rugby World Cup Hype and Favourite Players of ALL TIME.
Guy Williams is joined by Matt Cooke and Sanjay Patel to begin their 2023 Rugby World Cup experience by reminiscing about their favourite players of all time, and speculating wildly with some of the worst takes in modern broadcasting history. KEYWORDS:Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 2023New Zealand All Blacks Australia Wallabies South AfricaEngland FijiWales Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
The Banter Lads | Rugby World Cup Podcast | Teaser
The exciting and very important announcement of something i'll be announcing here, in this special "sport themed" teaser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
