Experienced rugby writers Brenden Nel and Liam Del Carme have teamed up with Jacaranda FM to bring you ‘To The Last Drop’, your weekly dose of all things rugby.

Together they bring nearly 60 years of rugby reporting experience to the microphone, diving into the game’s latest news, interviewing knowledgeable guests, peering into the fixture crystal ball and occasionally exploring the game’s weird and wacky sides.

Like the bouncing of a ball, each episode is a journey into the unknown.

In the last episode, Bok Coach Rassie Erasmus evaluates the Rugby Championship and talks about the team’s international performances and strategies.

Blitzboks interim coach Philip Snyman describes the remarkable transformation that has seen his team finish on the podium at the Paris Olympic Games.

This week’s episode also features Jacaranda FM’s Xola Ntshinga in a pre-Rugby Championship chat with Brenden and Liam.

You can listen to the episode at the top of this page or just below.

About the hosts

Liam Del Carme He is one of the country’s most enduring sports writers. His time in the newsroom predates rugby’s professionalisation in the 1990s. Del Carme has worked for broadsheet newspapers including The Argus, Sunday Independent, This Day and Beeld and is currently rugby writer for The Sunday Times.

Del Carme played in six Rugby World Cups and nearly 20 Currie Cup finals.

He enjoys cooking and travelling and is the author of the book ‘WINGING IT – On tour with the Boxing’. When he has the time he is a television commentator and writes a regular column on timeslive.co.za under the title ‘The Worst of Times’.

Branden Nel

Rugby has always been a passion for Brenden, so much so that he has made it a career. Since first entering a newsroom at the Citizen nearly three decades ago, he has written for some of the world’s biggest publications, including Rapport, The Independent (UK), The Times (UK), South China Morning Post and many others. He currently covers all things rugby for Supersport.com, and has covered at least four World Cups, five World Sevens Cups and around 250 test matches in total.

Brenden is also the author of the book “Derick Hougaard – Dieware storie van Loftus se Liefling” and has a popular YouTube channel of his own. When away from the game, his favorite thing to do is enjoy a glass of good red wine, a good fire and spending time with his wife and four rescue dogs.