The Wash Room Takes Fans Beyond The Scoreboard With New Dirt Index
Featuring Olly Zondi and Jordan Buhrs, the podcast special gets behind the stories of South Africa’s rugby heroes, while a new proprietary metric from OMO reveals the grit behind every performance and how they earn their stains.
Rugby’s biggest moments are usually measured in tries, kicks and points. But what about the tackle that stops a certain try, the carry that gets a team over the gain line, or the turnover that changes the momentum of a match?
As international rugby reaches fever pitch, OMO is giving fans a new way to see the game with The Dirt Index, a proprietary rugby metric that measures the determination, resilience and work rate that don’t always make the highlights, but can ultimately shape the result.
Combining established rugby performance insights, including gain-line carries, try-saving tackles, collision involvements and turnovers won, The Dirt Index produces a score recognising players doing the hard, often unseen work behind every performance.
The Dirt Index has been active throughout the 2026 season, beginning with the Barbarians Test in June before extending across the U13, U16 and U18 Youth Weeks. It will continue through the Nations Championship and Rugby Championship, with fans able to follow the rankings across OMO’s social channels and have their say on the players who earn the Stain.
Together, The Dirt Index and The Wash Room give supporters two new ways to experience the game: one revealing the work behind the performance, the other revealing the person behind the player.
Follow The Dirt Index now on OMO SOCIALS and catch The Wash Room on YouTube HERE.
