The Rugby Pod
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Six Nations Wrap and Team of the Tournament With Dan Biggar
After a hell of a grand finale in the Six Nations, the lads sum up the final round of action with Ireland claiming back-to-back championships
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How England Defeated the “World’s Best Team” With Bernard Jackman
Plus, England U20’s captain Finn Carnduff joins!
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Lost Vegas, England Vs. Ireland Preview, Rumors Flying, and Leicester’s Dan McKellar
With one of the biggest games of the season coming up this weekend, the lads give some insight into the England camp ahead of their showdown with Ireland in Twickenham
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Drama in Lille, England’s Evolution, Scottish Stranglehold and Dan Biggar Is Back
Plus, the lads discuss how Ireland is just dominating everyone
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Calcutta Cup Preview, France Faulter and Zach Mercer on His England Exile
The lads also invite some new friends from the army into the studio to review their recent performance in the trenches
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Scottish Fury, England Find a Way, and Courtney Lawes Joins the Pod
The lads are joined by England centurion Courtney Lawes this week as we pick the bones out of a painful and controversial last-gasp defeat for Scotland in Murrayfield. We’ll also take a look at an ugly but important win for England, some bright shoots for Wales, and a procession for Ireland in Dublin.
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Scotland Scare, Ireland Impress, England Evolve? And Italy’s Gladiator Michele Lamaro.
The guys talk to Lamaro about growing up next to the Colosseum in Rome and life in the Italian camp
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The Pod Gets Biggar With a Welsh Legend, Plus Springbok Giant RG Snyman!
Dan Biggar joins the lads to preview the Six Nations tournament, and Springbok and Munster’s RG Snyman comes on to talk about winning back-to-back Rugby World Cups, moving from Munster to Leinster, and more
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Rees Lightning Hits the U.S., All New Six Nations Captains and Toulouse and England’s Jack Willis
The lads discuss Louis Rees-Zammit’s big move to chase his dream in the NFL and what it means for rugby
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Six Nations Squad, Champions Cup Jeopardy and a Big Debut
The guys also discuss who’s replacing Johnny Sexton and captaining Ireland and what surprise names we might see in Scotland’s squad
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New Year Predictions, Faz’s Future and Rugby League Legend Lee Radford
The lads also give their reaction to the news the RPA will no longer be repping England internationals
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Christmas Finale, Johann van Graan on Bath and Boks, and Andy Rowe Says His Final Farewell
The guys also look back at another hectic weekend of Champions Cup rugby as a few English clubs excelled again
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Episode 20: Champions Cup Dream Team, Jim Gets Tapped Out by a UFC Superstar and Australia and Toulouse’s Richie Arnold
We’ll be reviewing a bumper opening weekend of rugby with six big wins for Premiership teams and some payback for Lesinter in La Rochelle
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Episode 19: Back From Army Boot Camp, and Munster’s Jean Kleyn Talks on His Journey From Ireland and South Africa
The lads also also discuss the fallout from Owen Farrell’s decision to step away from international rugby for a period, look at how the Saracens struggled in his absence and discuss all of the Premiership and URC action
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Episode 18: Christmas Comes Early With Mathieu Raynal, Who’s Get the Best Tash, and Where Is Itoje Going
Everyone’s favourite French ref and Goodey’s mate, Matthieu Raynal, joins to chat about the World Cup, making mistakes, and reffing Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell
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Derby Days, Jim’s Special Day, and Scotland Captain Jamie Ritchie
The guys also look at some huge news in Sevens as Dupont and Hooper announce their switch for the Olympics, and dissect all the action from derby weekend in the Premiership
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Episode 16: Ireland’s RWC Agony, Blood-Boiling Decisions and Road to Redemption With Andrew Porter
Ireland’s powerhouse prop Andrew Porter joins the lads to discuss the agony of another quarterfinal exit for the men in green
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Episode 15: Most Capped: Ben Youngs on England’s World Cup Campaign, Borthers, Eddie Jones, the Bunker and 127 Caps
With the Rugby World Cup done and dusted, we’ve called in England’s most capped men’s international of all time, Ben Youngs, to talk us through his RWC campaign
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Rugby World Cup Wrap-Up, Awards Night and Nick Tompkins Is Reunited With His Vice Captain
The guys also look back at England’s bronze match and where to next for Borthwick and react to the new global tournament
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England’s Semifinal Heartbreak, Springbok Vs. All Blacks RWC Final Preview, and World Cup Winner Francois Louw
The crew chat about a valiant but heart-breaking semifinal exit for England against South Africa and preview the Rigby World Cup final between New Zealand and South Africa
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The Greatest Weekend of Rugby of All Time: RWC Heartbreak and Heroes
Plus, Portugal captain Tomas Appleton joins the show and talks about how many of the squad have been snapped up with professional contracts
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Scotland Sent Packing, Samoa Nearly Surprise, Portugal Scintillate, QF Previews, and Wales’s Alex Cuthbert Reveals All
Plus more of the latest news from the Rugby World Cup!
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Rugby Pool Deciders and Fiji Coach Simon Raiwalui Joins the Show
Plus, Raiwalui gives the guys a behind-the-scenes look at Fiji as they look set the create history against Portugal and go all the way in the World Cup
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Brutal Battle Between Ireland and the Boks, Wales Wallop the Wallabies and Scotland Dream Big
Plus, Goodey goes in hard on Eddie Jones after a woeful campaign for the Wallabies and his toxic environment
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Fiji’s Heroes, England Stay on Track and Ireland Vs. Springbok Preview
The lads chat about the Rugby World Cup and impressive performances from underdogs Portugal and Uruguay
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Stephen Larkham—Australia’s Greatest Drop Kick
We hear about Stephen’s iconic drop kick that helped win the World Cup for the Wallabies, his stellar career as a player and a coach, and who makes his Kanpai XV
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RWC Opening Weekend: Bok Legend Victor Matfield and England Are Back
We round up everything from an epic opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup, including England’s win against Argentina and Scotland’s loss against the Boks. Plus, an interview with Springboks legend Victor Matfield.
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Michael Leitch: The Biggest Upset in Rugby World Cup History | Beyond Expected Series
This week, the guys are delighted to be joined by a man who was involved in the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history when Japan shocked the rugby world and beat South Africa
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Rugby World Cup 2023—Here We Guuuu!! Predictions, Positivity, Pessimism.
It’s finally here, so we’ll be looking ahead to the much anticipated start of the 2023 World Cup in France
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Felipe Contepomi—the Argentine Maestro | Beyond Expected Series
The guys talk about what makes Argentina such a special team to play for, why they perform so well at World Cups, and what it was like having Maradona in the dressing room
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The Flying Fijians, Flat-Footed England, and All Blacks Legend Aaron Smith
With 10 days to go until RWC 2023 kicks off, the guys are looking back at the final round of action in the Summer Nations Series
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Andrew Sheridan: Destroyer of Aussie Scrums and England’s RWC 2007 Journey
We’re delighted to be joined by a man who famously dismantled a Wallaby scrum in 2007 to help England reach the unlikeliest of World Cup finals, former England front row Andrew Sheridan