The Rugby Pod

Calling all Superfans. Like Goodey's belly, The Rugby Pod is getting bigger. We love producing the Podcast and hopefully, you've enjoyed the stories and laughs over the last two seasons. We want to produce more content for you, set up our own studio with a built-in melted wheelie bin and weird fish tank, get more big guests on the Pod, organise more live shows across the UK & Ireland and do some live match commentary. With your help, we can do this and lots more. Become a Superfan today and help the Pod reach new highs (and lows) and in return, we'll give you a lot more entertainment. Visit https://www.patreon.com/therugbypod for more info  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're going out with a bang for the final Pod of the 2017/18 season...Jamie George joins us to discuss England's tour to South Africa and his 37-game season and we assess Ireland, Wales and Scotland's summer tours, as well as analysing where it's all gone wrong for England and what victory in the third Test told us. All that plus plenty of refereeing controversies, your social media questions answered and the final Goode, Bad & Ugly of the season.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Schalk Brits joins us to explain how he went from sipping mojitos to coming out of retirement for the Springboks. South Africa's World Cup winning hero from 1995 Joel Stransky also joins the Pod to compare that historic occasion 23 years ago to Saturday when Siya Kolisi led out the Boks. Plus, we discuss Ireland in Australia, the refereeing in New Zealand v France, look ahead to all of the second Tests and much more...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Premiership winning skipper Brad Barritt joins us straight from the golf course to talk Saracens' celebrations, what turned the season around and the keys to the culture at the club. Plus, we discuss Chris Robshaw, George Ford and England's failures, analyse the new 'nipple tackle' law trial and share a few juicy rumours.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Man of the moment Tadhg Beirne joins us to discuss his first Ireland call-up, reaching the PRO14 final, Scotstoun scars, delivering pizza to Sean Cronin and much more. We preview the PRO14 and Premiership finals, look at Paul Gustard's appointment at Quins and get the lowdown from Goodey after his visit to England training.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leinster & Ireland legend Jamie Heaslip joins us to talk us through his former side's Champions Cup final triumph and tell us about his plans for the future, while the man who fired Newcastle to the play-offs Ally Hogg is also on the line to preview the Premiership semi-finals...oh, and Andy Rowe takes his punishment like a man (or a cat)!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Man of the moment Matt Banahan joins us to discuss the hat-trick that took him to 100 tries for Bath and his team into the Champions Cup, as well as revealing the circumstances surrounding his move to Gloucester, while Wayne Barnes talks us through his preparations for the Champions Cup final and what it was like to referee Jim and Goodey.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We catch up with Newcastle head coach Dave Walder and Joel 'The Flipper' Hodgson to hear about their success in reaching the play-offs and how Niki Goneva is the Mo Salah of rugby. Oh, and Goodey's got the call up from Deano to solve the Falcons' fly half crisis and is joining the board at Tigers too!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Jim and Goodey wax lyrical about Leinster and we hear from not one but two of the side that beat the Scarlets on how impressive a coach Stuart Lancaster is, what makes him so good and how epic the party was in Johnny Sexton's wine cellar after the game! We also discuss Racing v Munster, Dylan Hartley, Rob Horne, Brad Shields and much more...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Jim's best mate is back! Joe Marler joins us to fill us in on the fallout from John Kingston's departure and where Quins' season has gone wrong. We also discuss the Bristols Barebacks and whether any other clubs could follow suit in rebranding and we preview the Champions Cup semi-finals. All that plus a bit of decent transfer gossip in the Rumour Mill.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices