The Rugby Pod

Paddy Wallace, Shane Williams, Doddie Weir and Nick Easter all join us to build up to the opening weekend of the Six Nations and discuss all of the home nations' chances this year. Goodey and Jim give their predictions, give us the lowdown on new Saints boss Chris Boyd and let a few rumours slip as well.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We catch up with Saracens skipper Brad Barritt on a Tiki Tonga coffee fact-finding mission in the Maldives to talk about what it was like waiting to see if they would make it through to the quarter-finals. We also round up all of the Champions Cup action, discuss Rob Howley featuring in The Horse Riding Times, Dylan Hartley on roller blades, Dan Cole the human penknife and much more...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We check in with former Scotland international and now Dancing On Ice's biggest star Max Evans, as well as discussing Bath, Wasps and Saracens' failures, championing Stephen Jones for the Wales job and reeling off a host of new rumours!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Youngs joins the guys to discuss England's Brighton training camp and Leicester's struggles, as well as reminiscing about the good old days when he shared a changing room with Andy and Jim! Bernard Jackman also joins us to talk about the new Dragons documentary and Jim tells us how he took over the Andy Goode suite at the Ricoh Arena as Sarries beat Wasps.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are back to wish you a Happy New Year and Jim's just glad to be out of the house! We discuss the rise of Gloucester and the fall of Leicester with special guests Charlie Sharples and Geordan Murphy, Jim talks us through Alan 'Dean' Gaffney taking over at Northampton and we chat about the key festive fixtures.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Tom Varndell in the bath to Harry Ellis in Chile, Titti von Tramp in Belfast to Kelly Brown in Barcelona and Danny Cipriani in David Haye’s gym to Joe Marler on the blower, we pick out just a few of the highlights from 2017 on the Rugby Pod. We’ll be back for many more in 2018 and don’t forget to tell your friends and give us a review if you want to see Goodey and Jim turning out for Old Pisspoorians before the end of the season!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We catch up with the hero from Clermont’s second victory over Saracens in less than a week, Scott Spedding, Jim tells us all about his night out in Le Frog while he was over there for the game and we get into the festive spirit with a bit of secret santa…some are happier with their presents than others!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim's finally made it up to London after being snowed in for three days on his country estate. The lads cover all the usual gossip, news and rumours and we chat with Saints and England fullback Ben Foden about Jim Mallinder's departure. There's news on the next few live shows as well as an update on our race to an Xmas Number 1! Enjoy and please leave a review and give it a share!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As well as discussing the week's major talking points, the self-proclaimed 'Archbishop of Banterbury' himself James Haskell joins us to reveal all on Eddie Jones' visit to his house, the fun and games on the Lions tour and what the future has in store for him when his contract ends in the summer...oh, and what kind of wiper he is!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We reveal the results of our national survey and announce the first few dates of the Pod’s world tour before talking Ireland, Lions tours, Devin Toner and Joe Schmidt’s cats with Jamie Heaslip and hearing from Samoa skipper Chris Vui on the England game and the cash and politics surrounding it.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices