The Rugby Pod

The lads are back in the studio this week to chat about all the talking points from this weekend's summer series, including narrow defeats for England & Ireland. We’ll give our take on England’s new identity and some bright shoots across the board. We’ll also go into the brutal Ireland v Boks grudge match, and Warren Gatland’s Wales extending their losing streak to 8 games and dropping out of the World Rugby Top 10. BUT most importantly the mighty Scotland doing the home nations proud and romping to victory in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two teams desperately seeking to rebuild, Bigs catches up with his old mates Liam Williams and Andrew Kellaway to find out exactly how Wales & Australia plan to stop the rot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Championes! We’ll be chatting to newly crowned URC Champ Duncie Weir this week and hear all about the celebrations after Glasgow's sensational victory down in Pretoria. The lads will also be discussing Eddie Jones’ Japan not quite pushing England to their limit and Steve Borthwick’s plan for New Zealand. Plus the lads pick their URC/Prem combined team of the season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bigs is back this week to review the URC semi-finals, including huge upset wins for The Bulls and Glasgow, and where Leinster and Munster fell short after a disappointing end to their season. The lads also build up the hype around the summer tours, including the niggle between Soth Africa and Ireland, an under the radar All Blacks squad to face England, and a summer of rebuilding for Wales. Plenty more as usual, so make sure you're subscribed on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a premiership final that saw Northampton Saints crowned champions for the first time in a decade, we’ve managed to drag one of the heroes out of the pub still in his playing kit and ski goggles. Saints’ 21-year old Flyer George Hendy joins us fresh off his man-of-the-match performance at Twickenham to give us the low down on the final and post match celebrations. We’ll also be rounding up the URC quarters, looking ahead to the semis AND reacting to Steve Borthwick announcing his England Squad for the summer tour as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re nearly at the climax of the domestic season, so the lads preview the big one. It's Fin (one n) VS Finn (two n’s) Saints V Bath in the prem final. Bath's Ollie Lawrence joining to give his take, and the lads break down where the game will be won, and who they're backing. We’re also looking at the final regular round of the URC with massive wins for Munster and the Ospreys and agony for Jim's beloved #always Edinburgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

London hosted one of the great Champions Cup finals between Toulouse and Leinster this weekend, so the lads will be discussing all the fallout from an EPIC match and where it was won and lost. Jim and Goodey disagree on whether Dupont is the GOAT, and also give their view on where to next for Leinster and Leo. We’ll also be chatting about a massive triumph for the Sharks as they dominated Gloucester in the Challenge Cup Final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Very special guest this week as we're joined by Biggs' old gaffer, and Wales' most successful ever coach, Warren Gatland, to give some awesome insight into leading the British & Irish Lions, making tough decisions, the rebuild of Welsh Rugby, the state of the games, AND what Biggar was really like to coach.Jim and Biggs also chat about the confirmed Premiership Top 4, some shock results in the URC, and look forward to a massive European Champions Cup final as Lesinter look to topple Toulouse in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Off the back of another Grand Slam winning Six Nations campaign, Ellie & Jess return to the Rugby Pod to review a mega tournament for John Mitchell's England side. They discuss what makes the Red Roses so special, Disaronno in the changies and the radical changes in the programme. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all change as World Rugby announce several law changes that will have a big impact on the game. The lads give their take on what these mean and how they'll affect teams. We'll also be discussing a frenetic, penultimate round of Premiership action including a big away win for Saracens, Exeter seeing off Quins and the spanking of all spankings for Gloucester. We’ll also be looking at some cracking games over in URC, PLUS our mate Stuart McCloskey is dialing in to chat all things Ulster and Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices