The Rugby Pod
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The Big Season Finale, Goodey’s Getting Abs and Jim Almost Lifts the World Cup
The lads are looking ahead to all things Rugby World Cup 2023 as well as giving us an update on the situation at London Irish
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Super Sarries, Mega Munster and Theo Dan is Out on the Town
The lads look back at all the key moments from the Premiership and URC finals
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Battles, Beef, and Behind the Scenes in Dublin, Prem and URC Final Previews, and Adam Radwan Joins the Baa-Baas
The lads pick the bones out of potentially the best and most brutal Champions Cup final ever between Leinster and La Rochelle
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Munster Magic, Champions Cup Final Preview, and All Blacks Fitness Legend Nic Gill
The lads give their take on two of the best club games of the year in the URC semifinals and talk to Gill as he looks to get the lads in shape ahead of the Rugby World cup with his secret weapon
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A Royal Rugby Weekend, the Best Prem Imports and Connacht’s Andy Friend
Plus, the guys look at Steve Borthwick’s coaching lineup for the World Cup
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Champions Cup Semis, Grand Slammer Sadia Kabeya and Glasgee Make a Final
Big weekend of ruggers as we wrap up two huge Champions Cup semifinals and another Grand Slam for England’s women in front of a record crowd at Twickenham
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Twitter Fines, Saints’ Fin Smith, and the Beginning of the End of the Season
The guys also discuss Jack Nowell’s whopper fine and looking ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals.
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Ashy Gets His Ton, a World XV and Prem Top Four Heats Up
The guys also take a look at the URC and the big news at Leinster, with World Cup–winning coach Jacques Nienaber set to join the Irish outfit next season
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Jim’s Back, South African Travel Pains, and Ireland and Leinster’s Jimmy O’Brien
The lads are joined by Leinster and Ireland’s Jimmy O’Brien to get some cracking insight on what’s going on behind the scenes at Leinster and Ireland
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Ben Youngs Jumps In for Jim, Bristol Bears’ Semi Radradra, and Champions Cup Wrap
Ben Youngs and Semi Radradra join the pod to talk about their rugby journeys
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Premiership Top Four Heats Up and London Irish Captain Matt Rogerson Joins the Pod
The lads also look at Saracens and Quins playing in front of 55,000 people at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Six Nations Wrap Up and Grand Slam Celebrations With Finlay Bealham
The lads wrap up the final weekend of Six Nations action, , including a much improved England performance, some fight from Wales in Paris, and a nervous last few minutes in Edinburgh
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England Get Le Crunched, Jim’s New Tattoo and Italy’s Paolo Garbisi
The lads also discuss what comes next ahead of a Paddy’s Day Grand Slam showdown in Dublin between Ireland and England
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Le Crunch with Freddie Steward, Triple Crown Decider in Edinburgh, and Wooden Spoon Showdown in Rome
The guys also look forward to the home run of live shows in Belfast, Dublin and St. Patricks Day in London
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Bonus Interview—Sam Vesty Enters the Andy Goode Suite
Sam talks his career on and off the pitch, his attacking coaching philosophy, and some of the hard lessons he learned on the famous Leicester Team bus
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England Take Cardiff, Henry Slade and Jack Nowell Join the Pod and Scotland’s Slam Slips Away
Henry and Jack also discuss life in England Camp under Borthers, their upcoming testimonial, and Jack’s BaaBaas debut versus a World XV
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Welsh Legend Jonathan “Jiffy” Davies on the Current Crisis, and Six Nations Round 3 Preview
Jiffy also gives some strong opinions on what Wales needs to do on the pitch to get back to winning ways
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Bonus Interview: Andrew Brace Enters the Andy Goode Suite
World Rugby referee Andrew Brace talks about his time as a player and that controversial England-France call
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The Greatest Six Nations Game and Andy Farrell’s Emotional Ireland with Bernard Jackman
The lads break down the action of Six Nations Round 2, including an instant classic between Ireland and France and the dour outlook for England and Wales
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A Different Scotland, Unplayable Ireland, and Calcutta Cup Winner Sione Tuipulotu
The guys also wrap up Italy and France and look forward to another hell of a weekend of action
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Bonus Interview: Wales Attack Coach Alex King Enters the Andy Goode Suite
Alex King discusses his career and his new role under Warren Gatland
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Super Six Nations Preview With Scotland’s Gregor Townsend
The lads preview the Calcutta Cup and Warren Gatland’s revived Ireland rivalry
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‘Big Mack’ Hansen, Tackle Height Controversy, and Champions Cup Action
Another dramatic week in rugby with the RFU bringing in a new game-changing law for the grassroots game in England. The lads give their take and what it means for the future of the game.
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Borthwick’s First England Squad, Quins’ Cadan Murley, and Eddie’s Return
The guys talk Steve Borthwick’s England squad, Eddie Jones’s return to rugby, and the hectic Champions Cup
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All Blacks of the North With Gary Graham, Borthwick Borrows Evans and Owen Farrell in Hot Water
The guys also discuss whether England needs to relax their eligibility rules and we give their take on some controversial calls over the weekend
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Secret Bad Santa, England Break the Bank for Borthwick, and Champions Cup Controversy
The guys wrap up the Champions Cup action, including the controversy in Ulster, Leinster trashing Gloucester shags, and Ospreys with the upset of the weekend in France
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What’s Next for England, and Exeter’s Olly Woodburn
The guys chat about the fallout from Eddie’s sacking and what’s next for England and the RFU
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Jonathan Davies Chats With Jim Hamilton
‘The Rugby Pod’ is joined by Jonathan Davies to chat about his stellar career, life after rugby, and being one of the most recognized voices in the game
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Warren G Returns, Eddie’s Exit, and England’s Mike Brown
The guys also wrap up some of the Prem and URC action and look forward to a big weekend of European rugby
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Episode 13—Doddie Weir Tribute, South Africa’s Peter de Villiers, and Eddie’s Not OK
The lads also wrap up the Autumn series for England and Wales and discuss what’s next for both teams and their under-fire coaches
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Back from the Brink—Rhys Thomas chats with Jim Hamilton
Rhys speaks with Jim about his heart attack while training
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Episode 12—The Marcus Smith Show, New Zealand’s Scotty Stevenson, & Woeful Wales
Scotty gives his take on Scott Robertson potentially coaching England, what’s gone wrong in New Zealand behind the scenes, what rugby needs to get right, and just how big Any Rowe actually is back in New Zealand