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For the first time since the Champions Cup launched in 2014, just ONE Premiership club has won on the opening weekend! Eight English teams. ONE win. ONE draw. SIX defeats. And Ryan Wilson has absolutely LOST HIS MIND! 🤬🔥

The Champions Cup is back, the Premiership has taken an almighty European kicking, and the boys have got a LOT to unpack.

First up, Exeter against 14-man Toulouse. You’ve got an extra man for almost 65 minutes, you’re three points down, and you decide to kick for a DRAW?! 😱 Ryan comes out with both barrels blazing. EXETER DESERVED TO LOSE! And for once, can anyone actually argue with him?

Meanwhile, friend of the show George Hendy must surely be in the frame for England recognition, particularly after burning down former Lions winger Josh Adams! 🏃💨 Is Hendy simply an absolute freak?!

Saracens ship 45 points against Connacht, Bath get humbled by Montpellier, Bristol are battered by the Stormers and Glasgow are looking rather tasty. Just how far behind has English club rugby fallen?

And with Gloucester and Bordeaux serving up TEN tries but neither getting an attacking bonus point, what do we think of the new Champions Cup rules?!

⚔️ FASHION POLICE: Adam Hastings has reinvented himself as d’Artagnan. Is the swashbuckling Musketeer look magnificent? Do we not approve? Or do we DEFINITELY NOT APPROVE?! 🥸

🏝️ TENERIFE PRE-SEASON: WHAT REALLY HAPPENS ON TOUR…

Max takes us back to a particularly memorable pre-season in Tenerife, where Chris Hala’ufia decided to launch Matt Garvey into a swimming pool.

One problem. HE SLIGHTLY MISSED THE POOL. 💀

Garvey’s hip takes the punishment, and we’re left wondering how many suspiciously reported “training injuries” actually originated from hotel swimming pools, questionable decisions and large Tongan gentlemen.

From European humiliation to poolside carnage, questionable facial hair and Ryan Wilson’s spectacular refusal to sit on the fence, this is Maul or Nothing at its most gloriously unfiltered.

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🏉 Bath score 48 points and STILL lose by 23. Somewhere, a defence coach is staring silently at a laptop.

Marc, Ryan Wilson and Max Lahiff unpack Northampton’s bonkers 71–48 win over Bath: 119 points, the second-highest scoring game in Premiership history and enough missed tackles to ruin several people’s Monday. Is this exactly what rugby needs, or has everyone collectively forgotten how to defend? 🤯

🐻 Max reflects on Bristol’s defeat to Saracens before the conversation takes a rather expensive turn. The boys get into the Barrett transfer rumours and ask the obvious question: if Bristol buy Scott and Jordie, does Beauden come free? Someone get Pat Lam a loyalty card.

🦈 Sale flyer TOM O’FLAHERTY joins us for a brilliant chat covering the Sharks’ new recruits, their hard-earned win over Quins and his untouched wondertry against Saracens. We also find out how he knows Max, revisit last season’s Sale–Bristol social and discuss the best friend he’s never met, Josh McKay. With Glasgow next up, there’s plenty for Ryan to get involved in…

🔥 Glasgow’s maul gets a proper examination, alongside the outrageous Lancaster–Dobie–McKay double-kick try. Genius improvisation or training-ground special? And is there a position Jamie Dobie CAN’T play?

Elsewhere, Edinburgh make it three from three, Leicester recover from 14–0 down, Munster surrender a 26–5 advantage and Stormers–Sharks delivers a ridiculous collection of rugby talent. There’s also the rest of the Prem and URC fallout, Christian Wade’s hat-trick and another emphatic Ryan endorsement of Jake Dalziel. Remember the name. 👀

🇦🇺 From beating the Springboks to conceding 50 against New Zealand: the Wallabies come crashing back down as the All Blacks keep the Bledisloe for a 24th consecutive year. Did we buy into the Aussie revival too quickly?

🇦🇷 And Shaun Edwards joins Argentina through the 2027 World Cup. England… missed a trick?

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Louis Rees-Zammit vs Henry Pollock. Two of rugby’s biggest young superstars. Two enormous personalities. And now apparently… a celebration war. 😂

LRZ is absolutely FLYING for Bristol — so what has changed this season, why does he suddenly look so dangerous again, and what about that Pollock trolling?! 👀

Meanwhile, Pedro Rubiolo appears to have developed a genuine propensity for violence — including chasing kicks like a man personally offended by the existence of the opposition. Max approves. Obviously. 😂

Elsewhere in another completely normal episode of Maul or Nothing…

🔪 Has Aaron Wainwright accidentally entered his Jeffrey Dahmer era?

🍆 Naked Attraction comes up, which naturally leads to the far more important question: how much money would it actually take to get Max Lahiff to do a naked calendar?

🇦🇺 And Mark Nawaqanitawase signs off from the NRL in ridiculous fashion — TWO tries in the 2026 Grand Final as the Roosters come from 12–0 down to beat Newcastle 19–18. Now he’s heading back to union… and suddenly the Wallabies’ wing cupboard looks absolutely FILTHY.

🏉 THE 2026/27 PREM

🐻 Bristol v Northampton

LRZ vs Pollock brings the stardust, Bristol make another statement and Rubiolo is immense. Plus, what exactly has changed with the way the driving maul is being refereed?

🦈 Saracens v Sale

Naughty, naughty Jacques Vermeulen… Sale somehow go down to THIRTEEN men and still leave StoneX with the win. And Nathan Jibulu is looking like an absurdly complete rugby player — sort the darts and how high is his ceiling?

🔵 Bath 40–34 Exeter

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso looking borderline unplayable while the Bath pack starts purring.

🍒 Gloucester 48–0 Harlequins

FORTY. EIGHT. NIL. 😳 Against Quins. Jac Morgan, Dewi Lake and the Welsh contingent are already being adopted by The Shed.

🐯 Newcastle 19–24 Leicester

No win yet for the Red Bull revolution — but 10,210 packed into Kingston Park and Newcastle made Tigers seriously sweat.

🌍 THE URC

🏰 Edinburgh are 2 from 2 after following up their Ulster win by beating the Stormers. Are Edinburgh quietly becoming… good?! They’ve even impressed their harshest critic: Ryan Wilson.

☘️ Ciarán Frawley leaves Leinster to become THE GUY at Connacht… and immediately starts doing The Guy things. Two tries against Benetton including the 77th-minute winner. Stuart Lancaster + Frawley could be a very tasty reunion.

🦈 Sharks 26–20 Leinster — the defending champions are 0–2. Yes, yes, young squad, South African tour, nobody burn down Dublin just yet… but it IS very funny.

🍺 Glasgow 33–33 Ulster — cards, momentum swings, both sides down to 13 at different stages and George Horne hits the post late on. Essentially a rugby match played after everyone involved had consumed six pints.

🔴 Munster 26–22 Bulls — another big early-season result at Thomond Park.

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The Wallabies finished with ELEVEN MEN and still beat the world champions. George Ford spent his afternoon with Bears charging down his channel. And we’ve got two of them in for questioning… 🐻😂

England’s Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Scotland’s Tom Jordan join Marc, Max and Ryan for a Maul or Nothing loaded with international tour tales, Bristol ambition and the sort of stories that probably shouldn’t leave the changing room.

🦶 BVR’s bare feet, his England summer and the family learning the national anthem.

🃏 Card sharks, room wrecking and the dangers of touring with professional rugby players.

✈️ TJ’s tour tales, plane stories and why George Furbank gets dragged into the Scotland conversation.

🇳🇿 Facing the All Blacks, the madness of Josh McKay and what actually helps when New Zealand are coming at you.

🐻 Bristol’s big ambitions, European away days and the all-important question: who gets first class to Cape Town?

😂 Manus, pūkanas… and a haggis. Obviously.

Plus, a short, sharp blast through the weekend’s rugby: Australia’s amazing result versus the Springboks, the Prem and URC, and whether Bristol’s repeated visits to George Ford’s channel amounted to picking on him.

Saints come out firing with Archie McParland starting ahead of Alex Mitchell, that Carreras moment gives us vintage Brian O’Driscoll training-ground flashbacks, and we ask how often players produce THAT sort of filth when the cameras aren’t rolling. ✨

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Everyone’s unbeaten. Everyone’s optimistic. And at least one of our top-four predictions is going to age like milk by September.

Max, Ryan and Marc look ahead to the 2026/27 season with their Premiership and URC top-four picks. Who’s challenging for silverware, who’s being wildly overhyped, and who’ll be calling it a “rebuilding year” before the clocks go back?

We catch up on what the boys have been up to over pre-season, who’s putting in the hard yards and who’s already having a rough time. Fresh starts, big ambitions and the annual pretence that everyone’s in the best shape of their life.

Plus, Finn Russell’s wedding and a three-tier cigarette display. Forget cutting the cake — who’s going outside with the centrepiece?

Big calls, questionable logic and predictions we’ll be deleting by Christmas.

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England versus Argentina always delivers chaos — whether it’s football or rugby.

England win 31–24 in Santiago del Estero, but the real drama came in a furious finish. Did Bautista Delguy score the late try? Why isn’t Henry Pollock starting — and did he take the goading of Argentina too far?

Felipe Contepomi then accused England of showing a “lack of respect” after hearing their dressing-room celebrations during his post-match press conference.

Was he right, or had England earned the right to celebrate?

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🇦🇷 ARGENTINA 24–31 ENGLAND

🌶️ One of the spiciest Tests of the year

❓ Delguy’s late effort: try or no try?

🔥 Pollock winding up the Pumas

🪑 Why isn’t Pollock starting?

👕 And what was going on with the kit?

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🇳🇿 NEW ZEALAND 40–21 IRELAND

How did Luke Jacobson’s shoulder-to-head contact on Josh van der Flier avoid being upgraded to red?

Dangerous head contact continues to produce wildly inconsistent outcomes.

If that isn’t upgraded, what exactly is the bunker there to upgrade?

Ireland also conceded 15 turnovers on a night when very little clicked.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCOTLAND 33–17 FIJI

Much squeakier than the scoreline suggests.

Fiji led 17–7 at half-time before Scotland’s bench changed the match and inspired 26 unanswered second-half points.

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🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA 43–0 WALES

Another brutal demolition.

Four years ago, Wales travelled to South Africa, won a Test and nearly took the series. Now the Springboks are using the fixture to blood young players — and still winning comfortably.

South Africa have beaten Wales 116–0 across their last two meetings.

Are the Springboks already cruising towards the 2027 Rugby World Cup?

What goes into Building the perfect Bok and can Ryan tap into it for his offspring??

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The 2026 Nations Championship is officially underway and WHAT an opening weekend of international rugby. 🌍🔥

Ryan and Max get stuck into every major Test as the Springboks destroy England, the All Blacks survive a French thriller, Ireland break Australian hearts, Scotland run riot in Argentina and Wales find a way past Fiji.

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🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA 45–21 ENGLAND 🏴

England were battered at Ellis Park.

Yes, they fought back brilliantly after a brutal opening quarter. Yes, there were moments of genuine promise.

But this was also England’s fifth consecutive Test defeat and the eighth game in a row in which they have received at least one yellow card.

So we ask the uncomfortable question…

Are England beginning to accept mediocrity?

If Italy, Argentina, Wales, Fiji, Australia or Scotland produced that performance against South Africa, would we call them plucky? Brave? Gallant? Would we praise the fightback and talk about a young team taking positives?

Probably.

But what if it was New Zealand, France or Ireland?

Would they accept being comprehensively put away?

Steve Borthwick has a 56.5% win record across 46 Tests. At what point do “young England team”, “positives to take” and “building towards the World Cup” stop being enough?

Especially when the Springboks were without Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Franco Mostert, Lood de Jager, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith and Frans Malherbe.

A bad England performance?

Or a huge statement win from the Springboks?

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🇦🇷 ARGENTINA 38–47 SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland go to Córdoba and produce their best-ever result in Argentina.

Sione Tuipulotu leads from the front, Scotland find another gear and Gregor Townsend’s men start the Nations Championship with a massive away victory.

Is Tom Jordan the natural successor to Finn Russell? 

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🇳🇿 NEW ZEALAND 34–32 FRANCE 🇫🇷

A captivating nine-try thriller in Christchurch.

New Zealand strike.

France answer.

France strike.

New Zealand answer.

Brilliant test match rugby and a fabulous first win for the Dave Rennie era. Ryan absolutely stoked for his former coach! 

Plus, remember the name: Fehi Fineanganofo. 👀 but is he going to Newcastle Red Bulls? The boys debate players being tied to contracts 

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🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA 31–33 IRELAND 🇮🇪

An absolute HUMDINGER in Sydney.

Back and forth. Five tries apiece. Australia with a chance to win it at the death.

But Ireland — and Hugo Keenan in particular — find a way.

Ireland continue building serious depth while Australia provide even more evidence that…

THE WALLABIES ARE BACK.

Carter Gordon, Dylan Pietsch and a wildly entertaining Australian side give Ireland everything they can handle.

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🇫🇯 FIJI 24–39 WALES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The brutal efficiency of the driving maul versus the elegance, chaos and outrageous natural ability of Fiji.

Neck and neck deep into the second half before Wales finally pull clear.

And Selestino Ravutaumada probably won’t want to watch that Josh Adams nutmeg too many times. 😭

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George Hendy joins Maul or Nothing live from Ibiza after Northampton Saints’ 2026 PREM Rugby final win over Exeter Chiefs.

The matchwinner talks Saints celebrations, scoring the decisive tries, why this title feels different from two years ago, and the slightly chaotic aftermath of trying to serenade the Saints faithful on stage.

The boys also get stuck into the Henry Pollock Player of the Match debate, whether the stats really backed up the award, and why Northampton looked such worthy champions.

Elsewhere, Ryan recovers from the Dublin fiesta as the show breaks down Leinster’s 36-7 URC final win over the Bulls at Croke Park, Sam Prendergast’s performance, James Lowe’s fishy farewell, Joe McCarthy winding up Ryan, and whether another Bulls final collapse says anything about England vs South Africa.

Plus: Leo Cullen’s confirmed Leinster exit at the end of the 2026-27 season, Maro Itoje being rested, Jamie George captaining England, Noah Caluori’s call-up, Benhard Janse van Rensburg, and whether PREM Rugby moving play-offs to neutral venues from 2029-30 is genius or madness.

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00:00 Introduction - Max Holding things together 

03:13 Pub Chat

05:12 The Prem Final

08:55 George Hendy Joins

14:24 Sing-Songs, Potholes & Pollock as MoM

29:13 New Prem format for knock out stages

31:20 URC Final

33:31 Joe McCarthy & James Lowe interviews

36:50 Leo’s Leaving; who comes in for Cullen

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It is finals week on Maul or Nothing — and somehow Exeter Chiefs have smashed their way into the 2026 PREM Final.

After a ridiculous comeback against Bath, Rob Baxter’s Chiefs are back at Twickenham, Henry Slade is still absolutely ridiculous, the Exeter scrum is looking like it has snooker balls hidden in its socks, and Bath are left wondering how 41 phases, white-line fever and no Finn Russell magic ended their season.

Max Lahiff joins us after the Premiership awards and a stag do — which already sounds like a medical case study — while Ryan Wilson survives a full daddy day care weekend and returns to help break down one of the maddest play-off weekends in years.

We get stuck into Exeter’s 27-26 semi-final win over Bath, the Chiefs’ unreal play-off record, Stephen Varney’s impact, Santiago Carreras and the drop-goal debate, Bath’s final attacking passage, and whether Finn Russell’s injury ultimately cost them a place in the final.

Then it is Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers: a proper Premiership classic. 76 points, 11 tries, Tom Litchfield’s hat-trick, George Furbank’s farewell fairytale, Henry Pollock carrying like a man possessed, Fin Smith pulling strings, and Rory Hutchinson still not getting nearly enough credit.

And then we look ahead to the big one: Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs in the 2026 PREM Final. Can anyone actually stop Saints? Or are Exeter about to turn the fairytale into a robbery?

Plus, we preview the URC Grand Final as Leinster face the Bulls again. The Bulls are in their fourth final in five years — but is this finally their time? And how much does the URC really matter to Leinster compared with the Champions Cup?

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•⁠ ⁠Max thrown under the bus by Pat Lam

•⁠ ⁠Prem awards chaos

•⁠ ⁠Stag do survival

•⁠ ⁠Ryan’s daddy day care weekend

•⁠ ⁠Exeter v Bath semi-final madness

•⁠ ⁠Henry Slade appreciation hour

•⁠ ⁠Stephen Varney and Exeter’s Italian influence

•⁠ ⁠Santiago Carreras and the drop-goal debate

•⁠ ⁠Bath’s 41-phase heartbreak

•⁠ ⁠Northampton v Leicester: Prem rugby at its best

•⁠ ⁠Tom Litchfield’s breakout night

•⁠ ⁠George Furbank’s final home fairytale

•⁠ ⁠Henry Pollock: world-class chaos machine?

•⁠ ⁠Fin Smith’s control

•⁠ ⁠Rory Hutchinson appreciation

•⁠ ⁠PREM Final predictions

•⁠ ⁠URC Final preview: Leinster v Bulls

•⁠ ⁠Are the Bulls ready to finally do it?

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Leinster Tunnel Clash, Bulls Shock Glasgow & Is England Ignoring Henry Slade?

🏉 Bulls vs Glasgow, Leinster vs Stormers, Henry Slade’s England future and Premiership Rugby semi-final predictions all feature in this week’s Maul or Nothing.

😬 Ryan reacts to Glasgow Warriors falling agonisingly short in the URC, while the lads break down the Bulls’ remarkable comeback and discuss the tunnel confrontation following Leinster’s win over the Stormers.

🔥 In the Premiership, Exeter Chiefs upset Saracens thanks to another masterclass from Henry Slade. Is England overlooking one of its most influential backs? We debate whether Slade should be back in serious contention for the England No.13 jersey.

💪 We also review Bath’s hard-fought victory over Leicester Tigers, including Thomas du Toit’s hat-trick and the power game that continues to drive Bath towards silverware.

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🍻 Max Lahiff’s end-of-season celebrations & comedown

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😤 Leinster vs Stormers tunnel drama

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🏆 Premiership Rugby semi-final predictions

😇 Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers preview

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00:00 Introduction

05:23 End of Season Revelries and Games

10:31 Saying farewell to teammates

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16:25 Glasgow Warriors shocked by Bulls

22:47 The South African final that wasn’t to be & Bulls chances

25:11 Tunnel Gate: The Leinster vs Stormers Incident

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35:17 Exeter vs Saracens: A Grudge Match

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Bristol’s season is over, but not before Max Lahiff signed off Ashton Gate in style.

The Bears may have missed the Premiership semi-finals, but they’ve still got the West Country bragging rights — and after that result which shall not be mentioned — they bounced back in exactly the right way.

Max joins us fresh from Friday night after scoring the winning try on his 200th Premiership appearance. Remarkably, it was his 10th Premiership try — matching Ryan Wilson’s career tally of 10 in 222 appearances. We break down the game, the celebrations, becoming an accidental social media sensation, launching Sam Underhill into low earth orbit, and whether we’ve lost a listener in the process.

We also look back on an unforgettable weekend in Bilbao — the rugby, the food, the friends and the chaos — before reacting to the internet’s latest attempts to describe Max:

•⁠ ⁠The Honey Badger born in the Cotswolds

•⁠ ⁠Like Hugh Grant and The Rock had a baby

•⁠ ⁠A shoo-in for a Bond villain

•⁠ ⁠The Brian Blessed of rugby

•⁠ ⁠And multiple comparisons to Lord Flashheart…

Then it’s URC quarter-final time.

Ryan relives Glasgow’s hard-fought victory over Connacht in a bruising contest, with Kyle Steyn once again delivering when it mattered most.

We also hear from Dan Lancaster after helping Glasgow beat a side coached by his father, Stuart Lancaster. What did he know about the old man? Did he have access to the calls? And what’s it really like trying to knock your dad out of the URC?

We break down all the quarter-final action:

•⁠ ⁠Bulls v Munster

•⁠ ⁠Stormers v Cardiff

•⁠ ⁠Leinster v Lions

Plus our semi-final predictions. Can either South African side stop what feels like an inevitable Glasgow v Leinster final?

We then turn our attention to the Premiership run-in:

•⁠ ⁠Saints secure a home semi-final

•⁠ ⁠Exeter damage Leicester’s top-two hopes while ending Bristol’s season

•⁠ ⁠Saracens keep rolling — is this the start of Sarries 2.0 or simply a strong finish?

•⁠ ⁠Newcastle’s end-of-season celebrations and whether they’re getting slightly carried away…

And with one round left, we preview two huge fixtures:

•⁠ ⁠Bath v Leicester — potentially a semi-final dress rehearsal

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00:10 Introduction and weather chat

02:08 Memories of Bilbao

12:07 Bears Bonus Point debate

15:00 Weird End of Season vibes

19:05 Refund Club

20:03 URC - Glasgow marching on

22:04 The Lancaster Conundrum - Father vs Son

26:03 Bulls maul Munster

31:29 Stormers v Cardiff

34:32 URC Semi-Final Predictions

36:08 Wolfcraig

36:54 Prem Roundup

47:54 Saily

50:27 Leicester suffer first home defeat to Exeter

54:49 Bath v Leicester - Old foes to reunite

57:50 Newcastle v Sale - big celebrations!

59:37 Congratulations to Worcester

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We came for the pintxos, we stayed for the utter demolition. The Maul Or Nothing boys are coming to you live from Bilbao, sun-soaked (and slightly hungover) to digest a Champions Cup final that saw Bordeaux turn San Mamés into their own personal playground.

Ryan catches up with the Bordeaux stars (and fans); including Le Petit Jason Statham; Maxime Lucu, The Wizard of Wellington (NZ) Senesi Rayasi and the European Player of the Year aka The Bordeaux Bullet; Louis Bielle-Biarrey.

And what about Leinster? Four finals lost in five years. If it was painful before, was this 41-19 rout downright catastrophic for Leinster?

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00:00Intro

00:40Pre-match Chat

08:14Half-time thoughts: Leinster blown away

14:11Full-Time analysis

16:47Maxime Lucu

17:33Nord VPN

19:28Ryan in with the UBB fans

23:36Senesi Rayasi Chat

25:39LBB

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This week on Maul or Nothing, Max Lahiff relives the absolute carnage after Saints put Bristol through a woodchipper at Franklin’s Gardens. We ask the big questions:

👉 Is defending officially dead in the Premiership?

👉 Should the Prem introduce the Top 14-style “3 tries more” bonus point?

👉 Why are scores getting completely out of control?

👉 And did the referee REALLY stop the game to help Max find his tooth? 🦷😂

PLUS:

🔥 Leicester Tigers keep the home semi race alive

🔥 Saracens suddenly charging into the playoffs

🔥 Owen Farrell’s accidental hooker cameo

🔥 England squad reaction — Bath stars DROPPED

🔥 BVR’s first England call-up causes chaos

🔥 Ryan Wilson predicts the URC Top 8 EXACTLY 🤯

🔥 Glasgow finish TOP of the URC pile

🔥 Cardiff storm through 

🔥 The real story behind SRU frustrations for the final 

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🏆 Who actually wins the Champions Cup from here?

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00:49Max walks us through that game - Saints v Bears

08:25Try Scoring bonus points & Record scores

12:33Max's Tooth

18:19Quins vs Exeter

20:48Saracens Surging

24:26The Playoff Race

26:21England Squad Conversations & Controversies

35:47URC Final Round - Wilson called it

45:20Bilbao bound!

47:00Challenge Cup Predictions

48:39Leinster vs Bordeaux

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The URC playoff race has officially descended into absolute carnage 😳

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow smash their way BACK to the top of the table after everyone declared the “collapse” was on 🚨

🇿🇦 Stormers rescue a last-second draw against Ulster after one of the maddest finishes of the season… but was THAT penalty try actually the right call?

☘️ Leinster’s mega rotation policy keeps working — but are they risking losing rhythm before the business end?

🩸 Munster face the ultimate tactical dilemma: throw the kids in on the final weekend to avoid a South African quarter-final?!

PLUS — the Premiership playoff race is getting vicious 👊

🐯 Leicester absolutely bully Northampton

😤 Henry Pollock and Henri Liebenberg nearly come to blows

🔥 Exeter destroy Bath to keep their season alive

🇦🇺 Len Ikitau is cooking after THAT outrageous Josh Iosefa-Scott no-look assist

📈 Gloucester’s rebuild suddenly looks VERY interesting

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06:06Ryan; A man for the ‘knuckle draggers’

08:49NORD VPN

10:09Time to Talk Rugby

12:25Bears downed by Sarries

14:44URC

19:00Glasgow on top & Stafford Macdowell; the most underrated man in rugby?

23:34Ulster vs Stormers - barnstormer

25:56Leinster doing what’s needed

27:57Munster's Connundrum

30:13Lambs & Lionhearts!

34:17Ryan’s URC Top 8 Prediction

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36:54PREM Roundup - Leicester smash Saints

43:08Exeter win easy vs Bath

47:35Gloucester - looking ahead to next season

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Another huge week on Maul or Nothing as we break down the Champions Cup semi-finals, including Bordeaux’s win over Bath, Leinster’s edge over Toulon, and all the officiating drama that’s sparked serious debate.

We’re joined by Ben Tameifuna fresh off another match winning performance — talking big moments, that crucial late try, and what it really takes to win at the highest level. Plus, insight into life in France, massive second rows like Will Skelton and Emmanuel Meafou, and discovering love 

We also get into:

•⁠ ⁠Caelan Doris leading Leinster through a 13-man defensive stand

•⁠ ⁠Late drama as Toulon nearly pull off a comeback

•⁠ ⁠Maxime Lucu and Matthieu Jalibert driving Bordeaux forward

•⁠ ⁠The Alfie Barbeary head contact controversy — and what really happened with the TMO vs TV angles and French directors 

•⁠ ⁠The growing tension between coaches, pundits, and analysts in rugby discourse

GOODEY VS SQUIDGE RUGBY 

There’s also chat on:

•⁠ ⁠Henry Pollock as Bordeaux’s pantomime villain

•⁠ ⁠Front row battles featuring Kyle Sinckler

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🚨 Stormers dominate Glasgow, Prem playoff race explodes, and Noah Caluori is rewriting the record books…

This week on Maul or Nothing, the lads break down a HUGE weekend across the URC and Prem — and it’s all kicking off.

🌍 URC CHAOS

The Stormers absolutely dismantle Glasgow in South Africa — is this just injuries for the Warriors or a full-blown collapse heading into the business end?

Meanwhile:

•⁠ ⁠Leinster stunned by Benetton 🤯

•⁠ ⁠Cardiff edge closer to the playoffs

•⁠ ⁠The Lions are roaring again in Joburg

💥 PREMIERSHIP HEATING UP

•⁠ ⁠Northampton edge Bath with a last-gasp Fin Smith penalty — but are Saints leaking too many points?

•⁠ ⁠Bath rotate heavily… and STILL looked on fire👀

•⁠ ⁠Bristol back in the playoff hunt after results go their way

🔥 SARACENS REBUILD IN FULL FLOW

•⁠ ⁠19-year-old Noah Caluori leads the league with 18 tries 🚀

•⁠ ⁠Next-gen talent coming through FAST

•⁠ ⁠Big names arriving… legends nearing the end

⚖️ CONTROVERSY

•⁠ ⁠Exeter vs Gloucester ends in chaos

•⁠ ⁠Ethan Roots red card — justified or game gone soft?

•⁠ ⁠And yes… we somehow end up discussing happy slapping 😬

🏗️ NEWCASTLE & RED BULL ERA

Max runs the rule over a HUGE wave of signings and what it means for the future.

🦁 PLUS

•⁠ ⁠Lions chat: young Springboks coming through

•⁠ ⁠Should rugby introduce an NFL-style draft?

•⁠ ⁠Josh Bayliss running it back

•⁠ ⁠And plenty more nonsense along the way

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00:00 Introduction; Max's jolly trip to the Toon

10:00 Newcastle's Recruitment is looking strong!

13:51 Saints vs Bath

19:56 Sarries vs Leicester

22:10 Emerging Young Talent; Caluori, Zekhethelo Siyaya, Marcus Muller

24:16 Saracens' Rebuilding Phase

28:38 Wolfcraig Distillers - is it time for the Maul or Nothing blend?

30:29 Exeter at Gloucester - opening the door for Bristol

31:41 Chatting Slapping - Roots and Innard

35:57 URC - Boks on the Charge!

41:10 Concert Conflicts for Glasgow

43:18 The Lions' Rise and URC Dynamics

44:54 Sharks not flying quite so high...

46:00 Previewing the European Cup

52:11 NFL Draft Weekend...could rugby follow suit?

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🚨 He’s one of the most talked-about young player in rugby right now… and he’s HERE.

Noah Caluori joins Maul or Nothing after a ridiculous FIVE-TRY performance vs Sale 🤯 — and right now, he’s leading the Gallagher Premiership try-scoring charts.

⚡ Scoring every 28 minutes

⚡ 10 tries in TWO games vs Sale

⚡ 17 tries this season… over HALF against one team

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🎙️ IN THIS EPISODE:

🔥 Caluori breaks down that 5-try masterclass

🔥 The mindset behind being loaned out mid-season — and why it didn’t derail him

🔥 Being kept grounded by the elder statesmen in the squad 

🔥 His international ambitions — what’s next? 👀

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🏉 PLUS: WEEKEND RUGBY CHAOS

💥 Prem mismatches — are we seeing a growing gap in quality?

💥 Connacht SHOCK the Stormers 😳

💥 Glasgow Warriors humbled in Johannesburg by the Lions

💥 What it all means heading into the business end of the season

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The boys are joined by Toulon's giant forward Junior Kpoku to run through an unforgettable weekend of Champions Cup knockout rugby, packed with last-gasp heroics, giant clashes, and statement performances as Europe’s elite battled for a place in the semi-finals.

💥 Bath last-gasp winners against Saints in one of the most thrilling Champions Cup matches of all time, edging a breathtaking 43–41 classic that had everything — drama, intensity, and heart-stopping moments.

🍷 The giants collided as Bordeaux flexed their muscles against the European royalty that is Toulouse, securing a seismic 30–15 victory and looking every bit like the (defending) Champions elect .

💔 Glasgow’s astonishing home record was heartbreakingly broken as Toulon defied their league form to put a dagger through the hosts’ hearts, grinding out a tense 22–19 triumph in a classic European arm wrestle.

🔵 Leinster thrashed Sale with a ruthless 43–13 performance, reminding everyone why they remain Europe’s benchmark and a formidable force in the race for the cup

🎙️ Join Maul or Nothing as we break down all the key moments, standout performances, and what these results mean for the road to European glory. Expect strong opinions, expert analysis, and plenty of laughs along the way!

00:10 Introduction 

04:00 Junior Kpoku joins

05:26 Toulon Fighting to stay relevant in Top 14

10:18 Ben White fired up for his homecoming

12:00 Proving himself before a potential Prem return

15:05 Henry Pollock; better to play with than against

17:55 Moving to France at 18

20:57 Owen Farrell; setting standards

28:34 Pressures & Pleasures of playing for Toulon

32:11 FIJIAN Brick Wall DNA

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36:59 Bath vs Saints...All time classic!

48:38 Bordeaux vs Toulouse

53:41 The Bordeaux vs Bath matchup

59:50 Ryan's reflections on Glaswegian Heartbreak

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The Champions Cup last 16 delivered absolute carnage — huge scorelines, big momentum swings and one of the clearest examples you’ll see of how a game can completely flip.

This week on Maul or Nothing, we break down the defining moments of the weekend — from Bath’s front-row impact to Bordeaux running riot — plus everything else across a stacked knockout round.

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•🏉 Bath 31–22 Saracens — how the front-row switches flipped the entire game

•💥 Thomas du Toit masterclass (MOTM performance)

•🔁 Can a referee change shift momentum mid-game?

•⚔️ Barbeary vs Willis — elite No.8 battle

•🔴 Bordeaux 64–14 Leicester — try-of-the-season madness (LBB, Penaud, Rayasi)

•🌍 Toulon vs Stormers thriller + Sale edge Quins

•🐻 Bristol Bears — where it slipped, and why it was already gone

👉 “14–14 while Lahiff was on… damage done before that.”

•🇫🇷 Max’s French food jaunt 🍷

•💼 Courtney Lawes to Sale & England implications

•💰 Henry Pollock the millionaire?!

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•Plus Glasgow vs Bulls & Leinster vs Edinburgh

•Listener reaction to the now infamous “prostate episode”…

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12:57 Bears season prospects from here

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21:31 Northampton Saints v Castre

24:21 Henry Pollock signing for Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Agency

28:57 Saints v Castres cont. - thoughts from the pitch side pundit

32:57 The Ryan Wilson comeback!

35:13 Bath v Saris

39:32 Alfie Barbeary

43:00 Return of the Lawmaker - Courtney Lawes to Sale (and England?)

45:02 Geoff Parling v Craig Doyle

46:55 Glasgow Warriors v Bulls

50:59 Toulon v Stormers

53:36 Bordeaux v Leicester

58:11 Quins v Sale

59:32 Jibulu's biting citing

01:02:12 Leinster v Edinburgh

01:03:13 Reiko Ioane; Smell My Finger

01:04:22 Champions Cup QF Predictions 

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George Furbank & Stephen Varney join Maul or Nothing to break down BIG hits, England selection debates, and Exeter’s Italian revolution 🇮🇹

This week on Maul or Nothing, we’re joined by Northampton Saints + England full back, George Furbank as well as Italy & Exeter scrum-half Stephen Varney for one of our most chaotic and insightful episodes yet.

We dive straight into that huge collision moment — how’s the face?! 🤕 and ask the all-important question:

👉 Would you rather have Sammy Arnold’s injury… or yours?

Plus Max gives us an in-depth update on his omission from the Bears line up at Leicester.

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🏉 INSIDE NORTHAMPTON SAINTS (FURBANK)

•Tough battle at Franklin’s Gardens — what actually happened?

•Saints flying high — but is it Premiership or Champions Cup priority?

•Post-Six Nations return — banter, tension, or total chaos in camp?

•The rise of Henry Pollock — what’s he REALLY like behind the scenes?

•England debate heating up — is Furbank being overlooked for the 15 jersey?

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🔥 BATH STATEMENT WIN vs SARACENS

•Huge result — are Bath now title favourites?

•Impact of Dyson’s investment — is this the turning point?

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🇮🇹 STEPHEN VARNEY — EXETER & ITALY

•Exeter building serious momentum?

•The Italian core at Exeter:

•Ross Vintcent

•Andrea Zambonin

•Why Exeter’s trajectory is suddenly VERY interesting

•Italy’s rise — what’s changed inside that squad?

•And the big one… 👀

👉 Born in Wales, speaks Welsh — was it ever close to playing for Wales?

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•Medical madness: prostate exams in pro rugby?!

•More face rearranging carnage 💥

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🎙️ France Win Six Nations With the Last Kick | England Baffling & Stuart McCloskey Exclusive

The final round of the 2026 Six Nations delivered extraordinary drama as France beat England to win the championship with the last kick, and Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey joins Maul or Nothing to take us inside the Ireland camp.

We break down France vs England, Ireland vs Scotland and Wales vs Italy from the decisive final weekend of the Six Nations 2026, as the championship came down to the final moments.

🇫🇷 France vs England — Championship Decider

France held their nerve when the pressure was highest.

⭐ Louis Bielle-Biarrey continues his incredible try-scoring run

🎯 Thomas Ramos lands the kick that wins the entire Six Nations

But England delivered a performance that perfectly summed up their tournament:

Brilliant… and utterly baffling.

Despite losing four matches in the championship — something England hadn’t done since 1976 — they pushed France all the way.

Big talking points:

•⁠ ⁠🟨 Was the yellow card and penalty try correct?

•⁠ ⁠🏃 Ollie Chessum’s intercept — should he have gone closer to the posts?

•⁠ ⁠🎬 Henry Pollock’s Hollywood offload moment

•⁠ ⁠🦶 England kicking possession away with 90 seconds left while leading

Is this England side actually building toward something… or stuck in a strange paradox?

🇮🇪 Ireland vs Scotland — Stuart McCloskey Joins Us

Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey joins the show after a huge championship.

Across the tournament he led Andy Farrell’s Ireland in:

🏉 Carries

🔥 Offloads

💥 Defenders beaten

📈 Post-contact metres

He takes us inside the Ireland camp:

•⁠ ⁠Ireland’s performance in the final round

•⁠ ⁠How the squad felt during those tense closing minutes watching and supporting England!

•⁠ ⁠Chasing down Marcus Smith earlier in the championship

•⁠ ⁠Life around the Ireland squad

•⁠ ⁠And a very entertaining day out in London…

Plus: are Ulster finally back?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales vs Italy — Wales Finally Stop the Run

Wales ended a long wait for a Six Nations win.

✅ First championship victory since 2023

🏟 First home Six Nations win in four years

The game was effectively decided early as Wales raced into a 31-0 lead.

Standouts:

🔥 Aaron Wainwright immense

🎯 Dan Edwards running the game with perfect kicking, a try and a drop goal

Talking point:

👉 Have Wales finally found their long-term No.10?

🏉 Also on the show

•⁠ ⁠⭐ Maul or Nothing Team of the Tournament

•⁠ ⁠🏆 Player of the Championship debate

•⁠ ⁠🎬 Max’s Moment of the Tournament

•⁠ ⁠🎮 Fantasy Rugby results

And Ryan nearly missing the show entirely after a night out in Dublin with an A-list Hollywood celebrity before scrambling home for Mother’s Day.

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Round 4 of the Six Nations 2026 delivered absolute chaos — and on this week’s Maul or Nothing, we break down one of the most extraordinary weekends of Test rugby in years.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland 50 – France

Gregor Townsend’s side ran riot — putting 50 points on France in a statement win that has completely blown open the championship race.

We dive into:

•⁠ ⁠Ben White vs Antoine Dupont — the scrum-half duel

•⁠ ⁠Darcy Graham vs Louis Bielle-Biarrey in a brilliant wing battle

•⁠ ⁠Scotland’s attacking blueprint that dismantled France

•⁠ ⁠Dupont’s forward pass that summed up the French afternoon

•⁠ ⁠the Scottish cohesion but France unusually subdued 

Plus the controversy…

👀 Oscar Jégou’s alleged eye gouge

A disciplinary hearing looms. We ask:

•⁠ ⁠Is it worse than Eben Etzebeth’s recent incident?

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🏉 England vs Italy – what on earth is the plan?

England had the ball.

England… kicked it away.

Italy magnificent 

We break down:

•⁠ ⁠England leading the tournament in kicks in play & kick metres

•⁠ ⁠Ben Earl saying England were “unbelievable for 60 minutes” — are fans being gaslit?

•⁠ ⁠Maro Itoje’s yellow card — careless or costly?

•⁠ ⁠⁠Menoncello the best centre in world rugby right now 

And the big question:

❓ Should Steve Borthwick still be England coach for the 2027 Rugby World Cup?

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🇮🇪 Ireland vs Wales

Ireland got the job done in Dublin — but this may have been the most encouraging Welsh performance of the championship.

We discuss:

•⁠ ⁠Jack Crowley as Farrells World Cup 10

•⁠ ⁠Signs of life in Steve Tandy’s Wales rebuild

•⁠ ⁠The huge shift in Welsh physicality

•⁠ ⁠Rhys Carre magic 

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🔥 Championship permutations heading into the final round

The title race is wide open.

•⁠ ⁠France win the title with a bonus-point victory

•⁠ ⁠Scotland could win their first championship since 1999

•⁠ ⁠Ireland still alive if results fall their way

We break down every scenario heading into Super Saturday.

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The Maul or Nothing Round 4 Preview Show is here — and the 2026 Six Nations title race is reaching boiling point.

After England’s heavy defeat to Ireland at Twickenham, Steve Borthwick has torn up his backline and made 12 changes ahead of the trip to Rome.

Is this a necessary reset… or full panic stations inside England camp?

We break down all the major team selections, tactical questions and storylines heading into one of the biggest weekends of the championship.

🏉 In this episode

•⁠ ⁠England’s selection revolution after Twickenham

•⁠ ⁠Fin Smith starting, Freddie Steward dropped and the entire backline reshuffled

•⁠ ⁠Are England building toward the 2027 Rugby World Cup or still searching for an identity?

•⁠ ⁠Italy’s rise — the Cannone brothers, Ferrari and Capuozzo back

•⁠ ⁠Have Italy officially crossed the line from “free win” to genuine threat?

•⁠ ⁠Can Scotland shock France at Murrayfield?

•⁠ ⁠Is Ryan’s bold prediction actually possible… or delusional?

•⁠ ⁠Ireland v Wales — Andy Farrell leaning heavily on Ulster talent

•⁠ ⁠Are Wales finally beginning a proper rebuild?

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Max Lahiff has signed a new contract — and the boys have plenty to say about it.

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Twickenham. 2026.

And England were dismantled.

🇮🇪 Ireland clinical.

🏴 England chaotic.

🗣 Ellis Genge admitting they may have believed their own hype.

One of the most sobering afternoons at HQ in recent Six Nations history.

This week on Maul or Nothing we break down:

•⁠ ⁠Luke Cowan-Dickie & Freddie Steward hooked

•⁠ ⁠George Ford’s missed kicks and the momentum swing

•⁠ ⁠Ireland majestic across the park

•⁠ ⁠Jamison Gibson-Park dictating everything

•⁠ ⁠What this means for Steve Borthwick with the 2027 Rugby World Cup just 18 months away

🏟 In Cardiff:

Wales finally show signs of life under Steve Tandy — but Scotland still find a way. Finn Russell magic. Again. 

🇫🇷 And France?

Is the Grand Slam already inevitable? Their depth is frightening.

🇮🇹 Italy improving again — and will genuinely fancy England in Rome.

This is proper Six Nations analysis. No fence-sitting. No safe takes.

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England’s Grand Slam talk lasted a week.

At Murrayfield in Round 2 of the 2026 Six Nations, Scotland delivered another Calcutta Cup statement — and this week on Maul or Nothing (MON) we’re joined by the man who ran it:

🔥 Scotland scrum-half Ben White, fresh off controlling one of the biggest games of the championship.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland v England – Calcutta Cup 2026

With Ben White in the studio:

•⁠ ⁠The tactical plan at Murrayfield

•⁠ ⁠The build-up after the Rome fallout

•⁠ ⁠Scotland’s fast start and the momentum swing

•⁠ ⁠The Arundell yellow/red and the 6–2 split gamble

•⁠ ⁠Why versatility matters at Test level

•⁠ ⁠What Finn Russell said to Ben just before his try 😂

•⁠ ⁠What it feels like when the crowd and momentum are fully behind you

White’s kicking game. Russell’s tempo. Tuipulotu carrying. Huw Jones lurking.

Scotland playing with belief.

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🇮🇪 Ireland v Italy

•⁠ ⁠Italy humbling the Irish scrum

•⁠ ⁠Tadhg Furlong and Dan Sheehan getting properly squashed up top

•⁠ ⁠The controversial TMO forward-pass call

•⁠ ⁠Ireland winning by the seat of their pants

•⁠ ⁠Hollie Davidson’s calm, authoritative display

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🇫🇷 Wales v France

•⁠ ⁠France’s frightening depth

•⁠ ⁠Jalibert & Dupont pulling strings behind a monstrous pack

•⁠ ⁠Charles Ollivon in full Greek-god mode

•⁠ ⁠Where Wales go from here

Elite-level Six Nations analysis, player insight and honest selection debate.

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The Six Nations is back — and Maul or Nothing opens Week 1 with a proper deep dive, featuring Italy winger Louis Lynagh after one of the most emotionally charged weekends of international rugby.

From Max’s whirlwind week inside England camp, to France’s brutal ballet in the rain and dismantling of Ireland, to serious questions about where Wales — and Scotland — go from here, this episode is packed with insider detail, big takes, and plenty of laughs.

🔥 MAX’S WEEK WITH ENGLAND

Fresh from camp, Max takes us inside the bubble:

•⁠ ⁠How did the call-up actually land?

•⁠ ⁠Who was the first person he told?

•⁠ ⁠Walking into a squad full of rivals… with just one club-mate

•⁠ ⁠Did he break the unspoken rule and train like an academy kid?

•⁠ ⁠Matchday nerves, stadium walk-ins, and the full Test-week rhythm

•⁠ ⁠And yes… trying to get Henry Pollock out after the match, throwing Ben Earl under the bus — and most importantly… the stash

🏉 LOUIS LYNAGH — FROM PREM FINALS TO SIX NATIONS

Louis joins us to relive:

•⁠ ⁠First-person thoughts on an epic international win

•⁠ ⁠What happens immediately after the final whistle

•⁠ ⁠Family watching on — and what that meant

•⁠ ⁠How does a Six Nations moment compare to those Premiership final tries?

•⁠ ⁠Italy’s passion, belief, and why this side feels different

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCOTLAND: THE ROAD AHEAD

•⁠ ⁠Is this the end of the road for Gregor Townsend?

•⁠ ⁠Where do Scotland go from here?

🔴 WALES: WHERE DO THEY GO FROM HERE?

•⁠ ⁠What can Steve Tandy realistically change?

•⁠ ⁠Is this tactical, psychological — or something deeper?

🔵 FRANCE v IRELAND — A SHIFTING POWER?

France were majestic in appalling conditions. One writer summed it up perfectly:

“Playing rugby against France is like spending 80 minutes being beaten up by a huge bloke, who breaks off to do a bit of ballet every now and again.”

We break down:

•⁠ ⁠France’s blend of violence and finesse

•⁠ ⁠The Bordeaux influence — the catalyst?

•⁠ ⁠Ireland’s injuries, pressure points, and performance

•⁠ ⁠What they could do — and what they can realistically do now

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•⁠ ⁠Comments, controversy, and chaos — as ever

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The Six Nations is back — and this is the ultimate pre-show breakdown you need before kickoff.

On this episode of Maul or Nothing, we’re joined by Ireland & British & Irish Lions winger Simon Zebo for elite insight, dressing-room reality, and the stories behind the team sheets as Europe’s biggest championship explodes into life.

From France v Ireland on a rare Thursday night, to England v Wales at Twickenham, plus Scotland’s ceiling and Italy’s growing threat — nothing gets past us.

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🔴 FRANCE v IRELAND – THE OPENING BLOCKBUSTER

•⁠ ⁠Antoine Dupont RETURNS after an 11-month ACL layoff —

•⁠ ⁠Why France scheduled this game on Thursday night (and what it tells us)

•⁠ ⁠Jalibert over Ntamack — obvious call, but not an easy one

•⁠ ⁠Gaël Fickou’s omission — and just how long he’s actually been around

•⁠ ⁠Youth surge: Moefana (25), Depoortere (23), Gourgues (20)

•⁠ ⁠ROG insight: France’s “there’s nothing between them” mentality — except Dupont

Ireland under the radar?

•⁠ ⁠Big selection calls at fly-half

•⁠ ⁠Prendergast vs Byrne vs Crowley — who should start?

•⁠ ⁠Big players missing: Aki, Keenan, Hansen, Porter

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ENGLAND v WALES – PRESSURE EVERYWHERE

England talking points:

•⁠ ⁠Northampton connection: Freeman + Dingwall together

•⁠ ⁠Henry Arundell back on the wing

•⁠ ⁠Maro Itoje on the bench —

•⁠ ⁠Is the modern game now fully 23-man rugby?

•⁠ ⁠Henry Pollock — the ultimate impact player… and how much will he hate not starting?

Wales: fresh start or same problems?

•⁠ ⁠No win since March 2023 — but optimism is back

•⁠ ⁠Injuries hit hard: Jac Morgan, Faletau, Tshiunza, Llewellyn

•⁠ ⁠Bizarre stat: Louis Rees-Zammit has never played at Twickenham for Wales

•⁠ ⁠Max… wing or fullback?

•⁠ ⁠Alex Mann — world-champion agitator… shades of Ryan Wilson?

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🔵 SCOTLAND – EXPECTATION MANAGEMENT

•⁠ ⁠Preferred starting XV debate

•⁠ ⁠What does success actually look like?

•⁠ ⁠Sione’s careful messaging — humility or mind games?

•⁠ ⁠Is this last-chance saloon for Gregor Townsend?

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🇮🇹 ITALY – NOT A GIMME ANYMORE

•⁠ ⁠Why Italy are no longer a free hit

•⁠ ⁠Lessons from beating the Wallabies

•⁠ ⁠Louis Lynagh predicts a big step forward

•⁠ ⁠Big misses: Capuozzo, Negri, Vintcent, Allan

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MON dissects a brutal Premiership weekend and some seismic Six Nations decisions.

Sale v Northampton had everything — needle, niggle, and a scoreline that didn’t tell the full story. Ryan caught up with Henry Pollock and Tommy Freeman after the game and lifts the lid on how Saints actually took it.

Bristol grind out a filthy win in dreadful conditions — not the Bears way, but maybe their most satisfying yet. Flying high in the Prem… so why only one Bear anywhere near the England squad?

Harlequins crash back to earth. Fans leaving early. Should relegation come back into the Premiership?

Leicester quietly motor on. Bath enjoy their annual tradition as Finn Russell shushes The Shed. Gloucester stay competitive despite being depleted — with Charlie Atkinson flashing real promise at 10.

Try celebrations are getting bolder too — torpedo dives, salutes to opposition fans… is anything off-limits now?

URC chaos:

•⁠ ⁠Glasgow squeezed by Zebre

•⁠ ⁠Stormers beaten at home by the Sharks

•⁠ ⁠Bulls win in Edinburgh — and once again prove they do travel

Plus: Welsh rugby ownership chaos, England’s stacked depth, major Six Nations omissions, and why some of the biggest names in Europe are watching from home. Who on earth chooses to leave out Damian Penaud???

All that — and MAX on conditions, violence-fuelled motivation, and a proper Royal Rumble

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🎙 MON is back with a blockbuster Champions Cup episode as Harlequins deliver the most Harlequins result imaginable — stunning La Rochelle just when the pressure was at its highest — while Munster crash out after a brutal, win-or-bust night in France 🇫🇷

We’re joined by Will Collier, Castres Olympique prop and former Quins & England tighthead, for elite insight into scrummaging, knockout rugby, and life at the sharp end of Europe.

🔴 MAX FOR ENGLAND?

A big push from the MON audience as comments roll in calling for Max to be capped 🏉

•⁠ ⁠What would it actually take to play for England?

•⁠ ⁠How realistic is it right now for an England tighthead?

•⁠ ⁠Contracts, timing, and the ruthless realities of international selection

🔵 BRISTOL BEARS v BORDEAUX BÈGLES

So close, yet so far for Bristol Bears against Bordeaux Bègles.

Plenty of frustration — but plenty of positives as Bristol stayed right in it until the end.

🧠 Round of 16 draw quirks unpacked:

•⁠ ⁠Bristol head to six-time champions Stade Toulousain

•⁠ ⁠Sale Sharks travel to Quins

•⁠ ⁠Northampton Saints host Castres

And yes… Bristol have beaten all three of those English sides this season 👀

🟣 GLASGOW WARRIORS – RYAN GOES FULL POET

Ryan waxes lyrical about Glasgow Warriors, who continue to look like genuine contenders as the Champions Cup sharpens 🔥

🔥 CASTRES v MUNSTER

A true knockout night as Castres silence Thomond Park.

Will Collier takes us inside:

•⁠ ⁠What it’s like to shut down one of Europe’s great fortresses

•⁠ ⁠The tension of a one-score game

•⁠ ⁠The sheer relief when Christian Ambadiang seals it late ⏱️

🔜 Looking ahead: a massive test away at Northampton Saints

🎭 THE BIG RESULT

Harlequins.

La Rochelle.

Knockout rugby.

Cue absolute chaos 🎢

Will Collier revisits Bristanbul, the final, and what it really takes to win when everything is on the line.

🔮 WHAT’S NEXT?

The boys also preview the Round of 16 and pick out the tastiest ties still to come 🍿

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Bordeaux Bègles brutalise Northampton Saints in a Champions Cup statement — and this episode features Bordeaux winger Salesi Rayasi, the flying Fijian who lit up the contest with pace, power and presence.

Rayasi joins us as we break down a wild night where Bordeaux overwhelmed Saints, Cameron Woki crossed for a hat-trick from the back row, and the atmosphere turned full pantomime. Despite the heavy loss, Henry Pollock somehow drags Saints to a priceless bonus point, producing a WWE worthy performance… first they booed then they chanted his name

Elsewhere, Bristol Bears blitz the Bulls at altitude with breathtaking, ball-in-hand rugby (including a try for our very own Max Lahiff)— piling on 75 points by half-time, scoring 16 tries, and handing the Bulls the second-most points ever conceded at Loftus Versfeld in the professional era. Ten Springboks on the teamsheet. Still not enough. Flowing rugby, ruthless tempo, total breakdown.

We also cover:

•Toulouse losing their aura on the road

•Saracens with no European wobble

•Harlequins delivering a result nobody called

•Stormers’ unbeaten run ending in humiliation (John Dobson: “humiliating”)

•A thriller at the Aviva as Harry Byrne holds his nerve in front of nearly 40,000

•Edinburgh all but securing knockout rugby — including a brutal front-row moment

•Glasgow Warriors stacking maximum points away at Clermont

Hat-tricks. Heat. Altitude. Villains. Flying Fijians.

This is Champions Cup rugby at full throttle.

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💣 What really happens in team meetings when a club is spiralling

🔥 Bristol on a roll — but Ellis Genge vs Tom Curry argy-bargy explained

⏱️ Bath win a bonkers match at the death

🚨 Saracens under pressure as Leicester win

🌍 URC: Stormers unbeaten, Bulls wobble, Sharks crashing

🇮🇪 Leinster back on track

Duncan Weir scores in his final game… then tears a muscle 😬

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00:00 The boys are back and catching up with each other

22:15 Bath vs Exeter - Game of the weekend

24:38 Greg Fisilau

25:58 Quins in Crisis

32:53 Are Sarries also in crisis?

33:53 Billy Searle impressing

35:26 Scuffles amongst friends

39:19 URC Roundup - Starting with Dunkie Weir's send off

42:15 Jamie Dobie - Born again winger

44:18 Stormers keep Storming on & Ulster still flying high

47:42 Europe Preview - Bristol's big week away to the Bulls

50:04 Saints travel to Bordeaux for replay of last year's final

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The Champions Cup 2025–26 delivered one of its wildest results yet — and we’re joined by Glasgow Warriors captain Kyle Steyn after his side produced a European classic, coming from 21–0 down to beat six-time champions Toulouse 28–21 at Scotstoun in a result that sent shockwaves across Europe.

In this episode of Maul or Nothing, the Glasgow skipper gives inside insight straight from the dressing room, before we break down Round 2 of the Champions Cup, debate whether rotation is killing the competition, and ask who is actually taking Europe seriously.

🔥 Champions Cup Round 2 – Match Breakdown & Talking Points

🏴 Glasgow Warriors 28–21 Toulouse

•⁠ ⁠One of the greatest wins in Glasgow’s European history

•⁠ ⁠Warriors fight back from 21–0 down and shut Toulouse out completely in the second half

•⁠ ⁠A six-time European champion held scoreless after halftime

•⁠ ⁠Talking point: Was this the best half of European rugby Glasgow have ever played?

•⁠ ⁠What this performance says about Warriors mentality, leadership, and belief

🐻 Bristol Bears 61–12 Pau

•⁠ ⁠Nine tries and total domination against Top 14 opposition… are they right to only send their second teams….

🃏 Harlequins 68–14 Bayonne

⚫ Northampton Saints 50–5 Bulls

•⁠ ⁠Saints physically overwhelm the Bulls in a devastating second half

•⁠ ⁠Henry Pollock outstanding again — power, pace, all-round impact

⚓ Toulon 45–34 Bath

•⁠ ⁠Defence optional, chaos compulsory in a nine-try epic

•⁠ ⁠Bath within four points with five minutes to go, still claim a losing bonus

🌊 Stormers vs La Rochelle

•⁠ ⁠Stormers crush La Rochelle in South Africa in a statement win

•⁠ ⁠Just two players over 21 in La Rochelle’s backline

•⁠ ⁠Youth experiment exposed — rotation or surrender?

•⁠ ⁠Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu once again brings the fireworks

🐯 Leicester Tigers vs Leinster

A brutal arm-wrestle decided by fine margins, with Leinster holding their nerve to edge Leicester.

🏴 Other Results

•⁠ ⁠Castres shut out Edinburgh 33–0

🎙️ Kyle Steyn Interview – Glasgow Warriors Captain

The Glasgow Warriors captain joins us to break down:

•⁠ ⁠THAT comeback from 21–0 down

•⁠ ⁠Belief and composure against six-time champions Toulouse

•⁠ ⁠Scotstoun as a genuine European fortress

•⁠ ⁠What this win means for Glasgow’s Champions Cup ambitions

🧠 Plus

•⁠ ⁠Should teams name a fixed Champions Cup squad before the season?

•⁠ ⁠Is heavy rotation undermining Europe’s biggest competition?

•⁠ ⁠TOP 14 quick-fire (7 minutes)

•⁠ ⁠Max Lahiff on why fielding full-strength teams still matters

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This week on Maul Or Nothing, we’re joined by Bristol Bears captain Fitz Harding and powerhouse centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg for an episode packed with chaos, laughs, and exclusive rugby chat.

We get the lowdown on a heavy week with the Babaas, where there was more happening off the pitch than on it...

We debate who's Uncle Pat’s favourite Bear (with some BIG contenders on the couch… plus Max 😅)...

And we seek answers to the question everyone’s asking — is Lightning Luis Rees-Zammit the fastest player in the Premiership? There’s only one way to find out...and the fans want to see it!

We also look ahead as the Bears sit one win away from a trip to 'Beaver’s Zoo’...

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The Champions Cup roars back and the heavyweights arrive scorching hot — huge statements, harsh collapses, outrageous individual performances and early contenders already emerging.

We dive into:

💥 Etzebeth’s 12-week ban — too lenient? 

🐻 MAX in Llanelli early doors with Genge & Oghre

🧢 RYAN on duty in Manchester for Sale v Glasgow and then onto the Bath owner’s house for the after party! 

⚡ Monster wins, shock turnarounds and the biggest storylines from Week 1

🔥 Toulouse, Bath, La Rochelle & Bordeaux all flexing early dominance

😳 Bulls’ collapse, Saints’ chaos win, and whether Leinster’s scoreline flattered them

💬 Plus: Should the Champions Cup bring in a trimmed squad you can only pick from?

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🎙️ This week on Maul or Nothing we dive into one of the wildest rugby weekends of the year — from Etzebeth’s Gougezilla moment, and reds all across the leagues to Bristol detonating Saints, shockwaves in the URC, and Europe about to kick off. Monster drama everywhere.

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🟥 SOUTH AFRICA 73–0 WALES — The Gougezilla Incident

• Springboks unleash total domination — 11-try demolition, Wales’ worst-ever home loss and first scoreless home Test since 1967.

• The headline: Etzebeth’s late eye-gouge red card on Alex Mann — even Rassie says it was correct.

• A serious ban now looms.

• Wales’ rebuild hits its lowest point yet. 😬

🐻 PREMIERSHIP — Bristol Blitz Saints

• Max finally back on the horse in a resounding win

Benhard Janse Van Rensburg's performance and what it means for England.

• Gloucester finally claim their first win of the season, beating Quins 26–15 behind Ben Redshaw’s brace.

• Exeter’s miracle comeback: from 26–6 down to beat Sale 27–26.

• Bath edge Saracens 36–29 thanks to a late Henry Arundell winner.

• Newcastle still searching for their first point after another heavy loss to Leicester.

💥 URC — Upsets Everywhere

• Glasgow stunned by bottom-placed Scarlets.

• Stormers pull off a huge away win at Munster.

• Cardiff rocket up to second after another big performance

Dragons robbed against Leinster?

🌍 PLUS: Champions Cup Preview

Who’s hot, who’s wobbling, and who’s about to detonate when Europe kicks off?

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England stay undefeated, the Boks brutally smash Ireland's pack, and the Autumn Internationals kick up more talking points.

Marc, Ryan & Max break down every huge moment — from red cards and hat-tricks to tunnel bust-ups and record breakers. 🏉🔥

England survive a fierce Argentina comeback, Ireland collapse under Bok pressure, Wales run in four against the All Blacks, France put seven past Australia, and Scotland blow Tonga away.

Max Ojomoh’s breakout, Malcolm Marx making history, Tom Rogers’ hat-trick, and Duhan van der Merwe setting new records — all the big stories from a wild Test weekend.

In this episode:

• England’s unbeaten run & Max Ojomoh lighting it up

• Tom Curry tunnel drama

• Springboks overpower Ireland in Dublin

• Ireland’s card chaos & Marx crowned World Player of the Year

• Wales show attacking growth vs the All Blacks

• France run in seven as Australia’s tour hits disaster territory

• Scotland's conundrum

• Angus Bell hype & Sevu Reece hotstepping

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🎙️ This week on Maul or Nothing we’re joined by the heavyweight duo Evan Roos and John Barclay as we break down a wild weekend of international rugby. From England shattering the All Blacks’ aura to Scotland’s Murrayfield misery, this might be the most explosive recap yet. (Plus Ryan and Barcs are on a weird lone wolf camping holiday) 

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🏉 ENGLAND vs ALL BLACKS — A Result for the Ages 🇬🇧🇳🇿

•⁠ ⁠England break the aura — did anyone see THIS coming?

•⁠ ⁠George Ford’s drop-goals… he’s the man now 👀

•⁠ ⁠Dingwall + Lawrence: England’s midfield answer?

•⁠ ⁠Henry Pollock and that Haka response — are we fans?

🏴 SCOTLAND vs ARGENTINA — Chaos at Murrayfield

•⁠ ⁠Where do you even begin?

•⁠ ⁠Players or management? Who carries the can?

•⁠ ⁠Should Toony really go, as the papers claim?

•⁠ ⁠21–0… leaving early may have been genius 😅

•⁠ ⁠Where Scotland go from here…

🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA vs ITALY — Red Card Mayhem

•⁠ ⁠Franco Mostert’s red: right call or rugby gone mad?

•⁠ ⁠The “he’s 6ft 8, what else can he do?” debate

•⁠ ⁠14-man Boks beating France and Italy…

•⁠ ⁠Rassie conspiracy theorists assemble 🧠🧩

•⁠ ⁠Italy controlling huge portions — are they turning a corner?

🐉 WALES vs JAPAN — Relief, Not Joy

•⁠ ⁠First men’s home win in 2+ years

•⁠ ⁠1 red + 3 yellows… is rugby being ruined?

•⁠ ⁠Eddie Jones: “Wales fans should ask for a refund, but the union can’t afford it.” 😂

🇮🇪 IRELAND vs AUSTRALIA — The Mack Attack

•⁠ ⁠A record win for Ireland vs Aus— statement made

•⁠ ⁠Mack Hansen hat-trick inside 27 minutes vs his birth nation

•⁠ ⁠Fun fact: Ben Gunter, Monty Ioane, Lewis Lynagh & Mack Hansen all Aus-qualified… all scored vs Aus this month 🤯

🇫🇷 FRANCE vs FIJI — Momentum Madness

•⁠ ⁠France somehow blow a 21–0 lead… then snatch it back

•⁠ ⁠Fiji now a proper Test side: structure + fitness + chaos = danger

•⁠ ⁠Mick Byrne revolution already visible

•⁠ ⁠In a weird way… both teams leave with something

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The boys are back together and this week they’re on tour/stag do in the Scottish capital. 

Marc, Ryan and Max head to Murrayfield hoping to witness history — could this finally be the Scotland team to break the All Blacks curse? Joining them are Scotland stars Blair Kinghorn and Adam Hastings, who relive the drama on and off the pitch.

From Hasto’s best man speech at Blair’s wedding (and who completely bombed it) to a night out with the All Blacks and Scotland boys in Edinburgh’s finest haunts.

The boys also take in the monstrous clash between South Africa and France. The revenge dish sent back to the kitchen!!

Also a chance to describe Englands tight contest against the valiant Fijians! 

it’s all here — chaos, honesty and plenty of laughs.

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The boys are finally back together — and in surroundings far too plush for them 👀.

Live from the Explorer’s Penthouse at the stunning Corinthia London, Ryan, Max, and Marc dive into a wild opening weekend of the Autumn Internationals 2025.

💥 This week:

•England get the job done vs Australia — but did the Wallabies ever stand a chance without Will Skelton, Len Ikitau & Tom Hooper?

•The Tommy Freeman experiment… success or flop?

•Is this England team finally exciting again?

•Tadhg Beirne’s red card — fair or farce? Ryan’s got thoughts.

•Are the All Blacks always unfairly judged — even when they win?

•Duhan vs Darcy at Murrayfield — try-fest central.

•And a look ahead to the France vs South Africa monster clash 🧨

🎧 Plus, keep your eyes peeled for our exclusive Evan Roos episode dropping later this week!

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🔥 With the leagues heading into hibernation and the International Window opening, The boys are BACK and the Autumn Internationals are about to blow up! 🌍💣 Time to preview everything worth previewing!

🏉 England’s fly-half war — Ford vs Fin Smith 🇬🇧

🍀 Are Ireland quietly rebuilding or in trouble?

🏴 Scotland to finally beat the All Blacks? 👀

🐉 Can Wales bring the smiles back to the Principality?

🇫🇷 France v South Africa — the game of the Autumn 🔥

Plus: Premiership Rugby chaos ⚡️, Fin Smith and Freeman lighting it up 🔥, and Ryan’s take that the All Blacks could lose all four 😱 — is he losing it or onto something?!

💬Who's in, who's out, what are the biggest stories and most mouthwatering matchups...and will the AB's really go home winless?!

🏉Plus a catchup up on the last round of Prem and URC matches ahead of the break...including the big Westcountry dust up at the Rec!👊

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The boys are back with Highlanders co-captain and new All Black Timoci “Jim” Tavatavanawai — the Fijian powerhouse on his incredible rise from a village in Fiji to the All Blacks. Jim opens up about his debut, his mum’s sacrifices, and his love of steak & cheese pies!

Plus:

🏉 Prem Rugby: Bristol’s 12-try thriller, the growing injury crisis, and why 19-year-old Noah Caluori is the real deal.

🔥 Tom Willis to leave Sarries and the rumours why… Harlequins chaos and Exeter’s Ikitau & Hooper turning up the heat.

💪 Henry Slade — finally getting the credit he deserves.

💬 URC: Leinster lose again, Munster kings of Ireland, Crowley confirmed at 10 for Ireland, Stormers flying, Ulster unbeaten.

🎙️ Guest: Timoci “Jim” Tavatavanawai

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This week we’ve got a the bath beast on the pod — South Africa’s World Cup–winning prop and fresh Rugby Championship champion, Thomas du Toit.

We get into the Boks’ brutal battle with Argentina, that record demolition of the All Blacks, Bath’s big season, transfer gossip (billions of rand?!), and why Rassie Erasmus apparently wants every prop to kick goals and run 90 metres for fun (or not)

Plus: the “freak athlete” question that reveals who’s the most ridiculous physical specimen in the Bok camp.

🏉 Rugby chat also includes:

•⁠ ⁠Rugby Championship finale — Boks pip All Blacks on points difference (+57 vs +8)

•⁠ ⁠Wallabies’ campaign autopsy & Argentina’s underrated rise and why the All Blacks get negativity while continuing to win 

•⁠ ⁠URC madness — Leinster lose both, Zebre win both, Bulls’ revenge thriller

•⁠ ⁠Premiership chaos — Bristol’s injury crisis, Northampton’s wild 37–35 escape, Leicester’s monster comeback vs Quins

•⁠ ⁠Rugby360 rumours — new funding model, centralised finances, and what it means for the game

😂 Plus: “Props who look like Max Lahiff shouldn’t be allowed.”

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Another breaking news chat from the boys, in response to the latest news on R360...with the Unions officially in opposition, will the new league still run....and more importantly has Mike Tindall (and his big money backers) picked up the phone and given Max a call yet??

Full Episode on it's way...you can blame Marc and his ever lavish lifestyle for the delay!

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Diamond Out, so who's in...??

The Maul Or Nothing Boys chat about the breaking news and through a mixture of inside intel and wild speculation, discuss what's next for Rugby's hottest Franchise!

Some names in the frame:

1:21 - Phil Dowson & Gregor Townsend

5:17 - Rassie Erasmus

10:17 - Jonny Wilkinson

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We’re back with pure MoN chaos — and this week, it’s the one and only Mack Hansen in the house!

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🔥 In this episode:

•Mack’s Andy Farrell tattoo swing vote for the Lions

•Inside Connacht: summer pre-season vibes & first impressions of Stuart Lancaster.

•Lions gossip: Mack’s big bromance and did he win naked wrestling?

•Rugby Championship heat: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is the star of world rugby right now

•Springboks to win Rugby Championship? but Argentina’s shot at history.

•Wallabies and All Blacks in a thriller

•Premiership madness: LRZ & Tom Jordan debuts, Bristol’s injury crisis, Saints vs Exeter pandemonium, Saracens stamping memes, and Bath vs Quins chaos.

•URC round-up: Stormers hammer Leinster, Glasgow steady, Cardiff’s rollercoaster win

•Plus: the best fan comments read out by Ryan.

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0:32 - Ryder Cup Chat

4:52 - Bears Game 1 - Tom Jordan lights up 

9:41 - Ryan has too many voices in his head

13:26 - Mack Hansen Joins us

16:03 - Lions Tour reflections

19:21 - Wrestling with Gengey

20:39 - Mack’s most surprising Tourist

22:22 - Stuart Lancaster has arrived in Connaught

26:49 - Mack’s infamous Tattoo

29:51 - The Rugby Championship Roundup - Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu🤤

34:22 - Kolbe’s Clanger!

38:01 - New Zealand v Australia - much closer than the final score suggests

43:28 - Congratulations to the England Roses!

45:49 - Prem Roundup

49:57 - URC Roundup

54:56 - Any Other Business / The Max Wax & Ryan Ramble

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We’re back, baby! Season 3 of Maul or Nothing kicks off in pure chaos with Bristol Bears’ brand-new superstar Tom Jordan – the Scotland fly-half, centre, full-back, kit man, and occasional massage therapist who somehow does it all.

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•Life in Bristol – how’s Tom settling into the Prem?

•What the hell happened in Portugal 

•Who’s impressed (and who’s entertained) him most at Bristol so far?

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•⁠ ⁠Scotland Lens: eyes on the autumn & Six Nations – how was the summer tour, what about playing the All Blacks in November?

•⁠ ⁠He Talk us through his journey from high school to Glasgow…

•The Premiership & URC preview: dark horses, disasters waiting to happen, and Newcastle Red Bulls’ transfer frenzy.

•Our famously awful predictions – back and worse than ever.

•Plus: the LRZ celebration and whether Louis Rees-Zammit is as fast as we hope he is

And a brand new section of stupidity. This time on ChatGPT and what the boys use it for (dream deciphering and having Steve Jobs run the rule over Maul or Nothing’s podcast structure) 

Rugby’s most entertaining breakdown is back – bigger guests, more banter, and even worse predictions. Strap in.

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It’s the Maul or Nothing Season Finale — and the Wallabies have the final word. Australia take the Third Test 22–12 in a weather-soaked Sydney to deny the Lions a 3–0 whitewash… the Series ends with just a ONE point swing on aggregate 😬

We’re joined by Tom Wright, fresh from the win, to unpack the Wallaby camp’s reaction, what changed after the MCG, and how it feels to go toe-to-toe with the Lions in a nail-biting series. He talks Skelton’s energy, getting stuck into the argie-bargie with Big Will behind him, and his take on the Carlo Tizzano red card controversy.

But that’s just the start…

💥 Nick White — the perfect setting for the arch sh*thouser, and an emotional final Test in Wallaby gold.

🐾 “Little bow legs” and barking brilliance — was this peak Nic White?

🍻 Henry Pollock chinning Guinness with Andy Powell — and earning rave reviews

🌧️ Lightning delays & chaos — Ryan relives the 35-minute pause and the torrential downpour that made this one of the most disrupted Tests in memory

🎭 Who was the ‘Ryan Wilson’ of the Lions? Who did the Aussies love to hate?

🗣️ Scenes — Alex Cuthbert riding Ryan after his try (and winded celebrations) The Bromances and was Ryan a Lions squad Klingon, hanging around with the boys 

🦁 Squad rotation debate — did Farrell bottle a chance to test wider players? Was 3–0 worth the fatigue risk?

✌️ Legends Game 2 Recap — brutal hits, broken bodies and fierce pride as Lions Legends faced the Classic Wallabies again.

🤝 Ryan & Owen Farrell bury the beef — finally, after years of needle, they’re Sarries bros now.

We also break down:

•⁠ ⁠🇦🇺 Nella Tupou stays green & gold despite move to France — is scrapping Giteau’s Law the right call?

•⁠ ⁠🏆 Man of the Tour (Lions, Wallabies & Legends)

•⁠ ⁠🎉 Post-series celebrations & behind-the-scenes madness

This is the raw, unfiltered Lions Tour wrap-up you’ve been waiting for. From Skelton’s shadow to Farrell’s final call, this ep has it all.

Can you also add to the blurb at the end. We’ll be back for season 3 in September with more elite guests and utter gibberish from Ryan and Max so stay tuned!

08:30 - Ryan's not the VIP he thought he was

11:38 - Which Lions sent it - Pollock impressing Powell

23:57 - Was the 3rd test selection right

30:21 - Ryan’s Legends try and being ridden by Cuthbert

37:56 - Players of the Series

39:42 - TOM WRIGHT JOINS

42:42 - His favourite test & the Atmosphere!

48:30 - Big Willy Style

51:07 - Nic White tribute

52:52 - Farrell & Su’Ali ‘chat’

57:46 - Jac morgan x Carlo Tizzano

01:01:03 - pAUSitivity in camp

01:06:52 - News roundup - R360 & Newcastle Red Bull Falcons

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The British & Irish Lions take on the Wallabies in a thunderous 2nd Test — and we’re pitchside at the MCG to soak it all in!

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Can the Lions seal the series in Melbourne? Or will the Wallabies rise from the ashes and force a decider in Sydney? Ryan, Marc, and Max (still recovering…) break it all down with raw reactions, live analysis, and legendary cameos.

🔥 Lions Legends vs Classic Wallabies Recap:

Ryan laces up alongside icons like Andy Powell, Alex Cuthbert, Mike Tindall, Tommy Seymour & Jackson Wray — but how did they fare against a stacked Aussie lineup of Giteau, AAC, Drew Mitchell & Naiyaravoro?

🎤 Post-Match Reactions from the Heart of the Action

Sitting right in front of Henry Pollock, Sione Tuipulotu, Marcus Smith, and James O’Connor, Taniela Tupou, Nic White, the boys soak in the tension, the tries, and the tackle-fests.

👊 Special guest Jackson Wray joins us for a full Lions-Wallabies Test 2 breakdown: selection calls, game changers, atmosphere, and who stood up when it mattered.

🎉 What a match. What a result. What a night. Don’t miss this episode of Maul or Nothing.

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The British & Irish Lions are up and running — ruthless, composed, but was the whole thing missing an ingredient? Farrell nailed every call, Curry and Beirne beast mode , and Finn Russell painted a masterpiece 🎨

In this, the 100th episode of Maul or Nothing, we unpack the fallout from the First Test, analyse what the Wallabies can change, and look ahead to Round Two. Plus: Max is back in pre season, ouch. Ryan’s been on a lash-fuelled jolly in Aus, and the Dirt Trackers get their moment but can it count and has it ever?

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1️⃣ First Test Fallout

🧠 Farrell masterclass – every decision right?

💥 Back row brilliance – Curry & Beirne dominate

🎯 Midfield vindicated or vulnerable to Ringrose return

🎨 Finn Russell’s control, creativity, and class

🎭 Was the drama lacking?

🚪 Is the squad door still open for anyone?

2️⃣ Wallaby Worries 🇦🇺

🤕 Can Australia recover?

💪 Would Skelton & Valentini have changed everything? Will it change something. Power up needed 

3️⃣ MoN Moments

📢 Max’s pre season

✈️ Ryan’s flights & another golf buggy incident with Andy Powell

👋 Fan encounters and new debuts from Down Under

4️⃣ Looking Ahead: Second Test Preview

🔁 Ringrose returns – reshuffle in midfield?

🏗️ Chessum to 6, bench vacancy opens

❓ Second row selections – who starts?

🧠 What’s Farrell’s next chess move?

👀 Kinghorn v Keenan – who wears 15?

🎯 Kinghorn’s boot – good enough for the bench?

💭 Should Farrell be in the 23 if he’s not kicking?

5️⃣ Word on the Dirt Trackers + Pasifika 

😤 Who’s smashing down the Test door?

🚜 Tupou, Salakaia-Loto, Uru, and Gamble cause chaos

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The First Test is here — and the Lions are flying (albeit vs average opposition)! After ripping through AUNZ in their most dominant showing yet, Test XV selection has sparked major debate. Who’s nailed on? Who’s out? And who’s thrown the entire backline into chaos?

We break down Henry Pollock’s statement performance and celebration 😘 back row battles, the Ringrose & LCD concussion blows, and Faz Jr is causing selection headaches? Duhan’s tries vs defence? 6–2 or 5–3 split off the bench?

Plus, the rest of the rugby world delivered drama:

•Wales finally break their losing streak!

•Scotland gift Fiji a historic win – and Tier 2 rugby erupts.

•England handle Argentina, Springboks stir controversy, and the All Blacks obliterate France.

Get ready for Test Week. It’s about to get spicy

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