Explore every episode of the podcast Spritz & Scrums - Italian Rugby Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Benetton vs Scarlets / Zebre Parma vs Cardiff | 26 Sep 2024 | 00:28:22 | |
We are back! The new season has started - we talk about Benetton vs Scarlets / Zebre Parma vs Cardiff and the upcoming second round of the URC plus who is paying for Benetton's new stand? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Spritz & Carbo - A lesson on Serie A Elite | 22 Aug 2024 | 01:15:47 | |
We are joined by the guys at Carbo Rugby who explain for our English listeners the world of Serie A Elite Rugby. We also discuss the Italian Rugby summer tests, so sit down with a spritz and a carbonara and learn something! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| BEN v LIO & SHA v ZEB | 11 Apr 2024 | 00:48:41 | |
We are (finally!) back to talk about the Italian rugby we've missed! With a close look at Challenge Cup games against the Lions and the Sharks and also how they went to Africa without Coach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| WAL V ITA - How we gonna stir this sauce with no spoon? | 20 Mar 2024 | 01:06:10 | |
NO WOODEN SPOON! We chat about how impressive Italy's Six Nation's campaign really was and talk about how the future is looking bright. We also learn that Coach can't tell Welsh people apart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| ITA V SCO - THE BIG WIN! | 14 Mar 2024 | 01:07:21 | |
Italy break an 11 year home game curse by beating Scotland! We talk all about (almost all of us) being at the game, Lord of the Rings and our thoughts on how Italy v Wales on Super Saturday will go down! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| MUNvZEB & BENvGLA - A Tale Of Two Games | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:46:41 | |
2 Italian defeats (one much more impressive than the other) Munster vs Zebre & Benetton vs Glasgow. We look ahead to the 6 Nations where Italy take on Scotland. We also discuss someone's fear of flying, punctuality and logistics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| FRA V ITA - A ball, a post, a draw | 27 Feb 2024 | 00:56:03 | |
We drown our sorrows in neat gin before remembering that 5 months ago Italy had 60 points put on them by France, and today, through nothing short of a HERCULEAN TEAM EFFORT, they drew 13-13. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| ZEBvEDI & LEIvBEN | 22 Feb 2024 | 00:51:47 | |
Let us tell you why Benetton losing away to Leinster and Zebre getting a losing bonus point against an Edinburgh team riddled with Scotland Internationals is overall a pretty positive thing. So positive that Coach isn't even mad this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| IRE V ITA - "It is what it is" | 15 Feb 2024 | 00:45:35 | |
After a disappointing game against Ireland, Coach delivers a wise proverb. We dissect the positives (of which there are some!), chuck out the negatives, and look ahead to a repeat of Ireland v Italy in this weekend's URC clash of Leinster v Benetton! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| ITA V ENG - The smallest of margins | 08 Feb 2024 | 00:41:36 | |
The Six Nations 2024 has kicked off, and Italy are here to play! We discuss the game, our trip to Rome, kilts, and Coach fighting crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Italy Rugby 6 Nations Squad Announcement | 01 Feb 2024 | 00:35:30 | |
We talk about the Italy 6 nations squad announcement, player by player just in time for the Italy vs England game this weekend! Eddie also does yo momma jokes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| George Biagi - Zebre, wine & the 6 Nations | 29 Jan 2024 | 00:59:59 | |
George talks us through his journey from Italy international lock, to head of Rugby Operations at Zebre Parma. He tells us the secrets behind Zebre's new found winning ways, and we look ahead together to this Italy squad's 6 Nations campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Italian Rugby - A Review Of The Year | 27 Jun 2024 | 00:57:15 | |
This week we look back at Italian Rugby's year and give our top 10 insights from Benetton to Zebre, stands and players! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| BENvMON & PAUvZEB | 24 Jan 2024 | 00:53:46 | |
In a very different episode, we catch up on Zebre and Benetton games through the medium of Coach. We talk Italian rugby news, the new Netflix doc and our Library of Rugby Facts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| NEWvBEN & ZEBvDRA - IT'S A DOUBLE ITALIAN WIN BABY! | 16 Jan 2024 | 00:50:15 | |
Benetton rack up 57 points away from home in a smashing performance up in Newcastle, Zebre Parma beat the Dragons in a both stubborn and gutsy display of rugby, and with so many Italian players looking as hot as they are right now we ask "is there anybody cocky enough to think they're guaranteed to start against England in the opening game of the Six Nations?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| BEN V ZEB - Act 2 of the Derbies and 2024 is here! | 12 Jan 2024 | 00:35:11 | |
Back from from an excellent URC derby in Italy, Ellie, Eddie and Coach talk about their experience and look forward to a massive weekend of European rugby for Benetton and Zebre Parma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| ZEB V BEN - ACT 1 of the Christmas Derbies! | 24 Dec 2023 | 00:29:09 | |
"Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake!" - Hamlet Act 4, Scene 4 After an amazing Italian URC derby we get a little carried away with the Shakespearean drama of rugby. Eddie gets Hamlet completely wrong as we discuss how Benetton just about held off a Zebra Parma who were out for blood! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| PAOLO ODOGWU - From Birmingham to Benetton | 22 Dec 2023 | 01:06:56 | |
Paolo Odogwu takes us through the incredible last year of his life: from the end of Wasps; to loving life in Paris; to playing for Italy in the World Cup; to then finally being back alongside his best friend and Composure Club business partner Jacob Umaga at Benetton Rugby in Treviso. Music: Jeff Kaale on Uppbeat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP ROUND 1: OSPvBEN & ZEBvCHE | 14 Dec 2023 | 00:40:25 | |
Benetton may have lost the game, but they come away with their first 4-try bonus point of the season, Zebre have their first proper underperformance of the season, and a "friend of a friend" gets mad about Italian ticketing platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| BENvOSP & STOvZEB | 07 Dec 2023 | 00:43:13 | |
Benetton had to dig in deep to avoid a shock defeat at Monigo, Zebre put in a super solid performance against last year's URC champions, and Eddie asks "is Danilo Fischetti just Faff de Klerk in a prop's body?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| #EDIVBEN and #LIOVZEB | 01 Dec 2023 | 00:51:04 | |
Zebre have a defensive nightmare down under, and Benetton give us the heart attacks we didn't know we wanted when they steal an incredible win in Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| #ZEBVCAR and #GLAVBEN | 23 Nov 2023 | 00:39:11 | |
Coach's superstition ensures Zebre Parma remain undefeated a second week in a row but Benetton slip up in the Glasgow rain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| "If Carlsberg did Weekends... " - 2 Italian Club wins, and we saw them both live! | 17 Nov 2023 | 00:42:22 | |
After an epic URC Italian Rugby Roadtrip, we've shaken the spritz hangovers off to talk about the MASSIVE double wins for Zebre and Benetton (and all the fun and car chaos we had in between). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| BEN vs EDI - the big game | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:45:03 | |
We talk about Benetton's big win against Edinburgh, a tiny bit about Zebre vs Glasgow, the International Italian Rugby Touch Tournament - sponsored by Gilbert, the amazing people we met and we try to work out if Coach is secretly, actually good at Rugby? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 2 Lions, a Zebra and a Bull | 08 Nov 2023 | 00:45:32 | |
Benetton still undefeated in a tight game against the Lions at another sold out Stadio Monigo. Zebre rack up another bonus point against the Bulls, but are still without and a win and Italy's u20s win against Ireland. We look at all the rugby of the weekend and look forward to our imminent road trip to Parma and Treviso! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Benetton VS Munster | 03 Nov 2023 | 00:35:48 | |
With the new season of club rugby in its second week, we round up the Italian games of the weekend, reflect on South Africa's 4th world cup win and wonder how coach can be less prop like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| THE URC IS BACK BABY | 25 Oct 2023 | 00:49:12 | |
After the highs and lows of Italy's World Cup, we move on to pastures new - the URC is back baby, and Benetton is looking good! The Leoni get their first win of the season AWAY FROM HOME, Zebre put on a cracker of a show and go to the very last minute against Ulster, and get the popcorn out because Eddie's got some nuts stories to tell from his time in France... New Club Rugby Season, New Spritz and Scrums Season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| ITA V NZ - ... everyone knows what happened... | 04 Oct 2023 | 00:42:55 | |
A whiskey-fuelled episode putting together the pieces after Italy - New Zealand. Eddie lashes out at the Welsh, the Scots, World Rugby, Tier 1, Tier 2, everyone really, nobody's safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| ITA v URU - Turning things around convincingly | 27 Sep 2023 | 00:40:38 | |
This week's episode includes a new format: 80mins in 2mins by Eddie, a look over a rollercoaster game vs a strong Uruguay, and a look forward to what Italy have to do to make history and put NZ to bed on Friday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| MONTY IOANE - Rugby World Cup Special | 19 Sep 2023 | 01:04:26 | |
After Italy won their opening game of the rugby world cup, superstar winger Monty Ioane sits down with us to talk about his side's attacking Italian flair, reveals his emotions after scoring 3 tries against Japan in his triumphant return to Treviso & tells us how he wants to go above and beyond for Italy's head coach Kieran Crowley. A hilarious, honest and gripping chat with one of the best in the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| ITA v NAM - The World Cup has kicked off! | 13 Sep 2023 | 00:38:38 | |
It's a solid start by the Azzurri after scoring over half a century of points in their opening game of the World Cup. We dig a little deeper into the nuances of the match, reveal who our unexpected hero of the game was, and Coach explains why he's mad at kids this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Italy World Cup Preview | 07 Sep 2023 | 00:14:50 | |
With Kieran Crowley announcing the team that will face Namibia in Italy's first World Cup game, we bring you a bite-sized episode of our reaction along with our very brief Rugby World Cup preview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A chat with Rugby Referee - ANDREA PIARDI | 04 Sep 2023 | 00:53:55 | |
After making the career move because he was too gobby as a player, the number 1 Italian rugby referee Andrea Piardi takes us behind the scenes of life as an international ref. He talks us through the pressure of being the first Italian to referee a URC grand final, his thoughts on the new bunker review system coming into play for this Rugby World Cup, and warns us that you must never trust a front row forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Summer Nations: ITA v JAP | 30 Aug 2023 | 00:50:35 | |
We've just about recovered from witnessing a big Italy win in their final world cup warm up game against Japan, a touch rugby tournament in 37 degree heat and meeting some great people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| RHYNO "FLIPPING" SMITH! | 27 May 2024 | 01:15:28 | |
The front-flipping legend Rhyno Smith joins us in an extended interview to talk all things drop goals, playoff hopes, the big game against Edinburgh this weekend, and (most importantly) which of the Benetton boys does the best BBQ in Treviso. A brilliant chat with a brilliant man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Summer Nations: ITA v ROM | 22 Aug 2023 | 00:40:51 | |
After a spanking 50 point win against 14-man Romania, call us negative Nancys but we still demand better! Listen in as we look ahead to Italy's final warm up game against Japan this weekend and Eddie recounts a near death experience at the hands of Coach's dodgy pedal bike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Summer Nations: IRE v ITA | 08 Aug 2023 | 00:33:54 | |
After playing the world #1 side we are optimistic, we lament some unfortunate injuries and Coach has an upcoming doctor's appointment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Summer Nations: SCO v ITA | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:47:28 | |
After a month off, we react to Italy's first world cup warm up match against Scotland, summarise the U20 World Cup and reveal how Coach is going to die. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| U20s World Cup - Italy beat South Africa | 02 Jul 2023 | 00:18:54 | |
After an absolute feat of power and determination, Italy beat the competition hosts South Africa, and now the young Italian side have it all to play for with their final group game against Georgia. We also touch on Benetton and Zebre's Challenge Cup groups for the upcoming season and Tommaso Boni's exciting future playing career! This week's episode is brought to you by Coach's new found editing skills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| U20s World Cup chat with MARCOS GALLORINI | 23 Jun 2023 | 00:30:53 | |
On the eve of the U20s World Cup, we talk with with the young Italian powerhouse Marcos Gallorini about how he started rugby off a doctor's recommendation, the upcoming World Cup and many, many calories! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Crowley deserves better | 21 Jun 2023 | 00:32:17 | |
Our hungover response to the news that Kieran Crowley's contract is being terminated a year early. Spoiler alert, we aren't happy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Jeremy, is rugby financially screwed? | 14 Jun 2023 | 00:53:26 | |
In an off-piste episode, sports commercialisation expert Jeremy Kent is with us so we can ask the question on everyone's mind: what the f*** is going on in English rugby? He talks us through the 3 bankruptcies of Worcester Warriors, Wasps and London Irish, the state of the Six Nations moving forward and the great work that European rugby are doing. It feels a little dark right now, and Eddie keeps things light with awful dad jokes, but the future for rugby does still look bright. Not an Italian rugby episode this week - but anyone who cares about rugby should listen to this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Spritz & Scrums - Italian Rugby Podcast TRAILER | 13 Jun 2023 | 00:00:59 | |
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| A chat with JACOB UMAGA | 01 Jun 2023 | 00:41:10 | |
Wasps turned Benetton fly-half Jacob Umaga joins the pod to talk about his new rugby adventure in Treviso, prawns on pizza, and his fashion brand, Composure Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| BREAKING - Italy's World Cup Training Squad | 15 May 2023 | 00:34:03 | |
With a moment's notice Coach leaves his marketing conference, rushes across London and joins us, spritz in hands as we dissect Kieran Crowley's 46 man training camp squad ahead of this autumn's World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| SHA v BEN - Did we just win the Challenge Cup? | 16 May 2024 | 00:45:04 | |
Who would have thought we'd head down to South Africa and come away with 4 bloody points! What a week, playoff hopes are still alive and kicking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| TOU v BEN - Grey skies in the French Riviera | 11 May 2023 | 00:48:25 | |
We took an extra week to grieve the semi-final of the EPCR Challenge Cup. What went wrong? And what went so right for Italy's ageing superstar Sergio Parisse? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| STO v BEN - "The history books don't give a f*** about these games" | 27 Apr 2023 | 00:41:14 | |
We gloss over a couple of relatively forgetful games from last weekend, give the Italian teams' 2022/2023 URC season a debrief, and get very excited about the upcoming EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final this weekend in the South of France. See you in Toulon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| SHA v BEN - If you didn't like that game you don't like rugby | 18 Apr 2023 | 00:34:15 | |
One of the season's most thrilling games of rugby down in Durban - so good it feels like we didn't even lose - and even greater positives with the Italian women bringing home their first win in this year's 6 Nations against Ireland! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| BONUS EP - SILVIA TURANI | 14 Apr 2023 | 01:04:35 | |
In our first interview episode, we host Italy Women's superstar and Exeter Chiefs front row Silvia Turani! From only picking up a rugby ball in her second year of University, to getting called up by the Barbarians and playing in a rugby World Cup, Silvia takes us on a fascinating journey about life as a women's international rugby player. Listen to the ups and downs of one of the most interesting and charismatic personalities in women's rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||