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| Fin and Marcus Smith start in "must win" game for England | 06 Feb 2025 | 00:43:47 | |
Ahead of England hosting France at Twickenham in the Six Nations this weekend Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher react to the team selected by Steve Borthwick. They discuss Fin Smith starting at fly-half with Marcus Smith moving to full-back and ask the question of how big a match is this for England after their defeat to Ireland? Alfie also sits down to chat to Fin Smith as he prepares to start for the first time. Plus they are joined by L'Equipe writer Guillaume Dufy to get a French perspective on this England squad and Les Bleus hopes of winning another Six Nations title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 6 Nations Round 1 review plus Ollie Chessum interview | 03 Feb 2025 | 00:59:27 | |
Following the opening round of the 2025 Six Nations Alfie Reynolds and Will Kelleher review all the action and cast their eyes forward to this weekend. They're at England's training base where they speak with second-row Ollie Chessum about responding to defeat to Ireland and why England's bench continues to struggle making an impact. Mark Palmer previews a huge game for Scotland at home to the Irish, they go through the Ruck listeners burning questions and ask if there is any hope for Wales? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Our men's 15-a-side team of the year! | 23 Dec 2024 | 00:41:58 | |
As we reach the end of 2024 Alfie, Will and Alex have named their 15-a-side men's team for the year. Does Antoine Dupont get selected despite missing a chunk of the season to play 7s at the Olympics? Do any English players get in? And, what weighting do they give to the club game as well as international matches? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| An ugly England win as France and Scotland serve up a beauty. Plus, Ntamack out of the World Cup and Owen Farrell latest. | 14 Aug 2023 | 00:46:03 | |
Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Peter O'Reilly reflect on the World Cup warm-up matches over the weekend. They chat about a dire match at Twickenham as England beat Wales in unconvincing fashion, as well as France and Scotland playing out a brilliant match in St Etienne. They also discuss France fly-half Romain Ntamack being ruled out of the tournament, Jack van Poortvliet's injury and Owen Farrell's red card and subsequent suspension. Plus Peter chats about Ireland ahead of them hosting England this coming weekend and the latest on the fly-half position. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| England name official 33 player World Cup squad! | 07 Aug 2023 | 00:37:21 | |
Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe are at Twickenham to react to Steve Borthwick's England squad for the Rugby World Cup. After breaking the news of what the official squad would be over the weekend they discuss some of the big talking points, including Henry Slade missing out. Plus, they look back on all the World Cup warm-up results including big wins for Scotland and Wales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| England World Cup squad selection! | 31 Jul 2023 | 00:55:39 | |
Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones return to begin the build-up to the Rugby World Cup. With Steve Borthwick naming his England squad in a week's time, they select their 33 man England team who they would take to France. Plus, they reflect on the Rugby Championship and how New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Argentina are looking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Premiership and URC Finals Review! | 30 May 2023 | 00:41:37 | |
Saracens beat Sale to win the Premiership and Munster's famous victory over the Stormers in Cape Town as they were crowned URC champions. Plus, they cover the fate of London Irish as the deadline for their takeover to be completed draws near, they chat about the Barbarians, Premier 15s and name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| One of the great Champions Cup finals! And, Premiership final preview | 22 May 2023 | 00:52:32 | |
Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Stephen Jones look back on the final of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. They ask whether Leinster v La Rochelle was the greatest final in the competitions history? Plus, they preview the Premiership final this weekend and chat to former Sale winger Mark Cueto, who was a part of the 2006 side who last won the Prem for Sale. And, they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Premiership and URC semi-finals and Dan Biggar previews the Challenge Cup final | 15 May 2023 | 00:49:54 | |
Will Kelleher, Elgan Alderman and Mark Palmer bring you the latest episode of The Ruck. They look back on the Premiership and URC semi-finals following some big results, including Leinster's surprise defeat to Munster. Dan Biggar joins the pod as his Toulon side prepare to face Glasgow in the Challenge Cup final. Plus, the panel preview the Champions Cup final as well! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Premiership semi-final preview and Jersey's Harvey Biljon | 09 May 2023 | 00:59:06 | |
Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Stuart Barnes look back on the final round of the Premiership season and preview the semi-finals this coming weekend. Stuart voices his frustration about the dominance of driving mauls, plus Steve Jones interviews Jersey Reds director of rugby Harvey Biljon after the club won the Championship. Alex, Alan and Stuart talk about grief in rugby, Gregor Townsend's new contract with Scotland and name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Red Roses history! And, Déjà vu in the Champions Cup. | 02 May 2023 | 00:46:20 | |
Alex Lowe and Steve Jones look back on the semi-finals of the Champions and Challenge Cups. They discuss Leinster and La Rochelle setting up a repeat of last year's final after they beat Toulouse and Exeter respectively in their semi-finals. Producer Alfie caught up with former Red Rose, Rachael Burford, after England won yet another Grand Slam in front of a record crowd at Twickenham. Plus, Alex and Steve talk about the latest regarding London Irish and further concerns about their finances, plus they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| European semi-finals preview with Henry Slade & Dom McKay | 24 Apr 2023 | 00:59:38 | |
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe round up all the latest across the Premiership, Women's 6 Nations and the European semi-finals. They are joined by the Chairman of European Club Rugby, Dom McKay, to discuss the challenges facing the Champions Cup from the administrative point of view. Plus, they are also joined by Exeter centre Henry Slade to look ahead to their match against La Rochelle. Jess Hayden talks all things Women's 6 Nations as England setup a Grand Slam decider this weekend at Twickenham against France. And, they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Record breaking Ashton and Les Kiss from London Irish | 17 Apr 2023 | 00:55:24 | |
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe look back on the latest round of the Gallagher Premiership as the race for the top 4 hots up. They reflect on Chris Ashton scoring his 100th Premiership try and the controversial red card for Olly Woodburn. London Irish Head Coach Les Kiss joins the show as they prepare for their final two matches of the season, which could see them reach the play-offs for the first time since 2010. And, Jess Hayden talks all things women's Six Nations as England and France continued their winning ways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Should South African teams remain in the Champions Cup? | 16 Dec 2024 | 00:49:40 | |
After the second round of action in Europe, Will, Alex and Elgan discuss if the South African teams are a help or hinderance to the competition Stormers head coach John Dobson was on the receiving end of a heavy defeat away at Harlequins, he joins the podcast to explain how he believes South African sides can remain competitive in the competition, and says it's too early to consider removing them. Northampton made it two wins from two in the competition, they defeated the Bulls away from home, and we speak to Alex Coles about the win and if it can be a springboard for success in their Premiership campaign. Plus we get an update on 'bonus gate' with the RFU set to hold a meeting later this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Who are the Real Madrid of Rugby? | 10 Apr 2023 | 00:38:54 | |
Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes look back on the quarter-finals in the Champions and Challenge Cups. Jess Hayden joins the show to preview the third round of the women's 6 Nations. Plus, Steve and Stuart name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| One of the great Champions Cup weekends! | 03 Apr 2023 | 00:48:03 | |
Steve Jones, Adam Hathaway and Stuart Barnes look back on the last-16 of the Champions Cup and ask whether it was one of the greatest rounds in the competitions history? They also look ahead to the quarter-finals this coming weekend, Jess Hayden joins the show to look back on round two of the Women's 6 Nations and they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Champions Cup Preview, Christian Day from the RPA and Rachael Burford on the Women's 6 Nations | 27 Mar 2023 | 00:52:24 | |
Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones look back on the latest round of Premiership fixtures and also preview the last-16 in the Champions Cup. They chat with RPA General Secretary Christian Day on the 'State of the Game' and what the players would like to gain from the next Professional Game Agreement. Plus, they also look back on the opening round of the Women's 6 Nations with former Red Rose, Rachael Burford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ireland win the 6 Nations Grand Slam! | 20 Mar 2023 | 00:50:07 | |
Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the conclusion of the men's 6 Nations along with Pete O'Reilly. They assess Ireland's famous Grand Slam as well as covering all the big talking points from victory over England, including Freddie Steward's red card. They are also joined by Jess Hayden to preview the start of the women's 6 Nations this weekend. And, they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| England's heaviest Twickenham defeat! Plus Ireland with Bernard Jackman | 13 Mar 2023 | 00:53:49 | |
Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones look back on the latest round of the 6 Nations. They dissect what went wrong for England as they suffered their heaviest Twickenham defeat to France and Wales returning to winning ways with victory away to Italy. Plus, they speak with former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman as Ireland beat Scotland and are set to win the Grand Slam if they can win against England this Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sam Warburton previews the 6 Nations and Alex Sanderson on Sale's Premiership Push | 07 Mar 2023 | 00:47:44 | |
Stephen Jones, Will Kelleher and former Wales captain Sam Warburton look ahead to the penultimate round of the 6 Nations as Wales travel to face Italy, England host France and Ireland meet Scotland. They also speak to Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson on the club's impressive Premiership form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 6 Nations Round 3 Review | 27 Feb 2023 | 00:47:37 | |
Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the third round of the 6 Nations. They discuss Italy's improvements as they pushed Ireland close in Rome, England's victory over Wales in Cardiff and a missed opportunity for Scotland as they lost to France. Plus, they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Will Wales v England go ahead? | 20 Feb 2023 | 00:47:07 | |
Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Steve James look ahead to the third round of the 6 Nations. They are joined by former Wales international Tom Shanklin to ask whether Wales v England will go ahead with potential strike action taking place by Welsh players. They also preview Italy v Ireland and Scotland's trip to face France and they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ireland beat France in a 6 Nations classic! Plus, wins for Scotland and England. | 13 Feb 2023 | 00:51:39 | |
Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Alan Dymock look back on the second round of the 6 Nations. Including Ireland against France which is being called one of the greatest 6 Nations games ever, Scotland's impressive win over Wales and England beating Italy. Plus, Will chats to the former Scotland international Scott Hastings, who was a part of the last Scotland side to win their opening two matches of a Championship. And, the panel name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| New-era England defeated by Scotland again! | 06 Feb 2023 | 00:48:44 | |
Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones pick the bones out of the opening weekend of the 6 Nations. Including Scotland winning the Calcutta Cup again, Ireland's dominant win over Wales and Italy's narrow defeat to France. They also speak with Gloucester and Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney to look ahead to Italy's trip to Twickenham this weekend and name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Did we actually learn anything from the Champions Cup opening round? | 09 Dec 2024 | 00:42:46 | |
Following the opening round of the Champions Cup Alfie and Will look back on the action and question whether the fixtures revealed anything they didn't already know about the teams and the competition. They also discuss a disappointing set of results for the English clubs and look ahead to the games this coming weekend. Plus, they have an update on the RFU bonuses 'scandal' and the latest on Coventry wanting to earn promotion to the Premiership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 6 Nations 2023 Preview! | 30 Jan 2023 | 00:43:31 | |
Steve Jones, Will Kelleher and Mark Palmer look ahead to the opening round of the 6 Nations. England host Scotland at Twickenham, Wales meet Ireland and Italy play France. They chat to the former Scotland captain John Barclay to preview the Calcutta Cup, as well as looking ahead to the rest of the matches. Will provides an update on the RFU's controversial plan to lower the tackle height and they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 6 Nations launch with Ben Morel and Gregor Townsend | 23 Jan 2023 | 00:48:59 | |
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are at the 6 Nations launch with the 2023 tournament a little under two weeks away. Will chats to the Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend to look ahead to their opening match against England at Twickenham, he also speaks to 6 Nations Chief Executive Ben Morel about the upcoming Netflix documentary and the state of the Championship. Plus, Will and Alex discuss the RFU´s tackle height changes for the community game, the latest from the Champions Cup and name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Borthwick's England squad and Eddie Jones returns! | 16 Jan 2023 | 00:48:38 | |
Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones are on location at Twickenham to react to Steve Borthwick naming his England squad for the upcoming 6 Nations. They also discuss Eddie Jones' return to international rugby after he was named as the new Australia Head Coach, look back on the weekend in the Champions Cup and name their God or Goddess of the Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Injuries and suspensions galore for England! | 09 Jan 2023 | 00:59:20 | |
Will Kelleher is joined by Alan Dymock of Rugby World and the Chief Exec of Fijian Drua, Mark Evans! We look back on the recent round of Premiership action including a huge win for Newcastle over Leicester, another defeat for Bristol and a last gasp Owen Farrell drop goal which saw Saracens edge out Gloucester It was a costly weekend for new England head coach Steve Borthwick, Owen Farrell could be banned for England's Six Nations opener after being cited for a dangerous tackle, meanwhile Luke Cowan Dickie and Tom Curry look set for a spell on the side lines after picking up knocks. There is some positive news coming from the England camp, Nick Evans has been added to their backroom staff, Mark Evans talks about his role in bringing him from New Zealand to the UK and what impact he could have as part of Steve Borthwick's team And as always we have our God and Goddess of the week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Hopes & dreams for 2023, Nick Tompkins talks Sarries, Wales & Owen Farrell | 03 Jan 2023 | 00:59:39 | |
Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes are here for the first show of 2023! We look back on the recent round of Premiership action including Saracens sublime win over Exeter and also the fallout from Joe Marler's incident with Jake Heenan which saw him subsequently banned for six weeks. Saracens Nick Tompkins joins the show to discuss this weekends game with Gloucester, the departure of Wayne Pivac from Wales and the return of Warren Gatland ahead of the Six Nations Plus there's a bit of England chat as Steve Borthwick made further changes to his backroom staff as well as our God and Goddess of the week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| World Team of the Year and Zoe Harrison on her 2022! | 26 Dec 2022 | 00:54:52 | |
Merry Christmas from everyone at The Ruck! Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock look back on 2022 by naming their men's XV team of the year, plus a number of other end of year awards! Will chats with England and Saracen's Zoe Harrison to look back on her year, which included another 6 Nations Grand Slam and a world cup final defeat. And, the panel say what they would like to see happen for rugby in 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Steve Borthwick is the new England coach! | 19 Dec 2022 | 00:41:31 | |
Steve Jones, Stuart Barnes and Elgan Alderman react to Steve Borthwick being unveiled as England's new coach. He replaces Eddie Jones and leaves Leicester Tigers along with defence coach Kevin Sinfield. They also look back on the latest round of results in the Champions Cup and name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Confusing European Cup and Northampton's Lewis Ludlam | 12 Dec 2022 | 00:49:28 | |
Will Kelleher is joined by Stuart Barnes and Elgan Alderman to look back on the Champions Cup. They talk about the format of the competition and whether it needs changing and review the opening round of results. Plus, they discuss Eddie Jones' departure as England head coach and the latest on Steve Borthwick being lined up as a replacement. Finally, Will chats with Northampton Saints captain Lewis Ludlam following their European defeat to defending champions La Rochelle and his views on Eddie Jones, who gave him his England debut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Gatland Returns and South Africa enter the Champions Cup | 05 Dec 2022 | 00:44:36 | |
Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes react to Warren Gatland returning to Wales. They also look back on the Premiership and discuss the negative impact of not having relegation. Plus, they chat to Stormers Head Coach John Dobson ahead of South African sides joining the Champions Cup this weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Awful Autumns for Wales and England, plus Nick Easter | 28 Nov 2022 | 00:44:11 | |
Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones look back on the final two games of the Autumn as Wales and England fell to awful defeats. They debate the futures of Wayne Pivac and Eddie Jones, as well as hearing from former England number 8 Nick Easter on England's current struggles. Plus, they name their God or Goddess of the week and pay tribute to Doddie Weir. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| What impact will the RFU bonuses have on the game? | 02 Dec 2024 | 01:03:20 | |
Following the news that Bill Sweeney and other RFU executives received hefty bonuses, Alfie Reynolds and Alex Lowe explain why this has happened when the union posted record losses. Alex reveals the reaction it has provoked from senior England players, RFU employees and the grassroots clubs and why it is another sign that those at the top of the RFU are out of touch. Plus, Alfie chats to the former Ireland international Simon Zebo to preview the start of the Champions Cup and the new women's 15s player of the year Ellie Kildunne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| England take the draw and history for Georgia! | 21 Nov 2022 | 00:55:49 | |
Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of the Autumn Nations Series including a 25-all draw between England and New Zealand, as well as a famous victory for Georgia over Wales. Plus, they speak with Portugal captain Tomas Appleton after they qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, discuss Rassie Erasmus latest ban and the winners of World Rugby's end of season awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| World Cup agony and Rassie's latest rant! | 14 Nov 2022 | 00:58:55 | |
Steve Jones, Will Kelleher and Stuart Barnes bring you the latest - and very busy - episode of The Ruck. They chat to Jess Hayden to look back on a dramatic Women's World Cup final as the Red Roses lost 34-31 to the Black Ferns. Plus, Elgan Alderman and former World Cup winner Rachael Burford reflect on the final from out in New Zealand. Steve, Will and Stuart also review the action from the Autumn Nations series this weekend, including Rassie Erasmus' latest criticism of match officials and they talk about World Rugby end of season award nominations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Women's World Cup - Final Preview! | 10 Nov 2022 | 00:32:49 | |
England face hosts New Zealand in the World Cup final this weekend. Jess Hayden and Elgan Alderman look ahead to the match and discuss all the key talking points ahead of the final. Jess also catches up with England's Tatyana Heard, who is on the bench for the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Argentina silence Twickenham and Dan Biggar joins the pod! | 07 Nov 2022 | 00:54:28 | |
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe look back on the weekend's fixtures in the Autumn Nations Series. They discuss Argentina's victory over England, the lack of atmosphere at Twickenham and all the other results from the weekend including wins for France, New Zealand and Ireland. Wales fly-half Dan Biggar joins the show following his move from Northampton Saints to Toulon. Plus, the boys look ahead to the Women's World Cup final between England and New Zealand and name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Women's World Cup - Semi-final Preview plus Sarah Hunter | 03 Nov 2022 | 00:46:00 | |
Jess Hayden, Rachael Burford and Stephen Jones look ahead to the semi-finals at the Women's World Cup as England face Canada and New Zealand play France. Jess also catches up with England's most capped international player, Sarah Hunter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Autumn Nations Preview! | 31 Oct 2022 | 00:49:31 | |
Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher look ahead to the Autumn Nations series which gets underway in full this weekend. They chat about England's training camp in Jersey, plus hear from Jess Hayden as the Red Roses make it into the semi-final of the World Cup and they look back on the latest round of fixtures in the Gallagher Premiership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Women's World Cup - Quarter-final preview plus Maud Muir | 26 Oct 2022 | 00:32:20 | |
Jess Hayden and 2014 Rugby World Cup winner Rachael Burford preview the quarter-final stages of the World Cup. They are also joined by England prop Maud Muir who talks about personality traits, beach cricket and England's formidable driving maul. Plus, they discuss the fixture clash which sees New Zealand's men and women's sides playing at the same time this weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Central contracts, World Cup and the Premiership with Sale's Sam James | 24 Oct 2022 | 00:54:06 | |
Will Kelleher and Steve Jones bring you a very busy episode! They speak with Sale centre Sam James following Sale's defeat to Harlequins, Jess Hayden joins the show to look ahead to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup, they round up all the rest of the action in the Gallagher Premiership and ask whether central contracts could come into English rugby? Plus, they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Women's World Cup - Final pool stage matches and the quarter-finals take shape! | 20 Oct 2022 | 00:42:47 | |
Jess Hayden and Rachael Burford look ahead to the final round of pool stage matches this weekend and explain what the quarter-finals might look like. They look back on last weekend's fixtures, including a scare for England against France! Plus, they ask why this World Cup is more competitive than previous tournaments and speak to Squidge Rugby about Wales' defeat to New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| England's Autumn squad, Wasps latest and the Women's World Cup | 17 Oct 2022 | 00:52:49 | |
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are on-location at Twickenham stadium as Eddie Jones announces his England squad for the up-coming internationals. They explain the situation with Wasps, who have entered administration and hear from ITV commentator Nick Heath following another weekend at the Women's World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Have England gone backwards this Autumn? | 25 Nov 2024 | 01:03:42 | |
England beat Japan on Sunday to finish their Autumn so Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher discuss where the team currently are and ask if they have an identity crisis? Alex chats to former England psychologist Dan Abrahams about the what they can do from a mental standpoint to change their tight losses into victories, Alfie and Mark Palmer reflect on Scotland ending the year with a win over the Wallabies, plus the boys talk about Warren Gatland's future and the World Player of the Year winners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Women's World Cup with Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm and England's Sadia Kabeya | 13 Oct 2022 | 00:37:37 | |
Jess Hayden and Rachael Burford look back on the opening weekend of the Women's World Cup, including wins for England and Wales. They speak with the Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm and England's Sadia Kabeya. Plus, they preview this weekend's fixtures, including a huge clash between France and England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The high scoring Premiership, Women's World Cup and what next for rugby? | 10 Oct 2022 | 00:44:08 | |
Alex Lowe hosts the latest episode of The Ruck and is joined by former England performance analyst Ross Hamilton to look at some of the tactical trends in the opening five rounds of the Premiership. He speaks with Simon Halliday, the former Chairman of European Club Rugby, about the state of the domestic game and his ideas to help it progress. And, Jess Hayden looks back on the opening weekend of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Women's World Cup Preview with Sarah Beckett and Keira Bevan | 06 Oct 2022 | 00:44:22 | |
Jess Hayden hosts a new weekly Thursday episode of The Ruck ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Throughout the tournament she'll preview the weekends fixtures. Ahead of the opening round she speaks with World Cup winner Rachael Burford to look ahead to the tournament getting underway, current England player Sarah Beckett on the disappointment of missing out on selection and Wales scrum-half Keira Bevan on their match against Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
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