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We kick off the 2014 World Cup with the Black Ferns' crushing of Kazakhstan. We dig into the history of rugby in Kazakhstan, discover a new cult hero and briefly mention the other team that were playing, I guess.

Bear with us, we should have a fun new theme tune next week! For now, enjoy the absolute belter that is the Kazakhstan national anthem.

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Woah! We're FINALLY back! And for the first time ever, we're focusing on a women's World Cup! Join Robbie (@SquidgyGoat) and Will (@Will_Owen9) as we (@SquidgeRugby) attempt to cycle through the entire 2014 Rugby World Cup, with an episode reacting to each game. In this week's episode, we set the scene on this World Cup, the history of women's rugby, our relationship with the sport and our expectations for the series ahead.

And yes, we still find a way to talk about Yionel Beauxis.

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It's a big one today. We watch one of the most well-documented games in the history of the Rugby World Cup, and analyse all of the talking points: the Haka, the pass, the Dusautoir performance, the game management... everything. We hope you enjoy.

The theme tune for this episode is Allez Allez again because it straight up bangs

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In our most on-topic episode yet, we spend 43 minutes discussing one 20-second-long clip from France vs New Zealand, 2021. Romain Ntamack pulled off a pass so sublime, it limited our chat about Vicky McClure. We also play a fun game of What Would Yionel Do? (WWYD) - It was a lot of fun.

More content like this will be available soon on the Squidge Rugby Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/SquidgeRugby - We hope to see you there!

Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our swanky 1987 theme music!

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World-leading rugby commentator and RugbyPass+ writer Jamie Lyall sits down with us to discuss many things, including Scotland's dramatic 20-20 draw with France from the 1987 World Cup. We dive into commentary tips, rugby themed poetry and exploding corner flags. Jamie blesses us with the phrase "capricious bonkerdom" at one point, which is worth a listen on its own.

Thanks again the Jamie (@JLyall93 on Twitter and Instagram) for joining us. You can find his work (along with the writing of the much inferior Will Owen) at https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/

Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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Unfortunately, Conor from Wibble Rugby couldn't join us due to illness, but he will be back later on in the series! We do, however, recount England's 19-6 defeat to Australia in Sydney, in which David Campese scored one of the world's most questionable tries. We also talk 22 Jump Street, University Challenge and Michael Lynagh's soccer skills.

Most importantly! We discuss our new theme tune, courtesy of Tom Rosenthal! Additionally, we talk about the rest of Tom's work, which is available wherever you get your music.

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It's time for a true classic, as Romania pip Zimbabwe late on. In an emotional journey, we talk about bad kicking, fidelity, defection, tobacco farms, tennis, Roger Moore, ducks, two shady left hooks and an incident we can only describe as TapeGate. What a bizarre hour and a half you're in for.

Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our shiny new theme music.

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After starting our series on the 1987 Rugby World Cup, we received footage of the tournament's Opening Ceremony! Naturally, we've done a deep dive. We cover Adam Sandler, the Exorcist, the New Zealand Brass Band Championships and pigeons.

A huge thanks to friend of the pod Jamie Wall for sending us the footage. Along with the matches, it can be found on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHh47F1L0AY&list=PLnhYDJt6IKfs75_7aSyVyv_e9-dgrI7ls&ab_channel=UncleBoon-MeWhoCanRecallPastRugbyWorldCups

Also thanks to the amazing Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We're back, with a shiny new theme tune courtesy of Tom Rosenthal! Squidge (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) have moved on to the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, covering the opening match between New Zealand and Italy. Talking points include World Cup history, bad kicking, the Dolmio Man,, Seinfeld and one Mr P. Try. We also uncover the true reason why John Kirwan scored historic solo try.

Thanks again to the amazing Tom Rosenthal for our new theme tune. It's incredible. He's incredible. Thank you Tom.

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Squidge (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) have reached the final leg of the 2009 Lions tour, as the Lions are triumphant in the "dead rubber" third test. Amongst all the madness, they talk Rugby 04, cats, scrabble, crisps and Ross Ford's Tinder bio.

Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music, remixed by our very own Will Owen.

We'll be back soon with the Rugby World Cup 1987 Retrospective!

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It's the big one. The second test of the 2009 Lions tour. The decider. Robbie/Squidge/whatever you want to call him (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) are here to talk about it.* Or are they? Maybe they'll talk about Big The Cat, Rugby School, feline scrum-halves and Rugby Values instead?

*We forgot to do an intro at the start of the pod, so in case you'd forgotten, that's who we are.

Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music, expertly remixed by our very own Will Owen.

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It's here. The first test of the 2009 Lions tour. We cover the match in depth, whilst still having time to discuss MLR, Ricky Januarie and Christophe Berdos. We also speculate on which musicals Stuart Barnes did and didn't write.

Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme tune, expertly remixed by our very own Will Owen.

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We're back after a long break! We wrap up the highlights of the 2009 Lions' remaining warm-up games against the Cheetahs, Sharks, Western Province and Southern Kings. We talk more about crisps, Lee Byrne's wealth, Wanky Stick and a Nigel Owens malfunction.

Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music, remixed (if that's even the word) by our very own Will Owen.

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We've made it to the first quarter final of the 2007 series, as England edge Australia in a dramatic encounter. We talk about Marseille, Mick Morgan and Masterchef along the way.

The theme tune for this episode is Bayonne's chant "La Pena Baiona" (AKA Allez Allez) and basically it's such a massive banger it might just be the theme tune for this series now lol

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We're back to discuss the Lions' second game on tour in 2009 against the aptly named Lions, dubbed the Golden Lions for one day. We talk at length about Earl Rose, Tiger Woods and crisps.

Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music, remixed in expert fashion by our very own Will Owen.

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We open our coverage of the 2009 Lions tour with their opening match against an invitational side, the Royal XV. Three Red Kings' Tom Savage joins us to talk at length about coffee, Jungle Joe, Paul O'Connell's influence and a mystery king. We also occasionally talk about rugby.

Thanks to Tom (@ThreeRedKings on Twitter, or @MajorTomSavage) for joining us again. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our, uh, remixed theme music.

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We bring down the final curtain on the 2011 Rugby World Cup. We pick our favourite tries and games from the tournament, teams of the tournament, a dick-of-the-day XV. We also crown the player of the tournament, as well as the dick of the tournament. We then talk about what's next for the pod!

Will's top tries playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsvcV-wGYU&list=PLBJ1pA4Lj_Bo2qTtzPLAwc-2FG9JFqRdm&ab_channel=MottiRugbyMottiRugby

Thank you for joining us on this journey. That concludes our revisiting of the 2011 World Cup.

Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We've made it to the final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup! We talk a bit about Stephen Donald, Spanish soap operas and the French Haka response. We also chat to P Money again!

Thanks for listening, and thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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Blood & Mud's Josh Gardner joins us to watch the third place playoff between Wales and Australia, as if for the first time. We get sidetracked in talking about Brett Gosper's penis, Rugby Challenge and Steps' Greatest Hits. Also contains a detailed analysis of Wales' World Cup anthem, Sam Our Captain.

Thanks to Josh (@joshgardner and @rucked_mag on Twitter) for joining us. You can listen to the Blood & Mud Podcast on all major podcast platforms, as I imagine you already do. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We turn to the second semi-final of the World Cup, as New Zealand knock out Australia. We talk about the return of Ant Finger, Dimitri Yachvili conspiracies and 2020 hit film The Croods: A New Age.

Thanks for listening, and we'll see you next week for the third place playoff. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We finally reach the episode we didn't want to do. We address the most dramatic, controversial semi-final in the Rugby World Cup's history, dissecting everything from Sam Warburton's red card, Rhys Priestland & Adam Jones' injuries, whether Lawrence Dallaglio started coronavirus, Wales' mental strength, Julien Bonnaire's phyiscal strength and whether or not Maxime Medard should take bookings for kids' parties. Expect an emotional deep-dive into why sport can be so emotional.

Thank you for braving this traumatising listen. Unless you are Alain Rolland.

Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We're back to cover the final quarter-final of the tournament, in which New Zealand cantered past Argentina. We discuss Martin Rodriguez, whitebaiting and a mysterious man named Miguel.

A huge thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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It's here. The heavily controversial quarter final between South Africa and Australia. We talk in depth about Bryce Lawrence, and whether his refereeing influenced this game as heavily as it is remembered. We also compare Pieter De Villiers to Ted Lasso.

A huge thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We are joined by Blood & Mud's Lee Calvert to discuss everything from Toby Flood to Alton Towers. We also come up with some conspiracy theories about Martin Johnson along the way.

A huge thanks to Lee (@bloosandmud on Twitter) for joining us. You can listen to the Blood & Mud Podcast on all podcast platforms. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We're back! We're finally back! To watch back the final pool game of 2007! Argentina knock Ireland out, but instead we discuss French bangers, Gus Pichot's fashion sense and the NHS.

Thanks for your patience, and sorry it's taken us so long to get back to this. We've missed it!

The theme music for this episode is Bayonne's chant "La Pena Baiona" (aka Allez Allez), as discussed in the episode.

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Comedian, presenter, broadcaster and all round legend Chris Corcoran joins us to recall the first quarter final, in which Wales downed a star-studded Irish team. We speak about The Italian Job, Keith Earls, and BBC Wales' insane detective skills.

A huge thanks to Korkey (@ChrisKorkey on Twitter) for joining us. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

We'll see you next week for the next quarter final - England vs France.

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We're back! We wrap up the group stages with a proper leaving party. This includes a summary of every match, some fun games and an update on Robbie's progress on Rugby Manager. See you next week for the first quarter final, Ireland vs Wales, with a special guest.

Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music, and for all of our guests who have featured on the pod throughout the group stage.

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We round off the group stage by covering Ireland's convincing win over the Azzurri. Among an Italian leaving party, we discuss I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, impressive beards and we finally get a live reading of some Deacon Manu fanfiction.

Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. You can read NothingWasSimple's fanfiction via the following link (contains adult content):

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29716092?view_adult=true

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We're back to talk about Wales' 66-0 win over Fiji. We get caught up in the joy of watching this fixture knowing Wales will win, the wonders of snoring, spam adverts, dreams, gender reveal parties and players' offspring.

Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We are joined by very special guest and Canadian international centre/winger Conor Trainor to talk about the Canucks' final game of the tournament, against the All Blacks. We talk to Conor about his two tries, anecdotes of visiting Georgia, and Canada's tournament as a whole. We then move on to talk Piri Weepu, mouthguards and the Barenaked Ladies.

A huge thanks to Conor (@conort22 on Twitter) for talking to us. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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Journalist Elgan Alderman joins us to wave goodbye (or "Lelo") to Georgia in their final game against Argentina. In a game short on thrills, we discuss Elgan's experience of being a Welshman at an English university, goal kicking, Venezuela and Scooby Doo. We also do a deep dive on the lyrics of the Argentine national anthem.

Thanks to Elgan (@WelshMinor on Twitter) for joining us. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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BT Sport commentator Sam Roberts is our guest today as we talk about Toby Flood's nudes. We also briefly touch upon England vs Scotland amid our extensive chat about the Championship, Bedford, goal kicking, commentary techniques and more.

Thanks to Sam (@samrobertsrugby on Twitter) for joining us. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We're back after a long break to discuss Tonga's historic World Cup upset over France! Contains additional chat about quidditch, Nigella Lawson, Steve Walsh and Girls Aloud. We also devise an incredible strategy for when we're eventually put in charge of the Barbarians.

A huge thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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Merry Christmas! WalesOnline's Ben James and Three Red Kings' Tom Savage both return to the pod to analyse Sky Sports' 2011 Christmas advert, a Christmas message from Dan Carter and Richie McCaw, and Championship team Nottingham Rugby's attempt at 2011 Christmas number one. We stumble upon topics such as James Haskell's tiny penis, McCaw's friendship with Fidel Castro and Tom's anecdote about Munster's sin bin.

A huge thanks to Ben (@benjames1796 on Twitter) and Tom (@MajorTomSavage or @threeredkings) for joining us for this slice of festive chaos.

Theme music by Tom Rosenthal, with generic Christmas bells added to the background by Will Owen.

On behalf of the Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective podcast, we would like to wish all of our listeners a very happy Christmas.

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We are joined by another set of brothers: Draft Rugby's Harry and Nelson Dale to discuss a 13-try thriller as the Wallabies breezed past an entertaining Russia outfit. We talk about Radike Samo on the wing, David Pocock's giant schlong and Nelson tells us an anecdote of playing against Michael Hooper.

A huge thanks to Harry (@harrisondale88 on Twitter) and Nelson (@Nelsonhdale) for joining us. You can follow Draft Rugby on Twitter at @DraftRugby and listen to the Draft Rugby podcast on all major podcast providers.

Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We revisit a heavy week as South Africa avoid a Samoan scare. We talk over the Samoan backline, social media aftermath and all the money in the world.

A huge thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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In a week of folk complaining that rugby is boring, no one knows what we've been through. We try to make sense of the least appetising game of the tournament, addressing the false comments about rugby lacking skill in 2020. We also compare this game to Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers.

Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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This week we wave goodbye to the USA Eagles, who are downed by the Azzurri. We talk Scott Fardy anecdotes, Alberto Sgarbi drop goals, headers in rugby and try to figure out who's quicker: Mirco Bergamasco or Taku Ngwenya?

Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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Today we move on to Japan's dramatic 23-all draw with Canada in the Brave Blossoms' final game of the tournament. We talk about the evolution of Japanese rugby, unusual TMO directives and more shoddy goal kicking. We also address the latest update in Chad Plato's negotiations with Zebre.

A huge thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We wind down by looking at Wales' 81-7 victory over Namibia, as we say goodbye to the Welwitschias. Before throwing Namibia a farewell party, we talk about Cate Blanchett, Gordon Bray, Tavis Knoyle and Angelina Jolie.

Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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Scottish "meme legend" Graham Love joins us to relive a dramatic, controversial, pulsating and heartbreaking match as Scotland are downed by Argentina. We recall Dan Parks' impactful cameo, Felipe Contepomi's transition to becoming a villain and arguably "the greatest solo try in World Cup history", as scored by Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino.

A huge thanks (and sorry) to Graham (@glove931 on Twitter) for joining us to talk through his trauma. You can buy the t-shirts alluded to in the podcast (along with many other fantastic Scotland-themed garments) at his RedBubble page: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/glove+productions

Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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We are once again guestless as we talk over the Pacific derby, Fiji vs Samoa. We talk war dances, controversial tweets, The Kooks, Jason Statham, Martian betting scandals and Deacon Manu fanfiction.

Please leave your Deacon Manu fanfiction in the review section of this podcast, and give us five stars if you are so inclined.

Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music!

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We are joined by New Zealand rugby writer Jamie Wall to talk about the trials and tribulations of being an All Black fan in 2011, try celebrations, All Black Everything, and Jamie's newly-released book, Facing The Haka. We additionally talk about Sonny Bill, John Cena and Scott Robertson's breakdancing.

A huge thanks to Jamie (@JamieWall2 on Twitter) for joining us on this week's episode. His new book, Facing The Haka, is now available online. Physical copies are available to purchase in New Zealand, and are soon to be released worldwide. Please have a look into picking up a copy!

Buy/pre-order Faking The Haka: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Facing-Haka-Andy-Burt/dp/1988547598

Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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Charlie aka Sav of Linebreak Rugby joins us to enjoy England's hammering of Romania. We scrutinise the Romanian lineout, Chris Ashton's finishing technique and what Mike Tindall constitutes 'running'. We also reach out to Tom Cruise to ask for guest appearances in his upcoming film.

A huge thanks to Sav (@LinebreakRugby on Twitter) for joining us. Please check out his twitter for his consistent heroics, analysis and shithousery. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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This week we talk about the USA's tough day against in-form Australia. Contains mentions of classics such as Harry Potter and The Truman Show, as well as lots of fanboying over Blaine Scully and Quade Cooper.

Thanks as always for listening. A huge thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

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Sam Larner re-joins us to discuss his love for stats, flags and Friends With Benefits, as we watch Tonga battle to victory over Japan. We also discuss Moana and Chad Plato's social media following, as well as organising the first ever pod social, featuring Russian cyclist Dimitri Strakhov.

Thanks to Sam (@SamLStandsUp on Twitter) for coming back on the podcast. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Don't forget to follow Chad Plato (@PlatoChad) on Twitter and join the chain of messages for him!

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