The Rugby Pod

#1 Pod is Back! Pre-Season, How to Stop the Boks, England’s Gamble & Season Predictions

The Rugby Pod is BACK for Season 11! Jim, Goodey, Bigs and Producer Rob catch up on a massive summer of rugby, starting with South Africa sealing the Greatest Rivalry ser

#48 Season Finale, England's Revenge in Argentina, Red Mist & Missed Red Cards, and Nations Champ Verdict

The Nations Championship delivered a final weekend of chaos as England survived a seven-card thriller against Argentina, with controversial calls, post-match bust-ups and

#47 Scotland Reveal Blueprint to Challenge Boks, England Thrash Fiji and Ireland Target Eden Park History

Scotland push the Springboks to the limit and may have revealed a blueprint for troubling the world champions, but a second-half surge by the Boks leaves them wondering w

#46 Boks Batter England, Ireland’s Thriller Down Under, Scotland Fly & John Smit Joins

We break down a blockbuster opening round of the Nations Championship, with Ireland edging a thriller against Australia, Scotland lighting it up in Argentina, Wales final

#45 North v South - Nations Championship Preview, Bok Mind Games & 500 Not Out

We're celebrating our 500th episode as international rugby returns with the inaugural Nations Championship. We preview all the big North v South clashes, including Englan

#44 Saints Crowned Kings of the Prem & Leinster Batter The Bulls in URC Finale

The lads unpack a massive weekend of finals rugby as the Northampton Saints are crowned champions of England and Leinster go back to back! We get stuck into how Saints pr

#43 Prem Semi Shockers: Exeter Rebuild, Saints Attack on Fire, From Bottom to Top with Callum Chick & a FIERY URC Final

Prem Rugby delivered absolute chaos this weekend as Exeter Chiefs pulled off one of the great playoff comebacks, overturning a 16-point deficit to stun Bath at The Rec an

#42 Inside England’s Dressing Room with Cadan Murley, Prem Top 4 Down to the Wire & URC Semi’s Scraps

The Prem season went down to the absolute wire but we have our semi finals locked in as Northampton Saints host Leicester Tigers and Bath face Exeter Chiefs at the Rec. O

#41 Shaun Edwards Shock, State of Origin, Prem Playoffs & URC Semi Showdowns

Plenty to get stuck into as the URC semi-finals are locked in, the Premiership top-four race goes down to the final day, and rugby delivers drama everywhere you look. Big

#40 France Sweep Europe, Leo Under Pressure, Spying Scandals & Diamond’s Crisps Rant

French rugby takes centre stage this week after a dominant EPCR finals weekend, with Bordeaux-Begles battering Leinster 41-19 to claim the Champions Cup and Montpellier b

#39 URC Race to 8, Doping Scandals & Rugby Reset Rumours

It’s a massive week as the lads react to the URC quarter-finals being locked in, Glasgow’s statement win in Belfast, Cardiff’s huge result over the Stormers and Connacht

#38 RFU Back Borthwick, URC Play-Off Race Heats up, Leicester Smash Saints

This week on The Rugby Pod, the lads dive into the RFU backing Steve Borthwick despite England’s worst Six Nations in 50 years, as questions continue to be asked about di

#37 Broadcast Bias - Controversy Rocking Rugby and Leinster & Ulster Return to Finals

European rugby finally delivered the chaos it’s been promising. Bigs joins Jim and Goodey to break down a weekend of semi-final action, with two blockbuster finals now lo

#36 The Champ Story You Need to Hear and URC & Prem Title Races Blown Wide Open

The lads are back in studio covering all the latest from URC and Prem, as well as a proper grassroots story, joined by Harlequins and England legend Nick Easter and Chinn

#35 Rivalries Boil Over, Rugby Millionaires & Fly Half Journeyman Billy Searle

The lads are back from Hong Kong, with plenty to unpack from the trip before getting into a big weekend of rugby. Off the pitch there’s fresh investment across the Premie

#34 Bath’s Bomb Squad Delivers, Leinster Click Late, & Glasgow Stunned

Champions Cup semi-finals are locked and loaded after a weekend of knock out rugby. Bath produce one of the all-time European comebacks, overturning a 21-point deficit in

#33 Knockout Rugby Delivers, SA Teams OUT Already, Quarter Final Previews

Knockout rugby is back and it delivered, with niggle, tries, and drama across the Champions Cup. Northampton edged a 13-try thriller against Castres with Furbank pulling

#32 Big Match Weekend: Drama at Villa Park, Sarries Fade & Wilson's Chase

After a blockbuster Big Match weekend, the lads dive into all the Premiership action as Leicester blow Gloucester away, Northampton edge Saracens in a statement win, Quin

#31 Springbok Verdict on Six Nations | Domestic Rugby Returns, Glasgow Go Top & Bath Dominate

Domestic rugby is back and there’s plenty to get stuck into this week. Glasgow go top of the URC after a big win again Leinster, Leicester move into the Prem top three wi

#30 Super Saturday Drama: England Click but Fall Short, Ireland's Rebuild & Wales Breathe Fire

Three teams in the hunt on Super Saturday and it all comes down to a Frenchman’s boot in a 48–46 classic in Paris. Bigs was in the stadium for one of the all-time atmosph