The Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective

2014 #12 - Spain 41-5 Samoa (with Jamie Wall)

Pod legend Jamie Wall is back, and we've given him the game he really wanted: Spain's big 40-point win over Samoa. We dissect Simon Mannix's playing career, the realities

2014 #11 - France 55-3 South Africa

It's rugby time! France take on South Africa in the 2014 World Cup! We give you a brief history of women's rugby in South Africa, amongst a quick glaze of an all-timer (i

2014 #10 - Canada 42-7 Samoa

We're back, and this time to discuss a game that took place at French Rugby's headquarters! We talk Stephen Luatua lore, quidditch, multi-sport athletes and a little bit

2014 #9 - England 45-5 Spain (with Jessica Hayden)

Rugby journalist/author/columnist/presenter Jessica Hayden joins us to watch Spain take on the team she knows better than anyone: the Red Roses! We get Jess' backstory, i

2014 #8 - Australia 26-3 Wales (with Draft Rugby's Harry & Nelson Dale)

In a regular feature of this podcast, Draft Rugby's Harry and Nelson Dale join us to discuss the Wallaroos hammering someone. And this time it's.... Wales. We discuss our

2014 #7 - England 65-3 Samoa (with Matt Merritt)

Rugby writer Matt Merritt is our guest today, as we watch the opening game for a legendary England team. Whilst we're there, we discuss Matt's tips for getting free beer,

2014 #6 - USA 47-7 Kazakhstan (with Rugby Julia)

Julia Singer AKA Rugby Julia joins us to watch her beloved US Eagles hammer a battling Kazakhstan side. Amongst a critical analysis of the state of Twitter, we dissect Ju

2014 #5 - France 26-0 Wales (with Philippa Tuttiett)

Former Wales winger Philippa Tuttiett joins us (!!!) to provide actual insight and analysis on the pod talk about Wales' pre-World Cup prep, hair, and nutmegs. Thanks so

2014 #4 - Ireland 23-17 USA

After a big week for Irish rugby, it's time to talk about the opening game of an era-defining World Cup campaign for them! As well as their win over the USA, we discuss N

2014 #3 - Australia 26-3 South Africa

It's time for the Wallaroos and the Springboks! We go in depth on a game of two halves, that felt more like a game of one half. In the meantime, we talk Tarantino, Oasis,

2014 #2 - Canada 31-5.7 Spain

We carry on our celebration of the 2014 World Cup, as we watch Canada's 31... 5? win over Spain. Who knows, we're still not sure about Schrodinger's Conversion. We talk a

2014 #1 - New Zealand 79-5 Kazakhstan

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

2014 #0 - The Rugby World Cup Retrospective Prospective

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) atte

2007 #50 - The Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective Retrospective

We bring down the curtain on the 2007 series with our awards ceremony: team of the tournament, players of the tournament, dicks of the tournament and tries of the tournam

2007 #49 - The Squidge Rugby Draft 2024

It's back! We once again take it in turns to pick players for our dream Rugby World Cup XVs. Last time Robbie was in luck as he took Superboot in the first round, who wil

2007 #48 - The Final: South Africa 15-6 England

It's the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final, at long last! We analyse South Africa's day, as they lift the trophy for the second time. We also rank the trophy lifts, play hot tak

2007 #47 - Bronze Final: Argentina 34-10 France (with Josh Gardner)

Blood & Mud's Josh Gardner once again joins us to discuss his favourite aspect of rugby: the bronze final. We discuss Rugby 08, Bernard Laporte and Radiohead's In Rainbow

2007 #46 - Semi-Final 2: South Africa 37-13 Argentina (with Thala Msutu)

RugbyBits' Thala Msutu joins us to relive his favourite Springbok team of all time's semi-final victory over Argentina. Meanwhile, we talk John Travolta, Beat Poetry, Ste

2007 #45 - Semi Final 1: England 14-9 France

It's semi final time, as England edge out France in a cagey encounter. We talk romcoms, coins, Charles Dance and Neil Young in the meantime. Theme tune is La Pena Baiona

2007 #44 - South Africa 37-20 Fiji (with Riaan Louw)

Rugby YouTuber Riaan Louw joins us to look over the last Quarter Final, as South Africa get the better of Fiji. We discuss Riaan's channel, his origin story, Jaque Fourie