Best Rugby Union Podcasts (2024)

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Premiership final: Russell and Lawes 51:55

15h ago51:55

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We're continuing our build-up to the Premiership final by speaking to two of the biggest names in the game who will run out on Saturday. Sara has been to Bath's training centre at Farleigh House to catch up with Finn Russell, who talks about his desire to win a first trophy since 2015, his partnership with Ben Spencer and how he deals with nerves a…

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 23, 2024. 21:18

3h ago21:18

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We hear from Warren Gatland about Wales, Toby Booth about the Ospreys, and how Ospreys lock Huw Sutton found his way to regional rugby, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.By Welsh Rugby Union

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Melbourne Rebels Dissolved For 2025 - Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 1:02:16

2h ago1:02:16

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 27 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. Mitch and Lachie are joined by Ando this week to discuss all the news out of Melbourne and the Rebels licence for 2025. They then chat through the Sevens …

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The Premiership final and Farrell's farewell 55:16

1h ago55:16

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Ugo, Danny & Ashy are on the sofa to round-up Premiership semi-final weekend as Northampton and Bath both emerged from two titanic tussles to book their spot in the big dance at Twickenham. With the top two sides in the league going head-to-head in the final, we pick our combined XV. Which club ended up with the most players? They also discuss Owen…

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The big play-off preview pod 44:00

8d ago44:00

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Ashy and Chris are suited and booted for the RPA awards in central London where they manage to track down some of the biggest Premiership names who will be involved in this weekend's play-offs. First up on the pod it's Northampton duo Courtney Lawes and Fin Smith who look ahead to their showdown with Saracens which will be Lawes' final game at the …

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 22, 2024. 37:59

4d ago37:59

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A special on Judgement Day, hearing from all four Welsh regions at the end of the season in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.By Welsh Rugby Union

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Premiership play-offs: DOR special 45:24

18m ago45:24

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It's Premiership semi-final week, so to kick things off we have a special episode with the directors of rugby from the four clubs competing for a spot at Twickenham this weekend. Mark McCall, Johann van Graan, Phil Dowson and Alex Sanderson are all together to chat to Chris about the challenges of a season that was delayed by the World Cup and put …

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Rugby Clinics In Canberra and Brisbane - Wallaroos Pumped By Black Ferns - Super Rugby Pacific Round 14 1:01:14

10m ago1:01:14

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 27 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. Mitch and Lachie are back for another week of quality rugby chat! This week we dive into the news out of Daceyville that Darren Coleman will not be extend…

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Toulouse win epic Champions Cup final 30:58

29m ago30:58

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This special bonus episode of the pod comes from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Chris and Ashy bring us on the whistle reaction to a dramatic Champions Cup final. Toulouse were the winners against Leinster but it was a match that had everything – including going to extra time. Chris chats to man-of-the-match and player of the year, Antoine Dupont…

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 21, 2024. 31:41

30m ago31:41

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If you are interested in women’s rugby – or women’s sport in general – then this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast is a must listen. It is a Special from the WRU Women and Girls Game Changer Conference – a chance to speak to the experts who made presentations.By Welsh Rugby Union

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The Sale Avalanche 49:59

41m ago49:59

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Sale's Ben Curry is our special guest this week after they stunned Saracens in the final round of the Premiership. He tells Chris and Ashy what's been behind their remarkable run to the play-offs and why Alex Sanderson had them catching tennis balls wrapped in white tape all week. We also discuss Saracens' farewell tour and whether Northampton's de…

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Wallaroos Shocked By Fast Finishing USA - Suli Sinks Reds Home Semi Hopes - Super Rugby Pacific Round 13 1:08:17

5h ago1:08:17

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 26 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. Mitch and Lachie are back after a week off to catch up on Aussie Under 20's, Wallaroo's first two game in Pacific Four 2024 and Super Rugby Pacific Round …

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 20, 2024. 20:47

31m ago20:47

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We take a deep dive into the world of women’s rugby, in Wales and worldwide, in this weeks Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We speak to World Rugby Head of Women’s Programmes Atlanta St John, World Rugby Head of Women’s High Performance Nicky Ponsford, as well as WRU Chief Executive Abi Tierney and some of the winners from Women’s Finals Day at the Princ…

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Premiership play-offs and Gnasher the Goldfish 51:36

1h ago51:36

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Will Saracens or Bath secure a home semi-final? Can Sale hang onto fourth spot? Or will Exeter, Harlequins or Bristol leapfrog them? Ashy, Ugo and Sara look ahead to the final round of the Premiership season which has all the makings of a classic weekend. There is also plenty of fallout from round 16 including THAT 90-0 defeat for Gloucester, late …

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 19, 2024. 27:32

1h ago27:32

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A special on the Indigo Premiership Final – and what we can expect next season at this level – in the Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. To check in with Llandovery and Newport ahead of the final this weekend, we speak to Llandovery coach Euros Evans and Newport outside half Matt O’Brien. Plus we hear from Llandovery centre pairing, Wales U20’s Macs Page a…

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Leinster have it all Toulouse 54:17

16d ago54:17

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Fresh from his trip to Toulouse, Danny gives Ugo and Chris the inside track on Quins’ defeat in the south of France. He tells us about his latest rendezvous with his favourite scrum-half and how Blair Kinghorn ended up in his bad books on Sunday. We also discuss Northampton’s narrow defeat at Croke Park and ask who will have the edge in the final a…

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Taqele Naiyaravoro Smashing Subbies Players in WA - Super Rugby Pacific Round 11 1:13:25

13h ago1:13:25

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 25 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. This week Mitch and Lachie are joined by Western Force fanatic Simmo to chat all things Super Rugby Pacific Round 11. We also chat through the results fro…

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 18, 2024. 23:13

4d ago23:13

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Wales Women end the Six Nations on a high, and it’s play-off time in the Indigo Premiership, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.By Welsh Rugby Union

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Waratahs Women Whack Fijiana In Final- Brumbies Dominate Hurricanes In Canberra - SRP Round 10 - SRW Grand Final 42:52

1M ago42:52

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 24 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. This week Mitch and Lachie chat through the Super Rugby Women's Grand Final before previewing Super Rugby Pacific Round 11 Follow us on Discord, Facebook,…

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Danny’s discipline and the English Wallaby 1:04:40

22d ago1:04:40

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Chris, Danny and Ashy are on the sofa as the race for the Premiership play-offs hots up. Are Bristol genuine title contenders after another big win? Elsewhere Harlequins beat the league leaders Northampton, but should Danny have been sent off? And why are scrum-halves the lowest-paid players in the league? We also chat to former England lock Geoff …

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North-West Schools Rugby Championship - Rugby Stories 29:22

1M ago29:22

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 23 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. This week is something different. Ando has sat down with Julien Perrottet, one of the key drivers in a new schools-based rugby competition, the North-West…

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England's Grand Slam hat-trick 22:47

14d ago22:47

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Sara is pitch side in Bordeaux with World Cup winner Katy Daley-McLean after England wrapped up a third straight Grand Slam with victory over France. They speak to an emotional John Mitchell and Katy is reunited with two of her favourite former team-mates. They also speak Ellie Kildunne who reveals some big news on the pod. Sara and Katy also wrap …

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The Grand Slam decider 53:11

15d ago53:11

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Sara, Chris and Philippa preview the final round of the Women’s Six Nations as England chase a third successive Grand Slam. Red Roses captain Marlie Packer talks about the challenge of facing France out in Bordeaux. We look ahead to a big day for Wales at the Principality as they look to avoid the wooden spoon, and the battle for third place which …

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 17, 2024. 20:38

1M ago20:38

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It’s a huge weekend for women’s rugby in Wales on this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Wales Women are expecting a record crowd at the Principality Stadium as they face Italy to kick off the final Road to the Principality Day. We hear from Ioan Cunningham, Hannah Jones, Lleucu George and Georgia Evans.…

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1994 World Cup Special: 30 years on 43:56

1M ago43:56

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On the 30th anniversary of England's victory in the 1994 World Cup final, Sara sits down with Giselle Mather and Gill Burns to relive that historic day in English women's rugby. It was the tournament that almost never happened, but Scotland stepped in to host at the last minute and the rest as they say is history. Gill and Giselle take us back to t…

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The Top 4 and the Top 9s 58:25

1M ago58:25

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We're talking reunions on this week's pod after Ugo's trip to see Blue in Liverpool. If there was one team or player in their prime you could pay to watch, who would it be? Bristol get some love after crashing the top four party in the Premiership and that's time of year where we start to talk end of season awards. We get Danny to run the rule over…

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Western Force Stun Crusaders - Waratahs and Drua Through to Big Dance - SRP Week 9 and SRW Semi Finals 1:12:09

1M ago1:12:09

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 22 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. This week Mitch and Lachie chat through the Semi Finals for Super Rugby Women's and preview next weekends Grand Final, who will win Tahs or Drua? The boys…

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 16, 2024. 50:08

18d ago50:08

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Wales Women and a Road to the Principality special in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast – were your team there? Listen out for more.By Welsh Rugby Union

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Inside the England camp at Twickenham 50:31

1M ago50:31

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Sara Orchard and World Cup winner Kat Merchant are at Twickenham chatting to Megan Jones and Maud Muir ahead of Ireland on Saturday. Megan and Maud talk the Twickenham noise and how the team have been preparing for the loud atmosphere. Plus Sara has been catching up with Ireland co-captains Edel McMahon and Sam Monaghan and how they think their fam…

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"Rather Be Dead Than Red" - Super Rugby Women's 2024 with Emily Chancellor - Super Rugby Pacific Round 8 1:12:08

1M ago1:12:08

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 21 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. This week Mitch and Lachie are joined by NSW Waratah Emily Chancellor to review Super Rugby Women's 2024 season and preview the upcoming semi and final. T…

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All aboard the Quins rollercoaster 56:09

2M ago56:09

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We're at full strength on the pod this week with Ugo, Danny, Ashy and Chris all on the sofa to review the Champions Cup quarter-final weekend. We had to start with the thriller in Bordeaux, friend of the pod Marcus Smith drops by to give us - and Danny - the lowdown on that epic win. Is it working having the South African teams in the competition? …

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Ruthless Red Roses thrash Scotland 23:18

2M ago23:18

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Sara is in Edinburgh to bring you reaction to another big win for the Red Roses as they remain on course for another Grand Slam. England ran in eight tries as they thrashed Scotland in front of a record crowd for Scottish women's rugby, despite being reduced to 14 players in the second half. Sara is joined by former Scotland prop Heather Lockhart p…

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 15, 2024. 30:12

2M ago30:12

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Wales Women head to Ireland and we hear from behind the scenes at the Road to the Principality, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from coach Ioan Cunningham, captain Hannah Jones, scrum half Keira Bevan, second row Abbie Fleming, and back rower Bethan Lewis. We also hear much more about the Road to the Principality.…

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Mums, Moloney and 4.5 size ball mania 57:22

28d ago57:22

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Sara Orchard and former Wales captain Philippa Tuttiett head into the England camp ahead of their trip to Scotland in the Women's Six Nations. They hear from the retiring Red Rose Vickii Cornborough after she had twins last year, whilst also speaking with current England lock Abbie Ward about her return to play after the birth of her daughter. Ital…

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Rebel's Second Half Surge - Hooper Debuts for Aussie Sevens - SRW Round 4 & SRP Round 7 Recap 1:01:45

2M ago1:01:45

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 20 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. This week Mitch and Lachie unpack how the Aussie Seven's Men and Women fared in Hong Kong. They then chat through Super Rugby Women's Round 4 and Super Ru…

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 14, 2024. 38:14

2M ago38:14

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33 cup finals over 10 days at the Principality Stadium, all levels of the game, teams from all round Wales. A special on the Road to the Principality this week in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.By Welsh Rugby Union

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Waratahs Women Roll On - Brumbies Edge Reds in Suncorp Thriller - SRW Round 3 & SRP Round 6 Recap 55:32

2M ago55:32

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 19 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. This week Mitch is joined by Ando for a bit of a sad update on his future commitments with the podcast moving forward. The boys then dive into reviewing t…

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Welsh Rugby Union Podcast 13, 2024. 28:55

2M ago28:55

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The First Minister visited the Principality Stadium, so it was a chance to talk rugby in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Also top referee Nigel Owens discusses the laws he would like to see changed, and we reflect on Wales Women’s Six Natio9ns campaign.By Welsh Rugby Union

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Waratahs Thump Fijiana in Fiji - Force Shock Reds in Perth - Super Rugby Women's Round 2 - Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 1:04:37

2M ago1:04:37

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 18 of the Pick & Drive Rugby Podcast! We are the People’s Podcast, providing a platform for rugby lovers to come together and support the game that’s played in heaven. In this week's episode Mitch and Lachie recap all the action from round 2 of Super Rugby Women's (SRW) before running through round 5 of Super Rugby Pacif…

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