A weekly overview of the big talking points in the URC - with presenters from each country and a bit of fun as well. Another member of the WRRAP family.
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A light hearted look at Welsh Regional Rugby from a fans point of view - with presenters from each of the regions.
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The boys are back after a lovely summer break and are ready to cast their eyes over the Cardiff and Dragons prospects for the coming season - with a little bit of kit chat thrown in for good measure as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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The South African URC shield preview
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The boys dig into the South African sides prospects for this seasons URC - the squad movements, the star players and the prospects for the coming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP Podcast
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United Rugby Rewind - Episode 1 - The Welsh Regions preview
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Your regular URR team, Lee G, Caolan, Ben and Alan are joined by Huw to review the off season activities of the four Welsh regions and their prospects for the coming #URC season. Make sure you join in the conversation on our social media channels as we begin to predict our end of season table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.…
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The gang review the women's Olympic sevens, catch up on PWR signings and discuss how Ilona Maheris is the global superstar rugby has needed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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It's yet another loss for Wales but Jamie, James and Harley try to take the positives from a series loss and ask what we have learned about Wales on this tour. Plus all the usual stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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Jamie, James and Harley review the 1st test in Australia and pick the bones out of another frustrating performance, plus the usual #DOTW and James' reaction to the big news regarding the Ospreys stadium announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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Wales Womens rugby - where are we now?
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Huw, Harley, Julia and Sian react to the new WRU strategy, review the PWR final and preview Wales' vital playoff against Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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In episode number 100 - Jamie, James and Huw round up the news and discuss the Wales squad heading to Australia. The boys also chat about the South Africa game and ask 'How much pressure is Warren Gatland under?' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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The full crew are back together for the last time this season and are keen to discuss the weekly news, the Ospreys game against Munster and a summary of each of the regions seasons. They finish up with a thank you to everyone that has listened to any of the podcasts over the last couple of seasons before signing off for the season. Learn more about…
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Jamie, James and Harley are joined by Carwyn Evans from Scarlets Fever and Podcast Rygbi Cymru, to look back on Judgement Day, preview Ospreys trip to Limerick and give their verdicts on a very interesting Wales squad. In association with Manscaped. Be part of the 10+ million blokes worldwide who trust Manscaped when you use the code 'RUGBY BALLS' …
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Selecting the Summer Squad - the WRRAP way!
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Harley and Huw go digging around the numbers and spreadsheets to provide Gatland with their recommendations for the summer squad based entirely on stats and facts - you can't argue with that! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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Judgement Day - The end is nigh!!!!
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The boys are happy to see the end of the season creeping over the hill as the usual Judgement Day arguments raise their heads again. With very little riding on the results of the games, the annual prediction league become the most important thing to focus on! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The one with 3 wins for Welsh regions!
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Imagine waiting all season for a weekend where 3 out of the 4 regions win and picking that weekend to start discussing dropping a region again! The rumour mill is in full swing this week as the boys review a weekend of decent performances and encouraging signs - even Jamie see's signs of hope in the Dragons midfield - and then there is the predicti…
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The one where no one won but you can't be down about these things!
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James is back from his baby time but would have been forgiven for needing another week or so to recover! The boys discuss a bucket load of news, nicknames, getting stuffed and the prospect of going through it again this weekend. On a positive note, we won't another weekend this season where all four teams lose! Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…
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Cat Boy and Harley are joined by the wonderful Rugby Julia (@okayjulia on x) to conduct a post mortem on Wales Women's latest 6N campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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Jamie and Harley are joined by Martyn from the Scarlets Fever podcast to round up the latest news, chat Welsh Premiership and preview Round 16 of the URC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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The boys are joined by Iestyn from the Ospreys Eyrie and Pod Rygbi Cymru to discuss the weekends performances and lack of them. Drink of the week takes on a colourful outlook with some interesting flavours, before the boys take on the difficult task of discussing the rugby! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The one after the Ospreys beat the Stormers - when the Sheriff left town!
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The boys are joined by guest presenter Josh Lawrence to discuss the Ospreys win in South Africa as well as the retirement of Ken 'The Sheriff' Owens - Harley does everything he can to stick to his rule of 'Not blaming the ref' while Jamie can see bits of positivity in all four Welsh regions, just not enough for a win in too many cases. Lee G on the…
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Welsh Rugby: What the Ospreys did in Europe
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The full team is back to discuss the Ospreys journey deep into Europe - well Gloucester at least. James gives us the run down of his day out and how it may affect the rest of the season. The boys look ahead to the return to normal rugby this weekend with the return of the URC and give their predictions accordingly as well as taking a look at each t…
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Jamie, James and Harley are joined by Huw Griffin (aka CatBoy) to round up the latest news and look back on Ospreys finally winning a European knockout game! Plus we also chat Wales women and look ahead to the Ospreys trip to Kingsholm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The one where the Dragons win and Jamie is still celebrating!
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The boys are a man down to review the goings on at the Scarlets, a gutsy Dragons performance and a solid win for the Ospreys but they struggle on regardless. There is a definite Bank Holiday vibe to proceedings with Lee G predicting an Ospreys win and James being kind to the Scarlets - it was all too much for Harleys Wifi to take! Learn more about …
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If winning is a habit, there is no danger of becoming addicted.
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The boys get back to discussing proper rugby, some half game performances, some questions regarding decisions and TMO's, a dodgy hamstring and crowd numbers plus a win - plus all the usual stuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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In between Italy and normal rugby returning
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The boys try to put Welsh rugby to rights - but as we all know it is going to take a fair bit longer than one night. There was a lot to get through but the main chunk is where the boys discuss the Italy game, the fallout from it, Gatland's comments and the way forward. With normal rugby returning this weekend, the boys get back to their usual level…
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The one in between France and Italy
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The boys are stuck in between France and Italy with only Marcello Cossali-Francis to keep them company! The Italy v Scotland game gets an outing before they move on to the Wales v Italy game where Marcello re-visits his predictions from last seasons game! In order to avoid discussing the France game, James manages to combine Cilla Black and Monty P…
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Trying to take some positives from the URC into the France game
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The boys are a man down but manage to rattle through the prospect of another WRU review, the coverage of the women's game and drink of the week before heading into another winless weekend in the URC and trying to work out how to put it right. They finish up with an optimistic venture through the prospect of the French visiting on Mothers day and th…
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After the Ireland game - with a #URC weekend ahead of us
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The pick through the pieces of the Wales team performance against Ireland - what went well and what didn't - and what needs to change for the France game. There is a full weekend of #URC fixtures ahead and the task doesn't get any easier for the regions! There is also an absolute classic #Drinkofthe week with some proper #Wankybollocks to get throu…
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The one where positivity seems like an abstract concept
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With only the one win from four games to discuss and the prospect of an international game against Ireland, the boys try to find new and exciting things to discuss but keep getting dragged back in to the quagmire that Welsh rugby has become! Thankfully drink of the week and the Ospreys provide something positive to discuss - briefly! Learn more abo…
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The England review and the Return of the URC.
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Jamie, Harley and James chew the fat over Wales’ narrow defeat to England at Twickenham. Plus the usual Drink of the week, Newsdesk, James’ Beef and a look ahead to the weekend as the Welsh regions are back in URC action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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The boys forensically dissect the Scotland performance with insightful observations, detailed analysis and game specific analysis - or to put it another way - they talk crap about rugby and other stuff for a while. Which ever is your taste, it is a bloody good listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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#WalvSco - the big preview with Jonny from the Scottish Rugby Podcast
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While James has another crack at breaking into the over 50's 2nd team - the rest of the boys crack on with the serious of work of analysing the Welsh and Scottish teams for the opening weekend of this years 6 nations with Jonny from the Scottish Rugby Podcast. There is plenty to discuss with lots of new faces, plenty of uncertainty and an expectati…
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The one after the European Cup games
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Meatloaf said that 2 out of 3 aint bad - but Welsh Regions have 1 out 4 through to the next round of European fixtures - the boys give their opinions on where that stands on the Meatloaf rating! Lee G has finally found a beer that he doesn't like, Jamie has done hospitality, Harley forgot his laptop and James is happy - would be the bulk of the sho…
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The one where we talk NFL, LRZ and Wales Squad selection
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The boys were a man down but struggled through regardless - discussing the shock news of LRZ going to the NFL and the selection of the Wales squad. There were other things to discuss as well - injuries, excuses, last weeks games and this weekends previews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The start of 2024 - the one where we try to keep it positive
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The boys wanted to start the year in a positive frame of mind - which lasted right up until newsdesk. There was plenty of stuff to discuss - Christmas presents, beer, dry January!!!! and kids to begin with but then the nitty gritty stuff for example the festive derbies and different beer. Harley has some stats and James introduces 'Beef and Banter'…
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The one after European fixtures and before the festive derbies
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In a packed episode there are many bases covered - starting with Harleys ELF gin, discussing the Cardiff takeover, Samson Lee retiring then on to the European fixtures and a full preview of the festive derbies. You can find the Christmas Quizzes on our Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/tnqqgYafziQ It would mean a lot to us if you could listen …
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The one in between European cup fixtures with Francisco/Francois!
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Harley was on the bench this week while the boys pulled in the bomb squad with Carwyn from the Cardiff Central Podcast and European Rugby journalist Francisco Isaac coming on to close out the game. The boys talk through the games coming this weekend - in particular the Black Lion trip to PYS and the chances of any side winning. Learn more about you…
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The one discussing 'Welsh Rugby - What went wrong'
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The boys were joined by Sei Williams (@CapS45) to discuss his book 'Welsh Rugby - What went wrong' and some of the things he found while researching the book plus his verdict on the changes that are currently underway in the WRU. All the usual stuff is in there as well - drink of the week, the review of last weekends games (especially Cardiff v Sca…
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The one after the Storm, The Sharks and the Derby!
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Cardiff picked apart the Stormers before the Dragons got bitten by the Sharks. The West Wales Derby was a 2nd gear victory for the Ospreys and the Scarlets have some deeper issues that need to be resolved and quickly. The boys demonstrate that it is easy to get down about Welsh Rugby sometimes, but it is also good to get your frustrations off your …
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The one with two derbies for the Ospreys to discuss
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The boys dive straight in to the Cardiff game against Zebre and work out how it ended up as a draw, then they try to find some positives in the Scarlets battering by Leinster before chatting through the Dragons destruction of the Ospreys. Then there is a look ahead to Cardiff v Stormers, Dragons trip to the Sharks and the West Wales derby - Ospreys…
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The one with no wins but plenty of positives to discuss
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On the face of it the boys had a pretty miserable weekend to discuss but on closer inspection there were a lot of positives to be found over the weekends games. Listeners questions takes them into the unexpected area of DNA manipulation and end of season predictions and then they delve in to the weekends games. They finish on predictions for the we…
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The boys were joined by rugby analyst Sam Larner to discuss the important goings on in Welsh Rugby over the last week. Conversation somehow moved from Halfpenny's move to New Zealand to sparkly suits and spray tans as Sam shared his thoughts on how we market the game and improve it;s image. We throw in the usual mix of last weekends games, a look f…
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Time for some hard truths - just not in front of the kids
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Round two of the URC has produced another bumper pod - it is safe to say that this is not one to listen to with the kids! A poor game between the Dragons and Cardiff, barely anyone watching the Ospreys game and some lovely scenery being the only thing worth watching with the Scarlets all get discussed in detail. The expectations for this weekends g…
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Week 1 of the URC - in a lot of depth!
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This weeks pod welcomes our new Ospreys chappy James and we say a fond thank you to Carwyn. There is plenty of stuff to unbox this week - the World Cup, scrums and refs and World Cup predictions. Then the boys, including Huw from Scarlets Fever and Pirate pods, dive in to the URC and flail around looking for positives and a way forward. We also ave…
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The one where we have a URC season to look forward to
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The boys are joined by Iestyn from the Ospreys Eyrie and Podcast Rygbi Cymru who sits in for Carwyn to preview the coming season of URC action. The start is a little flat as the weekends quarter final against Argentina gets reviewed but there are some positives to take from it. The boys talk through the options to go forward and where things may ne…
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In the second part of this bonus podcast, Harley and Huw continue to discuss rugby with Francisco Isaac and the effect it has had on Portugal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy WRRAP
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The story of RWC2023 so far has been the style of rugby that Tier 2 nations are playing and the man who has been championing Tier 2 rugby for 20+ years is Francisco Isaac. In the first part of their chat with Francisco, Harley and Huw, don their flatcaps and review the group stages of the Rugby World Cup. The up's and downs and how things need to c…
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The one with another World Cup quarter final to look forward to
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Despite the temptation to dive straight in to discussing the quarter final - the boys begin with a few pre-season game reviews and the prospects for the coming season. Some are more enthusiastic than others to discuss them but the need for better coverage of these types of games is obvious. Conversation then turns to France - the good bits from the…
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The one where we discuss the Georgia game, Tier 2 and promoting the World Cup
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We had the pleasure of welcoming back Francisco Isaac to the pod tonight - not only one of the most knowledgeable and experienced journalists in European rugby circles but also a fantastic person to talk to. This weeks discussion begins at the World Cup, works its way around the pre-season warm up games from last weekend and then weaves its way bac…
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The one after Australia! and other stuff
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It doesn't take a genius to work out that we discuss Wales win over Australia in the Rugby World Cup quite a bit on this pod. We were joined by renowned rugby journalist Simon Thomas to discuss the game and some other stuff - but mainly the game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The one after Portugal where we talk about media coverage etc
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Finding positives in the Portugal game was difficult but the boys got there with a bit of effort and determination. There were a lot of learning to be taken from that game both for the Australia game and for future development in general. The Fiji v Australia game gave Wales a lot of information to work with but exactly how Gatland puts it to good …
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The one after Fiji - and breeeeaaaaathe
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The first hurdle has been overcome - it wasn't easy nor fun but Wales got over it and the World Cup has begun. This week's pod covers the vital bits of the World Cup so far, including french men pretending to be cockerels, the social media reaction to referee decisions and English red cards. We then dive into the Fiji game in all its glory before l…
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