For Ruck's Sake
For Ruck's Sake
Giles Jagger, Tom-Henry Jones and Will Dagnall
Weekly podcast discussing everything going on in the world of rugby union - matches, stories and controversies. Primarily focusing on northern hemisphere rugby
83: RWC Semi Final Review and Final Preview
We discuss New Zealand's dominance over Argentina and the incredibly tense battle between England and South Africa in the two semi finals. We look at the key selection masterstrokes or mistakes by Rassie and Borthwick, why Ben O'Keefe was the wrong appointment by World Rugby and how England lost after such a strong performance. We also do a deep dive into the technicalities of the decisive scrum and why the penalty was given against England as well as chat about how scrums fit into the modern...
Oct 24, 2023
1 hr 2 min
82: RWC QF Review and Semi Finals Preview
We discuss what was arguably the best ever weekend of international rugby with Argentina, New Zealand, England and South Africa making it through to the semi finals. We analyse how those teams won and what the match ups are going to be like in the semis. We answer all the big questions like: Where can Ireland go from here? Why was New Zealand's defence able to shut Ireland down? Did France only lose because of poor refereeing? How will South Africa exploit England's weaknesses?
Oct 19, 2023
1 hr 9 min
81: RWC Pool Review and QF Preview
We look ahead to the Rugby World Cup quarter finals and discuss how each team got there. We chat about most of the highly debated topics from the week such as: Would Scotland have qualified if they were in a different pool? Do England have to drop one of Ford or Faz? Is it too early to rush back Dupont? Can the All Blacks stop Ireland?
Oct 13, 2023
1 hr 6 min
80: RWC Week 3
We discuss all the matches from the third round of the World Cup including the epic Ireland v South Africa, Wales essentially knocking Australia out to qualify themselves and England's win over Chile. We look at the biggest talking points of the week such as did South Africa's 7-1 split backfire? Is Eddie Jones going to get sacked? Will Marcus Smith continue to play at 15? What can World Rugby do to help the Tier 2 nations be more competitive?
Sep 26, 2023
1 hr 1 min
79: RWC Week 2
We discuss all the action from week two of the Rugby World Cup. We look Uruguay testing France and Portugal testing Wales and analyse how South American and European rugby has improved. We also chat about England's second win, Fiji getting a much deserved win and what's going wrong with Australia.
Sep 21, 2023
1 hr 2 min
78: RWC Week 1
The Rugby World Cup has finally kicked off so we're here to discuss all the matches of week one. We look at the much anticipated opener between France and New Zealand, George Ford's dropkicking masterclass against Argentina and the epic but controversial Wales v Fiji. We discuss the key talking points from the weekend like if Wales should have had more yellow cards and if Farrell can get back in the England team.
Sep 14, 2023
1 hr 7 min
77: RWC Predictions
We look at England's loss to Fiji and discuss if England are in danger of not getting out of the pool. We chat about South Africa's record breaking win against New Zealand and if New Zealand should now be worried? We also give our World Cup predictions so listen to hear us debate who we think will be the top try-scorer, player of the tournament, breakthrough player and which team will cause the biggest upset.
Sep 6, 2023
54 min
76: RWC Preview and Have England Shown Any Progression?
We preview how all of the big teams will do this World Cup. Will Scotland get out of their pool? Are Wales a dark horse? How will France do without Ntamack? We also discuss if England have shown any progression or not and why Faz's hearing has made a mockery of the sport.
Aug 25, 2023
57 min
75: England World Cup Squad
We're back for a fourth season to start previewing the Rugby World Cup. We go through England's squad discussing the big calls Borthwick made and who we think is the best XV. Do we need three flyhalfs? Should Slade have been dropped? Are we worried about players not having much gametime? Who do we think is the most important player in the squad?
Aug 11, 2023
56 min
74: Champions Cup Final Review and Premiership Final Preview
We discuss the epic Champions Cup final between La Rochelle and Leinster, where it was won and lost, if La Rochelle are the most physical team ever and if Leinster underperform. We also look at Toulon's Challenge Cup win over Glasgow and look ahead to the Premiership final. Will is conflicted but has to make a decision whether to support Saracens or Sale.
May 23, 2023
1 hr 4 min
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