Bit more of a fun episode today as the lads discuss what they would do if they were to take over a premiership club. With Ed taking over Quins, Macsen with Saracens and Mal with Bath, they chat about who they would sign to improve the squad, which ex player they would make Head Coach / Director of Rugby and which beer they would want sponsoring the club.
Euros been happening so might chat about that soon…
Is Harlequins the best attacking side in the world? I think so.
We're back with some good old rugby chat as Ed and Mal discuss Quins, who will win the Premiership, and the recently announced Springboks squad for the British and Irish Lions Tour.
Tune in next week for some highly analytical Football chat as the Euros commences. Are we joking? Who knows.
LIONS! LIONS! LIONS! 🦁 With the British and Irish Lions Squad finally being announced, the lads chat all about who made it, the bolters, and those who may have missed out. Can’t believe Rozzy didn’t make the squad!! 🤬 Who’s gassed for the Lions Tour?? 🧀
In this episode, the lads make their Lions XV off the back of an eye opening Six Nations. Following the downfall of England, how few of them do they include in the team. Does the Welsh flyer Louis RZ make the team? Will Manu Tuilagi be back in time? How many of the Championship side Saracens are in the XV? All questions answered in this episode!
In this episode, Macsen and Malachi discuss what issues lie within England Rugby at the moment. They go through the XV and give their take on who should keep or lose their place in the side & provide there views into whether Eddie Jones should continue as the England Rugby Coach.
Who is to blame for England's sub-par Six Nations campaign? Is this French side the best in the world? Who is going to make the Lions?
Watch the full episode as we delve into all the drama of this weekend's Six Nations games.
Overrated or Underrated.
Is Louis Rees-Zammit overrated? Is Owen Farrell underrated? Should James Lowe even be starting for Ireland? Find out the answer to all of these and more in this episode of Overrated or Underrated.
Be sure to listen to the end of the episode for some intense & wild debate around some of the most interesting rugby dilemmas.
In this episode, Macsen & Malachi chat with Mark from Belfast. They talk through the school & academy system in Ireland, what needs to change about the Top 14 & the happenings of Irish rugby since their historic victory over the All Blacks. The guys also chat about their Lions 10 & more specifically who will captain the Lions in this Summer's tour.
In this episode, the guys talk through whether Sam Simmonds deserves a place in the England Squad. They each discuss their Lions "Bolter" for the upcoming tour to South Africa & analyse Wales' controversial win vs England in the Six Nations talking in depth about the questionable refereeing performance of France's Pascal Gaüzère.
Taking inspiration from the TV gameshow Pointless, Much Ado About Rugby presents Pointless: Rugby Edition. With the aim of the game to get as LITTLE points as possible by giving the most obscure answer, who will come out on top?
I would like to thank everyone from the r/rugbyunion sub-reddit who participated in the survey to make this possible. The points for each answer is based off of the responses of 100 real people from the r/rugbyunion Reddit page.
If you would like to play this yourself with friends, family, rugby club etc, feel free to click the link below which will take you to a Google Sheet with the questions and the points for each answer: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dz3YAnO416XIYWa0o_KPFqSVvefHL7oEB7I0DD5lRi4/edit?usp=sharing
Will the US become a Rugby power house? Why are USA 7s so good? Do American rugby players even party hard?
This week, we are joined by Hans from the US who has played at the top level of college rugby to talk about Rugby in the US in the latest episode of Rugby Around The World.
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In this episode, the lads welcome special guest BECK CUTTING, Worcester Warriors Hooker and Former England U20. They discuss Beck's pathway to pro rugby, his experience at the England U20s world cup 🏴 and whether Worcester Warriors are on the up! ⏫
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How fast can you down a pint? 🍺
Shanghai and Hong Kong based rugby player, Tom, claims he is renown for how fast he can neck a nice cold brewski, so we put him to the test in the latest episode of Rugby Around The World 🌏
Tune in for some great touring stories (arrested?) as well as some sweet rugby education around what it's like to play rugby in China and Hong Kong 🚨
We are back with our first episode of 2021, and what a better way than to discuss who are the rugby players and teams to watch out for in 2021.
Each choosing a player from front row, lock, back row, half back, centre and back three, we come up with our top players to keep an eye on this year.
We are now introducing a season format which will consist of 5 episodes, including exclusive interviews with professional players, exciting conversations with rugby fans from around the world, hilarious rugby game shows & more!
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Merry Christmas! For the final episode of 2020, we are joined by good friend and rugby enthusiast, Simmo, for a Christmas themed episode.
Taking inspiration from BBC 5 Live show, Fighting Talk, we answer some christmassy rugby questions such as who would steal your Christmas presents, as well as run over our 2020 awards.
Thank you to everyone who has listened and supported Much Ado About Rugby this year, and we look forward to bringing your more laughs in 2021.
This is a big one... We welcome Joe from Wales to discuss what has happened to Welsh Rugby, from coaches and players to the state of grassroots rugby in Wales. Will Wales be able to regain their dominance in 2021? Tune in to find out...
For the second episode of our series ‘Rugby Around The World’, we chat to movie star Ben Affleck from New Zealand. Born in New Zealand but with a love of Argentina as well, Ben gives a unique (and less biased) perspective of rugby in New Zealand. Which rugby nation should we discuss next?
In this episode, Ed and Mal give a run down of the weekends games, discussing England's dominant form, France's flair allowing them to walk past Italy and how the All Blacks got their revenge on Argentina.
With the start of Much Ado About Rugby’s new series, Rugby Around The World, the lads welcome South African rugby fan Jean to uncover the secrets behind South African rugby. Join us as we get an insight into school boy rugby, why so many South African players move abroad, and whether the Springboks are still the best team in the world.
Stay tuned for more exciting conversations with rugby fans from all over the world in our new series, Rugby Around The World.
With the first round of the Autumn Nations Cup complete, Ed and Mal cover each of the games, determining whether they think each team will Fly or Flop. As well as this, they talk about some of the stand out performers from the weekend and who are the ones to watch. Big shout out to Ireland for a great performance vs Wales!