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Rugby Rundown

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17 episodes

5 hours ago

Send us a text The narrative for the 2025 Autumn Nations Series has been unequivocally written by the visiting nations. After two rounds of high-intensity Test rugby, the prevailing theme is one of Southern Hemisphere dominance, leaving their Northern Hemisphere counterparts in various states of crisis, introspection, or frantic regrouping ahead of the critical third round. The opening weekend provided a mixed, if ominous, picture. England, South Africa, and Scotland secured dominant wins ove...

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Send us a text The narrative for the 2025 Autumn Nations Series has been unequivocally written by the visiting nations. After two rounds of high-intensity Test rugby, the prevailing theme is one of Southern Hemisphere dominance, leaving their Northern Hemisphere counterparts in various states of crisis, introspection, or frantic regrouping ahead of the critical third round. The opening weekend provided a mixed, if ominous, picture. England, South Africa, and Scotland secured dominant wins ove...

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Episodes (17/17)

Rugby Rundown

The Proving Ground: Analysis, Predictions, and Forced Evolution's for Round 3 of the 2025 Autumn Nations Series

Send us a text The narrative for the 2025 Autumn Nations Series has been unequivocally written by the visiting nations. After two rounds of high-intensity Test rugby, the prevailing theme is one of Southern Hemisphere dominance, leaving their Northern Hemisphere counterparts in various states of crisis, introspection, or frantic regrouping ahead of the critical third round. The opening weekend provided a mixed, if ominous, picture. England, South Africa, and Scotland secured dominant wins ove...

5 hours ago

11 minutes

Rugby Rundown

Autumn's Opening Salvo: Power Shifts, New Stars, and the Reshaping of the World Rugby Order

Send us a text The opening weekend of the 2025 Autumn Nations Series delivered a potent cocktail of brutal power, clinical finishing, and the exhilarating emergence of a new generation of talent set to disrupt the global hierarchy. The results from Twickenham, Chicago, Wembley, and Murrayfield provided the first, compelling answers to the questions that have hung over the international landscape since the conclusion of a fiercely contested Rugby Championship. This was not merely a curtain-rai...

5 days ago

10 minutes

Rugby Rundown

The Road to Bilbao

Send us a text The 2025/26 European club rugby season commences against a backdrop of seismic shifts in the established hierarchy. The twin continental tournaments, the Investec Champions Cup and the EPCR Challenge Cup, are poised to deliver a compelling chapter of elite competition, culminating in the finals weekend at Bilbao's San Mamés Stadium in May 2026. This season is not merely a new beginning but the continuation of several powerful narratives forged in the crucible of the previous ca...

3 weeks ago

10 minutes

Rugby Rundown

The Autumn Selection Dossier: Form, Fortunes, and Final Calls for the Northern Hemisphere's Elite

Send us a text The 2025 Autumn Nations Series arrives not merely as a collection of standalone Test matches, but as a pivotal and revealing prelude to the Six Nations. As the giants of the Southern Hemisphere—South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina—tour north, they will be met by home nations grappling with a landscape profoundly reshaped by a brutal British & Irish Lions tour, the dawn of a new coaching era in Wales, and a cascade of injuries that have created both immense ch...

1 month ago

12 minutes

Rugby Rundown

Opening Volleys: An Analysis of Opportunity and Expectation in the 2025-26 Rugby Season

Send us a text The commencement of the 2025-26 northern hemisphere rugby season arrived not with a gentle dawn but under the long, fatiguing shadow of a monumental international summer. The British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, coupled with the brutal attrition of The Rugby Championship, left an indelible mark on the club landscape before a single ball was kicked in anger.1 This created a unique and volatile environment for the opening rounds of the United Rugby Championship (URC) and ...

1 month ago

13 minutes

Rugby Rundown

URC 2025-26 Season Preview: Navigating New Pathways, Financial Headwinds, and Shifting Power Dynamics

Send us a text The 2025-26 BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) is set to commence on September 26, 2025, with Leinster Rugby entering the season as the defending champions. Their commanding 32-7 victory over the Vodacom Bulls in the Grand Final at Dublin's historic Croke Park not only secured their ninth league title but also emphatically ended a four-year trophy drought, reasserting their position as the competition's preeminent force. For the Bulls, the defeat marked a third Grand Final los...

1 month ago

13 minutes

Rugby Rundown

An Unlevel Playing Field: Deconstructing England's Dominance in the Women's Six Nations and the Roadmap to a Competitive Future

Send us a text The current state of the Women's Six Nations Championship is defined by a singular, overwhelming reality: the dominance of England's Red Roses. This is not a cyclical peak in performance but a sustained era of supremacy that has created a significant competitive imbalance within the tournament. The central question facing the sport is not whether England is dominant, but rather how this dominance was constructed, what it means for the other five nations, and what a viable pathw...

1 month ago

13 minutes

Rugby Rundown

The State of Play: A Global Rugby Report Card Two Years from Glory

Send us a text As the dust settles on the 2025 international rugby season, the sport finds itself at a crucial waypoint on the journey to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. This is not merely another year in the four-year cycle; it is a period of profound flux, a reordering of the traditional power structures that have long defined the global game. The established hierarchy is under duress, challenged not only by internal shifts among the titans but also by the genuine emergence of new, c...

2 months ago

13 minutes

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The Weight of History: An Analysis of the 2025 Lions' Power Deficit and its Implications for the Global Rugby Hierarchy

Send us a text The selection philosophy for the 2025 British & Irish Lions forward pack represented a clear and deliberate strategic pivot under Head Coach Andy Farrell. The squad was constructed around a preference for hybrid, athletic forwards—players comfortable in open play and adept at linking with a celebrated backline—over traditional, heavier enforcers whose primary domain is the attritional warfare of the tight exchanges. This approach, heavily influenced by Farrell's successful ...

3 months ago

13 minutes

Rugby Rundown

The Coach's Gambit: An Analysis of Joe Schmidt's Tactical Duel with the 2025 British & Irish Lions

Send us a text In this podcast we will dissect the high-stakes tactical chess match between Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt and his former protégé, Lions coach Andy Farrell, during the compelling 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour of Australia.1 Over the course of a gruelling tour, a fascinating strategic narrative has unfolded, one defined by intelligence gathering, reactive adaptation, and ultimately, the brutal realities of Test match rugby. We will trace this strategic arc through its distin...

3 months ago

13 minutes

Rugby Rundown

Tartan Hearts, Lions' Roar

Send us a text In the suffocating humidity of Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, a sporting cauldron simmering with 12 years of anticipation, the 2025 British & Irish Lions faced their moment of truth. On July 19th, the famed "Sea of Red," a tidal wave of travelling support, crashed against a defiant shore of gold-clad Wallabies fans, setting the stage for a monumental opening Test. The Lions emerged victorious, grinding out a crucial 27-19 win that gives them a precious 1-0 lead in the series. ...

3 months ago

15 minutes

Rugby Rundown

Navigating Dual Ambitions: Scottish Rugby's Lions Contributions and the Imperative of Pacific Rugby Development

Send us a text This podcast analyses recent rugby dynamics, focusing on the British & Irish Lions' 2025 tour and Scotland's concurrent Pacific tour. It assesses the selection of Scottish players for the Lions and its impact on their national team. Additionally, it explores Fiji's appreciation for Scotland's tour and how established rugby nations can aid Fiji and the Pacific region's rugby development. The Lions tour, while prestigious, compromises Tier 1 nations like Scotland. Mid-tour ca...

3 months ago

15 minutes

Rugby Rundown

Assembling the Pride - A Definitive Position-by-Position Analysis

Send us a text The process of selecting a British & Irish Lions Test 23 is an exercise in balancing form, reputation, combination, and coaching philosophy. The performances over the past weeks, both in Australia and across the home nations' tours, have provided a wealth of data to inform this most critical of selections.

4 months ago

11 minutes

Rugby Rundown

The 2025 Lions: Forging a Test-Winning Formula from Form, Philosophy, and Farrell's Choice

Send us a text The 2025 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia has reached a critical juncture. With a pre-tour fixture in Dublin and the initial provincial matches Down Under now consigned to the history books, the first Test against the Wallabies looms large on the horizon. The opening games have offered a tantalising mix of clarity and confusion, showcasing both devastating attacking potential and moments of frustrating imprecision. Concurrent international fixtures, which saw the hom...

4 months ago

7 minutes

Rugby Rundown

The Lions Roar: Farrell's Test Contenders Emerge as Bolters Circle Down Under

Send us a text The 2025 British & Irish Lions tour began with a surprising 24-28 defeat to Argentina in Dublin, their first tour-opening loss since 1971. This performance raised concerns about cohesion and attack. However, eight days later, a much-changed Lions team decisively beat Western Force 54-7 in Perth, showcasing fluid, clinical rugby. Coach Andy Farrell now faces the challenge of determining which performance reflects the team's true identity and how to approach Test selections a...

4 months ago

20 minutes

Rugby Rundown

Shadows and Spotlights: Scotland's Pacific Crucible and the Lions Legacy in Waiting

Send us a text This Southern Hemisphere winter, rugby focuses on two linked events in Oceania. In Australia, the British & Irish Lions tour, led by Andy Farrell and Maro Itoje, culminates in a three-Test series against the Wallabies—a high-stakes spectacle for legacies. Meanwhile, Scotland, without eight Lions players, embarks on a challenging tour across the Tasman Sea. Their series against the Māori All Blacks, Fiji, and Samoa, though less grand, holds significant peril and opportunity....

4 months ago

13 minutes

Rugby Rundown

Darge's Dawn: Forging Scotland's Future in the Pacific Crucible

Send us a text This episode discusses Scotland's 2025 Skyscanner Pacific Tour, highlighting its strategic importance for the 2027 Rugby World Cup seeding and squad development. For the first time in over two decades, Scotland will face the Māori All Blacks, Fiji, and Samoa in a challenging three-match schedule from July 5th to July 18th. The tour aims to build squad depth, especially with seven front line players on British & Irish Lions duty, and provides an opportunity for uncapped play...

4 months ago

9 minutes