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The Rugby League Hot Recap
The Rugby League Hot Recap
91 episodes
5 days ago

The Rugby League Hot Recap is back for the 2025 season!


One of the fastest growing UK rugby league podcasts, the Hot Recap crew will bring you game recaps, previews and news from the Betfred Super League and the NRL throughout the 2025 seasons.


The podcast is hosted and led by journalist Locky Campbell and our lead analyst Eliot McGuire.


Episodes are released either on a Sunday or Monday night throughout the 2025 season!


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The Rugby League Hot Recap is back for the 2025 season!


One of the fastest growing UK rugby league podcasts, the Hot Recap crew will bring you game recaps, previews and news from the Betfred Super League and the NRL throughout the 2025 seasons.


The podcast is hosted and led by journalist Locky Campbell and our lead analyst Eliot McGuire.


Episodes are released either on a Sunday or Monday night throughout the 2025 season!


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Rugby League Hot Recap
Australia sweep England as the curtain falls on rugby league for another year

Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire reflect on a hugely significant Ashes series after Australia swept England to secure the 3-0 series win.


They talk through the ramifications for Shaun Wane, how Australia embraced the opportunity and look ahead to next year's World Cup, as New Zealand blow past Samoa in the Cup final of the Pacific Championships.


There's also talk about NZ heading to UK shores in 2027, the Ashes returning in 2028, rugby league also returning to Everton in 2026 and the latest on Featherstone Rovers.


This is the last confirmed weekly recording until January but we will be back on an adhoc basis until then!


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5 days ago
43 minutes 3 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Australia knock improved England back in Ashes Game 2 + should George Williams be dropped?

Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire recount a memorable Ashes second test from Hill Dickinson Stadium.


The duo talk through England's faltering attack and lack of fitness, the prowess of Angus Crichton and Cameron Munster + what Shaun Wane needs to do to get his side ready for the third test at Headingley.


There's also time to talk through the Pacific Championships and Eli Katoa's shocking injury, Matt Dufty facing the Warrington axe, Ryan Papenhuyzen's Storm exit, the latest on Salford and talks between the RFL and broadcaster DAZN!


We'll be back for the final match recap this weekend!


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1 week ago
37 minutes 10 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Reece Walsh stars as Australia take the first Ashes test and NRL plots global round to start 2027

Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire are on the mics to bring you their comprehensive recap of the first Ashes test from England and Australia at Wembley.


What went wrong for England? Why is Reece Walsh the best player in the world right now? Who needs to be dropped for the second test?


We take on all the big talking points ahead of Everton this Saturday.


PLUS, we also have time to talk State of Origin heading to New Zealand in 2027 and the NRL plotting an international round to open a season.


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2 weeks ago
37 minutes 57 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
2025 Rugby League Ashes series preview

ITS FINALLY HERE.


After years of waiting, we are strapping in for the first Ashes series on British shores in 22 years.


Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire talk through the key matchups, the weaknesses in both sides and there's even one of them backing England to win on Saturday!


Also tonight, we bring you nine things you need to know about rugby league including talk of promotion and relegation returning to Super League, the World Club Challenge dates and venues and the return of an eight-team Super League playoffs in 2026!


We'll be back after the first Test!


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3 weeks ago
39 minutes 29 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Bulls, Toulouse and York to SL, Gradings chaos & Part 3 of 2025 Super League season review

After two momentous days, we finally have our 14 teams for the 2026 Betfred Super League season.


Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire break down all the key information as the league welcomes Bradford Bulls, Toulouse Olympique and York Knights to the top table.


We bring you the winners and losers from the 2025 IMG Gradings as both Salford and the London Broncos get stung by the system.


Finally, we bring you our season reviews for Hull KR, Wigan Warriors, Leigh Leopards and St Helens as Paul Rowley heads to Merseyside as the Saints' new coach.


Check back in for our Ashes preview next week!


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4 weeks ago
52 minutes 8 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
2025 Super League Grand Final Recap, Shaun Wane names his squad and SL season review continued

Just 48 hours after the 2025 Super League Grand Final, Locky and Eliot are back to bring you their comprehensive recap of the big game and the fallout from Hull KR's treble-clinching victory.


The boys briefly will then talk over the logistics for the World Club Challenge in 2026 before diving straight into Shaun Wane's 24-man England squad for the Ashes and then it's on to part 2 of our Super League season review with Warrington, Hull FC, Wakefield and Leeds all discussed.


We'll be back on Friday to bring you the lowdown on all the IMG and Super League expansion drama!


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1 month ago
50 minutes 26 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Reece Walsh acclaimed as Broncos win NRL Premiership + A Super League Grand Final rematch is booked!

Fresh off the back of the most pivotal weekend of rugby league action, Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire are on the mics for this weekly recording.


The boys start off the recap by heading down under to the NRL Grand Final as Reece Walsh wrote his name into the history books with an all-star performance in Brisbane's win over Melbourne (1.31). We talk through all the talking points from Australia's showpiece event before talking through the Kangaroos squad for the Ashes (14.27).


It's then on to the Super League semi-finals. First up, we talk through Wigan v Leigh (18.13) in a repeat of last year's semi-final before we head to Craven Park for Hull KR v St Helens (28.48).


Before we wrap there's also some Championship Grand Final talk as Toulouse's win over York Knights shakes up the potential pecking order for the expected promoted clubs to Super League in 2026! (43.20)


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1 month ago
47 minutes 50 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Previewing the NRL Grand Final and the Super League Semi-Finals + Part 1 of the Super League 2025 season review

We are back for a midweek episode ahead of the biggest weekend of rugby league action as we see the NRL Grand Final and the Super League Semi-Finals take place.


Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire talk you through the NRL showpiece (1.47) as the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos battle for eternal rugby league glory on Sunday.


It's then on to the Super League semi-final previews with shenanigans afoot ahead of Wigan and Leigh's Friday matchup (13.10) and then St Helen's trip to Craven Park to take on LLS winners Hull KR on Saturday (22.10).


It's then time for part 1 of our Super League 2025 season review (28.26) as we take a look at the respective seasons of the Salford Red Devils, Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants and Catalans Dragons.


We end the episode on our picks competition! (55.55)


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1 month ago
58 minutes 48 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Saints' epic win at Leeds, Leigh end Wakefield's season and Broncos stun the Panthers

Oooooh its getting interesting now!


Eliot McGuire provides the goods in a solo episode as he recaps the Eliminator Round in the Super League playoffs whilst the NRL's Grand Final lineup is complete after the preliminary finals this weekend.


Eliot stats us off by recapping the madness that was Saturday night at Headingley (1.11) before he heads to Leigh Sports Village as Wakefield come up against a battling Leigh Leopards (8.39).


He then heads to Australia for the NRl Preliminary Finals, starting with the 2023 Grand Final recap as Penrith made the trip to Suncorp to take on the Broncos (15.29) and then 2024 runner-ups Melbourne face off against Cronulla.


We'll be back in your feeds on Wednesday!


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1 month ago
29 minutes 27 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Hull KR claim League Leaders' Shield, Wakefield make the playoffs and Canberra ousted in NRL Finals shock

Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire are reunited for a big episode to break down the final regular season round from the Betfred Super League and an exciting weekend of NRL Finals action.


We start at Craven Park as a nervy Hull KR welcomed Warrington on the final round (1.44). It's then on to the other Thursday night game as Hull FC hosted the improving Catalans Dragons (9.11) and to the Friday as the imperious Wigan Warriors welcomed old rivals Leeds Rhinos (18.13). The boys then talk through Top 4 guaranteed Leigh Leopards (25.06) taking on Huddersfield, an emotional night at Salford as the Red Devils faced playoff side Wakefield (30.41) and then we wrap Super League at St Helens as they played an exciting back and forth with Castleford (38.53).


We have a brief chat over the Super League Dream Team and then it's onto the Championship playoffs as Halifax stun Oldham and Bradford make easy work of Featherstone.


We finish off at the NRL (50.12) as the Canberra Raiders were ousted in shocking style against the upstart Cronulla Sharks and a dominant Penrith Panthers put the Canterbury Bulldogs to the sword.


We will back in your feeds on Wednesday 1 October!


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1 month ago
1 hour 2 minutes 20 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Trinity bamboozle Hull KR, applications are in for Super League 2026 and Ben Hunt stuns the Raiders

It's time for the business end of the season!


Locky Campbell flies solo for this episode on the penultimate round of the Super League season and the first round of the NRL Finals!


We start with Wakefield Trinity's shock result over Hull KR (1.11) before moving on to Leigh vs St Helens in a fight for a Top 4 spot (7.14). It's then on to Hull FC as they entertain Warrington (14.22) before Huddersfield send off Leroy Cudjoe against Salford (19.41) and Wigan beat down Castleford (26.02).


We take a look at Catalans stunning result at Leeds (30.48) before looking ahead to the applications for the 2026 Super League teams and then it's on to the NRL (41.40) as Ben Hunt downs the Raiders, the Panthers knock out the Warriors, the Sharks feast on the Roosters and the Storm fend off the Bulldogs.


We'll be back with you on Sunday night!


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2 months ago
52 minutes 2 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Super League enters its finale, previewing the NRL Finals and predicting the Ashes squads

It's a Rugby League Hot Preview this week as Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire to preview the upcoming weekend of rugby league action.


First, the boys go over the big news from the last few days as the fallout continues from the derby days in Round 25, Jack Ashworth clocks a record ban, St Helens' attack is criticised, Stefan Ratchford and Leroy Cudjoe retire and the London Broncos look set for Super League in 2026.


We preview the NRL Finals (27.18) with four cracking games kicking off this weekend and give our predictions on which two sides will be fighting it out in the Grand Final in October.


Then it's time for our individual Ashes squad predictions (47.20) with less than 50 days to the big kickoff and then it's time for a mini preview (1.13.54) of Super League Round 26 and our picks competition.


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2 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes 37 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Robins fend off the Saints, Salford stun Warrington and Canberra claim the NRL Minor Premiership

It's time for a thorough check-in on what has been an eventful week in Rugby League.


First to the Super League and we recap Hull KR and St Helen's defensive feast (1.59), Salford's stunning performance against the beleaguered Wolves (12.29) and Leeds' rampant victory at Hull FC (24.48) before we check in on Jake Connor's Man of Steel status.


We recap the other remaining games as Wakefield leave a message against Huddersfield (34.12), Wigan ease past Catalans (40.22) and Leigh rout Castleford (45.39) before we discuss the new plans for the sport's second tier in the UK and congratulate the North Wales Crusaders on their League One title.


It's then on to the NRL as the Raiders claim their first silverware in 35 years (1.00.30), the Sydney Roosters shock the Melbourne Storm, the Dolphins give themselves a chance of making the finals and the Knights look for a new head coach.


We will be back in your feeds next Tuesday!


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2 months ago
1 hour 16 minutes 28 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
French's return boosts Wigan, Warrington's season implodes and the best ever finish to a Rugby League game?!

A little later than planned...here's your weekly Rugby League Hot Recap!


Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire recap the action from the Super League and the NRL which brought high amounts of drama to our TV screens this weekend.


We start with Wigan v Wakefield as the Warriors welcomed Bevan French back into the side (1.51) and then it's on to Friday night's cracker between Saints and Hull FC (9.30) before we begin the Warrington postmortem after their game at Huddersfield (17.57).


It's then off to Perpignan for Dragons v Tigers (28.26), a quick check-in on Leigh as they hosted Salford (35.47) before we recap Thursday night's showdown between Leeds and Hull KR (42.04.)


After the Championship and League 1 recap, it's on to the NRL and there's no better place to start then the moment of magic between Canberra and Penrith (52.56) and we also check in on Bulldogs v Melbourne as well as talk through Des Hasler's departure from the Gold Coast Titans and the latest on the Wests Tigers.


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2 months ago
1 hour 11 minutes 33 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Robins edge closer to League Leader's Shield, Salford move closer to the abyss and Hull FC stay in the playoff fight

We're back with this week's Hot Recap after another turbulent week for the sport.


After a litany of bad off-the-field news, Salford's game against Wakefield was called off on Friday so we've got five Super League games to bring you plus your regular 15 minutes on the NRL.


We start with the Grand Final rematch between Wigan and Hull KR (1.59) and follow it up with a memorable encounter between Hull FC and Leigh Leopards (12.37).


It's then on to Castleford vs Leeds (22.23), Huddersfield v St Helens (30.55) and the Thursday night recap of Warrington and Catalans (39.55).


We then dive into all of the off the field dramas around Salford from the last week with their future in serious jeopardy (46.57) before heading into our NRL section as focus on Melbourne's dramatic win over Penrith, the incoming rise of the Sydney Roosters, the Battle of Brisbane and the future of Daly Cherry-Evans after the Tigers humbled the Sea Eagles.


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2 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes 37 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Friday night delights, the end nears for Salford and what on earth happened to the Dolphins?!

It's time for your regular scheduled programming as Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire bring you the latest Rugby League Hot Recap.


As always, we start with the Super League and the Friday night games as Warrington bid to keep their season alive versus Wigan (1.43) and Wakefield host a Saints side looking for a series sweep (11.54).


We then turn our attention to the thunderous Thursday night encounter between Leeds and Leigh (21.31) before rattling through Huddersfield v Catalans (30.37) and Hull KR v Castleford (37.33). We bid adieu to the Salford Red Devils as the club becomes a makeshift side of loaned players to end the year (43.17).


There's talk of the future of the Championship and League One (52.45) before we dig into the NRL (57.00) as the Roosters blast past the Dolphins, the Raiders take a big step towards a minor premiership and Brisbane experience the worst luck in their clash with Melbourne.


We'll see you next week!


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3 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes 3 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Leigh stun Warrington, reacting to Super League expansion and the NRL premiership is wide open

Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire return to bring you up to speed after an eventful week of rugby league news and action.


First off, it's straight into the remaining games from Super League R20 as Leigh and Warrington play out one of the best games of the year (1.36), St Helens send a message to their rivals against Castleford (13.59) and Hull KR make some new records with a trip to Salford (21.56).


We then talk about the big Super League expansion announcement (31.58) including who could come up? What's the deal with Magic Weekend? And what does it mean for the Championship and League One?


It's then on to the NRL (50.52) where Nathan Cleary kicked a blinder in a 'game of the year' contender, Herbie Farnworth's injury has huge ramifications for the Dolphins, the Tigers get one over on Galvin and the Broncos look a late season threat.


We'll be back next time!


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3 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes 59 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Wakefield stun Leeds, Top 5 Super League coaches and the best players in the world

We're back for our regular episode this Sunday but with some sweet treats...


Firstly, Locky and Eliot kick off the recap of the three big Super League fixtures as Wakefield look for a league double over Leeds, Hull FC look to regain their home form against Huddersfield and Catalans make the trip to Wigan.


The boys talk through the latest discussions around the future of Super League with a big decision coming tomorrow on league structure and the welcome news that Wigan will face Catalans in Paris next June.


It's then on to listing the best five Super League coaches before we head to the NRL where the Panthers are looking like they could compete for a fifth straight title as the Warriors look vulnerable and St George's season looks almost done.


We finish with our very different perspectives on the best 10 players in the world!


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3 months ago
1 hour 23 minutes 20 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Wigan humbled, Castleford trip Warrington up and praise for Leka Halisima

An action-packed round sees upsets and tight scores aplenty across the Super League and NRL.


Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire are your guides through the action and we start at the Brick Community Stadium as Wigan take on their bogey team, Hull FC (1.58). It's then off to the jungle for a raucous affair between Castleford and Warrington (12.06) before we check in on Mikey Lewis and table toppers Hull KR as they take on the Dragons who look set for a new coach (22.01). Then it's on to Huddersfield v Wakefield (31.11) as the home side look to get a statement win against the playoff challengers, Leeds v Salford (40.12) as the home side look to bounce back from their St Helens' defeat and then we finish with the Thursday night encounter between St Helens and Leigh Leopards (46.30).


To the NRL and there is some dramatic last minute drama between the Newcastle Knights and New Zealand Warriors, a Lachlan Galvin-inspired performance for the Bulldogs against St George and a surprise result between Manly and Melbourne.


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3 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes 37 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap
Leopards' superb form continues, Saints have the Rhinos number and Salford shock the Tigers

Welcome to another weekly episode of the Rugby League Hot Recap.


It's a Locky Campbell solo episode on this Sunday evening as he brings you up to speed on all the Super League and NRL action.


The episode starts with the big game between Leigh Leopards and Hull KR on Saturday afternoon (0.53) and for a discussion on Willie Peter's future as Hull KR coach before a recap of the Leeds-St Helens contest at Headingley (8.55).


It's then on to the memorable finish between Warrington and Catalans in Perpignan (13.39) and Salford's big performance over the Castleford Tigers (18.34).


The pod then turns its attention to Wigan and Huddersfield's Friday night encounter where a memorable try was scored (25.33) and then it's the Thursday night recap of Hull FC and Wakefield Trinity (30.21).


In the NRL, Herbie Farnworth stars as the Dolphins take on the Sharks, Nathan Cleary puts in a big performance off the bench against the Eels, the Warriors are back to winning ways and the Roosters just edge the Dragons.


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4 months ago
43 minutes 54 seconds

The Rugby League Hot Recap

The Rugby League Hot Recap is back for the 2025 season!


One of the fastest growing UK rugby league podcasts, the Hot Recap crew will bring you game recaps, previews and news from the Betfred Super League and the NRL throughout the 2025 seasons.


The podcast is hosted and led by journalist Locky Campbell and our lead analyst Eliot McGuire.


Episodes are released either on a Sunday or Monday night throughout the 2025 season!


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.