Seven wonders of the world for 2022
Will Owen looks back at some of the rugby names we learnt in 2021 and predict what 2022 may hold for them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Jan 20229min
Polledri sees light at end of the tunnel
There were few more glorious sights than Jake Polledri with ball in hand. Grabbing a fistful of defenders, he would swat them aside with gleeful disdain; one after the other, they came and went; his g...
9 Jan 202211min
Nick Tompkins Interview
If fans thought the life of a professional rugby player was all sponsorship deals, coffee shop get-togethers and Instagramming, they would be disabused of that notion by speaking to Nick Tompkins, the...
6 Jan 202212min
Warming the bench for a once-in-a-generation talent
Antoine Dupont celebrated his nomination last week as World Rugby’s player of the year by collecting another accolade last Saturday. This one was more mundane, a man of the match award for his outstan...
4 Jan 202210min
From Youngs pretender to the throne of England
Despite the theoretically simple nature of the No9 position, the evolution of attacking shape requires its half-backs to have an encyclopedic knowledge of how to maintain structure, play at the right ...
15 Des 20217min
Allez les Bleus: How France went from meek to magnificent
France are back, and isn’t the rugby world a whole lot brighter for it? Saturday’s stunning domination of the All Blacks felt like a seminal victory for a team that has come of age under Fabien Galthi...
30 Nov 202112min
The life of a head coach - Graham Simmons
Graham Simmons takes a fascinating and in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes life and hard grind of a professional rugby coach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Nov 202117min
