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James Haskell is an English former rugby union player who played for Wasps RFC and Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership, and internationally for England. In this interview today, we discuss James's life & career, cancel culture, men's mental heath and more. Buy Approach with(out) caution here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Approach-Without-Caution-essential-upgrading/dp/000849584X Connect with James: https://twitter.com/jameshaskell https://jameshaskell.komi.io Connect with us: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact​ (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://twitter.com/freedompactpod

Karl began his refereeing qualifications in January 2014 and continued to play for Harlequins while gaining experience officiating. This was made possible by the fact he never made the starting XV. Through the London Society of Referees he made his refereeing debut at the Reigate School 7s in March 2014 and since then has taken charge of a range of matches including schools, club juniors, sevens as well as local and national league clubs. Karl has refereed two A League semi-finals, Exeter v Newcastle in 2016 and Gloucester v Wasps in 2017 and made his debut in the Greene King IPA Championship in the Christmas Eve match between London Irish and Richmond. Three days later he was involved in Big Game 9 where Harlequins played Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership at Twickenham. After 169 appearances for Harlequins scrum-half Dickson announced his retirement in April and joins the Rugby Football Union's Professional Game Match Officials Team (PGMOT). Dickson said: "Over the last two years any time that I have had - a free Saturday or Sunday or even during the week - I would referee as many games as possible to get as much practice as I could. Every game you learn something new and gain increasing match sharpness. "I would always encourage players to plan for when they retire and the fact that I've been refereeing for three years already puts me in a position where I can look forward to starting with the team next season and, having refereed in a Championship game this year, hopefully officiate more at that level. I wouldn't have this opportunity unless I started when I did." In an interview to Rugby Players Association, he said refereeing at international level was his "main goal". A goal reached when in October 2020, Karl was appointed as the main referee in a friendly game between France and Wales, in the Stade de France. You can learn more about Karl by connecting with him on Instagram and Facebook For more information about James Roberts (the host of the podcast), visit jamesowenroberts.com and connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube and Instagram

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Sean Holley for #RugbyHive Episode 28. Holley is a TV Rugby Analyst for BBC Wales Scrum V, does work for BT Sport, Sky Sports, S4C and hosts the Sony Award winning ‘Rugby Nation' weekly show on Nation Radio. He writes technical coaching articles for several publications and has a regular monthly column in the World's largest selling rugby publication, Rugby World. Holley was Head Coach for Ospreys Rugby where he spent nine Seasons – over 250 games. He has worked with British Lions, Grand Slam winners, All Blacks and Springboks including the likes of Shane Williams, Gavin Henson, Adam Jones, Ryan Jones, Tommy Bowe, Justin Marshall, Jerry Collins, Scott Gibbs, Mike Phillips and many more. He has also worked as a Coach for the Welsh Rugby Union at all levels including the National Team in 2005 and 2009. Holley was the longest serving and most successful Welsh Regional Coach helping the Ospreys to win 5 titles and 3 Heineken Cup Quarter Final places. In 2013 he was appointed Head Coach for Bristol Rugby where in his first season Bristol finished top of the English Championship scoring a record number of tries and points. He left in 2016 have helped Bristol gain promotion to the Aviva Premiership. Holley has a great deal of experience in education, teaching, lecturing and developing a range of further and higher education courses. He wrote and developed the first ever ‘Rugby Studies' Course through BTEC and established the fore-runner to the now Scarlets Rugby Academy at Coleg Sir Gar. He also is the creator of the exciting new iBroadcast program in collaboration with Aspire2Be. He is also much sought after by Businesses and Governing Bodies to speak about a range of topics including:-‘Developing High Performance Teams'; ‘Winning Teams'; ‘Modern Professional Coaching Environment' amongst others. Holley works as an Ambassador for Venatour Travel, Velindre Cancer Centre and Rugby For Heroes where he helps to raise money to assist servicemen and women in their transition back to civilian life. In today's episode we talk about his vast background, including several brilliant stories about some of the great people he has worked with throughout his career. We hope you enjoy and follow us on these platforms! The Rugby Hive Podcast is brought to you by Wintergreen. Podcast

Austin Healey, also known as the Leicester Lip, was a hugely versatile player, gaining international caps for England at scrum-half, fly-half and wing. Healey began his career with Orrell and Waterloo at wing or outside centre before switching to scrum-half when he signed for Leicester Tigers in 1996. It was this admirable versatility that proved to be Healey's greatest success and disadvantage in the game leading to him often, unfairly, being labelled as a "jack of all trades, master of none". In reality Healey was at times a fiercely intelligent scrum-half, full of snap and niggle and always aware of the chance for a sniping break. On the wing, his pace and tactical awareness allowed him opportunities at club and international level following the arrival of Fijian Waisale Serevi at Leicester. His desire to play at fly-half was granted at Leicester at the expense of Andy Goode, but Healey never reached the heights expected of him in the position. Indeed, he only won a single England cap at 10. Healey was an often outspoken member of the rugby fraternity, having spats with coaches Graham Henry, Andy Robinson and Pat Howard during his eventful career. He received his full England debut against Ireland in the 1997 Five Nations, and went on to amass 51 England caps. During his career he was a Lions tourist in 1997 on the victorious tour of South Africa and again in 2001 during the series loss to Australia. His only Test caps came as a replacement in the second and third Tests in 1997. Healey's finest moments on a rugby pitch came in the green and red of Leicester however. In the 2001 an 2002 Heineken Cup finals Healey was instrumental in bringing the silverware to Welford Road. He provided the break that led to the winning score against Stade Francais in 2001, and he scored the decisive try himself against Munster in 2002. Following the high of the 2002 Heineken Cup win, it was back down to earth when Healey was left out of England's World Cup-winning squad in 2003. This event would gnaw at Healey to the end of his career, and he never played for England again following the World Cup warm-up with France in August 2003. His retirement came at the end of the 2005-06 season following several damaging injuries. Healey then worked for Credit Suisse and served as an analyst for the BBC and Sky. In 2008 Healey took part in the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing, following in the footsteps of Matt Dawson and Kenny Logan. In 2010, Healey was confirmed as ESPN's lead analyst prior to the UK channel's first season of Aviva Premiership rugby.

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation. Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success. Alex Waller is The Northampton Saints captain. He has won the Premiership title and the Heineken cup with the Saints through his over 250 appearances for the club - along with holding the Aviva Premiership record for the most consecutive games at over 150. Gaz and Alex Waller talk all things high performance teams, resilience and leadership.You can follow Alex on Twitter and Instagram @Alex_Waller and @AlexWaller01 respectively.Follow Gaz at Duratus UK (www.DuratusUK.com) Instagram @Duratus_GazTwitter @Duratus_GazFacebook at Duratus UK

Alex Goode is an English professional rugby union player playing in the Aviva Premiership for Saracens. Alex also has 21 international caps for England. In today's episode, Alex talks about choosing rugby over a potential career in football, Brendan Venter changing the culture within Saracens, his struggles at international level and how he ended up in his kit for 72 hours while on the piss after this years Champions Cup Final. Rallen's Rant Patreon Page : www.patreon.com/user?u=12324770 Rallen's Rant Apple Podcasts Link : podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rall…nt/id1232538503 Rallen's Rant YouTube Link : www.youtube.com/user/Richieallen2/videos Intro Music : www.bensound.com/

In April 2011 Scott joined Edinburgh as an elite development player.He made his competitive début on 2 September 2011 against Cardiff Blues. His first try came against 2010–11 Celtic League winners Munster.Since then he has become a familiar feature for Edinburgh, combining his upbringing as a stand-off with his strength in the tackle to great effect as a play-making centre with an eye for the try line. Having become a regular feature in the Edinburgh Rugby midfield, Scott signed a contract extension in October 2012 that will keep him at the club until 2015.By the middle of January 2016 he had played 70 times for Edinburgh and had scored 14 tries. On 16 January 2016, an announcement that Scott had signed for Aviva Premiership side Gloucester, to join for the start of the 2016–17 season.His last match for Edinburgh was against the Cardiff Blues on 7 May 2016.On 21 February 2018, Scott re-signed with his hometown club Edinburgh back in the Pro14, on a two-year deal ahead of the 2018-19 season .He made a try-scoring debut for Scotland A in February 2012 in the 35–0 win over England Saxons at Netherdale. The following month he gained his first international cap, coming on as a replacement in the RBS Six Nations match versus Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. His first start for Scotland came in June, on touragainst Australia. In the 2013 Six Nations Championship he started at inside centre in all of Scotland's matches. He appeared for Scotland in a mini-tournament in South Africa in the same year. He went on Scotland's tour to Japan in 2016. in the same year. He went on Scotland's tour to Japan in 2016. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barry was part of Bristol academy system where he enjoyed a loan spell at Clifton near Bristol. Barry made his senior debut when they beat Cornish Pirates 60-15 at Camborne in May 2010 and made his 50th appearance for Bristol winning against the Pirates won 50-22 in the British and Irish Cup at the Mennaye Field in September 2011.In July 2012, Barry left Bristol to join Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship from the 2012-13 season. On 25 March 2015, Barry left Cornwall to join Western rivals Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership ahead of the 2015-16 season. On 20 May 2016, Barry signed a contract extension to stay with the club at Sixways Stadium. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Piotr Zeszutek to kapitan reprezentacji Polski w rugby oraz kapitan jednej z najlepszych drużyn w Polsce - Ogniwa Sopot. W 2017 roku został wybrany najlepszym zawodnikiem w Polsce przez Polski Związek Rugby a ponadto jest brązowym medalistą Mistrzostw Polski i zawodnikiem w olimpijskiej odmianie rugby siedmioosobowego. Piotr grał także we francuskiej lidze w Saint Entienne a niedawno został wypożyczony do jednej z dwóch najsilniejszych lig w Europie czyli angielskiej Aviva Premiership, gdzie trenował w jednym z najlepszych i najbardziej legendarnych zespołów na świecie - Harlequins London gdzie grał jednocześnie z najlepszymi zawodnikami światowego rugby. Z rozmowy dowiesz się m.in:- Jakie czynniki zdecydowały, że osiągnął sukces w tej dyscyplinie?- W jaki sposób wpływa na swoją drużynę jako lider? - jak został kapitanem reprezentacji Polski? - Jak stara się zmotywować zawodników przed meczem?- Czy bójki w rugby to dobry sposób na przyciągnięcie kibiców?- Jak trafił do jednej z najlepszych drużyn na świecie - Harlequins London?- Jaką radę kieruje do wszystkich zawodników trenujących w Polsce?- Na czym skupia się jako trener rugbowej młodzieży?Solve Labshasło zniżkowe: "elitementality12"Więcej informacji znajdziesz na stronie www.solvelabs.euWięcej o podcaście:https://www.facebook.com/Elite-Mentality-by-Cyprian-Majcher-1374943169452680/https://www.instagram.com/cyprianmajcher

Piotr Zeszutek to kapitan reprezentacji Polski w rugby oraz kapitan jednej z najlepszych drużyn w Polsce - Ogniwa Sopot. W 2017 roku został wybrany najlepszym zawodnikiem w Polsce przez Polski Związek Rugby a ponadto jest brązowym medalistą Mistrzostw Polski i zawodnikiem w olimpijskiej odmianie rugby siedmioosobowego. Piotr grał także we francuskiej lidze w Saint Entienne a niedawno został wypożyczony do jednej z dwóch najsilniejszych lig w Europie czyli angielskiej Aviva Premiership, gdzie trenował w jednym z najlepszych i najbardziej legendarnych zespołów na świecie - Harlequins London gdzie grał jednocześnie z najlepszymi zawodnikami światowego rugby. Z rozmowy dowiesz się m.in:- Jakie czynniki zdecydowały, że osiągnął sukces w tej dyscyplinie?- W jaki sposób wpływa na swoją drużynę jako lider? - jak został kapitanem reprezentacji Polski? - Jak stara się zmotywować zawodników przed meczem?- Czy bójki w rugby to dobry sposób na przyciągnięcie kibiców?- Jak trafił do jednej z najlepszych drużyn na świecie - Harlequins London?- Jaką radę kieruje do wszystkich zawodników trenujących w Polsce?- Na czym skupia się jako trener rugbowej młodzieży?Solve Labshasło zniżkowe: "elitementality12"Więcej informacji znajdziesz na stronie www.solvelabs.euWięcej o podcaście:https://www.facebook.com/Elite-Mentality-by-Cyprian-Majcher-1374943169452680/https://www.instagram.com/cyprianmajcher

On the last Left Wing of the season, Will Slattery and Luke Fitzgerald are joined by Bristol out-half Ian Madigan to recap Ireland's series win over Australia and much more. Madigan has already done his firs t block of pre-season training with Bristol and is relishing a crack at the Aviva Premiership this year. He tells the lads how the team is getting on, the new signings he is excited about and the impact John Muldoon has made already as the defence coach. Madigan also delves into the intricacies of playing at number ten, as well as some of the common misconceptions that some fans and commentators have about the position. The lads also discuss their highlights from Ireland's historic win in Australia, as well as making the case that Johnny Sexton should be given the World Player of the Year award.

In the final Rugby Tonight Podcast of the season, Austin Healey is joined by Ben Kay as they talk about the Semi Finals of the AVIVA Premiership as Exeter beat Newcastle, while Saracens won a high scoring game against Wasps. Austin and Ben run through who they think will win Saturday's final at Twickenham, as well as giving out their awards for the season. Also, Jack Willis' serious knee injury this weekend has re-opened the debate over whether or not 4G pitches are safe for rugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#96: Illtud Dafydd and Steff Thomas ask who's answerable for players' injuries on plastic pitches? Who replaces Paul Gustard as England's defence coach as he joins Harlequins and how frustrated will Luke Charteris, Josh Adams and Tomas Francis be after being released from the Wales' summer squad? They preview the Guinness Pro14 Final with TodayFM's Neil Treacy, look ahead to the Aviva Premiership Final before assessing Crusaders v Hurricanes and the Barbarians' trip to Twickenham Twitter: twitter.com/therugbyconvo Facebook: Facebook.com/TheRugbyConversation Website: therugbyconversation.wordpress.com

We now know the four teams in the Aviva Premiership and PRO14 finals, Saracens, Exeter, Scarlets and Leinster.  Joining Brian Moore to discuss the latest news and action from rugby is former Fiji coach Ben Ryan. We discuss the appointment of Paul Gustard to Harlequins, as Ben reveals he was down to the final two for the role.   Former Leinster prop Reggie Corrigan joins to debate the upcoming PRO14 final, and whether rugby is becoming boring.   Nigel Owens is back from referee camp in Australia to tell us all about the discussions had down under.   We speak with CEO and founder of the RPA, Damian Hopley, about mental health, how the RPA helps players and coaches alike to have open conversations on this subject, and we reflect on the RPA Awards ceremony.   Plus, Brian and Ben have a candid conversation about how Ben's childhood experiences have affected the way he coaches and friendships.

What a weekend of rugby to review. We are back and take an in depth look at Leinster's Champions Cup triumph and Cardiff's amazing Challenge Cup comeback. Then we run through and Aviva Premiership and Pro 14 teams of the season and look ahead to the weekends domestic semi finals. Champions Cup Final - Leinster leave it late to clinch fourth title. (02.27) Challenge Cup Final - Cardiff secure title with record breaking comeback. (18.46) News - Nakawara wins EPRC player of the year and Cips and Haskell are on the move. (26.48) Features - Try of the week, hit of the week and Bin Juice. (34.55) Premiership team of the year - Who's made the grade for this prestigious award. (48.25) Premiership semi final preview - Can Wasps or Falcons up set the home team favourites. (01.05.06) Pro 14 team of the year - Who's in and who didn't make the cut? (01.07.50) Pro 14 semi final preview - Can anyone stop Leinster? Can Glasgow find form? (01.18.10)

A very delayed pod this week but don't worry we still manage to pack in a review of last weekend Pro14 quarter finals and the final round of Aviva Premiership games. Then on to previewing this weekend European finals. We finish by dissecting the summer tour squads of England, Wales and Scotland announced this week. Pro 14 quarter finals - Munster scrape past Edinburgh and Scarlets run wild on the Cheetahs. (01.07) Premiership - Tigers make Champions cup and Wasps down Falcons. (07.58) European Finals Preview - Can Racing stop Leinster? Will Gloucester give Cardiff the Blues? (12.28) England Squad - Is Eddie O.K? (24.12) Wales Squad - Gatland rest lions. (35.54) Scotland Squad - Townsend experimenting. (41.56) Bin Juice - Whats all the fuss with Brad Shields. (47.40)

Ugo Monye and Ben Kay look back at a thrilling weekend in the Aviva Premiership, including Newcastle's shock result away to Leicester. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Its getting to crunch time in the season and the 'In The Bin' Rugby Pod has you covered. Its another busy week of news before the boys round up all the action from the penultimate round of Aviva Premiership fixtures and the final round in the Pro 14. News - Pro14 TV deal, new managers and transfer news. (03.34) Aviva Premiership - Last gasp Falcons secure play offs, Gloucester Gloucestering and Wasps secure their play off place. (24.17) Pro 14 - Edinburgh and Glasgow play out thriller, Ulster just miss play offs and Zebre win for their best season ever. (52.56) Features - Try of the week, hit of the week and bin juice. (01.16.36) Predictions - Looking ahead to the final round of Premiership games and the Pro 14 quarter finals. (01.25.57)

Austin Healey is joined by Ben Kay as they run through all of this week's big stories in the rugby world. Toby Flood was in the studio and gave his reaction to his side's defeat to Gloucester. Austin and Ben discuss Dylan Hartley as a concussion rules him out of the series against South Africa, as well as the retirement of Sprinboks' legend Bryan Habana. George North has made his move from Northampton Saints to Ospreys, so we look at what this means for his career going forward. Also we have reviews of Leinster and Racing's wins in the Champions Cup semi-finals as well as Gloucester and Cardiff's route to the Challenge Cup final in Bilbao. Austin and Ben also look forward to all of this week's big games in the AVIVA Premiership including Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons, Gloucester v Bath and Wasps v Northampton Saints. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Moles are back with loads of chat about "butt hurt losers" in the Aviva Premiership, international club rugby. Then, closer to home, we talk about Magnificent Max Deegan and where Joey Carbery's future lies. Of course, we also throw in some ropey semi-final predictions too!

This week on the Crashball Rugby podcast your usual host Ali Stokes is joined by guest rugby writer Robert Rees. Rob is one of the best up and coming rugby writers and is always worth a chat on Twitter. We review the week that was in the Aviva Premiership and a few of the bigger issues surrounding the game. You can find Rob on twitter here: whttps://twitter.com/Rreesrugby Crashball social media. Twitter: www.twitter.com/_crashballrugby Facebook: www.facebook.com/crashballrugbyhome instagram: www.instagram.com/crashballrugby

Aviva Premiership preview: round 19. The Crashball Rugby podcast returns to review the Premiership action from round 19. Who's in a bigger hole, Saints or Harlequins? Who impressed ahead of England's tour to South Africa? Can Exeter go all the way again this year?

#90: Illtud Dafydd is joined by journalist Mike Pearce as Steffan Thomas misses out with a throat illness. They reflect on the European quarter-finals review and ask are the fixtures as good as Six Nations Test matches? Who will make it to the finals in Bilbao? Why is there no Aviva Premiership team in the last four? They also asses Juan Martin Hernandez's career after 'El Mago' announced his retirement Twitter: twitter.com/therugbyconvo Facebook: Facebook.com/TheRugbyConversation Website: therugbyconversation.wordpress.com/

Austin Healey is joined by Ben Kay as they take a long look at where England have to go now after their horror Six Nations campaign. They take a look back at the game against Ireland, as well as discussing what has to change in Eddie Jones' camp before the South Africa tour in June. Austin and Ben also talk about the brilliant Irish side that took home the Grand Slam trophy at Twickenham and their hopes for next years world cup. We hear from England's most capped player of all time Jason Leonard, as well as the head coach of Australia Michael Cheika who was in the studio. Then we run through how the Six Nations went for Wales, Scotland, France and Italy before previewing this weeks fixtures as the AVIVA Premiership returns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

England has some potentially very big issues facing Eddie Jones after England slumped to a fifth-placed finish in the Six Nations, their worst result since 1987.Hargreaves says cracks have been appearing for while but had they had been papered over by earlier wins."It's a pretty bleak state of affairs. I think the biggest concern is that there are several problems."It's not as if there are one or two obvious things that need to be sorted, there are five or six things that have crept up on the team."Cracks have been appearing but because England kept on winning, we glossed over them and suddenly because they've gone on this [losing] streak it's really coming out to bear in a fairly dramatic manner."Hargreaves says the biggest issue facing England is the breakdown and the penalty count, but Jones also needs to address the 'listlessness' and their toothless attack.There have been issues raised with players' workloads, with several claiming the Lions' tour has unduly affected the English players.England provided the bulk of the touring squad but Hargreaves says unlike Ireland and Wales who can rest their players, English clubs don't have that luxury."The only slight difference is the attritional nature of the Aviva Premiership. It's got very strong strength in depth, so rarely can you risk playing you're best players when they're available."The perfect example is Jonny Sexton has only played two 80 minute games of rugby for Leinster since the Lions tour, while [England opposite] Owen Farrell has played 16 80 minute matches for Saracens since the Lions tour."It's not an excuse but it is a factor."However, with 18 months until the Rugby World Cup there is still time for Jones and England to turn their form around.LISTEN ABOVE AS RUSSELL HARGREAVES SPEAKS WITH THE RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST

Ali Eykyn is joined by Ugo Monye at Tadley RFC to preview round four of the NatWest Six Nations, including ‘Le Crunch’ between England and France in Paris. We hear from England flanker James Haskell ahead of the huge game and the guys preview Ireland v Scotland and Wales v Italy. Ali and Ugo issue a status report on the Aviva Premiership and the weekend’s Anglo Welsh Cup semi-finals are previewed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My Aviva Premiership 2017-2018 Round 16 Predictions. This week I'm joined by Miles the Aviva Rugby Fan. Paul - https://twitter.com/DrivingMaul Miles - https://twitter.com/AvivaRugbyFan Signup up for the weekly DrivingMaul Newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/b46FUv Support independent rugby punditry by becoming a Patreon of DrivingMaul: https://www.patreon.com/DrivingMaul #AvivaPrem #England Harlequins v Bath Exeter Chiefs v Saracens Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks Gloucester Rugby v Newcastle Falcons Wasps v London Irish

We're back to round up an epic round of Six Nations rugby and an equally amazing set of games in the Aviva Premiership and Pro14. Scotland Vs England - England suffer nervous breakdown as Barclay is Premier League. (02.13) Ireland Vs Wales - Wales prove Biggar isn't always better as Ireland's march towards a grand slam continues. (21.07) France Vs Italy - Empty seats and Bastareaud back. (36.51) Features - Try of the week, hit of the week and Bin Juice. (43.24) Premiership round up - Close finishes galore and Irish win. (50.55) Pro14 round up - Munster close gap on Glasgow and Scarlets smash Ulster. (57.31) News - An Irish legend is 'Slipping' off into retirement. (01.02.00) Predictions - Can Andy make up for last weekends defeat? (01.06.13)

This is a business meeting I had with professional rugby player Dan Thomas who plays for Bristol RFC. For those that don't know Bristol are flying in the Championship and look set to gain promotion into the Aviva Premiership. Dan is a super nice guy and it was fascinating to learn some insights about what it takes to be a professional sportsman and I can't wait to see how his career progresses. I truly believe there is a lot that businesses can learn from professional sport in terms of work ethic and culture.

Ugo Monye and Lawrence Dallaglio preview the latest round of the Six Nations Championship that will see Scotland tackle England at Murrayfield, Ireland entertain Wales at the Aviva Stadium and France play host to Italy at the Stade Velodrome. Nick Mullins also reports from the England camp ahead of their trip to Edinburgh where he spoke to to Jonathan Joseph who scored a hat-trick the last time the two sides met. The guys also cast an eye across the latest Aviva Premiership action that includes a crucial battle between basement side London Irish and their nearest rivals Worcester Warriors. Ali Eykyn also gets a rare insight into the Saracens set-up with coach Alex Sanderson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BT Sport’s Nick Mullins is joined by Ugo Monye at the Wasps FC clubhouse to debate all the big talking points from the opening two rounds of Six Nations action. The guys ponder the future of departing Wasps fly-half Danny Cipriani and look ahead to the weekend’s live Aviva Premiership action on BT Sport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Austin Healey and Ben Kay reflect on a memorable opening round of Six Nations action including Wales' demolition of Scotland, Ireland's dramatic win against Paris and England's success against Italy. The boys also preview this weekend's clash that see England play host to Wales at Twickenham, Scotland entertain France in Edinburgh and Ireland tackle Italy in Dublin. Wales centre Jonathan Davies also drops in for a chat to give his views on Saturday's showdown and they all take a trip down memory lane to share their favourite England-Wales stories. Elsewhere, Ali Eykyn reports from the England camp where he spoke to recent call-up Richard Wigglesworth, Sam Underhill and forwards coach Steve Borthwick about their preparations for big game. The Aviva Premiership also returns this weekend and the guys cast an eye over the fixtures including Bath v Northampton and Harlequins v Wasps both of which you can see live on BT Sport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Austin Healey and Ugo Monye take a look at England's preparations for the Six Nations, debate who is the best player in the world and chat all things Aviva Premiership. We also hear from Wasps flyer Christian Wade, who was the star guest on this week's studio show, and Ali Eykyn reports from troubled Northampton Saints where he spoke to their new 'coaching consultant' Alan Gaffney. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Austin Healey is joined by Lawrence Dallaglio for our last pod of the year, as they look into their crystal ball and cast their predictions for who will win what in 2018. We also chat about the return of the Aviva Premiership this weekend, with some huge games across BT Sport. There's the best of the studio chat with Ellis Genge, too, as well as all the usual analysis of the most recent talking points in rugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Alex welcomes back BBC Sports' Chris Jones to talk about the Saints' decision to fire Jim Mallinder and where they should go from here. They also discuss possible changes needed in the premiership, and clubs' ability to develop and retain talent.

This week on the #RugbyChat I talk about International Rugby, Aviva Premiership player welfare, the Australian conference in Super Rugby and European Rugby Champions Cup. The 5 questions were: Q1 With wages going up quicker that the salary cap in the Aviva Premiership & only 1 club making a profit, are players expecting too much? Q2 With 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in 2017, are the Springboks on the up or down heading to the Rugby World Cup? Q3 There are 5 ex-All Blacks rumoured to be trying to qualify for Pacific Island sides for the Rugby World Cup in Japan, what are you thoughts on playing for more that one country? Q4 Brad Thorn is clearing out some experience at the Reds, is this the right move with Australia struggling to retain talent? Q5 With European rugby back this weekend, which clashes are you looking forward to? Host: Paul - twitter.com/DrivingMaul Regular Guests: Steve - twitter.com/Cornf1akesCrib Michael - twitter.com/realmikepulman Will - twitter.com/rugbynumbers Ryan - twitter.com/NewYorkNixon Signup up for the weekly DrivingMaul Newsletter here: eepurl.com/b46FUv Become a Patreon of DrivingMaul: www.patreon.com/DrivingMaul #AvivaPrem #SpringBoks #PlayerWelfare #SuperRugby

After a couple of days counting stats and cursing his miserable life for missing the World Rugby Awards, Phil returns alongside JB to talk all things Aviva Premiership. The two briefly run through last week's fixtures and pick out the star performers before discussing next week's fixtures. Also, with Tim away, JB carefully managed to limit his Sale Sharks chat to less than 45 minutes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BT Sport’s Nick Mullins is joined by Ben Kay at Broadstreet RFC to preview the final full round of autumn internationals and round nine of the Aviva Premiership. The guys also chat about the explosion of transfer gossip – some confirmed and some rumoured – over the past week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the Autumn Internationals, England defeated Australia in a tightly contested game, which was ultimately decided by Australia’s inability to take Care of England’s replacements. The Aussies fumed about the grief from O’Keefe, but really they should focus on their decision making and their Cheika’d disciplinary record. Scotland were desperately close to a monumental upset win over NZ, but as usual the All Blacks came up with a 24 ‘Barrett’ gold moment when they needed it most. Wales did their best impression of a reluctant woman in labour as they refused to push against Georgia, but manged to come out on top in a dull & controversial encounter & Ireland win again, but didn’t have it easy against Fiji, In the big news of the week, Finn Russell says Au Revoir to Glasgow in the summer and looks likely to be playing in Paris next season. The Aviva Premiership returned with more missing internationals than a diplomatic convoy to the Bermuda triangle, but threw up some great games with Worcester picking up their first win of the season, Wasps hammering Newcastle and Gloucester being Gloucester against Saracens.

This week, Alex is in the UK for autumn internationals and gives his thoughts on the England-Argentina Match, and Jon Fisher returns to talk about Marland Yarde's exit from Harlequins, the Premiership's injury crisis and the future of rugby.

Ben Kay is joined by Austin Healey from Oadby Wyggestonian RFC for an Aviva Premiership status report with the domestic season a third of the way through already. The guys also chat about Marland Yarde’s move to Sale, South Africa’s RWC 2023 hosting hopes and Eddie Jones’ England squad. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The ‘In the Bin Rugby Pod’ is back this week to reflect on a fantastic start to the new Aviva Premiership season. With tries, bonus points & talking points galore, there is plenty to discuss from our two hosts Andy and Paddy. We will be covering every Premiership game at the weekend from a thrilling opener at Kingsholm, a fairy tale return for London Irish and a tight clash between old rivals Leicester and Bath, before looking ahead to the fixtures in Round 2. Oh yeah – we might savage Northampton again as well……Cheers!

Leigh Diffey talks about his initial exposure to the Aviva Premiership and different rugby styles, Alex's transition from player to commentator when it comes to big stories that involve friends, standouts from first half of the season and predictions for the second half.

Another great pre-season Fantasy Rugby Draft Aviva Premiership podcast, this time with Alan Dymock from Rugby World and Alex Shaw. They clear up a number of murky positional battles including the Steenson, Slade and Devoto situation. There are also some great sleepers and players that should be taken higher in drafts. Finally, Alan and Alex give us their #1 overall draft pick. @fantasyrugdraft

This week on the Rugby Pass podcast Scotty catches up with Bath centre Dan Bowden to talk about his new club's promising start to the season, the phenomenal Semesa Rokoduguni and why we are starting to see a more adventurous style of play in the Aviva Premiership. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Rugby Pass podcast Scotty reunites with his oldest and best friend Mark Stafford in some godforsaken dark cold corner of New Zealand's South Island. They talk about the fallout from the grubby Bledisloe Cup test last weekend, and with the Aviva Premiership getting underway this weekend ponder the age-old question: where exactly does the balance of power lie in world rugby? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part II of II: Bruce is joined by the Egg Chaser lads, JB and Phil, to run the rule over the Aviva Premiership teams for Fantasy Rugby Draft. They discuss teams Newcastle through Worcester. They pickup the Fly Half team conversation and discuss a couple more cloudy situations e.g. Sale and Northampton. Also, is Owen Farrell worth the gamble? Do we know his backup? They also discuss a new player to the Premiership who may challenge Jack Nowell's position atop the hipster charts. Lastly the lads give us their #1 overall Draft pick for 2016. @fantasyrugdraft

Bruce is joined by the Egg Chaser lads, JB and Phil to run the rule over the Aviva Premiership teams for Fantasy Rugby Draft. This podcast is a must if you are serious about winning your Fantasy Rugby Draft league. In Part 1 they discuss teams Bath through to Leicester. The lads provide their view on the Bath and Exeter Fly Half situation. This is a must listen pre-draft podcast. @fantasyrugdraft

Bruce is joined by Kuchartown to kick off the Aviva Premiership game. It's an exciting time at Fantasy Rugby Draft towers as the smell of drafts is in the air. The lads give a brief overview of how FRD works for those tuning in for the first time. Not to be missed for those on FRD debut. @fantasyrugdraft

David Walder is the current attack coach for the Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. David played 15 years professionally in England and Japan, with the Newcastle Falcons, London Wasps and the Mitsubishi Dynaboars, including 4 full caps for England. He's scored over 1000 points in the English premiership and is a Heineken Cup, Guinness Premiership, Powergen Cup and Tetley Bitter Cup winner. After retiring in February 2013 due to knee condition, he coached kicking at Newcastle Falcons, as well as roles at Percy Park RFC, Durham University and RGS, before being offered the team attack and backs coaching role at the Newcastle Falcons in 2014.