Podcasts about premiership final

We have returned from our very much undesired week hiatus. It's more foolishness from those American rugby knuckleheads. On this episode, we FINALLY discuss the Prem Final and the happenings in that, including the Obano Red Card. Of course, that leads int our Prem XV of the year (be prepared to be pissed). We then go over to Super Rugby and the big semifinals, looking at how we got ourselves to this point, why we were annoyed with portions of both and what we can look forward to this weekend. Then, finally, the Free Jacks have come back, I mean really this looked like the team of old and we can only hope that continues. All this, more banter and the rest you'd expect, come along for the ride fam!Check out the TFRY Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyRugbyYanksAsk us questions via Twitter: Jarrod- jdyke8man & Ben- admrablsnackbar, and #AskTFRY.Send us your thoughts for the show and questions for upcoming shows via e-mail fantasyrugbypodcast@gmail.com. Of course, we welcome feedback via e-mail, twitter or by rating/reviewing the pod on Apple Podcast

After our brief break, we are back with Episode 154 of Null & Void. We kick off with the US Open Golf and the thrilling finale between Brydon DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy, before moving onto football's Euros and the opening win for England and defeat for Scotland against hosts Germany. In rugby union we look back at the Premiership Final as well as the latest round of rugby league's super league. Meanwhile it was the final round of the regular seasons in the netball super league, as we now head into the play off finals. In cricket's T20 World Cup the USA and Afghanistan have been the surprise packages into the Super 8 stage, whilst England  were given a scare by rain in their game against Namibia and had to rely on a favour from old foes Australia to make it through to the next stage at Scotland's expense. Our guest this week is Ken Carter, who joins us to talk about his lifelong involvement in sport, including playing rugby for Blackheath, London Irish, the Royal Marines as well as the brave decision to play for BOTH Cornwall AND Devon! Ken also chats about his involvement in establishing Deaf Sport First – an organisation that supports deaf people in maximising their sporting potential – and how their remit is evolving with innovation in sports science and artificial intelligence. A fantastic guest and a great show.

This week, Sara takes control of the desk, there's no Chris and Ian joins virtually from Ireland with former Chief and American Eagle Richard Liddington! They talk all things about the Premiership final between Northampton and Bath and also look Exeter Chiefs women losing in the Premiership semi-final.

It's an absolute bumper show filled with an A List cast where we get both sides of the story from a truly engrossing Premiership Final.Bath's back row bulldozer Ted Hill joins the boys to take them through what was a sensational performance from his team who came so close to taking the title. What were the messages directly after the red card? How has Beno taken the defeat and above all did they get to The Ship?Ted also talks all things England, what Finn Russell has brought to the club and his Premiership Team of the Season (which is very hard to argue against)Meanwhile the Saints are still on the smash and they're in Benidorm (of all places) for Joel Matavesi's stag…. Rory Hutchinson takes the lads into the heart of the action as the party seems to be ongoing…see how many of the Saints boys you can spot. Lots of questions to be asked…not many answers given... which Matavesi brother is in his budgie smugglers, why is Lewis Ludlam refusing to take off his top and who exactly is the best National 2 player?In other news Max is back from South Korea having appeared to eat food that is very much still alive and Ryan didn't mention golf, which is a relief Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence and Steve are joined by Northampton player, Tom Pearson, who's fresh from the celebrations of winning the Premiership title. Tom talks about his first year with the club, what it's like living with his club mate and landlord, Fin Smith, the reaction from locals to bringing home the trophy and his views on red cards in big games. Plus Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, is on hand to chat about the recently announced England squad and their upcoming Summer tour. And Lawrence, Nick and Steve reflect on the past season and select their favourite highlights, which feature Wayne Barnes, Jamie George and Jack Willis. In partnership with QBE Business Insurance and Voxpod Studios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You have to feel for Bath. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole say they were the better side against Northampton, but it's Saints who win a classic Premiership Final at Twickenham. Courtney Lawes gets the dream send-off, Alex Mitchell and Ben Spencer went head to head, Sam Underhill should have been named man of the match, and how will Beno Obano be feeling after his red card? Plus, we announce our Premiership awards. Who makes the FTLOR team of the year?   Try AG1 with a free welcome kit using our link: https://drinkag1.com/loverugby  

Northampton Saints are the Premiership champions for the first time in 10 years! Alfie Reynolds and Alex Lowe are back at Twickenham to reflect on their victory over Bath and to react to Steve Borthwick's England squad for their summer tour to Japan and New Zealand. They ask whether, despite having a player sent off, the Premiership final was a missed opportunity for Bath? And, is this a pivotal summer for the England career of Marcus Smith? They also chat about Northampton's ability to win ugly, the brilliant Premiership season we've just had and England's front row options. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rugby podcasters Brett McKay and Harry Jones are joined on The 8-9 Combo by muckraking New Zealand sportswriter, author, and social media stirrer Jamie Wall, to get into where the four Super Rugby Pacific Quarter Finals were won and lost this weekend just gone. From there, it's a matter of curious Semi-final scheduling that kind of makes sense (kind of), and a matter of who of the Brumbies and Chiefs can a pull a surprise over the Blues and Hurricanes. Could it be both? Australian rugby fans hope so. Plus Brett & Harry run through the URC Quarter Finals, and the extraordinary Premiership Final between Northampton and Bath at Twickenham. Social media: #89Combo Twitter: https://twitter.com/89combo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@8-9Combo Brett: https://twitter.com/BMcSport Harry: https://twitter.com/HaribaldiJones (Yes, Brett and Harry did used to host The Roar Rugby Podcast!) Find Brett and Harry's written work on RugbyPass and The Roar: Brett: https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/contributor/brett-mckay/ Harry: https://www.theroar.com.au/author/haribaldi/ Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/track/oakvale-of-albion/extreme Voiceovers by Chookman + Sean Maloney + Amelia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TARP20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The Premiership Final was a game full of drama, jeopardy and fierce competition. And it went all the way to the final whistle. Join me as I talk through all the major incidents and pay tribute to some Premiership legends. This is my review of Northampton Saints vs Bath Rugby. #rugby #premiership #premiershiprugby BUY ME A COFFEE Coffee helps me make more and better episodes. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amateurrugbypodcast PATREON Join The Amateur Rugby Podcast Patreon community for some extra amateur rugby goodness! (https://patreon.com/amateurrugbypodcast) PODCAST KIT Everything I use to create, edit and produce this podcast can be found on my Creating a Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/creating-a-podcast/) page. SUPPORT If you would like to support the podcast in some way then there are plenty of options for you on my Support the Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/support/) page.

The Big Jim Show is pitchside at Twickenham for an instant review of Northampton's victory over Bath in the Premiership Final. We're joined by the legendary Freddie Burns and Cadan Murley to unpack an action-packed end to the Premiership season.Watch the full episode over on RugbyPassTV! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The big one is upon us! Northampton Saints and Bath are set to battle it out in one of the most eagerly anticipated Gallagher Premiership final in years. Today's episode goes completely off piste, as host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett are joined by TNT Premiership rugby and European Cup rugby anchor Craig Doyle. As well as previewing the final, Craig shares some incredible stories from his career including a fight with Ben Kay, an interview with Tiger Woods and more, and Ollie has a blunder of his own!

We're continuing our build-up to the Premiership final by speaking to two of the biggest names in the game who will run out on Saturday. Sara has been to Bath's training centre at Farleigh House to catch up with Finn Russell, who talks about his desire to win a first trophy since 2015, his partnership with Ben Spencer and how he deals with nerves and pressure. You will also hear from the departing Courtney Lawes ahead of his final appearance for the Saints after 17 seasons. He tells Chris about the strong position he leaves the club in, his longevity as a player and how he still feels he is still improving at 35. Which club will end their long wait for Premiership glory at a sold-out Twickenham?

NEW YORK, NY - This week's The Rugby Odds took a different path at the head of the show. One you'll want to see, re diversity, or the lack thereof - and the byproduct of under-utilizing a plentiful resource. From there, George Hook joins WWE Hall of Famer/turned rugby advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, King Gift Egbelu's proxy Steve Lewis and host Matt McCarty. Hook offers insight around the Premiership Final, URC 1/4 Finals, and manages to sneak in thoughts re the paths of Scottish and English rugby vs that of Ireland and France. Oh, and how about that Benetton side? After that, it's great picks for the aforementioned and the Super Rugby playoffs, too. All in 24 lightning-fast minutes. And don't miss MLR Weekly, with USA Rugby 7s Head Coach, Mike Friday. Watch... Listen/Download the Podcast version... Please share and join our weekly newsletter: http://rugbywrapup.com/weekly-updates/ Find All Here: -Web: http://www.RugbyWrapUp.com -Twitter: https://twitter.com/RugbyWrapUp @RugbyWrapUp, @Matt_McCarthy00, @JonnyLewisFilms, @LizardRugby, @LanningZach, @ColbyMarshall2, @Junoir Blaber, @JWB_RWU, @MeetTheMatts, @Declan Yeats. -Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/RugbyWrapUp -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RugbyWrapUp -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RugbyWrapUp -Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/RugbyWrapUp #USARugby #MajorLeagueRugby #RugbyWrapUp #OldGlory #RugbyATL #MLR2020 #SixNations #WorldRugby #SuperRugby #Top14 #PremiershipRugby #Pro14 #URC #UnitedRugbyChampionship #RugbyOdds #RugbyBetting

It's more fun times in the Fantasy Corner! On this version of the FC we are talking about another comp wrapping up for Champi-Yanks League in D1 and D2. With that, we look at the standings and who is likely making the swap next season. Then, someone forgot to do their homework, but we talk about PWR picks anyway. Also, it's Start or Sit (sort of) and Pick 'Em. Grab those notepads and join us friends!Check out the TFRY Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyRugbyYanks Ask us questions via Twitter: Jarrod- jdyke8man & Ben- admrablsnackbar, and #AskTFRY.Send us your thoughts for the show and questions for upcoming shows via e-mail fantasyrugbypodcast@gmail.com. Of course, we welcome feedback via e-mail, twitter or by rating/reviewing the pod on Apple Podcast.

A Premiership Final preview special, Will & Corbs take a look at the two top teams in the Gallagher Premiership as Northampton Saints take on Bath in the Final at Twickenham this Saturday. As it's a special show, the pair are joined by some special guests, the two fullbacks, Northampton's George Furbank and Bath's Matt Gallagher. Hear in these exclusive interviews, about the reaction from the semi final wins, excitment for the upcoming Final and what they believe it is going to take to win English rugby's biggest prize. There is also MLR action to talk about after Week 14 and predictions to be made with the upcoming Week 15. You don't want to miss it!

We're nearly at the climax of the domestic season, so the lads preview the big one. It's Fin (one n) VS Finn (two n's) Saints V Bath in the prem final. Bath's Ollie Lawrence joining to give his take, and the lads break down where the game will be won, and who they're backing. We're also looking at the final regular round of the URC with massive wins for Munster and the Ospreys and agony for Jim's beloved #always Edinburgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh from announcing his training squad ahead of the Qatar Airways Cup clash against South Africa at Twickenham and subsequent tour of Australia, Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland joins Lawrence and Steve Cording to chat all things rugby. He shares some of his decision making when it comes to team selection, what he hopes his players will learn as they take on the Springboks and Wallabies, why he's fearful that players are manipulating laws to win games and what makes coaching in the age of social media more challenging.Plus Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, joins Lawrence and Steve to look ahead to the Gallagher Premiership Final between Northampton and Bath this Saturday, with the trio debating who will take the spoils and be crowned Premiership champions. In partnership with QBE Business Insurance and Voxpod Studios. Wales v South Africa and Barbarians v Fiji provide a double header at Twickenham Stadium on the 22nd June. For ticket information visit https://www.eticketing.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ugo, Danny & Ashy are on the sofa to round-up Premiership semi-final weekend as Northampton and Bath both emerged from two titanic tussles to book their spot in the big dance at Twickenham. With the top two sides in the league going head-to-head in the final, we pick our combined XV. Which club ended up with the most players? They also discuss Owen Farrell's legacy after he bowed out from English rugby, where does he rank amongst the all-time greats of the English game? There is a look at the URC quarter-final line-up and a tribute to the great Rob Burrow.

Ben and Dan have nine Premiership winners medals between them... so who better to take you behind the scenes of the big day? Join them at the team hotel and getting stuck in lifts, join them on the team bus and turning up late to Twickenham, follow them into the changing rooms and of course we'll hear about THAT Freddie Burns drop-goal.

The Gallagher Premiership is headed towards a superb Super Saturday, with five teams still in the running for the final two play-off spots! Joining host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain, Chris Hewett and Brendan Gallagher first to discuss the laws of the game, including TMO interventions, tackle laws and scrums, before the guys preview the all-important weekend, is former Premiership and international referee JP Doyle. 

Chris Paterson, Dale Clancy & Calum Johnston review the 2024 Men's Premiership and National Leagues as the end of season approaches.  They also preview this Saturday's Men's Premiership Final between Hawick and Currie Chieftains and Calum speaks to Shawn Muir from Hawick and Jamie Forbes from Currie ahead of the big game at Mansfield Park.

After five long years of generally seeing England put in average performances (all be it, with some good results) finally a performance to be proud of as the men in white ruined Ireland's Grand Slam dreams. The lads chat through all the Six Nations action, including Italy's deserved win over Scotland and a resurgent French side hammering Wales. Meanwhile we also chat through Gloucester-Hartpury securing a home semi final with yet another win, this time over former Champions Harlequins. Finally we preview the Premiership Final this Friday at Kingsholm. Ed Price Russ Brookes Jim Harley

Our first AFL episode and there was arguably no better rivalry in sports for a period of time than the rivalry between the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles. In this episode, Dhruv Kaushik and I look back at the 2005 AFL Premiership Final and the Swans arduous road to a Premiership Flag. We cover some of the best moments of that Final and the season generally, including those 4 miraculous goals from the one and only, Nick Davis.We finish the episode examining the future of AFL in Western Sydney and evaluate the GOAT in AFL. Timestamps[01:15] Guest Introduction[5:45] Popularity of AFL[11:15] Hot Seat[20:19] Top 5 Moments[42:23] Embrace Debate (including who's the GOAT AFL player)

Gloucester-Hartpury overcame their West Country rivals Bristol to make it to their first Premiership final. We discuss the performance, what it means for Gloucester Rugby generally and why you just have to get a ticket! Meanwhile, London Irish have unfortunately become the third club to fail and disappear this season. We chat through the implications and where our sympathies lie. Finally, as the first squads are announced for the World Cup, we discuss Zach Mercer's inclusion. (Note, we did have a good 15 min rant about the ridiculous decision to exclude Val - then he ended up being in the squad, so we will save that one for another day!) Ed Price Russ Brookes Jim Harley

This weekend's ANZ Premiership Final between the Mystics and Stars is set to be a cracker! Former Silver Fern Courtney Tairi chats with Staf about where the game will be won and lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holly Fowler out of the Northern Stars camp joined the show to preview their Grand Final clash against the Mystics.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's another of the latest and greatest from those American fellas that like rugby. On this episode, if you are not a Saracens fan skip the first 30 minutes or so because are talking loads of Sarries after their triumph at Twickenham on Saturday. We also have our Prem XV of the season, probably not many shockers with our picks, likely some left out, but can't pick em all. Then it's off to Super Rugby and the penultimate round including a great send off for the one and only Nuggy. It's another 50 and up for the Free Jacks at Fort Quincy as New England clinches number 1 in East and we look forward to what's left for the boys. All this, the banter and Tiki Tonga, so enjoy friends! Check out the TFRY Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyRugbyYanks Ask us questions via Twitter: Jarrod- jdyke8man & Ben- admrablsnackbar, and #AskTFRY. Don't forget, TFRY is coming up on Episode 200! Get your questions in for us and our much better halves. Send us your thoughts for the show and questions for upcoming shows via e-mail fantasyrugbypodcast@gmail.com. Of course we welcome feedback via e-mail, twitter or by rating/reviewing the pod on Apple Podcast.

Kooks, Shaun and Thala break down a weekend of finals in domestic rugby. We start with the URC Final where Munster edged past the Stormers 14-19. We talk about how Munster took the Stormers away from their counter-attacking rugby, their superior kick-chase game and how Malakai Fekitoa, John Hodnett and Conor Murray shone as Munster broke their title drought. We also look at the reaction to Manie Libbok's performance and Evan Roos putting up his best performance for the Stormers of the season in a different role. We also discuss how great Munster and their fans were in Cape Town this week and how good it is for the future of the competition. We then discuss the Springbok training squad announced over the weekend, some of the surprise additions and omissions and who of the overseas contingent will be added to the squad once their seasons finish. We discuss the road forward for the Springboks toward the Rugby World Cup and how the players should be managed. Kooks also rants about New Zealand playing South Africa at the Mount Smart Stadium. We then jump around the world and the other competitions, we look at an Owen Farrell masterclass as Saracens defeat Sale in the Premiership Final, we look at the Top 14, Super Rugby Pacific and Currie Cup playoffs shaping up - Kooks officially breaks up with Racing and we suspect the Brumbies might be cooking up a surprise for the knockouts.  We hatch a plan to crown the World Champion celebrator as Casey v Dayimani v Goode v Rhule go head to head on a World Tour Our First Phase looks at club legends that never broke through into test match rugby and we discuss the likes of Jackson Wray, Jacques Botes and Marnitz Boshoff.

As the rugby season comes to an end, Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, are joined by former England Head Coach, Eddie Jones. Eddie talks about his feelings on returning to Twickenham, why he stayed Head Coach of England for as long as he did, life back in Australia and why he took the job as Head Coach of the Wallabies for second time, his thoughts on the World Cup, and what needs to change in Premiership Rugby. Plus Lawrence, Sarra and Nick look back at the Premiership Final, sharing their views on both teams and they select their Player of the Week. Lawrence and Nick also reveal their hopes for the new season, including Lawrence's thoughts on why some people might want to step aside. In partnership with QBE Business Insurance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Auckland Stars overcame a four-goal halftime deficit to beat the Central Pulse in their elimination final in Porirua last night, making the ANZ Premiership final. The Pulse lead 29-25 at the half, but the Stars flipped the script in the third quarter, winning it 16-8, and then held their nerve over the final quarter to claim the glory. They'll now play the Mystics in the final this coming weekend. RNZ's netball reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Jared and Thala come together to do a preview of the URC Final where the Stormers will defend their crown against Munster. We talk about Munster being the party poopers of the URC and their amazing run of away wins, how they improved from a slow start and how they've developed their game plan. We talk about the match ups that excite us, which include Evan Roos v Gavin Coombes, Manie Libbok v Jack Crowley and the Cape Town stadium groundsman against the Cape Town rain. We make our predictions for the game (and for the Premiership Final) and predict what alternative things we expect to see, include a shithousery duel between Peter O'Mahony and Marvin Orie and whether the stadium DJ can resist playing Sweet Caroline for one game.

This week on the Scrum Down we continue to cover the developing ownership situation at London Irish, with only a matter of days remaining before the RFU's deadline for Irish to play in the league next year hits. To cover this, Alex Lowe joins again, fresh from a trip to Dublin where he watched the Champions Cup, and then we focus on Twickenham and the forthcoming Premiership Final between Saracens and Sale, and to preview the match we'll be joined by Performance Analyst Ross Hamilton.

As we approach the Premiership Final, we take a look at our Premiership Team Of The Season! We also look at the Champions Cup Final which saw La Rochelle retain their title! A preview of the Prem Final is also featured as we look at what Saracens and Sale both bring to the table.

We discuss the epic Champions Cup final between La Rochelle and Leinster, where it was won and lost, if La Rochelle are the most physical team ever and if Leinster underperform. We also look at Toulon's Challenge Cup win over Glasgow and look ahead to the Premiership final. Will is conflicted but has to make a decision whether to support Saracens or Sale.

Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and the Evening Standard's Steve Cording are joined by former Head Coach of Wasps, Lee Blackett. Lee talks about his experience in the URC and why he's learned to love his long commute, plus why he chose Bath for the next step of his career and what excites him about the year ahead. He also reveals how other coaches in the league reacted when Wasps fell into administration last year. In light of the recent club statement from his former club, Lawrence shares his views on the latest situation with Wasps and the team also review the European Champions Cup Final, discussing what Ronan O'Gara has brought to La Rochelle in his time as Head Coach. There's a divide between Lawrence and Steve on their predictions for this weekend's Premiership Final and, as always, the team select their Player of the Week. Plus Lee gets ‘Tackled' by Lawrence, revealing the funniest players he's worked with and why his most memorable rugby moment is not necessarily his happiest. In partnership with QBE Business Insurance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Stephen Jones look back on the final of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. They ask whether Leinster v La Rochelle was the greatest final in the competitions history? Plus, they preview the Premiership final this weekend and chat to former Sale winger Mark Cueto, who was a part of the 2006 side who last won the Prem for Sale. And, they name their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a great weekend in Europe for French rugby with a resounding Challenge Cup win for Toulon and a one-point victory for La Rochelle in an all-time classic Champions Cup final. This week, the guys preview the Gallagher Premiership final between Saracens and Sale at Twickenham on Saturday. Joining host Ollie Little and columnists Chris Hewett, Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher is Saracens and England centre Alex Lozowski.

On this week's episode of the Official Scottish Rugby Podcast Caroline is joined by Rugby Development Communications Manager, Caitlin Gould, Corstorphine Cougars captain, Emma Turner, and Stirling County captain, Katie Lindsay to chat all things Tennent's Women's Premiership Final.   Emma and Katie discuss their anticipation for this Saturday's final (28 January) after defeating Watsonian FC and Heriot's Blues respectively in the semi-final play-offs earlier this month. Coverage at Bridgehaugh will start from 1.20pm on the Scottish Rugby website with commentary from Stuart McFarlane.

As he approaches his 100th Test cap, and looks ahead to becoming the most capped international referee of all time, Wayne Barnes joins Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording to chat about his rugby career, including the best and worst aspects of being a ref, what he learnt from training with the Marines and his memories of refereeing his first Premiership Final – a game that also happened to be Lawrence's last appearance for Wasps. The team also review the weekend's results, choose their Outstanding players from the action and make some predictions for Round 9 of the Premiership. Plus Wayne is ‘Tackled' by Lawrence, as we discover the nickname given to him at university and who he thinks is the greatest rugby player of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elliott and Mike are joined by the wonderful Telusa Veainu, a man who lit up Welford Road as one of the Tigers' best ever attacking players. We talk about his time at the club, his love for the fans and, weirdly, his penchant for pasties. Plus, we review a crazy derby win away at Saints and look forward to a tough trip to the Stone-X for a rematch of the 2022 Premiership Final, as well as announcing the winner of the 5 shirt in our Homegrown Heroes feature.

****Really sorry for the delay but we have managed to salvage the bulk of this weeks pod!**** The guys chat about Gloucester-Hartpury's exciting announcements of new and retained players and wonder whether the ladies have a real shot at glory next year. We also discuss the Premiership Final, Freddie Burns' redemption and how nice it was to see Saracens lose! Finally we run through the England squad for Australia and what exactly went wrong in the England v Barbarian game?! Ed Price Russ Brookes Lawrence Landray

If you know anything about women's rugby, you'll know who Ali Donnelly is. A player, a coach, a journalist, a campaigner and the founder of the legendary Scrum Queens website, she's dedicated more hours than most of us have in the day to promoting the women's game. And with a book coming out shortly, now was the perfect time to get Ali onto the podcast to talk about her remarkable sporting story. We talk about everything, from how she got into the game to the efforts she's gone to in order to get the sport the platform it deserves – as well as the process of writing a book, finding her wife through the game, and screaming herself hoarse at the Premiership Final. It's a cracking chat with a great guest, and we think you'll really like it. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST? @AliDonnelly @ScrumQueens WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PODCAST? @jack_murley jack.murley@bbc.co.uk

Well it is the end of the world as we...wait nope, just the end of the season for THOSE American rugby knuckleheads. On this episode, we cover it all, well we cover quite a bit anyway. We have a look at some of the squads that will be traveling this month, and we can confirm, Eddie is not OK. A look at 3 of the big matches and some of the lackluster performances that were on the pitch, but also some of the great stories including a certain Tigers player that etched himself in to the club's history forever. All this, we wrap up the legendary Champi-Yanks League and recognize those that make this thing happen every week during the year. It's a doozy and you might not need anything to drink, pretty sure we had enough for a few, but join us for the finale of Season 4! Check out the TFRY Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyRugbyYanks Ask us questions via Twitter: Jarrod- jdyke8man & Ben- admrablsnackbar, and #AskTFRY. Send us your thoughts for the show and questions for upcoming shows via e-mail fantasyrugbypodcast@gmail.com. Of course we welcome feedback via e-mail, twitter or by rating/reviewing the pod on Apple Podcast.

Elliot and Mike talk about Leicester Tigers beating Saracens and winning the Premiership Title. That's it. And it's a lot of fun,

Our review of the Prem final

It is a very brief Fantasy Corner for this week, so I'll keep this brief. Find out what needs to happen in the CYL Fantasy Prem league on TRM and where we see this week's lineup stacking up for the final weekend. Plus a preview of this weekend's action. Grab a pen, if you need to and have at friends! Get the TFRY Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyRugbyYanks , subscribe and start getting a leg up on your friends in your fantasy rugby leagues. Ask us questions via Twitter: Jarrod- jdyke8man & Ben- admrablsnackbar, and #AskTFRY.

It's bonus pod time! The teams are announced, a couple of surprises lurking in Tigers' selection - Elliot and Mike chew through what that may mean for the teams' strategies and how it might play out on Saturday.

We discuss how the Premiership semi finals were won and lost and preview the final including all of the key head to heads. Who will come out on top of the duel of the England 10s and which 8 will win the battle of physicality between Vunipola and Wiese? We also talk about the England squad with Danny Care's recall and how they'll fare against a Fabian Galthie coached french development squad disguised as the Barbarians. 

Tim Stimpson joins us to preview Leicester's Premiership final against Saracens.

In the build-up to the Premiership Final, Sarra Elgan chats to Lawrence and his guest, former England and Saracens centre Brad Barritt, about their experiences of playing at Twickenham, what gets said in the changing rooms before a game, and also who they predict will be lifting the trophy on Saturday. Plus Sarra takes us on a behind the scenes tour of the stadium, meeting Mark Lynch, Director of Venue, to discover what preparations go into hosting 82,000 fans on a match day; Jim Buttar, Head Groundsman, reveals how often he has to replace the entire pitch and Sarra explores inside the World Rugby Museum with its curator, Phil McGowan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Northern Stars coach Kiri Willis joined the All Sport Breakfast ahead of her side's clash against the Central Pulse in the ANZ Premiership final.LISTEN ABOVE

In this special episode Lawrence is joined by Simon Massie-Taylor, the CEO of Premiership Rugby, and also by former Leicester, Lions & England player, Ben Kay. Together they discuss what needs to be done to help grow the popularity of the domestic league and where the responsibility lies when it comes to creating ‘superstar' player profiles. Simon also gives an exclusive insight into the plans for this year's Premiership Final at Twickenham. Lawrence and Ben also chat through the results of Round 25 of the Premiership and share their thoughts on why rugby is such a psychological game. Plus find out who Lawrence, Simon and Ben have nominated as their ‘Outstanding' players from the weekend's action. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A special family occasion for this week's episode of The Rugby Paper Podcast. Host Ollie Little is treated to the company of Leicester Tigers and England prop Joe Heyes, his father, former Nottingham Forest professional goalkeeper Darren Heyes, and his grandfather, former Leicester City and Swansea goalkeeper George Heyes. The episode includes discussion on Leicester's prospects ahead of a potential Premiership Final, overlap between rugby and football, and 84 year-old George's first experience over zoom - thoroughly entertaining!

Scotland international Rhona Lloyd and Premiership Final team captains Fergus Scott and Fraser Grant are our guests on this week's podcast. Rhona tells us how she got into rugby, chats about qualifying for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and looks ahead to their upcoming TikTok Women's Six Nations fixture in Wales. Fergus and Fraser look back on a successful season as well as what to expect from this weekend's Premiership Final.   

Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of fixtures in the Premiership. They ask if a Leicester v Saracens final is inevitable and discuss how technology and statistics can improve the game on television. Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game and the panel talk about the opening round of the women's 6 Nations. Plus they pick their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the 33rd and final episode of Season 3 of TFRY, we pack a whole bunch of goodies in for you all. We talk about player movement, mostly leaving New Zealand. We chat about the Lions injuries and replacements, what do we have here? Though we did space on Murray being the new captain, oops. We get into Olympic 7s pools, replacing AJ MacGinty on the Eagles, our beloved Free Jacks new home and so much more. We unpack the Premiership Final, that Joe Marler interview, the issues with officiating that are far worse than other league that MLR faces, the winner of the inaugural Champi-Yanks League and oh my look at all the fun. Crack a couple, kick back and have one last laugh with us. Don't forget, we are putting together a 2nd Tier of Champi-Yanks League! You've heard us babble about it and if it sounds like fun to you, please hit us up via email or twitter. Also, ask us questions via Twitter: Jarrod- jdyke8man & Ben- admrablsnackbar. Send us your thoughts for the show and questions for upcoming shows via e-mail fantasyrugbypodcast@gmail.com. Of course we welcome feedback via e-mail, twitter or by rating/reviewing the pod on Apple Podcast.

On this week's episode we bring you another guest listener to #TackleThePod as we talk about double jabbing, Managerial merry-go-rounds and terrible accents! We review the British & Irish Lions tour opener against Japan in the 1888 cup as well as discuss the hum-dinger of a game that was Quins victory over Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership Final. We also take look at the round of 16 in the Euros from the weekend including Englands 2-0 win over ze Germans! We also bring you our usual Heroes, Doughnut's & Shithouses of the week: Clue is in the title of this episode! Head over to our socials, give us a like, follow and subscribe and get in touch with us for your chance to feature on our Pod! #TackleThePod *Some explicit language is contained in this episode

All our energy this week focusses on two games: Quins' magnificent performance and the Lions' win against Japan (and we might spend some time thinking about bad 1980s movies too). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tim Visser is a bundle of energy, the craziest Dutchman I know. Try scorer wherever he went and popular with his team mates. No wonder, he's kind, generous with his time and always worth some nonsense.With Harlequins making the Premiership Final, it seemed like the perfect excuse to have a chat.I loved talking to him, I hope you enjoy listening.Happiness is Egg Shaped See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us as we debrief after the epic semi finals and look ahead to Exeter v Harlequins in the final. We also talk about the new United Rugby Championship, South Africa's inclusion in Europe and the upcoming Lions match against Japan.

Stephen Jones is joined by Owen Slot and Adam Hathaway to discuss Harlequins' great escape at Ashton Gate, the latest crop of players called up by Eddie Jones, what the Lions might look like against Japan as well as preview the Premiership Final. To enjoy more of our award-winning sports journalism, get a digital subscription to The Times and The Sunday Times today and get one month free - thetimes.co.uk/theruck See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Richard Thorpe is Director of Rugby of a National 1 Rugby Club, and Performance Coach to professional athletes, executives, entrepreneurs & family office Next-Gen. Richard began his career in rugby when he joined the London Irish Academy at the age of 18. His subsequent professional career boasted over 150 Premiership rugby games for London Irish, Leicester Tigers and London Welsh. He played in the 2009 Premiership Final for London Irish, and was a part of the Leicester team that won the Premiership in 2013. A near career ending injury saw Richard leave Leicester after winning the Premiership and join London Welsh whom had just been relegated. He went on to win the Championship with London Welsh the next season, gaining promotion back into the Premiership. Richard was also a Canadian International Rugby Player, and represented Rugby Canada at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. Following his retirement from professional rugby in 2016, Richard moved into business. Having invested in property throughout his rugby career, he initially transitioned into Operations Director at RDT Invest (a principal real estate lender). Alongside this role he also became a Director of SBL Capital, his family’s private office. But it was his ongoing work with professional athletes that first moved him into coaching. Early on after his retirement, Richard began coaching professional athletes struggling with their transition into the ‘real world’. He joined Harley Street Institute, Cognacity in 2017 as an Executive Coach, and in 2018, he wound down his other business interests and established his own Performance Consultancy. He now coaches across sectors but focusses mainly on professional athletes, executives and Next-Gen. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Richard stepped back into rugby as Director of Rugby at National 1 Rugby Club Chinnor RFC Thame. Whilst a semi-professional club, Chinnor have some big ambitions, and Richard’s leadership framework is influenced by his experiences in professional rugby, business, Executive and Performance Coaching. Richard combines this role with his Performance Consultancy, and his young family in Buckinghamshire. Richard has also been a Player Representative for the Rugby Players Association, and is currently Ambassador for the Global Next-Gen Community (the successors to the Global Family Office Community). Leadership tip – Ask yourself everyday: “how can I get the best out of my people?” #InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

No guest this week, but we review the Premiership Final, we check in on the ladies game, Ollie is The King of Fantasy Rugby, 6 Nation are-Start and much more

It's the final go around in Season 2 for those American rugby knuckleheads. In this episode we start off by discussing the unfortunate situation that lead to the BaaBaas match being cancelled. We touch on the final England squad selections, plenty of new faces to be happy for in there. We also talk about the long awaited conclusion of round 4 of the Six Nations with Ireland and Italy. Of course, we talk about the squad of men that completed the famous double trophy lift in the Premiership Final at Twickenham. To conclude the episode, we have a look back at the chaos that was Season 2 of TFRY and many heartfelt thank you's to those that helped us get to this point as well as those that came along for the ride! As always, kick back, crack one open with us and enjoy the Season 2 Finale. Ask us questions via Twitter: Jarrod- jdyke8man & Ben- admrablsnackbar. Send us your thoughts for the show and questions for upcoming shows via e-mail fantasyrugbypodcast@gmail.com. Invites for the Champi-Yanks League are out so check those inboxes!! If you didn't get one, but want to participate in a lower tier of the competition, hit us up at our e-mail above and we'll start piecing it together.

Schalk Brits was a rare entity, a player who seemed to make every fan smile, regardless of which team they supported. In this episode, Sam Roberts talks to him about Saracens' first Premiership Final win in 2011 but we also look in detail at how he played the game; what it was like playing for the famous North London club; and perhaps most importantly, how he now feels with the 'Salary Cap Scandal' having cast its shadow. We also hear how he responded to a Rassie Erasmus text message about the World Cup in 2019, his eventual retirement, and we even get confirmation about an embarrassing incident detailed in the Karl Dickson episode from earlier in the series!The clip we watch is here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMwEmaB7TeM - you can watch along too.Do leave a review if you like what we are doing, and if you have any ideas as to which rugby player you'd like to hear interviewed, get in touch with us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our 3rd rendition of The Fantasy Corner, we have a look at the Premiership Final and the fantasy results that came from it. Who ended up being the best captain to pick? Who was a bit of a fools gold? That and we answer an e-mail regarding FRD Super Rugby (keep em coming) and also talk about what formats we've enjoyed in our first season of Fantasy Rugby. Follow us on Twitter: Jarrod- jdyke8man & Ben- admrablsnackbar Email fantasyrugbypodcast@gmail.com with questions, feedback or just to say what's up.

It's another episode with those American Rugby hammerheads and we are happily celebrating the results on the Premiership Final. We talk about where this Saracens side ranks amongst Europes elite, how Exeter can get themselves just that tiny nudge up into the same category and how it all played out at Twickenham. We also talk about the other match at Twickenham, the Barbarians and a very young England squad. We also review all the action in Super Rugby as it gets down to the nitty gritty and teams start to find themselves on the outside looking in. Tune in for all this and much more shenanigans. Follow us on Twitter: Jarrod- jdyke8man & Ben- admrablsnackbar Email fantasyrugbypodcast@gmail.com with questions, feedback or just to say what's up.

Wasps director of rugby Dai Young and captain Joe Launchbury speak to the media after losing the Aviva Premiership final 23-20 after extra time to Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham.

Tomorrow's #AvivaPremFinal at Twickenham heads up a huge weekend of season-ending action. Russell Hargreaves has the details, while we also hear from Dai Young, Joe Launchbury, Gareth Steenson and Henry Slade.

In the final northern hemisphere podcast of the season Owen Slot, Stuart Barnes and Stephen Jones preview the Premiership final, the Pro 12 final and build up to the lions, talking major injuries and starting combinations. Next week the podcast comes from New Zealand as the Lions Tour finally begins. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Russell Hargreaves looks back on events at Twickenham, before speaking to Alex Goode, Maro Itoje and Rob Baxter. We also hear from Mark McCall, Brad Barritt and Gareth Steenson.

There's a massive weekend ahead, including two domestic finals and one major international. Russell Hargreaves has the details, while we also hear from Rob Baxter, Mark McCall, Luther Burrell and from Scott Baldwin.

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter and Saracens flanker Michael Rhodes talk to Mark Stevens and Russell Hargreaves respectively, ahead of the season-ending Twickenham showpiece.

Saracens head coach Mark McCall talks to Russell Hargreaves, as the newly-crowned European champions and Aviva Premiership title holders prepare to face Exeter Chiefs in Saturday's domestic showpiece at Twickenham.

Russell Hargreaves looks back on the 2015 Twickenham showpiece, before speaking to Sarries stars Alex Goode and Maro Itoje, as well as to Bath head coach Mike Ford.

Russell Hargreaves looks ahead to the 2015 Aviva Premiership Final, as well as three other huge games this weekend. We also hear from Bath pair Mike Ford and Stuart Hooper, plus Saracens duo Jacques Burger and Mark McCall.