The Ruck Rugby Podcast

The Times

The Ruck is the journalists rugby podcast from The Times & The Sunday Times. Join Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and a selection of guests every week as they provide insight and reports throughout the season, including big name interviews and forthright analysis.

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The Champions Cup final delivers again as Leinster lose again!

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05/27/24 • 46 min

Alfie Reynolds, Stuart Barnes and Peter O'Reilly look back on the Champions Cup as Toulouse beat Leinster in a brilliant final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It's Leinster's third straight defeat in the final, so was this them choking or simply Toulouse being too good? They also discuss the conclusion of Gloucester's season as they lost to the Sharks, who became the first South African side to win one of the traditional 'European' finals and they preview a return to Premiership action with the semi-finals this weekend.

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Thank you and Goodnight...

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08/08/21 • 38 min

Stephen Jones and Owen Slot end their South African odyssey with the help of Stuart Barnes as they review the final Test defeat for the Lions and take a look back at the longest and most challenging of seasons.

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Wales v Scotland an instant classic, England win in Rome and Ireland lay down a marker

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02/05/24 • 51 min

The opening weekend of the 6 Nations lived up to its billing with plenty of drama on the pitch. Alfie Reynolds is joined by Owen Slot and Peter O'Reilly to look back on the action in Marseille as Ireland beat France, Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe send in a dispatch from Rome following England's opening weekend victory and Mark Palmer joins the pod to reflect on Scotland winning in Cardiff for the first time in over twenty years and what could have been a famous Welsh comeback.

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Contrasting styles in Premiership rugby, England's grand slam and Twickenham controversy

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04/29/24 • 47 min

Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher review another weekend of domestic rugby as the Gallagher Premiership served up contrasting matches in Bath v Saracens and Harlequins v Northampton, both of which were fascinating! They chat about officiating controversy and the race for the play-offs, Rocky Clark joins the pod to look back on the conclusion of the Women's 6 Nations as England won another Grand Slam. Plus, the boys preview the Champions Cup semi-finals and name their God or Goddess of the week.

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England regain Calcutta Cup as wasteful Scotland miss shot at 5 in a row

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02/22/25 • 32 min

England defeated Scotland 16-15 at Twickenham to win the Calcutta Cup for the first time in five years and keep their chances of winning the Six Nations alive. Alfie Reynolds, Mark Palmer, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher look back on a disjointed match in which Scotland wasted a number of opportunities. They ask if Gregor Townsend's side were unlucky, what went wrong for Finn Russell from the tee and where both sides go from here. Plus, what does the result and performances mean for a number of British and Irish Lions hopefuls?

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Did we actually learn anything from the Champions Cup opening round?

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12/09/24 • 42 min

Following the opening round of the Champions Cup Alfie and Will look back on the action and question whether the fixtures revealed anything they didn't already know about the teams and the competition. They also discuss a disappointing set of results for the English clubs and look ahead to the games this coming weekend. Plus, they have an update on the RFU bonuses 'scandal' and the latest on Coventry wanting to earn promotion to the Premiership.

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How to win the World Cup - 1991/1999 John Eales

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09/07/23 • 33 min

This time on how to win the World Cup Will Kelleher chats to John Eales who was a member of the victorious Wallabies sides from 1991 and 1999. He explains what it was like to win Australia's maiden title in '91, at the start of his career, and the '99 tournament when he was the captain. He recounts both triumphs, which came pre and then post rugby turning professional.

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Tigers' Title and Eddie's England Squad

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06/20/22 • 52 min

Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are in Richmond for this week's episode as Eddie Jones names his England squad for the tour to Australia. They also reflect on the Premiership final which saw Leicester beat Saracens thanks to a last minute drop goal. They also round-up the URC final and name their God or Goddess of the week.

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Rugby League of Nations makes little sense

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10/15/18 • 35 min

Stephen Jones welcomes Mark Evans, Sam Peters, Alex Lowe to discuss Freddie Burns' shocking error, the tackling laws of the game and to review the Heineken Champions Cup first round.

Then a look at the proposals for Rugby's League of Nations before debate around Eddie Jones' latest England squad and another selection of The Ruck's "God of the week".

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Can anyone stop Leinster? And the future of International Rugby

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05/16/22 • 60 min

Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stuart Barnes look back on the semi-final weekend in the European Champions and Challenge cups. They hear from Stephen Jones who reports on his eventful weekend trip to France and ask the question if any side is capable of stopping Leinster this season? Plus, they discuss the latest proposals from World Rugby for an international nations championship, Jess Hayden rounds up the women's game and they name their God or Goddess of the week.

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The Ruck Rugby Podcast currently has 477 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Podcasts and Sports.

What is the most popular episode on The Ruck Rugby Podcast?

The episode title 'The Champions Cup final delivers again as Leinster lose again!' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Ruck Rugby Podcast?

The average episode length on The Ruck Rugby Podcast is 44 minutes.

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Episodes of The Ruck Rugby Podcast are typically released every 6 days, 21 hours.

When was the first episode of The Ruck Rugby Podcast?

The first episode of The Ruck Rugby Podcast was released on Feb 1, 2017.

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