Chris Jones, Ugo Monye and Chris Ashton bring you daily news, reaction and big name guests from the Rugby World Cup 2023.
And look out for our NEW Rugby World ...
Chris Jones, Ugo Monye and Chris Ashton bring you daily news, reaction and big name guests from the Rugby World Cup 2023.
And look out for our NEW Rugby World ...
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The Nations Pod - Week 3 review
Tom and Gareth join Chris to look back at another busy weekend in France. Gareth runs out of superlatives to describe how good Wales were against Australia, and how Warren Gatland has turned their fortunes around in just a few weeks. More questions are being asked of Eddie Jones and his ability to lead the Wallabies, and what their demise could mean for the global game. And have Ireland further cemented their tag as World Cup favourites with that win over South Africa?
26/09/2023
49:57
Wales wallop the Aussies & Scots still alive
Gareth Lewis has reaction to Wales sealing a quarter-final spot. He’s joined by Philippa Tuttiett, Stirling Mortlock & Johnnie Beattie. How did Wales beat Australia? What about Eddie Jones’ future? And do Scotland still have a chance of making the quarter-finals after their win over Tonga?
00:55 Wales beat Australia to book quarter-final place
16:25 Scotland see off Tonga to keep their hopes alive
22:10 Looking ahead to the quarter-finals
27:45 Who’s going to win the tournament?
24/09/2023
30:57
Ireland’s party in Paris
Chris, Tommy Bowe and Bobby Skinstad react to Ireland’s 13-8 win over South Africa. They discuss how Ireland faced up to the South African power game, Johnny Sexton’s leadership and the Springbok’s kicking troubles. What will each team take from the game and what it means for the tournament going forward. We also head to Lille to hear from Sara, Matt Dawson, and Paul Grayson about England’s 71-0 victory over Chile. They talk about five tries for Henry Arundell and Marcus Smith’s performance at full back.
23/09/2023
34:16
The big weekend preview
Will this be one of the great weekends in World Cup history? Chris meets up with Tommy Bowe and Stirling Mortlock in the heart of Paris to preview Ireland's showdown with South Africa and talk 7-1 splits. How worried is Stirling that Australia's World Cup could be effectively ended by Wales on Sunday? And is Eddie Jones' reputation on the line in Lyon? We also discuss the news that has threatened to overshadow the whole weekend with Antoine Dupont suffering a fractured cheekbone.
22/09/2023
41:35
The Smith experiment and Farrell's return
It's bonjour from Lille as Sara pods from the England team announcement. She catches up with friend of the pod Marcus Smith who's been given the nod at full-back this weekend against Chile. He reveals it was Kevin Sinfield who first approached him about the playing at 15 and that Danny is suffering from pod FOMO. Captain Owen Farrell is back at fly-half after completing his ban and as Will Kelleher from the Times explains, he's very excited about it. There's also talk of bubble tea and what fans can expect from the city of Lille.
Chris Jones, Ugo Monye and Chris Ashton bring you daily news, reaction and big name guests from the Rugby World Cup 2023.
And look out for our NEW Rugby World Cup Top Tens episodes! World Cup winners Matt Dawson and Bryan Habana joining Chris Jones to give us their Top Tens including: Captains, Upsets, Teams, Tries, Controversies, Matches, Coaches and Icons.
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