For The Love Of Rugby

England's Men's Player of the Year Joe Heyes joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in the For The Love Of Rugby studio to reflect on a whirlwind summer of rugby.

In a season that began and ended in Argentina, Joe brings us inside an England camp that has endured huge highs and lows across the past 12 months.

A fellow Leicester Tigers academy graduate, Joe reflects on his journey through the club under Coley's wing, building confidence through rugby, and almost becoming a professional footballer.

This is a fascinating insight from one of modern rugby's great characters. Who knows, maybe we'll have to get him back on for a history podcast...
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Ben Youngs and Dan Cole review the opening round of the Greatest Rivalry series between New Zealand and South Africa, before revealing the reality behind Eddie Hearn's 1-million-pound plan for Pollock, Bath's reported move to Reading, and how Leicester's new kit has gone down with the old guard?
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Rugby's Greatest Rivalry is here. South Africa host the All Blacks at Ellis Park this Saturday in the opening Test of their huge four-match series.

As you'd expect, it's not exactly been a relaxed build-up to this monster series, with both Rassie Erasmus and Dave Rennie using the media to spin things in their favour.

Dan Cole is joined by double World Cup-winning Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff for an unrivalled insight into the South African preparations as they prepare to face their greatest rivals.
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Anthony Watson and Ben Youngs are back for another Greatest Rivalry debate!

This time, they turn their attention to the next generation of rugby’s No.10s, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu going head-to-head with New Zealand star Ruben Love.

But the debate doesn’t stop there…

With a score of fly-halfs entering the conversation as wildcards, who really deserves to be ranked as the best of the bunch?

From attacking ability and game management to big-match experience and future potential, the boys put rugby’s leading fly-halves under the microscope.

So, who would you pick at 10?
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Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson return for another Greatest Rivalry debate!

This time, they're looking at the back-row, with two iconic players going head to head, and this one gets heated.

The question beckons, who is better; All Blacks talisman Ardie Savea, or two-time World Rugby player of the year, Pieter-Steph Du Toit?
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