Bristol’s season is over, but not before Max Lahiff signed off Ashton Gate in style.
The Bears may have missed the Premiership semi-finals, but they’ve still got the West Country bragging rights — and after that result which shall not be mentioned — they bounced back in exactly the right way.
Max joins us fresh from Friday night after scoring the winning try on his 200th Premiership appearance. Remarkably, it was his 10th Premiership try — matching Ryan Wilson’s career tally of 10 in 222 appearances. We break down the game, the celebrations, becoming an accidental social media sensation, launching Sam Underhill into low earth orbit, and whether we’ve lost a listener in the process.
We also look back on an unforgettable weekend in Bilbao — the rugby, the food, the friends and the chaos — before reacting to the internet’s latest attempts to describe Max:
• The Honey Badger born in the Cotswolds
• Like Hugh Grant and The Rock had a baby
• A shoo-in for a Bond villain
• The Brian Blessed of rugby
• And multiple comparisons to Lord Flashheart…
Then it’s URC quarter-final time.
Ryan relives Glasgow’s hard-fought victory over Connacht in a bruising contest, with Kyle Steyn once again delivering when it mattered most.
We also hear from Dan Lancaster after helping Glasgow beat a side coached by his father, Stuart Lancaster. What did he know about the old man? Did he have access to the calls? And what’s it really like trying to knock your dad out of the URC?
We break down all the quarter-final action:
• Bulls v Munster
• Stormers v Cardiff
• Leinster v Lions
Plus our semi-final predictions. Can either South African side stop what feels like an inevitable Glasgow v Leinster final?
We then turn our attention to the Premiership run-in:
• Saints secure a home semi-final
• Exeter damage Leicester’s top-two hopes while ending Bristol’s season
• Saracens keep rolling — is this the start of Sarries 2.0 or simply a strong finish?
• Newcastle’s end-of-season celebrations and whether they’re getting slightly carried away…
And with one round left, we preview two huge fixtures:
• Bath v Leicester — potentially a semi-final dress rehearsal
• Exeter v Saracens — effectively a win-and-you’re-in shootout
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00:10 Introduction and weather chat
02:08 Memories of Bilbao
12:07 Bears Bonus Point debate
15:00 Weird End of Season vibes
19:05 Refund Club
20:03 URC - Glasgow marching on
22:04 The Lancaster Conundrum - Father vs Son
26:03 Bulls maul Munster
31:29 Stormers v Cardiff
34:32 URC Semi-Final Predictions
36:08 Wolfcraig
36:54 Prem Roundup
47:54 Saily
50:27 Leicester suffer first home defeat to Exeter
54:49 Bath v Leicester - Old foes to reunite
57:50 Newcastle v Sale - big celebrations!
59:37 Congratulations to Worcester
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