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Another lacklustre England performance, Wales name their World Cup squad and Scottish hope
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Mark Evans and Mark Palmer look back on the weekend's matches as England put in another underwhelming performance, Wales were hammered ...
An ugly England win as France and Scotland serve up a beauty. Plus, Ntamack out of the World Cup and Owen Farrell latest.
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Peter O'Reilly reflect on the World Cup warm-up matches over the weekend. They chat about a dire match at Twickenham ...
England name official 33 player World Cup squad!
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe are at Twickenham to react to Steve Borthwick's England squad for the Rugby World Cup. After breaking the n...
England World Cup squad selection!
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones return to begin the build-up to the Rugby World Cup. With Steve Borthwick naming his England squad in a wee...
Premiership and URC Finals Review!
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Saracens beat Sale to win the Premiership and Munster's famous victory over the Stormers in Cape Town as they were crowned URC champions. Plus, they c...
One of the great Champions Cup finals! And, Premiership final preview
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Premiership and URC semi-finals and Dan Biggar previews the Challenge Cup final
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Elgan Alderman and Mark Palmer bring you the latest episode of The Ruck. They look back on the Premiership and URC semi-finals followin...
Premiership semi-final preview and Jersey's Harvey Biljon
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Stuart Barnes look back on the final round of the Premiership season and preview the semi-finals this coming weekend. Stuar...
Red Roses history! And, Déjà vu in the Champions Cup.
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe and Steve Jones look back on the semi-finals of the Champions and Challenge Cups. They discuss Leinster and La Rochelle setting up a repeat ...
European semi-finals preview with Henry Slade & Dom McKay
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe round up all the latest across the Premiership, Women's 6 Nations and the European semi-finals. They are joined by the Cha...
Record breaking Ashton and Les Kiss from London Irish
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe look back on the latest round of the Gallagher Premiership as the race for the top 4 hots up. They reflect on Chris Ashton...
Who are the Real Madrid of Rugby?
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes look back on the quarter-finals in the Champions and Challenge Cups. Jess Hayden joins the show to preview the third r...
One of the great Champions Cup weekends!
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Jones, Adam Hathaway and Stuart Barnes look back on the last-16 of the Champions Cup and ask whether it was one of the greatest rounds in the co...
Champions Cup Preview, Christian Day from the RPA and Rachael Burford on the Women's 6 Nations
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones look back on the latest round of Premiership fixtures and also preview the last-16 in the Champions Cup. They chat wit...
Ireland win the 6 Nations Grand Slam!
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the conclusion of the men's 6 Nations along with Pete O'Reilly. They assess Ireland's famous Grand Slam as ...
England's heaviest Twickenham defeat! Plus Ireland with Bernard Jackman
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones look back on the latest round of the 6 Nations. They dissect what went wrong for England as they suffered t...
Sam Warburton previews the 6 Nations and Alex Sanderson on Sale's Premiership Push
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Will Kelleher and former Wales captain Sam Warburton look ahead to the penultimate round of the 6 Nations as Wales travel to face Italy...
6 Nations Round 3 Review
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the third round of the 6 Nations. They discuss Italy's improvements as they pushed Ireland close...
Will Wales v England go ahead?
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Steve James look ahead to the third round of the 6 Nations. They are joined by former Wales international Tom Shankli...
Ireland beat France in a 6 Nations classic! Plus, wins for Scotland and England.
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Alan Dymock look back on the second round of the 6 Nations. Including Ireland against France which is being called on...
New-era England defeated by Scotland again!
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones pick the bones out of the opening weekend of the 6 Nations. Including Scotland winning the Calcutta Cup ag...
6 Nations 2023 Preview!
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Jones, Will Kelleher and Mark Palmer look ahead to the opening round of the 6 Nations. England host Scotland at Twickenham, Wales meet Ireland a...
6 Nations launch with Ben Morel and Gregor Townsend
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are at the 6 Nations launch with the 2023 tournament a little under two weeks away. Will chats to the Scotland head coach ...
Borthwick's England squad and Eddie Jones returns!
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones are on location at Twickenham to react to Steve Borthwick naming his England squad for the upcoming 6 Natio...
Injuries and suspensions galore for England!
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher is joined by Alan Dymock of Rugby World and the Chief Exec of Fijian Drua, Mark Evans!We look back on the recent round of Premiership ac...
Hopes & dreams for 2023, Nick Tompkins talks Sarries, Wales & Owen Farrell
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes are here for the first show of 2023!We look back on the recent round of Premiership action including Sa...
World Team of the Year and Zoe Harrison on her 2022!
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas from everyone at The Ruck! Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock look back on 2022 by naming their men's XV team of the year, plus ...
Steve Borthwick is the new England coach!
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Jones, Stuart Barnes and Elgan Alderman react to Steve Borthwick being unveiled as England's new coach. He replaces Eddie Jones and leaves Leice...
The Confusing European Cup and Northampton's Lewis Ludlam
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher is joined by Stuart Barnes and Elgan Alderman to look back on the Champions Cup. They talk about the format of the competition and wheth...
Gatland Returns and South Africa enter the Champions Cup
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes react to Warren Gatland returning to Wales. They also look back on the Premiership and discuss the nega...
Awful Autumns for Wales and England, plus Nick Easter
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones look back on the final two games of the Autumn as Wales and England fell to awful defeats. They debate the ...
England take the draw and history for Georgia!
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of the Autumn Nations Series including a 25-all draw between England and New Zealand, as well ...
World Cup agony and Rassie's latest rant!
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Jones, Will Kelleher and Stuart Barnes bring you the latest - and very busy - episode of The Ruck. They chat to Jess Hayden to look back on a dr...
Women's World Cup - Final Preview!
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
England face hosts New Zealand in the World Cup final this weekend. Jess Hayden and Elgan Alderman look ahead to the match and discuss all the key tal...
Argentina silence Twickenham and Dan Biggar joins the pod!
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe look back on the weekend's fixtures in the Autumn Nations Series. They discuss Argentina's victory over England, the ...
Women's World Cup - Semi-final Preview plus Sarah Hunter
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Hayden, Rachael Burford and Stephen Jones look ahead to the semi-finals at the Women's World Cup as England face Canada and New Zealand play Fran...
Autumn Nations Preview!
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher look ahead to the Autumn Nations series which gets underway in full this weekend. They chat about England's training camp ...
Women's World Cup - Quarter-final preview plus Maud Muir
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Hayden and 2014 Rugby World Cup winner Rachael Burford preview the quarter-final stages of the World Cup. They are also joined by England prop Ma...
Central contracts, World Cup and the Premiership with Sale's Sam James
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Steve Jones bring you a very busy episode! They speak with Sale centre Sam James following Sale's defeat to Harlequins, Jess Hayden ...
Women's World Cup - Final pool stage matches and the quarter-finals take shape!
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Hayden and Rachael Burford look ahead to the final round of pool stage matches this weekend and explain what the quarter-finals might look like. ...
England's Autumn squad, Wasps latest and the Women's World Cup
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are on-location at Twickenham stadium as Eddie Jones announces his England squad for the up-coming internationals. They ex...
Women's World Cup with Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm and England's Sadia Kabeya
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Hayden and Rachael Burford look back on the opening weekend of the Women's World Cup, including wins for England and Wales. They speak with the S...
The high scoring Premiership, Women's World Cup and what next for rugby?
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe hosts the latest episode of The Ruck and is joined by former England performance analyst Ross Hamilton to look at some of the tactical trend...
Women's World Cup Preview with Sarah Beckett and Keira Bevan
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Hayden hosts a new weekly Thursday episode of The Ruck ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Throughout the tournament she'll preview the weekend...
Premiership try fests and Christian Day from the RPA
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Dymock and Stuart Barnes look back on another highly entertaining weekend in the Gallagher Premiership, including big wins for Saracens, Newcastl...
The Premiership delivers again, an England squad and a South African perspective on administration
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock are on-location in Twickenham. They look back on a brilliant weekend of Premiership rugby and provide an update on the lates...
The Red Roses World Cup squad, controversial calls and promotion guidelines
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A very busy show this week! Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stuart Barnes look back on the latest round of fixtures in the Gallagher Premiership. Jess Ha...
The Premiership Returns! Despite chaos off the pitch.
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher are joined in the studio by Mark Evans to look back on the opening weekend of Gallagher Premiership rugby. Before chatting...
Premiership Season Preview
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher are back to preview the new Gallagher Premiership Season! This week the pod comes from Twickenham and the official season ...
The Counter Ruck with Kyle Sinckler
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Counter Ruck podcast, Will Kelleher sits down and chats with Bristol and England prop Kyle Sinckler. They talk about his recovery from...
Ireland Make History! Plus Bernard Jackman
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Stuart Barnes bring you the final Ruck of the season! They discuss the conclusion of the summer tours with Ireland and England retur...
The North Rising!
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Dymock is joined by Stuart Barnes to look back on an historic weekend of rugby as Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland all defeated Southern Hemi...
Australia vs England - 2nd test squad announcement
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe preview the 2nd test between Australia and England after Eddie Jones announced his squad. They debate the 4 changes for En...
4-0 to the Southern Hemisphere
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Dymock looks back on the opening weekend of fixtures across the summer tours where Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland all fell to defeat. He he...
Australia vs England - preview and squad announcement
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher bring you a bonus edition of the podcast from Down Under. Australia and England have announced their sides for the th...
Summer Tours Preview
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Alex Lowe in Australia and Will Kelleher travelling Down Under, Alan Dymock looks ahead to the upcoming summer tours for Ireland, Scotland and Wa...
Tigers' Title and Eddie's England Squad
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 reflec...
A Great Weekend for Knockout Rugby
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe is joined by Alan Dymock and Mark Evans to look back on a very busy weekend of rugby. They pay tribute to rugby legend Phil Bennett after he...
Simon Massie-Taylor and Marlie Packer
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes host the latest episode of The Ruck. They're joined by Saracens captain, Marlie Packer, who won Player of the Match in...
La Rochelle's European Triumph
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes look back on the final of the Champions Cup as La Rochelle upset Leinster. Jess Hayden looks ahead to the f...
Crunch Time for the Premiership, Europe and Premier 15s
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alew Lowe, Will Kelleher and Steve Jones are back to review the penultimate weekend in the Gallagher Premiership. They also look ahead to the Cha...
The State of the Union: USA Special
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Dymock hosts a bonus edition of The Ruck focusing on rugby in the United States of America. The USA have been awarded the 2031 men's world cup an...
Can anyone stop Leinster? And the future of International Rugby
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jo...
Sensational Europe and South Africa Waiting In The Wings
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the quarter-final weekend of the Champions and Challenge Cups. They debate if a penalty shootout...
England Grand Slam and Quarter-Final Preview with Alex Sanderson
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Sarah Mockford and Stephen Jones discuss England winning another Women's 6 Nations title after they beat France at the weekend. They al...
A Grand Slam Decider and Who Will Make The Top 4?
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Adam Hathaway look back on the latest round of action in the Gallagher Premiership and debate who will get the final spot...
Europe sees red's as the quarter-final line-up is confirmed
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Stuart Barnes and Stephen Jones look back on the second legs of the last-16 in the Champions Cup. They ask why we are seeing so many red ca...
Double Leg Last-16 in Europe and the Women's 6 Nations
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones hosts the latest episode of The Ruck and is joined by Stuart Barnes and Alan Dymock. They discuss the first legs of the last-16 in the C...
Will Ealing get promoted? Women's 6 Nations and Premiership latest
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher hosts the latest episode of The Ruck and is joined by Mark Evans and Alan Dymock. They chat with Director of Rugby at Ealing, Ben Ward, ...
Is the Premiership final inevitable? And Women's 6 Nations.
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ine...
Women's 6 Nations Preview with Sarah McKenna
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones and Jess Hayden are joined by England full-back Sarah McKenna to look ahead to the start of the Women's 6 Nations. They preview what pro...
A French Grand Slam with Sam Warburton
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Alan Dymock and former British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton look back on the final weekend of the 6 Nations. They reflect on F...
6 Nations Round 4 and the French Grand Slam is alive!
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of the 6 Nations and Spain's big victory over Portugal to qualify for the 2023 ...
Six Nations Round Four Preview with Sam Warburton
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones are joined by the former Wales and Lions captain Sam Warburton as they look ahead to round four of the 2022 Six Nation...
England vs Wales with Jamie Roberts and building for the World Cup
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher look back on the third round of the 6 Nations. Wales and British and Irish Lion centre, Jamie Roberts, join...
6 Nations Round 3 Preview with Dylan Hartley
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Will Kelleher are joined by the former England captain Dylan Hartley on the latest episode of the week. They look ahead t...
6 Nations Round 2 and a rugby half-time show?
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Alan Dymock and Mark Evans are back for the latest episode of The Ruck. They look back on the second round of the 6 Nations including w...
6 Nations 2022 Round 1 and Shaun Edwards
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones look back on the opening weekend of the 2022 6 Nations, including Scotland's victory over England as well a...
Calcutta Cup with Greig Laidlaw
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Dymock and Mark Evans host the latest episode of The Ruck podcast. They look back on a weekend full of upsets in the Gallagher Premiership and lo...
6 Nations Special!
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Dymock hosts a 6 Nations special ahead of the 2022 tournament. He tackles some of the big questions facing the Championship. Such as, should ther...
Europe Round 4 and a terrestrial Premiership TV deal
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Will Kelleher and Alan Dymock review the final round of group stage matches in the Champions Cup. They are also joined by Premiership R...
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous - Europe Round 3
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones welcome Will Kelleher, the new Deputy Rugby Correspondent for The Times, onto the pod for the first time! They look back o...
Midseason Premiership Trends
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of Gallagher Premiership rugby. It marks the halfway point of the season and so...
Why are Leicester being investigated?
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Jones, Mark Evans and Alan Dymock are back for the first episode of 2022! Alex Lowe also joins to explain why Leicester Tigers are being invest...
Christmas and New Year Special with Abby Dow
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from everyone involved with The Ruck! On this festive episode, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones look back on 2021 and ca...
Rugby Recruitment and Europe Round 2
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Mark Evans and Alan Dymock review the latest round of European matches and discuss the future of this season's Champions Cup following ...
Europe round 1 and the new Women's Rugby Association
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe are joined by Jonny Fordham, former Rugby Union Correspondent for The Sun, to look back on the opening round of the Heinek...
Top 10 Players in the World!
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Mark Evans are back in studio as they discuss who are the 10 best rugby players in the world! Plus, they look back on anoth...
International eligibility and the return of the Premiership
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe is joined by Alan Dymock and Mark Evans to chat about the latest in the world of rugby. They're joined by the CEO of Pacific Rugby Welfare, ...
The Autumn finishes with a bang!
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock look back on the final weekend of the Autumn Nations Series including wins for England's men and women. The T...
Ireland's 'famous' win, but what about Australia?
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones are back in the studio with Stuart Barnes also joining the show. Following a big weekend of autumn rugby, former Ireland b...
Rugby's next superstar and the latest from the Autumn
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones and Owen Slot are joined by broadcasting giant John Inverdale to review all the weekends rugby. They dissect the latest in the Autumn Na...
Autumn Rugby and Simon Middleton
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe, Jess Hayden and Mark Evans look back on a busy weekend of rugby. Including autumn internationals for Wales and Scotland and ...
Autumn Internationals Preview
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock preview the Autumn Internationals which get underway this weekend. Jess Hayden also looks ahead to the women'...
Eddie names his Autumn England squad
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Stuart Barnes and Alan Dymock react to Eddie Jones' England squad for the autumn internationals, including some surprise selections! They a...
Premier 15's, Agents vs Clubs and what is happening in Wales?
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and pod regular Mark Evans are back for another busy episode. As well as going through the weekend's Premiership results, the...
Premiership Round 3 and James Horwill on the Rugby Championship
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Stuart Barnes look back on the closest round of Premiership fixtures since the 2016/17 season. Plus they are joined by form...
Law Trials with Christophe Ridley
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Lowe, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones return to look back on the second week of the 2021-2022 Premiership Rugby season. They are joined by Alan Dymoc...
New Season, New Pod!
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Owen Slot are back following the first weekend of the new Gallagher Premiership season. They have pod regular Mark Evans ...
Thank you and Goodnight...
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...