By the Balls

John and Ross sit down with former Cronulla Sharks chairman Damian Irvine. Damian has worked for Notts County and Wycombe Wanderers, and is now running commerical for Bradford Bulls. He talks about his life in sports administration, his time with Cronulla and his thoughts on rugby league in the UK.

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Ross, John and Gary Carter chat with special guess St Helens CEO Mike Rush. The trio talk about Mike's near two decades with the club, his initiatives to increase awareness of autism and raise money for autism charities, as well as the Challenge Cup semi-finals, Saints' specia; 2018 season and the current state of Super League.

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Ross and John debate Liverpool's audacious off-season spending spree, Mesut Ozil's stunning internaitonal retirement and Huddersfield Town's hopes for the new season, as well as the implosion at the Leigh Centurions, the upcoming Middle Eights and the latest news in rugby union, including Sam Warburton sadly hanging his boots up.

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Ross and John debate the merits of Ralph Rimmer’s controversial appointment to the CEO role of the RFL, the planning for the 2021 World Cup, France beating Croatia in the FIFA World Cup final, Ryan Hall's exit at Leeds and James Maloney heading to Super League. They also chat about Anthony Joshua's bout with Alexander Povetkin and discuss Usain Bolt's headline-grabbing link up with the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.

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John and Ross discuss England's semi-final loss to Croatia, the progress made by Gareth Southgate's team, the moments and memorable games that have made the tournament in Russia, and preview the 2018 World Cup final.

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John and Ross chat about the stunning sacking of Brian McDermott and the appointment of Kevin Sinfield as Leeds Rhinos, new arrivals in Super League, the rise of NSW in State of Origin, Welsh rugby union's new national coach and the final stages of Wimbledon.

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Ross and Gary are joined by Forty-20 magazine editor Phil Caplan to talk about the Denver Test, Leeds United's new manager Marcelo Bielsa, England's performances at the 2018 World Cup and sporting contests coming up in summer.

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Ross and Gary are joined by a special guest, writer and author Gavin Willacy, to talk about the contervsial England vs New Zealand Test in Denver, the first week of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, American rugby league, the revival of the Springboks and ponder whether Super League is now in the midst of a civil war.

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John, Ross and Gary break down the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, look at the England and Australian teams, the merits of Gareth Southgate, and pick their favourites and teams to impress in the tournament.

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John, Ross and special guest Gary Carter dissect the Tomkins brothers' viral video, the Challenge Cup quarter-finals, the rise of Warrington, transition at Leeds Rhinos, Widnes' appointment of Francis Cummins and whether Super League needs an integrity unit. They also get stuck into the appointments of Joey Barton at Fleetwood, Frank Lampard at Derby, the current state of Leeds United, as well as Eddie Jones' war of words with Bath owner Bruce Craig.

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