England Rugby Pod

We take a look at Jim Mallinder's England squad to face the Babas on Sunday but not before discussing the hidden messages in who was left out and of course taking a look back at the Premiership playoff semi's and what we expect from the final.

This week we're putting together the squad we'd like to see take on the Barbarians at Twickenham on the 2nd June 2019. It's a wish-list rather than a prediction, so we hope Eddie's listening.

Sarries are Champions of Europe, there are more awards and shortlists for England hopefull's and Warren Gatland has officially been announced as the Lions coach for the 2021 tour of South Africa.

With Danny Cipriani named players Player for the Year for 2019, can Eddie Jones continue to ignore his contribution to rugby? And as one player rises from the ashes, another bids farewell to this great sport as James "Archbishop of Banterbury" Haskell announces his retirement from rugby. PLUS the Premiership continues to hot up with a top-four place still in contention.

We delve back into the premiership and where things stand with 2 games remaining as well as taking a look at the latest award nominee's, their impact on Eddie's selection, a few injuries and is Warren Gatland playing games ahead of the World Cup.

We turn our heads back to England Rugby and take a look at the end of seasons awards nominations as well as England's World Cup group for Japan later this year.

As Billy Vunipola dominates the headlines, we take another look at the current world of rugby PLUS: following on from our 2/6 prediction success rate last week, we question what's next for this incredible, ever-changing premiership title/relegation race.

As the Premiership heads into its final 4 weekends, time is running out for the Tigers. We take a look at the various battles going on, both to avoid relegation and to make the final 4, and it's fascinating. So much could still change.

To celebrate 2 years since we launched the pod and in our 122nd episode, we're taking a look at the all-time most capped England XV ever. Not the most capped team, but the most capped individuals across the record books to make up our hypothetical team. There's also news and views as always. 

We take a look at the relegation battle raging at the bottom of the premiership and its potential impact on England in a world cup year.