Dan Cole and Ben Youngs are joined by YouTube’s finest Squidge Rugby and Max Brown to draft their ultimate rugby teams ahead of the Autumn Nations Series.

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Squidge Rugby joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in the For The Love Of Rugby studio to preview a huge month of international rugby.

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It's all change for Steve Borthwick's England ahead of the Autumn Nations Series. Tom Willis has announced his move to Bordeaux, ruling him out of international rugby duty, whilst his Saracens peer Noah Caluori burst onto the scene with FIVE tries against Sale.Meanwhile, Dan Cole and Ben Youngs salute the retiring Emily Scarratt, analyse the Leinster v Munster thriller at Croke Park, and pay tribute to their former teammate Lewis Moody following his MND diagnosis.

00:00 Tom Willis quits England

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Dan Cole and Anthony Watson are at the EPCR launch day to talk to a stellar cast of rugby stars! Oh yeah, and we've got a podcast car...

Henry Pollock joins the show to tell us about his whirlwind first year of rugby and how he's going to back it up this season.

Trevor Nyakane gives us an insight into what it's really like to be in the middle of a Springbok scrum - featuring his signature shuffle!

Joe McCarthy reveals the secrets of the British & Irish Lions tour as he aims to help turn Leinster from perennial finalists to champions of Europe.

Ollie Lawrence is back from a brutal achilies injury that kept him out of a massive summer of rugby and is already tearing it up for Bath.

Sale Sharks' new signing Jaques Vermeulen joins the show as we catch wind of a rumour that one of his teammates has got a George Ford Tattoo.

Plus, former England captain turned Strictly Come Dancing phenomenon Chris Robshaw teaches us a few moves!

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Andy Farrell, the Ireland and British & Irish Lions Head Coach, joins Ben Youngs on For The Love Of Rugby for a fascinating deep dive into an approach to leadership that has taken him to the peak of both codes.

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Anthony Watson and Ben Youngs are back at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium, to chat with some of the league's biggest stars.

Johann van Graan reveals the secrets behind Bath's famous treble, England's next generation Seb Atkinson, Chandler Cunningham-South, and Asher Opoku-Fordjour drop in, and we catch up with Ollie Chessum about his successful British & Irish Lions tour!

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What happens after a World Cup? How can it make you feel, and why we need to talk about it. 

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The Springboks have retained the Rugby Championship for the first time in their history and Rassie Erasmus is building a terrifying squad; New Zealand extended their winning streak over Australia but couldn't get their hands on the cup.

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It's been a seismic few days of rugby. England have lifted the Women's World Cup, R360 murmurs are getting louder, Steve Diamond has been sacked by Newcastle Red Bulls and Dan Cole has become a spice girl.

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The Red Roses have won The 2025 Rugby World Cup and it is time for another party. Dan Cole, Squidge Rugby, Shaunagh brown and Ruby Tui debrief on the final and break down how England managed to outclass Canada to win their 3rd Rugby World Cup. 

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