We're joined by Racing and Scotland fly half and King of Paris Finn Russell this week to talk all aspects of his French adventure from his relationship with Virimi Vakatawa and Simon Zebo to what car he's driving down the Champs Elysees, whether there's frustration at constantly being labelled a maverick and much more. Plus, of course there's a look ahead to what it'd mean to be selected for the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. And, we round up a great weekend for the French sides in the Champions Cup, look ahead to the quarter-finals and Benji isn't sitting on the fence when it comes to the situation surrounding the cancellation of Toulon's game at Leinster...

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Johnnie and Benji are back to dissect France's failings and a famous win for Scotland in Paris, as well as discuss how a fresh waffle-related drama inspired Stuart Hogg and co to victory. Johnnie gives us the lowdown from inside the Stade de France and tells us of plans to buy a Parisian nightclub with Finn Russell, Benji analyses France's tournament as a whole and we look ahead to the return of European knockout rugby as well...

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France's title dream lives on after a crazy last 10 minutes in Paris and Johnnie fills us in on what it was like pitchside at the Stade de France, while Benji gives us the lowdown on the refereeing and TMO decisions after chatting to Romain Poite and Mathieu Raynal. We discuss Fabien Galthie's comments on Paul Willemse and the Welsh players specialising in getting players sent off, chat about Ireland's win over England after Benji spent the weekend in Dublin and look ahead to the epic finale on Friday night as France face Scotland knowing what they need to do to win the title for the first time in over a decade...

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Johnnie and Benji break down all the goings on in one of the great games of recent years at Twickenham, talk tactics and Galthie being outcoached by Jones and the Grand Slam may have slipped away for France but the title is still in their sights so we build up to an epic encounter against Wales this weekend, as well as rounding up all of the rest of the Six Nations action...

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The one and only Joe Marler joins us this week to look ahead to England v France and talk about everything from his view of this current France side to the ones he's played against in years gone by to cigarettes in the changing rooms, learning French from his son and much more. Plus, we look at what's happened in the wake of Fabien's trip out and wafflegate, whether France will be ready and where Le Crunch will be won and lost...

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Benji and Johnnie are back to discuss what sanctions Fabien Galthie should face for breaching France's bubble, whether the French sports minister might intervene, the rearranged date for the Scotland game and the standard of French refereeing in the Six Nations. Plus, we catch up with Mr Greig Laidlaw in Japan, who gives us an insight into what the players in the Scotland camp are thinking, tells us whether it's more difficult to adjust to the cultural and language differences in France or Japan and lifts the lid on his battle with Morgan Parra at Clermont...

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Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures and we're back for a bonus pod to discuss the fallout from the postponement of France's clash with Scotland. We weigh up when the game could possibly be played in a ridiculously congested calendar, how the release of players from clubs can be secured and consider whether more specific contingency plans should have been in place. Plus, we chat about the rumours in the French media that Fabien Galthié may have broken protocols, delve into the politics of French rugby once more and assess whether the impending investigation can come up with the necessary answers.

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Benji and Johnnie are back to discuss what's been going on in France camp with a host of players and coaches testing positive for Covid-19, how the enforced personnel changes and lack of training might affect them, whether the game against Scotland will and should go ahead and much more. Plus, we hear how it was really Johnnie who masterminded Scotland's victory over France in last year's Six Nations and we chat to referee Mike Adamson about communicating in French, why he awarded Jonny May's try at Twickenham and why we're seeing so many red cards at the moment.

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Who better to have on the show to talk about France's first victory in Dublin for a decade than a former Ireland international who now supports France and serves Antoine Dupont in his bar! Former Toulouse & Leinster legend Trevor Brennan joins us to look back at the game and talk about his sons representing France, the ban that ended his playing career, where the sport's at right now and just what makes this France side so good...

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Johnnie's fingerprints are all over the pod this week after Scotland's first victory over England at Twickenham for 38 years and we're joined by Scotland's most capped back rower and Clermont legend Jason White too. As well as talking all things Calcutta Cup, we hear stories about Vern Cotter's famous training camps, Philippe Saint-Andre's questionable memory and much more and, of course, we look at France's thrashing of Italy. There's also a look ahead to all of the Round 2 games in the Six Nations and a bit of Top 14 chat to boot...

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