Rosbifs Rugby

French Rugby Fun keeps on coming this week! In this bonus episode, the Rosbifs share the story of their trip last weekend to Brive & Castres to watch Pro D2 and Top14 rugby in the flesh! And it wouldn’t be Rosbifs without divulging the best of the food, drinks, towns and bars from their weekend.

We are also delighted to be joined by Charles Richardson, Rugby Reporter for The Telegraph and one of only a couple of English writers invited to French Rugby’s grand awards ceremony, La Nuit du Rugby. Charles gives us the inside scoop on Antoine Dupont, Champagne & Foie Gras, and dancing with King Mathieu Raynal…

00:00 - 16:05 Brive Boys & Castres Carnage: Rosbifs Trip Review

16:06 - 45:31 La Nuit du Rugby: Charles Richardson Interview

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It's pure, unbridled rugby chat this week with an in-depth round up of the Top14 and ProD2, including reports from Castres and Brive where our Rosbifs report from on the ground. Elsewhere, there's a historic win for Vannes and a tough day out in Bordeaux for Owen Farrell and Racing 92. Join us tomorrow for a review of our first trip of the season into two proper rugby heartlands!

00:00 - 02:36 Entrées

Top 14 

02:36 - 11:10 Castres v Perpignan: Rosbifs Report

11:10 - 29:50 Top 14 Round 3 Review

29:50 - 33:05 Top 14 Round 4 Preview

Pro D2

33:05 - 40:45 Pro D2 Round 4 Review

40:45 - 50:20 Brive v Aurillac: Rosbifs Report

50:20 - 53:45 Pro D2 Round 5 Preview

53:45 - 55:44 Bonus Episode Preview

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Another round of the Top 14 has been and gone and we examine the best of the action, as nerveless kicks and massive hits take centre stage across the weekend. Pro D2 continues to dazzle with tight results everywhere, and the Rosbifs look ahead to their upcoming French voyage to Brive and Castres in the only way they know how... a really nerdy quiz.

00:00 - 05:51 Entrées

05:51 - 36:32 Top 14 Round 2 Review

36:32 - 38:42 Nationale Nibbles

38:42 - 49:35 Pro D2 Round 3 Review

49:35 - 1:05:01 Petit-Fours & Digestifs: Brive & Castres Quiz Special

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Round 1 of the Top 14 has been and gone and the delicious storylines (and bad alliteration) are back with Blistering Bordeaux, Valiant Vannes, and Miserable Montpellier all on show. Pro D2 serves up another dose of high drama as the Away Day win becomes flavour of the month, and there's bagpipes, butchers and boring wedding guests to discuss. 

05:05 - 36:00 Top 14 Round 1 Review

36:00 - 39:20 Nationale Nibbles

39:20 - 50:30 Pro D2 Round 3 Review

50:30 - 57:50 Petit Fours & Digestifs

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Join us to look ahead to another enthralling season of Top 14 action as we ramble through the teams, new recruits and potential fortunes of Rugby's premier club competition. Can Toulouse be toppled? Can Vannes beat the drop? Can Montpellier get even worse? We fail to answer all of these questions and more, plus there's Pro D2, Nationale, and celeb spotting down in Hyères... Strap in, the season's just getting started!

00:00 - 03:55 Entrées

03:55 - 51:47 Top 14 Season Preview

- 04:55 - 10:52 Can Toulouse be stopped?

- 10:52 - 23:35 Chasing pack

- 23:35 - 30:51 Racing 92 & Owen Farrell

- 30:51 - 38:55 Can Vannes beat the drop?

- 38:55 - 43:00 Relegation candidates

- 43:00 - 46:50 Can the Montpellier Madness get more Mad?

- 46:50 - 51:47 Best of the Rest

51:47 - 1:00:32 Pro D2 Round 1 Review

1:00:32 - 1:02:20 Nationale 1 Roundup

1:02:20 - 1:08:22 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

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Astonishingly, the new Pro D2 season is already upon us! The Rosbifs welcome Illtud Dafydd, a Welshman living the dream of working in France and reporting on French Rugby for AFP. Illtud helps us run the rule over the contenders in the ‘Triple Ironman’ of domestic rugby leagues: Pro D2. Illtud brings the inside scoop on regional rivalries, crazy club Presidents and Siya Kolisi’s eating habits.

00:00 - 04:23 Entrées

04:23 - 51:04 Illtud Dafydd & Pro D2 preview

51:04 - 63:55 The Rosbifs Pro D2 debrief

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The Rosbifs are back for Series 2! Whilst we eagerly await the start of the 2024-2025 season, what better time to chew the fat with The Times Sports Reporter, and all round French Rugby aficionado, Elgan Alderman. The task at hand for us in this, a Lions season: devising the perfect Lions Tour of France Itinerary. Enjoy!

00:00 - 07:20 Entrées

07:20 - 45:18 Elgan Alderman & Lions Tour to France itinerary

45:18 - 52:45 The Rosbifs Lions Tour debrief

52:45 - 55:55 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

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We bring the curtain down on 11 months of glorious French Rugby and Series 1 of our less glorious podcast. Join us for our finds of the season, favourite memories and the best petit-fours from the last 21 weeks. We'll be back in a couple of weeks for Series 2 with more guests, more tall tales and lots, lots more French Rugby. Merci!

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A short pod for the short format... even with the Olympics in town, French rugby is the hottest ticket as the France Mens Sevens team claim an historic Gold Medal at the Stade de France, inspired by you-know-who. We discuss a day for the ages, GOATness, and just how good is this sporting storyline? 

00:00 - 02:33 Entrées

02:33 - 26:31 Olympics & The GOAT?

26:31 - 38:03 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

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The Olympics are here and whilst a certain Tony D has the eyes of a nation on him, our attentions turn to the nerdy pursuit of picking our Top14 team of the year. Join us to see whether the vibes or spreadsheets win out in the final selection, and for a tribute to one of the departing greats of French rugby.

Entrées: 00:00 - 05:45

Olympic 7s: 05:45 - 11:40

U20s World Championships: 11:40 - 20:00

Top 14 Team of the Year: 20:00 - 54:35

Quiz - Rosbifs x Tour de France: 54:35 - 1:07:20

Petit Fours: 1:07:20 - 1:10:28

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