In this special Counter Ruck podcast, Will Kelleher sits down and chats with Bristol and England prop Kyle Sinckler. They talk about his recovery from injury, ambitions outside of rugby and his holistic approach to life. A full write up of the interview is available in The Times and online.

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Will Kelleher and Stuart Barnes bring you the final Ruck of the season! They discuss the conclusion of the summer tours with Ireland and England returning victorious but Wales and Scotland on the end of defeats. Former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman joins them to assess Ireland's historic series victory over the All Blacks and they name a God or Goddess of the Week.

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Alan Dymock is joined by Stuart Barnes to look back on an historic weekend of rugby as Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland all defeated Southern Hemisphere opposition to set up series deciding matches. Mark Palmer also joins the podcast to reflect on why Scotland were able to win the 2nd test against Argentina and Will Kelleher gives his thoughts on England's victory in Brisbane.

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Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe preview the 2nd test between Australia and England after Eddie Jones announced his squad. They debate the 4 changes for England and discuss the surprising selections, including two debutants!

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Alan Dymock looks back on the opening weekend of fixtures across the summer tours where Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland all fell to defeat. He hears from Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher Down Under, Liam Napier from the New Zealand Herald, Brendan Nel in South Africa and The Sunday Times in Scotland's Mark Palmer.

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Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher bring you a bonus edition of the podcast from Down Under. Australia and England have announced their sides for the three test series which begins on Saturday. Alex and Will un-pick the interesting story lines and headlines from both camps and also give an insight into their first few days in Perth.

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With Alex Lowe in Australia and Will Kelleher travelling Down Under, Alan Dymock looks ahead to the upcoming summer tours for Ireland, Scotland and Wales. He is joined by Mark Palmer from The Times in Scotland to preview Scotland's series in Argentina, former Ireland hooker Sean Cronin chats about a mouth-watering tour for Ireland in New Zealand and broadcaster Lauren Jenkins is in South Africa ahead of Wales' tour against the World Champions.

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Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are in Richmond for this week's episode as Eddie Jones names his England squad for the tour to Australia. They also reflect on the Premiership final which saw Leicester beat Saracens thanks to a last minute drop goal. They also round-up the URC final and name their God or Goddess of the week.

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Alex Lowe is joined by Alan Dymock and Mark Evans to look back on a very busy weekend of rugby. They pay tribute to rugby legend Phil Bennett after he sadly passed away. They also preview the Premiership final as Saracens and Leicester are set to meet at Twickenham on the weekend. The URC semi-finals also threw up some thrilling games so the panel asks what an all South African final means for the competition? Alan questions how rugby would respond to Saudi investment after the big debate currently happening in golf. Plus, John Inverdale explains the changes to the grassroots rugby calendar and the panel pick their God or Goddess of the week.

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Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes host the latest episode of The Ruck. They're joined by Saracens captain, Marlie Packer, who won Player of the Match in the Premier 15s Final as Saracens secured another title. Plus, Simon Massie-Taylor Premiership Rugby's CEO, who talks about some of the big issues facing the game. And, Steve and Stuart preview the semi-final line-up in Premiership and name their God or Goddess of the week.

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