The Ruck

Alan Dymock hosts a 6 Nations special ahead of the 2022 tournament. He tackles some of the big questions facing the Championship. Such as, should there be promotion and relegation? Are Georgia or South Africa ready to join the competition? And how special is it for both players and officials? He speaks with the Director General of Georgian Rugby Lasha Khurtisdze, Italian Performance Director Franco Smith, France back-rower Gregory Aldritt and international referee Wayne Barnes. Plus many more.

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Stephen Jones, Will Kelleher and Alan Dymock review the final round of group stage matches in the Champions Cup. They are also joined by Premiership Rugby CEO Simon Massie-Taylor to discuss the latest television deal which will see games aired on terrestrial television. Jess Hayden rounds up the latest results in the women's game, the panel chat about the England 6 Nations squad and they name their God or Goddess of the week.

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Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones welcome Will Kelleher, the new Deputy Rugby Correspondent for The Times, onto the pod for the first time! They look back on the third round of European matches and preview the big selection decisions facing Eddie Jones when he names his 6 Nations squad this week. They are also joined by Wasps Skills Coach, Ed Robinson, to chat about the clubs famous victory over Toulouse. Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game and the panel selects their God or Goddess of the week.

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Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of Gallagher Premiership rugby. It marks the halfway point of the season and so they are joined by the former Saracens and England performance analyst Ross Hamilton to discuss what trends he can identify for the 2021-2022 season. Jess Hayden has the latest in the women's game and the panel also select their God or Goddess of the week.

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Steven Jones, Mark Evans and Alan Dymock are back for the first episode of 2022! Alex Lowe also joins to explain why Leicester Tigers are being investigated for a potential salary cap breach. Plus, they look at the latest round of results in the Gallagher Premiership, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game and they select their God or Goddess of the week.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from everyone involved with The Ruck! On this festive episode, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones look back on 2021 and cast their gaze forward into 2022. Their special guest is the England and Wasps winger Abby Dow who looks back on her excellent year as well as looking ahead to next years World Cup in New Zealand. Plus, Abi is our end of year quiz master!

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Stephen Jones, Mark Evans and Alan Dymock review the latest round of European matches and discuss the future of this season's Champions Cup following a raft of postponed matches. Former Head of Recruitment at Leicester Tigers, Jan McGinty also joins the show to discuss the current recruitment landscape with the salary cap being reduced next season. Plus Jess Hayden has a round-up of the results in the Premier 15s.

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Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe are joined by Jonny Fordham, former Rugby Union Correspondent for The Sun, to look back on the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup. They also chat to Polly Barnes from the newly formed Women's Rugby Association, to find out what the union is aiming to achieve. Jess Hayden rounds up the latest results in the women's game and the panel selects their God or Goddess of the week.

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Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Mark Evans are back in studio as they discuss who are the 10 best rugby players in the world! Plus, they look back on another weekend of Premiership rugby, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest results in the women's game and the boys give their God or Goddess of the week.

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Alex Lowe is joined by Alan Dymock and Mark Evans to chat about the latest in the world of rugby. They're joined by the CEO of Pacific Rugby Welfare, Dan Leo, to discuss the changes to international eligibility laws and what it means for the sport. Plus, they go through the most recent round of Premiership fixtures and select their God or Goddess of the week.

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