The Ruck

The Ruck

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  • Typical duration

    36 min

    per episode

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    70%

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The Ruck episodes

  • Saracens: Champions Cup to Championship
    Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot and Alex Lowe at the England Six Nations squad announcement as well as rugby commentators Alastair Eykyn and Martin Gillingham to discuss relegation for Saracens and Eddie Jones' new "No No.8" policy.

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    47 min
  • A Back Row at Scrum Half? It Might Just Work...
    Owen Slot, Lawrence Dallaglio, Stuart Barnes and Alex Lowe review the latest action in Europe, discuss the likely quarter-final line-up and look ahead to Eddie Jones' Six Nations squad. Could England really play a flanker at No.9?

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    46 min
  • Good Evans! What Next for English Rugby?
    Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot and former Saracens Director of Rugby, Mark Evans, to discuss the latest comings and goings down Hendon Way. Will there be departures from the playing squad? And what do Premiership Rugby need to do next?

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    44 min
  • That Was The Decade That Was...
    In a special festive edition, Owen Slot is joined by Stephen Jones, Stuart Barnes and Alex Lowe to pick a Team of the Decade, nominate their Rugby God of 2019 and make some New Year predictions.

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    43 min
  • The Ruck Christmas Party
    Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones, Adam Hathaway and Mike Aylwin join forces for the 2019 Ruck Christmas Party. They discuss the battle at the bottom of the Gallagher Premiership and ask if everyone is too good to go down this year, after World Rugby announced it will be reviewing salary cap rules we ask which sport can rugby borrow a leaf from, and we look ahead to what we would like to see from the game in the new year.

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    38 min
  • The Battle of Brent Cross
    Stephen Jones, Owen Slot, Stuart Barnes and Alex Lowe discuss the set-to between Saracens and Munster, wonder why some English clubs have been slacking in Europe and ask where next for Rob Howley following his betting ban.

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    41 min
  • The Good, The Bath and The Ugly...
    Lawrence Dallaglio, Owen Slot and Stuart Barnes discuss the weekend's European action, decide who have been the players of the tournament so far and ask if the Lions have got it right with their schedule for South Africa

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    47 min
  • In The Bleak East Midlands...
    Owen Slot, Lawrence Dallaglio and Alex Lowe discuss Eddie Jones, Northampton's success and what Leicester need to do to avoid relegation. Plus, Ollie Thorley on his favourite Christmas carol and how Tina Turner launched Lawrence's singing career

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    46 min
  • Don't Mention The "S" Word...
    Lawrence Dallaglio, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones are back from Japan and it's fair to say they don't see eye-to-eye on the Saracens scandal. Plus, all the news and views from the second round of European action

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    45 min
  • Lost in Translation
    It's the final show from Tokyo as Lawrence Dallaglio, Owen Slot, Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe reflect on England's defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final and the last seven weeks in Japan

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    33 min

About The Ruck

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The podcast they play in heaven.


Join Alfie, Alex, Will and Charlie along with the best of The Times and The Sunday Times rugby writers as they ruck over the best games and biggest names…

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