The Ruck

By The Times

The Ruck is the journalists' rugby podcast from The Times & The Sunday Times.

Join Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and a selection of guests every week as they provide insigh

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July 02, 2025 Reds vs Lions review as Andy Farrell has another big injury concern
Alfie, Will and Alex are at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane to review the Lions beating Queensland Reds 52-12 to win back to back games on Aussie soil. They chat about Elliot Daly picking up an arm injury which could rule him out of the tour and where that leaves Andy Farrell and his full-back options. They heap praise on Jac Morgan who put in a strong performance in the back row and Alex questions whether the Lions could be playing an ambitious attacking style in these tour games to try and fool the Wallabies.
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June 30, 2025 Ben White replaces Tomos Williams, plus the Englishman at the Reds
Alfie, Will and Alex react to the news that Tomos Williams' Lions tour is over! The Wales scrum-half suffered a hamstring injury on Saturday so Scotland's Ben White has been called up in his place.

They also discuss all the other big talking points from Andy Farrell's squad to play the Queensland Reds on Wednesday, including the half-back partnership of Jamison Gibson-Park and Finn Russell, the return of Maro Itoje and the back-row balance.

Plus, they speak to Queensland Reds assistant coach, John Fisher. He previously worked at London Irish so chats about the incredible talent they had at the club when it went under, how they can tactically exploit the Lions in a few days and what a great occasion taking on the best of the northern hemisphere will be.
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June 28, 2025 Lions vs Western Force review. Are we heading for a strong midweek side? Plus, Tomos Williams' injury
The British & Irish Lions are up and running Down Under. They defeated the Western Force 54-7 in Perth and Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Will Kelleher are here to review all of the action. They've decamped to the hotel lobby to look back on the action including the Lions being unable to catch a restart, why Ben White needs to be called up as injury cover immediately and whether we are heading for a tour where the midweek side is actually closer to the test team.
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31min
June 27, 2025 THE RED LIONS, EPISODE THREE: Rancour and revival; 2001-2021
From The Ruck, the rugby podcast from the Times & Sunday Times we present: The Red Lions.

A special three-part podcast series covering 75 years of the British & Irish Lions through the voices of the players involved and the pages of The Times and Sunday Times.

The Lions have been rugby’s great adventurers since 1888. But it was not until the 1950 tour of New Zealand that they adopted their famous red jersey.

Through this series we will build a golden thread that links that band of intrepid adventurers - the last to go on tour by boat - with this year’s ultra professional squad of Lions who will take on Australia.

Episode three begins with the Lions struggling for success in the professional era and unable to emulate the triumph of '97 before finishing with the strangest Lions tour of all, during covid times in South Africa. In between Ian McGeechan and Warren Gatland steer the famous red jersey to glory in defeat, victory and a draw.
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June 25, 2025 THE RED LIONS, EPISODE TWO: Politics, punch-ups and professionalism; 1977-1997
From The Ruck, the rugby podcast from the Times & Sunday Times we present: The Red Lions.

A special three-part podcast series covering 75 years of the British & Irish Lions through the voices of the players involved and the pages of The Times and Sunday Times.

The Lions have been rugby’s great adventurers since 1888. But it was not until the 1950 tour of New Zealand that they adopted their famous red jersey.

Through this series we will build a golden thread that links that band of intrepid adventurers - the last to go on tour by boat - with this year’s ultra professional squad of Lions who will take on Australia.

On episode two we track the Lions from 1977 to the glory of 1997, as they struggle to emulate the invincibles of '74 before their crowning glory of South Africa in '97, which catapulted the Lions brand into a whole new stratosphere.
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45min
June 24, 2025 THE RED LIONS, EPISODE ONE: From adventurers to invincibles; 1950-1974
From The Ruck, the rugby podcast from the Times & Sunday Times we present: The Red Lions.

A special three-part podcast series covering 75 years of the British & Irish Lions through the voices of the players involved and the pages of The Times and Sunday Times.

The Lions have been rugby’s great adventurers since 1888. But it was not until the 1950 tour of New Zealand that they adopted their famous red jersey.

Through this series we will build a golden thread that links that band of intrepid adventurers - the last to go on tour by boat - with this year’s ultra professional squad of Lions who will take on Australia. On this first episode we track the lions from 1950 to 1974 as they go from wide eyed adventurers to invincibles via the stories of Bryn Meredith, Willie John McBride and Andy Irvine.
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43min
June 23, 2025 We're in Australia as George North looks back on his iconic 2013 tour
Alfie and Will are in Perth covering the British & Irish Lions as the 2025 tour to Australia is up and running. They chat to one of the heroes of 2013, George North, who looks back on his iconic moments against the Wallabies and picks up his Lions back three to start the test series. They also chat about the defeat to Argentina, the latest injury news for the Lions and a possible storm brewing if Australia don't release their test players for the tour matches.
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52min
June 15, 2025 Bath are English champions! The 29 year drought is over.
Bath are champions of England for the first time since 1996! They beat Leicester 23-21 and Alfie Reynolds, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes react from the stands at Twickenham. Stuart reflects on his former side finally winning the title and what it means for the city, whilst Steve says that the blue, black and white now need to go on and dominate English rugby. They chat about Finn Russell's brilliant performance, the exceptional job Johann Van Graan has done and question where Leicester go next season with some many departures.
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40min
June 09, 2025 Will Bath create history? And why is R360 'delusional'?
Alfie and Will look back on a brilliant weekend of Premiership Rugby semi-finals as Bath and Leicester book their spot at Twickenham. Can Bath end a 29 year wait to be crowned champions of England? And, they continue to be confused as to how good Leicester actually are! They also reflect on Bristol and Sale, who lost in those semi-finals, and where both clubs go from here. Plus, they have the latest British & Irish Lions squad news and why the new franchise rugby competition R360 is 'delusional'!
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50min
June 02, 2025 Finn Russell and Will Stuart take us behind Bath's rise
It's Premiership semi-final week! So Alfie and Will head to Bath to speak with Finn Russell, Will Stuart and Johann van Graan. They find out how the club became the best team in England this season, what goes into facing their rivals Bristol in the semi-final on Friday and what winning a Premiership title would mean. Plus, they preview the other semi-final between Leicester and Sale, discuss the controversial penalty shootout in the URC between the Sharks and Munster and they ask whether Owen Farrell could really be returning to Saracens next season.
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