The Ruck Rugby Podcast

By The Times

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The Ruck Rugby Podcast from The Times & The Sunday Times. Join Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and a selection of rugby personalities, including Stuart Barnes, Mark Evans and Alan Dymock, as they provide insight and reports throughout the season, including big name interviews and forthright analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ireland win the 6 Nations G...

03.20.2023

Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the conclusion of the men's 6 Nations along with Pete O'Reilly. They assess Ireland's famous Grand Slam as well as covering all the big talking points from victory over England, including Freddie ...

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03.20.2023 Ireland win the 6 Nations Grand Slam! Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the conclusion of the men's 6 Nations along with Pete O'Reilly. They assess Ireland's famous Grand Slam as well as covering all the big talking points from victory over England, including Freddie ...
03.13.2023 England's heaviest Twickenham defeat! Plus Ireland with Bernard Jackman Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones look back on the latest round of the 6 Nations. They dissect what went wrong for England as they suffered their heaviest Twickenham defeat to France and Wales returning to winning ways with ...
03.07.2023 Sam Warburton previews the 6 Nations and Alex Sanderson on Sale's Premiership Push Stephen Jones, Will Kelleher and former Wales captain Sam Warburton look ahead to the penultimate round of the 6 Nations as Wales travel to face Italy, England host France and Ireland meet Scotland. They also speak to Sale Sharks Director ...
02.27.2023 6 Nations Round 3 Review Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the third round of the 6 Nations. They discuss Italy's improvements as they pushed Ireland close in Rome, England's victory over Wales in Cardiff and a missed opportunity for Scotland ...
02.20.2023 Will Wales v England go ahead? Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Steve James look ahead to the third round of the 6 Nations. They are joined by former Wales international Tom Shanklin to ask whether Wales v England will go ahead with potential strike action taking ...
02.13.2023 Ireland beat France in a 6 Nations classic! Plus, wins for Scotland and England. Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Alan Dymock look back on the second round of the 6 Nations. Including Ireland against France which is being called one of the greatest 6 Nations games ever, Scotland's impressive win over Wales and England ...
02.06.2023 New-era England defeated by Scotland again! Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones pick the bones out of the opening weekend of the 6 Nations. Including Scotland winning the Calcutta Cup again, Ireland's dominant win over Wales and Italy's narrow defeat to France. They also speak ...
01.30.2023 6 Nations 2023 Preview! Steve Jones, Will Kelleher and Mark Palmer look ahead to the opening round of the 6 Nations. England host Scotland at Twickenham, Wales meet Ireland and Italy play France. They chat to the former Scotland captain John Barclay to preview ...
01.23.2023 6 Nations launch with Ben Morel and Gregor Townsend Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are at the 6 Nations launch with the 2023 tournament a little under two weeks away. Will chats to the Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend to look ahead to their opening match against England at ...
01.16.2023 Borthwick's England squad and Eddie Jones returns! Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones are on location at Twickenham to react to Steve Borthwick naming his England squad for the upcoming 6 Nations. They also discuss Eddie Jones' return to international rugby after he was named as ...
01.09.2023 Injuries and suspensions galore for England! Will Kelleher is joined by Alan Dymock of Rugby World and the Chief Exec of Fijian Drua, Mark Evans! We look back on the recent round of Premiership action including a huge win for Newcastle over Leicester, another defeat for ...
01.03.2023 Hopes & dreams for 2023, Nick Tompkins talks Sarries, Wales & Owen Farrell Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes are here for the first show of 2023! We look back on the recent round of Premiership action including Saracens sublime win over Exeter and also the fallout from Joe Marler's incident with ...
12.26.2022 World Team of the Year and Zoe Harrison on her 2022! Merry Christmas from everyone at The Ruck! Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock look back on 2022 by naming their men's XV team of the year, plus a number of other end of year awards! Will chats with England ...
12.19.2022 Steve Borthwick is the new England coach! Steve Jones, Stuart Barnes and Elgan Alderman react to Steve Borthwick being unveiled as England's new coach. He replaces Eddie Jones and leaves Leicester Tigers along with defence coach Kevin Sinfield. They also look back on the latest round of ...
12.12.2022 The Confusing European Cup and Northampton's Lewis Ludlam Will Kelleher is joined by Stuart Barnes and Elgan Alderman to look back on the Champions Cup. They talk about the format of the competition and whether it needs changing and review the opening round of results. Plus, they discuss ...
12.05.2022 Gatland Returns and South Africa enter the Champions Cup Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes react to Warren Gatland returning to Wales. They also look back on the Premiership and discuss the negative impact of not having relegation. Plus, they chat to Stormers Head Coach John Dobson ahead ...
11.28.2022 Awful Autumns for Wales and England, plus Nick Easter Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones look back on the final two games of the Autumn as Wales and England fell to awful defeats. They debate the futures of Wayne Pivac and Eddie Jones, as well as hearing from ...
11.21.2022 England take the draw and history for Georgia! Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of the Autumn Nations Series including a 25-all draw between England and New Zealand, as well as a famous victory for Georgia over Wales. Plus, they speak with Portugal ...
11.14.2022 World Cup agony and Rassie's latest rant! Steve Jones, Will Kelleher and Stuart Barnes bring you the latest - and very busy - episode of The Ruck. They chat to Jess Hayden to look back on a dramatic Women's World Cup final as the Red Roses lost ...
11.10.2022 Women's World Cup - Final Preview! England face hosts New Zealand in the World Cup final this weekend. Jess Hayden and Elgan Alderman look ahead to the match and discuss all the key talking points ahead of the final. Jess also catches up with England's Tatyana ...
11.07.2022 Argentina silence Twickenham and Dan Biggar joins the pod! Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe look back on the weekend's fixtures in the Autumn Nations Series. They discuss Argentina's victory over England, the lack of atmosphere at Twickenham and all the other results from the weekend including wins for France, ...
11.03.2022 Women's World Cup - Semi-final Preview plus Sarah Hunter Jess Hayden, Rachael Burford and Stephen Jones look ahead to the semi-finals at the Women's World Cup as England face Canada and New Zealand play France. Jess also catches up with England's most capped international player, Sarah Hunter. Hosted on ...
10.31.2022 Autumn Nations Preview! Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher look ahead to the Autumn Nations series which gets underway in full this weekend. They chat about England's training camp in Jersey, plus hear from Jess Hayden as the Red Roses make it into the ...
10.26.2022 Women's World Cup - Quarter-final preview plus Maud Muir Jess Hayden and 2014 Rugby World Cup winner Rachael Burford preview the quarter-final stages of the World Cup. They are also joined by England prop Maud Muir who talks about personality traits, beach cricket and England's formidable driving maul. Plus, ...
10.24.2022 Central contracts, World Cup and the Premiership with Sale's Sam James Will Kelleher and Steve Jones bring you a very busy episode! They speak with Sale centre Sam James following Sale's defeat to Harlequins, Jess Hayden joins the show to look ahead to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup, they ...
10.20.2022 Women's World Cup - Final pool stage matches and the quarter-finals take shape! Jess Hayden and Rachael Burford look ahead to the final round of pool stage matches this weekend and explain what the quarter-finals might look like. They look back on last weekend's fixtures, including a scare for England against France! Plus, ...
10.17.2022 England's Autumn squad, Wasps latest and the Women's World Cup Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are on-location at Twickenham stadium as Eddie Jones announces his England squad for the up-coming internationals. They explain the situation with Wasps, who have entered administration and hear from ITV commentator Nick Heath following another ...
10.13.2022 Women's World Cup with Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm and England's Sadia Kabeya Jess Hayden and Rachael Burford look back on the opening weekend of the Women's World Cup, including wins for England and Wales. They speak with the Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm and England's Sadia Kabeya. Plus, they preview this weekend's fixtures, ...
10.10.2022 The high scoring Premiership, Women's World Cup and what next for rugby? Alex Lowe hosts the latest episode of The Ruck and is joined by former England performance analyst Ross Hamilton to look at some of the tactical trends in the opening five rounds of the Premiership. He speaks with Simon Halliday, ...
10.06.2022 Women's World Cup Preview with Sarah Beckett and Keira Bevan Jess Hayden hosts a new weekly Thursday episode of The Ruck ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Throughout the tournament she'll preview the weekends fixtures. Ahead of the opening round she speaks with World Cup winner Rachael Burford to ...
10.03.2022 Premiership try fests and Christian Day from the RPA Alan Dymock and Stuart Barnes look back on another highly entertaining weekend in the Gallagher Premiership, including big wins for Saracens, Newcastle, Sale and Harlequins. They also chat about the concerning attendances so far this season and speak to Christian ...
09.26.2022 The Premiership delivers again, an England squad and a South African perspective on administration Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock are on-location in Twickenham. They look back on a brilliant weekend of Premiership rugby and provide an update on the latest for Worcester and Wasps who continue to face financial difficulties. Alan interviews Stormers Head ...
09.20.2022 The Red Roses World Cup squad, controversial calls and promotion guidelines A very busy show this week! Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stuart Barnes look back on the latest round of fixtures in the Gallagher Premiership. Jess Hayden joins the show to react to the England World Cup squad. Plus the ...
09.12.2022 The Premiership Returns! Despite chaos off the pitch. Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher are joined in the studio by Mark Evans to look back on the opening weekend of Gallagher Premiership rugby. Before chatting about the action on the pitch, they explain the chaotic decision making regarding whether ...
09.05.2022 Premiership Season Preview Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher are back to preview the new Gallagher Premiership Season! This week the pod comes from Twickenham and the official season launch. They speak to Sale Sharks fly-half George Ford and the Director of Rugby Alex ...
08.29.2022 The Counter Ruck with Kyle Sinckler 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 ...
07.18.2022 Ireland Make History! Plus Bernard Jackman 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 ...
07.11.2022 The North Rising! 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 ...
07.07.2022 Australia vs England - 2nd test squad announcement 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
07.04.2022 4-0 to the Southern Hemisphere 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 ...
06.30.2022 Australia vs England - preview and squad announcement 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 ...
06.28.2022 Summer Tours Preview 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 ...
06.20.2022 Tigers' Title and Eddie's England Squad 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 ...
06.13.2022 A Great Weekend for Knockout Rugby 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 ...
06.06.2022 Simon Massie-Taylor and Marlie Packer 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 ...
05.30.2022 La Rochelle's European Triumph Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes look back on the final of the Champions Cup as La Rochelle upset Leinster. Jess Hayden looks ahead to the final of the Premier 15s, the panel preview the last weekend of the ...
05.23.2022 Crunch Time for the Premiership, Europe and Premier 15s Alew Lowe, Will Kelleher and Steve Jones are back to review the penultimate weekend in the Gallagher Premiership. They also look ahead to the Champions and Challenge Cup finals and hear from Jess Hayden who rounds up the semi-finals of ...
05.18.2022 The State of the Union: USA Special Alan Dymock hosts a bonus edition of The Ruck focusing on rugby in the United States of America. The USA have been awarded the 2031 men's world cup and the 2033 women's competition, so he has a deep dive into ...
05.16.2022 Can anyone stop Leinster? And the future of International Rugby Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stuart Barnes look back on the semi-final weekend in the European Champions and Challenge cups. They hear from Stephen Jones who reports on his eventful weekend trip to France and ask the question if any ...
05.09.2022 Sensational Europe and South Africa Waiting In The Wings Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the quarter-final weekend of the Champions and Challenge Cups. They debate if a penalty shootout is a good way of deciding a rugby match and applaud Teddy Thomas' moment of ...

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