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 and South Africa an...

09.25.2023

Alfie Reynolds is joined by Stephen Jones, Stuart Barnes, Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe, Elgan Alderman and Peter O'Reilly to look back on the third round of fixtures at the Rugby World Cup. Steve and Stuart discuss the weekend as a ...

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09.25.2023 Ireland and South Africa an instant classic! Plus wins for England and Wales Alfie Reynolds is joined by Stephen Jones, Stuart Barnes, Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe, Elgan Alderman and Peter O'Reilly to look back on the third round of fixtures at the Rugby World Cup. Steve and Stuart discuss the weekend as a ...
09.21.2023 How to win the World Cup - 2003 Lawrence Dallaglio and Owen Slot How did England win the World Cup in 2003? On this episode Will Kelleher chats to Lawrence Dallaglio and Owen Slot about that glorious triumph 20 years ago. Lawrence explains what it was like watching that Wilkinson drop goal sail ...
09.18.2023 Rugby World Cup week 2! Wins for England and Wales but it's Fiji who stole the show Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones look back on the second weekend of action at the Rugby World Cup. They discuss unconvincing wins for England and Wales, as well as Fiji providing the highlight of the weekend with victory ...
09.14.2023 How to win the World Cup - 1995 Joel Stransky This time on 'How to win the World Cup' Will Kelleher chats to the former Springbok Joel Stransky. One the most iconic rugby and sporting moments of all time happened at the 1995 World Cup, as Nelson Mandela handed over ...
09.11.2023 Rugby World Cup opening weekend review! Where did that England performance come from?! Alfie Reynolds is joined by Will Kelleher, Owen Slot and Steve Jones to look back on the bulk of the opening weekend action at the Rugby World Cup. They discuss the atmosphere out in France, including a bouncing couple of ...
09.07.2023 How to win the World Cup - 1991/1999 John Eales This time on how to win the World Cup Will Kelleher chats to John Eales who was a member of the victorious Wallabies sides from 1991 and 1999. He explains what it was like to win Australia's maiden title in ...
09.04.2023 Rugby World Cup 2023 Preview Show! Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe, Owen Slot and producer-turned presenter Alfie preview the 2023 Rugby World Cup! Ahead of France and the All Blacks getting the tournament underway on Friday they look ahead to each pool. Including, the group of death ...
08.31.2023 How to win the World Cup - 1987 Sean Fitzpatrick How do you win the Rugby World Cup? On this episode Will Kelleher chats to the 1987 winning All Black Sean Fitzpatrick, about how New Zealand won the inaugural tournament. He recounts stories from a time before professionalism and how ...
08.28.2023 The shadow boxing is over! Final World Cup warm-ups review. Stephen Jones, Alan Dymock and Elgan Alderman look back on the final weekend of Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. They chat about Fiji's historic first ever win over England at Twickenham, as well the Springboks scintillating victory over the All ...
08.21.2023 Another lacklustre England performance, Wales name their World Cup squad and Scottish hope Stephen Jones, Mark Evans and Mark Palmer look back on the weekend's matches as England put in another underwhelming performance, Wales were hammered by South Africa and Fiji faced France. Mark Evans brings us up to date on his work ...
08.14.2023 An ugly England win as France and Scotland serve up a beauty. Plus, Ntamack out of the World Cup and Owen Farrell latest. Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Peter O'Reilly reflect on the World Cup warm-up matches over the weekend. They chat about a dire match at Twickenham as England beat Wales in unconvincing fashion, as well as France and Scotland playing out ...
08.07.2023 England name official 33 player World Cup squad! Will Kelleher, Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe are at Twickenham to react to Steve Borthwick's England squad for the Rugby World Cup. After breaking the news of what the official squad would be over the weekend they discuss some of ...
07.31.2023 England World Cup squad selection! Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones return to begin the build-up to the Rugby World Cup. With Steve Borthwick naming his England squad in a week's time, they select their 33 man England team who they would take to ...
05.30.2023 Premiership and URC Finals Review! Saracens beat Sale to win the Premiership and Munster's famous victory over the Stormers in Cape Town as they were crowned URC champions. Plus, they cover the fate of London Irish as the deadline for their takeover to be completed ...
05.22.2023 One of the great Champions Cup finals! And, Premiership final preview Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Stephen Jones look back on the final of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. They ask whether Leinster v La Rochelle was the greatest final in the competitions history? Plus, they preview the Premiership final ...
05.15.2023 Premiership and URC semi-finals and Dan Biggar previews the Challenge Cup final Will Kelleher, Elgan Alderman and Mark Palmer bring you the latest episode of The Ruck. They look back on the Premiership and URC semi-finals following some big results, including Leinster's surprise defeat to Munster. Dan Biggar joins the pod as ...
05.09.2023 Premiership semi-final preview and Jersey's Harvey Biljon Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Stuart Barnes look back on the final round of the Premiership season and preview the semi-finals this coming weekend. Stuart voices his frustration about the dominance of driving mauls, plus Steve Jones interviews Jersey Reds ...
05.02.2023 Red Roses history! And, Déjà vu in the Champions Cup. Alex Lowe and Steve Jones look back on the semi-finals of the Champions and Challenge Cups. They discuss Leinster and La Rochelle setting up a repeat of last year's final after they beat Toulouse and Exeter respectively in their semi-finals. ...
04.24.2023 European semi-finals preview with Henry Slade & Dom McKay Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe round up all the latest across the Premiership, Women's 6 Nations and the European semi-finals. They are joined by the Chairman of European Club Rugby, Dom McKay, to discuss the challenges facing the Champions Cup ...
04.17.2023 Record breaking Ashton and Les Kiss from London Irish Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe look back on the latest round of the Gallagher Premiership as the race for the top 4 hots up. They reflect on Chris Ashton scoring his 100th Premiership try and the controversial red card for ...
04.10.2023 Who are the Real Madrid of Rugby? Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes look back on the quarter-finals in the Champions and Challenge Cups. Jess Hayden joins the show to preview the third round of the women's 6 Nations. Plus, Steve and Stuart name their God or Goddess ...
04.03.2023 One of the great Champions Cup weekends! Steve Jones, Adam Hathaway and Stuart Barnes look back on the last-16 of the Champions Cup and ask whether it was one of the greatest rounds in the competitions history? They also look ahead to the quarter-finals this coming weekend, ...
03.27.2023 Champions Cup Preview, Christian Day from the RPA and Rachael Burford on the Women's 6 Nations Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones look back on the latest round of Premiership fixtures and also preview the last-16 in the Champions Cup. They chat with RPA General Secretary Christian Day on the 'State of the Game' and what the ...
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 ...

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