Wherein I mention my birthday way too many times while looking back on Round Four of the European Cup competitions, as well as a few matches I somehow didn't even know were happening!

For my fixtures and results this week, I used mostly:

https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/ and

https://www.epcrugby.com/challenge-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/ as well as

https://www.unitedrugby.com/match-centre

The quote about the Scarlets v Bristol match:

https://www.epcrugby.com/report/bristol-secure-top-four-finish-with-convincing-win#report

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Wherein I sit down with John Anderson once again, this time to discuss the upcoming Six Nations, the state of the Heineken Cup, and generally look at all things Scottish Rugby.

John's incredible podcast can be found here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scottish-rugby-podcast/id1195370479

as well as on Patreon if you'd like to become a supporter:

https://www.patreon.com/scottishrugbypodcast

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Wherein I wax lyrical about how good the European competitions are, but still manage to sneak in at least one unwarranted snarky comment about Danny Care's age. So. Much. Rugby!

For my fixtures and results this week, I used mostly:

https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/ and

https://www.epcrugby.com/challenge-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/

To read the article about Sara Cox:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/07/its-like-walking-through-stinging-nettles-sara-cox-on-her-trailblazing-rugby-career

And for info about Jack White’s comments:

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/stop-selecting-overseas-based-players-jake-white-tells-springboks/

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Wherein I have a lovely chat with the New England Free Jacks' latest brilliant hire, Ewan Brumwell, an incredible man and wonderful addition to the local side as their new Strength and Conditioning Coach. As always, the subject of the interview is far more interesting than I could have imagined.

My beloved Free Jacks can be found here:

https://freejacks.com/

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Wherein I look back at all the great rugby from this weekend, and get super excited about how good the action really was... there are also some trollish jokes, and I find a way to make another crack about Danny Care being old. NOTE - If you haven't watched Harlequins v Exeter, put off listening until you have!

For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues:

https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallagher-premiership-rugby/fixtures-results/

https://www.unitedrugby.com/match-centre

The info I got from Wales Online, along with other good stories, is here:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/rugby-evening-headlines-bosses-try-22643837

The belated but nice article about Kathy Flores can be found here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/sports/rugby/kathy-flores-dead.html

And I found an actual detailed listing of our squad that year, which is here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup_squads#United_States

And the blurb I used about Jimmy Gopperth was here:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/09/wasps-leicester-premiership-rugby-union-match-report

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Wherein I react to the latest round of what, this year, passes for the Festive Darbies, get blown away by some incredible and strange stuff in the Prem, and make a joke about Danny Care's birthday that my partner described as "a long walk for a tiny drink of water," which is now my personal brand slogan.

For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues:

https://www.autumn-internationals.co.uk/2021/

https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallagher-premiership-rugby/fixtures-results/

https://www.unitedrugby.com/match-centre

https://www.provincial.rugby/bunnings-npc/bunnings-npc-fixtures/

The “Blood and Mud” podcast can be found here:

https://play.acast.com/s/bloodandmudrugby

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Wherein I try to stay upbeat despite the lack of festive darbies, and revel in at least a couple of the lovely Prem matches over Xmas weekend. Despite everything, there was still some great rugby to be had. Happy holidays!

For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues:

https://www.autumn-internationals.co.uk/2021/

https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallagher-premiership-rugby/fixtures-results/

https://www.unitedrugby.com/match-centre

https://www.provincial.rugby/bunnings-npc/bunnings-npc-fixtures/

The great article I quoted from Rugby Pass can be found in its entirety here:

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/the-most-underrated-player-in-international-rugby-and-the-find-of-the-year/

The “Blood and Mud” podcast can be found here:

https://play.acast.com/s/bloodandmudrugby

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Wherein I have a wee gab with Lee Calvert, cohost of the incredible Blood & Mud podcast, who was kind enough to share some time with us here, just in time for the holidays, We talk about rugby, the Cleveland Browns, music, and life in general.

The “Blood and Mud” podcast can be found here:

https://play.acast.com/s/bloodandmudrugby

Lee Calvert is on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/bloodandmud

You’ll have to find your own copy of “The Kids are Alright,” but here’s info about it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kids_Are_Alright_(1979_film)

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Wherein I look back at all the incredible action in Europe, make snide comments about the weird uniforms on display, and look ahead to Round Two.

Information about the European Cups can be found here:

https://www.epcrugby.com/european-professional-club-rugby/

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Wherein I discuss the upcoming European competitions, both Champions and Challenge, in preparation for possibly my favorite annual competition! I look at the history, format, and teams that are involved this year, and generally get myself super-excited.

Here's a link to the info about streaming Challenge Cup matches:

https://www.epcrugby.com/2021/12/07/epcrugby-tv-returns-for-heineken-champions-cup-and-epcr-challenge-cup/

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