As he announces his headline grabbing move to the Highlanders we're delighted to be joined by friend of the show and ex-England international fly-half Freddie Burns as he gives us the inside scoop on; what his old Leicester title winning coaches in Borthwick and Kevin Sinfield are going to bring to the england job, what style of rugby England will play, what the coaches are like behind the scenes, what Borthwicks like on the piss, who he'd like to see starting in Englands backline and who's going to win the Calcutta Cup. Plus the lads do a full briefing and build up to the Wales vs Ireland clash in Cardiff and of course debate whether Italy can continue to shock the world by getting a result against France on Sunday. Burnsy also tells us his highlight memories from his time in the premiership, how his big money move to the Highlanders came about and why he was reduced to tears on BBC Radio this week plus much more as always.....

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Today we're delighted to be joined by Irish legend CJ Stander as he takes us through the incredible highs and terrifying lows of his career which took him from Captaining South Africa U20's to becoming a legend in Ireland and Munster. After getting the lads thoughts on the controversial news surrounding Eddie Jones and Dave Rennie and having heard their theories around the England Six Nations squad coming and goings, we're treated to some of the greatest stories you'll ever hear as CJ relives his greatest moments.

From coming out of retirement to play in a charity match and nearly killing one of the opposition, to revealing for the first time why he really retired so young, to reliving the moment he decided he turn his back on South Africa, plus the terrifying moment he nearly killed himself when his BBQ exploded, his thoughts on Leinster, his terrifying school initiation, his stand our Lions memories and two hilarious stories from his early days attempting to settle in at Munster plus much much more.... we've got it all, so sit back and enjoy.

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We're joined bright and early this Autumnal morning all the way from Japan by world cup winning Springbok Jesse Kriel to help us digest the massive breaking news that both Wayne Pivac and Eddie Jones have been fired merely 9 months before the World Cup in France. We debate whether both of these decisions were the right ones, what the fall outs going to be and also whether Gatland and Borthwick are the right men to succeed in the roles. On top of this we also get an incredible insight into life as a Springbok behind the scenes from Jesse Kriel, from how they celebrated their incredible pumping of England at HQ, to what Rassie Erasmus is really like, all the way back to crazy initiations at school and secret extra gym sessions which led to his success.

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Today we're delighted to be joined by England scrum half Joe Simpson to help digest another incredible weekend of Autumn Nations Cup action, whereby the lads hold nothing back! We discuss; why the Welsh are so bad and if its time for Wayne Pivac to walk the plank, how impressive the Georgians are and whether its time they finally got a shot at the Six Nations, if Ireland after 2 questionable shaky performances have once again peaked too soon pre world cup next year, try to make sense of Englands fightback, Jack van Poortvliets nightmare outing at HQ and debate if England are underperforming under Eddie. Plus Joe Simpson is on wonderful form as he lifts the lid on some incredible secrets from throughout his career including - Eddie Jones coaching stories and how it impacts the England players in camp, Headbutts at weddings, Shaun Edwards breaking his players noses, Severed Stag Heads at the 2011 World Cup, Andy Goode's prematch routine, a secret Wasps pub trip which ended up in the prop breaking his leg in 3 places and much more....

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Today we're delighted to be joined by the most talked about rugby player in the world currently on and off the pitch in Elton Jantjies, who has made headlines recently after being dropped from the Springboks squad for having an affair with the dietician Zeenat Simjee. For the first time since the allegations were confirmed he joins us to reveal what's actually been going on and how Rassie Erasmus helped him go into a specialist clinic to help his mental recovery and addiction problem. We're also delighted to be joined by Freddie Burns who gives us an unrivaled insight into the battle between Ben Youngs vs Jack Van Poortvliet and what makes Freddie Steward the best fullback in the world. Plus Ryan relives the agony of Scotland's attempt to finally take down the All Blacks and discusses whether Rassie Erasmus is Rugby's Donald Trump? Plus full analysis of all the other weekend's action.

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Today we're overjoyed to be joined by the greatest centre in world rugby in Australias very own Samu Kerevi, to help us unpack all the incredible action from the Autumn Nations Cup matches and also celebrate some of the most memorable, terrifying and of course hilarious moments in his career so far. We go through all the main talking points from all of the action over the weekend whereby we debate whether; its time for Alun Wyn Jones to retire, Why the hell Cheslin Kolbe is playing full back, are Scotland a team in decline, are Ireland the best team in the world, why are England so uncreative and frustrating to watch and have the french peaked too soon before the world cup? Plus Samu lifts the lid on the Wallabies camp giving us incredible insights to what Dave Rennie is like as a coach and the work he's doing to better the team, how close it got him to quitting the Wallabies all together, reveals why he's terrified of Manu Tuillagi and Eddie Jones, why he hates Ellis Genge and why he thinks Japan will boast the best league in world rugby within the decade. He also tells us the harrowing story of how he escaped a criminal family in Fiji followed by a Coup d'etat in the Solomon Islands and escaped to Australia where he's was given refuge and to finish off he tells us what his Starting XV would be for his ANZAC side in 2025 against the British & Irish Lions.

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