We're delighted to be joined by Scotlands very own hero in Finn Russell to discuss how the team masterminded their Calcutta Cup victory at Twickenham on Saturday and why they no longer celebrate beating the English. Finn takes us behind the scenes to explain how they prepared to take on and beat the English last week, and the problems they faced trying to guess Borthwick's selections. On selections Finn reveals his thoughts on what England should do to fix their 10/12/13 disaster and also shares his thoughts on the atmosphere (or lack of it) at Twickenham. We're also told the full story of what happened with the physical and verbal ruckus between himself and England captain Owen Farrell and how in hindsight Marcus Smith may have been the man to blame! We also hear about how his move to Bath next season came about, the one million reasons he couldn't turn them down, how becoming a dad has made him a better fly half and the Aston Martin he's trading in for the baby! Plus the lads review all the weekends action and look ahead to another incredible weekend of six nations rugby - circulating around the huge clash between Ireland and France.

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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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