Scotland and Exeter's Sam Skinner joins the lads this week to preview their Guinness Six Nations game against France this weekend. Max and Ryan also give their thoughts on the potential addition of South Africa to the Six Nations and plenty more chat as usual.

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We're joined by England's Luke Cowan-Dickie this week as the Six Nations squads take a break after two rounds of action. We hear from the Exeter Hooker about his journey with England and the Lions, his relationship with Eddie Jones and of course that volleyball moment in Edinburgh during the Calcutta Cup. Max and Ryan give their thoughts on the weekend battles in Cardiff, Paris and Rome, pick their team of the week and look forward to the rest of the tournament.

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Ryan and Max review the Calcutta Cup clash in Edinburgh as well as the rest of the first round of this year's Guinness Six Nations. We get the guys' thoughts on the defining moments in Edinburgh including some insight from Max on the final scrums and LCD's volleyball skills. The guys also respond to Clive Woodward's stinging criticism of Eddie Jones. We look at the Irish game and discuss whether Ireland are the proven real deal yet or if the Welsh performance flattered them. We're also joined by the real Paddy Power to chat through the first round of the revolutionary rugby trading game ASX and we have another installment of Max's book club.

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It's Calcutta Cup weekend and we're building up to the big game with Scotland's Cameron Redpath joining Ryan Wilson and Max Lahiff on the show. The guys give their predictions for the first round of action and we hear from Cam about his journey to becoming a Scotland International, how his father and Scottish legend Bryan Redpath celebrated the news, and how he has settled into camp. We also hear about his journey back from injury, playing alongside Finn Russell and dealing with tough season at his club Bath.

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Max is sunning himself in Dubai and Ryan is licking his wounds after a tough loss to La Rochelle in the Champions Cup. The lads are joined this week by former Bristol Bears and current Saracens back row Ben Earl to give us some insight into both camps ahead of their Showdown 2 on the 26th March in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Earle also gives us some fantastic stories on playing under Eddie Jones including the lengths he went to prepare England for a showdown with the Springboks. We also get Ben's favoured back row for England's Six Nations campaign and hear another installment of Max's book club.

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Max and Ryan are joined by England's hottest prospect Alfie Barbeary this week after his international call-up to chat about his phenomenal season so far and his massive win for Wasps against Toulouse. We're also joined by Ryan's BFF and British & Irish and Leinster legend Rob Kearney to chat through his incredible career, his favorite Lions Tour memories and of course his Baa-Baas experience with Ryan.

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Springbok and Wasps' winger Francois Hougaard joins Ryan and Max this week to chat through all the latest action and reminisce on his Springbok and club career so far. We get his take on the bust-up with Ellis Genge, what it was like lining out alongside all-time greats like Bakkies Botha and Matfield, the unlikely and selfless act that allowed him to make his international debut, and where his favoured position is. Max also give us some first hand insight into Bristol's massive win against Sale and he explains the massive lengths a prop has to go through to keep their spine in shape.

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Ryan is out of quarantine, but it's been a tough Christmas for the lads and we hear from Max about what it's like preparing to play a game on Boxing day. We get some outlandish predictions for 2022 and a new installment of storytime with Max. We're also joined by England and Saints back row Lewis Ludlam to chat about life at Northampton, playing for Eddie Jones, The Rugby World Cup and getting added and removed from the England player's Whatsapp chat. Lots more so make sure you're subscribed wherever you get your podcasts.

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Ryan fills us in on his hotel quarantine Odessey and we're joined by Glasgow, Scotland and British & Irish Lion Ali Price this week. We hear about his Lions experience, playing alongside maverick Finn Russell for club and country, and what he would be doing if he didn't play rugby. Lots more as we wrap up the European action and get another installment of Max's book club.

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Max, Ryan and Marc are joined this week by former All Black and current Bristol Bears coach and prop John Afoa to hear about life in the front row. John chats us through his phenomenal career from lining out in schools rugby alongside the likes of Joe Rokocoko and Jerome Kaino, before playing for the All Blacks and then travelling north and lining out for Ulster, dodging initiations at Gloucester and finishing up at the back of the bus at Bristol.

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