Rugby Union Weekly

Ugo Monye, Chris Jones, Danny Care and Chris Ashton bring you special guests and cover the biggest stories in rugby union.

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The Pollock Splash
England and Northampton star Henry Pollock is our special guest on this week's pod.
28 Apr 2025,57 mins
Women’s Six Nations: England win the Grand Slam
The Red Roses seal their seventh title in a row
26 Apr 2025,28 mins
Women’s Six Nations: The Twickenham showdown
The Grand Slam is on the line as Sara Orchard & Philippa Tuttiett preview the final round
24 Apr 2025,53 mins
Wade the Warrior
Christian Wade tells us about his move to Wigan and we talk Johnny Sexton and Rieko Ioane
21 Apr 2025,55 mins
England set up Grand Slam decider with France
Reaction to the Red Roses thrashing Scotland at Welford Road.
19 Apr 2025,22 mins
Is the Women's Six Nations competitive enough?
How can the Six Nations be improved? Sara & Philippa discuss, plus we preview round four.
17 Apr 2025,56 mins
Leinster, Lions and Lilies
Ugo, Ashy and Danny look back at the four quarter-finals of the Champions Cup.
14 Apr 2025,58 mins
Women’s Six Nations: Wins for England and France
Sara Orchard and Katy Daley-McLean discuss Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations action.
12 Apr 2025,21 mins
Women's Six Nations: Can Ireland shock England in Cork?
Sara Orchard & Philippa Tuttiett look ahead to Round 3 of the Women's Six Nations.
10 Apr 2025,56 mins
Champions Cup: Evolution or revolution?
Ugo, Danny and Chris reflect on the Champions Cup round of 16.
07 Apr 2025,58 mins
‘It’s not real blood’
Episode two of Sport's Strangest Crimes: Bloodgate.
03 Apr 2025,26 mins
The Pollock hype and TikTok dances
Is Henry Pollock England’s next superstar and should you dance with a rival after defeat?
31 Mar 2025,60 mins
Women's Six Nations: England Thrash Wales
Sara Orchard and guests dissect England's 11-try thrashing of Wales in Cardiff.
29 Mar 2025,30 mins
Women's Six Nations: How do Wales prepare for dominant Red Roses?
England's Meg Jones talks openly about dealing with the death of her parents last year.
28 Mar 2025,45 mins
Lions coaches special
Sara and Ashy chat to Lions head coach Andy Farrell and four of his assistant coaches.
27 Mar 2025,64 mins
Women’s Six Nations: The weekend review
Sara rounds up the opening weekend with Kat Merchant, Katy Daley-McLean and Claire Thomas
23 Mar 2025,27 mins
The Nations Pod
It's the final pod of the 2025 Six Nations with Chris, Tom English and Gareth Rhys Owen.
18 Mar 2025,61 mins
The Six Nations review with Barclay and Warburton
Ugo is joined by John Barclay and Sam Warburton to wrap up the 2025 Six Nations.
17 Mar 2025,52 mins
Six Nations: France take the title and England thrash Wales
The pod is in Paris and Cardiff on the final day of the 2025 Men's Six nations.
16 Mar 2025,45 mins
Six Nations: We’re in Cardiff with Williams and Roebuck
Wales scrum-half Tomos Williams and England’s Tom Roebuck chat to Chris on the pod.
14 Mar 2025,38 mins
Six Nations: Borthwick's backline reshuffle
Ugo and Sara dissect England's team to face Wales and we hear from Ben Earl.
13 Mar 2025,46 mins
Six Nations: The Record Chasers
Chris and Ashy discuss the men looking to break try-scoring records on Super Saturday.
12 Mar 2025,47 mins
Six Nations: Ireland in Dublin, the ultimate challenge?
We preview the big showdown in Dublin and hear what has been motivating Shaun Edwards.
07 Mar 2025,34 mins
Six Nations: Doris returns and France go 7:1
Chris is joined by Johnnie Beattie and Paul Eddison to dissect the teams for round four.
07 Mar 2025,44 mins
Six Nations: Smith benched and Slade dropped
Danny and Sara discuss the England team to face Italy and Fraser Dingwall joins the pod.
06 Mar 2025,40 mins
Six Nations: Jamie George 100 not out
England's Jamie George chats Chris and Ashy ahead of his 100th cap.
05 Mar 2025,35 mins
Six Nations: The Dublin decider
Ireland Grand Slam winner Donncha O’Callaghan chats to Chris and Ugo ahead of round four.
03 Mar 2025,53 mins
Six Nations: The weekend review with Barclay and Warburton
Ugo Monye, Sam Warburton and John Barclay discuss round three of the 2025 Six Nations.
24 Feb 2025,59 mins
Six Nations: Sherratt's debut and Russell starts
Wales head coach Matt Sherratt is the pod, plus Finn Russell is fit for the Calcutta Cup.
21 Feb 2025,37 mins
Six Nations: Scotland's Calcutta Cup dominance
Scotland rarely used to win the Calcutta Cup. Now, they can't stop. What's changed?
20 Feb 2025,37 mins