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Alan Dymock hosts a bonus edition of The Ruck focusing on rugby in the United States of America. The USA have been awarded the 2031 men's world cup and the 2033 women's competition, so he has a deep dive into 'The State of the Union'. At a national, college and domestic level how is rugby developing in the country? What benefits will hosting two world cups have? And, how will a World Cup across such a huge country work? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stuart Barnes look back on the semi-final weekend in the European Champions and Challenge cups. They hear from Stephen Jones who reports on his eventful weekend trip to France and ask the question if any side is capable of stopping Leinster this season? Plus, they discuss the latest proposals from World Rugby for an international nations championship, Jess Hayden rounds up the women's game and they name their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the quarter-final weekend of the Champions and Challenge Cups. They debate if a penalty shootout is a good way of deciding a rugby match and applaud Teddy Thomas' moment of magic for Racing 92. Plus, they hear from Bulls captains Marcell Coetzee and discuss South African sides joining the competition from next season, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game and they pick their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Kelleher, Sarah Mockford and Stephen Jones discuss England winning another Women's 6 Nations title after they beat France at the weekend. They also review the latest round of fixtures in the Gallagher Premiership, Jess Hayden has her round-up of the latest in the women's game and they name their God or Goddess of the week. Plus, Will speaks with Sale Sharks Director of Rugby, Alex Sanderson, ahead of Sale's trip to Paris to face Racing 92 in the quarter-final of the Champions Cup. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Adam Hathaway look back on the latest round of action in the Gallagher Premiership and debate who will get the final spot in the play-offs. They are joined by England flanker Marlie Packer ahead of England's Grand Slam decider against France, Jess Hayden rounds up the other results from the Women's 6 Nations and they select their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex Lowe, Stuart Barnes and Stephen Jones look back on the second legs of the last-16 in the Champions Cup. They ask why we are seeing so many red cards in matches and preview the quarter-final line-up for the Champions and Challenge cups. Plus they look ahead to round 4 of the Women's 6 Nations and name their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Jones hosts the latest episode of The Ruck and is joined by Stuart Barnes and Alan Dymock. They discuss the first legs of the last-16 in the Champions Cup and ask if the competition still has the same appeal. Plus, they run through the latest results in the women's 6 Nations as England beat Wales in front of a record crowd and they name their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Kelleher hosts the latest episode of The Ruck and is joined by Mark Evans and Alan Dymock. They chat with Director of Rugby at Ealing, Ben Ward, after the club won the Championship for the first time this weekend but still don't know if they will win an appeal to get promoted to the Premiership. They round-up the latest in the Premiership and Women's 6 Nations and preview the last-16 of the Champions Cup this weekend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of fixtures in the Premiership. They ask if a Leicester v Saracens final is inevitable and discuss how technology and statistics can improve the game on television. Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game and the panel talk about the opening round of the women's 6 Nations. Plus they pick their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Jones and Jess Hayden are joined by England full-back Sarah McKenna to look ahead to the start of the Women's 6 Nations. They preview what promises to be the biggest and most high profile edition of the tournament to date and Jess even tries to explain to Steve what TikTok is, who is the new title sponsor. They also hear from Wales captain Siwan Lillicrap, World Player of the Year Zoe Aldcroft and discuss all the big talking points ahead of the opening weekend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Jones, Alan Dymock and former British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton look back on the final weekend of the 6 Nations. They reflect on France winning their first Grand Slam in 12 years and speak to Thibault Giroud, France's Head of Performance, to understand how the French transformed into the best side in the northern hemisphere. Plus, they look at disappointing campaigns for England, Wales and Scotland and celebrate Italy's victory in Cardiff. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of the 6 Nations and Spain's big victory over Portugal to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. They assess England's valiant defeat to Ireland and are joined by the former England back-row Joe Worsley to look ahead to France vs England, with France aiming for a first 6 Nations title and Grand Slam in 12 years. Plus Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game and they pick their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones are joined by the former Wales and Lions captain Sam Warburton as they look ahead to round four of the 2022 Six Nations which includes a huge game on the road for France in Wales. Plus, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game, Will, Steve and Sam look back on this weekend's action in the Gallagher Premiership and they name their God or Goddess of the week. You can read more from the likes of Will, Stephen and Sam in the Times and Sunday Times: www.thetimes.co.uk/topic/rugby-union Producer: Ben Mitchell See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher look back on the third round of the 6 Nations. Wales and British and Irish Lion centre, Jamie Roberts, joins them from Australia where he now plays club rugby for the New South Wales Waratahs. They look back on England's victory over Wales and discuss Eddie Jones saying England will be ready for the World Cup. Plus, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game and the boys have their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Will Kelleher are joined by the former England captain Dylan Hartley on the latest episode of the week. They look ahead to round 3 of the 2022 6 Nations, including a massive game at Twickenham between England and Wales. Plus, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game, Alex, Steve and Will look back on this weekends action in the Gallagher Premiership and they name their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Jones, Alan Dymock and Mark Evans are back for the latest episode of The Ruck. They look back on the second round of the 6 Nations including wins for Wales, France and England. Plus, they ask could rugby have a Super Bowl style half-time show? And they pick their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones look back on the opening weekend of the 2022 6 Nations, including Scotland's victory over England as well as wins for Ireland and France. Shaun Edwards, the French defence coach, joins the pod to preview their massive match with Ireland this weekend. Plus, the boys run through the latest results in the Gallagher Premiership, Jess Hayden has the latest in the women's game and they select their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alan Dymock and Mark Evans host the latest episode of The Ruck podcast. They look back on a weekend full of upsets in the Gallagher Premiership and look ahead to the start of the 6 Nations. Former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw joins them to look ahead to Scotland hosting England at Murrayfield. Jess Hayden has her women's rugby round-up and Alan and Mark pick their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alan Dymock hosts a 6 Nations special ahead of the 2022 tournament. He tackles some of the big questions facing the Championship. Such as, should there be promotion and relegation? Are Georgia or South Africa ready to join the competition? And how special is it for both players and officials? He speaks with the Director General of Georgian Rugby Lasha Khurtisdze, Italian Performance Director Franco Smith, France back-rower Gregory Aldritt and international referee Wayne Barnes. Plus many more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Jones, Will Kelleher and Alan Dymock review the final round of group stage matches in the Champions Cup. They are also joined by Premiership Rugby CEO Simon Massie-Taylor to discuss the latest television deal which will see games aired on terrestrial television. Jess Hayden rounds up the latest results in the women's game, the panel chat about the England 6 Nations squad and they name their God or Goddess of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.