Today we're beyond delighted to be the first to interview Wallabies legend Matt Giteau since his retirement, and in doing so we're the first to hear his greatest stories from a professional career which spanned over 20 years. After previewing the upcoming Six Nations clashes this weekend, Matt entertains us with some of the greatest yarns ever delivered on this podcast, taking us from; the events of the 2003 world cup final in Sydney to stealing the Queens drink at Buckingham Palace and his...

As the Six Nations continues to throw up an incredible plethora of engaging and entertaining matches, we're joined by Lions & Wales legend Mike Phillips to discuss the highs, lows and controversies from round 2. After the lads analyse the big talking points from the huge clash in Dublin between Ireland & France - including; the Wayne Barnes controversy, the James Lowe try that never was and how Ireland managed to bring a holt to France's 14 games unbeaten run - the lads turn their...

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...

Today we're delighted to facilitate a debate on the hottest topic in world rugby currently in the 'Tackle Height' saga between World Rugby's very own Dr Ross Tucker and an incredibly outspoken opposition voice representing the amateur game in Jonathan Beardmore. Dr Ross Tucker is a science and research consultant for World Rugby, whereby he supports all strategic decisions that involve player welfare (so injury, concussion, player health), High Performance (performance analysis, performance...

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...

We're delighted to be back in the studio and to be the first rugby podcast to secure an exclusive interview with one of the most talked about rugby players over the last 25 years in Ex England fly half; Danny Cipriani. Danny is without doubt the most talented England rugby player since Johnny Wilkinson and yet a career which was meant to see him surpass 100 caps for England resulted with him finishing with merely 16. In this interview for the first time he reveals in his own words his...

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...

England and British & Irish Lions legend, James Haskell joins Max Lahiff and Ryan Wilson for our first ever show in studio. The crew chat through Joe Marler's recent ban, Eddie Jones' sacking and James tells some great previously untold stories from his playing days! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're joined by one of the most decorated rugby players in history in Ex England International & British & Irish Lion Brad Barritt to help take us through a wonderfully exciting and entertaining weekend of European rugby. We also get to delve into Brads incredible career which saw him win 5 premiership titles and 3 european trophies. We hear how Brad believes that the South African clubs can bring some much needed attention and interest back to European rugby, as they have done...

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...

Today we're joined by ex England international and now head of Dubai 7's Mathew Tait to help break down what has been labelled as 'the darkest week in english rugby history' by Clive Woodward and the same could be said for the Welsh. England are in tatters having only won 1 of their Autumn internationals - we discuss - why England got so badly bullied by the Boks, Is it time to end the Smith/Farrell partnership experiment, have England got worse since the 2019 World Cup Final, should Eddie...

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...

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...

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,...

As the Autumn Nations Cup fixtures got into full swing last weekend, we were delighted to be joined on the podcast by ex-Wallabies Skipper Will Genia to get his thoughts on the action which took place over the weekend and also to look ahead to whats to come. He reveals his thoughts on why the AB's are currently so weak and why every country would be 'licking their lips at the prospect of playing them', why Scotland are crazy to get rid of Finn Russell, Why he's been underwhelmed by the...

Recovered from his bout of E. coli, Ryan gives us the full story from his trip to Durban and canceled game versus the Sharks. We're also joined by former Springbok captain John Smit to chat about his stellar career, some highlights including victories at the World Cup and against the Lions, as well as some lowlights like being frozen, starved, and shot at, during the infamous Kamp Staaldraad. We hear about his captaincy techniques with some of the all-time greats, including trying to reign in...

What an honour it is to be joined by Michael Cheika, the only coach in history to win a major rugby title in each hemisphere and currently Argentina's (and Lebanon Rugby Leagues) head coach, for an exclusive interview to discuss his incredible career so far. After briefly touching on the current Rugby League World Cup taking place in the UK - we turn to Rugby Union whereby Cheiks takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of his career including; his love/hate relationship...

Today we're joined by one of rugbys greatest ever players in world cup winner and IRB player of the year - Schalk Burger to discuss his incredible 17 year career in rugby. A career that's never been short of entertainment both on or off the pitch - whether it be his 7 yellow cards in international rugby, his 4 world cup campaigns, his 2 month stay in hospital where he nearly died, his battles with the likes of Richie McCaw and George Smith, his hatred for Nic White, his thoughts on Johny...

Today we welcomed back a great friend of the show in Ollie Lawrence to allow him to lift the curtain and reveal the truth behind all the destruction and havoc that has been caused by the actions and recent statements by the Worcester owners. Families livelihoods have been snatched away from them, mortgages are left unpaid, players are being forced to retire from the game they love, injured players are having to beg charities and associations to help them with the cost of their injuries and...

Today we're joined by Jake Polledri to discuss his long awaited return to professional rugby, after 2 years out with a potentially career ruining injury the Italian international is back and hungry to make an impact both domestically for Gloucester and The Azurri. We hear about how dark the last 2 years have been for him, including losing his brother to a sudden cardiac arrest on a night out, but also his excitement to finally be back out competing once more. He recalls crazy stories with...

Today we're honoured to be joined by 4 times Prem, 2 times European and 1 time World Champion in Ex Springbok Schalk Brits to take us through all the craziness which has been unfolding in the Rugby Championship and the Premiership over the last week. Schalk has a theory on why the All Blacks keep getting the better of the officials decisions including against the Wallabies, discusses the possible positive impact the recent drug allegations will have on the Springboks, predicts alongside the...

Today we're delighted to be joined by triple European champion and Ex-England international Delon Armitage to bring his incredible career to light. From his memories of being rejected by France U16s for being to skinny, to the desperation he felt being the only state school kid at England trials, to the brutal culture at London Irish, the day he accidentally burnt down the London Irish academy house, his public shaming at his first day of England training, Martin Johnsons weirdest moments,...

The lads are all back for another series of the offload and we're joined by rugby royalty in World Cup winning Springbok Butch James to cast an eye on the incredible events of the The Rugby Championship and to preview the up and coming Premiership season. Butch reveals; why he believes rugby is becoming too soft, his thoughts on who's going to win The Rugby Championship, why he believes Nic White should have been suspended for his acting escapades and relays to us the incredible stories...

We've waited all season for this. Max Lahiff and Ryan Wilson take part in the infamous Gloucester rugby milk challenge. The boys have to drink 4 litres of full-fat milk in 20 minutes without getting sick. Wa Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

A special final episode of the season as we're joined by Drew Mitchell to wrap up the July Internationals and discuss everything that happened post the final whistle in Syndey, Wellington, Cape Town and Santiago del Estero. We chat about Eddie Jones and his post-match blow-up with a fan, Ireland's epic performance against the All Blacks, and a big bet between Drew and Joe Marler. We also look back on Drew's incredible career and he shares some great stories on and off the pitch. Max and Ryan...