We hear from Eddie Jones and Steve Borthwick after round two of the Rugby World Cup. What went wrong for Eddie and the Wallabies against Fiji, and what next for England after a scrappy bonus point win against Japan (Getting better every day!!)
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Oct 20
#6 Champions Cup Returns, Prem Pain, Irish Sides Fire & RWC 2035 Bids
Jim and Goodey open this week paying tribute to Lions lock Hyron Andrews after his tragic passing ahead of the opening round of the Champions Cup. We wish his family, friends, club and everyone who knew him well. On the pitch, Leinster’s young guns ran riot at Clermont, Toulouse ... Show More
1h 25m
Oct 13
#5 Are Cricket Scores Good for Rugby? Leinster return Home & NFL star joins rugby club
We're back to break down a weekend of action, including Saints and Bath combining for a 119 points result and sparking a debate: are cricket scorelines good for rugby? We look at Leicester’s comeback thriller against Gloucester, Leinster’s return to the RDS, the All Blacks disman ... Show More
1h 23m
Oct 6
#4 New Blood at URC & Prem Summit, Bath’s Revenge and Pat Lam on Bristol’s Flying Start
Gloucester top the Prem, the Sharks lead the URC and The Dragons and Edinburgh are unbeaten, who predicted that pre season?! Jim, Goodey and Biggs break down Bath's 40-34 win over Exeter, Edinburgh continue their strong start to the season, Munster return to winning ways, Glouces ... Show More
1h 30m
Feb 2022
England vs Wales with Jamie Roberts and building for the World Cup
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 Wal ... Show More
53m 50s
Nov 2018
Autumn's Real Winners and Losers
Stephen Jones is joined by Al Dymock, Nigel Botherway and Owen Slot in the studio to take a look at the state of rugby worldwide. We assess the current state of England, Wales, Canada, Scotland and send a love letter to Fijian rugby. We talk about the complexities arising from th ... Show More
38m 58s
Feb 2022
6 Nations Round 2 and a rugby half-time show?
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 G ... Show More
47m 58s
Oct 2018
Rugby League of Nations makes little sense
Stephen Jones welcomes Mark Evans, Sam Peters, Alex Lowe to discuss Freddie Burns' shocking error, the tackling laws of the game and to review the Heineken Champions Cup first round.Then a look at the proposals for Rugby's League of Nations before debate around Eddie Jones' lates ... Show More
35m 48s