Blood & Mud Rugby Podcast

In Josh's absence, Paul Williams is our man from the bench to talk all the usual from the weekend; including Lionel Ritchie, New Zealand shitting out wingers and which player has been snorting Weetabix?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The European weekend is analysed; including Mark Robson's nonsense, Leinster's excellence and Cardiff's poor entrance control policy. There's also a magnificent New York based Player Spotted and we also salute those teams that have had an horrific season in the return of There's Always Next Year. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our new bonus series exploring the history of rugby with the incomparable Professor Tony Collins kicks off with a look at the history of rugby in England from its beginnings at Rugby School to the The Great Split with what became Rugby League. In it many questions will be answered, did Webb Ellis really invent a game? Why did Blackheath rugby club think of Frenchman? Who are the Flamingoes? Why didn't the pro sport of Rugby League catch on across England? Why is rugby so much less popular than soccer? And many more. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The season carries on in the awkward bit before the play-offs get underway and Lee and Josh are with you every step of the way with Welsh front row Easter egg shenanigans, weekend rugby chat, SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings and details of where Edwin Starr lived his latter years. You don't get this cornucopia of topics anywhere else.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Williams joins us to talk the Big Cup European weekend, Juan Martin Hernandez remembered, all the latest news and some referee extra-curricular activities. There's all the usual Players Spotted and SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings from the action and a passing mention for 90s dance combo Utah Saints.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All the usual as we look at the domestic weekend, plus Ant McPartlin's six words and a magnificent South Africa related Player Spotted.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the end of the 2018 Six Nations, so Lee & Josh have a good poke around at it and also name the #SHITGOOD Teams of the Tournament. Josh also gets all mystic for reason we still don't understandSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Congratulations to Ireland as Lee & Josh look back over an eventful weekend when all of what has been said about England came to pass. Plus there's all the usual and yet another song to add to the collection of songs you probably don't want to hear.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All the usual chat with Player Spotted, the weekend games that weren't snowed off and the Dragons plunging to new depths. There's also a Six Nations mid-term report and the SHIT/GOOD™ RatingsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TON UP!The latest round of Six Nations matches is unpicked with special guest Mike Bubbins, there's also some Nicolae Ceaușescu and Vichy France chat to lighten the mood.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bit later than usual, this week's episode will preview the weekend's round 3 NatWest Six Nations matches, there's also Player Spotted, music, and Mr Mallinder Goes To ManchesterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As mentioned earlier, here's all the SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings from Round 2 of the Six Nations, plus a few other bits that form the second part of this week's podcast mini-series.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We managed to bang on for so long about round 2 of the Six Nations that we've decided to split this episode over two parts. This one covers the Player Spotted, all the stuff we learned from the weekend and the first Challenged Cup update. Part b, later in the week will be an exclusively #SHITGOOD offeringSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The chat is over, the action has happened so let's have, er, some more chat. A look at the games from the weekend and all the usual gubbins for your listening pleasure/endurance.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All the preview chat for the upcoming Six Nations, plus a song about a special winger, some CPC chat and other nonsense.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the cataclysmic European group stage weekend, CPC2: Electric Boogaloo, The Loneliness of The Long Distance Mallinder: Harry's Answerphone Special, SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings and all the usual chat. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The european weekend is dissected by Lee, Josh and returning special guest Paul Williams. There's also an analysis of how Racing 92 are like Bolton Wanderers, more new rules for 2018, SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings, why you should have zero sympathy for Saracens, plus Sonny Bill Williams spotted.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back after the festive break with all the usual: Player Spotted, What We Learned, SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings, the CPC and the debut of The Loneliness Of The Long Distance MallinderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What we learned from round four in Europe, Johnny Cash talks about Manu Tuilagi, a festive #SeanHolleySongs countdown, Damian McKenzie transfer rumour and Peter Stringer in the nude. Merry Christmas!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back to the original line-up this week as Lee and Josh unpick the ludicrous European weekend, including Mike Brown's inexplicable turn as captain of Quins; consider rugby diplomacy in the face of Jonny May and Ben Te'o's aborted trip to North Korea, plus the usual news, Players Spotted and SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The magnificent Mike Bubbins joins the regular pair to pick the bones out of the Wales win over the Boks, discuss Nick Mullins' curious questions about back doors, a very special musical interlude and try to ascertain how many welsh people are called Terry. There's some other rugby from the weekend in there as well, honest.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, it's a full breakdown of the weekend's international action, a consideration of Rory Lawson's footwear, Andy Powell's social media magnificence, and both Lee & Josh losing their shit over running angles. It really doesn't get any better than this. Despite how much you may want it to.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A quick gander at the games coming up this weekend, plus news about George North and Michael Cheika's disciplinary.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week it's the usual round of news and reviews from the Autumn Internationals as we revel in the new Scotland Sexx Rugby, JIffy's disapproval of Tom Francis, discuss how rugby is like the OJ Simpson trial, and have stories involving Clarence Beef and/or cucumber sandwiches.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh is back to join Lee as they dissect the weekend, do the SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings and have a first look review of the newly released Lions documentary. There's also Glen Jackson's taunting of Gareth Davies and Billy Vunipola's entirely brilliant view on going for walks.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the absence of Josh, Lee is joined by Robbie Owen to preview the weekend's big Autumn International launch weekend. All the home nation games reviewed, a consideration of what Henry Slade's hair looks like and why Ireland sub's bench should all be in a net. Download and listen to find out all the info.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Autumn Internationals draw near, Lee and Josh are joined by Sean Wilson from Jo'burg to have a chat about how the Pro14 is being received down there and his hopes and insights into the South African hopes for the coming weeks. There's also the usual mix of rugby related nonsense all around this quite sensible chat, so don't worry.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee & Josh are joined once again by Paul Williams to talk through all the weekend's action, including a review of the matches and spend far too much time having and argument about the use of the TMO. There's also Phil Davies takling pure filth about a penetrator. We've not even made that last bit up.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look back over the European weekend, a glorious Australia win, and trying to figure out just what is wrong at Harlequins. All this plus the usual SHIT/GOOD Ratings, a Player Spotted and a which rugby players we want to see harming James Corden in a car. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The usual round of what we managed to learn from the big European weekend, including another step on Aled Brew's inexorable march to world domination; a player spotted, the SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings, another Great Rugby Argument and the most exciting Cuthbert-Plisson Cup #ShitWatch update in history.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Usual rugby weekend stuff with Lee & Josh, plus Bastareaud's in tiny pants, No Brew No Clue update, and A Brief History Of Rob Andrew Being A Bellend.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee & Josh are joined by Paul Williams to chat through the weekend's rugby, explain how Aled Brew is like Gandhi and somehow manage to invent and new game: Flamethrower Rugby™. There is also the SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings and a scrape with Johan Ackermann on a fish finger induced rampage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest pod is here, with some news chat, Sean O'Brien, Kingsley Jones, a look a the weekend, a story about Mike Teague and an analysis of the barbering available in the greater Exeter region.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The angels have sent Lee & Josh the most glorious moment to have a chat about and that's in addition to all the other stuff from the weekend's action and the usual features and rambling to fill your earholes as the mornings grow ever darker.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee is joined by another welshman in the form of comedian Mike Bubbins who brings his views to the usual mix of nonsense that is somehow related to rugby.This week there's some chat about the games, a Player Spotted, the real reason Carl Fearns didn't go to Gloucester, and Mike regales us with the time Geraint Lewis took exception to the Springboks being in a pub.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee & Josh take long, hard and often bemusing look at the weekend's action, dish out some SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings, reveal the real reason for Leicester sacking two coaches last season and receive a special mancunian email and uncover the sordid truth of Liam Williams' tattoo.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the new season with your favourite rugby podcast that sometimes manages to talk about rugby. This week, we look back over the Women's Rugby World Cup final and the Rugby Championship, preview the new season; devise some more Rugby TV shows, ask some tricky "Would You Rather?" questions and hit you with some extremely true player facts.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee & Josh are demob happy as they take a look back over the season and remember all the SHIT/GOOD™ highlights from a cracking 2016-17. There's also some Player Spotted action, some selections from our new feature Rugby Pick & Mix and even some chat about transubstantiation. You simply don't get this with other rugby pods.Thanks everybody for listening and contributing this season and we'll speak to you all again sometime in early September.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee & Josh have a in-depth look at the world's most emotionally confusing result: the drawn series. There also all the usual for your weekly aural rugby indulgence.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh glorious day! Lee & Josh have a good long look at the British & Irish Lions victory in the second test and look forward to a triumphant win in the third (sort of). There's also our new favourite mascot, the SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings and possibly the worst professional performance in a generation from Sunwolves.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee & Josh are joined by proper journalist Paul Williams to review the first Lions test and other happenings from the weekend. Together they attempt to decipher the code to defeat the All Blacks and pause to have a laugh at France.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a special one-off preview podcast of justice where Lee has a long look at the first test and makes an undoubtedly wrong prediction. There's also some Player Spotted action and some Rugby Reality TV offerings to fill the agonising minutes and hours before the test series finally rolls around.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee & Josh are melting with the heat as they discuss the weekend action and mull over Warren Gatland's alleged destruction of the British & Irish Lions. There are is also an attempt to determine what separates a great offload from a good one and an attempt to pick a Lions test squad and the expected result. A listener also creates a new award "Shithouse Of The Year".Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the last episode there has been what feels like an entire season of rugby and Lee & Josh are dying to get their teeth into the British & Irish Lions loss vs Blues and magnificent win over Crusaders, marvel at the batshittery of England's win over Argentina before casting their eye over the other weekend fixtures. Plus, there's Dragons good news, Sean Holley on a trike, Karl Marx, ringpieces and the SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings. It's a cornucopia of chat, some of it even manages to be about rugby.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lions is finally, properly here and Lee & Josh pick apart the stultifying performance vs the NZ Barbarians and there's also all the usual nonsense, Player Spotted, news round-ups, SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings. Added to this we add another incident to the You Dirty Get™ Hall of Fame and preview the Lions vs Blues game.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the end of the domestic season (apart from in France, where there are still 22 weeks to go probably), and Lee & Josh are full of joy about the Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro12 finals, but not so much about those head-dresses. There's a #SeanHolleySongs James Bond special, a legendary Player Spotted, and the ever-present SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings. We also look at the Lions tour now it's finally here, where we consider all the important stuff, like what will Jack Nowell's hair be like.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a week of contrasts and Lee & Josh wallow in the lovely waters of a mostly wonderful weekend of Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro12 semi-final rugby, but then Lee has something akin to a primal scream type meltdown over James Haskell: British & Irish Lion. He just about manages to pull himself together for the SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee & Josh continue the midweek so-called magic of the extra episode with the sole purpose of previewing the weekend Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro12 semi-finals. But of course they also veer off into player spotted territory, more #SeanHolleySongs and some grief laden chat about Chris Cornell.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee & Josh tell us what we learned from the European Finals weekend, take a look at Sean Holley's potential greatest hits, choose an unofficial Lions anthem, have a look at some heroically bad seasons around the country and to top it all there's some reminiscing about when Kenny Rogers sang to the England rugby team. All this plus the SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings. It's a cornucopia of rugby chatter and bluster.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A cheeky midweek preview pod for the upcoming European Champions and Challenge Cup finals, in which we become very worried about Billy Twelvetrees' wellbeing. But, as you know, there is no way we can keep it to on subject so there's also a chat about the Rugby World Cup 2019 pools draw and another installment of Sean Holley's baffling and equally compelling and repellent singing repertoire.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bloodandmudrugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices