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It’s the biggest of days for comedian and rugby fan Mike Bubbins - his ultimate hero, Sir Gareth Edwards, is dropping by the bar. For many, Gareth is the greatest rugby player the game has seen, but which players from other countries would he have loved to play with?

Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins are joined by former internationals Gwyn Jones, James Hook and Ken Owens to react to Wales' 45-12 defeat to South Africa and discuss Warren Gatland's future. Wales end the year with a record twelfth successive defeat and without a win in a calendar year for the first time since 1937.

Lauren Jenkins is joined by World Cup winner Francois Louw as well as two former Wales captains Ellis Jenkins and Ken Owens to discuss another busy week in Welsh rugby and preview the final game of the autumn campaign against the Springboks.

Comedian and rugby fanatic Mike Bubbins welcomes a legend of Welsh sport, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, to his bar to discuss her top five rugby memories. From a heartbreaking moment at the end of the seventies, to the day she borrowed a shirt from a spiky-haired super-star, Tanni’s selection is both fascinating and poignant.

Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins are joined by former Wales fly-halves James Hook and Elinor Snowsill to react to Wales' 52-20 loss to Australia and discuss Warren Gatland's future after an 11th straight defeat.

Lauren is joined by Alun Wyn Jones, Jamie Roberts and Tom Shanklin, who have almost 350 test caps between them to discuss the fallout following Wales’ defeat to Fiji and preview Sunday’s game against Australia, as Wales look to avoid setting the unenviable record of 11 consecutive defeats.

Comedian and rugby fanatic Mike Bubbins welcomes Wales legend Dan Biggar to his bar to pick his top five opponents. As a player Dan Biggar built a reputation as one of the fiercest competitors on the field, but who will he pick as his toughest rivals?

Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins speak with former Wales internationals Richie Rees and Siwan Lillicrap about Wales' defeat to Fiji - their 10th successive Test loss which equals the country's record losing international streak.

Lauren Jenkins is joined by Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies and Tom Shanklin to discuss the latest saga to hit the Welsh Rugby Union with it’s handling of contract negotiations with the women’s senior team, look ahead to Wales’ game against Fiji in the autumn internationals, and share their experiences of playing against the Fijians.

Gareth Rhys Owen sits down with Wales captain Dewi Lake ahead of the autumn internationals to discuss how Wales will play against three very different sides.

After a year out of the Wales squad, prop Nicky Smith is back in camp ahead of the Autumn internationals. Now plying his trade in the English Premiership with high-flying Leicester under head coach Michael Cheika, Smith catches up with Lauren Jenkins about what he's learned since the move.

Comedian and rugby fanatic Mike Bubbins welcomes Wales and British and Irish Lions legend Sam Warburton to his bar to discuss his all-time top five teammates. As a player who has played at the highest level, who will make the cut on Sam’s list? Expect some big surprises.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert discuss the fall-out after the Welsh Rugby Union are forced to apologise for its handling of contract negotiations with the senior women's side, react to Dai Flanagan's departure as Dragons head coach and look ahead to Wales v Fiji with ex-Fiji 7's coach Gareth Baber.

Lauren Jenkins is joined by Alex Cuthbert and Richie Rees to review the weekend’s URC results and discuss some of Warren Gatland's selection headaches ahead of the international break. Three of the four Welsh regions came away with wins as Cardiff pulled off a remarkable second-half comeback to beat Ulster, Scarlets continued their winning streak with a win over Zebre and Ospreys climbed off the bottom of the table after beating Edinburgh in Bridgend. Meanwhile, Dragons suffered a fifth consecutive loss after being beaten by Connacht.

Lauren Jenkins is joined by Alex Cuthbert, Ellis Jenkins and Ken Owens to dissect Warren Gatland’s selection following the announcement of Wales’ squad for the autumn and share their experiences playing on the international stage.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert sit down with Warren Gatland after the Wales head coach named his squad for the autumn internationals.

Wales back-row Aaron Wainwright recalls the heartache of being released by Cardiff City as a 16-year-old which signalled the end of his promising football career, but the start of his rugby journey.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins, Philippa Tuttiett and Ellis Jenkins meet up at Rodney Parade following Dragons defeat to Lions to look back at the URC's weekend action as well as Wales' WXV2 win over Japan. Dragons CEO Rhys Blumberg also joins the podcast to discuss reports of a WRU proposal to own a stake in all four Welsh regions.

Lauren Jenkins and former Wales internationals Alex Cuthbert and Jamie Roberts are joined by rugby player turned mountaineer Ed Jackson to chat about his incredible new film ‘The Mountain Within Me’ which documents his truly inspiring journey.

Christian Wade speaks with Scrum V about Louis Rees-Zammit and the Welshman's hopes of making a mark in the NFL. Gloucester wing Wade, who spent three seasons with Buffalo Bills, explains what Rees-Zammit must do to succeed at Jacksonville Jaguars.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert watch Gloucester train at Kingsholm and get the secrets to success from their in-form Welsh half-back pairing, Tomos Williams and Gareth Anscombe.

Lauren is joined by Jonathan Davies and two former Cardiff captains, Ellis Jenkins and Josh Turnbull to discuss retirements, comebacks, this weekend’s third round of the URC as well as also answering your questions.

Gareth Rhys Owen catches up with Taine Plumtree to talk about the Wales back row's rugby upbringing in South Africa and New Zealand, having a famous coach as a father and returning to the land of his birth.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert head to the Arms Park after Cardiff get the best possible start their season with back-to-back bonus point wins.They are joined by Cardiff Aled Davies and lock Josh McNally who reflect on the comeback win at Scarlets and look ahead to the visit of champions Glasgow.

Lauren is joined by Alex Cuthbert, Jamie Roberts and Ken Owens to discuss next Summer’s Lions tour to Australia, experiences of leadership, captaincy and look ahead to Round 2 of the URC.

Dan Biggar chats with Gareth Rhys Owen about the pressures of playing fly-half for Wales, the player strike threat of 2023 and his often detached relationship with Warren Gatland.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert look back at the results from the opening weekend of the United Rugby Championship, including Dragons' last-gasp win over Ospreys, Scarlets' gutsy draw at Benetton and Cardiff's home victory against Zebre.

Lauren Jenkins is joined by Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies and Scott Williams to recall tales of pre-season campaigns gone by and offer their take on the Welsh regions’ hopes ahead of a brand new United Rugby Championship campaign.

Gareth Rhys Owen catches up with Callum Sheedy ahead of his Cardiff debut. The Wales fly-half talks about his upbringing in Cardiff, his ten years at Bristol and his hopes and aspirations back at his hometown club.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins, Gareth Griffiths and Alex Cuthbert meet up to look ahead of the start of the 2024-25 United Rugby Championship season and assess the hopes of success for the four Welsh regions.

Lauren Jenkins and Gareth Griffiths are in the Wales camp in Brisbane ahead of the fixture against Queensland Reds there on Friday.

Gareth Rhys Owen and former Wales fly-half James Hook dissect Wales' 36-28 defeat to Australia in Melbourne which means Warren Gatland's side have now lost their last nine test matches.

Lauren Jenkins and Gareth Griffiths run the rule over the Wales side picked to face Australia in Melbourne on Saturday.

Lauren Jenkins and Gareth Griffiths are in Melbourne ahead of Wales' test against Australia there on Saturday and catch up with second row partners Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tshiunza.

Gareth Rhys Owen and former Wales fly-half James Hook review Wales' 25-16 defeat to Australia in Sydney and assess their hopes of turning things around before the second test in Melbourne next Saturday.

Scrum V's Lauren Jenkins and BBC Sport Wales rugby writer Gareth Griffiths run the rule over the Wales side picked for the first test against Australia in Sydney.

Scrum V's Lauren Jenkins and BBC Sport Wales rugby writer Gareth Griffiths meet up with the Wales squad in Sydney and speak with hooker Evan Lloyd ahead of the first test on Saturday. They also get the lowdown on the Wallabies with rugby writer Christy Doran.

Gareth Rhys Owen sits down with Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Abi Tierney and chair Richard Collier-Keywood following the announcement of the WRU's five-year plan for the future of the game in Wales.

Gareth Rhys Own, Lauren Jenkins and Philippa Tuttiett head into camp with Wales women ahead of their WXV play-off match against Spain. They also reflect further on Wales men's defeat to South Africa at Twickenham and assess their hopes ahead of the upcoming tour in Australia.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Richie Rees react to Wales' defeat to South Africa

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Wales wing Alex Cuthbert meet at the Wales team HQ to run the rule over the side named to take on World Champions South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.

Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins are joined by Wales wing Alex Cuthbert and BBC Sport Wales' rugby writer Gareth Griffiths to look back at the season for the Welsh regions. They pick their standout moments and select their key players as the 2023-24 season draws to a close for the Welsh sides.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and former Wales centre Tom Shanklin look at Wales' squad for their summer Tests against South Africa and Australia and discuss just how Ospreys qualified against the odds for the United Rugby Championship playoffs.

Former Wales captain Ken Owens joins Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert on the pod to discuss his retirement and his upcoming documentary, 'Ken Owens: Y Sheriff'.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert head to Cardiff City Stadium ahead of Judgement Day there and catch up with the head coaches of all four regions before the season proper finale.

Former Wales scrum-half and current Cardiff Rugby backs coach Richie Rees joins Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins to discuss victories over the weekend for Cardiff, Ospreys and Scarlets. They also run the rule over Nigel Walker's comments after the WRU CEO said cutting the number of regions from four to three is still a possibility.

Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe joins Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins to talk about his return from injury and his hopes of playing for Wales again ahead of joining Gloucester in the summer. Got a question for the podcast? Send them in to [email protected].

Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins head to Parc y Scarlets to chat with Jonathan Davies after he announced he is leaving the Scarlets. Head coach Dwayne Peel also joins to pay his tribute to a Scarlets great and reflects on a disappointing campaign. Got a question for the podcast? Send them in to [email protected].

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Philippa Tuttiett discuss what is needed for Wales to go from the wooden spoon to being Six Nations title contenders. They also speak with former Wales captain Ellis Jenkins after he announced he was retiring from rugby at the end of the season. Got a question for the podcast? Send them in to [email protected].

Gareth, Philippa Tuttiett and Siwan Lillicrap react to Wales' 22-20 victory over Italy.