The EggChasers Rugby Podcast

Tim is benched and Flats is elevated to first team duty in this mildly hungover special recorded in a hotel lobby in the States after a Premiership game in Philadelphia. LTBP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back down to earth with a bit of a thud...perhaps the try fest of last week was a bit of a one off...judging by some of the games this weekend - don't panic, we barely mention Sale Sharks!Domestic Rugby covered off, Rugby Championship internationals, injury prone rugby players and that report berating rugby's 'macho culture' - what do you think the boys will make of that?!? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JB and Phil are in studio and Tim dials in from the Eggchasers Shipping Container in Greece. We get very excited about Northern Hemisphere domestic rugby returning and talk through the brilliant games of the weekend including the WRWC and that Bledisloe match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crusaders win in Jo'burg against the LionsGloucester and Ospreys put under the microscopeEngland's training squadA strange request for DNA to be left everywhere by one club in particularSongs on the BusWomen's World Cup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exeter & Glasgow under the microscope.Some interesting players movements and rumours.Super Rugby, Sevens...and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue the summer period with two previews for the upcoming season: Dragons and London Irish. We have our usual wrap up of summer signings, rumours and speculation and we debate the new World Rugby Law changes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the frenetic Lions tour we take a slightly more laid back approach this week as we look ahead to the upcoming Aviva and Pro12 (Pro14?) seasons. We have one eye on the new stash announced and the other on a couple of brilliant listeners' reviews for Ulster and Leicester's respective chances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a wonderful game and a superb series. JB & Phil travel from all corners of the UK to be in the dungeon and Tim dials in from the Eggchasers Shipping Container which was based near enough to Eden Park to have an influence on Romain Poite. We dissect all of the action from this weekend's series decider including that card, the magnificent Kieran Read and whether the All Blacks are as good as people say. Phil has also prepared a little quiz to see if you've been paying attention... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The preview for the final test. Teams have been announced and the settled Lions face the "opposite of settled" All Blacks. JB and Phil are in studio and Cocker dials in from the Eggchasers Shipping Container TM (which occasionally suffered from some broadband issues...). JB tells us why the Lions are going to win, while the others two feel that an All Black victory is on the cards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The three boys digest the full reaction to Saturday's test match where the Lions were victorious against Kieran Read's All Blacks. We talk through the performance and the key decisions that Gatland has made in the build-up to the test. We also look at the potential Pro12 change to bring in the Cheetahs and Kings and give our take on the rest of this week's rugby news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A brief history of "Peak Te'o"In the wake of the abysmal 2015 World Cup for England, and after Eddie Jones had taken the reigns, the Eggchasers tried to look to the future and plot England's rise to success.Tim had seen Big Ben Te'o playing for Leinster and thought he had potential to do a job for England.JB laughed...a lot. Then Eddie Jones announced Ben Te'o in his wider England training squad. JB doubled-down and announced this as a flash in the pan and declared the now immortal line...."this is PEAK TE'O!". Every time Big Ben reached a new height we'd fire up the horns.The England wider squad became the England squad proper...became the England matchday squad...became a first cap...a first try...a Lions squad member...a Lions player...and NOW...a Lions Test Starter.Peak Te'o turned out to be up there with the highest height any British and Irish rugby union player can reach reach. The only place left for BBT to go is winning a Test series and the 2019 World Cup. That remains to be seen, but... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now the teams are announced the excitement is reaching peak levels and the boys are here to dissect the Lions' and All Blacks' test selections. We run through the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, predict the results and also plan a new gizmo to unleash on the market for Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scotland's fantastic win down under.England's young guns show up again with those Argentinian playboys.Wales won...on a Friday...conveniently for their players to make it to the Lions camp as reinforcements.Ireland's youngsters win in Ireland.There's some speculation (MORE speculation) over the Lions Test squad, a Tour Story and some more transfer news.SPECIAL OFFERS FOR EGGCHASERS:15% off Raging Bull Leisurewear - www.ragingbull.co.uk use EGG15 at checkout.Try Cornerstone Razors. A FREE engraved premium shaft AND £10 off your first order (meaning your first order AND free shaft) could be just £4! www.cornerstone.co.uk/eggchasers or EGG10 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We digest the brutal physical confrontation from the Lions' game against the Maori All Blacks. We discuss potential changes to the team for the first test, and JB coins a new catch phase "North Pole" (albeit a slightly outdated one). We also candidly discuss the introduction of some new Lions into the den... Reaction to all of the other games from this weekend will follow on Monday morning's usual podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another quick catch-up on the squad announcements this week. We take a detailed look at the Lions, Maori All Blacks and All Blacks squads and briefly mention England, Scotland and Wales. We also try to determine whether 11 pints the night before a game would affect performance. And discuss how you would test such a hypothesis... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys talk us through the Highlanders game with some undoubted positives for both teams, and some real negatives from the Lions. We specifically try to work out why none of the Lions players could catch the ball despite being on a plastic pitch indoors! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More reaction to a Lions win over the Crusaders.A Denny inspired England win in Argentina.A Finn Russell inspired Scotland winThe rest of the rugby AND some "strong and stable" suggestions for our Rugby Manifesto and a blinding Raging Bull Tour Story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JB and Phil slice and dice the Lions' latest performance, a 12-3 win against New Zealand's best Super Rugby team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back for a late night special (recorded post watershed) where they talk Dutch Women's Rugby and synthetic bells. They also cover the latest goings on in New Zealand, the other internationals, transfer news / rumours and see if another game can beat the legendary "Springbok or Nazi War Criminal". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first of the Lions Midweek Special Series sees the boys discuss the team announcement for the British and Irish Lions match up with the Provincial Barbarians. We talk team news, tactics and the delight/fiasco of the haka welcome for the squad. We also include some of the latest transfer news from the Northern Hemishpere, including what should Northampton do with all their Picamoles money?? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh oh ooooooh...ooooh ooooh oooooooh. What a moment for Exeter Chiefs. And Scarlett's. And RUGBY for that matter.From Steenson's giant clackers; Slade's drinking antics; Baxter's tears...it was a special day at HQ, and Tim has some extra detail you won't know about. There's a quiz AND a topical Election XV.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exeter and Wasps last gasp wins.A grovelling apology to Scarlet's.Big Billy Vunipola's heart-breaking withdrawal from the Lions...and enter DJ Haskell.JB steps up and organises a quiz; Phil has prepared a closer look at the New Zealand team with "Hey, What's Hippinun Bro" and Tim is disturbingly excited by Henry Slade's "cultured left boot". Let the Boys Play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saracens make it back to back European Cups with a win in Edinburgh. Chris Ashton inspires a "Love to Hate XV"; Big Billy's on for a Big Night; there's a European Cup Quiz to test your grey matter.Gloucester downed by Stade; Eddie's eyebrow raising England selection, and much more...including a brand new segment getting you ready for the Lions tour to New Zealand called "Hey, What's Hippunin Bro?".Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reaction to the dramatic finale in the Aviici Premiership.A look ahead to the European Finals.An Aviici Team of the Year.An End of Year Report.Rumour mill and transfer news.A game of Scott Quinnell Bingo.Pro 12 including Pienaar and Spratt being honoured.And hear how Phil ruined his car, why JB has hobbit feet and how Tim took #PeakTeo to new heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The penultimate round of regular season Aviici and Pro 12 games. Warren Gatland's pre Lions Twitter Q & A backfires. An NFL inspired Draft selection. Some transfer rumours. And a game called "Puma or Drug Lord" hits the spot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back and in high spirits this week after a feast of squad announcements and the outstanding Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals. We start at the quadrennial British and Irish squad selection before moving on to Eddie Jones' interesting England squad. We also dissect Saracens' and Clermont's victories over Irish opposition and Phil has a nice little quiz to entertain you all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like Pro 12 international players, we've been taking a long rest to get refreshed for the really important games...JB and Phil are back from their (separate) South African jaunts and Tim fresh from the USA...with stories to tell and rugby to talk about.Aviici Premiership, Pro 12, Top 14 and European Semi Final previews.Keep an eye out for a Lions reaction podcast on Wednesday night/Thursday AM.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We try to recreate the tension and atmosphere of the Lions selection by selecting our back line. Who gets the nod? Will it be a 2013-esque plane full of Welshman...plus Owen Farrell? Who are the nailed on men and who are the bolters? We lock the doors and don't let ourselves out until we agree. There's also a Lions quiz and a Raging Bull Tour Story that will make you yearn for the "good old days" of amateur Lions tours.Get it in your cauliflower ears! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We try to recreate the tension and atmosphere of the Lions selection by selecting our pack of forwards. Who gets the nod? We lock the doors and don't let ourselves out until we agree. There's also a Lions quiz and a Raging Bull Tour Story that will make you yearn for the "good old days" of amateur Lions tours.Get it in your cauliflower ears! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil has taken his statistics on a South African sabbatical, so friend of the pod and Sale Sharks lock Jonathan Mills joins us in the dungeon to chew over the weekends Aviici Premiership, Pro 12 and Super Rugby action, and give us his professional insight as we approach the business end of the season. As well as a game review we have a special quiz - JB as an avid Sale fan and alleged Welshman puts his knowledge to the test against Millsy. As a man who's played against the best of British, Millsy also picks HIS Lions locks, has a surprise plea to an international coach and reveals a secret nickname of one of his team-mates - has to be heard to be believed!Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim, JB and Phil were joined by over a hundred fellow eggchasers in Bucharest for our first live podcast. It's a wonder that we are even in a position to write this review. An epic visit to Bucharest, and Europe's Tier 2, is still ongoing.The final round of Six Nations, the Global Season and all kinds of other rugby based shenanigans are to be expected as well as a well lubricated live audience that brought more than a few surprises of their own! Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim, JB and Phil crawl back into the rugby dungeon to lavish praise on World Record squalling England and resurgent Wales. Where now for Scotland and Ireland? A game has been devised for the pod - "US Eagle or Lady Spread Eagled" - bas to be heard to be believed. And all the latest shenanigans ahead of our trip to Romania next weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mid week International Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

fantastic matches in the Aviici Premiership:Worcester striking a blow to Bristol's hopes of survival. And what do we make of the promotion/relegation/championship playoff route changes?Bath v Wasps - Will Kirtley Beale stay?Gloucester v Quins - Laurie Gone? Quins fight back.Exeter v Leicester - Mauger woes, Exeter excellent...BUT where has the cock-tap gone?!Big Billy V back for Sarries win at Newcastle.A quiz from JB on rugby's bad boys, Pro 12 and Superboomboom down under. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aviva (Aviici) PremiershipPro12SuperRugbyTransfers, RumoursA game of Rugby Social...and plenty more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim, JB and Phil reflect on another top weekend of Six Nations Rugby.Scotland reach an all time high World Ranking after a rare win against Wales. Howley having a howler?Alun Wynn Jones lacking leadership?Scotland mad to let Vern Cotter go?Ireland win against France's giant pack. Jonny Sexton is back (with his giant shoulder pads) and looking good as ever.Italy flummox England. Professor Venter and Connor O'Shea dream up a maverick way to ruffle England's feathers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England take on Italy.Ireland host FranceWales go to ScotlandMeaty match ups previewed by Tim, Phil and JB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There'll be a full preview of the Six Nations Round 3 coming your way on Wednesday in a Midweek International Podcast. Today, we focus on the battles in the Aviici Premiership and Pro12; look ahead to the start of the Super Rugby season with a Quiz and plenty more rugby guff besides. Enjoy, tell your mates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekly slice of rugby for your cauliflower ears! Ireland v England; France v Wales; Scotland v Italy. Another amazing weekend of rugby ahead in the #6Nations is previewed. Where will the games be won and lost. The weekend's #Pro12 and #AvivaPrem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did JD2 and Cuthbert blow it for Wales...or was it Daly magic? Eddie's England marches on as Wales push them close.Hogg almost a hero again as France's giant pack rumble Les blues to victory in Paris...with a Finn Russell brain fart thrown in for good measure.And Ireland dominate a piss poor Italy. How are the Lions contenders shaping up?What's happening in Tier 2's competition.A Quiz - "French Number 9 or a Cheese You Eat With Wine"?And "The Rugby Elevator" - dropping down the leagues with some of your news and shouts. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're looking for 6 Nations stuff...check our feed, we've already done that.This is the MIDWEEK DOMESTIC PODCAST, covering off all bases not ticked off from the weekend, transfer rumour mill and all the build up you need ahead of the Aviici Premiership this weekend. There's also some Rugby Clickbait and A "Love to Hate XV".Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.