The Rugby Pod

European Cup & World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio joins us to discuss Eddie Jones and England's autumn prospects, as well as talk us through some tales from his career and chat about the latest round of Champions Cup action. We talk Cipriani's sending off, fantastic Falcons, terrible Toulon, Wade winging his way to the NFL and much more... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ulster centre Darren Cave fills in for Goodey while he's away but the man himself phones in from Dubai to explain Wasps' drubbing at Leinster. We speak to Ireland skipper Rory Best about Ulster's Champions Cup hopes, his World Cup dream and tales from the Lions tour...and we catch up with the man who led Newcastle to victory in Toulon, Mark Wilson! All that plus the guys' take on Freddie's drop and the reactions to it, some tasty rumours and Round 1 in Europe wrapped up in the Goode, the Bad and the Ugly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Jim's back from Hong Kong with a tale to tell, we check in with Dan Robson to talk Wasps, England and receding hairlines and we catch up with Leinster prop Jack McGrath ahead of the start of their European title defence. All that, plus a look ahead to the Champions Cup, a couple of major rumours and your social media questions answered... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Marler’s back on the Pod, fresh from helping Harlequins win away for the first time for over a year, and reveals in depth why he has chosen to retire from international rugby. We hear how the conversation with Eddie Jones went, why he couldn’t keep going until the World Cup and much more. Plus, we catch up with Big Will Skelton to discuss Saracens’ meeting with Quins at the weekend and his Wallaby World Cup ambitions…and we answer some of your social media questions as well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The biggest name in the Guinness PRO14 John Cooney AKA George Clooney joins us to talk nicknames, scars and Ireland ambitions and we also catch up with Francois Hougaard to confirm what car he's driving around Worcester and find out how the Warriors won at Welford Road. There's also some strong views on Eddie Jones' England training squad, a few juicy transfer rumours and much more... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The concluding part in this week's two-part special is here! Ben Kay is with the guys in the studio, we catch up with Ed Jackson to find out how he's getting on after climbing Mont Buet and discuss the Rugby Championship and PRO14 action. Goodey and Jim answer some of your social media questions as well...tune in to discover who their smelliest team-mates were, which players they would and wouldn't invite round for dinner and much more... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's bumper episode comes to you in two parts as Ben Kay joins the guys in the studio...check out the first part to hear what the thinking was at board level behind Matt O'Connor's sacking at Leicester, listen to the guys disagreeing about the weekend's major talking point in Will Spencer's red card and find out what Wayne Barnes had to say about a urinal in New Zealand and a trip to Australia with Nigel Owens! And don't forget to check back tomorrow for Part 2... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Marler's back in the studio with Big Jim and Goodey discussing his disciplinary history and the strangest thing he's done on a rugby field, as well as talking through the weekend's action. And we speak to new Leicester Head Coach Geordan Murphy about a hectic seven days at Welford Road and how long he's likely to be in the job for. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss the issues at Leicester at length, as well as speaking to Ian Madigan about Bristol's triumphant return to the Premiership and Darren Cave about Ulster putting a season of woe behind them and beating Scarlets in Round 1...oh, and a certain Joe Marler calls in to reassure everyone he'll be back next week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back...the long summer wait is over and a new, big-name panel member joins Big Jim & Goodey in the studio...you don't want to miss it! We fill you in on what we've heard about Danny Cipriani's night out in Jersey and give our predictions for the coming season, including a surprise pick for the top four...all that plus much, much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calling all Superfans. Like Goodey's belly, The Rugby Pod is getting bigger. We love producing the Podcast and hopefully, you've enjoyed the stories and laughs over the last two seasons. We want to produce more content for you, set up our own studio with a built-in melted wheelie bin and weird fish tank, get more big guests on the Pod, organise more live shows across the UK & Ireland and do some live match commentary. With your help, we can do this and lots more. Become a Superfan today and help the Pod reach new highs (and lows) and in return, we'll give you a lot more entertainment. Visit https://www.patreon.com/therugbypod for more info See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're going out with a bang for the final Pod of the 2017/18 season...Jamie George joins us to discuss England's tour to South Africa and his 37-game season and we assess Ireland, Wales and Scotland's summer tours, as well as analysing where it's all gone wrong for England and what victory in the third Test told us. All that plus plenty of refereeing controversies, your social media questions answered and the final Goode, Bad & Ugly of the season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Schalk Brits joins us to explain how he went from sipping mojitos to coming out of retirement for the Springboks. South Africa's World Cup winning hero from 1995 Joel Stransky also joins the Pod to compare that historic occasion 23 years ago to Saturday when Siya Kolisi led out the Boks. Plus, we discuss Ireland in Australia, the refereeing in New Zealand v France, look ahead to all of the second Tests and much more... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Premiership winning skipper Brad Barritt joins us straight from the golf course to talk Saracens' celebrations, what turned the season around and the keys to the culture at the club. Plus, we discuss Chris Robshaw, George Ford and England's failures, analyse the new 'nipple tackle' law trial and share a few juicy rumours. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Man of the moment Tadhg Beirne joins us to discuss his first Ireland call-up, reaching the PRO14 final, Scotstoun scars, delivering pizza to Sean Cronin and much more. We preview the PRO14 and Premiership finals, look at Paul Gustard's appointment at Quins and get the lowdown from Goodey after his visit to England training. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leinster & Ireland legend Jamie Heaslip joins us to talk us through his former side's Champions Cup final triumph and tell us about his plans for the future, while the man who fired Newcastle to the play-offs Ally Hogg is also on the line to preview the Premiership semi-finals...oh, and Andy Rowe takes his punishment like a man (or a cat)! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Man of the moment Matt Banahan joins us to discuss the hat-trick that took him to 100 tries for Bath and his team into the Champions Cup, as well as revealing the circumstances surrounding his move to Gloucester, while Wayne Barnes talks us through his preparations for the Champions Cup final and what it was like to referee Jim and Goodey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We catch up with Newcastle head coach Dave Walder and Joel 'The Flipper' Hodgson to hear about their success in reaching the play-offs and how Niki Goneva is the Mo Salah of rugby. Oh, and Goodey's got the call up from Deano to solve the Falcons' fly half crisis and is joining the board at Tigers too! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Jim and Goodey wax lyrical about Leinster and we hear from not one but two of the side that beat the Scarlets on how impressive a coach Stuart Lancaster is, what makes him so good and how epic the party was in Johnny Sexton's wine cellar after the game! We also discuss Racing v Munster, Dylan Hartley, Rob Horne, Brad Shields and much more... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Jim's best mate is back! Joe Marler joins us to fill us in on the fallout from John Kingston's departure and where Quins' season has gone wrong. We also discuss the Bristols Barebacks and whether any other clubs could follow suit in rebranding and we preview the Champions Cup semi-finals. All that plus a bit of decent transfer gossip in the Rumour Mill. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are back from Hong Kong with stories to tell as they head straight from the plane to the studio on Monday lunchtime and Goodey predicts John Kingston's departure from Quins a few hours before it happens, while Jim throws Nick Kennedy's hat into the ring! We catch up with Ed Jackson to hear all about his remarkable trek up Snowdon and Mike Haley joins us to discuss Sale's play-off chances, his move to Munster and his Ireland ambitions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We dissect all of the Champions Cup quarter-finals as Goodey addresses the power of the PRO14, Jim tells us how he was blanked by Stuart Lancaster in Dublin and it's bring your kids to work day on Easter Monday as Jim's son JJ pops in for a brief cameo! All that plus a few decent whispers in The Rumour Mill and the week rounded up in The Goode, The Bad and The Ugly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Schalk Brits joins us to preview Saracens' trip to Leinster and says they've got a few things up their sleeves and will be bringing pressure that the Irish province haven't experienced yet this season. He also tells us of his plans to play in the Varsity match after retiring. We round up all the weekend's action, preview the other Champions Cup quarter-finals, answer a few of your social media questions and tie up the week in rugby with the Goode, the Bad and the Ugly as well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're having a Six Nations after party and everyone's invited! Join Big Jim, Goodey, James Haskell, John Barclay, Jamie Roberts, Chris Ashton, Martin Castrogiovanni and Grand Slam winner Jordi Murphy to discuss every team's performance and much more...it's big and you don't want to miss it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Goodey dials in from the all you can eat buffet in Dubai to call for the head of George Ford, while Irishman Brendan Macken stands in for him in the studio to discuss the men in green’s title triumph and the prospects of making it the best St Patrick’s Day ever by sealing a Grand Slam at Twickenham on Saturday. Oh…and there a couple of ‘special guest appearances’ 😉 in the studio! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Six Nations’ leading try scorer Jacob ‘The Mountain Goat’ Stockdale joins us to discuss his rapid rise to international success and Ireland’s Grand Slam chances. Goodey lists the changes Eddie Jones needs to make to get England back on track, Jim comes to George North’s defence, Nili Latu’s bush shocks everyone and much, much more… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Jim’s got a rival for the title of King of Scotland…we speak to one of the country’s heroes from the weekend’s game against England, Finn Russell. He talks us through that pass, the criticism he took in the build-up, the night out afterwards and what colour Lamborghini he’s getting when he moves to Paris. Goodey and Jim have their own tales to tell from Edinburgh too and we round up the other Six Nations and Premiership action as well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Jim’s back from having a whale of a time in Dubai with tales to tell and a rap of his own to rival Alex Corbisiero’s from last week! Alasdair Strokosch joins us to reminisce about the last time Scotland beat England a decade ago, we round up the weekend’s club rugby and look ahead to this weekend’s Six Nations action. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Corbisiero joins us in the studio to spit some bars and get Goodey rapping…as well as discuss all of the weekend’s action. We speak to former Wales international James Hook about Rhys Patchell’s performance and Big Jim calls in from Dubes to hail Scotland’s saviour Greig Laidlaw! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Johnny Sexton's massive cojones and the drop goal that'll never be bettered to Scotland's shellacking and Big Jim having shoes thrown at him in Cardiff, we dissect the opening weekend of the Six Nations and have a chat with former British and Irish Lion and Grand Slam winner with Ireland Stephen Ferris before looking ahead to next week's games. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paddy Wallace, Shane Williams, Doddie Weir and Nick Easter all join us to build up to the opening weekend of the Six Nations and discuss all of the home nations' chances this year. Goodey and Jim give their predictions, give us the lowdown on new Saints boss Chris Boyd and let a few rumours slip as well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We catch up with Saracens skipper Brad Barritt on a Tiki Tonga coffee fact-finding mission in the Maldives to talk about what it was like waiting to see if they would make it through to the quarter-finals. We also round up all of the Champions Cup action, discuss Rob Howley featuring in The Horse Riding Times, Dylan Hartley on roller blades, Dan Cole the human penknife and much more... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We check in with former Scotland international and now Dancing On Ice's biggest star Max Evans, as well as discussing Bath, Wasps and Saracens' failures, championing Stephen Jones for the Wales job and reeling off a host of new rumours! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Youngs joins the guys to discuss England's Brighton training camp and Leicester's struggles, as well as reminiscing about the good old days when he shared a changing room with Andy and Jim! Bernard Jackman also joins us to talk about the new Dragons documentary and Jim tells us how he took over the Andy Goode suite at the Ricoh Arena as Sarries beat Wasps. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are back to wish you a Happy New Year and Jim's just glad to be out of the house! We discuss the rise of Gloucester and the fall of Leicester with special guests Charlie Sharples and Geordan Murphy, Jim talks us through Alan 'Dean' Gaffney taking over at Northampton and we chat about the key festive fixtures. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Tom Varndell in the bath to Harry Ellis in Chile, Titti von Tramp in Belfast to Kelly Brown in Barcelona and Danny Cipriani in David Haye’s gym to Joe Marler on the blower, we pick out just a few of the highlights from 2017 on the Rugby Pod. We’ll be back for many more in 2018 and don’t forget to tell your friends and give us a review if you want to see Goodey and Jim turning out for Old Pisspoorians before the end of the season! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We catch up with the hero from Clermont’s second victory over Saracens in less than a week, Scott Spedding, Jim tells us all about his night out in Le Frog while he was over there for the game and we get into the festive spirit with a bit of secret santa…some are happier with their presents than others! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim's finally made it up to London after being snowed in for three days on his country estate. The lads cover all the usual gossip, news and rumours and we chat with Saints and England fullback Ben Foden about Jim Mallinder's departure. There's news on the next few live shows as well as an update on our race to an Xmas Number 1! Enjoy and please leave a review and give it a share! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As well as discussing the week's major talking points, the self-proclaimed 'Archbishop of Banterbury' himself James Haskell joins us to reveal all on Eddie Jones' visit to his house, the fun and games on the Lions tour and what the future has in store for him when his contract ends in the summer...oh, and what kind of wiper he is! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We reveal the results of our national survey and announce the first few dates of the Pod’s world tour before talking Ireland, Lions tours, Devin Toner and Joe Schmidt’s cats with Jamie Heaslip and hearing from Samoa skipper Chris Vui on the England game and the cash and politics surrounding it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scotland scrum half Ali Price joins the guys to discuss what might have been against the All Blacks and an emotional night at Murrayfield, while Wales and referees cop some more flak, the rumour mill goes into overdrive and Jim wants to know about your bathroom habits! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Billy Vunipola joins the boys to talk rehab, how to solve the Pacific Islands' problems and what Jim was really like at Sarries. And, we analyse the autumn internationals and discuss how Joe Schmidt and his cats have worked wonders with Ireland! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s on…we’ve finally tracked down Joe Marler to settle his beef with Big Jim! Amid the trash talk and big fight negotiations, he reveals the extent of the issues with Marland Yarde at Quins, talks about his ‘8-week stag do’ on the Lions tour and admits his devastation at missing the chance to pile into Wales in a training session. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don Armand joins us to discuss his England omission, the pursuit of Joe Marler continues, Marland Yarde gets the ugly and Jim reveals all on his international retirement and the bust-up with Stern Vern! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exeter scrum half Nic White joins us to discuss the epic win away at his old club Montpellier, life in Devon and that famous Chiefs initiation. Meanwhile, we celebrate the arrival of Goodey’s twins and talk drugs in Scotland, missing Marland and Stuart Hogg’s helmet! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Filthy XV skipper Luke Narraway joins us to discuss drinking from the hot tap & reveal all on Goodey's sudden departure from London Irish, while Ryan Lamb calls in to talk life in La Rochelle & their Champions Cup success over Quins. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘Jungle Jim’ reveals his latest brush with showbiz! He also compares himself to Tom Hardy, discusses going full Covskin on Chris Ashton and tells us a special story at the end of the show, while Danny Cipriani calls in for a chat with the guys from David Haye’s training camp. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Jim's got big news this week! Goodey's Wasps curse continues, we're joined by a guest superfan and Ed Slater calls in to discuss Gloucester's record defeat, Johan Ackermann and his sudden switch from Tigers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh from our live Pod in Fulham, the lads are back in studio and Jim is fired up. Quins and Goodey's gut are in his firing line. Ed Jackson joins the pod to tell his inspiring story about his rehab from a broken neck and chat to to the lads. Some massive transfer news in the rumour mill and all the usual chat including the Goode, the bad and ugly. Enjoy and as always, please give it a share See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim's back with tales from Four Floors and Jamie George joins us to talk Philly, Lions, season length & more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices