The Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective

Pod legend Jamie Wall is back, and we've given him the game he really wanted: Spain's big 40-point win over Samoa. We dissect Simon Mannix's playing career, the realities of getting pelted in the front row and learn a secret claim to fame from Jamie.Thanks as always to Jamie (@JamieWall2 on Twitter, @JamieWall22 on Instagram) for joining us. Jamie is permanently working on exciting projects covering rugby in New Zealand (now also on RNZ), so make sure to check his work out.Theme music produced by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's rugby time! France take on South Africa in the 2014 World Cup! We give you a brief history of women's rugby in South Africa, amongst a quick glaze of an all-timer (in terms of vibes at least) French team, as well as a critical analysis of hit rugby drinking song "Jesus Can't Play Rugby".Theme music is a remix of "World In Union", produced by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back, and this time to discuss a game that took place at French Rugby's headquarters! We talk Stephen Luatua lore, quidditch, multi-sport athletes and a little bit about a game between Canada and Samoa.Intro music is a remix of World In Union produced by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rugby journalist/author/columnist/presenter Jessica Hayden joins us to watch Spain take on the team she knows better than anyone: the Red Roses! We get Jess' backstory, including how she accidentally started her rugby career. We also discuss Gary Lineker's niece, sassy Spanish coaches and an England player who hunts burglars.Thanks so much to Jess (@jesshaydenrugby on Instagram, @_JessHayden on Twitter) for joining us and sharing her knowledge. If you're interested in more of what you heard, please check out her work with Contested (@ContestedApp), and give her book "The Red Roses" a read - it's excellent and well worth your time.Link to Gary Street's fundraiser as mentioned by Jess: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/WRWC2014-garystreet?utm_term=weQZPD3WE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a regular feature of this podcast, Draft Rugby's Harry and Nelson Dale join us to discuss the Wallaroos hammering someone. And this time it's.... Wales. We discuss our in-person meeting, the story of Lyon, David Campese and checkers.You can follow Draft Rugby online at @DraftRugby, or the Dales individually at @Nelsonhdale and @harrisondale88. The lads claim they'll start recording podcasts again, at some point. But in the meantime, drop them a follow!Theme tune remixed by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rugby writer Matt Merritt is our guest today, as we watch the opening game for a legendary England team. Whilst we're there, we discuss Matt's tips for getting free beer, the Tweenies, Jerry Collins' three sisters and an England player with a number one single.Theme tune remixed by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julia Singer AKA Rugby Julia joins us to watch her beloved US Eagles hammer a battling Kazakhstan side. Amongst a critical analysis of the state of Twitter, we dissect Julia's choice to adopt Wales as her second team, discover more inspiring stories and assess Siya Kolisi's career prospects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Wales winger Philippa Tuttiett joins us (!!!) to provide actual insight and analysis on the pod talk about Wales' pre-World Cup prep, hair, and nutmegs.Thanks so much to Philippa (@PhilippaTuttiett) for giving us her time, as well as so much quality insight. She has a brilliant new PWR-themed podcast with Nick Heath (previous guest of the podcast and all-round diamond of a man) named The Power Pod (@thepowerpod_ on Instagram). Please give them a listen for more great chat about women's rugby.Theme tune mixed by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a big week for Irish rugby, it's time to talk about the opening game of an era-defining World Cup campaign for them! As well as their win over the USA, we discuss Netflix series YOU, James Bond, Kilimanjaro and many many other relevant topics.Theme music is a remix of "World in Union" by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for the Wallaroos and the Springboks! We go in depth on a game of two halves, that felt more like a game of one half. In the meantime, we talk Tarantino, Oasis, language and the bizarre stories of some Australian rugby legends.Theme tune is a remix of World In Union by Davoli. Check out his album "Notes For A New Year" on all good streaming platforms. Sound of the summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We carry on our celebration of the 2014 World Cup, as we watch Canada's 31... 5? win over Spain. Who knows, we're still not sure about Schrodinger's Conversion. We talk about nothing other than the game, so don't worry about that.The theme music for this is a new version of "World In Union", remixed by Davoli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kick off the 2014 World Cup with the Black Ferns' crushing of Kazakhstan. We dig into the history of rugby in Kazakhstan, discover a new cult hero and briefly mention the other team that were playing, I guess.Bear with us, we should have a fun new theme tune next week! For now, enjoy the absolute belter that is the Kazakhstan national anthem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Woah! We're FINALLY back! And for the first time ever, we're focusing on a women's World Cup! Join Robbie (@SquidgyGoat) and Will (@Will_Owen9) as we (@SquidgeRugby) attempt to cycle through the entire 2014 Rugby World Cup, with an episode reacting to each game. In this week's episode, we set the scene on this World Cup, the history of women's rugby, our relationship with the sport and our expectations for the series ahead.And yes, we still find a way to talk about Yionel Beauxis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We bring down the curtain on the 2007 series with our awards ceremony: team of the tournament, players of the tournament, dicks of the tournament and tries of the tournament. We also tell a few funny stories and tell all about our next plans for the podcast... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's back! We once again take it in turns to pick players for our dream Rugby World Cup XVs. Last time Robbie was in luck as he took Superboot in the first round, who will take the big boys this time?Theme tune is Allez Allez/La Pena Baiona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final, at long last! We analyse South Africa's day, as they lift the trophy for the second time. We also rank the trophy lifts, play hot take tennis and dissect Jonny Wilkinson's music tastes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blood & Mud's Josh Gardner once again joins us to discuss his favourite aspect of rugby: the bronze final. We discuss Rugby 08, Bernard Laporte and Radiohead's In Rainbows at length.Thanks to Josh (@joshgardner) for joining us. You all listen to the Blood & Mud podcast already, but you can find him on there every week on all good podcast apps.Theme music is Allez Allez (La Pena Baiona). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RugbyBits' Thala Msutu joins us to relive his favourite Springbok team of all time's semi-final victory over Argentina. Meanwhile, we talk John Travolta, Beat Poetry, Steve Walsh and who was slow in the turn.Thanks to Thala (@ThalaMsutu77 on Twitter) for joining us. He's an excellent follow, and a passionate & knowledgeable rugby lover. The RugbyBits pod (@RugbyBits) is available on all good podcast providers.The theme tune is once again Allez Allez/La Pena Baiona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's semi final time, as England edge out France in a cagey encounter. We talk romcoms, coins, Charles Dance and Neil Young in the meantime.Theme tune is La Pena Baiona aka Allez Allez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rugby YouTuber Riaan Louw joins us to look over the last Quarter Final, as South Africa get the better of Fiji. We discuss Riaan's channel, his origin story, Jaque Fourie, Russian commentators and IMDb.Thanks to Riaan (@Ringo26 on Twitter) for joining us. Please go and visit his YouTube channel, you'll absolutely love it.Theme tune is still Allez Allez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We move onto the third quarter final, as Argentina wash Scotland away. We talk about Pele, public wifi and personal pseudonyms.Theme tune for this episode is Allez Allez / La Pena Baiona. What a belter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a big one today. We watch one of the most well-documented games in the history of the Rugby World Cup, and analyse all of the talking points: the Haka, the pass, the Dusautoir performance, the game management... everything. We hope you enjoy.The theme tune for this episode is Allez Allez again because it straight up bangs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've made it to the first quarter final of the 2007 series, as England edge Australia in a dramatic encounter. We talk about Marseille, Mick Morgan and Masterchef along the way.The theme tune for this episode is Bayonne's chant "La Pena Baiona" (AKA Allez Allez) and basically it's such a massive banger it might just be the theme tune for this series now lol Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! We're finally back! To watch back the final pool game of 2007! Argentina knock Ireland out, but instead we discuss French bangers, Gus Pichot's fashion sense and the NHS.Thanks for your patience, and sorry it's taken us so long to get back to this. We've missed it!The theme music for this episode is Bayonne's chant "La Pena Baiona" (aka Allez Allez), as discussed in the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We reflect on Wales' quarter final loss to Argentina Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we wrap up a bunch o' games from the last round of pool action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take an hour to get hyped about Portugal's incredible upset win over Fiji. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sorry it's late - but here's a roundup of (most of) the rest of last weekend's games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we talk about Namibia vs Uruguay and Australia vs Portugal. The other pool games from last weekend will be with you soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we talk about Wales' massive win over Australia, and touch upon Scotland's victory over Tonga. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss England vs Chile, Argentina vs Samoa and Portugal vs Georgia from the 2023 World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robbie/Squidge/Whatever you want to call him and Will deliver their on-the-whistle thoughts on Ireland's huge pool stage win over South Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dupont. France. Uruguay. Italy. Namibia. And rugby rugby RUGBY. Please enjoy some nice words from two tired folk freshly arrived in Lyon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we discuss Fiji's historic win over Australia.#3 on last week's games is still in progress - apologies for the wait! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ignore the bit where we refer to yesterday's episode. We still haven't recorded it. Logistics are hard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The greatest team in the world played the greatest team of all time. We report, pontificate, and eulogise from Toulouse at 2am. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first Rugby World Cup 2023 roundup is here, and we discuss the following games:France vs New ZealandItaly vs NamibiaIreland vs RomaniaAustralia vs GeorgiaEngland vs Argentina Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legendary commentator and former USA 7s international Dallen Stanford joins us to watch his two adopted nations go head to head. We discuss commentary one-liners, what it's like to tackle Schalk Burger, Waisale Serevi anecdotes and Takudzwa Ngwenya's wonder try.Thanks to Dallen (@Dallen_Stanford on Twitter) for joining us. He's well worth a follow, and you can hear him on various games on the World Feed for the 2023 World Cup!We'll be pausing 2007 for a little while now as 2023 kicks off, but stay tuned for updates on the Squidge Rugby World Cup Contemporary... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Yionel time. Forget anything else, we're here to talk about Lionel Beauxis. And more specifically, we're here to talk about his performance against Georgia in 2007. Join us as we worship our king.The theme music for this episode is a sample of the 2007 version of "World In Union". And yes, we recorded this before Romain Ntamack was ruled out of the 2023 World Cup. :( Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the big one. Robbie (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) of the Squidge Rugby YouTube channel both watch Wales' infamous 2007 group stage exit at the hands of Fiji, for the first time ever. We talk about everything from coffee tables, to car parks, to camera angles.The theme music for this episode is a sample of "Industrial Revolution Part 2", the official theme tune of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.This is a very long episode, so here are some time stamps if you want to break it up:00:00 Build up / Context / Teams46:45 First half kicks off1:48:00 Second half2:24:10 Full time reaction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're hurtling towards the end of the group stage as we watch Scotland edge out Italy in a tight match. We also talk about detectives, nutrition, bouncy castles and Ramiro Pez.The theme tune for this episode is a sample of the 2007 version of "World In Union". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss a rare fixture in rugby as Australia are just too good for a spirited Canada side. We discuss chants, lawn bowls, amateurism and the incredible Rick Suggitt.The theme music for this episode is a sample of "Industrial Revolution Part 2", the official theme tune of the 2007 World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pod favourite Jamie Wall is back to watch a memorable game between the All Blacks and Romania. In the meantime, we analyse opening titles, Afrikaans folk music and more rugby values.The theme music for this episode is a sample of the 2007 version of "World In Union". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's rugby time! Or is it? We get philosophical as we question what a real rugby player is, and do a rugby quiz! Meanwhile we watch Samoa vs the USA from 2007, and discover a new cult hero. But more importantly, what is a rugby pitch?The theme tune for this episode is a sample of the 2007 version of "World In Union". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We say goodbye to one of the all time great Tonga teams as they are edged out by England. In the process, we discuss fake rugby players, Rugby Challenge, Faao Filise and the Sipi Tau.The theme music for this episode is a sample of the 2007 version of "World In Union". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look back on Georgia's first ever Rugby World Cup win as they down Namibia, who are playing their last game of the tournament. We talk corruption, bull fighting and Witbooi.The theme music for this episode is a sample of the 2007 version of "World In Union". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another two teams' "world cup final" as Romania take on Portugal, who are playing their final game of the tournament. We find time to talk Mission Impossible, fish and Donald Glover.The theme music for this episode is a sample of "Industrial Revolution Part 2" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a big one. We move onto, in our eyes, the unofficial fifth quarter final, as Japan and Canada partake in one of the most evenly matched games of rugby you'll ever see. We passionately talk about Tier 2 rugby, Mongolian wrestling, moose and the Matsuka Generation.The theme music for this episode is a sample of "Industrial Revolution Part 2", the official theme tune of the 2007 World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pod regular Rhiannon Garth Jones returns to discuss Scotland playing something that is allegedly supposed to be "rugby". We talk languages, kit clashes and play another game of Nikki Walker World Cup.Thanks to Rhiannon (@rhigarthjones) for joining us once more. The theme music for this episode is a sample of "Industrial Revolution Part 2", the official theme tune of the 2007 World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Rugby Reg" himself joins us to revisit the Wallabies' 55-12 thrashing of Fiji. We talk about Eddie Jones, the history of Australian rugby, and most importantly, Superboot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.