About this podcast
Rugby Union Weekly is presented by Ugo Monye, Chris Jones and Danny Care. Between the bickering and tangents they'll bring you special guests and cover the biggest stories in the game. Get in touch with the pod via 5 Live Sport on social media or email [email protected], and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews!
Episodes
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- Ford on selection, All Blacks aura & Eddie’s back · 1 h 8 minChris and Ugo look ahead to round five of the Nations Championship. Can South Africa win in Paris again? How will the great Antoine Dupont perform at fly-half? England have made…
- Nations Pod: Scotland’s All Blacks problem · 1 h 5 minWhy can’t Scotland beat the All Blacks? Chris, GRO and Tom pick through a second-half collapse at Murrayfield and ask whether the opening weekend of the Nations Championship…
- England ease to victory over Australia · 47 minEngland restarted their Nations Championship campaign in a dominant and energetic fashion as they beat Australia 45-22. Chris, Ashy and Paul Grayson give their instant reaction…
- George & Itoje rally around Borthwick before Wallabies clash · 53 minHear from a passionate Jamie George and Maro Itoje, who dismiss reports claiming the England players were unhappy with Steve Borthwick's leadership in the summer. They tell Chris…
- Nations Pod: Where are the home nations at? · 1 h 4 minThe Nations Pod is back for the autumn! Chris, GRO and Tom look ahead to the Nations Championship and assess where the Home Nations stand heading into a crucial November. Just…
- Can England afford to lose to Australia? · 58 minThe southern hemisphere teams are in town as the Nations Championship resumes this weekend. Which of the home nations has the most to prove this autumn? Danny, Ashy and Ugo look…
- Shaun Edwards and what next for the Red Roses? · 1 h 2 minSara Orchard and Ugo Monye are joined by former Scotland captain Lisa Martin to look back on the WXV Global Series, asking what next for England after losing their long unbeaten…
- Back In England Camp · 47 minChris is in the England camp to speak to two of the headline selections in Steve Borthwick's squad. Joe Marchant reflects on winning a recall after three years away, and tells us…
- England’s World Cup thinking and the rotation gamble · 1 h 7 minAre England picking for now or the World Cup? Ugo, Chris and Ashy debate Steve Borthwick’s latest squad, the big omissions and the new faces pushing for a place. Plus, are Bath…
- Power Struggle · 1 h 1 minDanny, Ashy and Chris reflect on a sombre opening weekend of the Champions Cup following the death of Lions and former Sale lock Hyron Andrews. They assess a chastening start for…
- The Champions Cup Is Back: Conan, Big Will Skelton & More · 1 h 6 minAshy and Sara are at the Champions Cup launch speaking to a host of big names ahead of the opening round. Jack Conan reflects on the heartbreak of losing another final and the…
- Can a steak be too buttery? · 58 minCan you ever have too many tries? Can a steak be too buttery? Ugo, Danny and Chris tackle all the big topics on this week’s pod after another try-fest at the Gardens. We try to…
- Peter O'Mahony: How Schmidt changed me, World Cup pain & the cost of success · 53 minIrish rugby legend Peter O’Mahony joins Danny and Sara for a special episode reflecting on his extraordinary career. We discuss World Cup heartbreaks, Six Nations success, and…
- Venter’s Vintage · 1 h 1 minUgo, Ashy and Danny raise a glass to Brendan Venter’s short stint as Saracens’ wine consultant and review round two of the Prem. Venter finally spoke to the media, but was it…
- Lions Women's special: Yapp & Hansen on innovation & making history · 27 minSara Orchard sits-down with two of the biggest names in women's rugby, Lions Women's head coach Jo Yapp and New Zealand women's head coach Whitney Hansen. A year out from the…
- The Prem returns: Away wins, tries & the Welsh invasion · 58 minThere were 52 tries, four away wins and three hat-tricks as the Prem returned after its long summer break. Ashy, Ugo and Chris discuss who made the biggest statement on the…
- Harrison's last-gasp try seals dramatic England win · 28 minZoe Harrison is on the Rugby Union Weekly after she scored a last-gasp intercept try as England defeated New Zealand at Twickenham. World Cup winner Kat Merchant joins Sara…
- Red Roses Special: The Edwards Effect & Black Ferns Rivalry · 59 minUgo and Sara are inside the Red Roses camp ahead of their showdown with the Black Ferns at Twickenham. What makes this the biggest rivalry in the women’s game? They chat to head…
- Prem season predictions & Edwards joins England · 1 h 7 minWho will be crowned champions? Who will be the four teams in the play-offs? Who will be named player of the season? Who was voted the best finisher in the league? These are just…
- Prem Players Special: Fin Smith, LRZ, JVP & more! · 1 h 12 minWe have a bumper pod for you ahead of the new season, as Chris and Ashy chat to some of the biggest stars in the Prem. First up is England fly-half Fin Smith, who tells us he…
- Brilliant Boks and Six Nations Stateside? · 54 minAfter South Africa crushed the All Blacks to seal a 3-1 victory in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, Ugo, Danny and Chris debate how you beat the Boks, and if anyone can stop them…
- Conor O'Shea: Borthwick's contract, overseas rule & Red Roses · 1 h 0 minUgo and Chris sit down with the RFU performance director Conor O’Shea for a wide-ranging conversation about the big issues shaping English rugby. O’Shea reveals they plan to…
- Lawes, Morgan & Quirke: The New Signings · 1 h 10 minThe big-name guests keep on coming on the pod as we continue our build-up to the new season. On this episode Chris and Ashy chat to four players who have made big moves over the…
- We’re back with Itoje, Russell & Janse van Rensburg! · 1 h 8 minThe pod is back after the summer break and we have three big-name guests to kick off the new season. Chris and Ashy chat to Maro Itoje who reflects on being rested by England…
- Have we learnt anything from the Nations Championship? · 58 minIt’s a full house on the pod this week as Ugo, Danny, Ashy and Chris bring the curtain down on the summer window of the Nation’s Championship. There is plenty of fallout from…
- Late TMO drama as 13-man England beat Argentina · 30 minSara, Ashy and Matt Dawson bring you reaction to crazy night Santiago del Estero as England hang on to beat Argentina. But should Bautista Delguy's last-minute try have stood?…
- The Nations Pod · 53 minChris, Tom and GRO preview the final round of the Nation’s Championship this summer. Can Sam Prendergast cement his position as Ireland's number one fly-half as Andy Farrell's…
- Nations Championship: Tries and tribulations · 1 h 2 minDanny, Ashy and Chris look back at round two of the Nation’s Championship with the north and south both on six wins each. Scotland scored four tries and pushed the Boks all the…
- Pollock hat-trick helps England end losing run · 42 minAshy and Chris bring you instant reaction from the Hill Dickinson stadium as England thrashed Fiji in Liverpool to end their five-match unbeaten run. But what are the positives…
- Slade takes centre stage against Fiji · 55 minAshy and Chris go inside the England camp ahead of the must-win Test against Fiji. After the defeat at Ellis Park, Ashy quizzes skipper Jamie George on the England gameplan…
- The Nations Pod: Stick to Egg-Chasing · 1 h 5 minFresh from his jaunt following Scotland in the World Cup, Tom joins Gareth and Chris to unpick the big talking points from the weekend and look ahead to the second round of the…
- Musings from the Nations Championship · 1 h 2 minWhat did we learn from the opening weekend of the Nations Championship? Ashy, Ugo and Danny look back on a dramatic first round of fixtures and ahead to what next weekend has in…
- England blitzed and bossed by the Boks · 41 minChris and Grays are at Ellis Park to react to England’s comprehensive defeat by world champions South Africa. After an early Boks blitz, England fought back to make it close at…
- The Nations Championship is here! · 37 minChris and Paul Grayson take you through the opening round of the Nations Championship as the north v south battles begin. Chris heads to Ellis Park and catches up with England’s…
- England team and the best Boks ever? · 51 minChris and Paul Grayson react to the England team to face South Africa. George Furbank gets a first start for nearly two years while Henry Pollock is on the bench. We head inside…
- In Jo’burg with Sir Kev · 39 minChris and Paul Grayson are in Johannesburg ahead of England’s huge Nations Championship opener against South Africa. They are joined by the sport’s newest knight, Sir Kevin…
- Nations Championship: Good for the game? · 1 h 2 minThe inaugural Nation's Championship is here, but are fans actually excited about it? Do they even understand the format? Chris, Danny and Ashy dig into the new competition, the…
- Final Thoughts and the England Squad · 1 h 4 minDid the new Prem champions, Northampton, make a mistake by letting George Furbank leave? And has Steve Borthwick got the balance right in his Nations Championship squad? Ugo…
- Saints beat Exeter to the Prem title · 52 minChris Jones is joined by Matt Dawson and Chris Ashton as Northampton Saints beat Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham to claim their second Prem title in three years. They break down…
- Prem Final Preview with Furbank and Baxter · 57 minCan Exeter pull off an upset and beat Northampton at Twickenham on Saturday? Chris and Ashy look ahead to the Prem final and discuss where the game could be won and lost. Chiefs…
- Saints or Chiefs? · 1 h 5 minHave Exeter shown enough to convince us they can beat Northampton in Saturday’s Prem final? Ugo, Chris and Ashy look back at both semi-finals and assess whether the Chiefs have…
- Prem play-offs: DOR special · 52 minThe pod has been given exclusive access to the four directors of rugby ahead of this weekend's play-offs. Chris heads to the Prem awards in central London to sit down with Phil…
- Slade, semi-finals & send-offs · 55 minExeter are into the Prem play-offs and Ugo, Ashy and Danny are joined by Henry Slade to reflect on a memorable win over Saracens, and the Chiefs’ remarkable transformation. Slade…
- Mark McCall: End of an era · 47 minChris and Ashy head to the Saracens training base for a special pod about one of the most influential figures in English club rugby history. After 17 trophy-laden years at…
- The Sandy Park showdown & Edwards to England? · 58 minAll eyes are on Sandy Park this weekend as Rob Baxter and Mark McCall go head-to-head for one last time. Danny, Ugo and Chris look back on Exeter’s impressive win at Leicester…
- Brilliant Bordeaux go back-to-back · 58 minWe are podding from the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao after Bordeaux win a second successive Champions Cup crown. Chris and Paul Grayson chat to one of the key man behind…
- Bonus: Borthwick on Janse van Rensburg, RFU review & summer schedule · 38 minAshy and Chris are back with a bonus pod after Steve Borthwick spoke to the media for the first time since England's disappointing Six Nations campaign. Chris went inside the…
- Remembering Scott Hastings · 1 h 0 minHow do you sum up the life and legacy of Scott Hastings? Chris, Ashy and Danny are joined by his close friend and former teammate Andy Nicol to share memories of the great man…
- Was this England’s most impressive Grand Slam? · 24 minSara, Ugo and Katy Daley-McLean are podding pitch side immediately after the Red Roses won an eighth successive Six Nations title and fifth Grand Slam. Given the injuries…
- Women's Six Nations: Super Sunday Preview · 58 minWill England claim an eighth successive Six Nations? Or will France finally beat the Red Roses and claim a first title since 2018? Ugo, Sara and former Ireland international Anna…
