The Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective

From the Scottish Rugby Podcast, Scottish Rugby Blog and The Offside Line, Iain Hay joins us to talk about Scotland's demolition of Zimbabwe. We talk The Raid, Jason Statham, Adam Ashe's Chips and Bill McLaren. Thanks to Iain (@iainhay82 on Twitter) for joining us. Catch him on The Scottish Rugby Podcast (@scotrugbypod) on all good podcast providers. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme musi...

*The real score of this game, in the universe you live in, was Canada 19-46 Ireland. Laymans Sports and Le Rouge Rugby Podcast's Derek Bressette joins us to watch over a fascinating game between Ireland and Canada, which was tight for 70 minutes, then quite one-sided in the last ten. We talk about the many faces of Colossus, Drake, The National and Kermit The Frog. Thanks to Derek (@BressetteTheJe...

Welcome to the Squidge Rugby Succession Retrospective, where we discuss HBO series Succession in full! We also talk about Michael Jackson, gangster rap, Ted Lasso and Wales' win over Tonga from the 1987 Rugby World Cup. We also discuss the concept of "Squidge: The Film". Thanks for listening, and thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

We finally invite Rhiannon Garth Jones back to the pod for a chaotic two hour spell. Forgetting France's first Rugby World Cup win, we talk about Wallace & Gromit, The Hoobs, Celine Dion and giraffes. We also critique Serge Blanco's warmup routine, and speak to an extra special guest. Thanks again to Rhiannon (@rhigarthjones on Twitter) for joining us. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our them...

Conor AKA Wibble Rugby joins us to cover Los Pumas' first ever Rugby World Cup win, where they downed the Azzuri late on. We make time to talk about Biltong, Orlando Bloom, George Ford and dream Baabaas XVs. A huge thanks to Conor (@WibbleRugby on Twitter) for joining us to provide us with his quality insight. For top-draw rugby analysis, you can subscribe to Wibble Rugby on YouTube (it's very goo...

New Zealand rugby author Jamie Wall rejoins the podcast to cover the All Blacks' second game of the 1987 Rugby World Cup, alongside his 9-month-old son James Wall Jr. We discuss SuperBoot, hot Ben Volavola facts and a fun interview in which David Kirk trash-talked his opposition. We also make casual plans to invade Fiji, and Jamie tells us the fascinating origin story of the Webb Ellis trophy. Tha...

Happy Sixmas! To celebrate Wales playing Ireland this weekend, we revisit their 1987 World Cup clash in depth. But because the game was so terrible, we instead opt to talk about Cardiff's Wetherspoons, Limmy, Leeks and we form a TV Presenters XV. Thank you for listening, and thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We turn to Argentina and Fiji for their opening match of the 1987 Rugby World Cup. Along the way, we discuss Maxime Machenaud's buttocks, cava farming, Lee Mears' crisp sales and everyone's new favourite fullback. We also devise a new strategy for taking the World Cup home. Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our wonderful theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In an action-packed episode, we discuss our first game with a solitary four points in the scoreline, Canada vs Tonga from 1987. We also talk about Carly Rae Jepsen, urinating in the Webb Ellis Trophy, ten-man scrums and a genuine A-list celebrity in the Canadian pack. On this episode, we were not joined by Carly Rae Jepsen. If you want to see more of her work, call her maybe. Thanks also to Tom Ro...

Happy new year! Squidge and Will are back to discuss the USA's narrow win over Japan, in their first ever Rugby World Cup match. Along the way, we discuss JRR Tolkien, In The Night Garden, Jeremy Clarkson, Gok Wan and Peep Show. Will also tells an anecdote about how he was recently made a Dick Of The Day. For regular updates on the podcast, you can follow @SquidgeRugby and @Will_Owen9 on Twitter....

Merry Christmas! We welcome back WalesOnline's Ben James, and introduce Ruck N Roll's Grav Prosser for some festive hysteria. We group together to analyse a Scrum V Christmas trailer, Munster Rugby's wrapping challenge, and Ulster's supermarket sweep. Instead, we talk Keane, Mr Benn, Cilla Black and Love Island. Ben also provides some more Julia Louis Dreyfus discourse. A huge thanks to Ben (@benj...

In our most on-topic episode yet, we spend 43 minutes discussing one 20-second-long clip from France vs New Zealand, 2021. Romain Ntamack pulled off a pass so sublime, it limited our chat about Vicky McClure. We also play a fun game of What Would Yionel Do? (WWYD) - It was a lot of fun. More content like this will be available soon on the Squidge Rugby Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Squid...

World-leading rugby commentator and RugbyPass+ writer Jamie Lyall sits down with us to discuss many things, including Scotland's dramatic 20-20 draw with France from the 1987 World Cup. We dive into commentary tips, rugby themed poetry and exploding corner flags. Jamie blesses us with the phrase "capricious bonkerdom" at one point, which is worth a listen on its own. Thanks again the Jamie (@JLyal...

Unfortunately, Conor from Wibble Rugby couldn't join us due to illness, but he will be back later on in the series! We do, however, recount England's 19-6 defeat to Australia in Sydney, in which David Campese scored one of the world's most questionable tries. We also talk 22 Jump Street, University Challenge and Michael Lynagh's soccer skills. Most importantly! We discuss our new theme tune, court...

It's time for a true classic, as Romania pip Zimbabwe late on. In an emotional journey, we talk about bad kicking, fidelity, defection, tobacco farms, tennis, Roger Moore, ducks, two shady left hooks and an incident we can only describe as TapeGate. What a bizarre hour and a half you're in for. Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our shiny new theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

After starting our series on the 1987 Rugby World Cup, we received footage of the tournament's Opening Ceremony! Naturally, we've done a deep dive. We cover Adam Sandler, the Exorcist, the New Zealand Brass Band Championships and pigeons. A huge thanks to friend of the pod Jamie Wall for sending us the footage. Along with the matches, it can be found on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch...

We're back, with a shiny new theme tune courtesy of Tom Rosenthal! Squidge (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) have moved on to the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, covering the opening match between New Zealand and Italy. Talking points include World Cup history, bad kicking, the Dolmio Man,, Seinfeld and one Mr P. Try. We also uncover the true reason why John Kirwan scored historic solo try...

Squidge (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) have reached the final leg of the 2009 Lions tour, as the Lions are triumphant in the "dead rubber" third test. Amongst all the madness, they talk Rugby 04, cats, scrabble, crisps and Ross Ford's Tinder bio. Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music, remixed by our very own Will Owen. We'll be back soon with the Rugby World Cup 1987 Retrospective! H...

It's the big one. The second test of the 2009 Lions tour. The decider. Robbie/Squidge/whatever you want to call him (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) are here to talk about it.* Or are they? Maybe they'll talk about Big The Cat, Rugby School, feline scrum-halves and Rugby Values instead? *We forgot to do an intro at the start of the pod, so in case you'd forgotten, that's who we are. Thanks a...

It's here. The first test of the 2009 Lions tour. We cover the match in depth, whilst still having time to discuss MLR, Ricky Januarie and Christophe Berdos. We also speculate on which musicals Stuart Barnes did and didn't write. Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme tune, expertly remixed by our very own Will Owen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back after a long break! We wrap up the highlights of the 2009 Lions' remaining warm-up games against the Cheetahs, Sharks, Western Province and Southern Kings. We talk more about crisps, Lee Byrne's wealth, Wanky Stick and a Nigel Owens malfunction. Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music, remixed (if that's even the word) by our very own Will Owen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

We're back to discuss the Lions' second game on tour in 2009 against the aptly named Lions, dubbed the Golden Lions for one day. We talk at length about Earl Rose, Tiger Woods and crisps. Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music, remixed in expert fashion by our very own Will Owen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We open our coverage of the 2009 Lions tour with their opening match against an invitational side, the Royal XV. Three Red Kings' Tom Savage joins us to talk at length about coffee, Jungle Joe, Paul O'Connell's influence and a mystery king. We also occasionally talk about rugby. Thanks to Tom (@ThreeRedKings on Twitter, or @MajorTomSavage) for joining us again. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our...

We bring down the final curtain on the 2011 Rugby World Cup. We pick our favourite tries and games from the tournament, teams of the tournament, a dick-of-the-day XV. We also crown the player of the tournament, as well as the dick of the tournament. We then talk about what's next for the pod! Will's top tries playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsvcV-wGYU&list=PLBJ1pA4Lj_Bo2qTtzPLAwc-2F...

We've made it to the final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup! We talk a bit about Stephen Donald, Spanish soap operas and the French Haka response. We also chat to P Money again! Thanks for listening, and thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.