The Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective

The 2007 Rugby World Cup is under way! In a two-hour epic we dissect the opening game, as Argentina upset hosts France in a brilliant first encounter. We also talk Blackout Rugby, Vanilla Ice, Better Call Saul and Cedric Heymans' hair. Apologies for no theme tune on this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Squidge Rugby World Cup 2007 Retrospective! Robbie (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@Will_Owen9) join forces to tackle the Opening Ceremony of the World Cup, as well as the Opening Non-Ceremony. We discuss The Super Eight, Half Man Half Biscuit, Simon Pegg and a character named Harry The Dog. Apologies, no theme tune on this episode. We'll get that sorted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Welcome to the first ever Squidge Rugby Blooper Reel! Contains unheard clips from throughout the 1987 series (and a couple from 2011) for you to enjoy. Don't expect any cutting edge analysis. Do expect to hear your favourite commentator politely asking to go to the toilet. Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Also thanks to the following guests for their appearances in this episo...

In an emotional episode, we finally say goodbye to the 1987 Rugby World Cup. It's been a long journey, but we finally wrap it up by each picking a team, game and try of the tournament. Last but not least, we ultimately crown our Rugby World Cup 1987 Player Of The Tournament. Thank you for listening to us this series - it is bizarre that anyone would listen to us talk about such niche rugby content...

Welcome to the first ever Official Squidge Rugby Draft! Here, Robbie (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@Will_Owen9) each take it in turns to select a player to form their Rugby World Cup dream teams. Expect some controversial selections, and a couple of tug-of-wars for sought after players... Thank you to Tom Rosenthal for our wonderful theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

THIS IS PART 2 OF OUR EPISODE ON THE FINAL, PLEASE LISTEN TO PART 1 IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY! We finally wrap up the 1987 tournament, as David Kirk and the All Blacks lift the Webb Ellis Cup. We also finally reveal the immediate plans for the podcast, including which World Cup we'll be diving into next... Thank you for listening to this bizarre series. Thanks to all dogs who ran onto the pitch. And...

We've made it! It's finally time to analyse the first ever Rugby World Cup Final in 1987. We talk opening titles, Bernard Laporte's bum and Eden Park tours. We also reveal a little known secret about a previous game of the tournament. This is Part 1 of this episode. Part 2 will be released on Monday 26th September 2022. Thank you for listening! Thank you also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music....

Our resident Third Place Playoff expert and co-host of the Blood & Mud Rugby Podcast, Josh Gardner, returns to the pod for yet another Wales v Australia Bronze Final. Josh indulges us in chat about Pokemon, Chris Rea, Tomorrow's World and Bondi Beach. Thanks to Josh (@joshgardner or @rucked_mag on Twitter) for joining us. You can listen to the Blood & Mud Podcast on all podcast providers,...

Ben James of WalesOnline returns to the podcast, with the intention of discuss a World Cup semi-final. Instead, the conversation is driven by Neighbours, Rugby 08, Sean Connery and Paul McCartney. Thanks again to Ben (@benjames1796 on Twitter) for joining us. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wonderful Paul Williams (no, not the Samoa fullback, the referee, the France lock with a similar name or even former England fly-half Peter Williams) makes his podcast debut as we dissect one of the best Rugby World Cup matches ever, and the best game of 1987. In this lengthy conversation, we also discuss French adverts, Mario Party, nuisance ballboys and Paul's mum's favourite player. Thanks...

It's the last quarter final! And Ireland have had their quarter final curse placed upon them at long last. We discuss banks, farts, Chris Martin and Mike Myers to avoid giving Ireland the humiliating dressing down they deserve. Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blood & Mud's Lee Calvert returns to the pod for some more quarter final action, as England are thoroughly boring in their 16-3 loss to this Wales team. We talk gardening, Hamilton, polling methodology and estate agents. Thank you to Lee (@bloodandmud on Twitter) for joining us once more. I would include a link to his podcast, but let's face it, you already listen to it. Do check out their pat...

Fresh from a visit to Fiji for The SuperBoot Mission, Jamie Wall joins us to talk the second ever Rugby World Cup quarter final, between France and Fiji. We talk Irish cartoons, flour bombs, NWA and the modern All Blacks. Thanks again to Jamie (@JamieWall2 on Twitter) for his company. Links to his books are attached below. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Follow this link to buy J...

It's knockout time! New Zealand progress with a convincing win over Scotland, but that doesn't stop us talking bulls, Love Island, kick routines and Talking Heads. Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the final pool game! It's Australia vs Japan! And it's played at a ground with insanely large goalposts! We stop to talk about Coldplay, Worcester, money and Shawn Mendes. Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a small faff finding footage of the game, we turn to Ireland's 32-9 win over Tonga from the 1987 Rugby World Cup. We also talk about Glastonbury, Waluigi and a Tongan fullback who found himself in a jungle. Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Linebreak Rugby's Sav is back on the pod to help us through one of the duller games of the 1987 Rugby World Cup. We get the game out of the way so we can talk Gareth Chilcott, historians, church marketing strategies and breakfast cereals. Thanks to Sav (@LinebreakRugby on Twitter) for joining us once again. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Grav from Ruck 'n' Roll joins the podcast to discuss Wales' 40-9 win over Canada from 1987. We revisit talk of bears, 10-man scrums and SuperNumber8s. We also converse about sliced bread, Mazdas, Batman and The Muppets. Thanks to Grav (@RnRRugby on Twitter) for joining us. You can listen to the Ruck 'n' Roll podcast on all good pod providers. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hoste...

You join us as we revisit France's record-breaking 70-12 win over Zimbabwe in 1987. In a desperate plea not to talk about the game, we discuss Steven Spielberg, tobacco farming and Birmingham New Street. We also discover our new talents as detectives, and briefly visit another universe. Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Adam Jenkins of Linebreak Rugby and The Dummy Runner returns to the pod to pour over Scotland's win over Romania from 1987. While gushing over Bill McLaren, we talk Napoleon Dynamite, Spider-Man and the prophecy of Jonny Wilkinson. Thanks to Adam for joining us. You can follow him at @dummy_runner on Twitter for satirical rugby news, or @LinebreakRugby for lots of other content. Thanks also to Tom...

This week, we are here to talk about New Zealand's final pool match of the 1987 tournament, in which they convincingly topped Los Pumas. We talk skydiving, pre-match scandals, emergency scrum-halves and certain other guests who take the field. Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we focus on England's 60-7 victory over Japan from the 1987 World Cup, with particular focus on Burglar Bill, Stein Lager and Mark Ella's questionable commentary. We also talk about popcorn, Star Wars and Depeche Mode. Thanks to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Draft Rugby's Harry and Nelson Dale return to the pod to talk about Australia battering a dropgoal-happy tier two nation in 1987. We also chat about Owen Wilson, Apocalypse Now, the philosophy of law and celebrity lifeguards. Robbie also starts his first ever YouTube beef! Thanks to Harry (@harrisondale88 on Twitter) and Nelson (@Nelsonhdale) for joining us. You can find Draft Rugby online at @dra...

What a rollercoaster. We talk about Italy's win over Fiji in the 1987 World Cup, with extra chat of qualification. We also talk Beyoncé, Charlie Chaplin, weird commentary and introduce a new section of the podcast, entitled "Bloody SuperBoot Story Time". Robbie also loses his mind at one point. Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Squidge and Will are back after both catching covid, to watch France tear the USA apart in the Rugby World Cup of 1987. In a hectic episode, we also discuss Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Jim Broadbent, crumpets, modern marriage in New Zealand and Justin Bieber. We also give an update on all the money in the world. Thanks as always for Tom Rosenthal for our theme music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...