England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line

The England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line sits down with Northampton Saints lock Courtney Lawes as he speaks about his tackling technique, being able to order anything from room service on England duty and the influence that head coach Eddie Jones had on his career. On this pod you also hear from England Women's World Rugby player of the year Emily Scarratt as she takes our 'Underrated-Overrated'...

Eddie Jones is our first guest for as series five of the England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line returns ahead of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations. Former England wing Ugo Monye chats exclusively to Eddie on a number of topics including bringing Sir Alex Ferguson into camp to speak to the squad, how he feels after four years as head coach, what he reflects on 2019 including the losing final in Japan an...

As series four of England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line brings an end to series for following England's exploits in Japan, we have delved into what we produced so far and picked out some our favourite bits. You will hear from some of England's standout players over the last couple of months including Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Tom Curry, Sam Underhill, Billy and Mako Vunipola and more. Make sure yo...

As we head into one of the biggest weeks for English rugby, the England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line sits down with prop Mako Vunipola as he talks about feeling different when he plays without Billy in the team, which members of the squad he spends his downtime with playing chess and his favourite moments in an England shirt so far. The Saracen also talks about life growing up with Wales No 8 Tau...

England's most capped back ever Ben Youngs is the latest to chat to England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line as he opens up about his life and career, from growing up with 28 first cousins, what life was like on his farm in Norfolk as well as how he finds coping with dyslexia. The Leicester Tigers scrum half also chats about his influence on this England team, his international pathway from playing s...

As England enter the knockout stages in Japan, the England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line sits down with scrum half Willi Heinz as he discusses his route to playing international rugby from first picking up a ball in New Zealand. The Gloucester captain talks topics such as growing up in Christchurch, being a sports-mad child, playing with legendary All Blacks at club level, what it's like to room w...

From Dorking RFC to international rugby, England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line chats with George Kruis about his life and career so far. The Saracens lock opens up about playing with England cricketer Jason Roy at his local club, how he got into the professional game later than most and how he relaxes away from the pitch using the time to focus on his business, walk his dog or go fly fishing. On t...

Lewis Ludlam is the latest player to sit down with England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line as season four continues and the Northampton Saints flanker talks about his musical past, including the instruments he taught himself to play and being in school productions, his intriguing family ties and how he nearly ended up on an episode of Bargain Hunt. The forward also talks about the struggles he had a...

As season four of England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line continues we sit down with wing Joe Cokanasiga as he talks about his nomadic upbringing in Fiji, Germany and Brunei, how Eddie Jones prepared him for his international debut and his pre-match superstitions before every game. He also discusses breaking physical records at Bath, how he deals with the psychological aspects of rugby and how he vi...

One of the legends of the game sits down with England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line as Jonny Wilkinson speaks in a way you will not have heard before. The former England fly half opens up on a range of topics about being an obsessive child which helped him develop his skillset, how before England games he would get so anxious he would not want to play and what it feels what he remembers about winn...

The England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line gets up close with Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi as he talks about growing up in Samoa with a rugby-mad family, learning to play the game with plastic bottles and going from watching Jonny Wilkinson win on the biggest stage in 2003, to playing alongside him. He also opens up about on coffee wars in the England camp, Elvis the dog and what Ed Sheeran...

The England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line continues the fourth series by delving into the life of Exeter Chiefs hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie as he discusses becoming one of the best in the world at Call of Duty, how he earned a games console fishing with his dad and life growing up in Devon with England team mates Jack Nowell and Henry Slade. On the pod you also hear from Kyle Sinckler who talks you t...

The England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line gets up close and personal with Harlequins prop Kyle Sinckler this week as he discusses his route in the game from football, growing up in south London and how it was having a mum who worked for the police. Sinckler also discusses about how he only keeps a close group of friends, the bond he has with his French bulldog and his relationship with Ellis Genge...

As series four of England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line continues we sit down with defence coach John Mitchell who speaks about how he got into rugby after being a promising basketball player, what it is like being head coach of the All Blacks and the personalities within the England coaching staff. Mitchell also opens up on a night that changed his life when he was working in South Africa and his...

England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line sits down with Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade to talk about his life and career so far as he goes in depth about David Beckham being his first sporting idol, his first steps into the game at Ivybridge Rugby Club and how he relaxes by colouring in. He also reveals how his diagnosis for diabetes came about, the tears of joy his family had following his interna...

The England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside returns for series four ahead of the summer Quilter Internationals as Ugo Monye sits down with scrum coach Neal Hatley. Talking in-depth about his life and career, Hatley reveals why he moved from Lancashire to Zimbabwe as a child, why hot showers became a driver in his early rugby career at school and how he progressed from a full back to the front row. He als...

The England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line ends series three with a Red Roses special looking at how they secured the 2019 Women's Six Nations Grand Slam, while Eddie Jones gives his review on the men's team as they finish second. You'll be guided through all of the Red Roses games with action and reaction to all five bonus-point wins from players in the squad, as well as a sit down with head coach...

Prop Ellis Genge joins the England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line to talk all things about his life including where he got the nickname 'Baby Rhino', how being diagnosed with dyspraxia affected him growing up and what the tattoos on his feet mean. Ahead of a potential Grand Slam, you also hear from Red Roses duo Sarah Bern and Jess Breach where they talk topics including being in a lift with Tom Da...

Flanker Mark Wilson chats to the England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line about how he went from wanting to be Michael Owen and Steve McManaman to an England Test international, about never giving up on his dreams of playing for his country and this bizarre way he received his first call-up to the squad. You’ve also got flanker Sam Underhill tackling some different opposition in the form of some...

Red Roses forward Poppy Cleall joins the England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line to talk about growing up with identical twin Bryony and playing alongside her in an England shirt, how she ended up working as a prison officer and her chance encounter with grime artist Stormzy, In this pod you'll also heard from head coach Eddie Jones who tackles some quick fire questions, while hooker Jamie George ta...

England fly half Owen Farrell talks to the England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line about growing up with a rugby league legend dad Andy, learning rugby's rules from computer games, people down south understanding his Wigan accent and his love of being out on the pitch whether training or playing. Flanker Tom Curry tackles some quick fire questions, Red Roses prop Vickii Cornborough takes the Three T...

England flanker Tom Curry sits down with the England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line as third series continues across the 2019 Guinness Six Nations. We talk to Tom about his growing up with an identical twin brother, working under Eddie Jones and his favourite curry! There is also your dose of Red Roses in this episode as fly half Katy Daley Mclean takes the Three Tracks Challenge including her init...

England fly half George Ford joins the England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line for the second episode of the third series taking place across the 2019 Guinness Six Nations. We talk to George about his close friendship with Owen Farrell, growing-up as a rugby mad teenager in Greater Manchester and the surreal feeling he had when he made his international debut. On this episode you also have back Anth...

The England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line returns for a third series ahead of the 2019 Guinness Six Nations as hooker Jamie George sits down with Vernon Kay to talk about his role in the social committee, being an Aston Villa fan and how coffee club works within the squad. Red Roses forward Jo Brown takes the Three Tracks Challenge with Lark Davies, while wing Abby Dow talks about her rugby journe...

The England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line gets up close and personal with a host of England Rugby stars from the men's and women's teams. As the year draws to a close, we look back on the very best of the pod from 2018 including Jack Nowell on his haircuts, Billy Vunipola on his love for suckling pig, Jonny May's connection to Ed Sheeran, some dodgy soundtrack choices in the Three Tracks Challenge...