Evening Standard Rugby Podcast with Lawrence Dallaglio

Lawrence is joined by Sarra Elgan and Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, as they round up the results from the weekend’s European Champions Cup Quarter Finals. Their special guest is former French player and current Director of Rugby at Montpellier, Philippe Saint André, who shares how the team is feeling one week on from their dramatic, extra-time defeat to the Exeter Chiefs and...

Lawrence Dallaglio welcomes Sarra Elgan back to the pod, along with the Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, as they review all the weekend’s rugby action including the Women’s Six Nations and the results from the European Champions Cup Round of 16. They also discuss what the South African teams are bringing to the tournament, how Exeter can capitalise on the momentum of their last-...

Lawrence is joined by Steve Cording and rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, plus special guest and World Cup winning former Red Rose, Kat Merchant. Kat shares her views on the opening weekend of the Women’s Six Nations, pays tribute to Sarah Hunter, and tells us about her own fitness and lifestyle coaching business plus how she deals with online trolls. We also discover her unusual nickname, inspir...

In the final Six Nations Special, Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Steve Cording and Nick Purewal from the Evening Standard to review the results of the championship and discuss where each nation stands ahead of the World Cup later this year.   Plus, England and Toulouse flanker, Jack Willis, speaks candidly about England’s Six Nations campaign and what he’s learned from the experience. He als...

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Steve Cording and Nick Purewal from the Evening Standard, plus special guest Gonzalo Quesada, the former fly-half for Argentina and current Head Coach for Top 14 club, Stade Français. They discuss England’s defeat to France at Twickenham and how England can bounce back as they look ahead to the final weekend of Six Nations action. Gonzalo also reveals what he thinks...

In another special live episode, Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording are joined by one of England Rugby’s most celebrated Red Roses, Emily Scarratt.   Emily reflects on last year’s Rugby World Cup result and how the players dealt with defeat, plus looks ahead to what promises to be the most successful Women’s Six Nations tournament to date. She also reveals how she ended up at B...

Lawrence Dallaglio looks ahead at what’s to come in this week’s special episode of the Evening Standard Rugby Podcast, recorded live in front of an audience in partnership with QBE Business Insurance and out on Thursday.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who gave the best Six Nations performance of the weekend? And Head Coach Les Kiss on his hopes for London Irish this season.   Lawrence is joined by Steve Cording and Nick Purewal to discuss all the latest rugby news. Their special guest is London Irish Head Coach, Les Kiss. As a former rugby league player, Les shares what he found most challenging when switching codes to union as a coach and...

In a special live episode, Lawrence is reunited with co-host Sarra Elgan and joined by England and Bath centre, Jonathan Joseph, along with Steve Cording from the Evening Standard. As they look ahead to the weekend’s upcoming return of the Six Nations, they react to the breaking news that the Wales v England game will go ahead and discuss if it’s ever right for players to strike and how the o...

Lawrence Dallaglio looks ahead to a special episode of the Evening Standard Rugby Podcast coming later this week, recorded live in front of an audience in partnership with QBE Business Insurance.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording and rugby correspondent Nick Purewal, plus Leicester fly-half/centre Jimmy Gopperth, as they review Round 2 of the Six Nations and look ahead to the return of this weekend’s Premiership games.   Jimmy tells us why Dan Carter is part responsible for his move away from New Zealand at the age of 26. He also reveals what keeps h...

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording and rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, plus special guest Martin Castrogiovanni to discuss the opening round of this year’s Six Nations.    Retired prop, Martin Castrogiovanni aka Castro, earned 119 caps for Italy and talks about what he learned from his time in the national team when winning matches were few and far be...

With the Six Nations approaching, the Rugby Podcast is back!   Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording and rugby correspondent Nick Purewal. Plus their special guest is former fly-half Craig Chalmers, who earned 60 caps for Scotland, toured with the British & Irish Lions in 1989 and appeared 13 times for the Barbarians.   Craig reminisces about his experi...

In the final episode for 2022, Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Steve Cording from the Evening Standard and former Saracens’ and England lock, George Kruis. George talks about his success at Saracens, what enticed him over to Japan for his final years of club rugby, and his experience of playing with the Barbarians. He also shares why he felt it was the right time to step away from professional rug...

Lawrence Dallaglio, Steve Cording and Nick Purewal are joined by former Wallaby lock, Justin Harrison. Justin recalls his debut for Australia in 2001 and the historic win against the British & Irish Lions. He also shares why he regrets his actions after losing to England in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Plus, Justin gives his opinion on the RFU’s sacking of Eddie Jones, and offers an insight into...

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by the Evening Standard’s Nick Purewal and Steve Cording to chat about the fast-moving situation at the RFU and what a new Head Coach for England needs to bring to the table. They also share what the current England Football team has learned from rugby, discuss the latest action from the Premiership and choose their ‘Outstanding’ players from across the weekend. Hosted...

Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and ES rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, are joined by former Springbok captain, Bob Skinstad, who talks about his early days playing for South Africa, what led him to step away from the professional game for a few years before returning in 2007 to win the World Cup, and what he thinks about the social media posts by the Springboks’ Head Coach, Rassie Eramus. Plus,...

Lawrence Dallaglio and Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, are joined by former New Zealand scrum-half, Justin Marshall. Justin chats about his favourite memories in an All Black jersey, what he learned by playing club rugby in the UK and why he’s frustrated with the current All Black set up. Plus Lawrence and Justin recall the 1997 Test match draw between England and the All Black...

Harlequins’ loosehead, Joe Marler, chats to Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Nick Purewal about being mentored by Jason Leonard; his Beyonce inspired tracksuit, why he loves podcasting and his personal hopes for the next World Cup. The team also discuss the weekend’s rugby action and select their Outstanding players. Plus find out Joe’s surprising choice of karaoke song, his pastry-inspired nic...

Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording are joined by one of the most accomplished rugby coaches, Warren Gatland, whose teams have included Galwegians, Connacht, Ireland, Wasps, Wales, the Chiefs and three British and Irish Lions tours. Warren shares the first piece of advice he gives to every team, reveals which national team he’d most like to be involved with right now and tells u...

As he approaches his 100th Test cap, and looks ahead to becoming the most capped international referee of all time, Wayne Barnes joins Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording to chat about his rugby career, including the best and worst aspects of being a ref, what he learnt from training with the Marines and his memories of refereeing his first Premiership Final – a game that also happen...

Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording are joined by Sale Sharks’ fly-half, Rob Du Preez. They chat about his early years playing rugby, which fellow South Africans had a hand in him swapping sunny Durban for rainy Manchester and why Sunday’s defeat to Harlequins was just a blip. The team also take a look at all the weekend’s action and discuss drop goals, including one scored by Lawren...

Recorded live at The Twickenham Stoop following Sunday’s game between Harlequins and Leicester Tigers, Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording are joined by three Quins players; Alex Dombrandt, Emily Robinson and Cadan Murley.  Alex gives an update on his return from injury and tells us how coffee and cake play an important part in team building. Emily reviews the Red Roses win over...

Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording are joined by Northampton Saints’ scrum-half, Alex Mitchell, who chats about Saints training session, what he’s learned from Dan Biggar, and why he thinks rugby is changing. Plus the team discuss all the weekend rugby action and select their ‘Outstanding’ players. Alex is also ‘Tackled’ by Lawrence’s quickfire questions, revealing his favourite kar...

Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording are joined by Red Roses’ back-row, Marlie Packer, who chats about preparations for the World Cup in New Zealand and the advice she has for her team mates ahead of their first game on Saturday. As ever, there’s a round-up of the weekend’s rugby and Lawrence shares what he overheard the Harlequins mascot saying to Head Coach, T...