Evening Standard Rugby Podcast with Lawrence Dallaglio

This week Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording welcome Exeter Chiefs’ captain, Luke Cowan Dickie. They chat about the new season changes at the club, the barber responsible for his team-mates’ hairstyles, and the type of social events that are bonding together the current England squad. Luke also shares his most memorable rugby moment as he is ‘Tackled’ by Lawre...

Back for a new season, Lawrence welcomes Sarra Elgan as his co-host, along with Steve Cording from the Evening Standard. This week’s special guest is the most capped Harlequins player of all time, and former England full back, Mike Brown, who shares his future plans away from the rugby field, discusses who he thinks should be in England’s starting back three and also reveals which super hero he’d...

In this special live episode, recording at the world famous Cabbage Patch pub in Twickenham, Lawrence is joined by fellow England World Cup winner Kyran Bracken, London Irish and Australia prop Ollie Hoskins and World Cup winning Red Rose Claire Purdy to chew over England’s second test against Australia as well as Ireland’s historic win against the All Blacks.   Lawrence, Kyran, Ollie and Cla...

In the build-up to the Premiership Final, Sarra Elgan chats to Lawrence and his guest, former England and Saracens centre Brad Barritt, about their experiences of playing at Twickenham, what gets said in the changing rooms before a game, and also who they predict will be lifting the trophy on Saturday. Plus Sarra takes us on a behind the scenes tour of the stadium, meeting Mark Lynch, Director of...

Lawrence chats to Wasps’ flanker Jack Willis about injury, fatherhood and playing rugby alongside his brother. Lawrence and his guests also discuss the final round of the Premiership and share their predictions for the upcoming play-offs. Plus find out who broke Lawrence’s nose in his first-ever game at Welford Road and Jack reveals a surprising skill that earned him a first-place win over the Jub...

In this special episode Lawrence is joined by Simon Massie-Taylor, the CEO of Premiership Rugby, and also by former Leicester, Lions & England player, Ben Kay. Together they discuss what needs to be done to help grow the popularity of the domestic league and where the responsibility lies when it comes to creating ‘superstar’ player profiles. Simon also gives an exclusive insight into the plans...

Sarra sits in for Lawrence again this week and is joined by Leicester, England and Lions legend, Ben Kay; captain of Harlequins women’s team and former England centre, Rachael Burford; and host of the Sale fan podcast, The Shark Tank, James Madeley. Sarra, Ben and James chat through all the action from Round 24 of the Gallagher Premiership, including the woes of Bath, Leicester’s tribute to Tom Yo...

Lawrence is joined by Leicester scrum-half, Ben Youngs, former Northampton player and co-host of The Saints Show podcast, Lennie Newman, and ES Sport journalist, Will Macpherson.   Lawrence chats to Ben Youngs about becoming the most capped player in England men’s rugby, what he believes will need to change for England to be successful at the World Cup 2023, how Steve Borthwick has transforme...

With Lawrence away, Sarra Elgan steps in as guest presenter. Joining her to discuss all the weekend Premiership action is Leicester, England and Lions legend, Ben Kay, ES journalist Will Macpherson, and Michael Wood, who is co-host of the award-winning ‘Two Woods, Four Quarters: A Harlequins Podcast’.   Sarra and her guests also debate which four teams they think will be make the final play-o...

The men’s Six Nations may be over but conversations around England’s lack of performance continue. Lawrence is joined by World Cup winning coach, Sir Clive Woodward, to discuss what steps should be taken by the RFU and Eddie Jones to get England back on track.   Plus former England centre, Rachael Burford, shares her thoughts from the opening weekend of the Women’s Six Nations, including whic...

Lawrence welcomes Scottish legend Greig Laidlaw to the podcast and after discussing Italy’s amazing win, Ireland’s victory and France’s Grand Slam the talk inevitably turns to England and the future for Eddie Jones! After discussing Italy’s amazing win, Ireland’s victory and France’s Grand Slam, the talk inevitably turns to England and the future for Eddie Jones! Plus find out who Lawrence, Greig...

Lawrence is joined by TV & radio presenter, Carol Vorderman, Newcastle fan and host of the ‘Folk on Falcons’ podcast, Philip Munday, and ES Sport journalist, Matt Majendie.   Lawrence and his guests discuss the latest Six Nations action, plus this episode is packed with great stories including how rugby played a part in Carol getting her job on Countdown, what happened when she bumped int...

Lawrence is joined by England rugby ace Emily Scarratt, ES Sport journalist Simon Collings, plus Saracens fan and host of ‘The Fezcast’, Jez Denton.   They discuss the current status of women’s rugby, with a look ahead to the ambitions of the Red Roses as they prepare for their upcoming Six Nations campaign. There’s also a round-up of the weekend’s Premiership action, and an intriguing round...

Lawrence is joined by rugby royalty and one of the greatest players of all time, Brian O’Driscoll. Plus Bill Pulling from the London Irish ‘Exile Nation’ podcast and ES sports journalist, Will Macpherson.   BOD shares how his love of rugby began and recalls how his best drop goal for Ireland came about from a bet. The guys discuss the highs and lows of the latest Six Nations fixtures, select...

Lawrence is joined by London Irish legend, Topsy Ojo, ES sports journalist, Will Macpherson, and Bristol fan and host of the Bears Beyond the Gate podcast, Tony Cox.   Together they chat about the latest rugby action from the Premiership, including the woes of Bristol Bears, the impact of Steve Diamond’s arrival at Worcester, the continuing rise of London Irish and the return of Jack Willis a...

This week Lawrence is joined by former French international, Thomas Castaignède, host of the Bath Rugby Plug podcast, Tom Counsell and ES sports journalist Simon Collings.   They discuss the highs and lows of the weekend’s Six Nations games, the role that Shaun Edwards is playing in the French team’s success and also look at how Bath fans are keeping positive despite a tough season.  &nb...

Lawrence is back with a brand new podcast. His guests are the former Welsh international and rugby legend, Scott Quinnell, host of Leicester Tigers club podcast, Adam Whitty and ES sports journalist Will Macpherson.   The guys offer their views on the first round of Six Nations action, relive what happened the first time Lawrence and Scott met as teenagers on a rugby pitch, and test their rug...

Join Lawrence Dallaglio for his brand-new Evening Standard rugby podcast, supported by Fuller’s London Pride, the official beer of Premiership Rugby.  Each week, he'll be joined by a group of guests – from current players and rugby legends to celeb rugby fans, top pundits and sports writers - to chat about all the rugby action. We’ll be tackling the latest news and views, sharing some gr...

Recorded live from The Cabbage Patch in Twickenham, Lawrence is joined by Ben Kay and former Wasps and England player, Damian Hopley, who is now CEO of the Rugby Players Association. They discuss the build-up to the Series decider, team selection and make their match predictions.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence is joined by Ben Kay and Rob Henderson, live from The Turks Head in Twickenham, to discuss the bizarre online behaviour of the South African coach and take a look ahead to which players will be instrumental in the Second Test on Saturday.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded live in The Temperance pub in South West London, Lawrence and Ben are joined by former Wasps, Munster and Ireland centre, Rob Henderson, who shares his memories of the British & Irish Lions tour in 2001. Lawrence and guests also debate the team selection for the First Test against South Africa. Plus find out what made Lawrence insist on a different surgeon after breaking his ankle in...

This week’s podcast was recorded live from the pub garden at The Minories in central London. Lawrence and Ben are joined by Scottish winger, Tommy Seymour, as they discuss the return of Alun Wyn Jones to the Lions squad and why the team selection for the Test matches will cause a headache for the management. Plus can Ben make a comeback in the Drop Kick Challenge? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Lawrence is joined by Ben Kay to discuss the lowdown on the latest news from the Lions camp in South Africa. They also chat to Bath midfielder and former England and Lions player, Jonathan Joseph, as they share their own memories from previous tours including why the Lions fans are so special. Plus, the Drop Kick Challenge sees Lawrence and Ben’s knowledge of a particular event from 2005 put to th...

Lawrence is joined by former Lion Ben Kay as the British & Irish team arrives in South Africa for the start of their tour. Former England goalkeeper David James also drops in and reveals how he nearly became a rugby player (or a cellist) before taking the path to football instead. And who will win the first game of our dropkick challenge? Brought to you in partnership with Fuller's London Prid...

Join Lawrence Dallaglio and special guests for analysis of the British & Irish Lions tour. You'll get the latest tour news, examination of the games played, previews of the ones to come... and a few stories from competitions past with Lawrence and his friends. Brought to you by the Evening Standard in partnership with Fuller's London Pride. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...