The Ruck

Stephen Jones, Will Kelleher and Alan Dymock review the final round of group stage matches in the Champions Cup. They are also joined by Premiership Rugby CEO Simon Massie-Taylor to discuss the latest television deal which will see games aired on terrestrial television. Jess Hayden rounds up the latest results in the women's game, the panel chat about the England 6 Nations squad and they name thei...

Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones welcome Will Kelleher, the new Deputy Rugby Correspondent for The Times, onto the pod for the first time! They look back on the third round of European matches and preview the big selection decisions facing Eddie Jones when he names his 6 Nations squad this week. They are also joined by Wasps Skills Coach, Ed Robinson, to chat about the clubs famous victory over Toulous...

Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock look back on the latest round of Gallagher Premiership rugby. It marks the halfway point of the season and so they are joined by the former Saracens and England performance analyst Ross Hamilton to discuss what trends he can identify for the 2021-2022 season. Jess Hayden has the latest in the women's game and the panel also select their God or Goddess of th...

Steven Jones, Mark Evans and Alan Dymock are back for the first episode of 2022! Alex Lowe also joins to explain why Leicester Tigers are being investigated for a potential salary cap breach. Plus, they look at the latest round of results in the Gallagher Premiership, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game and they select their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from everyone involved with The Ruck! On this festive episode, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones look back on 2021 and cast their gaze forward into 2022. Their special guest is the England and Wasps winger Abby Dow who looks back on her excellent year as well as looking ahead to next years World Cup in New Zealand. Plus, Abi is our end of year quiz master! Hosted on Ac...

Stephen Jones, Mark Evans and Alan Dymock review the latest round of European matches and discuss the future of this season's Champions Cup following a raft of postponed matches. Former Head of Recruitment at Leicester Tigers, Jan McGinty also joins the show to discuss the current recruitment landscape with the salary cap being reduced next season. Plus Jess Hayden has a round-up of the results in...

Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe are joined by Jonny Fordham, former Rugby Union Correspondent for The Sun, to look back on the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup. They also chat to Polly Barnes from the newly formed Women's Rugby Association, to find out what the union is aiming to achieve. Jess Hayden rounds up the latest results in the women's game and the panel selects their God or Goddess...

Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Mark Evans are back in studio as they discuss who are the 10 best rugby players in the world! Plus, they look back on another weekend of Premiership rugby, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest results in the women's game and the boys give their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Lowe is joined by Alan Dymock and Mark Evans to chat about the latest in the world of rugby. They're joined by the CEO of Pacific Rugby Welfare, Dan Leo, to discuss the changes to international eligibility laws and what it means for the sport. Plus, they go through the most recent round of Premiership fixtures and select their God or Goddess of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock look back on the final weekend of the Autumn Nations Series including wins for England's men and women. The Times' John Westerby joins the pod after he was in the Stade de France as New Zealand lost for the second week in a row. Plus, they discuss Scotland, Ireland and Wales' Autumn and Jess Hayden rounds up the results in the women's game. Hosted on Acast....

Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones are back in the studio with Stuart Barnes also joining the show. Following a big weekend of autumn rugby, former Ireland back-row Alan Quinlan looks back on Ireland beating the All Blacks (again!) whilst two time world cup winner Phil Kearns chats about the Wallabies losing at Twickenham and the 2027 World Cup bid. Plus, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's g...

Stephen Jones and Owen Slot are joined by broadcasting giant John Inverdale to review all the weekends rugby. They dissect the latest in the Autumn Nations Series, including Eddie Jones' comments on Marcus Smith. Plus, former Scotland captain John Barclay chats about Scotland's victory over Australia. And, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest in the women's game, following another thumping England win...

Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe, Jess Hayden and Mark Evans look back on a busy weekend of rugby. Including autumn internationals for Wales and Scotland and the latest in the Premiership. Plus there was a big victory for the Red Roses against New Zealand, so the England head coach Simon Middleton joins the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock preview the Autumn Internationals which get underway this weekend. Jess Hayden also looks ahead to the women's fixtures and rounds up what is happening in the domestic game over the coming weeks. Plus, Alex chats with the former New Zealand centre Conrad Smith as Wales prepare to face the All-Blacks on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Alex Lowe, Stuart Barnes and Alan Dymock react to Eddie Jones' England squad for the autumn internationals, including some surprise selections! They also review another entertaining weekend of Premiership action, Jess Hayden rounds up the latest from the women's game and Christian Day from the RPA talks leggings and synthetic pitches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and pod regular Mark Evans are back for another busy episode. As well as going through the weekend's Premiership results, they chat with The Times' Jess Hayden to catch up on the opening 5 rounds of the Premier 15s. Plus, why is Welsh domestic rugby struggling? What is going on between clubs and agents in England? And, as always the panel pick their god or goddess of the w...

Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Stuart Barnes look back on the closest round of Premiership fixtures since the 2016/17 season. Plus they are joined by former Australia captain James Horwill to reflect on the conclusion of the Rugby Championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Lowe, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones return to look back on the second week of the 2021-2022 Premiership Rugby season. They are joined by Alan Dymock, the features writer for Rugby World magazine. As well as assessing what is going wrong for Exeter and Bristol the panel are joined by Premiership referee Christophe Ridley to discuss the new law trials this season. Plus, Steve questions Eddie Jone...

Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Owen Slot are back following the first weekend of the new Gallagher Premiership season. They have pod regular Mark Evans alongside them to dissect the opening weekend, including big wins for Saracens and Leicester. Plus, Stephen and Owen give their final thoughts on the Lions Tour now the dust has settled on the lacklustre series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Stephen Jones and Owen Slot end their South African odyssey with the help of Stuart Barnes as they review the final Test defeat for the Lions and take a look back at the longest and most challenging of seasons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owen Slot and Stephen Jones are joined by former Springbok coach Gary Gold to preview the decisive final Test between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stuart Barnes is joined by Lawrence Dallaglio and Owen Slot to pick through the bones of defeat to South Africa for the British & Irish Lions in the second Test in Cape Town. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owen Slot and Stephen Jones are joined from their Cape Town base by Jonny Fordham of The Sun to preview the second Test between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions. Plus, the identity of the mysterious Jaco Johan is finally revealed... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Jones and Owen Slot celebrate the British & Irish Lions winning the first Test against South Africa with the help of Stuart Barnes and former Lions captain Sam Warburton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ruck's courageous Cape Town cohort, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones, are joined by Alex Lowe - the man who knew the Lions team for the first Test against the Springboks before anyone else and broke the news exclusively in The Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.