The Ruck

Lawrence Dallaglio, Owen Slot and Stuart Barnes discuss the weekend's European action, decide who have been the players of the tournament so far and ask if the Lions have got it right with their schedule for South Africa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owen Slot, Lawrence Dallaglio and Alex Lowe discuss Eddie Jones, Northampton's success and what Leicester need to do to avoid relegation. Plus, Ollie Thorley on his favourite Christmas carol and how Tina Turner launched Lawrence's singing career Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones are back from Japan and it's fair to say they don't see eye-to-eye on the Saracens scandal. Plus, all the news and views from the second round of European action Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the final show from Tokyo as Lawrence Dallaglio, Owen Slot, Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe reflect on England's defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final and the last seven weeks in Japan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot, Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe to look ahead to the Rugby World Cup final. Find out why everyone's confident of an England victory and which member of the Dallaglio family Owen Farrell used to babysit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Jones is joined by Owen Slot, David Walsh, Alex Lowe and Gavin Rich to discuss the Rugby World Cup semi-finals. And find out why Lawrence Dallaglio believes the victory against the All Blacks was England's greatest-ever performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot, Stephen Jones, Alasdair Reid and Alex Lowe ahead of England and Wales in Rugby World Cup semi-final action. Jones lays into Jones and find out which England star loves Disney films... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is reunited with Times colleagues Owen Slot, Stephen Jones and Alex "Arthur" Lowe in Tokyo as they review the quarter-finals. Find out why Lawrence has been linked with the Wallabies job and if Arthur wins the ultimate World Cup quiz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio's arrived in Japan, where he's joined by Owen Slot, Stephen Jones and Peter O'Reilly to look ahead to a mouth-watering weekend of Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot, Stephen Jones, Peter O'Reilly and Alex Lowe after Japan beat both Scotland and Typhoon Hagibis to reach the quarter-finals. Plus, the boys find out what it's like to be in the middle a major meteorological event Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot and Stephen Jones, who are sitting out Typhoon Hagibis from the 28th floor of their Tokyo hotel. What are the implications of World Rugby's decision to cancel two matches and should Scotland v Japan go ahead? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a bonus edition of The Ruck, Stephen Jones is in conversation with David Walsh, chief sports writer for The Sunday Times. They discuss doping in rugby, the fall of Alberto Salazar and Lance Armstrong as well as the success of the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot, Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Steve James. Find out who upset Owen Farrell's mum, who thinks England will be tempted to take it easy against the French and why Wales will love being under the radar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Stephen Jones to review this week's World Cup games, and of course preview England v Argentina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot, Stephen Jones and Peter O'Reilly to review Japan's historic victory over Ireland and a win for Wales against the Wallabies. Plus, Jonesie sees how the other half live with a tour around a Tokyo pod hotel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot, Stephen Jones and Alasdair Reid of The Times as well as Sir Clive Woodward to assess England's first two fixtures, more refereeing ricks and if we can expect an upset this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rugby World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Owen Slot and Stephen Jones to look back at the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup. They discuss ropy refereeing, Fergie-time for England and the intricacies of Japanese toilets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones ask whether Wales will miss Rob Howley, how a death metal singer is helping the hosts and you too can learn Japanese with Jonesie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Dallaglio and fellow Times and Sunday Times rugby writers Stuart Barnes, Stephen Jones and Owen Slot complete their Rugby World Cup preview. They discuss favourites South Africa and New Zealand, the hopes of hosts Japan and ask if Australia have been written off too soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rugby World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Ruck regulars Owen Slot, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes to ask if England, Wales, Ireland or any of the other Northern Hemisphere sides are in with a chance of lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy. For more award-winning journalism visit thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eddie Jones is one of the finest, sharpest and most inventive coaches in rugby union and this year he will lead England to a World Cup. In this episode of the new in-depth Times Sport podcast, LifeTimes, he describes how he has always been an outsider, why his drive to create conflict once led him to kiss an opponent and how he has had to evolve as a coach and a person. In...

Shambles of the season... In the final Ruck podcast of the series Stephen Jones welcomes Owen Slot and Alex Lowe to pay tribute to Exeter and praise Saracens after a breathtaking Premiership final. Plus the panel select their articles of the year, stories they missed, the best interviews and a favourite venue before highlighting what England need to add to compete in Japan.   Finally Owe...

Coaching, culture, recruitment, the salary cap, all of the above? Owen Slot heads to the pub with former players Alistair Hargreaves, Chris Wyles and Will Fraser to try and find the definitive answer ahead of the Premiership final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Jones welcomes Stuart Barnes, Alex Lowe and Adam Hathaway to assess every Premiership clubs season.  The panel then predict and preview the Premiership semi finals and Pro 14 final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owen Slot, Mark Evans and Michael Aylwin reflect on Saracens triumph, and who who can stop them in future.  Then Mark and Micheal talk about their new book, arguing rugby is now at a crossroads where a number of issues will either be resolved or cause the sport to decline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.