The Scrum of the Earth Rugby Podcast

Wherein I have a lovely chat with James Deeley, the man behind the MLR Stats online presence that I love so much. He is brilliant and very generous with his time, and he can be found on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamDelay And you can find him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlrstats/ I got my own stats here: https://www.majorleague.rugby/player-stats/ If you're enjoying listening, you ca...

Wherein I welcome the return of the Champions and Challenge Cups, wax rhapsodic about another Free Jacks win at the Unicorn Festival, celebrate my Highlanders’ first win of the year, and more! REVIEWS EPCR Cups: 4' 30" Women's Six Nations: 15' 20" MLR Round 10: 16' 30" Super Rugby Pacific: 22' 30" The article about Dan Leavy can be found here: https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/33674398/ireland...

Wherein I have the privilege of sitting down with the incredible Dallen Stanford, who is so much more than just the Voice of the Free Jacks. I was privileged to hear the story of his rugby journey, and you will, I'm sure, be equally amazed. Dallen has his own pod, found here: https://www.rugbyhive.com/ And of course, our New England Free Jacks are here: https://freejacks.com/ If you're enjoying li...

Wherein I talk up how great Major League Rugby is this year, look at the URC, the Prem, Women's Six Nations, Super Rugby Pacific, and tease the return of EPCR Rugby! Here's the amazing video made by the Reds: https://reds.rugby/videos/watch/f1881e4c-dfe5-4550-9605-fc8aba2c5c5e! Filipo%20Daugunu%2050th%20Cap For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.si...

Wherein Craig and I talk all things Scottish Rugby, from the post-mortem on a disappointing Six Nations to the future of Edinburgh and Glasgow in the URC.  Craig can be found on Twitter @Scrumchampion, and if you're not listening to his pod, I mean, my word, what are you even doing? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scottish-rugby-podcast/id1195370479 For my fixtures and results, I use the...

Wherein I flip the eff out about my team becoming the MLR leaders, probably seem a little meh about the URC, and love the Super Rugby. A bit of the premier of the of Premiership as well and as always. For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/fixtures/ https://www.majorleague.rugby/schedules/ https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallag...

Wherein I discuss the conclusion to this year's Six Nations tournament, look over some ugly results in the URC, go on about some great matches in Super Rugby Pacific, and gush about a big road win for my beloved New England Free Jacks. For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallagher-premiership-rugby/fixtures-results/ https://...

Wherein I cover all the non-Six Nations rugby from this weekend, including the URC, the Prem, Super Rugby Pacific, Major League Rugby, and much more! This is Part Two of a two-part pod this week, so if you're looking for Six Nations coverage, check out Episode 34A, already available. For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/fixtur...

Wherein I chat at length with my favorite dude, John Anderson of the Scottish Rugby Podcast about Six Nations, and much more! This is Part One of a two-part pod this week, so for reviews and previews of all the other competitions I follow, please check out Part Two, available now. John can be found on Twitter @skinchenko27 and his podcast can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/th...

Wherein we talk Free Jacks, MLR, Free Jacks, "Bo-Deen" Waaka, Free Jacks, and the Future of Rugby! NOTE - This episode does contain explicit language. Phil and the Jack’s Rangers podcast can be found on multiple platforms, including here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56GVCD For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.autumn-internationals.co.u...

Wherein I get a brand-new guest, a critical win for my home team, exciting action in the Southern Hemisphere, and some incredible last-minute victories across Europe! For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/fixtures/ https://www.majorleague.rugby/schedules/ https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallagher-premiership-rugby/fixtures-res...

Wherein I have a lovely chat about the work done by Exeter Chiefs for Change that has resulted in the club announcing a massive re-brand, a process they will begin in July. We talk about the club itself, as it made it's way up from very modest origins all the way up to winning the Premiership title, as well as a European Championship, and we discuss the difficulties she and her group faced along t...

Wherein I lament an 0-2 start in Super Rugby Pacific for my Highlanders, die a thousand deaths in SCO v FRA, try to enjoy the fixtures in the Prem and the URC, and vomit in my own mouth after the Free Jacks "loss" in the MLR. There’s also at least one Danny Care joke in there, as always, along with your Esoteric Prog-Rock Reference of the Week. For my fixtures and results, I use the official websi...

Wherein I have a lovely chat with internet icon Will Owen, who shares his considerable insights and perspectives, as well as absolutely smashing a Welsh Rugby quiz I sprung on him out of nowhere. We look ahead to Round Three of Six Nations, and take a stab at solving everything that may or may not be wrong with rugby in Wales! Will himself can be found here: https://twitter.com/will_owen9 His Rugb...

Wherein I have yet another sit-down with the inimitable John Anderson of the Scottish Rugby Blog Podcast, which is always a real treat, and this time was no exception. We get real about the URC, talk squads and predictions, and generally solve everything you could want with regards to the Six Nations. If you haven’t yet listened to John’s podcast, I mean, my word, what are you waiting for? You can...

Wherein I lament my own inability to have previewed Super Rugby, which is here, as well as covering a stupid lot of other action, including my beloved NE Free Jacks, the rest of the MLR, the URC, and the Prem. Yeah dude, I gotta cut back. For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/fixtures/ https://www.majorleague.rugby/schedules/ h...

Wherein I was lucky enough to sit down to talk with Porf. Emeritus and all-around genius, Dr. Tony Collins, and we get to talk Rugby from the very beginning right up to the now. Incredible stuff, put together from very early podcasts, I hope you enjoy this reissue. Dr. Collins can be found on Twitter @collinstony , and his official site is here: http://www.tonycollins.org/ His fantastic podcast is...

Wherein we discuss the (for me) disappointing second round of Six Nations, the unfolding story of MLR 2022, the 4 rescheduled fixtures in the URC, and Round 16 of the Gallagher Premiership. For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/fixtures/ https://www.majorleague.rugby/schedules/ https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallagher-premier...

Wherein I have an amazing chat with an iconic legend of Free Jacks rugby, and talk Irish Wolfhounds, Sumner RFC, the Bonnies, the state of Johnny Sexton with Ireland, Oyster Boats, Farms, and oh yeah! Actual Free Jacks chat. The man himself is described here: https://freejacks.com/team/kyle-ciquera/ And he can be found on the Insta @the_bald_eagle_3 If you're enjoying listening, you can always buy...

Wherein we look at a wholly remarkable weekend of rugby, I mean, I can't even. We have the start of the Six Nations, the incredible Season 5 of MLR, and for whatever reason, the Premiership have league fixtures. SPOILER ALERT: SCOTLAND WIN For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/fixtures/ https://www.majorleague.rugby/schedules/...

Wherein I have a fifth, count em', fifth chat with the man behind the Jack's Rangers Podcast, and look at the upcoming season for the MLR, and in particular, for our beloved Free Jacks. We probably make fun of New Jersey a little bit. Adult beverages were being consumed, so pardon any extra silliness. The epic Jack’s Rangers Preview Pods can be found here, for Part One: https://open.spotify.com/ep...

Wherein I look back on a very fun weekend of Rugby, look ahead to the start of MLR Season Five, and give my previews and predictions of all things Six Nations! For my fixtures and results, I use the official websites of various leagues: https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallagher-premiership-rugby/fixtures-results/ https://www.unitedrugby.com/match-centre For Six Nations info, I use their official...

Wherein I mention my birthday way too many times while looking back on Round Four of the European Cup competitions, as well as a few matches I somehow didn't even know were happening! For my fixtures and results this week, I used mostly: https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/ and https://www.epcrugby.com/challenge-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/ as well as https://w...

Wherein I sit down with John Anderson once again, this time to discuss the upcoming Six Nations, the state of the Heineken Cup, and generally look at all things Scottish Rugby. John's incredible podcast can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scottish-rugby-podcast/id1195370479 as well as on Patreon if you'd like to become a supporter: https://www.patreon.com/scottishrugbypodc...

Wherein I wax lyrical about how good the European competitions are, but still manage to sneak in at least one unwarranted snarky comment about Danny Care's age. So. Much. Rugby! For my fixtures and results this week, I used mostly: https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/ and https://www.epcrugby.com/challenge-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/ To read the article about...