The Telegraph Rugby Podcast

The 2026 Six Nations is in the history books and it will be remembered as arguably the greatest instalment of the tournament. Alan Dymock, Gavin Mairs and Charles Richardson reflect on Super Saturday which ended with France beating England with the final kick of the game to claim the title ahead of Ireland. England saved their best performance until last but ultimately it was another defeat for St...

Round five of the Six Nations is in the books and it will go down as one of the great weekends in the tournament's history! Alan and Charles are joined in studio by the Telegraph's Chief Sports Writer, Oliver Brown, to unpack England's defeat to Italy and their third of this year's championship. Gavin Mairs checks in from the England camp in Verona to discuss the RFU's stance on under-fire coach S...

We're three weeks into the Six Nations and England's hopes of winning the tournament are up in flames after they were hammered by Ireland at Twickenham. Alan and Charles are joined in studio by the Telegraph's Dan Schofield to unpack the defeat and look at how England can salvage what is left of their Six Nations campaign. It was a bittersweet afternoon for England captain Maro Itoje. He won his 1...

We're two weeks into the Six Nations and only France remain on track for a Grand Slam after a thrilling win for Scotland over England at Murrayfield! Alan, Gavin and Charles unpack Saturday's clash in Edinburgh which saw England's 12-match winning streak halted. There's criticism for Henry Arundell who was given a red card for two yellow card incidents - will we see him again? Could Borthwick have...

Alan, Gav and Charle s  unpack the opening weekend of Six Nations action! England and France laid down their intentions to win a Grand Slam with comfortable victories over Wales and Ireland Meanwhile it was a nightmare start for Gregor Townsend and Scotland who were shocked away in Italy. The Scotland coach now faces serious questions over his future following the defeat, and we ask if a win...

The Six Nations is back! And so is the Telegraph Rugby podcast. Join Alan, Charles and Gav for a comprehensive look ahead to the opening round of games this weekend and to the tournament as a whole. We check in with the Telegraph's Dan Schofield out in Girona for the England training camp, with Tommy Freeman moving to outside centre and Henry Arundell an exciting blur on the wing. He tells us...

That's it for the Autumn Nations Series and England have had a perfect month, ending the year on a high with 11 wins in a row! Join Alan, Charlie, Charles and Gavin for all the fallout to England's win over Argentina and a look ahead to what we can expect from Steve Borthwick's side in the Six Nations next year. Max Ojomoh was the star of the show at the weekend. The Bath centre was named player o...

England now have 10 consecutive wins under Steve Borthwick after beating the All Blacks at Twickenham! Join Alan, Gavin, Charlie and Charles for all the fallout to Saturday's win, which was arguably the finest since Borthwick took charge. There is high praise for George Ford after he delivered a player of the match performance. We discuss what he offers this England side and if he is the undoubted...

Alan Dymock is joined by Gavin Mairs, Charlie Morgan and Charles Richardson to unpack an incident-filled weekend of rugby action! England now have nine wins in a row under Steve Borthwick after seeing off the challenge from Fiji at Twickenham. It was another strong afternoon for Borthwick's 'Pom squad' while Fin Smith played well on his return to the No 10 shirt. We discuss if his performance was...

England are up and running this Autumn after seeing off Australia 25-7 at Twickenham. Alan, Charlie, Charles and Gav dissect the win and the overall performance which has been crowned as 'peak Borthball' by Charlie Morgan. Tommy Freeman's performance at centre comes under scrutiny, we discuss if it's an experiment worth sticking with or if he is better utilised back on the wing Elsewhere there is...

The autumn internationals are back and so is the Telegraph Rugby podcast! Join Alan Dymock, Gavin Mairs and Charles Richardson ahead of this weekend's action as we take a close look at England and their clash against the Wallabies on Saturday.  The guys discuss how the back row will look in the absence of Tom Willis and discuss if Steve Borthwick is right to leave him out after he confir...

The Lions failed to make history in Sydney after losing the third and final Test against the Wallabies in the pouring rain. Alan and Charlie reflect on the third Test and ask if head coach Andy Farrell got his team selection right after he decided to name most of the same players who featured in the opening two matches. We also discuss the chaos during the game which forced it to be suspended for...

The Lions have won their series against Australia after producing a sensational comeback in Melbourne on Saturday! Charles and Charlie unpack the game and where it was won for Andy Farrell's side, and where it was possibly lost by the Wallabies. We ask if Jac Morgan was lucky not to be penalised for his clearout in the final minutes of the game and if Dan Sheehan's try was within the rules of the...

Charles Richardson is joined by Charlie Morgan to reflect on the Lions win over the First Nations Pasifika XV in their final midweek match. The match was seen as a final opportunity for some fringe players to stake their claim for Test selection on Saturday morning but few put their hand up in the narrow victory. Owen Farrell impressed playing at inside centre and we ask if his performance was eno...

The Lions are 1-0 in the Test series against Australia! Alan and Charlie reflect on the match in Brisbane where the Lions overpowered the Wallabies. The Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs checks in from the Suncorp Stadium and is full of praise for Tom Curry, who was sensational after having his selection doubted. There's also praise for his back row partner Tadhg Beirne,...

Alan and Charlie reflect on the Lions thrashing of the Australia/New Zealand invitational on Saturday morning in Adelaide. The Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs checks in after Andy Farrell's post match press conference to deliver news of Garry Ringrose's injury which has ruled him out of the opening test next Saturday. There's praise for Huw Jones who could start at outside centre...

Alan and Charlie unpack the latest Lions win down under over the Brumbies in Canberra! Andy Farrell picked what many considered to be his strongest side on Wednesday morning but the de facto Test team failed to fully click in a number of areas. The biggest concern came in the first half when full-back Blair Kinghorn was taken off with an injury leaving the Lions looking very light at full-back. Ou...

Alan and Charlie pick the bones out of the latest Lions win down under, their third in a row, but by far their most unconvincing. The Telegraph's chief rugby correspondent Gavin Mairs joins the show from Sydney to offer us his thoughts on the disjointed performance and who in particular played themselves out of the test picture. Despite the performance, there is praise for the set piece, both the...

The Lions are 2/2 down under! Alan and Charlie reflect on another comfortable win for Andy Farrell's side who put 50 points past the Queensland Reds on Wednesday morning. The Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs joins the guys from the Suncorp Stadium to reflect on the win and also discuss the impact Elliot Daly's injury could have on the squad and where it leaves their options at ful...

The Lions are up and running Down Under!  Join Alan Dymock and Charlie Morgan for reaction and analysis to the British and Irish Lions' emphatic 54-7 win over the Western Force. We also check in with the Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs from the Optus Stadium to get his verdict on the win. There is praise for Henry Pollock, who was involved in almost everything both good and...

The Telegraph Rugby Podcast is back ahead of the 2025 British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia! Alan Dymock, Charlie Morgan and Charles Richardson pick the bones out of an opening game defeat for Andy Farrell's side who were beaten 28-24 by Argentina in Dublin. They take a look at what went wrong on the night, and what positives there were to take out of the game with a number of players putting...

Charles Richardson and Alan Dymock pick through the biggest talking points of the British and Irish Lions squad selections immediately after Andy Farrell named his 38 to tour Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben, Charlie and Charles look back on the final round of the Six Nations which saw France crowned champions following a comfortable home win over Scotland. Elsewhere England produced a stunning display away in Cardiff to end their campaign in style, and heap more misery on Wales, meanwhile Ireland laboured to a win away in Rome . We take a closer look at the general health of the England squad fol...

Ben, Charlie and Charles reflect on a decisive round four of the Six Nations where France dispatched Grand Slam chasing Ireland in Dublin. Charles was in Dublin to witness the scintillating display from the French and in particular their flying winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey. We also discuss how damaging the defeat could be for the Irish who were expected to dominate the Lions tour this Summer, will...

Ben, Charlie and Charles build up to the return of the Six Nations this weekend after the final fallow week of the tournament. Next up for England is a home clash with Italy, and we discuss if we will see something different from England's attack at the weekend following a pragmatic approach last time out against Scotland. We kick things off with the standout tie of the round between Ireland and F...