The Telegraph Rugby Podcast

We're less than a week away from the first British and Irish Lions game of the 2021 Tour. Joining Brian in the studio to look ahead to the tour is the former South Africa captain and World Cup winner Bob Skinstad. Bob gives us the lowdown on the current South Africa side who haven't played a test match since the 2019 World Cup final as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. England forwards coach Matt...

Ahead of the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa Brian Moore is sitting down with former players and coaches to discuss some of the memories which have made the Lions become the institution it is today. For the third instalment, Brian speaks to former England prop Alex Corbisiero about what it's like to join a Lions Tour late, and how you have to force your way into a settled squad....

Ahead of the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa Brian Moore will be sitting down with former players and coaches to discuss some of the memories which have made the Lions become the institution it is today. For the second instalment Brian speaks to former South Africa captain John Smit who discusses what it's like to face the Lions, a privilege only available to Springboks once ever...

Ahead of the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa Brian Moore will be sitting down with former players and coaches to discuss some of the memories which have made the Lions become the institution it is today. First up is the man dubbed 'Mr Lions', Sir Ian McGeechan. McGeechan had an illustrious Lions career as a player, but it is his work as a head coach which will see him go down a t...

The 2021 Six Nations is all said and done for everyone bar France and Scotland following a Super Saturday that well and truly lived up to its name. Joining Brian to recap the final weekend and to look back on the tournament in general is the former England Sevens captain, Rob Vickerman. England failed to back up their impressive performance at home to France, they were on the receiving end of a th...

Ireland vs England is so often the definitive game of the Six Nations but as we head into the final round of fixtures for this years tournament both sides find themselves playing for pride rather than titles after indifferent campaigns so far. England got themselves firmly back on track with a dogged win over tournament favourites France at Twickenham, meanwhile Ireland picked up a big win away to...

The Six Nations return this weekend and all eyes will be on Twickenham for the clash between England and Grand Slam chasing France. Joining Brian to look ahead to that game and more is the former England back row and World Rugby Hall of Famer Maggie Alphonsi. They discuss the impressive performances of some of the players outside the England squad in the Gallagher Premiership and ask once again, i...

We've just two rounds left to go in the 2021 Six Nations and Wales are in pole position to win a shock Grand Slam after beating England in an eventful game in Cardiff. Joining Brian to reflect on Englands defeat and more is the former London Irish and England wing Topsy Ojo. They start in Cardiff where England suffered their second defeat of the competition in controversial circumstances as the ho...

We're heading into midway of the Six Nations and it's favourites France and unfancied Wales who remain the only unbeaten sides in the competition. Joining Brian to preview the upcoming round of fixtures is former England centre Tom May. They begin by analysing England's underwhelming campaign so far and Tom expresses his concern over England's Saracens contingent which he says are suffering due to...

We're two rounds into the 2021 Six Nations and it's just France and Wales who are left undefeated and on course for a Grand Slam Joining Brian to review the weekend's action is the former Fiji sevens coach and Olympic gold medalist Ben Ryan. They start at Twickenham where England picked up the required bonus point win but both Brian and Ben felt a sense of dissatisfaction at the performance as Edd...

We're just one week into the Six Nations and we already have one major upset in the books after Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years. Joining Brian this week to reflect on the opening round of games is the former England sevens captain Rob Vickerman. They begin at Twickenham, where Scotland outplayed England in all departments and were actually unlucky not to have lef...

The 2021 Six Nations has been given the green light to go ahead and we're less than a week away! England and Scotland square off for the 150th time this weekend and joining Brian this week to look ahead to the fixture is the former Scotland scrum half Rory Lawson. The pair discuss England's status as favourites heading into the competition and what, if anything, Scotland can do to upset the odds....

2020 has been a difficult year for most and the sport of rugby union has been no exception. Joining Brian to look back on the year is former England and London Irish winger Topsy Ojo. Despite difficult circumstances off the pitch, England's men and women both enjoyed huge success on it. Eddie Jones led his side to Six Nations glory and also lifted the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup, we reflect on ho...

We're into week two of the European season but it's stories off the pitch which dominate the headlines rather than the action on it. Joining Brian in studio to discuss the weekend's action is former England centre Tom May. The pair review the European Champions Cup games that were able to go ahead but they discuss whether or not the competition could be in jeopardy after four games were forfeited...

Less than two weeks after lifting their second trophy of 2020, England know who their opponents will be for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Eddie Jones' side have been drawn alongside Argentina and Japan as well as a side from Oceania and the Americas. Joining Brian Moore and co host Rob Vickerman to react to the draw is none other than the England head coach Eddie Jones, who speaks to the sho...

The inaugural Autumn Nations Cup is done and dusted and it's congratulations to England who saw off France in the final after extra time. Joining Brian in the studio to reflect on Sunday's win and England's year overall is the World Rugby Hall of Fame member, Maggie Alphonshi. They discuss more criticism aimed at England over their style of play and try to find the line between entertaining fans a...

England have made their way into the final of the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup where they will take on Six Nations runners up France at Twickenham. Joining Brian in studio to reflect on the weekend's action is former London Irish and England winger Topsy Ojo. The pair reflect on yet another forward dominated win by England, this time over Wales, in the Autumn Nations Cup. Eddie Jones once again re...

England made it two wins from two with a comfortable win over Ireland in the Autumn Nations Cup in a game which Eddie Jones had billed as his sides most important of 2020. Joining Brian in the studio to reflect on wins for both England's men and women is Harlequins captain Rachael Burford. Johnny May stole the headlines at Twickenham with a sensational try but it could have been avoided if Ireland...

Round one of the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup is done and dusted, and joining Brian in studio to review the weekend's action is former England centre Tom May. England ran out 40-0 winners over Georgia in their first Twickenham appearance since March and one of their try scorers from the weekend, Elliot Daly joins the show to look back on the win and discuss how this current crop of players have ev...

With the 2020 Six Nations finally put to bed, our attention now turns to the upcoming Autumn Nations Cup, a five week tournament featuring the teams from the Six Nations alongside Georgia and Fiji. Alongside Brian this week to discuss the upcoming series as well as his stellar career for Ireland, Leinster and the British and Irish Lions is London Irish back row Sean O'Brien. Sean talks Brian throu...

Seven months after it was due to conclude, the longest Six Nations in history is finally over. Joining Brian in studio to look back on the tournament is former Fiji Sevens coach and Olympic Gold Medalist Ben Ryan. Congratulations to England who have lifted the trophy for a third time in five years after getting their required bonus point over Italy on the final day. A 'proud' Eddie Jones says atte...

Seven months after the 2020 Six Nations was ground to a halt we are back for the final round of fixtures this weekend! Joining Brian in studio this week is former England and Newcastle centre Tom May. England need to guarantee a bonus point win at the bare minimum when they take on Italy in Rome but their preparations have been dealt a blow after their warm up game with the Barbarians was called o...

After the final round of the 2020 Six Nations was cancelled due to Coronavirus, Brian Moore is joined in studio by former England sevens captain Rob Vickerman to discuss the effects the pandemic is likely to have on the resumption of the tournament as well as the domestic and international calendar. The Gallagher Premiership look set to announce an initial four week suspension following the spread...

There's just one round left in the 2020 Six Nations and as fears over Coronavirus spread across the continent we will be denied the traditional "Super Saturday" after both England and Ireland have their games postponed. On the pitch there was plenty to talk about in a thrilling encounter between England and Wales at Twickenham. Former England back row and World Cup winner Maggie Alphonsi is alongs...

After a week off , the Six Nations is back for round four and there are three teams still in with a chance of lifting the trophy come two weeks time. Alongside Brian this week to look ahead to the weekends action, is former England hooker George Chuter. After navigating their way past Ireland, England's attention now turns to a home match against old rivals Wales who are hoping to avoid three succ...