The Telf Rugby Podcast

We chat all things summer tests looking back at New Zealand vs Ireland, Australia vs England and South Africa vs Wales. Alongside previewing the second tests. Will it be a whitewash series? Last chance for Eddie Jones and did Wales miss their one chance? Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We chat to Peter Bracken about his early career memories with Connacht, the 2007 Heineken Cup win with Wasps, his difficult relationship with Eddie O'Sullivan, and what went wrong in the 2007 RWC preparation. Finally, we discuss Ireland's tour to New Zealand focusing on the scrum. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We debate which league is currenly better between the URC and the Premiership. We discuss this in relation to audience/accessibility, quality of the teams and the global appeal in terms of the amount of world class players. We finally state our combined top six from both leagues and debate which league has more future potential. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram...

We chat to Championship player Ollie Stedman about the decision not to promote Ealing Trailfinders to the Premiership. Digging into the reasons why this has occured and is this a fair outcome? Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We chat to Ealing Trailfinders winger Angus Kernohan this week about his recent winning of the Championship, early rugby memories at Ballymena Academy and Ulster Academy, his decision to leave Ulster and Ealing as a club on the rise. This was recorded before any decision on Ealing's promotion was made. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Y...

We chat with former New Zealand international Richard Kahui, a key player as NZ won the 2011 Rugby World Cup. We discuss his early life in NZ, winning the RWC, battles with injury alongside his move to Japan, and now back to Super Rugby. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We chat to Andy Friend about his time in the Australia learning off the likes of Eddie Jones, we also discuss his time in Japan, with Harlequins and now in Ireland with Connacht.  A fasinating insight from a top quality coach. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We review the final round of the Six Nations as Italy shock the world, Ireland win the Triple Crown and France win the Grand Slam. We also give out our annual Six Nations awards. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We review all the recent Six Nations games with Wales, Ireland and France coming out on top. We also preview the final round as France seek a Grand Slam. WARNING - HEATED DEABTE ON EDDIE JONES Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We preview all the games for this weekend as Wales look to shock France, Ireland are big favourites according to Eddie Jones at Twickenham and Scotland face Italy.  Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We review all the games from the weekend as France continue their form, England push aside Wales and Ireland destroy 13-man Italy. Zac also has an idea of an NFL style penalty system to change the game.  Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We preview all the upcoming Round 3 games with a focus on the return of captain Lawes, the dropping of LRZ and should Ireland rest Sexton? Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We review all the games from the weekend with Wales, France and England coming out on top. We focus on what is missing for Scotland to take the next step and what went wrong in Paris for Ireland. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We review all the games from the weekend with Ireland, Scotland and France coming out on top. We also look ahead to Round 2 giving our predictions. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We chat to former Ireland international Fiona Hayes about Ireland and their squad ahead of the Six Nations. Stay tuned for final predictions. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We chat to rugby journalist Charlie Morgan about the England squad and their chances ahead of the Six Nations. We discuss the loss of Owen Farrell and if Eddie will continue with his interchangeable positions.  Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We chat to Mr Happiness is Egg Shaped Bruce Aitchison about Scotland and their hopes ahead of the Six Nations. We also discuss the great work Bruce does for Doddie Aid.  Donate to Doddie Aid: https://doddieaid.com/  Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube . Give Bruce a follow on Twitter @happyeggshaped

We chat to freelance rugby journalist Robert Rees about his thoughts on his beloved Wales for the upcoming Six Nations. We dive into their squad looking at whether this is a developmental Six Nations for Wales. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We chat to Tigers Strength and Conditioning Coach Will Findlay about his incredible challenge of 30 half marathons in 30 days where he has raised over £30,000 for the Youngs family. He also chats about life as a young S&C Coach. Link to donate: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/will-findlayleic Follow the Instagram Page @ locker_31 Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTel...

We discuss the exciting new England, Pivac going under the radar and France being the favourites for 2023 RWC. Finally we chat about how Ireland are firmly back on track. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We discuss Ireland's convincing win over the All Blacks, disappointing Scotland and preview England vs South Africa in the game of the weekend. Oh there is also France vs New Zealand. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We discuss can Australia bounce back against England? How will the new English stars deal with their first proper test? Can Ireland repeat 2018 and beat the All Blacks? Along with previewing Scotland vs South Africa. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We preview all the upcoming Autumn Internationals with England vs Tonga, Ireland vs Japan, France vs Argentina, Wales vs South Africa and Scotland vs Australia. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We chat to former Wales head coach Mike Ruddock on his time coaching in Wales which included winning the 2005 Grand Slam. We also touch on his time at Leinster, the Ireland U20s and finally his current role at the Ospreys.  Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .

We chat to current Premiership Rugby referee Tom Foley about the life of a referee. Tom's debut came in an Aviva Premiership game in 2014 where Wasps played London Welsh since then, he has been in charge of over 100 Premiership games. Enjoy and give us a follow on Spotify, Twitter @RugbyTelf , Instagram @thetelfrugbypodcast and Youtube .