Rugby Rundown
Your ultimate weekly debrief on all the on-field drama and off-field intrigue from across the globe. We dissect the crunching tackles, breathtaking tries, and controversial calls from the URC, Premiership, and Top 14, providing in-depth analysis of who's on fire and who's feeling the heat. We track the form of every hopeful, from the nailed-on starters to the bolters from the blue, and scrutinise the disciplinary hearings that could make or break a player's chances. Tune in for expert insights, passionate debate, and the inside track on the stories shaping the world of rugby.
Podcasting since 2025 • 22 episodes
Rugby Rundown
Latest Episodes
The Glasgow Blueprint: Franco Smith’s Tactical Shadow Over the 2026 Six Nations
As the rugby world turns its gaze toward the 2026 Six Nations Championship, the Scottish national team stands at a complex strategic crossroads. While Gregor Townsend remains the officially appointed Head Coach, having secured a contract extens...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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8:04
The Winter Crucible: An Exhaustive Strategic Analysis of European Club Form and Its Predictive Validity for the 2026 Guinness Six Nations
The transition from the calendar year 2025 to 2026 marks a pivotal juncture in the Northern Hemisphere rugby cycle. Situated at the midpoint between the 2023 and 2027 Rugby World Cups, the 2026 Six Nations Championship looms not merely as a sta...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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7:46
European Rugby’s New World Order: A Comprehensive Strategic Review of the Investec Champions Cup Post-Round 2 (2025/26)
The 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup has concluded its second round, a juncture that traditionally separates the genuine title contenders from the pretenders. The opening fortnight of European competition has delivered a spectacle of stark contra...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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9:54
The Autumn of Discontent and Domination
The conclusion of the 2025 Autumn Nations Series has precipitated a unique crisis of perspective within the international rugby landscape. The raw data of the window presents a binary set of outcomes that, upon closer inspection, fails to captu...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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9:14
The Great Rebalancing: An Analysis of the 2025 Autumn Nations Series and the Shifting World Order Ahead of RWC 2027
The 2025 Autumn Nations Series, a whirlwind of North-versus-South encounters, has concluded, leaving in its wake a comprehensively redrawn map of the global rugby hierarchy. This was never just a series of end-of-year "friendlies". The looming ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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6:59