The Rugby Collective Pod

A slow week this week so a good opportunity for us to put the worlds to rights and finally fix rugby!

In a quiet news week, we give it our best attempt to fix rugby!

A fleeting visit for the Premiership but a big round none the less!

The Seagrave's return from their trip away and the prem returns too. Which means we are back in action!

Almost 2 hours for you to somewhat make up for the time we've been away!

A big first round with a BUMPER pod to follow!

Plenty to be getting stuck into.

Summary

In this episode of the Rugby Collective podcast, the hosts discuss the excitement surrounding the upcoming rugby season, including the Women's World Cup and the new signings for Newcastle. They delve into proposed signings for Newcastle, analyze the upcoming matches, and make predictions for the weekend's games. The conversation highlights the challenges teams face with player availability and the impact of new coaching strategies.

In this episode of the Rugby Collective Pod, the hosts discuss the recent Women's World Cup, highlighting key performances and controversies. They also delve into the new rules introduced in the Prem Rugby, particularly the 20-minute red card rule. The conversation shifts to season predictions, where the hosts analyze team rankings and potential performances for the upcoming season, focusing on teams like Newcastle, Exeter, Harlequins, Gloucester, Bristol, and Leicester. The episode provides insights into the challenges and strengths of each team as they prepare for the new season. In this episode, the hosts delve into their predictions for the...

Season 5 has arrived, the season is underway, and it feels like a good time to review everyone's off season!

Red Roses have been tearing up the World Cup too so we give them some deserved attention as well!

As season 4 comes to an end, we round off with a full Lions review.

We will taking a bit of a breather then will be back soon with the run up to Premiership Rugby!

The tour is decided, but the final test beckons and promises to be one hell of a fixture, these Lions will want a clean sweep! But will they get one?

Big test incoming, could decide the tour.

Are we backing Australia to level the scores or Lions to run away with a 2-0 lead?

Ben and James use this week to take a look at which lions have been hot and which ones have flopped, whilst deciding the XV they'd have chosen going into this first test

This week we carry on assigned our season grades, this weeks focus: The Top 4

Lot of Lions talk at the moment, so we thought it best to sit back and reflect on the Premiership season which has just passed.

We give the bottom 6 sides of the Premiership a grade based on the 24/25 season!

James has gone rogue this week and surprised us with a solo pod... I've not edited it, so a complete unfiltered look into Seagraves Rugby mind

Bath are our crowned winners and we dissect the final in great detail, as well as a fun listener suggested segment.

Big one these week....

The finalists have been decided, and our final is amongst us!

Huge game this weekend, will Bath prove why they are favourites or will Tigers spoil the party.

The Playoffs have arrived...

Plenty to discuss this week!

A lacklustre Round of Premiership Rugby in many ways, outside of a fantastic Tigers vs Sale match on the Friday Night.

But a rather exciting Lions squad is announced for us to dive into!

We don't usually do European Rugby, but how could we not this week.

European run down, rumour mill producing some pearlers and Top 4 Run back in full focus

Simply put, a HUGE round for the top 4 this week, as well as some interesting developments out of Exeter too.

James is back with us this week, with many a tale around the newly tested 'Rugby Away Ends'. That alongside some interesting transfer news and of course, the hotly contested final Premiership Run in...

Prem Returns and so do we. 5 games remaining. 6 hopeful teams competing for the top 4 spots... who will take it?

The top 4 battle is becoming hotly contested, so we break down this last week of Rugby and how this looks going into the final 5 rounds to give our fresh top 4 predictions

Will and James tackle the return of the Prem this week. Prem Rugby. Just Prem Rugby and a bit more Prem rugby!

We have bit our tongue and waited to see the Six Nations play out, but we bite no more. Our Lion's Selection pod is now live! Tune in and let us know your opinions!

Double Seagrave action this week, prepared with a full Six Nations breakdown and of course, a look at your 2025 Six Nations Champions

The stage is set... all that is left is for us to run you through the excitement we have going into this weekend.

Six Nations final weekend, PWR final, Prem Cup final... What a weekend of rugby this could be!

Pod Drop:

- Our biggest PWR pod yet.

- Prem cup and its future.

- And of course, Six Nations chat going into round 4! And no James... what's not to love!

Interesting Pod topic today... If each Premiership Club could bring in one player for the remainder of this season, who would it be. An attempt at realism was attempted...

Interesting Pod topic today...If each Premiership Club could bring in one player for the remainder of this season, who would it be.An attempt at realism was attempted...

Sackings, Underdog Triumphs and Seriously Bad Collisions.

This weekends Six Nations certainly packed a punch!

We, as ever, dive right in!

A big weekend of Six Nations after round 1.

We breakdown the whole weekend, as well as delve deeper into Caden Comments...

The Six Nations is here, and excitement levels are rising.

Could be one of the most competitive comps in a long time, we will be watching eagerly whilst we mourn 2 months without Prem Rugby.

Fancy a dose of Prem stuff too? Don't worry, we have a good sprinkling of that in there too.

With another weekend of European rugby amongst us, we decide to breakdown which Premiership stars have impressed the most so far this season, creating our team of the season so far.

With a little break in Prem rugby among us, we thought it a good time to dive into a full review of every clubs season to date.

A bumper episode with plenty to get stuck into!

Merry Christmas, and a very happy new year to you all!

Ben has decided to welcome the new year, by putting everyone through their paces!

A big quiz is in store today, so play along at home, and let us know how you get on!

A somewhat Christmassy episode this week.

Again, the boys are at full compliment, all 3 members present. Premiership is the focus, and we are buzzing!

Believe it not, all three of the gang return this week, to chew the fat about rugby.

Top 10 opensides in the Prem is the conversation this week, and was significantly tougher than we anticipated...

Double Seagrave action this week as Will can't squeeze a pod in.

Plenty to cover with the prem returning and we are on the cusp of our first European block of the season.

With International rugby taking the forefront of peoples attention, Will and James are delighted that the Prem is returning at long last (albeit for a week)

We merge this with a debate involving Lions selection too, a tough task indeed...

A jumbo episode this week, with a huge amount of content to get your teeth into.

Almost 2 hours of pure rugby nausing!

An all time first as Will misses his first ever episode, but James and Ben carry on strong as they cover an ever-busy rugby landscape with an array of Autumn Nations fixtures, Prem Cup on the horizon, and plenty more!

Massive fixtures, left, right and rhubarb.

We tackle them all! PWR, Champ, Prem... fancy a rugby nause? Tune in!

Plenty of pod to get into on this bumper episode.

England Squads, Prem / Champ / PWR breakdowns and a very hungry Ben!

This weekend needs no introduction... Just a pure weekend of nothing by derby day rugby. I cannot wait!

PLENTY of stuff to cover this weekend.

5 huge matches, some massive results and some even bigger talking points...

A rather good episode if we do say so ourselves..

The Premiership has began!

Whether your team has brought a joyous victory back or left you with the sour taste of defeat.. oh it's so good to be back!

Full round 1 review and round 2 preview in store for you!

After our first episode where we covered the first 5 teams in the Prem (Alphabetically), we now cover the other 5 teams and also look ahead to the first round of Premiership action.

Excitement levels are rising and we cannot wait to get into it!

After a long off season, the Gallagher Premiership is almost back, and in turn, so are we!

We welcome a new member of the podcast team in Ben today who debuts as a host but it is his second appearance after his shift as a guest in season 3.

It's great to be back making predictions and chewing the fat about all things rugby!

Todays Agenda: Season predictions (Part 1)

As another season comes to a close, we leave with you a bumper episode with plenty to indulge in.

Of course the Prem final is covered, the PWR semi finals are also run through, with the final previewed as well.

Our Team of The Season is also named too.

All this and more!!!

It's the big one folks... tune in!

POD DROP

- European Cup Reviews

- Season Gradings

- Playoff Predictions

A BIG Pod you DO NOT want to miss.

Huge episode this week...

Play off spots confirmed, two finals to preview and predict, PLENTY of News and a ram packed domestic corner... Are you listening yet...?

Podcast Summary:

- News round

- Top 4 Permutations

- Champ rundown

- PWR Return

- Avoid Glos Rant At All Costs

Huge Episode ahead of this weekend...

We look at European fixtures and results as well as going through the Top 10 Second Rows in the world.

Premiership and Championship is really at the business end of the competition and we cover it all!

Crunch time in the Premiership

European Semi finals beckon

And we give our take on an interesting 15...

An action packed week this week.

- 'European' Cup Round Up

- Domestic Corner Returns

- Top 10 Wingers in World Rugby

- Prem Predictions

and most importantly, a WHOLE lot of waffle!

The Premiership just keeps on getting wilders.

A crazy set of results, cards, dodgy calls, upsets, thrashings and 7 minute yellows...

Premiership is back with one hell of a bang, and we cover it all!!!

PLENTY going on at the moment.

Ireland prove successful in there search for another 6N title.

Gloucester get their hands on silverware after a Prem Cup victory.

The Premiership (at last) returns!

The W6N is just around the corner too!!

Plenty going on...

Six Nations Final Round

Prem Cup Final

HUGE Round of PWR

Massive Champ Results

Need I say more?

Pod Run-Down:

- Six Nations Preview

- Domestic Rugby Corner (@ThePWR & @Champrugby)

- Our Created GB 7s Team!

- Prem News Run Down

Tune In Now!

With Scotland retaining the Calcutta Cup, Ireland continuing their unbeaten run and Italy holding France to a draw, there was plenty for us to cover.

England A comfortably dispatched of Portugal A, with some players putting their hand up for a first team call up.

We also look at the Champ and Prem Women's rugby.

All this and more, on this weeks episode!

Another Six Nations round comes and goes. James' predictions all came true (annoyingly) and we pick through the games.

Also, the debut for Will's first Domestic Rugby Round Up which features the PWR and Championship Rugby fixtures!

The opening round of Six Nations Rugby has given us some absolute corkers, which we get stuck right into!!!

James praises the top performers in his team of the week.

Of course, as always, we finish off with our predictions ahead of the next round of big fixtures.

We appreciate all the support we get with the podcast, so would appreciate follows, subscribers and those 5* ratings!!!

An initial preview, and prediction, ahead of this years Six Nations tournament.

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Been a little bit of a break for us, but the time is right for our return! We know we have some making up to do, so how about a double pod day?

Starting off with: Premiership Gradings, Love for the @Champrugby and some praise for @ThePWR

A Full Look Ahead To The Premiership Round of Fixtures With a Fair Bit Of Nausing!

A bumper pod episode for you this week. Plenty to get through.

Whether you are on your commute, sitting down to wind back or trying to get through the working day, tune in and enjoy!

This week we round up the Premiership season so far, we look at the leagues biggest improvers, impresses and underwhelmers, another mass debate rages on and of course another round of predictions to be made!

Huge weekend of Prem rugby as most squads will be full noise.

A first derby of the year too, I cannot wait for this one!

We have our finalists at last. Tune in for a huge hit of your rugby fix

What a round of Premiership Rugby - upsets, last minute winners, rising stars... All that and more on this weeks episode!

Some unbelievable World Cup Rugby in the past weekend, with some two massive games this weekend too.

We cover it all and have a lovely nause off with some of the tactics.

Get stuck in to this weeks episode!!!

The Premiership returns at last, and this tantalising ten team league promises to be an absolutely whirlwind season. I for one cannot wait, so for your, long awaited, Premiership fix, tune in to this bumper episode!!!

We are joined by Tight Five Rugby for a preview of the exciting quarter finals this tournament has to offer, so be prepared for:

- A Proper Nause

- Wild Predictions

- An Italy Rant

- An Optimistic England Chat?

All that and more on this weeks episode!!!

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A Massive week / weekend awaits and we are here to preview it all.

Teams fighting for next World Cup Qualification, others trying to get a point on the bored and of course, some are aiming to secure their Quarter Final place.

We discuss all this and more, on this weeks Episode, of The Rugby Collective Pod

A day late admittedly, but the boys finally overcome some tech issues to get a pod out for this week! Tune in for all your rugby content

WORLD CUP POD

Huge Fiji Win!

Ref debates (as per)

England Go Two For Two

and a Look Into The Tier 2 Nations and Decide which one is the best!

What a huge opening round of the Rugby World Cup we have just been treated to.

With highlights galore, cards aplenty and of course a nice little bit of controversy, we sit down to look through every talking point of the weekend

Tune in for your rugby hit until the next round begins.

As we are right on the cusp of the World Cup beginning, we run through our predictions from pool standings to finalists whilst also looking at some key players who may be ones to watch and standouts through this years tournament.

We hope you are as excited as we are and that gets you a little bit more in the spirit, because I feel like a kid on Christmas eve!

On this weeks episode of The Rugby Collective, we both create a 15 from the World Cup teams but with one rule, can only have 1 player from each nation. As an example, if you picked the ever-present wonder player which is Dupont, you then couldn't pick the flyer which is Penaud as well.

Simple concept but tougher than you may think... Let us know how you would line your team up on our socials @RugbyCollective

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Episode 4 is here and James and I take on our England 15s after some underwhelming warm ups and using examples from our wonderful previous guests.We also predict Pool A... A foregone conclusion?

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This week we are joined by James' brother Ben, as he runs us through his selection of his England 15.

We also look then to England's group, Group D!

Important to note, this podcast was recorded pre squad announcement and pre warm ups!

As the England squad drops, we get together for a quick bonus pod as we break it down and give our thoughts!

Back again for our second episode of the season. It was a pleasure to be joined by Tom, the face behind PremRugbyNews.

We looked into how Tom would go about picking his England 15 should he be in charge.

We also take a look at Group B which may offer a little more than it seems...

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We have made it to Season 3, we can't believe it either, and we are back with a bang, with our most exciting season yet.

We have the small deal of a World Cup on the horizon, so we will be making our way through each pool, with the help of some special guests. Whilst also putting them in the role of England head coach, forcing them to pick a starting 15 for that opening test.

First in the hot seat, friend of the pod, Matt Hardy - who graciously took...

Here we are folks, the season finale. We have concluded the Premiership Season, we have got our Champions, all that is left is to announce The Rugby Collective Awards!

Big thanks to everyone who has listened and supported this season and we look forward to jumping into the next one!

Please do get in touch via our socials @rugbycollective on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to let us know what you liked, didn't like and what you want to see more of!

As we approach the Premiership Final, we take a look at our Premiership Team Of The Season!

We also look at the Champions Cup Final which saw La Rochelle retain their title!

A preview of the Prem Final is also featured as we look at what Saracens and Sale both bring to the table.

It is well and truly crunch time of this season:

- Premiership Finals

- Champions Cup Finals

- Season Grades

All this and more on Episode 35 of The Rugby Collective Pod!

The final round of the regular season is now done, but don't panic... The Play-Offs are still to come!!!We look at the final round drama, look to the semi finals and begin our season gradings!

Tune in and let us know what you think!

Nice and short episode this week where we talk about the semi finals of the Champions Cup which saw European giants Leinster host Toulouse and holding champions La Rochelle face Exeter.

We also look forward to the final round of Premiership Rugby!

Episode 31 brings us plenty to get our teeth stuck into:

Top 4 is now confirmed.

The race for top 8 is well on with 5 clubs still yet to guarantee their spots

And we pick our top 10 Premiership Number 8s!

All this as well as a couple of rumours, signing news and retirements to cover!

A shorter podcast this week but jam-packed full of content.

- Record Breakers

- Derby Day Victories

- Top 4 Favourites Solidifying

- A 60 Point Smashing!!!

All this and more on this weeks episode!

Massive just does not cut it, the Premiership fixtures are incredibly tough to call, some sides last chance saloon at a top 4 spot, it could see some run away with it, but can you predict the outcomes of this weekends games?

Big Episode This Week!

European Fixtures Back With A Bang

Quarter Finals Among Us

Listener Questions To Discuss!

Episode 28 is live!

- Top 4 shake up

- Off field goings on

- Big signings

All this and more, on the Rugby Collective Pod!