Episodes

  • S2 EP21 - The Kids Are Alright

    S2 EP21 - The Kids Are Alright
    Jan 7 2025
    New year, new kids on the block... the youth of Toulouse gave La Rochelle an almighty scare as the Marcel Deflandre goes 100 games sold out! The Rosbifs derby produced a nail-biter, Toulon and Baptiste Serin produced some artistry, and the impending return of Champions Cup action will no doubt produce some exquisitely mixed attempts from the French sides! As usual, we also tackle all the pressing issues of the day, including Dry January and Ballet dancers in the Biarritz Lineout. 00:00 - 03:10 Entrées: A French ‘Dry’ January 03:10 Top 14 Round 14: 03:28 - 17:54 La Rochelle v Toulouse 17:54 - 20:35 Rosbifs Derby: Castres v Pau 25:36 - 31:53 Toulon v Racing 92 31:53 - 39:12 Vannes v Clermont 39:24 - 42:08 Nationale & Pro D2 42:08 - 53:54 Champions Cup Round 3 Preview 53:54 - 57:03 Challenge Cup Round 3 Preview 57:16 - 01:06:38 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • S2 EP20 - Reflections & Resolutions

    S2 EP20 - Reflections & Resolutions
    Dec 31 2024
    At the halfway point of the Top14 season, we review an intriguing if foggy round of fixtures with notable wins for Montpellier and Pau, whilst Racing continue to shoot themselves in both feet. As we bid adieu to 2024, we reflect on the year that saw the trickle of British players to France become a tide and look ahead to what's on the menu in 2025. 00:00 - 09:05 Entrées 09:05 - 44:20 Top 14 Round 13 44:33 - 55:45 Reflections & Resolutions 55:58 - 1:02:43 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • S2 EP19 - Christmas Cards

    S2 EP19 - Christmas Cards
    Dec 24 2024
    There wasn't much festive cheer in the Top14 this weekend, with good old fashioned scraps aplenty and yellow cards more abundant than undercooked sprouts, particularly at La Rochelle who battled out an epic against Father Christmas/Christoph Urios's Clermont. Lyon are frustrated by Toulouse, the PROD2 boys are lining up a well earned break, and there are three rounds of Rosbifs Christmas Quiz to tuck into. Joyeux Noël! 00:00 - 05:48 Entrées: Stashing up for Christmas 05:48 - 28:10 Top 14 Round 12 28:10 - 32:30 Christmas Quiz - Top 14 32:42 - 39:25 Pro D2 Round 15 39:25 - 45:33 Christmas Quiz - Pro D2 45:46 - 58:22 Petit-Fours & Digestif and Christmas Quiz Finale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • S2 EP18 - Macalounacy

    S2 EP18 - Macalounacy
    Dec 17 2024
    It's week 2 and amidst the Champions and Challengers, the French Big Hitters continue to put down a marker in 'Europe', with Toulouse, La Rochelle and Bordeaux putting in big showings across the board. How do you solve a problem like South Africa, and is the demise of quality competition in the Champions Cup really anything new? Stade Francais probably won't need to worry about the latter rounds as they descend further into the disciplinary doldrums, whilst Castres serve up an all time non-classic for the ages. There's loads happening in PROD2, and we reveal exclusively who Greg Alldritt listens to pre-game to get fired up! 00:00 - 04:26 Entrées: Travel Woes 04:26 - 31:41 Champions Cup Round 2 31:41 - 35:27 Challenge Cup Round 2 35:27 - 42:05 Champions Cup Conundrum 42:05 - 43:20 Nationale Nibbles 43:20 - 50:36 Pro D2 Round 14 50:36 - 58:26 Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • S2 EP 17 - Ruthless La Rochelle, Breakneck Bordeaux

    S2 EP 17 - Ruthless La Rochelle, Breakneck Bordeaux
    Dec 10 2024
    Round 1 of the Champions and Challenge Cup has passed, and there is so much rugby to digest! La Rochelle dispel the naysayers at a sodden Bath, Bordeaux turn on the style against a wily Tigers side, whilst Racing's Fijians bring the pain to Harlequins in Creteil. Amidst the glitz of Europe, ProD2 continued to serve up some crackers, begging the question what's more important, a solid defence or a tidy Instagram page? Plus the GOAT debate is reignited, but has Antoine Dupont hit enough Devon hole-in-ones to secure the crown? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • S2 Bonus - Big European Preview

    S2 Bonus - Big European Preview
    Dec 6 2024
    European Rugby is back baby! Loads of matches, loads of dramas, loads of brilliant cup shirts! We look ahead to whether any of the chasing French pack can mount a realistic challenge to Toulouse and preview the key 1st round encounters in the Champions Cup. As ever there's a sprinkling of travel looking ahead to potential European Cup and lower league double headers, it's a historic weekend (again) for Vannes with yards to travel, and who is Richard's outside bet for Challenge Cup glory? 00:00 - 07:21 Entrées: Long Weeks & Long Weekends 07:21 - 14:41 A Game of 'Will they turn up?' 14:41 - 20:20 Title Contenders 20:20 - 31:32 Games in Focus Bath v La Rochelle Stormers v Toulon Racing 92 v Harlequins Union Bordeaux Begles v Leicester Tigers Toulouse v Ulster 31:32 - 36:00 Best of the Rest ft. Debut of Dreams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • S2 EP16 - Great Touch For A Big Man

    S2 EP16 - Great Touch For A Big Man
    Dec 3 2024
    Slightly dazed from a long weekend watching European rugby somewhere other than France, we run through the best of the weekend's action. In a week of eye-catching away wins, Vannes produce the result of the season away at La Rochelle with Toulouse and Toulon doing the business in Paris and Perpignan. Down in PROD2, Grenoble continue to set the pace whilst Oyonnax are in freefall, and there's a remarkable tale of protest in the lower leagues in this week's Petit-Fours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • S2 EP15 - A Pod Of Two Halves

    S2 EP15 - A Pod Of Two Halves
    Nov 26 2024
    We're reeling out the clichés this week, reflecting upon a highly promising autumn for Les Bleus after their convincing win over Argentina. Who were the winners and losers from the November tests, who has nailed down a 6 Nations berth and just how big a pay rise should the Stade de France events team be getting?! If that's not enough, the Top14 is back, and it was merry carnage followed by second-half heartbreak in Brittany, whilst France 7s plot their path to short-form domination following World Rugby Awards for Antoine Dupont and Jérôme Daret. 00:00 - 04:35 Entrées 04:35 - 11:05 France v Argentina review 11:05 - 29:52 France Autumn Nations Series Report Card 29:52 - 56:25 Top 14 Round 10 Review 56:25 - 58:50 Next weekend preview 58:50 - 1:06:05 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins