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Seismic Semis & Rugby's Don King
Le French Rugby Podcast - June 26, 2024 01:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe analyse the Top 14 semi-finals in Bordeaux and look ahead to the final in Marseille in the company of All Black legend and now Top 14 commentator Andrew Mehrtens. We also hear how he got the nickname Don King from his time in France as a player, discuss Fabien Galthie's inexperienced squad for...
Joe Marchant
Le French Rugby Podcast - June 12, 2024 10:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Stade Francais' England international centre Joe Marchant to discuss the timing of his move from Harlequins, adjusting to life in France, his England past and hopefully future, what Steve Borthwick said to him after the World Cup, being frozen out by Eddie Jones, Paul Gustard's us...
Castres' Champion & Super Saturday
Le French Rugby Podcast - June 05, 2024 00:16 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe look ahead to Super Saturday and a frantic final round of the Top 14 regular season, analyse the permutations and chat to Castres' Australian back rower Nick Champion de Crespigny about his French roots, Wallaby ambitions, contract situation, gratitude to Pierre-Henry Broncan, dream debut seas...
Manny, The Martian & Six Star Toulouse
Le French Rugby Podcast - May 29, 2024 00:38 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Toulouse hero Manny Meafou to hear about an exhausting Champions Cup final win over Leinster, the nearly as tiring celebrations and how he's nailing fatherhood too as he introduces us to son Marcellus! We discuss whether Antoine Dupont's performance is the best ever in a final, if...
Reece Hodge
Le French Rugby Podcast - May 22, 2024 09:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by 63-cap Wallaby Reece Hodge to discuss his two tries that confirmed Bayonne are staying in the Top 14, the prospect of teaming up with Manu Tuilagi in the centres next season, the disappointment of being ditched by Eddie Jones after just one game, whether the door might still be aj...
Big Ben
Le French Rugby Podcast - May 15, 2024 08:01 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Bordeaux and Tonga prop Big Ben Tameifuna to chat about the club's Top 14 tilt, his journey from New Zealand to France, the World Cup experience, challenges for Pacific Island nations, law changes, the best scrummagers in the world and much more. Plus, we round up all the Top 14 a...
Tou Good!
Le French Rugby Podcast - May 08, 2024 01:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're back to dive deep into the major incidents from the Champions Cup semi-finals, including some more sensational stuff from Toulouse and almost another phenomenal Quins comeback, and look ahead to an epic final between the best two teams in the tournament. Plus, we discuss who gets into a com...
AB Zondagh & Semi-Final Showdowns
Le French Rugby Podcast - May 01, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Lyon attack coach AB Zondagh to discuss their completely stereotypically French campaign of winning almost every game at home but picking up nothing on the road, his coaching evolution and ambitions, the learnings from his time with Scotland and much more. Plus, we look ahead to t...
Tolu Latu & La Rochelle's Epic Journey
Le French Rugby Podcast - April 10, 2024 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Australia international Tolu Latu to find out how he's ended up at the back-to-back Champions Cup winners La Rochelle, the role big Will Skelton played in the move, what sets the club apart, how Ronan O'Gara is as a coach, how he felt being spoken about publicly by Stade Francais ...
From Campdrafting To Clermont With Alex Newsome
Le French Rugby Podcast - March 27, 2024 11:33 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe catch up with Clermont's Australian full back Alex Newsome to talk playing under Christophe Urios, nicknames, how to fix the issues in Australian rugby, if he qualifies for Scotland and whether there's a statue of him back home for playing a different sport! We also discuss all the latest act...
Super Six Nations & Brad Weber
Le French Rugby Podcast - March 20, 2024 09:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're back from a good weekend in Dublin, and watching France's final outing fuelled by Guinness and pizza, to pick the bones out of maybe the best Six Nations ever. We discuss France's resurgence and evolution and the tournament as a whole. Plus, we're joined by All Black Brad Weber to chat abo...
Le Crunch & Joe Worsley
Le French Rugby Podcast - March 13, 2024 06:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by former England international and ex-Bordeaux, Clermont and Castres coach Joe Worsley to discuss England's epic win over Ireland, break down their new blitz defence and discuss how France will fare against them on Super Saturday. We also discuss his involvement with Georgia at the...
Ross Moriarty & Crunchtime In Cardiff
Le French Rugby Podcast - March 06, 2024 10:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWales international, British & Irish Lion and now Brive back rower Ross Moriarty joins us to discuss his international exile, the chances of a comeback, adjusting to life in France, Courtney Lawes coming to town next season and who's going to come out on top in Cardiff this weekend. He tells us ...
Italian Injustice & How To Solve A Problem Like France?
Le French Rugby Podcast - February 28, 2024 09:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by former Italy centre Michele Campagnaro to discuss the controversial end to France's draw with Italy in Lille, whether the kick should've been retaken, Italian improvements and whether they'll get a win or even two in the last couple of rounds. There's a full debrief on what's goi...
French Flaws, Scotland Seething & Rory Sutherland
Le French Rugby Podcast - February 14, 2024 11:19 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Oyonnax, Scotland and British & Irish Lions prop Rory Sutherland for a raw and honest chat about his time in France and the ups and downs of life as a professional rugby player, as well as to pick the bones out of a controversial end to the Scotland v France clash at Murrayfield ...
Basta, Battering & Backlash Incoming!
Le French Rugby Podcast - February 07, 2024 02:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by France legend Mathieu Bastareaud to pick the bones out of the battering Les Bleus suffered at the hands of Ireland in Marseille and discuss whether we're going to see a backlash at Murrayfield this weekend. We talk World Cup hangover, media pressure, Posolo Tuilagi and more. Plus...
Early Title Decider & A Brennan Hat-Trick
Le French Rugby Podcast - January 31, 2024 01:25 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe look ahead to what many are billing as a title decider already on the opening night of the Six Nations in Marseille and we're joined by Irish-born former France U20 captain Dany Brennan to look ahead to France v Ireland in depth and analyse where it'll be won and lost. Plus, we hear how a nig...
Faz's Future, Perpignan's Present & Eddie's Ketchup
Le French Rugby Podcast - January 24, 2024 01:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Perpignan winger Ali Crossdale to hear how he's loving life in the south of France, his views on his former teammate Owen Farrell's switch to the Top 14, whether the RFU will change their selection rules, his time having Eddie Jones looking over his shoulder at the dinner table a...
The Fastest Man In The Champions Cup & Pool Stage Denouement
Le French Rugby Podcast - January 19, 2024 13:18 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by the fastest man in the Champions Cup (we're calling it!), Lyon's Thaakir Abrahams, to talk leading the try scoring charts heading into the final round of pool games, swapping South Africa for France, international ambition, whether he's on Rassie's radar, Louis Rees-Zammit's atte...
Happy New Year & A Bon Noel!
Le French Rugby Podcast - January 10, 2024 10:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Bordeaux attack coach Noel McNamara to discuss his rise up the coaching ranks from a non-rugby background and how he goes about getting the best out of potentially the best backline in world rugby. He talks us through the characters of Damian Penaud, Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Matt...
Santa, The Grinch & The Blair Switch Project
Le French Rugby Podcast - December 20, 2023 10:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Scotland full back and Toulouse's new man Blair Kinghorn to hear how life's going at his new club. He fills us in on a whirlwind few weeks, a dream debut, adjusting to life in France, the secret sauce at Toulouse, World Cup heartache, whether this is Scotland's golden generation ...
Tommy Allan & Champions Cup Slow Starters
Le French Rugby Podcast - December 13, 2023 01:34 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Perpignan and Italy fly half Tommy Allan to discuss his return to where it all started a decade ago, Italy's World Cup campaign, swapping Kieran Crowley for Gonzalo Quesada, moving to full back, the emergence of Posolo Tuilagi and much more. Plus, we discuss a slow start for Fren...
Dan Robson
Le French Rugby Podcast - November 29, 2023 10:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEngland scrum half Dan Robson joins us to discuss his new life in Pau, whether the regulations for England players plying their trade abroad might change, his own lack of international starts, life under Eddie Jones, initiations, nicknames and much more. Plus, we discuss more woes for Montpellie...
Ben White
Le French Rugby Podcast - November 22, 2023 02:35 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsScotland scrum half Ben White joins us to fill us in on how he's settling into life in Toulon, the whirlwind of a move after the demise of London Irish, the disappointment of Scotland's World Cup campaign, the different role of a number nine in France, feeling reinvigorated in the Top 14 and muc...
A Canadian In Castres
Le French Rugby Podcast - November 17, 2023 01:58 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by Canada international Tyler Ardron fresh from his standout performance in Castres' thrashing of Oyonnax, in which he did a bit of maul surfing that went viral too. We hear about his new contract, life in the Tarn, the lengths he's gone to in order to play for his country, his thou...
JJ's Journey To Paris & France Dream
Le French Rugby Podcast - November 09, 2023 10:34 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe catch up with Stade Francais second row JJ van der Mescht to find out about his journey from South Africa to Paris and dreams of playing for France. He talks us through his relationship with Paul Willemse and desire to follow in his footsteps, as well as the new coaching regime at Stade Franc...
Back-To-Back Boks & Arno Botha
Le French Rugby Podcast - November 01, 2023 10:12 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by former Springbok international and South Africa U20 captain Arno Botha to bask in the glory of the Boks' back-to-back World Cup wins and discuss the return of the Top 14 and a new dawn for Lyon. He tells us about keeping Siya Kolisi out of the team when they made their internatio...
France Fallout & More Power To The Scrum
Le French Rugby Podcast - October 25, 2023 00:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by World Cup winner, former Springbok Player of the Year and current La Rochelle scrum coach Gurthro Steenkamp to discuss every possible area of the scrum, as well as other less important areas, after South Africa's win over England and to look ahead to the World Cup final against t...
Paul Willemse & Bok Battle
Le French Rugby Podcast - October 13, 2023 10:19 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by France second row Paul Willemse to discuss the epic quarter-final clash with South Africa, as well as his devastating injury on the eve of the tournament and return to fitness now should he be called upon. We delve deep into the key individual contests and tactical battle, as wel...
Michele Campagnaro
Le French Rugby Podcast - October 06, 2023 01:55 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're joined by a man who played a prominent role for Italy at the last couple of World Cups, Michele Campagnaro, to discuss France's massive showdown against the Azzurri to finish off Pool A. We discuss whether Italy's style of play is naive, the psychological impact of the All Blacks defeat, t...
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