Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording and rugby correspondent Nick Purewal, plus Leicester fly-half/centre Jimmy Gopperth, as they review Round 2 of the Six Nations and look ahead to the return of this weekend’s Premiership games. Jimmy tells us why Dan Carter is part responsible for his move away from New Zealand at the age of 26. He also reveals what keeps him motivated to keeping play aged 39 and why he’s happy to help coach younger players even though they may ...
Feb 14, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording and rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, plus special guest Martin Castrogiovanni to discuss the opening round of this year’s Six Nations. Retired prop, Martin Castrogiovanni aka Castro, earned 119 caps for Italy and talks about what he learned from his time in the national team when winning matches were few and far between. He also shares why his 7 years with Leicester Tigers was his favourite rugby experience, the truth behind ...
Feb 07, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 2
With the Six Nations approaching, the Rugby Podcast is back! Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording and rugby correspondent Nick Purewal. Plus their special guest is former fly-half Craig Chalmers, who earned 60 caps for Scotland, toured with the British & Irish Lions in 1989 and appeared 13 times for the Barbarians. Craig reminisces about his experiences of playing for Scotland, including their legendary Grand Slam win over England in 1990 and shares a surprisi...
Jan 31, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In the final episode for 2022, Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by Steve Cording from the Evening Standard and former Saracens’ and England lock, George Kruis. George talks about his success at Saracens, what enticed him over to Japan for his final years of club rugby, and his experience of playing with the Barbarians. He also shares why he felt it was the right time to step away from professional rugby and focus on his wellness brand www.fourfive.com Plus Lawrence, Steve and George discuss the appo...
Dec 20, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Lawrence Dallaglio, Steve Cording and Nick Purewal are joined by former Wallaby lock, Justin Harrison. Justin recalls his debut for Australia in 2001 and the historic win against the British & Irish Lions. He also shares why he regrets his actions after losing to England in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Plus, Justin gives his opinion on the RFU’s sacking of Eddie Jones, and offers an insight into his own work as CEO of the Australian Rugby Union Players’ Association and how he thinks the game co...
Dec 13, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by the Evening Standard’s Nick Purewal and Steve Cording to chat about the fast-moving situation at the RFU and what a new Head Coach for England needs to bring to the table. They also share what the current England Football team has learned from rugby, discuss the latest action from the Premiership and choose their ‘Outstanding’ players from across the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 06, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and ES rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, are joined by former Springbok captain, Bob Skinstad, who talks about his early days playing for South Africa, what led him to step away from the professional game for a few years before returning in 2007 to win the World Cup, and what he thinks about the social media posts by the Springboks’ Head Coach, Rassie Eramus. Plus, there’s an honest review of Saturday’s game at Twickenham, a round-up of the Premiership action and...
Nov 29, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Lawrence Dallaglio and Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, are joined by former New Zealand scrum-half, Justin Marshall. Justin chats about his favourite memories in an All Black jersey, what he learned by playing club rugby in the UK and why he’s frustrated with the current All Black set up. Plus Lawrence and Justin recall the 1997 Test match draw between England and the All Blacks, an occasion they both happened to be captaining their teams, as they remember how they were feeli...
Nov 22, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Harlequins’ loosehead, Joe Marler, chats to Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Nick Purewal about being mentored by Jason Leonard; his Beyonce inspired tracksuit, why he loves podcasting and his personal hopes for the next World Cup. The team also discuss the weekend’s rugby action and select their Outstanding players. Plus find out Joe’s surprising choice of karaoke song, his pastry-inspired nickname and who he thinks is the funniest person, as he is ‘Tackled’ by Lawrence’s quickfire questions...
Nov 15, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording are joined by one of the most accomplished rugby coaches, Warren Gatland, whose teams have included Galwegians, Connacht, Ireland, Wasps, Wales, the Chiefs and three British and Irish Lions tours. Warren shares the first piece of advice he gives to every team, reveals which national team he’d most like to be involved with right now and tells us why he thinks Lawrence is the best captain he’s ever worked with. Plus they discuss England’s performan...
Nov 08, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 8
As he approaches his 100th Test cap, and looks ahead to becoming the most capped international referee of all time, Wayne Barnes joins Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording to chat about his rugby career, including the best and worst aspects of being a ref, what he learnt from training with the Marines and his memories of refereeing his first Premiership Final – a game that also happened to be Lawrence’s last appearance for Wasps. The team also review the weekend’s results, choose th...
Nov 01, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording are joined by Sale Sharks’ fly-half, Rob Du Preez. They chat about his early years playing rugby, which fellow South Africans had a hand in him swapping sunny Durban for rainy Manchester and why Sunday’s defeat to Harlequins was just a blip. The team also take a look at all the weekend’s action and discuss drop goals, including one scored by Lawrence. As always, everyone selects their ‘Outstanding’ players from the games, and find out Rob’s karao...
Oct 25, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Recorded live at The Twickenham Stoop following Sunday’s game between Harlequins and Leicester Tigers, Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording are joined by three Quins players; Alex Dombrandt, Emily Robinson and Cadan Murley. Alex gives an update on his return from injury and tells us how coffee and cake play an important part in team building. Emily reviews the Red Roses win over France in the Rugby World Cup and reveals where family loyalties lie when playing against her sister in t...
Oct 18, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and Steve Cording are joined by Northampton Saints’ scrum-half, Alex Mitchell, who chats about Saints training session, what he’s learned from Dan Biggar, and why he thinks rugby is changing. Plus the team discuss all the weekend rugby action and select their ‘Outstanding’ players. Alex is also ‘Tackled’ by Lawrence’s quickfire questions, revealing his favourite karaoke song and funniest team mate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 11, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording are joined by Red Roses’ back-row, Marlie Packer, who chats about preparations for the World Cup in New Zealand and the advice she has for her team mates ahead of their first game on Saturday. As ever, there’s a round-up of the weekend’s rugby and Lawrence shares what he overheard the Harlequins mascot saying to Head Coach, Tabai Matson, ahead of their game against Northampton. Plus Marlie is ‘Tackled’ with our quickfire qu...
Oct 04, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This week Lawrence Dallaglio, Sarra Elgan and the Evening Standard’s Steve Cording welcome Exeter Chiefs’ captain, Luke Cowan Dickie. They chat about the new season changes at the club, the barber responsible for his team-mates’ hairstyles, and the type of social events that are bonding together the current England squad. Luke also shares his most memorable rugby moment as he is ‘Tackled’ by Lawrence’s quickfire questions. Plus, a full round up of the weekend’s Premiership games and everyone sel...
Sep 27, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Back for a new season, Lawrence welcomes Sarra Elgan as his co-host, along with Steve Cording from the Evening Standard. This week’s special guest is the most capped Harlequins player of all time, and former England full back, Mike Brown, who shares his future plans away from the rugby field, discusses who he thinks should be in England’s starting back three and also reveals which super hero he’d most like to be. Plus the team take an in-depth look at the weekend’s results and select the players...
Sep 21, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this special live episode, recording at the world famous Cabbage Patch pub in Twickenham, Lawrence is joined by fellow England World Cup winner Kyran Bracken, London Irish and Australia prop Ollie Hoskins and World Cup winning Red Rose Claire Purdy to chew over England’s second test against Australia as well as Ireland’s historic win against the All Blacks. Lawrence, Kyran, Ollie and Claire also review an exciting Premiership season as well as the season’s finale which saw Leicester Tigers ta...
Jul 11, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 15
In the build-up to the Premiership Final, Sarra Elgan chats to Lawrence and his guest, former England and Saracens centre Brad Barritt, about their experiences of playing at Twickenham, what gets said in the changing rooms before a game, and also who they predict will be lifting the trophy on Saturday. Plus Sarra takes us on a behind the scenes tour of the stadium, meeting Mark Lynch, Director of Venue, to discover what preparations go into hosting 82,000 fans on a match day; Jim Buttar, Head Gr...
Jun 14, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Lawrence chats to Wasps’ flanker Jack Willis about injury, fatherhood and playing rugby alongside his brother. Lawrence and his guests also discuss the final round of the Premiership and share their predictions for the upcoming play-offs. Plus find out who broke Lawrence’s nose in his first-ever game at Welford Road and Jack reveals a surprising skill that earned him a first-place win over the Jubilee weekend. As usual, everyone raises a pint of London Pride as they select their ‘Outstanding’ pl...
Jun 07, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 13
In this special episode Lawrence is joined by Simon Massie-Taylor, the CEO of Premiership Rugby, and also by former Leicester, Lions & England player, Ben Kay. Together they discuss what needs to be done to help grow the popularity of the domestic league and where the responsibility lies when it comes to creating ‘superstar’ player profiles. Simon also gives an exclusive insight into the plans for this year’s Premiership Final at Twickenham. Lawrence and Ben also chat through the results of ...
May 24, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Sarra sits in for Lawrence again this week and is joined by Leicester, England and Lions legend, Ben Kay; captain of Harlequins women’s team and former England centre, Rachael Burford; and host of the Sale fan podcast, The Shark Tank, James Madeley. Sarra, Ben and James chat through all the action from Round 24 of the Gallagher Premiership, including the woes of Bath, Leicester’s tribute to Tom Youngs and which London Irish player might have caught the eye of Eddie Jones. Rachael joins the team ...
May 03, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Lawrence is joined by Leicester scrum-half, Ben Youngs, former Northampton player and co-host of The Saints Show podcast, Lennie Newman, and ES Sport journalist, Will Macpherson. Lawrence chats to Ben Youngs about becoming the most capped player in England men’s rugby, what he believes will need to change for England to be successful at the World Cup 2023, how Steve Borthwick has transformed the fortunes of Leicester Tigers and what plans Ben is already making for once his playing days are at an...
Apr 26, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 10
With Lawrence away, Sarra Elgan steps in as guest presenter. Joining her to discuss all the weekend Premiership action is Leicester, England and Lions legend, Ben Kay, ES journalist Will Macpherson, and Michael Wood, who is co-host of the award-winning ‘Two Woods, Four Quarters: A Harlequins Podcast’. Sarra and her guests also debate which four teams they think will be make the final play-offs, and there’s a round-up from the second week of the Women’s Six Nations games. The rugby trivia game ‘O...
Apr 05, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 9
The men’s Six Nations may be over but conversations around England’s lack of performance continue. Lawrence is joined by World Cup winning coach, Sir Clive Woodward, to discuss what steps should be taken by the RFU and Eddie Jones to get England back on track. Plus former England centre, Rachael Burford, shares her thoughts from the opening weekend of the Women’s Six Nations, including which players we should watch out for during the tournament. And, as usual, Lawrence and his guests select thei...
Mar 29, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Lawrence welcomes Scottish legend Greig Laidlaw to the podcast and after discussing Italy’s amazing win, Ireland’s victory and France’s Grand Slam the talk inevitably turns to England and the future for Eddie Jones! After discussing Italy’s amazing win, Ireland’s victory and France’s Grand Slam, the talk inevitably turns to England and the future for Eddie Jones! Plus find out who Lawrence, Greig and Simon select as their ‘Outstanding’ player of the weekend and test your rugby trivia knowledge i...
Mar 22, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Lawrence is joined by TV & radio presenter, Carol Vorderman, Newcastle fan and host of the ‘Folk on Falcons’ podcast, Philip Munday, and ES Sport journalist, Matt Majendie. Lawrence and his guests discuss the latest Six Nations action, plus this episode is packed with great stories including how rugby played a part in Carol getting her job on Countdown, what happened when she bumped into the British & Irish Lions in Australia in 1989, and why Italy has a special place in her heart. Lawre...
Mar 15, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Lawrence is joined by England rugby ace Emily Scarratt, ES Sport journalist Simon Collings, plus Saracens fan and host of ‘The Fezcast’, Jez Denton. They discuss the current status of women’s rugby, with a look ahead to the ambitions of the Red Roses as they prepare for their upcoming Six Nations campaign. There’s also a round-up of the weekend’s Premiership action, and an intriguing round of the rugby trivia game, ‘Over the Line or In the Bin’, leads Emily to explain what unusual item she carri...
Mar 08, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Lawrence is joined by rugby royalty and one of the greatest players of all time, Brian O’Driscoll. Plus Bill Pulling from the London Irish ‘Exile Nation’ podcast and ES sports journalist, Will Macpherson. BOD shares how his love of rugby began and recalls how his best drop goal for Ireland came about from a bet. The guys discuss the highs and lows of the latest Six Nations fixtures, select their ‘Outstanding’ players from the weekend and the rugby trivia game ‘Over the Line or In the Bin’ steps ...
Mar 01, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Lawrence is joined by London Irish legend, Topsy Ojo, ES sports journalist, Will Macpherson, and Bristol fan and host of the Bears Beyond the Gate podcast, Tony Cox. Together they chat about the latest rugby action from the Premiership, including the woes of Bristol Bears, the impact of Steve Diamond’s arrival at Worcester, the continuing rise of London Irish and the return of Jack Willis at Wasps. Plus the guys select their ‘Outstanding’ player from the weekend, and test their rugby trivia know...
Feb 22, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 3
