S4 E4:Sam Davies’ one BIG regret
A candid Sam Davies on Misdemeanours, exile and becoming a leader at the Dragons. We also catch up with Dwayne Peel, before Ulster take on Leinster in the Pro14 final.
Sep 11, 2020•30 min
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S4 E3: Cwtches, Concussions Camaraderie
Nick Williams reflects on an emotional career and his new life as a body guard.
Sep 03, 2020•33 min
S4 E2: Campervanning with the Sheriff & rugby's return
Ken Owens reflects on 250 games for the Scarlets and trips in his new campervan. Join Gareth and Nicky as they look back on a weekend of tries, red cards and mullets.
Aug 27, 2020•45 min
S4 E1: Gareth and Nicky are back...well almost
Swapping crowds for empty stadiums, playbooks for pay cuts and rugby boots for a shirt and tie.
Aug 20, 2020•41 min
S3 E64: Rugby's trailblazing women
Catrin Heledd is joined by WRU Operations Director Julie Paterson, World Rugby board member Angela Ruggiero and Chair of the WRU’s Professional Rugby Board Amanda Blanc.
Aug 13, 2020•28 min
S3 E63: Wales' whizzkid Louis Rees Zammit
Trolling England football legend Paul Scholes & being the fastest with club and country. The Scrum V podcast finally meets Wales' latest wing prodigy Louis Rees-Zammit.
Jul 24, 2020•22 min
S3 E62: Rhys Carre's rollercoaster year
Wales prop Rhys Carre joins Gareth Rhys Owen to discuss his return to Cardiff Blues and his season at Saracens
Jul 16, 2020•19 min
S3 E61: Sacrificing the chance to play for Wales
Why would anyone choose not to play for their country? Owen Williams explains his decision to move to Japan. Williams is joining Japanese Top League side Red Hurricanes.
Jul 09, 2020•31 min
S3 E60: King Kenny, Prince Nicky and player contracts
Gareth Rhys Owen, Nicky Robinson and reporter Gareth Griffiths discuss the thorny issue of player salaries and contracts.
Jul 02, 2020•33 min
S3 E59: Tommy Bowe on Ospreys memories and the global calendar
Former Ireland wing Tommy Bowe reveals who was his hardest teammate at the Ospreys, what Paul O'Connell would say to fire up the squad for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions, and shares his views on the potential changes to rugby's global calendar with Gareth Rhys Owen and Nicky Robinson.
Jun 25, 2020•37 min
S3 E58: Rugby is back!
Light at the end of the tunnel...a medical expert, a CEO and our own Nicky Robinson discuss the prospects of rugby’s return
Jun 18, 2020•28 min
S3 E57: When Ma'a Nonu borrowed Jonah Lomu's car and scratched it...
New Zealand legend Ma'a Nonu speaks exclusively to the Scrum V podcast about the time he borrowed Jonah Lomu's car and the small matter of winning the Rugby World Cup....twice.
Jun 12, 2020•49 min
S3 E56: Ashton Hewitt and Nathan Brew on racism
Following the death of George Floyd in America, former Wales international Nathan Brew and current Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt address the issue of racism with Gareth Rhys Owen.
Jun 05, 2020•34 min
S3 E 55: Richard Hibbard...aka Huwbert Richards!
Wales and Lions hooker Richard Hibbard discusses his alias, nonsense laws and the time he played rugby league for St Helens.
Jun 04, 2020•29 min
S3 E54: Pat Lam on playbooks & Wales' next fly-half superstar
Playbooks, accountability and Wales’ next fly-half superstar. Bristol's Director of Rugby, Pat Lam takes us through his coaching philosophy.
May 28, 2020•34 min
S3 E53: Sayonara Hadleigh Parkes
Family first, rugby second - Hadleigh Parkes tells us why he’s moving to Japan. The centre explains his decision to sacrifice his Wales career by leaving the Scarlets.
May 24, 2020•23 min
S3 E52: Alex Cuthbert....let's talk about mental health, trolls...and tries!
Wales and Lions wing Alex Cuthbert speaks candidly about the effect social media trolls had on his mental health, and we hear from Ospreys lock and mental health advocate, Lloyd Ashley. Hear more exclusive interviews from the likes of Justin Marshall, Billy Vunipola and Rhys Webb only on the Scrum V podcasts, available to download and listen on BBC Sounds.
May 22, 2020•44 min
S3 E51: Justin Marshall on being a Kiwi in Wales and winding up youngsters
Former All Blacks scrum-half Justin Marshall joins Gareth Rhys Owen and Nicky Robinson
May 17, 2020•57 min
S3 E50: Mark Jones on life at the Crusaders
Gareth Rhys Owen is joined by former Wales wing Mark Jones who talks about life in New Zealand and how he’s getting on at the Crusaders.
May 12, 2020•18 min
S3 E49: Bobby Stridgeon on Ice cream & training hard.
WRU strength and conditioning coach Bobby Stridgeon reveals how Wales' best trainer needs ice cream to reward the squad, and why a Greggs pasty on a match-day is a superstition he won't go without. For more exclusive interviews with the likes of Jamie Roberts, Dan Biggar Billy Vunipola and Rhys Webb, download and listen on BBC Sound
May 07, 2020•27 min
S3 E48: Rhys Webb on life after Toulon and volunteering during lockdown
Rhys Webb speaks exclusively to the Scrum V podcast about how it all ended with Toulon, before joining Bath on a short term deal. Webb will be an Ospreys player again come July, but has been spending his time in lockdown making PPE equipment, and home schooling his three sons. For more exclusive interviews with the likes of Jamie Roberts, Dan Biggar & Billy Vunipola download and listen on BBC Sounds.
Apr 30, 2020•30 min
S3 E47: Jamie Roberts...100 caps, losing a bet and what's next.
Jamie Roberts talks about accepting he might not play for Wales again, and losing money to former Wales and Lions teammate Martyn Williams.
Apr 26, 2020•29 min
S3 E46: Billy Vunipola is Welsh...well, sort of.
England's Billy Vunipola lifts the lid on growing up in Wales, wearing the red shirt as a schoolboy...and why big brother Mako still has a Welsh accent. Speaking exclusively to the Scrum V podcast, Billy tells Nicky and Gareth, what Wales new boy Nick Tompkins is really like, and what away trips he's looking forward to with Saracens playing in the RFU Championship next season.
Apr 23, 2020•35 min
S3 E45: Dan Biggar...on Dan Biggar
Dan Biggar tells Gareth & Nicky that he's eyeing up Neil Jenkins' job with Wales once he's done playing, and how being in lockdown means spending more time with his young family.
Apr 19, 2020•30 min
S3 E44: How are the players? WRPA Chief Executive Barry Cawte.
WRPA Chief Executive Barry Cawte speaks to Gareth about the future of the game in Wales following the COVID-19 pandemic. Cawte discusses, contracts, welfare and if when he thinks we'll see rugby played again.
Apr 16, 2020•17 min
S3 E43: Scott Quinnell...lockdown and bad broadband.
Scott Quinnell dispels the Martin Johnson myth on the Lions tour '97...and how gardening during the lockdown is taking its toll, with Gareth and Nicky.
Apr 14, 2020•25 min
S3 E42: Ed Jackson on his road to recovery
3 years after suffering a career ending neck injury, former Dragons 8 Ed Jackson talks to Gareth Rhys Owen on his recovery.
Apr 09, 2020•28 min
S3 E41: Lockdown in Dubai with Mike Phillips
Gareth Rhys Owen & Nicky Robinson are joined by ex Wales & Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips from his apartment in Dubai, where like us all he's in lockdown. In this episode he talks about his high profile move from the Blues to the Ospreys, winning titles in France and who he thinks will be the Lions 9 in South Africa next summer.
Apr 01, 2020•30 min
S3 E40: Staying healthy with Robin Sowden-Taylor
Gareth Rhys Owen and Nicky Robinson are joined by Cardiff Blues' head of strength and conditioning coach, Robin Sowden-Taylor
Mar 27, 2020•31 min
S3 E39: Coronavirus and Scarlets’ offer to the NHS
Gareth Rhys Owen talks to Scarlets' general manager Jon Daniels about their offer to the NHS and also chats to BBC Sport’s Tom Fordyce.
Mar 25, 2020•28 min
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