Comedian and rugby fan Mike Bubbins joins the pod to look back at the World Cup so far. He joins Gareth Rhys Owen and Nicky Robinson to share his best moments of the tournament - and look ahead to Wales' huge game against Australia on Sunday night. BBC Wales rugby writer Gareth Griffiths was in Saint-Etienne to watch Fiji beat the Wallabies at the weekend and gives his perspective on their prospects against Wales...and Eddie Jones.
Sep 19, 2023•37 min
The Scrum V podcast team are live in Nice the morning after Wales' win over Portugal. Gareth Rhys Owen is joined by Alex Cuthbert, Josh Navidi and Nicky Robinson to discuss the game, which leaves Wales with 10 points from their opening two games. You can also watch this live podcast on BBC iPlayer.
Sep 17, 2023•29 min
Gareth Rhys Owen, Josh Navidi and Nicky Robinson are here to preview Wales' second World Cup pool match. Portugal await in Nice, but will they pose a threat to Wales? And why are the 'Portuguese Rolling Stones' their biggest fans? Warren Gatland and Christ Tshiunza also chat to the pod and former England player Chris Ashton gives his views on Wales' wingers.
Sep 14, 2023•46 min
Gareth Rhys Owen and former Wales international Josh Navidi are on the beach in Nice as Wales announce their team to face Portugal on Saturday. Josh predicts the 13 changes and reveals the difference between playing with Biggar or Anscombe at 10. Wales take on Portugal in their second World Cup pool match on Saturday afternoon.
Sep 13, 2023•15 min
The Scrum V podcast team follow Wales to Nice ahead of this weekend's match against Portugal. When they eventually find the right tram, Josh Navidi and Gareth Rhys Owen head to Wales' training base...where they bump into a familiar face.
Sep 12, 2023•34 min
The Scrum V podcast team are live in Bordeaux after that tense win for Wales over Fiji at the World Cup. Gareth Rhys Owen is joined by former Wales internationals Josh Navidi, James Hook and Nicky Robinson to discuss Wales' bonus point victory - and how close they came to losing. You can also watch this live podcast on BBC iPlayer.
Sep 11, 2023•29 min
It's nearly here. Wales v Fiji at the Rugby World Cup. Who's the favourite? Have Wales picked their strongest team? How will Fiji cope without first choice fly-half Caleb Muntz? And which Welsh journalist has the best singing voice? Gareth Rhys Owen and former Wales international Josh Navidi are in Bordeaux to find out the answers to all these questions - and more.
Sep 09, 2023•54 min
The Wales team is revealed earlier than expected. So, from a sweltering hatchback en route to Bordeaux, Gareth Rhys Owen calls up Nicky Robinson to talk through Warren Gatland’s selections for that crucial World Cup opener against Fiji.
Sep 07, 2023•17 min
We're live in Cardiff with a big preview of Wales' 2023 World Cup campaign. Wales wing Alex Cuthbert and former internationals Josh Navidi and Nicky Robinson all join Gareth Rhys Owen to discuss who Warren Gatland should pick against Fiji - and who is set to shine for Wales in France. This was a live video stream from a cafe in Cardiff. The team will now travel to France, where you'll be able to watch and listen to regular podcasts - including live streams the morning after each Wales game....
Sep 04, 2023•41 min
As Wales head to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France and an opening game against Fiji, Gareth Rhys Owen, with the help of players, fans and pundits, reflects on the 2007 tournament when the Flying Fijians stunned the rugby world by knocking Wales out and ending the reign of coach Gareth Jenkins.
Sep 04, 2023•48 min
Dan Biggar invites the Scrum V pod into his home to chat about why he's calling it a day for Wales after the World Cup. He also discusses some of his career highlights with Lauren Jenkins (yes, Twickenham in 2015 is mentioned) - as well as revealing which young players excite him in the Wales squad and why he thinks the team could go under the radar in France.
Sep 01, 2023•40 min
This week Alex Cuthbert joins the Scrum V pod to give his insight into the Wales World Cup squad. Cuthbert missed out on selection after a calf injury saw him unable to take part in any of the warm ups. He now joins Lauren Jenkins and Nicky Robinson to discuss the 33 players picked by Warren Gatland for France, that tantalising opening match against Fiji and why he feels he can still offer something at international level.
Sep 01, 2023•53 min
Our in-depth look at Wales' World Cup pool opponents concludes with some uncomfortable flashbacks to 2007. That was the last time France hosted the World Cup...and Fiji knocked Wales out in Nantes. Gareth Rhys Owen is once again joined by Robbie Owen - aka Squidge Rugby - to look at Fiji's class of 2023. And he speaks to the captain of the 2007 team, Moses Rauluni.
Aug 23, 2023•30 min
Former Wales internationals Josh Navidi and Rhys Patchell join the Scrum V pod to react to Wales' squad for the 2023 World Cup. Warren Gatland has named the 33 players he's taking to France, while Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake have been announced as co-captains. Wales' first game against Fiji is on 10 September.
Aug 21, 2023•28 min
We chat to the new WRU chief exec, Abi Tierney, and look ahead to Wales' World Cup warm up against South Africa. Warren Gatland also speaks to Gareth Rhys Owen as his Wales players prepare for their final chance to impress before the World Cup squad is announced.
Aug 18, 2023•35 min
Gareth Rhys Owen is joined by former Wales international Nicky Robinson and BBC Rugby Union correspondent Chris Jones post-match at Twickenham after England beat Wales in the second match of their World Cup warm-up double header.
Aug 13, 2023•25 min
Wales prepare to face England (again) with a new team and new captain. Dewi Lake will lead a completely changed Wales XV from last Saturday's win at the Principality. Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and former Wales fly-half Nicky Robinson are at the team's HQ to discuss who's edging closer to the final World Cup squad and who needs a big performance at Twickenham.
Aug 10, 2023•38 min
Gareth Rhys Owen is joined by Robbie Owen - aka Squidge Rugby - to look more closely at Wales' World Cup pool opponents. This week it's Portugal, who have qualified for the Rugby World Cup for only the second time in their history. Last time - in 2007 - they conceded over 100 points to the All Blacks. Will they pose any test for Wales in Nice this time around?
Aug 09, 2023•26 min
The Scrum V team assemble post-match at the Principality Stadium after Wales beat England in their first World Cup warm up. Lauren Jenkins is joined by former Wales internationals Nicky Robinson and Philippa Tuttiett to discuss who has moved a step closer to Gatland's final squad for France. And in Jac Morgan, do Wales have their World Cup captain sorted?
Aug 05, 2023•23 min
Lauren Jenkins and former Wales fly-half Nicky Robinson are in the Wales camp ahead the summer test against England in Cardiff. They hear from Warren Gatland and his new captain - for Saturday at least - Jac Morgan. They also discuss Leigh Halfpenny ahead of his one hundredth cap and ask how many players who'll feature on Saturday will make the World Cup squad. BBC rugby union correspondent Chris Jones then drops in to bring us the perspective from across the border.
Aug 03, 2023•38 min
Wales' defeat to Georgia last autumn was the beginning of the end for Wayne Pivac. Now Gatland's back - and Georgia are on the horizon again. In the second episode in our series looking at Wales' World Cup pool opponents, Gareth Rhys Owen chats to Georgian head coach Levan Maisashvili and YouTuber Robbie Owen, aka Squidge Rugby, to ask whether lightning could strike twice in Nantes in October.
Aug 02, 2023•24 min
No head coach, no director of rugby...and not enough players. The Scrum V team assess what next for Cardiff after the departure of Dai Young. Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins are joined by former Cardiff and Wales fly-half Nicky Robinson, as well as Cardiff Rugby Life blogger Dan Pearce.
Jul 27, 2023•40 min
Eddie Jones will be back in the opposition dugout against Wales this autumn - but this time back in Australian colours. He returned to the Wallabies after leaving England and his side face Wales in Lyon on Sunday 24th September. In the first of a four-part series on Wales' World Cup opposition, Gareth Rhys Owen is joined by Robbie Owen - a.k.a. Squidge Rugby - and Australian commentator Sean Maloney to look at how the Wallabies are shaping up.
Jul 20, 2023•28 min
The Scrum V pod goes into the Wales training camp to chat biceps, SAS training and see how Warren Gatland's squad is shaping up for the World Cup. Scarlets duo Gareth Davies and Sam Costelow sit down with Gareth Rhys Owen, before journalists Alex Bywater and Gareth Griffiths discuss how Wales are coping with the 'outside noise' and how the team could do in France.
Jun 30, 2023•36 min
Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins dissect and debate the comments from Warren Gatland and Nigel Walker on last week's pod. Then the latest Welsh player to move to France stops by - Sam Davies ahead of his move to Grenoble. We also look ahead to the Premier 15s Final with Gloucester-Hartpury's Lisa Neumann and Lleucu George.
Jun 21, 2023•54 min
The Scrum V team get a special visit from Wales head coach Warren Gatland and Welsh Rugby Union interim CEO Nigel Walker. In an exclusive interview with Gareth Rhys Owen they talk about the recent departures from the Wales camp, Gatland's disappointment at not being able to pick Joe Hawkins and why the problems in Welsh rugby are an opportunity for change. It's an in-depth, unfiltered chat with arguably the two most influential men in Welsh rugby. Enjoy it in full or use the time codes below to ...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Lauren Jenkins is joined by former Wales internationals Philippa Tuttiett and Siwan Lillicrap to look ahead to the Premier 15s finale. Lillicrap's Gloucester-Hartpury side topped the league but now face two knockout games to win the play-offs. And there's a bonus chat with Bristol's Alisha Butchers after her long-awaited return from injury.
Jun 07, 2023•36 min
The Scrum V team scramble to react to the shock news of Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric's sudden retirements from international rugby. Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins are joined by former Ospreys head coach Sean Holley and BBC Wales rugby reporter Gareth Griffiths. They look back at Jones and Tipuric's stellar careers for Wales but ask why have they gone? And, just months before a World Cup, why now?
May 19, 2023•31 min
It's been a tough season for Welsh rugby but the Scrum V team are determined to go out on a high. Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Nicky Robinson pop open the alcohol-free prosecco and pick their end of season award winners. They also debate their best XV of the season from the Welsh regions.
May 18, 2023•50 min
Former England prop Henry Thomas tells the Scrum V podcast how proud he is to be called up by Wales. 31-year-old Thomas has not played for England since 2014 and qualifies for Wales through his father. He has been selected in Wales' extended World Cup training squad and Thomas says being capped by Wales would equal anything he's done in his career.
May 16, 2023•23 min
