We've just two rounds left to go in the 2021 Six Nations and Wales are in pole position to win a shock Grand Slam after beating England in an eventful game in Cardiff. Joining Brian to reflect on Englands defeat and more is the former London Irish and England wing Topsy Ojo. They start in Cardiff where England suffered their second defeat of the competition in controversial circumstances as the hosts were awarded two very dubious tries. Despite the misfortune both Brian and Topsy feel Wales dese...
Mar 01, 2021•50 min
We're heading into midway of the Six Nations and it's favourites France and unfancied Wales who remain the only unbeaten sides in the competition. Joining Brian to preview the upcoming round of fixtures is former England centre Tom May. They begin by analysing England's underwhelming campaign so far and Tom expresses his concern over England's Saracens contingent which he says are suffering due to a lack of club rugby. Ahead of the crunch game with Wales on Saturday, Brian says England must test...
Feb 22, 2021•53 min
We're two rounds into the 2021 Six Nations and it's just France and Wales who are left undefeated and on course for a Grand Slam Joining Brian to review the weekend's action is the former Fiji sevens coach and Olympic gold medalist Ben Ryan. They start at Twickenham where England picked up the required bonus point win but both Brian and Ben felt a sense of dissatisfaction at the performance as Eddie Jones' side seemed unable to completely shake the hangover from the opening weekend defeat to Sco...
Feb 15, 2021•47 min
We're just one week into the Six Nations and we already have one major upset in the books after Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years. Joining Brian this week to reflect on the opening round of games is the former England sevens captain Rob Vickerman. They begin at Twickenham, where Scotland outplayed England in all departments and were actually unlucky not to have left the capital with more points. We discuss whether the performance was a one off for Gregor Townsend...
Feb 08, 2021•43 min
The 2021 Six Nations has been given the green light to go ahead and we're less than a week away! England and Scotland square off for the 150th time this weekend and joining Brian this week to look ahead to the fixture is the former Scotland scrum half Rory Lawson. The pair discuss England's status as favourites heading into the competition and what, if anything, Scotland can do to upset the odds. Finn Russell says he is a changed man after making amends with the Scotland coaching staff last time...
Feb 01, 2021•43 min
2020 has been a difficult year for most and the sport of rugby union has been no exception. Joining Brian to look back on the year is former England and London Irish winger Topsy Ojo. Despite difficult circumstances off the pitch, England's men and women both enjoyed huge success on it. Eddie Jones led his side to Six Nations glory and also lifted the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup, we reflect on how the team performed and look ahead to their chances in the upcoming Six Nations. As for the Women's...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 2 min
We're into week two of the European season but it's stories off the pitch which dominate the headlines rather than the action on it. Joining Brian in studio to discuss the weekend's action is former England centre Tom May. The pair review the European Champions Cup games that were able to go ahead but they discuss whether or not the competition could be in jeopardy after four games were forfeited due to Covid 19. Domestically, the big news has been that BT Sport and Premiership Rugby have agreed...
Dec 21, 2020•55 min
Less than two weeks after lifting their second trophy of 2020, England know who their opponents will be for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Eddie Jones' side have been drawn alongside Argentina and Japan as well as a side from Oceania and the Americas. Joining Brian Moore and co host Rob Vickerman to react to the draw is none other than the England head coach Eddie Jones, who speaks to the show to discuss how he plans on improving the side to ensure they can go one step further from their Wo...
Dec 14, 2020•51 min
The inaugural Autumn Nations Cup is done and dusted and it's congratulations to England who saw off France in the final after extra time. Joining Brian in the studio to reflect on Sunday's win and England's year overall is the World Rugby Hall of Fame member, Maggie Alphonshi. They discuss more criticism aimed at England over their style of play and try to find the line between entertaining fans and ensuring you win your games. Ireland finished in third place after an impressive win over Scotlan...
Dec 07, 2020•45 min
England have made their way into the final of the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup where they will take on Six Nations runners up France at Twickenham. Joining Brian in studio to reflect on the weekend's action is former London Irish and England winger Topsy Ojo. The pair reflect on yet another forward dominated win by England, this time over Wales, in the Autumn Nations Cup. Eddie Jones once again relied on his pack to grind down the Welsh and whilst both Brian and Topsy agree they were in complete...
Nov 30, 2020•41 min
England made it two wins from two with a comfortable win over Ireland in the Autumn Nations Cup in a game which Eddie Jones had billed as his sides most important of 2020. Joining Brian in the studio to reflect on wins for both England's men and women is Harlequins captain Rachael Burford. Johnny May stole the headlines at Twickenham with a sensational try but it could have been avoided if Ireland were more accurate in the lineout. Former skipper Paul O'Connell joins the show to dissect what's g...
Nov 23, 2020•56 min
Round one of the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup is done and dusted, and joining Brian in studio to review the weekend's action is former England centre Tom May. England ran out 40-0 winners over Georgia in their first Twickenham appearance since March and one of their try scorers from the weekend, Elliot Daly joins the show to look back on the win and discuss how this current crop of players have evolved since reaching the World Cup Final a year ago. Next up for England and Daly is a match against...
Nov 16, 2020•54 min
With the 2020 Six Nations finally put to bed, our attention now turns to the upcoming Autumn Nations Cup, a five week tournament featuring the teams from the Six Nations alongside Georgia and Fiji. Alongside Brian this week to discuss the upcoming series as well as his stellar career for Ireland, Leinster and the British and Irish Lions is London Irish back row Sean O'Brien. Sean talks Brian through his career and unfamiliar route into rugby, his relationship with the likes of Michael Cheika and...
Nov 09, 2020•46 min
Seven months after it was due to conclude, the longest Six Nations in history is finally over. Joining Brian in studio to look back on the tournament is former Fiji Sevens coach and Olympic Gold Medalist Ben Ryan. Congratulations to England who have lifted the trophy for a third time in five years after getting their required bonus point over Italy on the final day. A 'proud' Eddie Jones says attention will now turn onto the upcoming autumn international series as he looks to develop his young s...
Nov 02, 2020•51 min
Seven months after the 2020 Six Nations was ground to a halt we are back for the final round of fixtures this weekend! Joining Brian in studio this week is former England and Newcastle centre Tom May. England need to guarantee a bonus point win at the bare minimum when they take on Italy in Rome but their preparations have been dealt a blow after their warm up game with the Barbarians was called off due to a breach in protocol from a collection of Ba Baa's players. Ireland and France are the oth...
Oct 26, 2020•51 min
After the final round of the 2020 Six Nations was cancelled due to Coronavirus, Brian Moore is joined in studio by former England sevens captain Rob Vickerman to discuss the effects the pandemic is likely to have on the resumption of the tournament as well as the domestic and international calendar. The Gallagher Premiership look set to announce an initial four week suspension following the spread of the virus and the Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs joins the show to discuss th...
Mar 16, 2020•45 min
There's just one round left in the 2020 Six Nations and as fears over Coronavirus spread across the continent we will be denied the traditional "Super Saturday" after both England and Ireland have their games postponed. On the pitch there was plenty to talk about in a thrilling encounter between England and Wales at Twickenham. Former England back row and World Cup winner Maggie Alphonsi is alongside Brian this week to pick the bones out of yet another win for Eddie Jones. Despite a thrilling ga...
Mar 09, 2020•45 min
After a week off , the Six Nations is back for round four and there are three teams still in with a chance of lifting the trophy come two weeks time. Alongside Brian this week to look ahead to the weekends action, is former England hooker George Chuter. After navigating their way past Ireland, England's attention now turns to a home match against old rivals Wales who are hoping to avoid three successive defeats for the first time since 2007. James Hook knows what it's like to win and lose agains...
Mar 02, 2020•47 min
We're past the halfway point of this years Six Nations and France remain the only side with a 100% record following their win over Wales in Cardiff. Joining Brian in studio this week is former England centre Tom May. The pair dissect England's win over Ireland and whether it was a case of English brilliance or Irish sloppiness. Key to England's win was the performance of Manu Tuilagi who maintained his 100% win record over the Irish. Tom has first hand experience of playing against Tuilagi and h...
Feb 24, 2020•39 min
After a week off we're back for round three of the 2020 Six Nations. Alongside Brian this week for the first time is the former France flanker Serge Betsen who casts his eye over the resurgent French ahead of their trip to Cardiff this weekend. The standout tie of the round comes from Twickenham on Sunday as unbeaten Ireland take on England in Eddie Jones first home game of the tournament. Former Ireland and Lions captain Paul O'Connell knows a thing or two about winning in Twickenham but he's e...
Feb 17, 2020•58 min
Storm Ciara may have affected England's dour victory over Scotland but it has not prevented Brian Moore from returning for this weeks Full Contact! After making it back safely from Edinburgh, Brian is joined in studio by former England Sevens captain Rob Vickerman to reflect on Saturdays match in Murrayfield as well as the other headlines from around the Six Nations. The pair discuss what (if anything) can Eddie Jones learn from Saturdays win, and former Scotland winger Tim Visser joins the show...
Feb 10, 2020•44 min
The first week of the 2020 Six Nations is in the history books and it was not one to remember for England and their head coach Eddie Jones. This week, Brian Moore is joined in studio by former Scotland fly half Craig Chalmers to reflect on the opening weekend, including that loss for England in Paris. Former England centre Mike Tindall joins the show and expresses his concerns for England's ageing squad after they were outplayed by a young and daring French side. There's also concerns over Engla...
Feb 03, 2020•53 min
Brian Moore is back for another series of Full Contact ahead of the 2020 Six Nations Championship. This week former England centre Tom May is alongside Brian to look ahead to the opening round of fixtures in this years tournament. The pair discuss the effect the Saracens salary cap scandal is likely to have on Eddie Jones squad and also who should line up in the back row in the absence of Billy Vunipola who has been ruled out for the entire competition. Scotland face a scandal of their own after...
Jan 28, 2020•57 min
After 7 weeks of action in Japan the Rugby World Cup 2019 is now in the history books and it was not meant to be for England who fell short at the final hurdle against a powerful and combative South Africa side. Alongside Brian in studio is 203 World Cup winner and former England scrum half Kyran Bracken. Eddie Jones says he cannot put his finger on what went wrong for England but luckily Brian and Kyran have a few theories of their own which they believe contributed to England’s defeat. As for ...
Nov 04, 2019•51 min
After six weeks of upsets, hammerings and cancellations we are down to just two teams in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, England and South Africa. Alongside Brian Moore this week is the former England sevens captain and broadcaster Rob Vickerman to reflect on the two semi finals and to look ahead to Saturday's showdown. England produced the finest display of the Eddie Jones era to dismiss pre tournament favourites New Zealand on Saturday morning and both Brian and Rob think it’s hard to look pas...
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr
We're down to just four in the 2019 Rugby World Cup after this weekend's quarter finals in Japan. And joining Brian in studio to react to the all four games is former England hooker George Chuter. England were first to impress with a comfortable win over Australia on Saturday morning. Next up it was the All Black's who handed out a ruthless thrashing to Ireland later that very same day. The pre tournament favourites look like they could be peaking at just the right time but was it a case of Kiwi...
Oct 21, 2019•49 min
After a surreal week for the sport of Rugby Union, Brian Moore is joined in studio by World Cup winner Maggie Alphonsi to reflect on the highs and lows both on and off the pitch. The pair begin by paying tribute to everyone involved with helping Japan's final Pool A game with Scotland go ahead amidst the chaos of Typhoon Hagibis. As for the match itself, it was another scintillating performance from the hosts who topped their pool with a 100% record and now go on the play old rivals South Africa...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 1 min
With the Pool stages of the 2019 Rugby World Cup drawing to a close, and the quarter finals starting to take shape, Brian Moore is joined in studio by former Springbok captain and World Cup winner Bob Skinstad to analyse which teams are likely to top their pool and ensure a safer route to the latter stages of the tournament. England came through their first tier one test with relative ease but we're aided massively by a red card to Argentinas' Tomas Lavanini. The decision has divided rugby fans ...
Oct 07, 2019•46 min
Week two of the Rugby World Cup is done and dusted and it was hosts Japan who dominated both the front and back pages for their win over Ireland. Fiji’s Olympic Gold Medal winning coach Ben Ryan is back in the studio alongside Brian to reflect on a big win for the host nation and what it means for the development of the game in Asia. Oliver Trenchard was covering the game in Tokyo and he joins the show to discuss how the Japanese public have fallen in love with their rugby team after the win on ...
Sep 30, 2019•56 min
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is officially underway in Japan and what a weekend it was. Fresh off Wales's bonus point win over Georgia, Brian Moore is joined in studio by former Wales and Lions full back Lee Byrne to discuss the major talking points from round one. England needed 'Fergie time' to ensure their bonus point against Tonga, and friend of the show and World Cup finalist George Chuter is on hand to reflect on their uninspiring performance and to look ahead to their next pool match against ...
Sep 23, 2019•45 min
