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The Ruck is the journalists rugby podcast from The Times & The Sunday Times. Join Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and a selection of guests every week as they provide insight and reports throughout the season, including big name interviews and forthright analysis. Hosted on Acast. See a...
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Does rugby want R360?
Alfie, Alex and Will question whether the rugby establishment wants to see R360 - the new global franchise competition - be successful. It follows las...
Two Lions on the pod: Fin Smith staying at Saints & Tommy Freeman’s positional switch.
Ahead of 'Derby Weekend' in the Gallagher PREM, Will Kelleher heads to the midlands to chat to Northampton Saints. He speaks with Director of Rugby Ph...
Lewis Moody's heart-breaking MND diagnosis - what is sport's connection to the disease?
2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has announced that he has motor neurone disease, so, Alex Lowe and Stuart Barnes join Alfie Reynolds to pay tribute...
The Champ, The Prem, and the future of English club rugby
Promotion and relegation, franchising and the rugby pyramid; these are all issues that are so fundamental to the state of English rugby, and things so...
Red Roses glory as England win home World Cup
England are world champions! The Red Roses have won the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup so outside Twickenham Alfie, Elgan and Alex look back on the fina...
Women's Rugby World Cup final preview!
This weekend England face Canada in the Women's Rugby World Cup final. Alfie and Elgan look ahead to the match and ask if the Red Roses can finally ge...
'PREM' season preview - A new Red Bull era and Thursday night rugby
The new season is here! Ahead of domestic rugby restarting Alfie and Will are at Twickenham to look ahead to the action. It's been a huge summer of ch...
Were Ireland robbed of a World Cup semi-final?
Alfie and Elgan are at the England team hotel ahead of their semi-final against France in the World Cup this weekend. They chat to second-row Morwenna...
Is an England v New Zealand final the best thing for the World Cup?
The Women's World Cup is into the knockout rounds! Ahead of the quarter-finals Alfie and Elgan are at Twickenham where they chat to the Managing Direc...
Australia and USA in Pool A shootout & South Africa produce the shock of the tournament
The second round of the women's rugby world cup provided the best two matches of the tournament so far! Alfie and Elgan are down near Brighton to revi...
Are one sided score lines an issue at the World Cup? When will LRZ return for Wales?
Following the opening round of fixtures at the women's Rugby World Cup, Alfie and Elgan look back on all the action. They discuss the Red Roses perfor...
Can the Red Roses finally win the world cup?
The women's world cup starts this week so Alfie Reynolds and Elgan Alderman look ahead to the tournament. They ask whether 2025 is going to be the yea...
Goodbye from Australia - Lions tour review
Following the conclusion of the 2025 Lions tour Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Owen Slot and Will Kelleher bring you one final pod from Australian soil.
Was the 2025 Lions series a missed opportunity for Australia?
The 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia ended with one of the most bizarre test matches!
Biblical rainfall and a thunderstorm delayed p...
Lions eye famous whitewash - 3rd test preview
Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Owen Slot preview the third and final test in the 2025 Lions tour.
They discuss why Andy Farrell naming such a str...
"The Incident", The Australian view and the Lions drive for 3-0
Following the controversial ending to the 2nd test between Australia and the Lions, Will and Alfie are joined by Christy Doran, rugby editor of The Ro...
An all-time classic at the MCG as the Lions win the series
The British & Irish Lions have won the test series against Australia! Hugo Kennan scored the winning try in the final play of the game to cap off an e...
Australia vs Lions - 2nd test preview
It's the second test between Australia and the British & Irish Lions, Joe Schmidt and Andy Farrell have named their sides.
Alex Lowe, Will Kelle...
Have the First Nations & Pasifika XV given the Wallabies a blueprint to beat the Lions?
The British & Irish Lions won their final tour game on Australian soil as they beat the First Nations and Pasifika XV at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.<...
The Lions beat the Wallabies in Brisbane to go 1-0 up in the series
The British & Irish Lions are 1-0 up in the test series against Australia. They won 27-19 in Brisbane to gain a huge advantage in the three test serie...
Wallabies and Lions name their 1st test squads. Is it advantage Lions?
Australia and the Lions have named their matchday squads for the first test in Brisbane on Saturday. Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher are alongside Alfie R...
Do the Lions call ups prove the tours don’t work any more?
It's the week of the first test between the Wallabies and the British & Irish Lions!
Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones...
Cowan-Dickie & Ringrose out, so who plays the first Lions Test?
The British & Irish Lions are heading to Brisbane to prepare for the first test match against the Wallabies.
They defeated a combined Australia...
The Lions beat the Brumbies but are there more questions than answers?
The British & Irish Lions defeated the ACT Brumbies 36-24 in Canberra. Another win for Andy Farrell's side but was it another performance which adds m...
Is this the Lions team for the first test?
Andy Farrell has named his side to take on the ACT Brumbies on Wednesday and it is the strongest of the tour so far. So, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher a...
The Lions win again but are problems emerging?
The British & Irish Lions defeated the NSW Waratahs 21-10 in Sydney for their third straight victory on Australian soil. But, are problems emerging fo...
The Owen Farrell selection dissected
Owen Farrell has been called up to the 2025 British & Irish Lions squad!
Following the biggest news of the tour so far, Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones...
Reds vs Lions review as Andy Farrell has another big injury concern
Alfie, Will and Alex are at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane to review the Lions beating Queensland Reds 52-12 to win back to back games on Aussie soil. Th...
Ben White replaces Tomos Williams, plus the Englishman at the Reds
Alfie, Will and Alex react to the news that Tomos Williams' Lions tour is over! The Wales scrum-half suffered a hamstring injury on Saturday so Scotla...
Lions vs Western Force review. Are we heading for a strong midweek side? Plus, Tomos Williams' injury
The British & Irish Lions are up and running Down Under. They defeated the Western Force 54-7 in Perth and Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones an...
THE RED LIONS, EPISODE THREE: Rancour and revival; 2001-2021
From The Ruck, the rugby podcast from the Times & Sunday Times we present: The Red Lions.
A special three-part podcast series covering 75 years...
THE RED LIONS, EPISODE TWO: Politics, punch-ups and professionalism; 1977-1997
From The Ruck, the rugby podcast from the Times & Sunday Times we present: The Red Lions.
A special three-part podcast series covering 75 years...
THE RED LIONS, EPISODE ONE: From adventurers to invincibles; 1950-1974
From The Ruck, the rugby podcast from the Times & Sunday Times we present: The Red Lions.
A special three-part podcast series covering 75 years...
We're in Australia as George North looks back on his iconic 2013 tour
Alfie and Will are in Perth covering the British & Irish Lions as the 2025 tour to Australia is up and running. They chat to one of the heroes of 2013...
Bath are English champions! The 29 year drought is over.
Bath are champions of England for the first time since 1996! They beat Leicester 23-21 and Alfie Reynolds, Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes react from...
Will Bath create history? And why is R360 'delusional'?
Alfie and Will look back on a brilliant weekend of Premiership Rugby semi-finals as Bath and Leicester book their spot at Twickenham. Can Bath end a 2...
Finn Russell and Will Stuart take us behind Bath's rise
It's Premiership semi-final week! So Alfie and Will head to Bath to speak with Finn Russell, Will Stuart and Johann van Graan. They find out how the c...
Champions and Challenge Cup finals review
Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Stuart Barnes review the European finals over the weekend. Alex reflects on Northampton's defeat to Bordeaux in a brilli...
Are Bath coasting to the Premiership title?
Alfie, Will and Alex are in Richmond as the British & Irish Lions squad meet for the first time since Andy Farrell named his touring party. So, why is...
How the Premiership big games have brought the league to life
Alfie, Steve, Alex and Will look back on the Premiership action over the weekend including showpiece matches in Cardiff and at Twickenham. They discus...