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Alan and Charlie reflect on the Lions thrashing of the Australia/New Zealand invitational on Saturday morning in Adelaide.The Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs checks in after Andy Farrell's post match press conference to deliver news of Garry Ringrose's injury which has ruled him out of the opening test next Saturday.There's praise for Huw Jones who could start at outside centre in Ringrose absence, elsewhere Ben Earl put in a man of the match display and could have forced himself into the test 23Owen Farrell made his first appearance on tour as well, we ask if his impressive cameo will have been enough to see him feature against the Wallabies.Away from the Lions, we round up the rest of the international including a first win in 18 for Wales! And we tackle your questions as usual too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan and Charlie unpack the latest Lions win down under over the Brumbies in Canberra!Andy Farrell picked what many considered to be his strongest side on Wednesday morning but the de facto Test team failed to fully click in a number of areas.The biggest concern came in the first half when full-back Blair Kinghorn was taken off with an injury leaving the Lions looking very light at full-back. Our Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs joins the show to discuss what Andy Farrell had to say about the Scotland international.Elsewhere, there were positive performances from Ollie Chessum, Dan Sheehan and Gary Ringrose On the other end of the scale, we ask if Tom Curry has played himself out of the Test side with an underwhelming performance at openside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan and Charlie pick the bones out of the latest Lions win down under, their third in a row, but by far their most unconvincing.The Telegraph's chief rugby correspondent Gavin Mairs joins the show from Sydney to offer us his thoughts on the disjointed performance and who in particular played themselves out of the test picture.Despite the performance, there is praise for the set piece, both the scrum and lineout were impressive and Scotland duo Huw Jones and Scott Cummings both put in their best display on tour so far.The biggest story of the week has undoubtedly been the call up of Owen Farrell to replace Elliot Daly, we speak to our man in Argentina, Charles Richardson, to see how the news has been received by the rest of the England camp.We also tackle all your questions as usual too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lions are 2/2 down under! Alan and Charlie reflect on another comfortable win for Andy Farrell's side who put 50 points past the Queensland Reds on Wednesday morning. The Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs joins the guys from the Suncorp Stadium to reflect on the win and also discuss the impact Elliot Daly's injury could have on the squad and where it leaves their options at full back.There's also high praise for the back row with Jac Morgan and Jack Conan impressing, we assess the first outing for Finn Russell and Jamison Gibson Park as half back partners and if there is a concern at tighthead after a difficult game for Will Stuart.Away from the Lions, we hear from England head coach Steve Borthwick who tells us he has been in contact with the returning Owen Farrell.And we answer all your questions as usual Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lions are up and running Down Under! Join Alan Dymock and Charlie Morgan for reaction and analysis to the British and Irish Lions' emphatic 54-7 win over the Western Force.We also check in with the Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs from the Optus Stadium to get his verdict on the win.There is praise for Henry Pollock, who was involved in almost everything both good and bad, while Ireland's Joe McCarthy put his hand up with a man of the match performance and Finn Russell impressed on his first appearance as well.But it was not all plain sailing. The Lions struggled with restarts throughout the game and there was a worrying hamstring injury for Tomos Williams after he scored his second try of the match.We also tackle your questions like usual! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Telegraph Rugby Podcast is back ahead of the 2025 British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia!Alan Dymock, Charlie Morgan and Charles Richardson pick the bones out of an opening game defeat for Andy Farrell's side who were beaten 28-24 by Argentina in Dublin.They take a look at what went wrong on the night, and what positives there were to take out of the game with a number of players putting their hand up for test spot despite the loss.Next up is the first clash on Australian soil against the Western Force, we take a look at the threat posed by the Super Rugby side and what the Lions XV is likely to look like for that onePlus, we look back on England's narrow defeat to France at Twickenham and tackle all your burning questions as usual. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Richardson and Alan Dymock pick through the biggest talking points of the British and Irish Lions squad selections immediately after Andy Farrell named his 38 to tour Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben, Charlie and Charles look back on the final round of the Six Nations which saw France crowned champions following a comfortable home win over Scotland.Elsewhere England produced a stunning display away in Cardiff to end their campaign in style, and heap more misery on Wales, meanwhile Ireland laboured to a win away in Rome.We take a closer look at the general health of the England squad following the tournament and whose stock has risen ahead of the Lions tour and England's tour of Argentina.With the dust now settled on the Six Nations, we take a look at who has laid down a marker for the Lions tour this Summer and ask if Maro Itoje is now the front runner to captain the side.Plus we tackle all your questions as usual! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben, Charlie and Charles reflect on a decisive round four of the Six Nations where France dispatched Grand Slam chasing Ireland in Dublin.Charles was in Dublin to witness the scintillating display from the French and in particular their flying winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey.We also discuss how damaging the defeat could be for the Irish who were expected to dominate the Lions tour this Summer, will Andy Farrell have to re think some of his selections if Ireland find themselves finishing third in the Six Nations.Elsewhere we reflect on England's win over Italy, a much more expansive brand of rugby deployed by Steve Borthwick, and Ben gives us his report from Murrayfield as Scotland fight off a spirited Wales comeback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben, Charlie and Charles build up to the return of the Six Nations this weekend after the final fallow week of the tournament.Next up for England is a home clash with Italy, and we discuss if we will see something different from England's attack at the weekend following a pragmatic approach last time out against Scotland.We kick things off with the standout tie of the round between Ireland and France, a win for either side here should all but guarantee the Six Nations title, and in Ireland's case it will set them on their way towards a Grand Slam and a third Six Nations in a row.Former Ireland assistant coach Les Kiss joins the show to pay tribute to the retiring trio of Cian Healy, Conor Murray and Peter O'Mahony after they have announced that Saturday's clash will be their last on home soil.And we answer your questions as ever including plenty on the Premiership Rugby Cup following the quarter finals at the weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.