#12 Scrum Secrets with Steenkamp, Bath’s Big Statement, and Munster Stormed

The Rugby Pod

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Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Rugby Pod, the lads wrap up the Quilter Nations Series before diving head-first into the return of domestic rugby, with big Premiership and URC results to get stuck into. We're also welcoming Springbok legend Gurthrö Steenkamp for an unbelievable deep-dive into scrum culture, Rassie’s revolution, and life in France. We check in on Bath’s statement win at the StoneX to Exeter’s comeback in Sale, plus a massive round in the URC as the Stormers storm Thomond and Scarlets stun Glasgow. The Rugby F.C. documentary has blown up on YouTube, fans are asking how to help Rugby Lions FC, and we’re back on the road with a London live show this Wednesday ahead of the Champions Cup kicking off exclusively on Premier Sports. Add in some transfer news, a few reds in France, and all the Good, Bad & Ugly, and some shoutouts, and it’s another stacked episode of the world’s most listened-to rugby podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pod, pod, pod, pod.
0:06.0	Rugby pod.
0:11.2	Hello and welcome back to the rugby pod.
0:13.1	The Quilternation series, it's over.
0:15.9	And it was pure drama right until the final seconds.
0:19.5	Razzie said that South Africa have one eye on the World Cup. Well, Evan Hetzabeth. Yeah, I do get it. Your mate, Evan, he had one eye and tried to make someone else. Only have one eye, as did someone else to him. And we'll discuss all of that. Who's gouging, who? How long's everyone getting banned for? We're going to talk about it all, Jim.
0:37.8	There's a big win for Bath against yours Saracons at Stone X.
0:41.5	There was some big wins on the road as well.
0:43.2	Cape Town boys, the stormers stormed.
0:46.2	Do you get it?
0:47.2	Tom and Park.
0:48.3	And also the Chief, Chief, Chief Chiefs, Exeter.
0:51.6	They went and stormed the sail sharks up in Manchester. So some busier way wins.
0:58.3	Save it, save it, Andrew. Let's get into it. Let's do it. Settle back. Enjoy. Make sure you subscribe
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