#13 RWC 2027 Pools Reaction and Predictions, & Scottish Surge in Champions Cup

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

The lads are buzzing after being named in the top 1% of podcasts globally on Spotify Wrapped. It ain't about us though, as The Rugby World Cup 2027 pools are out, the format’s changing, conspiracy theories are flying, and the lads are already calling their final. We get stuck into all the permutations and who’s got the cleanest run to the big dance and who's going home early. Then it’s over to the opening round of Champions Cup rugby, with Leinster too sharp for Quins, Bath batter Munster, Edinburgh topple Toulon, Glasgow come roaring back, and Sarries run riot. Add in Etzebeth’s ban, Rassie signed up for the long haul, transfers, coaching shake-ups, plus a few spicy hot takes… it’s a big one. Strap in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pod, pod, pod.
0:06.0	Rugby pod.
0:11.2	Hello and welcome back to the rugby pod.
0:13.6	The most listened to rugby podcast in the world, according to Spotify Rapped this week, James.
0:20.5	Yeah, unbelievable. It's not according to Spotify wrapped this week, James? Yeah, unbelievable.
0:21.7	It's not according to Spotify wrapped.
0:23.9	It is Facts.
0:25.3	Spotify Facts, which is really cool.
0:28.0	Yeah, great news.
0:28.8	So thank you to everyone.
0:30.1	We appreciate you.
0:31.1	We saw the Spotify Rapped.
0:33.0	Not 100% sure the chaos around it,
0:35.5	but everyone's posting about it
0:36.6	and we're starting to do the same. But thank you to all the listeners all over the world, but it's also been a busy week of Rugger's as well. It's not all about us. Maybe for a few seconds, it is. Yeah, it certainly has been a busy weekend of Rugger's and the week before where the rugby World Cup groups were drawn, and I'm calling it early.
0:55.6	England, Southka, in the final.
0:57.3	You will. You'll get out of the group, but that'll be it, night, night, no biscuit in the last 16.
1:02.9	But, yeah, a massive load of talking points around that.
1:07.5	Plus, we had the Champions Cup back this weekend on Premier Sports,
1:11.5	some belting games to kick the competition off as well, Jims.
1:14.8	Yes, sir. Well, there were some quality games this week as well as some other
1:18.5	moose from off the pitch as well. But without further ado, let's get straight into it.
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