#21 Six Nations Is BACK! Previews, Predictions & Scotland Legend Andy Nicol

The Rugby Pod

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🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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It’s a full-noise Six Nations Special as Jim and Goodey tee up a massive opening weekend, with Ireland v France on Thursday night in Paris, England v Wales at Allianz, and Scotland’s trip to Rome. The lads dig into squads amid key absences, new faces and some bans, plus predictions for all three games, and a reminder to join the Pod’s live alternate commentary watch-along for France v Ireland on Thursday night on Youtube. We also have a brilliant sit-down with Scotland and Lions legend Andy Nicol, who reflects on Calcutta Cup glory and Gregor Townsend. We'll cover tournament predictions, some big law-change debates, RWC 2027 fixture news, and some listener questions to round things off. 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.
0:07.0	Rugby pod.
0:08.0	Hello and welcome back to the rugby pod's big Six Nations special. It's here.
0:17.0	It is, James. I cannot wait for it. Ireland, France, on Thursday night. Scotland start their campaign in Rome with a loss on Saturday. And then Steve Borthwick's England. We are 11 on the spin. We're going to win the Six Nations. We're going to dominate Wales on Saturday. Balance doesn't look right. Just saying balance doesn't look right. We've also got a great guess, a Scottish guess, one of my brothers.
0:40.9	He's more like my granddad.
0:42.3	He's part of the last Scotland team to actually triumph in a six nations tournament.
0:46.6	Well, it was the five nations back then, but we'll add one and make it six.
0:51.7	It's the legend that is Andy Nicol, friend of the show.
0:54.3	He's the reigning champion, James, the reigning five nations champions still,
0:57.9	and the last time Scotland won anything. But there we go. Settle back, enjoy,
1:01.8	and make sure you've subscribed on Spotify.
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