#3 Back with a Bang - English Rugby's Masterplan, Leinster Nilled and Sacha is Boks Office

The Rugby Pod

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Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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It’s a monster week of rugby with the Gallagher Prem back and already throwing up drama, the URC kicking off with some big surprises. In the Rugby Championship, South Africa ran riot with 67 points against Argentina as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu puts in a Dan Carter-esque performance. The Red Roses are world champions after seeing off Canada in front of a sold-out Allianz, and we’ve got special guest Rob Calder, Prem Rugby’s Chief Growth Officer, joining us to talk through the league’s bold new rebrand, Red Bull partnership, and how they’re planning to grow the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pod, pod, pod.
0:01.1	Rugby pod.
0:06.6	Hello, everyone.
0:07.8	Prem is back.
0:08.5	U.R.C. is back.
0:09.5	And Sarri's the top of the Prem.
0:11.3	Lensler or bottom of the U.R.C.
0:14.1	There's a lot to unpack on this episode.
0:16.5	And, oh, my, Sasha, Feinberg, Umgunzulu, and the Springboks.
0:20.9	Apparently is the new Dan Carter.
0:22.3	Some people are saying that, not me, but it was 67 points for the Springboks against Argentina.
0:27.6	And it's nearly, not completely, the Rugby Championship has nearly been sewn up by my Springboks.
0:36.5	And also the Red Roses, they're on top of the world after knocking over the savages, the amateurs from Canada at the weekend in what was, Andrew, I thought it was a good spectacle. The Women's World Cup final. You were back in Canada. Well, I was, I just, because I'm Scottish. Well, it didn't work, did it?
1:14.4	We've also got a special guest this week. The man literally behind growing the game in England. Rob Calder from Prem Rugby's chief growth officer is here to talk us through. Dropping the Euraship. Do you get it? Prem Earship. Yeah, they dropped it, yeah. Drop that. and all the other plans leaning into the physicality and the intensity.
1:30.9	Hell yeah! get it? Prem-e-eer ship. Yeah, they dropped it, yeah. Drop that and all the other plans leaning into the physicality and the intensity of brutal side of the game. Alrighty. So I'm looking forward to chatting to him to find out where's the money? Who's got the money? To settle back, enjoy, and make sure you've subscribed on Spotify. Another boy. This episode is presented by Ford and the new Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid.
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2:01.2	Good weekend, lads.
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