#34 Bath’s Bomb Squad Delivers, Leinster Click Late, & Glasgow Stunned

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🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Champions Cup semi-finals are locked and loaded after a weekend of knock out rugby. Bath produce one of the all-time European comebacks, overturning a 21-point deficit in an 84-point thriller against Saints, with the Bomb Squad delivering yet again and Finn Russell pulling the strings. Leinster grind it out for an hour before blowing Sale away, with Hugo Keenan reminding everyone he’s world class, while questions remain around their scrum. Toulon then rip up the script, ending Glasgow’s 12-game unbeaten run at Scotstoun to set up a huge semi, and Bordeaux take down Toulouse in a proper heavyweight clash to keep their double hopes alive. On top of that, we get into biting bans, Lions selection noise, big transfers, injuries, and plenty of chaos off the pitch. It’s a stacked episode… settle in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pod, pod, pod, rugby pod.
0:07.5	Hello everyone, welcome back to the rugby pod where the Champions Cup semi-finalists are locked in.
0:18.0	Bordeaux's top 14 and Champions Cup double is still alive. And Lentster, of course,
0:23.6	they've got their home semi-final again at the Aviva. That's right, Andrew. Lenssel will have to do
0:28.4	it with some bruised bodies after the sale match. Oh my Joe McCarthy, you've got a pineapple on your
0:34.0	head with blood sprouting out everywhere. The mother almost came clean off hard as nails, but we'll get into all of it, as well as
0:41.0	Bath's comeback against the mighty Northampton.
0:44.0	Some unbelievable tries in that match as well.
0:47.0	But the Bath Bomb Squad delivered yet again.
0:49.8	Fair pleasure, you are Van Graham and the boys in blue and black and white, and it's all
0:53.9	happening down in Bath. And for everyone overlooking three times Champions Cup winners, Toulon, Zach Mercer, Oliveron, Big Sinks and the boys went up to Glasgow, went up to your neck of the woods, Jim, just across from you, snapped a 12 match unbeaten run at Scottson and progressed to the next round of the Champions Cup.
1:11.5	Yeah, we're going to be going through it all, unpicking it and dissecting it with Jim's dirty, open cloth.
1:16.7	We've got biting bands, legends coming home and lions roaring again.
1:20.8	So without further ado, settle back, enjoy, and make sure you subscribe on Spotify.
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1:58.1	the world. Perfect for a summer holiday or lining up your World Cup plans.
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