#4 Moody’s Battle, Diamond Falls, Autumn Nations Preview, Boks Roll & Dragons Rise

The Rugby Pod

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Sports, Comedy, Rugby

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🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Rugby Pod, the lads send their thoughts and support following the very emotional news as England legend Lewis Moody reveals his MND diagnosis. Everyone on the Pod wishes him, and his family the very best during this very tough time, and we're here to support in any way we can. On the pitch, the lads react to the news that Steve Diamond sacked by the Newcastle Red Bulls, with Gregor Townsend joining in a surprise advisor role. We also break down the action from the Rugby Championship and what it means for the upcoming Autumn Internationals. Can Scotland finally beat the All Blacks? Can Ireland back up their Chicago heroics? Will England perform. Plus, there’s a full round-up of the URC and Prem, with the Dragons finally breaking their losing streak, Leinster slipping again, and Saracens running riot. Plus, the lads give a big shoutout to Rugby FC for a brilliant day out. Settle back, enjoy, and make sure you’re subscribed on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pod, pod, pod.
0:01.0	Rugby pod.
0:02.0	Hello and welcome back to the Rugby pod where there's been a pretty eventful week in the world of rugby.
0:11.0	We've seen sackings, we've seen games cancelled due to Storm Amy and of course some close calls in the rugby championship.
0:19.0	Indeed, Andrew.
0:23.0	So without further ado, let's get into it.
0:24.1	Settle back and joy.
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1:04.8	So before we kick off, I'd some really sad news this morning
1:08.2	coming out about Lewis Moody.
1:10.1	Yeah, shocking. And that's why the
1:13.6	intro is somewhat somber and we've got a show to do off the back of it, but we have to talk about
1:20.4	the great Louis Moody, 47 years old, okay, yeah, won a World Cup with England, Lester Tigers legend,
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