#5 Derby Days, Flyhalf Battles for England & Ireland + Jack Willis Tears up in France

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🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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It was Derby Day in the Prem, and the lads are back to break it all down. Jim and Goodey chat through an epic weekend of rivalries with Saints edging Tigers in a thriller with lots of niggle, Quins toppling Sarries again, and Bath blitzing Gloucester. Marcus Smith is back firing, as is Fin Smith, and a few new faces making an impression. We also take a look at a big win for Ulster against the Bulls in the URC, and look forward to an Irish derby in Croke this weekend between Leinster and Munster. Plus plenty of other news including Jack Willis winning the Top 14 Player of the Year and what it means for England and R360 getting kaiboshed by Unions. 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 rubby pod.
0:08.0	It's me, Big Jim, freshly back from Bahrain with my partner in crime.
0:14.0	We're fresh.
0:15.0	Andrew Goode and producer Rob is here as always.
0:19.0	I say that with a huff.
0:20.0	I didn't mean to huff. I'm happy that you're here, Rob. I am. What a huff. I didn't mean to huff.
0:21.9	I am happy that you're here, Rob.
0:39.2	I am. What a weekend of Bruggers it's been. Derby Day in the Prem. Saints, tigers, Queens, Sari's. Bath, Gloucester. Proper rivalries, proper niggle. And we may have found a new court hero as well. Who's that, Rob? well we'll find out later don't don't give it all yeah exactly yeah true tease them yeah yeah we have james we've also had all our big international stars back
0:45.5	the british and irish lines boys most of them are back playing uh which was great marcus smith is back
0:50.9	how good was he fin smith even better i thought than than Marcus Smith. Great to see him back as well.
0:56.5	Finn Russell, unbelievable. Anyway, it's not about the Scots. Can't keep going.
1:01.0	We've seen young guns firing, big results in the URC as well. And we're here for it all, James,
1:06.0	off the back of a mega week in Bahrain. Yes, sir. So you know the drill by now. Settle back, enjoy and make sure you subscribe on Spotify.
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