#7 North vs South Showdown: England & Ireland’s Revenge Missions

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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It’s one of the best periods of the season and the lads are buzzing as the Autumn Nations Series North v South showdowns kick off, including England v Australia at Twickenham and Ireland gearing up to meet the All Blacks in Chicago. Goodey and Jim dig into Borthwick’s latest England squad tweaks, some epic Premiership clashes including Saints v Sarries and Leicester v Sale, plus unbeaten runs in the URC from Munster and the Stormers. There’s lots of other news and listener questions all before the lads hit the road for live shows in New York and Chicago. 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.
0:09.0	Hello.
0:10.0	And we are pumped because we are heading into one of the best periods of the season.
0:13.0	Holland, no, even though we're going to the US.
0:16.0	It isn't that.
0:17.0	It is the North versus South Showdown.
0:20.0	Hell yeah. Very American Andrew, see what I've done. England is the North versus South showdown. Hell yeah.
0:21.4	Very American, Andrew.
0:22.4	See what I've done?
0:23.3	England Squad is conferred for a showdown with the Australians.
0:26.3	My South Africans are already in London.
0:29.4	Scotland are host in the USA.
0:31.5	And we are in the USA ahead of the All Blacks versus Ireland.
0:34.6	So, Andrew, a massive week and weekend of ruggers. It certainly is,
0:40.3	Jim. And I cannot wait for New York and Chicago. Are you thirsty? Yes. Yes. Yeah. Two nights. Yes, James.
0:49.3	And if that's not enough for me and you, James, two nights in America, one in New York, one in Chicago.
0:55.0	The Prem was on fire this weekend as well, some unbelievable matches as Saints took on
1:00.0	Sarries. Lester played sail in a hell of a ding-dong, and the URC was good fun to. Munster and
1:05.8	the Storm has kept their 100% record in the URC, and'll be chatting about our good Cardiff are
1:11.1	the only positive in Welsh rugby right now
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