An alternative plan for Welsh rugby?
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4.6 • 961 Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2026
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Salter are joined by former Wales fly-half James Hook and former chief operating officer of Principality Building Society Rob Regan to review the weekend's United Rugby Championship results and discuss an alternative plan for the future of Welsh rugby. The team also speak with Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart about their ongoing legal battle with the Welsh Rugby Union.
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| 0:07.0 | An early start here. It's time to kick off. |
| 0:10.0 | Your day. Morning! |
| 0:11.9 | What a line-up. |
| 0:13.3 | Oh, thanks very much. We do get some great guests on the show. |
| 0:16.1 | The crowd is loving this. |
| 0:18.3 | Thanks, guys. Thank you. Too kind. |
| 0:20.2 | From morning chaos to match day commentary. |
| 0:23.6 | And everything in between. BBC sounds packed with personality. |
| 0:28.8 | Hello, welcome to the Scram Fight podcast. Two men right at the heart of the biggest debate in Welsh rugby on the show today. One of them, not James Hook. |
| 0:37.7 | We'll get to him in a second. |
| 0:39.7 | It's Rob Regan. |
| 0:41.1 | He's in the studio. |
| 0:42.1 | He's got an alternative plan to keep four professional teams in Wales. |
| 0:47.1 | We've also got Swansea Council Leader. |
| 0:49.4 | We've been very prominent in the media over the past two months. |
| 0:54.0 | Rob Stewart explaining, well, why they're taking legal action over the future of the Ospreys. |
| 1:00.1 | We'll put both of those arguments under the microscope, but first we'll start where we should. |
| 1:08.2 | Things on the field, results, performances on the field. Hi, James, how are you? How are you got? Good, good, performances on the field hi James how are you |
| 1:11.9 | how you got good good good Lauren Salter how are you very well thank you grow and |
| 1:16.7 | what's your highlight of the weekend I'm gonna go at the return of Jack |
| 1:21.7 | the return of the Jack return of the You know, I mentioned that in studio |
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