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Rugby Union Weekly

Business is about to pick up!

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports, Rugby, News, Sports News

4.65.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Chris, Ugo and Ashy are back and are ready to hit the ground running with the World Cup now just 5 weeks away. Steve Borthwick has named his side to face Wales in Cardiff, but how many of the side are going to make the final squad? Elsewhere, Warren Gatland’s Wales are in transition, but can he repeat the tricks of his first time in charge? And can Eddie Jones with Australia? We also discuss a fully-loaded Scotland side and how big an impact Johnny Sexton’s ban will have on Ireland.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC sounds. Music, radio, podcasts. Five lives rock the Union weekly.

0:14.1

Right, Rapping Weekly is back the start of a whopping few months in the words of the great JR

0:19.7

Hugo. Business is about to pick up. Have you ever said anything that good,

0:26.2

what in commentary in life? Never. No, that's Jim Ross is the ghost.

0:31.8

It's an old wrestling legendary commentator, but those who might not know,

0:35.0

but that's how it feels. It feels as if you know, WrestleMania's on the horizon and things

0:40.5

are about to get really interesting. Had a little look at the sun hemisphere full schedule now

0:44.2

of warm-up games coming thick and fast. Question for the two of you, does it feel as if the season

0:50.9

finished just a few seconds ago, or does it feel like it's been quite a long break to get to this

0:55.4

point whilst we're on the cusp of that rock? Yeah, I think it feels a while, doesn't it?

1:00.2

It feels ages, and I'm obviously over tired. Yeah, I am bored.

1:05.7

Out of my mind. You've got a lot of years of retirement to come, actually.

1:10.6

Are you missing pre-season? I found myself just looking at pre-season pictures,

1:14.3

just going whistfully. Oh, God, that looks hard.

1:18.9

I was doing sand-june sprints, but I don't, but I'm just looking at it, going, oh yeah,

1:24.4

looks interesting. Well, I'm ready. I am ready for it to come back.

1:28.8

Chris Ashton, Ukemon, Chris Jones, Danny Care, preparing for England against Wales in Cardiff

1:34.6

lows to talk about, setting up the next few weeks, few months, going to be great. It's Robby

1:39.5

and Weekly. Robby Union Weekly from BBC Sport and BBC Radio 5 Live.

1:45.7

What have you both been up to in the off season? It's not a view, actually. You said you're missing

1:52.1

it a bit. Yeah, a lot of Danny Care, I don't want to miss his, wouldn't say the same, but been

1:56.3

doing a bit of that. Still training, I am still training most days. I don't know if that's weird

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