Dan Cole Retires: Celebrating the career of an England rugby legend

For The Love Of Rugby

Crowd Network

Sports, Rugby

4.8 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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After 118 caps for England, two British & Irish Lions tours and over 340 appearances for his boyhood club Leicester Tigers, Dan Cole has decided that the time is right to hang up his boots at the end of the season. In this episode, we celebrate the career of a true rugby legend, hear from famous faces from the sport, and discover what comes next for one of England’s greatest ever players. 🏦 Save more, earn more—up to 4.22% AER (variable). Interest rates are tiered, with the top rate for balances over £1M. Each tiered rate applies to the portion within that range. New Tide members get these rates free for 6 months; after that, your Tide plan’s rates apply. For full offer T&Cs visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tide.co/offers/ftlor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📋 Have your say in our FTLOR survey: https://forms.gle/1MQ32bQwxzVKa7B79 ✍️ Subscribe to Coley's newsletter: https://loveofrugby.substack.com/subscribe 📺 Watch For The Love Of Rugby on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 🤑 Win money for your rugby club: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.6	Why are we doing this?
0:35.0	For the love of the game, mate.
0:36.3	For the love of rugby.
0:38.1	Let me introduce your hosts.
0:41.2	Some things need discussing.
0:43.5	Don't mistake being a sap for just being a realist.
0:45.7	No man has played for England more times than Ben Young's.
0:49.1	If you're having mints slash bolognais before the game,
0:51.6	you don't want to splash it on your nice, clean white top.
0:54.2	Oh, Dan Cole. With his hundred caps, all his medals, his cuddly, cute face and his beautifully
1:01.7	shiny head for the love of rugby. Enjoy. Dan Richard Cole, the sheriff, the cola bear,
1:10.2	the polar bear.
1:14.9	340 appearances for Leicester and still more to come.
1:19.1	118 England caps, two-time British and Irish Lion.
1:20.9	But you have some news, mate.
1:21.8	Yes, Ben.
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