Do Wales have any hope of beating England?
The Ruck
Reynolds Alfie
3.4 • 566 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
What chance do Wales have of beating England at Twickenham this weekend in the opening round of the 6 Nations? The bookmakers have them as huge outsiders so from the England team hotel Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher and Elgan Alderman look ahead to the weekend.
They chat about whether Wales can harness the passion and spirit of the country to lift their performance. How will England deal with the expectation that they will compete for the title? And, is the big shock on the opening weekend going to happen in Rome?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, this is the Ruck, the journalist's rugby podcast from The Times and the Sunday Times. |
| 0:20.2 | And here we go. |
| 0:21.3 | The 26 Six Nations getting underway tonight as we're recording this. |
| 0:25.6 | We're in Richmond where England are ahead of their opening match against Wales. |
| 0:29.9 | On Saturday, I'm Alfie Reynolds back alongside Will Callagher. |
| 0:32.9 | Hello. |
| 0:33.4 | How we doing, Will? |
| 0:34.0 | I'm good. |
| 0:34.4 | Last time we were here, Lions first meetup. It was when all the squad got all their stash and had to sign everything a million times for the first time. There was a coffee van out the front, which is not here today, which is a real shame. It was also sunny and warm with an exciting summer ahead of us, whereas now it is grey and drizzly. Are you taking us outside. Well, you know, needs must for the pod. |
| 0:55.3 | We've got the atmosphere of Richmond Hill, |
| 0:56.8 | the bustle of the people with their posh houses and everything else, yeah? |
| 0:59.6 | Yeah, and hopefully the rain stays away. |
| 1:02.3 | But it's drizzling at the moment. |
| 1:03.2 | But that doesn't matter, Elgin Olderman, |
| 1:04.7 | because it is the start of the Six Nations. |
| 1:06.4 | Back on the pod. |
| 1:07.3 | Indeed, the February Saturday morning when there isn't a cloud in the sky, that might |
| 1:11.9 | be my favourite morning in the world. Currently, I'm looking at an incredibly grey sky, but hopefully |
| 1:16.1 | come Saturday, they will have dissipated. And disappointingly, for those that watched Monday's |
| 1:21.5 | episode and saw your brilliant shirt that was in honour of all Six Nations sites, that isn't being |
| 1:26.2 | worn today, unfortunately. |
| 1:26.9 | 1980 centenary chic is in the wash, I'm afraid, but it might be back next week. |
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