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The Rugby Pod

Episode 14 - SOB & Japan Through Freddie's Eyes

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.75.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

We're joined by Ireland and British & Irish Lions legend Sean O'Brien to look ahead to Ireland's game against England at Twickenham and the Lions tour to South Africa in the summer, as well as catch up with how he's getting on at London Irish after a horrible time with injury. And, Freddie Burns is standing in for Big Jim all the way from Japan chatting about everything from manscaping to cats on leads to language problems and filling us in on his brother's Ireland debut as well. We chat about all the Autumn Nations Cup action, Argentina's famous win over the All Blacks and look ahead to the start of the new Premiership season, plus there's a couple of hot rumours and Freddie is taking on a riddle sent in by a Premiership player...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Pod, pod, pod, pod, rugby pod.

0:01.7

I've been in the gym this week, so we've looked far and wide for a replacement.

0:14.1

We actually conducted a global search, and nobody wanted to come on.

0:18.0

So we have a friend of the show, Friddy Burns, joining us all the way from Japan.

0:21.2

How are you mate?

0:22.2

Combined wild lads.

0:23.0

That's good even in Japan and Japanese, by the way, so...

0:25.8

Mate, you could say anything and we believe it, Friddy.

0:27.6

Mate, honestly, nothing on time is what I do.

0:29.4

I just make noises here at people and just smile and not...

0:32.5

So how have you settled in?

0:33.5

Obviously, you've been over there a few weeks now.

0:35.0

I've followed everything very closely on Instagram.

0:37.8

We know you're quarantined for two weeks.

0:39.2

I mean, that must have been pretty brutal.

0:40.8

You had internet connection, so no doubts.

0:42.8

Certain websites beginning with P.

0:44.7

You got an absolute hammer in.

0:46.9

I was life over there, pal.

0:48.2

Mate, it's good mate.

0:49.6

It's good. It's vastly different to England.

0:53.7

I've been here four weeks now, so I did my two weeks quarantine

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