Episode 21 - Europe's Head Honcho & The Trailblazers

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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We're joined by European Rugby's head honcho Simon Halliday to find out the plan for concluding this season's Champions Cup, how disappointed he was with the French government and what big plans are afoot for the competition in the coming years, as well as whether he sees the Lions tour going ahead and how all of the various tournaments have a knock-on effect on one another. We also discuss Ealing Trailblazers making the most of the limelight, Kyle Sinckler's ban and Eddie's England squad, train confusion, the rumour mill and Big Jim has an animal-themed riddle to solve... 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.
0:01.2	Rugby pod.
0:06.3	Hello, welcome back to the rugby pod.
0:08.2	Big German Gurdier with me is usual,
0:09.9	but not match rugby to talk about this week.
0:13.0	So what do you guys think, shall we just dissect
0:15.8	Elings whenever Sarah's in for the next half-hour then?
0:19.0	No, that's just leave that.
0:20.3	And ask us how we are.
0:21.7	May I why you Jim?
0:23.3	Because you look disheveled.
0:24.9	You look ill.
0:26.2	Yeah, you don't seem like you're buzzing today.
0:28.7	You said that last week and you were wrong and I was buzzing.
0:32.8	You've said this week and you're right,
0:34.8	I'm fat as a pancake, lads.
0:36.6	I don't know what's wrong with me.
0:38.6	I'm just filled down today.
0:40.6	I don't know what it is.
0:41.8	Maybe the fact that it was no ruggers, but I had ruggers.
0:44.4	I had me rugby fix, not that I was yearning for it,
0:47.6	but I had the rugby fix.
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