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The Rugby Pod

Episode 27 - Oh My Fabien & A Welsh Apology

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.75.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Big Jim has a sincere apology to make to the nation of Wales as there's praise for them as well as criticism of Pascal Gauzere's performance in Cardiff. We discuss England's ill-discipline, whether Owen Farrell should continue as captain, if Maro Itoje's Lions captaincy credentials have been damaged and just how bad the situation is at the moment in terms of abuse on social media. We also talk Wafflegate, Fabien Galthie's bubble bursting and what that could mean for the tournament. Plus, we speak to Zach Mercer about being ignored by Eddie Jones despite starring in the Premiership and why he's chosen to make the move to Montpellier...  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

Pud, pod, pod, pod, rugby pod.

0:06.3

Hello and welcome back to the rugby pod on Mandy Rogue, big German, good year with me as usual.

0:10.8

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0:40.4

left to get those eight free beers in, so if you haven't done it already, make sure you go and

0:44.4

get involved. As your week been boys, James, should we start with you? We can do, but I like

0:50.4

looking at you today, you've got a bit of colour in your face which has been rare over recent weeks,

0:54.8

but anyway, it's enough about you, and onto me. Suns out guns out that day.

1:01.2

Why are you looking so pasty then? If I've been set out in the garden for two days,

1:04.7

it's absolutely lovely down here. It's about 14 degrees and we've got a sun trap in our garden,

1:09.7

so the sun beats down, there's no wind. We've been out there sadly Sunday with the kids.

1:13.7

I bet your garden isn't even, is it South Face and it's that big, it doesn't even matter if it's

1:17.7

South Face, does it? You're one of those. It is actually South Face and so, yeah, very nice.

1:22.9

But why am I so pasty? Why so pasty? Well, the sun's out in Scotland, but it's still minus three.

1:30.4

That's been nice. I mean, what a week. Maybe I'm saying that off the back of what a weekend,

1:35.5

but my weekend looked very different to what it should have been. I was the most excited I've been,

1:41.0

since the last time I went down to London to do the England Scotland game. I thought I was going

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