Episode 30 - Biggar's Last Dance and Champions Cup Carnage

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Rugby, Comedy, Sports

4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

It’s a global edition of The Rugby Pod as Jim dials in from Texas, Goodey from the UAE, and Biggar from France, fresh off announcing his retirement. We reflect on Bigs’ epic career while diving into the Champions Cup quarter-finals: Leinster and Northampton steamrolled their way to the semis, Bordeaux dazzled in attack to beat Munster, and Toulouse edged Toulon in a French classic. We celebrate standout players like Jordie Barrett and Henry Pollock, talk bizarre ref calls, and ask - can anyone stop Leinster at the Aviva? Plus, Cardiff’s collapse, Faz-watch continues, Bath’s trophy hunt, and lots more In Otttthhhheerrr Neeewwws! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pod, pod, pod.
0:01.0	Rugby pod.
0:07.7	Hello, everyone.
0:08.5	Welcome back to the rugby pod.
0:09.7	An international edition of the rugby pod.
0:12.6	We are worldwide, wide, wide, wide.
0:14.2	Well, we are, Rob ain't.
0:15.4	He's in his mum's bedroom again.
0:16.7	But we're spread across the globe and we're still here to give you the best in rugby podcasting.
0:23.1	Rob said that, not me.
0:24.3	We've got our friend Mr. Dan Bigger dialing in from the south of France where I'm going to say it looked hot, but it didn't at the weekend.
0:29.8	It looked windy and rainy.
0:31.7	My longstanding partner is somewhere hot.
0:34.4	Of course, it's the great Andrew Goode.
0:36.0	And if you follow the social media,
0:43.7	kids, I hope you sleep in business class. On the way to the United Arab. Oh, I was tired.
0:49.2	Oh my gosh. The United Arab Emirates to be official. Girls, make sure you sleep with your iPads in business class. But anyway, I myself, Jim Hamilton, I'm holding the fort in Austin, Texas,
0:56.7	and I mentioned we are worldwide, wide, wide, and Rob is in Stockton and Ponty's.
1:01.4	Oh, my word, James.
1:02.2	There's loads of ruggers to be talking about this weekend.
1:04.6	We're talking, teams taking 50.
1:07.8	Ray of those arms.
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