Episode 40 - Lions Land in Dublin: Argentina Spoil the Party, Selection Questions, & Faz Fallout

The Rugby Pod

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Rugby, Comedy, Sports

4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Dublin was a sea of red and the lads are back dissecting the start to the 2025 Lions Tour as Argentina shock the tourists in Dublin, the Lions’ first tour-opening loss since 1971. Jim, Goodey and special guest Bernard Jackman break down where it went wrong despite dominant stats, from lineout woes and tippy-tappy rugby to Farrell’s punchy post-match comments. There’s chat on subs, back-row balance issues, and whether we’ll see Old Testament Faz emerge this week. Plus, big praise for Argentina, chaos in the England v France B-team clash, and the debut of “Keyboard Captains” as we read out some of the week’s fan comments. Settle in and make sure you’re subscribed on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pod, pod, pod.
0:01.1	Rugby pod.
0:06.2	Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello.
0:07.7	And welcome back to the rugby pod where this week will be reliving the Lions
0:10.9	opening match in a warm, muggy hot Dublin on Friday 9.
0:15.1	And it wasn't the only match of the weekend.
0:17.6	Was it, Andrew?
0:18.4	No, it wasn't, James.
0:19.6	There was the Super Rugby Final.
0:22.1	There was top 14 semi-finals and also a game at Allianz where it was called the Mini Crunch. Basically,
0:27.8	mini Le Crunch because it was France A, beating England A at Allianz. So we'll chat about that as well,
0:33.1	Jim. Yes, sir. And we also will be having our Pundit of the Year. The Great Bernard Chapman is joining us later, who was actually at the Aviva on Friday. So he'll be able to give us some energy insight as well as all the analytical insight. So Goody, let's not mess around and get straight into the opening match of the 2025 25 British and Irish Lions Lions Tour and I'm pumped for it
0:54.4	yes Jim
0:55.0	so settle back
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