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The Rugby Pod

Episode 46 - It's Not Coming Home, But Maybe It Should Be!

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 13 July 2021

ā±ļø 54 minutes

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Summary

Football may not be coming home but maybe rugby should be as we discuss whether the British & Irish Lions tour should be relocated to the UK given the issues in South Africa at the moment. We also chat about how BigĀ Jim and Goodey would fare in a penalty shootout, Marcus Smith's Lions call-up ahead of Johnny Sexton, Alun Wyn Jones' Lazarus-esque recovery, the unofficial fourth Test against South Africa A and who is nailedĀ on to be startingĀ in the Tests. Plus, we look at England, Ireland and Wales' games from theĀ weekend and England full-back Freddie Steward joins us to talk initiations, losing bets, life in the bubble, bringing the feelgood factor back and much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Pied, pied, pied, pied, pied, rugby pied.

0:01.7

I'm not welcome back to rugby pod, I'm Andy Robick, Jim, and Goodyear with me as usual.

0:09.8

We're going to peel back all the lion's big stories, including the status of the tour,

0:14.2

Marcus Smith's call up, and Alwyn Jones' potential flying out to rejoin the squad in South Africa.

0:20.9

Plus, we've got England fullback, British duet on the show as well.

0:25.3

And if you're on TikTok, make sure you check us out, we've got a brand new rugby pod account on there as well.

0:29.5

And don't forget to make sure you've subscribed to us on Spotify.

0:34.2

How's your week being boys? England, Ted, who on display on Sunday night, Jim?

0:37.6

Absolutely. It wasn't, it was an English tulip.

0:40.6

Let's get that out there to the public domain and to the millions and the masses.

0:45.0

Bit dusty today, but a good dusty because an air of normality.

0:49.9

I say that, having shared a beer or 50 responsibly over Sunday, it was a long day.

0:55.9

Let's be honest, it was a long buildup, wasn't it, to an eight o'clock kickoff.

0:59.5

And I thought I was hanging, and then I saw the stuff on social media in the buildup.

1:03.4

And I saw arguably one of the smallest woolies on a fully grown man I've ever seen doing the rounds on social media.

1:09.4

And I felt better.

1:10.4

I showed back and said, this is what real life is like in the public domain, Rebecca.

1:14.4

You've been locked up with me for 18 months.

1:16.9

But this is what people look like in the real world, Beck.

1:19.1

So you're welcome.

1:20.6

You should be pleased with how things are going at home.

1:23.4

And I'm going the holiday with a lot of a couple of weeks. I put that in there as well.

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