Episode 47 - Inside the Lions' Lair & Test Selection

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The waiting is over and Test week is finally upon us as the British & Irish Lions get set to face the Springboks. Big Jim and Goodey name their starting XVs for the first Test and we go inside the Lions camp to chat to strength and conditioning coach and former Great Britain rugby league international Jon Clarke about how preparations have gone ahead of the Test series. We discuss life in the bubble, Alun Wyn Jones' miraculous recovery, Tom Curry's freakish athleticism, Louis Rees-Zammit's lid, working with Paul 'Bobby' Stridgeon, what it'll take to beat the Boks 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 balled.
0:01.7	I'm welcome back to Rappipod on Mandy Rumpic, Jim Gideon with me.
0:08.2	The usual will be turning all our attention on the British and Irish lines,
0:11.8	so we look ahead to the first test this weekend.
0:13.9	The guys picked their starting test team,
0:16.7	and we're heading inside the Lions Camp to find out how we're on Gatlin's men
0:21.2	have been preparing.
0:22.4	So settle back, make sure you've subscribed to Spotify.
0:27.0	Happy freedom day, let's, how are you?
0:29.3	In England.
0:30.3	Freedom! Are you in England, Jim?
0:32.0	No, I'm in Scotland, there's no freedom here.
0:33.6	Even though we made up...
0:34.8	Frudum!
0:35.7	I don't want to get all historic and political,
0:38.0	but we made up the phrase...
0:39.6	Frudum!
0:40.4	And we're not, we're not free.
0:41.6	We're still wearing a mask, don't wear a mask, eat out,
0:43.6	don't eat out, get isolated, don't get isolated.
0:45.9	But then if you do get isolated, a ping, you can isolate,
0:48.1	but don't isolate, but we've changed our minds, we are going to isolate.
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