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The Telegraph Rugby Podcast

Episode 56: Rob Andrew, Andy Powell, Mike Ross, and Rachael Burford

The Telegraph Rugby Podcast

The Telegraph

Sports, Rugby, News, Sports News

4.5679 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The penultimate European weekend has come and gone leaving Leinster versus Racing 92 in the Champions Cup and Gloucester against Cardiff Blues in the Challenge Cup. Back in the studio alongside Brian Moore to debate the big news from the week, including Dylan Hartley's latest setback, is Rob Andrew. Joining them to discuss Leinster's brilliance is their former prop, Mike Ross, who says only an underperformance will stop them clinching European glory.Former Lions and Wales number 8 Andy Powell makes his podcast debut to discuss Judgement Day and where Wales are at internationally.Plus it's the Premier 15s final on Sunday 29th April, and Harlequins Ladies captain Rachael Burford tells us what her side will need to do to defeat Saracens.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

The Telegraph Podcasts

0:02.0

Hello and welcome to

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Broadcasts

0:06.0

Hello and welcome to Brian Moore's full contact in association with the Telegraph.

0:24.8

I'm Brian Moore and back in the studio this week is the former England and British Lions fly half.

0:30.2

Rob Andrew.

0:31.1

Hello Rob.

0:32.1

Hi Brian, how are you?

0:33.1

Okay, headlines.

0:35.2

Dylan Hartley is out of England's South Africa summer tour with concussion.

0:42.7

In a statement, he has said, I'm very disappointed. I will not be available for selection for

0:47.4

Saints' remaining Premiership Games as well as England's Tour of South Africa. It's been

0:52.3

recommended by a specialist that I take a break this

0:54.5

summer and whilst I find that decision hard to accept, it's important. I listen to that advice.

1:00.7

I intend to use this time to fully recover from my injury so I can really hit the ground

1:05.2

running when preseason training starts later this summer. Well, this is, I think, his third absence from concussion.

1:14.4

They were quite long absences for the first one,

1:17.5

certainly a couple of months.

1:18.6

And whilst it's difficult to know about concussion

1:22.0

because it's obviously not visible,

1:24.8

I can't imagine that successive concussions get very better.

1:28.9

No, look, it's the big subject of the day for the game, isn't it?

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