Glasgow’s ice rink and contract season

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports, Sports News, News, Rugby

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The big shock of the weekend came up at Scotstoun as Glasgow stunned six-time champions Toulouse. Player of the Match Adam Hastings tells Ashy and Chris about their epic comeback and how the navigated the treacherous conditions at the ‘ice rink’. We also hear about Franco Smith’s coaching style and if winning their opening two Champions Cup matches has changed their outlook on this year’s tournament. Bath came unstuck at Toulon, Leinster scramble over the line against Leicester and Sale pick up a big win on the road. But there were still plenty of blowouts and low attendances in round two, would a 16-team competition solve the issue? There is plenty of transfer and contract chat as several players including Jac Morgan announce they’re on the move next season. Ashy gives us a great insight into the complexities of the contract game and why there is always more than meets than eye.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.0	Ellis, our podcast is nearly 500 episodes old.
0:10.0	But what have we learnt?
0:11.0	Ellis James and John Robbins.
0:13.0	I've learnt that when you're doing live radio, if somebody texts in in block capitals, it's very really a good sign.
0:18.0	We've had a confused text, it says, I want to listen to this rubbish.
0:21.9	I learned that if you lose to lose Sanders
0:23.9	in a board game,
0:24.8	don't mention it on the show,
0:26.2	you are going to get an unexpected call.
0:28.4	Oh dear, oh dear.
0:31.2	Ellis James and John Robbins,
0:32.7	500 not out.
0:34.1	Lovely stuff.
0:35.5	Listen on BBC Sounds.
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0:47.5	Actually, do you know what this feels like?
0:49.0	Go on.
0:50.5	It feels like France.
0:51.8	Feels like France 20203.
0:53.6	Just the two of us. Just the two of us, knocking about, trying to make some magic out of nowhere. The amount of times I had to pull you out of the sea, just docking around. That's rich. That's rich. About time I said, get you a 60th boiled egg. So you would have you had to focus? I don't know about that. Oh, I'm so hungry, man.
1:10.9	In my room, my bed's so hard.
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