Nations Pod Guide: Twickenham
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Chris, Tom and GRO are back for the second instalment of the Nation’s pod guide and this time they’re talking about the home of English rugby - Twickenham. Is it still the one scalp that all teams want in the Six Nations? Tom and GRO discuss their complex relationship with HQ and why it is such an intimidating venue. They also share their experiences both good and bad of playing against England. We also tackle the Twickenham cliches – from the picnics in the car park to the fashion choices, plus we remember some of the great Twickenham moments away from the Six Nations.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked. |
| 0:12.7 | But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's Saturday bonus episodes, |
| 0:18.2 | The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylan, and comedy specials |
| 0:22.2 | from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffle and Rommashranganathan. |
| 0:25.9 | However, and maybe I'm biased, it's really all about the traitors uncoaked. |
| 0:30.3 | So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and podcasts, listen only on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:36.1 | Five Lives Rugby Union Weekly. |
| 0:41.0 | Right, Robb Union Weekly, Nations Pod Special, |
| 0:44.8 | Episode 2 of The Nations Pod Guide. |
| 0:49.8 | Last week was Cardiff. |
| 0:52.7 | Grow. |
| 0:53.6 | An emotional one for you. Indeed. And for you, Tom? Ish. Where did we get on to Dublin? I'm going to be blubbing. Blubbing like a... And Edinburgh. Oh, we're saving yours. And Edinburgh. And we've got a bonus one on Limerick as well. Yes, we have Tom and Park Tobin Park. We've won on Tober Park, and we've won on Sterling. |
| 1:11.0 | I'm just... |
| 1:11.6 | Sterling Albion. We've one on Sterling Albion's home ground. So can I follow up from my sort of intro to Cardiff with my Twickenham one, yeah? Uh-huh. Because Quickenham represents everything that Cardiff does, and everything. And some. And today's about Twickening. |
| 1:27.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:27.9 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:28.7 | And kind of like, |
| 1:30.1 | well, |
| 1:30.9 | makes Twickening. |
| 1:27.6 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:28.7 | And kind of like, |
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