Nick Easter: Gloucester have the X Factor to reach the European quarter finals

The Telegraph Rugby Podcast

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🗓️ 10 December 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Round three of the Champions Cup has been and now we're beginning to get a good look at who will be making the knockout stages. Joining Brian Moore to discuss this week's news and action is former England and Quins number 8, Nick Easter.This week they discuss whose responsibility it is to get teams going: the players or the coaches; they discuss the rumours surrounding Wasps; and the biggest topic of the weekend: flag-gate.For an Irish perspective former Leinster, Munster, and Connacht centre, James Downey gives us his thoughts on Leinster saying they aren't the complete package yet, on Ulster's Will Addison, and his opinion on Andy Farrell taking over from Joe Schmidt.Nick and Brian debate the upcoming 6 Nations and who is expected to do well with Nick saying it won't be a "Grand Slam" year.Top rugby referee Nigel Owens returns to the podcast to explain the law surrounding the grounding of the ball, and what it is like to referee at Racing 92's state of the art stadium.Plus Wasps Ladies coach Giselle Mather returns to tell us about the Premier 15s which included a few surprises.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.
0:02.0	The Telegraph.
0:03.4	Podcasts.
0:07.2	Hello and welcome to Brian Moore's full contact with the Telegraph.
0:11.4	It was another round of the Champions and Challenge Cup in Europe this weekend.
0:15.9	And joining me to discuss it all is the former England and Quinn's number eight, Nick Easter.
0:20.9	Hello Nick. How are you? Where are you, what are you?
0:22.7	I'm very well, thank you, Ryan. Very well indeed.
0:25.4	Just awaiting the impending arrival of sun number one in the next few days.
0:31.4	Your life is going to change.
0:34.5	For the better.
0:35.9	Well, I tell you what, it's taking the attention away
0:38.1	from who the Christmas presents
0:39.6	have been bought for, that's for sure.
0:40.9	Absolutely.
0:41.6	Well, look, just remember,
0:43.0	for the first couple of years,
0:44.2	buy them a box.
0:45.4	In fact, they don't play with the toys.
0:46.5	They play with the things they come in.
0:47.8	It really doesn't matter, honestly.
0:49.7	I don't think that's going to wash. No, okay, fair enough. But you'll find out it's true.
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