Rivalries, awards and the Cirque du Soleil

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

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4.6 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

It's Premiership awards night and Chris and Ugo chat to some of the main protagonists involved in this weekend's semi-finals. The league's top try scorer Max Malins talks about the rivalry between Saracens and Harlequins and last year's semi-final heartbreak with Bristol. Northampton's Chris Boyd stops by for a chat about their showdown with Leicester. He gives a fascinating insight into coaching and tells us what he learnt from spending time with the Cirque du Soleil. Plus, Leicester fly-half George Ford talks about their resurgence under Steve Borthwick and his move to Sale next season.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.6	Five Lives, rugby Union Weekly.
0:10.8	Hello, welcome to the Rugby Union Weekly Podcast.
0:12.6	It's Premiership's semi-final week,
0:14.6	and we're at the HAC, bang in the city of London
0:17.0	at the Premiership Awards, evening, players, coaches,
0:20.2	director rugby everywhere.
0:21.8	The trophy is just over Ugo Monews' right shoulder.
0:24.8	We're going to speak to some of the main protagonists
0:27.4	when it comes to the final four over the course of the next half-hour,
0:30.6	but I mentioned him, rugby and weekly Zuga Monews.
0:32.8	A Premiership winner in 2012.
0:34.8	Good to see you, Ugo.
0:35.8	Sounds like such a long time ago.
0:37.8	Do you love Pills Say, you're a Premiership winner, but 2012?
0:41.0	It's 10 years ago now.
0:42.6	Do you know what?
0:43.6	Holikun's had their 10-year anniversary, a couple of weeks ago.
0:46.0	It was really nice seeing lots of old faces, family, friends.
0:48.8	We barely had any kids in that squad seeing everyone with kids now,
0:52.4	but then there was a moment when they said,
0:54.2	you know, Ugo, would you mind just walking around the pitch with the rest of the squad?
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