This episode is in partnership with green king IPA who've been championing grassroots sports clubs through their proud to pitch in initiative.

Now we like to think of this podcast as you pulling up a stall at our table in your local rugby club and just chatting about the sport we love and during the rugby World Cup

I hope that's exactly where you go to a club or a pub near you that's serving green king IPA because since 2021

10P from every pint at participating pubs and 50P from every promotional pack goes directly to grassroots sports and grassroots sports clubs

Well, they can apply for funding of up to £4,000 to help with their rising costs and recently this initiative passed £500,000 in grants given away.

So while you're watching Antoine de Pont, Ardi Sevier, Malcolm Marks tearing it up in France at the World Cup

you can also do your bit for your local team and for the volunteers who keep grassroots sports going.

And all you have to do is enjoy a refreshing, hoppy ale and raise a glass of green king IPA. Right, on with the pod.

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Hello and welcome to this. It is the egg chases rugby podcast, the most praise, the most brilliant, the most consistent and the longest running rugby podcast on planet earth.

It doesn't just feel that way, it actually is. I am JB in studio with Phil. Hello, Philip. Hello, JB. How are you doing?

I'm very well, thank you. And down the line, Tim Cokker. Evening Jeds. Good evening, Tim. That was a wonderful intro, JB.

Yeah, I just made it on a spot. Just completely made that up. It sounds very professional. Yeah, yeah.

It's great to make those statements and they're well mostly actually correct. Well, one of the statements is correct. One of the statements is correct.

I wouldn't want it. Yeah, I wouldn't want to be brazenly making statements, writing checks that we couldn't cash. Oh, God, no.

That's not the sort of thing we do. If other podcasts want to do that, that's up to them. Exactly right.

How is everyone? What a lovely weekend. Unbelievable weekend. It's been delightful in South Manchester, but I imagine the man who's carbon footprint is about the same as the Icelandic volcano.

Would like to tell us how his amazing back holiday weekend has been. Yes, Tim. Tim, X on mobile. Cocker. Tell me all about your weekend.

Well, first and foremost, it involved two live games of rugby with crowds, which was wonderful. The AJ Bell 81 Friday night, Sandy Park on Sunday and in between.

Yeah, a drive from Manchester to Kent, from Kent to Devon. And now from Devon back to Dorset, where I'm sat in a motorhome.

Yeah, I've been sat in an orchard in Devon in a motorhome. And now we're parked just on the coast in Dorset. It's absolutely idyllic. I'm wonderful. I imagine an orchard in Devon produced some pretty good scrimpy down there.

Yeah, delicious. Yeah, I got the after hours stuff as well. The farmer came and offered some apple juice to the kids. And then, yeah, something a bit stronger for me a bit later. Excellent. Yes, very nice.

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