Spygate 2.0 vs Bloodgate & The 'small ball' debate - The Sports Agents
The News Agents
Global
4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Gabby is joined by rugby legends Ugo Monye and Katy Daley-McLean ahead of Red Roses' Grand Slam decider this weekend - 37 games unbeaten, on the cusp of their 8th Six Nations in a row - does the sport actually need England to lose?
The trio also react to a fascinating developing football story - dubbed 'Spygate 2.0' - with Southampton's Championship Play-Off final place in doubt after an analyst was spotted recording opposition training sessions!
And they go head to head over World Rugby's decision to trial smaller balls in the women's game.
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| 0:34.0 | original podcast i didn't realize being top would be as painful as what it's been. It's like Scooby-Doo, isn't it? Some people are citing he's an analyst, other citing that he's an intern. Other people saying he works for MI5. I mean, we just don't know doing. That's the Marley Packer that's got 115 caps. I was involved in Bloodgate. If I want to bring you both in on smaller balls, there you go. |
| 0:56.0 | I'm not a fan, Gabby, I get quite animated about this, to be honest. |
| 1:07.1 | So welcome to the sports agents, and it's just me today, and we're talking women's rugby because England's Red Roses are on a 37 match winning run which is incredible. |
| 1:17.9 | But as we come to the end of this women's six nations and they of course face France for a grand slam, both these teams going for it, is it about time England were beaten or are we |
| 1:27.5 | unappreciative of this winning run? Would it be the best thing for the tournament for |
| 1:31.7 | England to actually suffer a defeat? England Legends, Katie Daly McLean, is with us, as is |
| 1:37.4 | Hugo Monia in the studio with me and we will talk about all things women's six nations shortly. |
| 1:42.6 | But Katie, I'm not going to necessarily expect |
| 1:45.4 | you to be up on arsenal's title challenge but ugo is an arsenal fan and as we sit here in manchester |
| 1:50.0 | city have have notched up another victory last night so that gap is still two points um are you starting |
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