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Rugby Union Weekly

The backlash begins

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports News, Sports, Rugby, News

4.65.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Ugo, Ashy and Chris get stuck into a thrilling weekend of international rugby. Jamie Roberts joins the pod from South Africa after Wales suffered more heartbreak at the hands of the Springboks. We also welcome back our Aussie correspondent Drew Mitchell as the Wallabies drew first blood in their series with England. Will Eddie Jones stick with Farrell and Smith combination? There were also chastening defeats for Scotland and Ireland to discuss as the other Six Nations sides failed to make an impact on the opening ‘Super Saturday’.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.5

Five lives throughout the Union weekly.

0:07.7

MUSIC

0:10.9

Actually, Unbrewful Weekend of Rugby dominated by Southern Hemisphere wins, but where do

0:18.9

you think we're going to see the biggest backlash come from?

0:22.2

I'm sorry to say it well, but it has to be so tough, look at it.

0:26.6

They can't play that badly again.

0:28.8

We've Pollard back as well, it's frightening where they could go to.

0:34.0

It should be England, but I'm worried it won't be, and I don't think it will be, in which

0:39.1

case I think it might be, even though it won't really be a backlash, it must be a lash.

0:43.7

It might be the all-black set.

0:45.7

I think it might be the all-black set again.

0:47.6

No backlash, just pure lash.

0:48.9

Just an all-black slash.

0:50.9

Right, we've got loads to talk about.

0:53.1

What a weekend.

0:54.1

Who go on, Chris Ashton, Chris Jones, Drew Mitchell's coming up.

0:57.6

Jamie Roberts is coming up, war across the world, on Rappie and Weekly.

1:01.0

Rugby Union Weekly.

1:02.4

From BBC Sport and BBC Radio 5 Live.

1:08.8

Ashy, why did you never come down to the sofa?

1:11.4

I will do.

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