The Nations Pod

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

News, Sports, Sports News, Rugby

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Are South Africa the best team ever? Did Wales offer a glimpse of optimism? And is Gregor Townsend still the man for Scotland? Chris, Tom and Gareth reconvene for the final time this year to unpack the Autumn Internationals. Tom wants Ireland to reset an ageing squad, while Gareth remains positive about Wales. And Chris brings up the substitutions debate, asking whether the game now relies on too many replacements.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.5	This winter, cricket's oldest rivalry is reignited.
0:15.0	England and Australia do battle to compete for the ashes.
0:20.8	That is extraordinary.
0:23.1	Hear live ball by ball commentary on Five Sports Extra.
0:27.4	And get analysis and reaction of every day's play with the Test Match Special podcast.
0:32.9	The Stamps out of the ground.
0:34.4	Test match special at the Ashes.
0:37.3	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:40.5	Five Lives Rugby Union Weekly.
0:45.4	Right, it's the nation's pod.
0:47.5	Rugby Union Weekly.
0:48.9	I'm just chuckling because we were just riffing about what we're going to talk about.
0:52.9	And just before we press record, Tom said,
0:55.8	oh, we'd be plenty on Ireland because they're in Meltdown now.
0:58.6	I thought, Meltdown, goodness me.
1:01.4	That's pretty dramatic, Tom.
1:03.9	Yeah, okay, Meltdown might be a touch strong, but...
1:07.9	You did say you'd be staggered if they beat South Africa and...
1:10.8	Yeah, and I was right.
1:12.4	And I think...
1:13.4	I think Ireland were lucky to get out on the end of what on paper was a respectable defeat,
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