The Nations pod
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Tom channels his inner Rassie Erasmus as he highlights some issues with the officiating in the 1st Test between South Africa and Ireland. The Boks use of the bench is once again up for discussion. GRO tries to come up with some positives following another defeat for Wales that’s seen them fall to 11th in the world rankings. And where do England need to improve if they are to end New Zealand’s long unbeaten run at Eden Park?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Five Lives, Rugby Union Daily. |
| 0:07.8 | Right, Rugby Union Daily, Wednesday morning. |
| 0:10.7 | It's that time of week again. |
| 0:12.9 | The Nations Pod. |
| 0:14.1 | We reconvene. |
| 0:15.3 | Tom English, Garith Riesow in. |
| 0:18.2 | Morale check chaps. |
| 0:20.3 | Yeah, good. |
| 0:26.3 | Bouncing. Yeah, you're bouncing yeah i'm um i was pretty angry on saturday but i'm calm i'm my usual calm and composed self now why angry tom i was angry at |
| 0:32.5 | the officiating of the south africa ireland game o Osh, extremely. We'll get into that. |
| 0:38.7 | But general reflections on the first weekend |
| 0:42.1 | and hopes for the second weekend from you both. |
| 0:46.5 | Shall I start with a barnstorming test match |
| 0:49.8 | that you were lucky enough to witness, Chris? |
| 0:53.1 | Great test. |
| 0:53.9 | What a test, what a performance by England. |
| 0:56.9 | Oh, it was so good. |
| 0:58.2 | And I listened to it actually on the radio |
| 1:00.0 | and then ultimately watched it afterwards. |
| 1:03.0 | The excitement levels, you guys got to sort of reflected the game. |
| 1:08.2 | England could have, should have, woulda, didn't. A good old-fashioned |
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