The Nations Pod

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

News, Sports, Sports News, Rugby

4.6 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

How big a blow is Tomos Williams’ injury to the Lions as he’s ruled out of the tour? And with so few nailed on starters for the first Test, should alarm bells be ringing? Tom, Chris and Gareth tackle those questions as the Lions gear up for their third game. Plus, Tom explains why the infamous "99" call from the 1974 South Africa tour might be more myth than reality.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.1	Five Lives, Rugby Union Weekly.
0:09.2	Okay, Rugby Union Weekly.
0:11.1	It is Tuesday morning.
0:13.2	The British and Irish Lions against Queensland Reds round the corner.
0:17.1	The Western Force in the rearview mirror.
0:19.5	The Nation's Pod is back.
0:20.6	The Manipakia, our BBC podcast, with with Grow and Tom. Tom, you're in Brisbane? I am in Brisbane. Hello, we're in Rio. Sorry, what did you say there? Oh, I was impersonating those Irish rowers. Do you remember those Irish rowers that were interviewed in in 2016 and they did a funny interview.
0:38.4	Is it Paul of Donovan?
0:39.6	Yeah.
0:40.3	Finster McCarthy. Yeah. And they went, we're in real. Anyway, that's, let's go back. That failed. I've got to pick up another thing, Chris. That's a car. That was a cork accent. Was it? Oh, my God. Right. No, I just was trying to be impersonate them just going, we're in real.
0:36.5	Oh, I see right.
0:37.3	Okay.
0:37.8	Some people will know what I'm talking about.
0:39.6	We're in Brisbane.
0:40.4	Anyway. God. No, I just was trying to be impersonate them just going, we're in real...
0:54.2	Oh, I see, right, okay.
0:55.6	Some people will know what I'm talking about.
0:57.3	We're in Brisbane, anyway.
0:59.0	What's the money pack your reference?
1:00.8	Oh, I was wondering when someone would pick me up on that.
1:03.5	It's because we're the pound-for-pound podcast kings.
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