The Nations pod
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Chris, Tom English and Gareth Rhys Owen battle time zones and technical difficulties to bring you the first Nations pod of the summer. We do a deep dive into the many challenges facing Wales on their tour to Australia. Would drawing the series actually suit both Warren Gatland and Joe Schmidt? Tom is still basking in the glory of some Scottish silverware and is there anything other than revenge on the minds of the Springboks as they look to end their losing run against Ireland.
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| 0:00.0 | Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to quickly tell you about some others. |
| 0:05.0 | My name's Andy Martin and I'm the editor of a team of podcast producers at the BBC in Northern Ireland. |
| 0:11.0 | It's a job I really love because we get to tell the stories that really matter to people here, |
| 0:16.1 | but which also resonate and apply to listeners around the world. |
| 0:19.5 | And because the team is such a diverse range of skills and strengths. |
| 0:23.0 | We have trained journalists, people who love digging through archives, |
| 0:26.6 | we've got drama and even comedy experts. |
| 0:29.0 | We really can do those stories justice. |
| 0:31.6 | So if you like this podcast, head to BBC Sounds where you'll |
| 0:34.7 | find plenty more fascinating stories from all around the UK. |
| 0:40.1 | BBC Sounds Music music radio podcasts. |
| 0:43.6 | Five lives Rugby Union Daily. |
| 0:47.0 | Right, Rugby Union Daily, Wednesday morning, |
| 0:49.1 | and I'm delighted to say it is Nations Pod Time. |
| 0:52.3 | The Nations Pod is back, grow and tom are here and guys we've |
| 0:55.8 | had our usual technical mishaps but none of it coming from Utah you're |
| 1:00.1 | looking very smug up there in sterling well you know I mean it's it's just a |
| 1:04.5 | pleasure not to be the source of mayhem as my old one of my old editors on the |
| 1:10.3 | Sunday Times back in the 90s used to say when Andrew Neal was on the war path and he |
| 1:15.7 | used to say this isn't me he's complaining about it's the sweetest sound in the world |
| 1:20.4 | is a distant sound of gunfire and that's what I have I have the distance |
| 1:25.0 | sound of gunfire very smug it's not me for once how could a loose USB port |
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