The Warm Up: 'Your nan's favourite'
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4.6 • 961 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Ahead of a huge weekend of European rugby, Lauren Salter is joined by former Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones, Ashton Hewitt and James Hook to discuss the Dragons’ chances against French heavyweights Montpellier as they look to reach the Challenge Cup final in Bilbao.
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| 0:57.4 | Well, it's a massive weekend of European rugby, and we have Welsh interest right at the heart of it. |
| 1:03.3 | The dragons flying high after a stunning runner form are into the Challenge Cup semi-finals and they face French heavyweights Montpellier out in France on Sunday afternoon. |
| 1:08.6 | Joining me then to look ahead to this one, a man who has won this competition, James Hook, another one who is second on the Dragons, all-time top tri-scoring list, Ashton Hewitt, and a man who has coached in over 100 test matches, who also led the Dragons to their last Challenge Cup semi-final, 10 years ago, against Montpellier. |
| 1:44.4 | Kingsley Jones, welcome. How are we? Great, yeah, great. Good to be here. I think that's pleased me most about you today is that you've come in a shirt. Yeah, well, I thought, I didn't know way to pitch it. I got a scruffy jumper out there. I was going to put it on top, but it was a bit hot in here. So you're I am in the shirt. |
| 1:44.4 | There's no such thing as being overdressed on top, but it's a bit hot to you. So you're like, I'm in the shirt. |
| 1:48.4 | There's no such thing as being overdressed on the warm-up as far as I'm concerned. |
| 1:49.4 | But how are you? And tell me, does it feel like 10 years ago you were in that semi-final? No, I don't. I was even going to correct you. I've been here going to say it was eight years ago, but I don't know where my mind was. |
| 1:58.4 | Yeah, it was 2016. |
| 1:59.7 | Yeah, you're right. |
| 2:00.3 | Yeah, it goes quickly. |
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