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  1. Introducing The Official Rugby World Cup Podcast

    5 september 2025 · 56 min

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    We’re LOVING this World Cup. If you are too, you’re probably hungry for more content. Introducing The Official Rugby World Cup 2025 Podcast presented by Asahi Super Dry. Lees meer

    Get ready for some chaotic fun, unfiltered anecdotes and questionable tangents as hosts Betty Glover and Anne Onwusiri chat with an incredible array of guests.

    It’s on every week throughout the tournament and you’ll get unparalleled access.

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  2. Lineouts or Scrums? | Red Roses World Cup Q&A Special

    4 september 2025 · 41 min

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    Could Hannah Botterman drop a goal for World Cup glory? Does Maud Muir prefer lineouts or scrums? And what’s Sadia Kabeya’s dream day off? Lees meer

    For The Love Of Rugby answers your questions in this World Cup Special Q&A.

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  3. Picking our Red Roses Starting XV and For The Love of Portia Woodman-Wickliffe | Weekend 2 Review

    1 september 2025 · 48 min

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    Ruby Tui and Shaunagh Brown are back with all the big talking points from Round Two of the Rugby World Cup. Lees meer

    What’s it like watching the England V Samoa game next to Lioness Chloe Kelly? Ruby was there to tell the tale… and if the final was tomorrow, who would Shaunagh and Ruby have in their starting XV? And for the Love of Portia Woodman Witcliffe… don’t get Ruby started.

    Meanwhile, Ben Youngs breaks down England’s backline with Red Roses Zoe Harrison and Claudia Moloney-MacDonald. Plus — does this Canadian side have what it takes to lift their first-ever Rugby World Cup?
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  4. Ruby Thursday: Samoa, The Real Meg Jones and For The Love Of Scotland

    28 augustus 2025 · 42 min

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    Ruby Tui and Shaunagh Brown are joined by Celia Quansah to break down the action from the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup – and look ahead to what’s coming next. Lees meer

    While celebrating Ruby’s English initiation party, the trio give the inside scoop on England’s next opponents Samoa, share what it’s really like living with England centre Meg Jones, and of course… show some love to Scotland after their incredible performance last weekend.

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  5. Dan Cole’s Incredible World Cup Quiz

    25 augustus 2025 · 50 min

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    Dan Cole has spent his summer writing a World Cup Quiz for your Bank Holiday entertainment. He’s joined by Maud Muir, Ben Youngs, Squidge Rugby and Shaunagh Brown for the latest For The Love Of Rugby epic contest. Lees meer

    Questions include:

    Which World Cup host city is the birthplace of the garden gnome?

    What are the names of John Mitchell’s dogs?

    And can you name every World Cup winning country, men’s and women’s, in reverse chronological order?

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  6. England THRASH USA | Red Roses Review and Ruby Tui’s Unpopular World Cup Opinion

    23 augustus 2025 · 37 min

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    Ruby Tui and Shaunagh Brown debrief Engand’s opening game at the Rugby World Cup against the USA. Ruby has a bone to pick about the opening ceremony, and has finally cracked the thinking behind England’s most famous set piece. Meanwhile, the pair have plans of their own about how Team USA should be putting superstar Ilona Maher to better use...
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  7. The BIG World Cup Preview: Everything You Need To Know

    20 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 8 min

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    The Women's Rugby World Cup is finally here, and so is our bumper preview. Lees meer

    Maud and Sadia join Shaunagh in the studio for one last hurrah before they head up to Sunderland for their opening game against the USA, and Squidge Rugby is in the building to break down the pools for us.

    FTLOR goes international as Shaunagh chats to Black Fern and World Cup Winner Ruby Tui, who also happens to be our newest recruit across our coverage this summer.

    Plus, Ben and Dan speak to England Captain Zoe Aldcroft about all things leadership, and Maud gives her mate a call — it's Ireland captain Sam Monaghan.

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  8. The Ultimate Guide to the Rugby Championship with Julián Montoya

    14 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 17 min

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    The Rugby Championship begins this weekend! South Africa's Springboks, New Zealand's All Blacks, Australia's Wallabies and Argentina's Pumas will all spend the next eight weeks locked in battle. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole will share everything you need to know about the greatest tournament the Southern Hemisphere has to offer. Lees meer

    Plus, our (former!) Leicester Tigers team-mate and current Pumas captain Julián Montoya joins us for an unrivalled insight into his intrepid rugby journey, how a language barrier evolved his leadership and a deep dive into the current state of Argentinian rugby.

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  9. Why Props Hate Pre-Season

    11 augustus 2025 · 44 min

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    Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are joined by England rugby star Maud Muir for a much needed moan about pre-season, PropSapp if you will. We learn about the Red Roses' gruelling build up to the home World Cup, brutal broncos, and the time Coley once played second-row in a women's team. Yes, really. Lees meer

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  10. Coley in Magaluf, Ed Sheeran’s Dad & Robot Lawnmowers | Summer Special Q&A

    8 augustus 2025 · 48 min

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    Ben Youngs and Dan Cole answer all your questions they couldn’t fit in during the regular season. Lees meer

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  11. Picking our 2029 Lions XV to beat New Zealand

    5 augustus 2025 · 27 min

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    You thought the British & Irish Lions tour was over? Think again - it's never over! In today's episode, Ben Youngs & Dan Cole pick their XV for the first Test against New Zealand in 2029. And this totally won't look stupid in four years time... Lees meer

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  12. Top 10 Moments Of The 2025 Lions Tour

    4 augustus 2025 · 59 min

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    Anthony Watson has finally dried out from the Sydney storm to join Ben Youngs and Dan Cole as they reflect on an ultimately successful 2025 British & Irish Lions tour. We decide our best moments of the series, vote for our player of the tour, and most importantly realise that Ant is going to come back from his trip to Australia a changed man... Lees meer

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  13. Wallabies Beat Lions in WILD Weather! | Third Test Review

    2 augustus 2025 · 32 min

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    Australia beat the British & Irish Lions in the final game of the 2025 series in a wild and stormy night in Sydney. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have joined forces in the For The Love Of Rugby virtual studio to discuss how the hosts defeated the tourists, what this means for the Wallabies, and why the Lions shouldn't be disappointed as they take home a 2-1 Test series victory.
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  14. Lions Target Whitewash: Can Australia Avoid Humiliation? | Third Test Preview

    31 juli 2025 · 33 min

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    Andy Farrell has named a relatively unchanged squad for the final Test of the British & Irish Lions tour as they look to complete an historic 3-0 series victory. Joe Schmidt is missing key forwards Rob Valetini and Allan Alaalatoa and shuffles his deck with Nic White making his final Wallabies appearance. Lees meer

    Dan Cole & Ben Youngs analyse a potential shift in tactical approaches, the significance of this match for Australia, and just how those non-Test Lions will be feeling.

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  15. The 10 Reasons Why Andy Farrell Won The Lions Tour

    29 juli 2025 · 37 min

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    Andy Farrell enters the history books as the second coach in the 21st century to win a British & Irish Lions tour. In this episode, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole break down his masterplan that inspired the Lions to defeat Australia. Lees meer

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  16. Lions History and Andy Farrell’s 3-nil Mindset

    28 juli 2025 · 1 uur 8 min

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    “Andy Farrell will want to bury Australia in style” - the words of Anthony Watson, fresh from the MCG, as he joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to review the second Lions test against the Wallabies. There is an historic whitewash on the table for the Lions this week, if they want it. And we think they do. Lees meer

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  17. Lions Win the Series! | Greatest Lions Test Ever?

    26 juli 2025 · 49 min

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    The British & Irish Lions have beaten Australia in one of the greatest Test matches in Lions history. Dan Cole and Ben Youngs have assembled in the For The Love Of Rugby virtual studio to discuss a reinvigorated Wallabies side, Hugo Keenan’s magical winner, and the raucous celebrations that will ensue for Andy Farrell’s history makers. Lees meer

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  18. Farrell in Test Squad as Lions Make Six Changes | Second Test Preview

    24 juli 2025 · 30 min

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    Andy Farrell has rung the changes ahead of the British & Irish Lions’ second Test against Australia. Andrew Porter, Ollie Chessum and Bundee Aki are added to the starting XV, whilst James Ryan, Jac Morgan, Owen Farrell and Blair Kinghorn have made the bench. Lees meer

    Joe Schmidt has largely stuck with the same XV for the Wallabies, with the physical additions of Will Skelton and Rob Valetini, in addition to David Porecki slotting in at 2.

    Dan Cole & Ben Youngs analyse where the match will be won and lost in front of 100,000 fans at the MCG.

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  19. Who's passed the Test team audition? | First Nations & Pasifika XV Reaction

    22 juli 2025 · 42 min

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    It's the last midweek match of the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia and Andy Farrell's squad were given a physical challenge at the hands of the First Nations & Pasifika XV. Lees meer

    How did the Lions overcome their toughest touring opponent? Who will make Saturday's Test team? And Coley finally talks about the infamous "Geography 6"...

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  20. Did The Lions Dominate 'Undercooked' Australia? | Monday Morning Review

    21 juli 2025 · 52 min

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    Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are feeling the heat as they react to your comments and questions. They're joined by former Lions wing Anthony Watson, who is getting ready to leave Brisbane, after watching the British & Irish Lions beat Australia in the first test of the series. But, how convincing were the Lions? And do the Wallabies have any excuses? Lees meer

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  21. Lions Beat Wallabies to go 1-0 up | First Test Analysis

    19 juli 2025 · 39 min

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    Andy Farrell's British & Irish Lions go 1-0 up in the Test series against Australia's Wallabies after a convincing 27-19 victory in Brisbane's Subcorp Stadium. Dan Cole & Ben Youngs have gathered in the For The Love Of Rugby virtual studio to dissect a convincing victory and look ahead to the rest of the series. Lees meer

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  22. The First Test is FINALLY here! | Lions v Wallabies Preview

    18 juli 2025 · 1 uur

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    After four long years, we are in a British & Irish Lions Test week! Andy Farrell has named his 23-man squad to face Australia. There's no room for Henry Pollock or Owen Farrell, but Tom Curry wins the race to the openside flanker jersey and Sione Tuipulotu partners Huw Jones in the centres. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are gathered in the virtual For The Love Of Rugby studio to react to the team. Lees meer

    Plus, what to expect from Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies and we take you inside the most hallowed of rugby environments as the Lions prepare to take to the Test arena.

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  23. Lions Test Week, England’s Evolution and Rugby’s Missed Opportunity

    14 juli 2025 · 1 uur 18 min

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    Ben Youngs and Dan Cole answer your questions as the Lions reach test week. Another wonderful weekend of international rugby ends with England taking home a series victory against Argentina. Ben and Dan discuss Steve Borthwick's evolving style, George Ford's marvellous form, and the plethora of options in a stacked back row. Lees meer

    Plus, Wales finally win a game, Rassie Erasmus is up to his usual tricks, and with Fiji beating Scotland we ask why they couldn't have faced the Lions in Australia.

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  24. AUNZ nilled by Lions as Owen Farrell makes history

    12 juli 2025 · 26 min

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    The final British & Irish Lions match before their Test series against the Wallabies finishes in a comprehensive win for Andy Farrell's side. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have assembled on the whistle to share their insight into a professional team performance.
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  25. Lions Team Finalised? | Brumbies Reaction

    9 juli 2025 · 1 uur 4 min

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    Squidge Rugby joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to react live to the British & Irish Lions' win over the Brumbies. Lees meer

    As Andy Farrell continues to fine tune his Test team, Ollie Chessum looks set to start at 6, but the 7 debate has been blown wide open.

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  26. Who are the in-form Lions? | For The Love Of George Ford as England win in Argentina

    7 juli 2025 · 1 uur 6 min

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    Congratulations to George Ford who joins England’s 100 club with an absolute masterclass as England win in Argentina. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole give their analysis of that game and answer your British & Irish Lions questions, two days after that pretty uninspiring performance against the Waratahs. Lees meer

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  27. Lions Win Ugly | Waratahs Reaction

    5 juli 2025 · 31 min

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    Andy Farrell's Lions faced their toughest test yet on Australian soil as the New South Wales Waratahs kept them to a scrappy 21-10 victory on Saturday. Former Lions Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have assembled on the final whistle to unpack the action. Lees meer

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  28. Owen Farrell Called Up | Emergency Lions Fazcast

    3 juli 2025 · 20 min

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    Sound the alarm! Ben Youngs and Dan Cole jump into podcast mode for the news that Owen Farrell is on his way to Australia. Lees meer

    His Dad has also named the latest British & Irish Lions team to play the Waratahs on Saturday with an A-list front row and a new captain.
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  29. Lions Test Team Taking Shape | Reds Reaction with Rory Best Special

    2 juli 2025 · 58 min

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    Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and Rory Best are team-mates again. This time to watch the Lions in action and bring you their reaction. Lees meer

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  30. Next Stop Brisbane: Flying with Lions and Van Der Pollock Hype

    30 juni 2025 · 52 min

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    The Lions are on their way to Brisbane, potentially with a new scrum-half on the way. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole break down life on the road for rugby’s greatest travelling circus as they fly four hours across Australia to face the Reds. Lees meer

    They answer your questions, review the Top 14 final and South Africa’s latest brutal victory.

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  31. Lions thrash Western Force in Perth

    28 juni 2025 · 32 min

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    The British & Irish Lions’ first match on Australian soil ends in victory as Andy Farrell’s side dispatch the Western Force in Perth. Ex-Lions Dan Cole & Ben Youngs are in the For The Love Of Rugby studio to bring you on-the-whistle insight and analysis of the win. Lees meer

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  32. Australia 2013: The wild story of the last victorious British & Irish Lions series

    26 juni 2025 · 59 min

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    In 2013, the British & Irish Lions headed to Australia with the aim of winning their first tour in 16 years. This summer the Lions return Down Under and Tom Youngs, Dan Cole and Ben Youngs have finally shaken their hangovers and are finally ready to tell the inside story of the last great victorious, glorious and notorious victory. Lees meer

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  33. Tom Youngs: Sibling Rivalry, Farming Life and Finding Happiness in Retirement

    23 juni 2025 · 1 uur 1 min

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    Quite possibly our most requested guest ever joins today’s podcast, it’s Ben’s brother Tom Youngs! A former Leicester Tigers captain, England hooker and Lions Test starter, Tom joins us in the For The Love Of Rugby studio to wind back the years with tales of Youngs youth, explain how he’s become a viral farming influencer, and why he’s accepted happiness in retirement. Lees meer

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  34. Positives in defeat as Pumas beat Lions in Dublin thriller

    21 juni 2025 · 32 min

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    The 2025 British & Irish Lions tour has begun! Andy Farrell's team may have suffered defeat in Dublin at the hands of a superb Argentina, but there are plenty of positives for the squad to take to Australia.
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  35. Lions v Pumas: The Tour Begins

    19 juni 2025 · 39 min

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    Not-so-fresh from a final end of season social, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are joined in the For The Love Of Rugby studio by their former Leicester Tigers skipper and current Pumas captain Julian Montoya to preview the first game of the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour against Argentina in Dublin. Lees meer

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  36. We lost the Premiership Final...

    16 juni 2025 · 46 min

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    It's the morning after the night before. A hungover Dan Cole & Ben Youngs are reunited at Welford Road, their home for two decades, to pore over Leicester Tigers' defeat to Bath Rugby in Saturday's Premiership Final. Lees meer

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  37. The Ultimate Guide to the Premiership Final

    12 juni 2025 · 47 min

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    Ahead of their final match as professional rugby players on Saturday's Premiership Final between Leicester Tigers and Bath, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole take you behind the scenes of the greatest day in domestic rugby. Lees meer

    Join them at the team hotel and getting stuck in lifts, join them on the team bus and turning up late to Twickenham, follow them into the changing rooms and of course we'll hear about THAT Freddie Burns drop-goal.

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  38. We're in the Premiership Final!

    9 juni 2025 · 1 uur 1 min

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    Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are not quite finished yet. In a nail-biting Premiership Playoff, Leicester Tigers clinched victory over Sale Sharks to join Bath Rugby in the final at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium on Saturday. Lees meer

    In this episode, you'll be taken inside what Michael Cheika said to his team at half-time, experience the raw final whistle emotions and hear from the one and only Freddie Burns!

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  39. R360: Does rugby really need a revolution?

    5 juni 2025 · 46 min

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    Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are back in the For The Love Of Rugby studio to take you inside Leicester Tigers camp as they prepare for their Premiership play-off against Sale Sharks on Saturday. Lees meer

    Also, with news that a breakaway franchise league called R360 has emerged, we ask the question as to whether anyone actually wants another revolution in rugby.

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  40. Leicester’s Last Dance and the Ultimate Lions Tourists

    2 juni 2025 · 54 min

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    Who is the Michael Jordan of the Leicester Tigers Last Dance season? Ben Youngs and Dan Cole give the inside story on an emotional day at Welford Road as they got to run on with their kids (and not George Martin), before a standing ovation as they walked off together after 43 minutes. Only to secure another home game next week in the semi-finals. Lees meer

    Plus Anthony Watson joins for the second half as we pick our ultimate Lions squad from the 2013, 2017 and 2021 tours. Most of the players seem to get picked based on who’s the best tourist.

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  41. Inside The Most Brutal Modern Lions Series: 2009 vs South Africa

    29 mei 2025 · 1 uur 7 min

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    In 2009 Sir Ian McGeechan came back to save the Lions, four year after their disastrous tour of New Zealand. He initially left Tom Croft out of his squad, but through a combination of hard work, scrabble, Alan Quinlan getting banned and Crofty being in the form of his life - he started the first two tests! It was the most brutal test series we’d ever seen, and in this special episode Crofty takes us inside the squad that took on the world champion Springboks, restored pride in the Lions jersey and brought Geech to tears. Lees meer

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  42. Dan Cole Retires: Celebrating the career of an England rugby legend

    27 mei 2025 · 1 uur 2 min

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    After 118 caps for England, two British & Irish Lions tours and over 340 appearances for his boyhood club Leicester Tigers, Dan Cole has decided that the time is right to hang up his boots at the end of the season. Lees meer

    In this episode, we celebrate the career of a true rugby legend, hear from famous faces from the sport, and discover what comes next for one of England’s greatest ever players.

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  43. Bordeaux & Bath are Champions of Europe! | What next for Saints?

    26 mei 2025 · 45 min

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    Bordeaux Bègles are Champions of Europe after defeating Northampton Saints in the 2025 Investec Champions Cup Final. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have gathered in the virtual For The Love Of Rugby podcast studio to analyse the action. Lees meer

    Elsewhere Bath Rugby secured their second trophy of the season as they romped to a win against Lyon in the EPCR Challenge Cup final.

    Plus, with the news that a Club World Cup is in the works, is this what rugby really needs?

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  44. Sam Underhill: The Art of the Tackle and on for the Treble?

    22 mei 2025 · 51 min

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    Part-time guitarist and full-time tackle monster Sam Underhill joins the show to preview Bath Rugby’s Challenge Cup Final against Lyon on Friday. Lees meer

    Sam takes us inside a Bath dressing room that has gone from rock bottom to front runners in the Premiership across just three years, discusses his England Summer Tour ambitions, and just how he became a tackle machine.

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  45. Rooming with Pollock, Lions forfeits and Alex Mitchell’s pod debut

    19 mei 2025 · 50 min

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    Geoff Parling is the new Leicester head coach, Danny Care is retiring and Northampton are trying to win the Investec Champions Cup. Saints, England and Lions scrum-half Alex Mitchell joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to look ahead to Bordeaux in Cardiff this Saturday. Lees meer

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  46. Scrum 9s: a new rugby format devised & hosted by Dan Cole

    15 mei 2025 · 49 min

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    Dan Cole is joined by Squidge Rugby to answer your questions!
    How did Robbie become the world's biggest rugby YouTuber?
    Do players use stats in their game?
    And most importantly who would win in a fight between Napoleon or Churchill?
    Lees meer

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  47. Genia v Youngs: Enemies Reuinted, and why Australia can beat the Lions

    12 mei 2025 · 48 min

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    Will Genia and Ben Youngs went head to head for England, Australia and the Lions for a decade. In this special episode they tell each other how they prepared to take each other on, analyse the best scrum-halves in the world right now and reflect on the 2013 Lions series in Australia. Lees meer

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  48. Lions Squad Special ft. Itoje, Farrell, Genge, Chessum, Daly & Squidge Rugby

    9 mei 2025 · 51 min

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    The British & Irish Lions squad to face Australia has been announced and Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are here with the ultimate guide to the team. In this episode we’ll bring you analysis of the final squad and you’ll hear from the coach Andy Farrell; the captain Maro Itoje; Lions Ellis Genge, Ollie Chessum, and Elliot Daly; and oracle Squidge Rugby. Lees meer

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  49. Live with the Lions

    8 mei 2025 · 1 min

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    It's the most anticipated day in the rugby calendar as Andy Farrell names his British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer and former Lions Ben Youngs & Dan Cole are watching the action unfold LIVE. Lees meer

    You’ll be able to watch all the action from the official announcement, plus our very own For The Love Of Rugby alternative commentary and analysis!

    Watch from 13:45 UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lOqM-ehd2E&ab_channel=ForTheLoveOfRugby
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  50. Saints Shock Leinster | Europe Is Great Again

    5 mei 2025 · 45 min

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    Northampton Saints deliver one of the great European performances to defeat Investec Champions Cup favourites Leinster in Dublin and reach the final. What now for Leinster? Were they arrogant with their selections? And what does this mean for Sam Prendergast’s British & Irish Lions chances? Lees meer

    Andy Farrell names his Lions squad on Thursday, but how many Saints will be in it? Could Henry Pollock have done any more?

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