The Scrum Down with Alex Corbisiero

As this season of the Scrum Down comes to the close, we are sadly marking it with the historic event of London Irish entering administration. In a season which has seen a fantastic Rugby product on the field and lots of success across different formats of the game, it has been blighted by the situations of Wasps, Worcester Warriors and sadly now, London Irish. Alex Corbisiero is joined by BBC Rugby Correspondent Chris Jones, to chat through news of the administration, what can be done to protect other clubs in the league and how the league can be restructured and what may be next for London Irish

The Gallagher Premiership season may be over, but there is still a lot of confusion and questions over the future of London Irish. Corbs is joined by the BBC’s Chris Jones, to discuss the latest stories, following on from a conditional extension from the RFU possibly being broken, and how that may affect the fate of the club in the near future.

This week on the Scrum Down we continue to cover the developing ownership situation at London Irish, with only a matter of days remaining before the RFU's deadline for Irish to play in the league next year hits. To cover this, Alex Lowe joins again, fresh from a trip to Dublin where he watched the Champions Cup, and then we focus on Twickenham and the forthcoming Premiership Final between Saracens and Sale, and to preview the match we'll be joined by Performance Analyst Ross Hamilton. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ross Hamilton is back on the Scrum Down to review the semi-final games in the Premiership over the weekend with Saracens and Northampton Saints facing off as well as Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers. And Alex Lowe is back as we keep on the pulse of the London Irish story, with more clarity on the ownership situation as well as the league preparing contingencies and setting deadliness for the situation to be resolved.

On this weeks Scrum Down we look at both the exciting and worrying sides of the Premiership, with Alex Lowe joining to talk about the concerns that are still causing problems at London Irish as well as the latest developments with Worcester Warriors and Wasps. And then Ross Hamilton joins to go through the Premiership semi-finals by the numbers as we anticipating an exciting set of matches with Saracens taking on Northampton and Sale Sharks facing off against Leicester Tigers.

Alex Lowe joins Corbs to discuss what’s happening at London Irish where the players have not been paid their wages for April. As we’ve had in previous episodes of the Scrum Down, Alex Lowe is the man in the know in the UK to bring us the inside info at the troubled clubs - as he has done with Worcester Warriors and Wasps so far this season. They discuss the status of the takeover deal, the best and worst case scenarios for the club and players, whether the match will go ahead against Exeter this weekend and also the current situation at another troubled club - Worcester Warriors.

On this weeks Scrum Down, Chris Jones and Alex Lowe both join to discuss the big rugby news topics in the UK. They carry on the discussion from last week following Jack Nowell’s tweet and subsequent disciplinary action, before looking ahead to the upcoming semi-finals and discussing if anyone can stop Saracens, they then discuss the RFU’s changes to the tackle height law in the community game following last years poorly handled announcement.

This week's Scrum Down sees the return of Alex Lowe to the podcast, to discuss the state of Premiership Rugby in the UK. From the playoff race to sending-offs and possible bans for Twitter comments, to the future of the league itself with a possible drop to 10 teams including an update on Worcester and Wasps as well as future collaboration with the RFU to strengthen the state of the game in England. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this weeks Scrum Down, Corbs runs through the past weeks action in the Heineken Champions Cup, discussing travel issues and wage disparities in the teams before touching on his thoughts on what English rugby needs to change and integrate between league and national team to benefit the sport. And then we are joined by USA 7s Eagle Kristi Kirshe to react to USA securing Olympic qualification, their growth as team this year on and off the field and her own journey into Rugby, having not picked up a Rugby ball until just 5 years ago.

London Irish’ Chunya Munga joins Corbs on The Scrum Down fresh off his 50th appearance for the club, the two react to Irish’s big win over Northampton, back to back Premiership Cup Final defeats, the success of the London Irish Academy, the run in to the playoffs ahead for London Irish with two big games remaining and much much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For the final time in 2023, The Scrum Down focusses on the Six Nations which has been won by Ireland, who also won a Grand Slam. Corbs is joined again by Ross Hamilton to break down the numbers from the final round, evaluate the teams and see their progress throughout the tournament as well as look at some of the key stats that have determined the outcome of the competition.

We continue our series of ‘Six Nations by The Numbers’ joined by analyst Ross Hamilton to look at a huge 4th round of the Competition where England got a huge wake-up call, Wales finally found winning form and Ireland continued on their way towards a grand slam. Ross and Corbs disect the weekends matches before looking ahead to the next round of the competition.

Round 4 of the Six Nations take place this coming weekend - so continue our run of ‘six nations by the numbers’ podcasts, analyst Ross Hamilton is back with Corbs to look ahead to the key statistics that could make the difference between the teams in the tournament this weekend. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ross Hamilton is back on the pod to go breakdown the key numbers and stats from each game from the 3rd round of the Six Nations with Alex reacting and adding his insight. And then to talk Six Nations news story’s Alex is joined by the returning Chris Jones of the BBC, they discuss the Welsh player strike drama from last week, the state of the Welsh Team and rugby in Wales, Marcus Smith being dropped and assess Borthwick’s rebuild of the England Team.

This weeks Scrum Down looks ahead to the third round of the Six Nations with analyst Ross Hamilton. We study the Six Nations match ups by the numbers to see where teams are performing best, how they’re styles match up and what will be the key statistics that could decide the games. And then Joe Schroeder from the Men's USA Sevens joins for a look ahead to the LA Sevens at the weekend as well as talking about the release of ‘The Pioneers part 3’ documentary from HSBC which will be released on the NBC Sports YouTube page on Friday

Following the 2nd round of matches at the Six Nations over the weekend, former Ireland international Luke Fitzgerald joins us on the Scrum Down to discuss Ireland - the standout team of the competition so far. After that, Rugby statistician and performance analyst Ross Hamilton is on the show to break down all of the key numbers across the weekend and to analyze the performance of each team in the six nations from a data point of view.

The Six Nations began in dramatic fashion with Scotland keeping hold of the Calcutta cup following victory over England. To react to this and gloat, Corbs is joined again by former Scotland International, Blair Cowan - who earns the podcasts bragging rights after a correct prediction last episode. And then Chris Jones of the BBC joins to summarize the rest of the opening weekend, talk England coach changes and selection for Italy, as well as looking ahead to this weekends matches and the road ahead for the winners and losers in round 1.

This weeks pod features 3 guests as Alex Lowe joins us to revisit the ongoing saga regarding tackle height and the RFU in the UK, before we transition into the 6 nations. Alex talks about the current situation with England’s team and their chances heading into the tournament, and we also get a Scottish and Irish perspective with former Scottish international Blair Cowan and former Ireland international Luke Fitzgerald joining to talk about their teams and how they’re looking going into this years tournament.

2:00 Alex Lowe 2:47 - Tackle Height changes and Upraor 6:33 - why is the RFU doing this now? 10:31 - Double Tackle Laws 13:00 - Will the rules reduce concussion? 14:22 - When will this filter into the professional game? 18:08 - Law Changes overshadowing the Six Nations 24:00 - Sam Sullivan & Cheta Emba 24:20 - Looking ahead to Sydney 25:13 - Looking back at Hamilton Silver 27:31 - Changes from last season 31:11 - Perfect time for possible Olympic Qualification  35:28 - Aaron Cummings & David Still 25:47 - Planning for tournament in Sydney 36:30 - The intensity of the 7s schedule 37:14 - Hamilton Tournament Review 39;41 - year on year differences in performance 47:00 - 7s or 15s? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

01:47 - Eddie Jones News 06:46 - Should the RFU have prevented Eddie Jones’ switch? 12:40 - A Strong Australia squad going forward 17:20 - Will Eddie Jones and Warren Gatland both fulfil their 5 year plans? 24:00 - Sinfield and Borthwick announcing 6 nations team 30:40 - England Squad Selections 38:42 - England's captaincy and Owen Farell Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1:55 - Chris Robshaws’ life after retirement. 05:50 - Steve Evans appointment as England’s new attack coach 12:00 - Kevin Sinfield, England and the Six Nations 17:00 - Getting the Twickenham crowd back onside 19:45 - Chris and Corbs’s combined England 15 31:10 - English Rugby now has options 33:55 - Will England appoint a new captain? 41:00 - Team selection summary 42:50 - Getting behind Steve Borthwick 43:45 - Six Nations predictions Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

01:30 Joe Taufete’e Intro 01:55 - Joe’s Injury Recovery 04:00 - MLR vs Premiership 4:49 - Departure of Steve Borthwick from Leicester Tigers 6:36 - Joe on Kevin Sinfield 7:36 - Should Leicester be worried with changes? 9:38 - Joe on new Head Coach Richard Wigglesworth 11:33 - Joe on Eagles missing on the World Cup 15:15  - Looking Forwards with the Eagles 16:53 - The departure of Gary Gold 20:19 - Alex Lowe 20:35 - Kevin Sinfield joining the England Setup 27:53 - Kevin’s contribution to England's reboot. 29:17 - Further England coaching team changes 34:00 - England team selection 40:30 - England's number 8 options Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

01:00 Corbs view on England and Steve Borthwick 08:33 - London Irish win against Saracens 13:55 - The ambition of London Irish 16:10 - Toms career and Journey 21:40 - Tom playing under Eddie Jones 24:00 - Has Tom spoken to Steve Borthwick? 25:00 - Tom’s aims for his career 29:30 - Tom using Breath Coach 33:00 - Similarities with Jonathan Fisher Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:15 Corbs Reacts to 7s and Gary Gold News 06:45 - Steve Borthwick should become the next England Coach 14:00 - Steve Borthwick Tactics 17:00 - England Needing Defensive Improvements 19:30 - Leicester looking for Steve’s replacement 23:00 - Premiership Relaunch 30:10 - Will the restructure fix fundamental league issues? 32:00 - Latest on Wasps and Worcester bids and P Shares 35:55 - Differences between Premiership 1 and 2 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1:31 - Eddie Jones Dismissed 1:48 - Chris Jones initial thoughts 2:47 - Alex Lowe initial thoughts 4:11 - Corbs initial thoughts 6:22 - Eddie’s Coaching Staff 8:39 - Eddie’s Failures to rebuild 13:02 - What’s gone wrong since 2019? 16:12 - England ‘botching’ their succession plan 19:26 - Why was Eddie backed until now? 20:40 - Eddie Jones’ Successor 22:23 - Steve Borthwick 35:01 - USA 7s 36:15 - Womens 7s Results in Dubai 37:00 - Mens Results 38:25 - Areas for Improvement 41:18 - representation and leadership in Rugby 43:00 - Dishing the dirt on team mates Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:30 - England Chat 03:55 - England Fans booing 05:10 - Ross Young P1 Recap 09:15 - Player development pathways 13:37 - Should USA Rugby take more control of the pathways? 16:20 - Collectivising the Collegiate System 19:25 - Could World Rugby help finance the collegiate system? 24:27 - Is Dan Payne an unlikely fit? 26:30 - Should the USA share the Players between 7s and 15s? 30:30 - USA and World Rugby’s relationship 36:34 - Does Ross feel under pressure? 38:50 - Eddie Jones 41:00 - Foreign or American Coaches? 43:30 - Wrap up and final thoughts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

4:50 - USA World Cup Reaction 8:29 - How big a blow to USA’s upward trajectory is not qualifying? 11:05 - Where does accountability lie? 13:03 - Ideas for moving forward 19:22 - A possible USA team in SLAR? 23:07 - Would SLAR create conflicts with MLR? 26:31 - Calendars and commercial strategies combining 29:25 - Will the USA completely Re-Draw their commercial model? 33:33 - Challenges faced with broadcasting deals 39:02 - Eddie Jones Teaser Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this weeks Scrum Down, we start by talking through the past weekends Rugby World Cup Final. Alex talks with Black Ferns Forwards coach Mike Cron about their transformation to world champions in 6 months and then he chats to former England international Kat Merchant about the final and the aftermath for both teams as well as the future of the woman’s game. And then, from Dubai - USA Head coach Gary Gold joins Alex ahead of their big world cup qualification decider with Portugal.

1:33 - The Buzz Around the World Cup in New Zealand 2:18 - A sold out World Cup Final 5:06 - England vs Canada 10:01 - New Zealand Vs France 13:21 - The World Cup Final 15:55 - Englands Strengths 22:00 - Chris Jones Intro 22:25 - Autumn Internatioanls 23:39 - Wales vs New Zealand 24:27 - England vs Argentina 31:34 - Is Englands focus too much on the World Cup? 40:47- England need to ‘Bring It’ against Japan 44:04 - Ireland vs South Africa 46:40 - France vs Australia Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1:17 - Intro to Abby Gustaitis 3:00 - The Semi Finals Top 4 4:14 - USA Vs Canada 8:11 - The USA Falling Short 10:27 - Where can the US improve? 15:54 - England vs Canada Selfie 18:46 - New Zealand vs France 23:14 - Corbs and Abby’s vote for the win 26:00 Bryce Intro 26:24 - Preparation in the US Squad 27:18 -The mood of the Eagles 30:45 - Coaching time with the Eagles 31:34 International players joining the camp 32:19 - The Passion representing the USA Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

01:14 Rob Cain Intro 01:35 Rob’s World Cup Experience 02:09 The USA’s World Cup Journey 03:40 USA vs Canada 08:26 Rob’s job so far 09:54 Professionalism growing in the Women’s game 11:48 What does Rob enjoy the most? 12:51 Intro to Chris Jones 16:00 The Womens game and World Cup 17:36 Can the Red Roses generate revenue in the UK? 21:27 France vs Italy 25:23 USA vs Canada 27:00 Understanding Rugby’s stature in the US 36:16 Discussing the Gallagher Premiership 37:19 Wasps Chat 42:11 Premiership Expanding or Contracting 45:47 CVC’s Investment into the Premiership 48:35 Are other teams in trouble? 51:30 Outro Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:43 - Premiership Score Breakdown 02:12 - Premiership Table 03:00 - Wasps Administration 06:11 - Introducing Kate and JoJo 07:00 - USA vs Japan 08:15 - Carrying Momentum into the Canada Game 09:10 - USA vs Italy 13:40 - the USA Experience at the World Cup  16:25 - The USA team commitment 18:50 - What it means to play for your country at the world cup 20:25 - Introducing Ilona Maher 24:22 - Discussing Pool A 26:00 - Discussing Pool B  26:30 - Ilona on USA Vs Japan 31:00 - Ilona’s watch party for Canada vs USA. 31:50 - Pool C 35:00 - Who does Ilona think will win the World Cup? 36:40 - Closer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:00 World Cup and Gallagher Premiership Run Down 5:16 - Alex Intro and Worcester Discussion 9:39 - Worcester's Owners and Myriad of Companies 11:01 - Red Flags ignored by RFU 14:47 - Could Worcester's troubles have been prevented? 23:30 - Could Worcester put a squad together if the club is saved? 27:15 - The Latest on Wasps 29:50 - Relegation affecting takeover bids 31:25 - Lawrence Dallaglio's Wasps Comments 34:15 - Treating Worcester and Wasps evenly and fairly 37:18 - Could Wasps return to London? 39:45 - Could clubs in the league merge? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

01:57 - Introducing Jonathan 02:55 - Jonathan’s step-up to coaching 03:40 - How things are going at London Irish 05:00 - London Irish’s Identity 08:20 - London Irish’s attacking potential 10:30 - Growth going forward for London Irish’ squad 14:04 - Does lack of relegation help the clubs in the Premiership? 16:20 - London Irish’ Academy 20:00 - Jonathan’s coaching journey. 23:50 - Differences between coaching academy players and first teamers 27:00 - Premiership Cup and London Irish 30:00 - Where should London Irish be aiming this season? 34:00 - Possible changes needed to the Premiership Model 39:25 - Show Wrap Up Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:10 Intro And Premiership Run down 02:21 - Alex Lowe Introduction 03:00 - Worcester Warriors 06:00 - Worcester defending a winding up order 08:10 - Worcester’s current owners trying to avoid administration 10:10- Could the owners have avoided the ban from Rugby? 12:30 - Is this a wake-up call for the RFU and Premiership Rugby? 14:50 - The governance of the Premiership 18:00 - Solutions for the league & Possible 10 team formats. 22:15 - Expansion vs. Contraction for The Premiership. 24:00 - Wasps Enter Administration 26:30 - What has happened to Wasps? 29:00 - Was the pandemic to blame for Wasps? 32:20 - Where do the premiership go to fix this? 33:30 - Where aren’t casual Rugby fans engaged in the premiership? 36:30 - Should the RFU take over the development systems of the clubs? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:50 - Gary Introduction 3:15 - World Cup Qualifications 4:30 - Losing to Chile 7:05 - Fitness in the camp 11:10 - Warm up games in South Africa 14:15 - Gary’s Frustrations 17:00 - Lack of year-round Rugby hampering the Eagles 19:55 - Passion of the squad 22:00 - Struggles of not having regular camp time with the Eagles 25:20 - The commitments of Coaching the Eagles 29:40 - Episode Wrap Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:10 Intro 01:19 Dan Lyle Intro 01:40 Fiji RWC 7’S Win 04:00 Australia Women’s RWC 7’S Win 07:00 Landscape of USA Rugby 16:00: AJ MacGinty 35:00: MacGinty reflects on Eagles 15’s RWC Path to Qualification 44:00 Outro Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:10 Intro 01:30 Alex Lowe Introductions 02:04 Developments with Worcester Warriors 04:30 How are Worcester warriors in such a bad situation? 05:00 MPs calling for Administration 06:30 Warriors ownership group responding to administration calls 07:30 Other clubs struggling with debt in the league. 09:30 Are changes needed for the league? 14:10 What Happens if Worcester Warriors go into administration? 16:00 Ilona Maher 16:40 Excitement before the 7s World Cup 18:40 Opening Game in South Africa for the World Cup 20:40 Ilona and TikTok and using it to promote the game 23:00 How has TikTok helped Ilona? 24:16 What would it mean to win the world cup? 26:30 Perry Baker Joins 27:23 Perry reflecting on the LA 7s and taking it forward 28:40 How does Perry use his experience with younger players? 30:20 What would it mean to have a successful world cup? 31:30 How’s the feeling in the camp? 33:05 - Outro Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1:08 - Dan Lyle Head of AEG Rugby talks the success of the LA 7's through hardships 5:25 - USA 7's Captain Abby Gustaitis discusses the Sevens Series Landscape and the future of USA Rugby 10:32 - USA 7's Coach Mike Friday relfects on USA Rugby's performance 14:34 - Australia 7's Billy Meakes on Australia 7's teams priorities for the Weekend and moving forward 16:36 - Ireland 7's Harry McNulty reflects on his experience with 7's rugby 18:50 - NFL/USA Rugby player Nate Ebner comments on the importance of the LA 7's and his rugby future 22:30 - Maurice Longbottom at LA 7's final Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

01:45 - Rupert introduction 02:35 - Problems at Worcester Warriors 05:15 - Worcester’s 6 Million Tax Bill 06:10 - Worcester's Tax Bill EXCEEDS their salary cap 06:45 - Where’s Worcester’s money gone? 08:25 - Worcester's Owners Intentions 09:05 - Players Discontent 11:00 - Worcester's Assets 12:15 - Olly Lawrence’s Tweet 15:45 - Where will the players go? 19:15 - Impact on Warriors Fans 21:15 - Can CVC help to protect their investment? 23:15 - Other clubs at risk of financial problems 25:15 - Distractions from an exciting season 26:45 - Are there too many clubs in the league? 28:15 - LA Rugby 7s 29:15 - World Rugby 7s series so far Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ahmed is back in charge of the hosting duties for this show as Alex and him discuss all the latest news and reaction of the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa. The two analyze the loss to South Africa A, what we learned from both sides and where they are on their preparations before the first test match. Alex also picks his starting Lions XV based on the Tour so far and highlights what places he still thinks are up for grabs. The boys then round out the pod by discussing Team USA Men and Women's Rugby Sevens chances at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Scrumdown is back as it's British and Irish Lions Tour time and the only way to watch it in the USA is with NBC Sports! Alex is joined by fellow NBC pundit Dan Lyle to discuss all the latest developments of the tour. The boys talk the current COVID disruptions, what it means for the tour, the performances against the Sigma Lions and Cell C Sharks, the tentatively scheduled repeat fixture this weekend, the selection dilemmas facing the coaches, plus the boys pick their starting Lions Test XV's from what we've seen so far. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex and Ahmed react to and break down the European Champions Cup final, which aired on NBC this weekend. They also look at the Premiership run into the playoffs and the latest on the British and Irish Lions tour, which is on NBC Sports this summer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The 2021 British and Irish Lions squad has been selected for the tour to South Africa and Alex Corbisiero and Dan Lyle are here to break it all down. The two start by reflecting on the roller coaster ride that has been if and where the tour will happen, their excitement to be covering it on NBC Sports and what the coverage will look like with the Olympics taking place this summer. The boys then go through the squad by position, discussing the merits of each selection, who was unlucky to miss out, who will be next in line to be called up and what can we take away from selection relating to the style of play we will see from the Lions. Alex also shares his experience of initial missing out on selection in 2013 and dishes out some advice for those who were unlucky to miss out for this tour. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

No Ahmed this week allows Alex to wrestle back control of the hosting duties for this show, where he is joined by Dan Lyle to talk all things Champions Cup on NBC Sports. The two review all the weekend's last 16 knock out action and preview the upcoming quarter final match ups. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex and Ahmed are back again talking all things on Rugby on NBC. They reflect on the finale of the Six Nations, look at the Premiership table, preview this weekend's Champions Cup fixtures and Alex picks his current British and Irish Lions XV, plus the first Chuck Norris comparison in show history. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex and Ahmed are back with plenty to break down after the "Not so Final" round of Six Nations action. The boys dive deep into the dramatic ending to the Wales vs. France game, talk about their weekend back together at NBC Sports HQ in Stamford, diagnose what is going wrong with England, discuss Eddie Jones' future, preview France vs Scotland, and make their betting predictions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex is back from coaching the LA Giltinis in Hawaii and reveals what he learned being back in a professional environment. Ahmed and Alex also discuss the Wales England referee controversy, the effect of the Scotland France postponement on the tournament, the latest developments with the British and Irish Lions tour, plus the current Premiership Rugby table. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The boys are back again to review the opening round of Six Nations' matches and the fallout, plus look ahead to Round 2. Alex diagnoses where he thinks England are going wrong, makes the case for why Ireland look to have improved despite the loss, confesses his love for France's Antoine Dupont, weighs the prospect of a Six Nations relegation and raves about Ireland adopting Saracens scrum system. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex and Ahmed review all the weekend's Premiership Rugby action, discuss the potential of the British and Irish Lions playing their tour in Australia and preview the opening round of the 2021 Six Nations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.