Rugby Stories brings to life a defining season from every club in the Gallagher Premiership. Craig Doyle presents a weekly 13-part series - showcasing the dressing room drama and unheard stories from each team's most memorable era. Launching on Monday 14 November, we'll hear from club legends and key voices including Lawrence Dallaglio, Ugo Monye and Owen Farrell.
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The Celtic Rugby Pod focuses on all things Irish, Scottish and Welsh in the World of Rugby. The panel includes Jim Hamilton, Brendan Macken & Lee Byrne. The lads will be discussing The Pro12, International rugby and sharing a few behind the scenes stories from their careers and beyond. We don't take ourselves too seriously and it's all a bit of fun. Give it a listen and a share. Brought to you in partnership with Eir Sport
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, we follow one of the most dominant sides of the early 2000s: Wasps. It’s the 2003-2004 season – when the dream duo of Warren Gatland and Lawrence Dallaglio took Wasps to the summit of English and European rugby.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, it’s 1997 – and the dawning of the professional era. Newcastle Falcons were one of the first teams to really seize the opportunities – transforming from a side scrapping in the second tier – to one who would shock the established elite and win the inaugural Premiership title.…
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, it’s the turn of the Chiefs. We chart the rise of Exeter through the ranks, until in the 2019-20 season, they reached the pinnacle of European rugby: Winning the Devon Double.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, it’s the year that Harlequins finally won English rugby’s top prize. We head to 2012 - and follow the season when Conor O’Shea led the aristocrats of the Premiership to league glory.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, we’re in Bear country. We chart the season when Bristol truly announced themselves - winning their first European trophy – the Challenge Cup – against a backdrop of a global pandemic.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, it’s the season that Sale managed to break a seven-year Tigers/Wasps stranglehold. In 2006, the side from Greater Manchester beat them both on their way to becoming the first team to top the Premiership table - and then win the end of season play-off final.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, we’re with Gloucester Rugby. So often the nearly men of the English game, we head to 2005-2006, when Gloucester were finally able to convert their huge potential into a first European title: the Challenge Cup.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, we hear how Northampton ended their 120-year wait for a major trophy. At the turn of the millennium, the Saints won European rugby’s biggest prize: The Heineken Cup.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, it’s Saracens, one of the most successful and controversial teams of the past decade. Back in 2016 – before the controversy – there was a team filled with home-grown stars, who won a league and European Cup double.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, we’re with the most dominant side of the amateur years, Bath. Although Bath found the transition to the professional era tougher than most – in 1997-98, they still had one glorious season - becoming the first British side to lift the Heineken Cup.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, it’s the turn of The Exiles. We revisit the 2001-2002 season – which culminated in arguably the greatest day in the history of London Irish: the day they won the Powergen Cup.Di Rugby Stories
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On the next Rugby Stories podcast, we tell the story of the season that Worcester Warriors finally reached the promised land. Although Worcester’s story would have a bitter end, with financial strife, suspension and relegation in 2022 – 17 years earlier – the club would play a major part in one of the most thrilling ends to a Premiership season – a…
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The first episode of Rugby Stories looks back at Leicester's domination of English and European rugby. We head to the 2000-01 season, when Leicester wrote themselves into the history books, as the first British club to win the league and European Cup double. Austin Healey, Ben Kay and Tim Stimpson take us inside the Tigers’ dressing room.…
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Rugby Stories brings to life a defining season from every club in the Gallagher Premiership. Craig Doyle presents a weekly 13-part series - showcasing the dressing room drama and unheard stories from each team's most memorable era. Launching on Monday 14 November, we'll hear from club legends and key voices including Lawrence Dallaglio, Ugo Monye a…
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Transgender rugby player Verity 'Vez' Smith has played the highest level of club rugby in both league and union, but his decision to transition 18 months ago has led to abuse on and off the pitch, and even physical assault. He talks about a life in rugby and how it was all turned upside down by his decision to live his life how he wanted. Hosted on…
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Jim & B-Mack are joined by Pro12 Champion and Scarlets Captain John Barclay this week. They chat about the celebrations and the team's turnaround this season. Jim also solves a fan's dilemma and the lads chat Lions tour. As usual, we're brought to you by Eir Sport. Visit eirsport.ie for all your premium sport content.…
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Big Jim & B-Mack are joined this week by Scottish legend Kelly 'Mc'Bruune to chew the fat. The lads cover the European Champions Cup Final, Jim's retirement, a few fisty cuff stories & who would win in a fight between Mel Gibson & Liam Neeson. Kelly leads us out with a song & there's lots more from the lads. We're brought to you in partnership with…
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In a one off special, The Celtic Rugby Pod joins forces with The Rugby Pod for a Lions special. Jim Hamilton, Lee Byrne, Brendan Macken, Andy Goode and Andy Rowe complete an all star panel for this week's Lions Pub quiz. We cover the best of both pods with rumours, posts of the week and the Goode , the Bad and the Ugly. Make sure you're on your own…
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It's Lions announcement day! Who better to prep you for the big day than ex Lions legend Lee Byrne and Messrs Big Jim & B-Mack. The lads have a laugh and tell a few great stories and give us their starting XV. We also cover the European Champions Cup Finals, and update on Joe's cats and plenty more. Brought to you as usual in partnership with eir S…
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