The Welsh Rugby Podcast
Join Wales Online rugby writers Ben James and Steffan Thomas for the latest news, analysis and interviews from the world of Welsh rugby. With plenty of guests making an appearance, it'll be the podcast with its finger truly on the pulse of the game in Wales.
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'Cardiff Blues should be Wales' equivalent of L...
Ben James is joined by rugby writers Simon Thomas and Andy Howell to discuss the regions' prospect ahead of the European double headers, as well as the latest news and updates on player and coaching recruitment for next season. For information...
30 min
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'Two wins and new faces was the bare minimum th...
Ben James is joined by rugby writers Simon Thomas and Andy Howell to look back on Wales final autumn international against South Africa and see where Warren Gatland's men stand after the campaign. For information regarding your data privacy, visit...
34 min
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"Even though we dominated the first-half, you n...
Ben James is joined by rugby writers Simon Thomas and Andy Howell to pick the bones out of yet another Wales defeat to the All Blacks and look ahead to the final match of the autumn against South Africa. For information regarding your data privacy,...
34 min
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'It's turning into a classic autumn for Wales -...
Ben James is joined by rugby writers Simon Thomas and Andy Howell to discuss Wales' uninspiring 13-6 win over Georgia, the controversial late scrum drama and look ahead to the All Blacks. For information regarding your data privacy, visit...
34 min
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A Welsh rugby debate special with Shane William...
Here's what happened at our latest live Welsh rugby debate with Shane Williams and Lee Byrne. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
79 min
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'There are things to be positive about but many...
Matt Southcombe is joined by rugby writers Andy Howell and Simon Thomas to pick the bones out of Wales' 29-21 defeat to Australia. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
41 min
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'Wales can't just throw it about because they w...
Ben James is joined by rugby writers Simon Thomas and Andy Howell to look ahead to Wales' autumn series opener against Australia. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
31 min
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'Maybe Warren Gatland has stayed on too long, b...
Ben James is joined by rugby writer Andy Howell to dissect Warren Gatland's comments on coaching Wales as well as look ahead to the regions' Guinness PRO14 fixtures this weekend. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
36 min
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Wales' autumn squad reaction - 'There's so many...
Ben James is joined by rugby writers Simon Thomas and Andy Howell to dissect the announcement of the Wales squad for the upcoming autumn internationals, as well as look ahead to some more regional derbies this weekend. For information regarding your...
40 min
285
Lee Byrne Special - 'The turbulent end of my Wa...
Special guest Lee Byrne joins the WalesOnline rugby experts to discuss his new book 'The Byrne Identity' - talking about the end of his Wales career, how he turned down a recall to the national side and much, much more. For information regarding your...
52 min
286
'It's the right policy but it's not been done i...
Ben James is joined by rugby writers Simon Thomas and Andy Howell to discuss the new Welsh Rugby Union selection policy and what it means for Rhys Webb as well as looking ahead to the region's European fixtures this weekend. For information regarding...
35 min
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European rugby preview - 'Scarlets remain Wales...
Matt Southcombe is joined by rugby writers Simon Thomas and Andy Howell to discuss the Welsh derbies last weekend.The team also look forward to the upcoming European rugby action whilst discussing all the other big news in Welsh rugby. For...
49 min
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'It's too late for Gatland's Law to bite - the ...
Ben James is joined by rugby writers Matthew Southcombe and Simon Thomas to discuss Rhys Webb's departure from Welsh rugby as well as look ahead to the regional derbies. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
41 min
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'Cardiff Blues will only attract a certain cali...
Ben James is joined by Matthew Southcombe and Simon Thomas to discuss the Cardiff Blues' big announcement plus all the latest news from the other regions For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
43 min
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Sean O'Brien special - 'Gatland and Howley will...
Our rugby experts sit down to discuss Lions back-rower Sean O'Brien's comments about Warren Gatland and Rob Howley. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
17 min
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'If you tune up an F1 car too much, it breaks d...
Rugby writers Andy Howell and Simon Thomas discuss the big news in Welsh rugby, including Sam Warburton's latest injury. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
39 min
292
Danny Wilson, Bernard Jackman, Dan Lydiate, Ken...
WalesOnline's Matt Southcombe was at the Guinness PRO14 launch in Dublin earlier this week.He caught up with representatives of every region and league CEO Martin Anayi. Here's what was said. For information regarding your data privacy, visit...
46 min
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'Super Rugby's cull should serve as a stark war...
Rugby writers Rob Lloyd, Mark Orders, Delme Parfitt and Andy Howell take a look at home the regions are shaping up after kicking of pre-season and discuss the week's big rugby news. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
41 min
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An analysis of the expanded Guinness Pro14 and ...
Rugby writers Simon Thomas and Andy Howell discussed the big news this week that the Guinness Pro12 will expand to 14 teams.We also chat about the summer's big transfer news. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
38 min
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'The key now is to ensure these youngsters aren...
WalesOnline's Andy Howell and Delme Parfitt look back at Wales' summer tour as the young squad pulled off two victories. We also discuss the Dragons takeover news and look ahead to the Lions' first Test. For information regarding your data privacy,...
31 min
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'The Lions had enough ball to win but lacked th...
WalesOnline's rugby experts Andy Howell and Mark Orders assess the Lions' defeat ti the Blues and what it means going forward. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
42 min
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A Lions special with legends Adam Jones and Gra...
We sat down with these Lions and Wales legends for a live rugby debate and here's what happened. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
61 min
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An analysis of Wales' summer squad and the late...
Matt Southcombe sits down with rugby expert Simon Thomas to analyse Wales' summer tour squad, discuss the latest regional takeover news and briefly look ahead to Rugby World Cup 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
34 min
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British and Irish Lions Special - Squad announc...
Matt Southcombe is joined by The Mirror's Alex Spink, WalesOnline's Simon Thomas, the Irish Mirror's Michael Scully and the Daily Record's Gordon Parks at the Lions squad announcement. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
37 min
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Special guest Nigel Owens joins us as we look a...
The WalesOnline rugby experts were joined by the world's best referee Nigel Owens ahead of the Welshman's 150th Guinness Pro12 appearance this week.We have a wide-ranging interview with the referee before looking ahead to Saturday's matches. For...
60 min