Podcasts by The Squidge Rugby World Cup Contemporary

2023 #14 - Argentina v Wales from 2023-10-15T00:02:37

We reflect on Wales' quarter final loss to Argentina

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2023 #10 - URU v NAM & AUS v POR from 2023-10-06T14:07:55

Today, we talk about Namibia vs Uruguay and Australia vs Portugal. The other pool games from last weekend will be with you soon!

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2023 #9: Wales vs Australia (and Scotland vs Tonga) from 2023-09-27T21:13:24

Today we talk about Wales' massive win over Australia, and touch upon Scotland's victory over Tonga.

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2023 #8: ENG v CHI, ARG v SAM & POR v GEO from 2023-09-25T03:41:07

Today we discuss England vs Chile, Argentina vs Samoa and Portugal vs Georgia from the 2023 World Cup.

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2023 #7: Ireland vs South Africa from 2023-09-23T23:06:24

Robbie/Squidge/Whatever you want to call him and Will deliver their on-the-whistle thoughts on Ireland's huge pool stage win over South Africa.

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2023 #6: Italy v Uruguay & France v Namibia from 2023-09-23T21:23:30

Dupont. France. Uruguay. Italy. Namibia. And rugby rugby RUGBY. Please enjoy some nice words from two tired folk freshly arrived in Lyon.

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2023 #5: Australia v Fiji from 2023-09-20T13:15:19

Today, we discuss Fiji's historic win over Australia.

#3 on last week's games is still in progress - apologies for the wait!

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2023 #4: South Africa v Romania (And a touch tournament) from 2023-09-19T14:29:44

Ignore the bit where we refer to yesterday's episode. We still haven't recorded it. Logistics are hard.

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2023 #1: FRA v NZL, ITA v NAM, IRE v ROM, AUS v GEO & ENG v ARG from 2023-09-12T16:56:06

Our first Rugby World Cup 2023 roundup is here, and we discuss the following games:

France vs New Zealand

Italy vs Namibia

Ireland vs Romania

Australia vs Georgia

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2007 #39 - South Africa 64-15 USA (with Dallen Stanford) from 2023-09-01T11:17:27

Legendary commentator and former USA 7s international Dallen Stanford joins us to watch his two adopted nations go head to head. We discuss commentary one-liners, what it's like to tackle Schalk...

2007 #38 - The Yionel Beauxis Special: France 64-7 Georgia from 2023-08-17T23:00:40

It's Yionel time. Forget anything else, we're here to talk about Lionel Beauxis. And more specifically, we're here to talk about his performance against Georgia in 2007. Join us as we worship ou...

2007 #37 - Wales 34-38 Fiji from 2023-08-10T23:00:34

It's the big one. Robbie (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) of the Squidge Rugby YouTube channel both watch Wales' infamous 2007 group stage exit at the hands of Fiji, for the first time eve...

2007 #36 - Scotland 18-16 Italy from 2023-08-05T00:09:24

We're hurtling towards the end of the group stage as we watch Scotland edge out Italy in a tight match. We also talk about detectives, nutrition, bouncy castles and Ramiro Pez.

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2007 #35 - Australia 37-6 Canada from 2023-07-30T23:01:01

We discuss a rare fixture in rugby as Australia are just too good for a spirited Canada side. We discuss chants, lawn bowls, amateurism and the incredible Rick Suggitt.

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2007 #34 - New Zealand 85-8 Romania (with Jamie Wall) from 2023-07-27T23:00:33

Pod favourite Jamie Wall is back to watch a memorable game between the All Blacks and Romania. In the meantime, we analyse opening titles, Afrikaans folk music and more rugby values.

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2007 #33 - Samoa 25-21 USA from 2023-07-21T00:55:22

It's rugby time! Or is it? We get philosophical as we question what a real rugby player is, and do a rugby quiz! Meanwhile we watch Samoa vs the USA from 2007, and discover a new cult hero. But ...

2007 #32 - England 36-20 Tonga from 2023-07-14T01:45:20

We say goodbye to one of the all time great Tonga teams as they are edged out by England. In the process, we discuss fake rugby players, Rugby Challenge, Faao Filise and the Sipi Tau.

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2007 #31 - Georgia 30-0 Namibia from 2023-07-07T09:22:59

We look back on Georgia's first ever Rugby World Cup win as they down Namibia, who are playing their last game of the tournament. We talk corruption, bull fighting and Witbooi.

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2007 #30 - Romania 14-10 Portugal from 2023-06-30T15:04:54

It's another two teams' "world cup final" as Romania take on Portugal, who are playing their final game of the tournament. We find time to talk Mission Impossible, fish and Donald Glover.

2007 #29 - Japan 12-12 Canada from 2023-06-22T23:00:24

It's a big one. We move onto, in our eyes, the unofficial fifth quarter final, as Japan and Canada partake in one of the most evenly matched games of rugby you'll ever see. We passionately talk ...

2007 #28 - Scotland 0-40 New Zealand (with Rhiannon Garth Jones) from 2023-06-15T23:00:35

Pod regular Rhiannon Garth Jones returns to discuss Scotland playing something that is allegedly supposed to be "rugby". We talk languages, kit clashes and play another game of Nikki Walker Worl...

2007 #27 - Australia 55-12 Fiji (with Reg Roberts) from 2023-06-08T23:00:34

"Rugby Reg" himself joins us to revisit the Wallabies' 55-12 thrashing of Fiji. We talk about Eddie Jones, the history of Australian rugby, and most importantly, Superboot.

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2007 #24 - Tonga 25-30 South Africa from 2023-05-18T23:55:52

It's time for an absolute belter and a historic day for Tongan rugby as they push a world-class Springbok side all the way. We briefly discuss Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, sandboys and a Spr...

2007 #23 - France 25-3 Ireland from 2023-05-12T12:55:36

We're back to watch France pummel Ireland in their critical 2007 group game. As well as addressing Robbie's hatred for Ireland, we talk about The Boss, Cédric Heymans' new business, Martin Scors...

2007 #22 - Wales 72-18 Japan (with Andrew Forde) from 2023-05-04T23:00:55

YouTuber Andrew Forde joins us to look back on a proper highlights reel of a game, as Wales thrash Japan in Cardiff. We discuss Andrew's processes of making videos, kebab shops and an amazing an...

2007 #21 - Italy 31-5 Portugal (with Marcello Cossali-Francis) from 2023-04-30T00:19:23

Writer and Italy fan Marcello Cossali-Francis joins us to talk about Italy's frustrating afternoon against Portugal. We chat about Marcello's Italian heritage, golf and fictional cats.

2007 #20 - Scotland 42-0 Romania from 2023-04-20T23:00:26

Warning: this podcast is totally pointless, discussing a terrible game of rugby that should never be watched. We witness Scotland gradually beat Romania 42-0, and distract ourselves with chat ab...

2007 #19 - Georgia 10-14 Ireland from 2023-04-15T23:00:35

This week, we take on a historic occasion as Georgia lead Ireland until late on, in a historically incompetent Irish performance. In the meantime, we talk Pro Evolution Soccer, Peep Show, Total ...

2007 #18 - France 87-10 Namibia from 2023-04-07T01:45:56

NANANANANANANANA WITBOOIIIIII! It's Witbooi time once again as we cover Namibia's extremely close encounter with France, ending 87-10 to the hosts. We talk about the Pro D2, Lil Wayne and the bizar...

2007 #17 - Samoa 15-19 Tonga (with Grav Prosser, Ruck n Roll) from 2023-03-30T23:00:24

Not long after the appearance of his co-host Patricia, Grav from the Ruck 'n' Roll Podcast is our guest once again as we dive into the Pacific derby of 2007: Samoa vs Tonga. We talk dance-offs, ...

2007 #16 - Fiji 29-16 Canada from 2023-03-24T00:06:37

Join us once more as we embark on our quest to narrate Fiji's 29-16 group stage win over Canada. We discuss dogs, Stuart Barnes, mysterious Fijian coaches and a character known as The Rugby Goblin....

2007 #15 - New Zealand 108-13 Portugal (with Patricia Vieira, Ruck n Roll) from 2023-03-17T00:00:51

Portugal expert Patricia Vieira of the Ruck n Roll podcast joins us to watch her beloved only nation battle against the All Blacks. We chat about sailing, Portugese cuisine, Carly Rae Jepsen and...

2007 #14 - Wales 20-32 Australia from 2023-03-10T00:00:51

Today's episode is a rollercoaster as we not only dive into Wales' poor performance against Australia from 2007, but the history of French composer Jean-Michel Jarre. We also talk about Steve Wa...

2007 #13 - USA 15-25 Tonga (with David Lawrence, Scrum of the Earth) from 2023-03-03T00:00:33

David Lawrence from the Scrum of the Earth Podcast is our guest this week, as we watch his beloved USA side struggle against Tonga in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. We find time to talk about Jamie O...

2007 #12 - Japan 31-35 Fiji (with Claire Thomas) from 2023-02-24T00:00:51

Presenter/commentator/writer/pundit/pitchside reporter/legend Claire Thomas eagerly joins us this week to watch a remarkable encounter between Japan and Fiji from the 2007 Rugby World Cup. We ta...

2007 #11 - Italy 24-18 Romania from 2023-02-18T21:29:02

This week, we take on another huge encounter as Italy dismantle Romania. We talk about Tony Spreadbury, Ramiro Pez, Neath's 2007 squad and how not to play rugby.

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2007 #10 - England 0-36 South Africa (with Lee Calvert & Josh Gardner) from 2023-02-10T00:00:01

Lee Calvert from Blood & Mud owed us a favour, we invited him and his co-host Josh Gardner onto this podcast so we could all laugh at him, after witnessing England's 36-0 humiliation at the ...

2007 #9 - Argentina 33-3 Georgia from 2023-02-03T02:24:44

We've made it! We've finally covered the median game of rugby from the sport's long history, Argentina's 33-3 win over Georgia. We talk Sixmas, Jonah Lomu and anecdotes of our grandad.

2007 #8 - Ireland 32-17 Namibia from 2023-01-27T00:00:42

We continue our deep dive into the 2007 Rugby World Cup by looking at the introduction of both Ireland and Namibia to this tournament. Along the way, we talk about long sleeves, Moroccan rugby, ...

2007 #7 - Wales 42-17 Canada (with Luke Upton) from 2023-01-20T00:00:12

Author Luke Upton is our guest today. joining us to look over Wales vs Canada, a game he last watched in a pub. We chat about Sir Tasker Watkins, the joy of Shane and Luke's greatest claim to fa...

2007 #6 - South Africa 59-7 Samoa (with Jared Wright) from 2023-01-13T00:00:37

RugbyBits & Rugby Mad's Jared Wright joins the pod to enjoy a fruitful Springbok victory in their opening game of the 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign against Samoa. We talk chaotic captains, S...

2007 #5 - Scotland 56-10 Portugal (with Jonny McGinty) from 2023-01-07T02:41:19

The Scottish Rugby Podcast's Jonny McGinty sits down with us to talk about Scotland's tense 56-10 win over tournament newcomers Portugal. After a mini dive into Reese Witherspoon's career, we ta...

2007 #4 - England 28-10 USA from 2023-01-01T00:00:22

We continue our coverage of the 2007 tournament by watching defending champions England open their tournament against the USA, in a phenomenally boring game. We do a deep dive into Olly Barkley ...

2007 #3 - New Zealand 76-14 Italy (with Two Cents Rugby) from 2022-12-23T00:00:20

Mark AKA Two Cents Rugby is our guest this week as we watch New Zealand batter Italy. We talk rugby jerseys, Hakas, weather experts, tattooed arses and Richie McCaw.

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2007 #2 - Australia 91-3 Japan (with Draft Rugby's Harry & Nelson Dale) from 2022-12-16T00:00:57

Harry and Nelson Dale from Draft Rugby fulfil their regular slot on the pod to watch Australia take Japan to the cleaners. Amongst a feast of tries, we find time to talk about Bernard Foley's ba...

2007 #1 - France 12-17 Argentina from 2022-12-12T00:00:26

The 2007 Rugby World Cup is under way! In a two-hour epic we dissect the opening game, as Argentina upset hosts France in a brilliant first encounter. We also talk Blackout Rugby, Vanilla Ice, B...

2007 #0 - The Opening (Non) Ceremony from 2022-12-09T00:00:13

Welcome to the Squidge Rugby World Cup 2007 Retrospective! Robbie (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@Will_Owen9) join forces to tackle the Opening Ceremony of the World Cup, as well as the Opening Non-C...

BONUS: The Squidge Rugby Blooper Reel from 2022-10-27T23:00:24

Welcome to the first ever Squidge Rugby Blooper Reel! Contains unheard clips from throughout the 1987 series (and a couple from 2011) for you to enjoy. Don't expect any cutting edge analysis. Do...

1987 #36 - The Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective Retrospective from 2022-10-13T23:00:05

In an emotional episode, we finally say goodbye to the 1987 Rugby World Cup. It's been a long journey, but we finally wrap it up by each picking a team, game and try of the tournament. Last but ...

1987 #35 - The Inaugral Squidge Rugby Draft 2022 from 2022-10-06T23:00:10

Welcome to the first ever Official Squidge Rugby Draft! Here, Robbie (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@Will_Owen9) each take it in turns to select a player to form their Rugby World Cup dream teams. Ex...

1987 #34 - The Final: New Zealand 29-9 France (Part 2) from 2022-09-25T23:00:19

THIS IS PART 2 OF OUR EPISODE ON THE FINAL, PLEASE LISTEN TO PART 1 IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!

We finally wrap up the 1987 tournament, as David Kirk and the All Blacks lift the Webb Ellis...

1987 #33 - The Final: New Zealand 29-9 France (Part 1) from 2022-09-22T23:00:12

We've made it! It's finally time to analyse the first ever Rugby World Cup Final in 1987. We talk opening titles, Bernard Laporte's bum and Eden Park tours. We also reveal a little known secret ...

1987 #32 - Bronze Final: Wales 22-21 Australia (with Josh Gardner) from 2022-09-15T23:00:25

Our resident Third Place Playoff expert and co-host of the Blood & Mud Rugby Podcast, Josh Gardner, returns to the pod for yet another Wales v Australia Bronze Final. Josh indulges us in cha...

1987 #31 - Semi Final 2: New Zealand 49-6 Wales (with Ben James) from 2022-09-08T23:00:51

Ben James of WalesOnline returns to the podcast, with the intention of discuss a World Cup semi-final. Instead, the conversation is driven by Neighbours, Rugby 08, Sean Connery and Paul McCartne...

1987 #30 - Semi-Final 1: France 30-24 Australia (with Paul Williams) from 2022-09-01T23:00

The wonderful Paul Williams (no, not the Samoa fullback, the referee, the France lock with a similar name or even former England fly-half Peter Williams) makes his podcast debut as we dissect on...

1987 #29 - Australia 33-15 Ireland from 2022-08-25T23:00:34

It's the last quarter final! And Ireland have had their quarter final curse placed upon them at long last. We discuss banks, farts, Chris Martin and Mike Myers to avoid giving Ireland the humili...

1987 #28 - Wales 16-3 England (with Lee Calvert, Blood & Mud) from 2022-08-18T23:00:30

Blood & Mud's Lee Calvert returns to the pod for some more quarter final action, as England are thoroughly boring in their 16-3 loss to this Wales team. We talk gardening, Hamilton,...

1987 #27 - France 31-16 Fiji (with Jamie Wall) from 2022-08-11T23:00:18

Fresh from a visit to Fiji for The SuperBoot Mission, Jamie Wall joins us to talk the second ever Rugby World Cup quarter final, between France and Fiji. We talk Irish cartoons, flour bombs, NWA...

1987 #26 - New Zealand 30-3 Scotland from 2022-07-28T23:00:24

It's knockout time! New Zealand progress with a convincing win over Scotland, but that doesn't stop us talking bulls, Love Island, kick routines and Talking Heads.

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1987 #25 - Australia 42-23 Japan from 2022-07-21T23:00:03

It's the final pool game! It's Australia vs Japan! And it's played at a ground with insanely large goalposts! We stop to talk about Coldplay, Worcester, money and Shawn Mendes.

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1987 #24 - Ireland 32-9 Tonga from 2022-07-02T00:25:54

After a small faff finding footage of the game, we turn to Ireland's 32-9 win over Tonga from the 1987 Rugby World Cup. We also talk about Glastonbury, Waluigi and a Tongan fullback who found hi...

1987 #23 - England 34-6 USA (with Sav, Linebreak Rugby) from 2022-06-23T23:00:59

Linebreak Rugby's Sav is back on the pod to help us through one of the duller games of the 1987 Rugby World Cup. We get the game out of the way so we can talk Gareth Chilcott, historians, church...

1987 #22 - Wales 40-9 Canada (with Grav Prosser, Ruck n Roll) from 2022-06-16T23:00:02

Grav from Ruck 'n' Roll joins the podcast to discuss Wales' 40-9 win over Canada from 1987. We revisit talk of bears, 10-man scrums and SuperNumber8s. We also converse about sliced bread, Mazdas...

1987 #21 - France 70-12 Zimbabwe from 2022-06-03T00:46:07

You join us as we revisit France's record-breaking 70-12 win over Zimbabwe in 1987. In a desperate plea not to talk about the game, we discuss Steven Spielberg, tobacco farming and Birmingham Ne...

1987 #20 - Scotland 55-28 Romania (with Adam Jenkins, The Dummy Runner) from 2022-05-28T23:00:14

Adam Jenkins of Linebreak Rugby and The Dummy Runner returns to the pod to pour over Scotland's win over Romania from 1987. While gushing over Bill McLaren, we talk Napoleon Dynamite, Spider-Man...

1987 #19 - New Zealand 46-15 Argentina from 2022-05-19T23:18:08

This week, we are here to talk about New Zealand's final pool match of the 1987 tournament, in which they convincingly topped Los Pumas. We talk skydiving, pre-match scandals, emergency scrum-ha...

1987 #18 - England 60-7 Japan from 2022-05-12T23:00:38

This week we focus on England's 60-7 victory over Japan from the 1987 World Cup, with particular focus on Burglar Bill, Stein Lager and Mark Ella's questionable commentary. We also talk about po...

1987 #17 - Australia 47-12 USA (with Draft Rugby's Harry & Nelson Dale) from 2022-05-05T23:00:32

Draft Rugby's Harry and Nelson Dale return to the pod to talk about Australia battering a dropgoal-happy tier two nation in 1987. We also chat about Owen Wilson, Apocalypse Now, the philosophy o...

1987 #16 - Fiji 15-18 Italy from 2022-04-22T02:10:32

What a rollercoaster. We talk about Italy's win over Fiji in the 1987 World Cup, with extra chat of qualification. We also talk Beyoncé, Charlie Chaplin, weird commentary and introduce a new sec...

1987 #15 - France 41-17 USA from 2022-04-11T23:00:47

Squidge and Will are back after both catching covid, to watch France tear the USA apart in the Rugby World Cup of 1987. In a hectic episode, we also discuss Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Jim Broadbent...

1987 #14 - Scotland 60-21 Zimbabwe (with Iain Hay) from 2022-03-18T00:00:32

From the Scottish Rugby Podcast, Scottish Rugby Blog and The Offside Line, Iain Hay joins us to talk about Scotland's demolition of Zimbabwe. We talk The Raid, Jason Statham, Adam Ashe's Chips a...

1987 #13 - Canada 54,019-46 Ireland, probably (with Derek Bressette) from 2022-03-11T00:00:55

*The real score of this game, in the universe you live in, was Canada 19-46 Ireland.

Laymans Sports and Le Rouge Rugby Podcast's Derek Bressette joins us to watch over a fascinating ga...

1987 #12 - Wales 29-16 Tonga from 2022-03-04T00:00:10

Welcome to the Squidge Rugby Succession Retrospective, where we discuss HBO series Succession in full! We also talk about Michael Jackson, gangster rap, Ted Lasso and Wales' win over Tonga from ...

1987 #11 - France 55-12 Romania (with Rhiannon Garth Jones) from 2022-02-25T00:00:48

We finally invite Rhiannon Garth Jones back to the pod for a chaotic two hour spell. Forgetting France's first Rugby World Cup win, we talk about Wallace & Gromit, The Hoobs, Celine Dion and...

1987 #10 - Argentina 25-16 Italy (with Wibble Rugby) from 2022-02-18T00:00:51

Conor AKA Wibble Rugby joins us to cover Los Pumas' first ever Rugby World Cup win, where they downed the Azzuri late on. We make time to talk about Biltong, Orlando Bloom, George Ford and drea...

1987 #9 - New Zealand 74-13 Fiji (with Jamie Wall) from 2022-02-11T00:00:49

New Zealand rugby author Jamie Wall rejoins the podcast to cover the All Blacks' second game of the 1987 Rugby World Cup, alongside his 9-month-old son James Wall Jr. We discuss SuperBoot, hot B...

1987 #8 - Wales 13-6 Ireland from 2022-02-04T00:28:02

Happy Sixmas! To celebrate Wales playing Ireland this weekend, we revisit their 1987 World Cup clash in depth. But because the game was so terrible, we instead opt to talk about Cardiff's Wether...

1987 #7 - Argentina 9-28 Fiji from 2022-01-28T00:00:15

We turn to Argentina and Fiji for their opening match of the 1987 Rugby World Cup. Along the way, we discuss Maxime Machenaud's buttocks, cava farming, Lee Mears' crisp sales and everyone's new ...

1987 #6 - Canada 37-4 Tonga from 2022-01-21T00:00:09

In an action-packed episode, we discuss our first game with a solitary four points in the scoreline, Canada vs Tonga from 1987. We also talk about Carly Rae Jepsen, urinating in the Webb Ellis T...

1987 #5 - USA 21-18 Japan from 2022-01-14T00:00:43

Happy new year! Squidge and Will are back to discuss the USA's narrow win over Japan, in their first ever Rugby World Cup match. Along the way, we discuss JRR Tolkien, In The Night Garden, Jerem...

BONUS: Christmas Blind Date with Ben James and Grav Prosser from 2021-12-24T00:00:26

Merry Christmas! We welcome back WalesOnline's Ben James, and introduce Ruck N Roll's Grav Prosser for some festive hysteria. We group together to analyse a Scrum V Christmas trailer, Munster Ru...

BONUS: The Romain Ntamack Blind Pass Retrospective from 2021-11-22T16:09:21

In our most on-topic episode yet, we spend 43 minutes discussing one 20-second-long clip from France vs New Zealand, 2021. Romain Ntamack pulled off a pass so sublime, it limited our chat about ...

1987 #4 - Scotland 20-20 France (with Jamie Lyall) from 2021-11-19T00:00:13

World-leading rugby commentator and RugbyPass+ writer Jamie Lyall sits down with us to discuss many things, including Scotland's dramatic 20-20 draw with France from the 1987 World Cup. We dive ...

1987 #3 - Australia 19-6 England from 2021-11-05T00:00:35

Unfortunately, Conor from Wibble Rugby couldn't join us due to illness, but he will be back later on in the series! We do, however, recount England's 19-6 defeat to Australia in Sydney, in which...

1987 #2 - Romania 21-20 Zimbabwe from 2021-10-28T23:00:43

It's time for a true classic, as Romania pip Zimbabwe late on. In an emotional journey, we talk about bad kicking, fidelity, defection, tobacco farms, tennis, Roger Moore, ducks, two shady left ...

1987 #1.5 - The Opening Ceremony from 2021-10-24T23:00:12

After starting our series on the 1987 Rugby World Cup, we received footage of the tournament's Opening Ceremony! Naturally, we've done a deep dive. We cover Adam Sandler, the Exorcist, the New Z...

1987 #1 - New Zealand 70-6 Italy from 2021-10-21T23:00:57

We're back, with a shiny new theme tune courtesy of Tom Rosenthal! Squidge (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) have moved on to the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, covering the opening mat...

Lions 2009 #6 - The Third Test: South Africa 9-28 Lions from 2021-09-10T01:00:20

Squidge (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) have reached the final leg of the 2009 Lions tour, as the Lions are triumphant in the "dead rubber" third test. Amongst all the madness, they talk ...

Lions 2009 #5 - The Second Test: South Africa 28-25 Lions from 2021-09-02T23:00

It's the big one. The second test of the 2009 Lions tour. The decider. Robbie/Squidge/whatever you want to call him (@SquidgeRugby) and Will (@will_owen9) are here to talk about it.* Or are they...

Lions 2009 #4 - The First Test: South Africa 26-21 Lions from 2021-08-27T02:00:31

It's here. The first test of the 2009 Lions tour. We cover the match in depth, whilst still having time to discuss MLR, Ricky Januarie and Christophe Berdos. We also speculate on which musicals ...

Lions 2009 #3 - The Warm-Up Games from 2021-08-18T04:00:44

We're back after a long break! We wrap up the highlights of the 2009 Lions' remaining warm-up games against the Cheetahs, Sharks, Western Province and Southern Kings. We talk more about crisps, ...

Lions 2009 #2 - Lions 74-10 Golden Lions from 2021-06-28T01:00:19

We're back to discuss the Lions' second game on tour in 2009 against the aptly named Lions, dubbed the Golden Lions for one day. We talk at length about Earl Rose, Tiger Woods and crisps.

Lions 2009 #1 - Lions 37-25 Royal XV (with Tom Savage, Three Red Kings) from 2021-06-21T09:32:10

We open our coverage of the 2009 Lions tour with their opening match against an invitational side, the Royal XV. Three Red Kings' Tom Savage joins us to talk at length about coffee, Jungle Joe, ...

2011 #49: The Rugby World Cup Retrospective Retrospective from 2021-06-14T01:00:43

We bring down the final curtain on the 2011 Rugby World Cup. We pick our favourite tries and games from the tournament, teams of the tournament, a dick-of-the-day XV. We also crown the player of...

2011 #48 - The Final: New Zealand 8-7 France from 2021-06-10T23:00:26

We've made it to the final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup! We talk a bit about Stephen Donald, Spanish soap operas and the French Haka response. We also chat to P Money again!

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2011 #47 - Bronze Final: Australia 21-18 Wales (with Josh Gardner) from 2021-06-04T03:00:25

Blood & Mud's Josh Gardner joins us to watch the third place playoff between Wales and Australia, as if for the first time. We get sidetracked in talking about Brett Gosper's penis, Rugby Ch...

2011 #46 - Semi Final 2: New Zealand 20-6 Australia from 2021-05-28T03:00:20

We turn to the second semi-final of the World Cup, as New Zealand knock out Australia. We talk about the return of Ant Finger, Dimitri Yachvili conspiracies and 2020 hit film The Croods: A New A...

2011 #45 - Semi Final 1: Wales 7-8 France from 2021-05-20T23:00:47

We finally reach the episode we didn't want to do. We address the most dramatic, controversial semi-final in the Rugby World Cup's history, dissecting everything from Sam Warburton's red card, R...

2011 #44 - New Zealand 33-10 Argentina from 2021-05-14T04:00:12

We're back to cover the final quarter-final of the tournament, in which New Zealand cantered past Argentina. We discuss Martin Rodriguez, whitebaiting and a mysterious man named Miguel.

2011 #43 - Australia 11-9 South Africa from 2021-05-07T04:00:55

It's here. The heavily controversial quarter final between South Africa and Australia. We talk in depth about Bryce Lawrence, and whether his refereeing influenced this game as heavily as it is ...

2011 #42 - England 12-19 France (with Lee Calvert, Blood & Mud) from 2021-04-30T04:00:55

We are joined by Blood & Mud's Lee Calvert to discuss everything from Toby Flood to Alton Towers. We also come up with some conspiracy theories about Martin Johnson along the way.

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2011 #41 - Wales 22-10 Ireland (with Chris Corcoran) from 2021-04-25T04:45:37

Comedian, presenter, broadcaster and all round legend Chris Corcoran joins us to recall the first quarter final, in which Wales downed a star-studded Irish team. We speak about The Italian Job, ...

2011 #40.5 - The Definitive Pool Stage Review from 2021-04-16T03:48:07

We're back! We wrap up the group stages with a proper leaving party. This includes a summary of every match, some fun games and an update on Robbie's progress on Rugby Manager. See you next week...

2011 #40 - Ireland 36-6 Italy from 2021-03-10T05:00:15

We round off the group stage by covering Ireland's convincing win over the Azzurri. Among an Italian leaving party, we discuss I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, impressive beards and we finally g...

2011 #39 - Wales 66-0 Fiji from 2021-02-25T05:00:17

We're back to talk about Wales' 66-0 win over Fiji. We get caught up in the joy of watching this fixture knowing Wales will win, the wonders of snoring, spam adverts, dreams, gender reveal parti...

2011 #38 - New Zealand 79-15 Canada (with Conor Trainor) from 2021-02-04T05:00:15

We are joined by very special guest and Canadian international centre/winger Conor Trainor to talk about the Canucks' final game of the tournament, against the All Blacks. We talk to Conor about...

2011 #37 - Argentina 25-7 Georgia (with Elgan Alderman) from 2021-01-29T05:00:25

Journalist Elgan Alderman joins us to wave goodbye (or "Lelo") to Georgia in their final game against Argentina. In a game short on thrills, we discuss Elgan's experience of being a Welshman at ...

2011 #36 - England 16-12 Scotland (with Sam Roberts) from 2021-01-21T05:00:46

BT Sport commentator Sam Roberts is our guest today as we talk about Toby Flood's nudes. We also briefly touch upon England vs Scotland amid our extensive chat about the Championship, Bedford, g...

2011 #35 - France 14-19 Tonga from 2021-01-14T05:00:38

We're back after a long break to discuss Tonga's historic World Cup upset over France! Contains additional chat about quidditch, Nigella Lawson, Steve Walsh and Girls Aloud. We also devise an in...

BONUS: Christmas Blankety Blank with Ben James and Tom Savage from 2020-12-24T02:00:39

Merry Christmas! WalesOnline's Ben James and Three Red Kings' Tom Savage both return to the pod to analyse Sky Sports' 2011 Christmas advert, a Christmas message from Dan Carter and Richie McCaw...

2011 #34 - Australia 68-22 Russia (with Draft Rugby's Harry & Nelson Dale) from 2020-12-21T05:00:25

We are joined by another set of brothers: Draft Rugby's Harry and Nelson Dale to discuss a 13-try thriller as the Wallabies breezed past an entertaining Russia outfit. We talk about Radike Samo ...

2011 #33 - South Africa 13-5 Samoa from 2020-12-11T05:20:51

We revisit a heavy week as South Africa avoid a Samoan scare. We talk over the Samoan backline, social media aftermath and all the money in the world.

A huge thanks as always to Tom Ro...

2011 #32 - Georgia 22-9 Romania from 2020-12-04T05:55:32

In a week of folk complaining that rugby is boring, no one knows what we've been through. We try to make sense of the least appetising game of the tournament, addressing the false comments about...

2011 #31 - Italy 27-10 USA from 2020-11-27T06:00:55

This week we wave goodbye to the USA Eagles, who are downed by the Azzurri. We talk Scott Fardy anecdotes, Alberto Sgarbi drop goals, headers in rugby and try to figure out who's quicker: Mirco ...

2011 #30 - Canada 23-23 Japan from 2020-11-20T06:00:30

Today we move on to Japan's dramatic 23-all draw with Canada in the Brave Blossoms' final game of the tournament. We talk about the evolution of Japanese rugby, unusual TMO directives and more s...

2011 #29 - Wales 81-7 Namibia from 2020-11-13T06:00:18

We wind down by looking at Wales' 81-7 victory over Namibia, as we say goodbye to the Welwitschias. Before throwing Namibia a farewell party, we talk about Cate Blanchett, Gordon Bray, Tavis Kno...

2011 #28 - Scotland 12-13 Argentina (with Graham Love) from 2020-11-06T06:00:12

Scottish "meme legend" Graham Love joins us to relive a dramatic, controversial, pulsating and heartbreaking match as Scotland are downed by Argentina. We recall Dan Parks' impactful cameo, Fel...

2011 #27 - Ireland 62-12 Russia from 2020-10-22T06:00:19

We move onto Ireland's third pool match of the campaign, which contains flashes of the "very, very quick" Ronan O'Gara, two of the most insane instances of cheating in World Cup history, and Andrew...

2011 #26 - Fiji 7-27 Samoa from 2020-10-15T06:00:34

We are once again guestless as we talk over the Pacific derby, Fiji vs Samoa. We talk war dances, controversial tweets, The Kooks, Jason Statham, Martian betting scandals and Deacon Manu fanfict...

2011 #25 - New Zealand 37-17 France (with Jamie Wall) from 2020-10-08T06:00:57

We are joined by New Zealand rugby writer Jamie Wall to talk about the trials and tribulations of being an All Black fan in 2011, try celebrations, All Black Everything, and Jamie's newly-releas...

2011 #24 - England 67-3 Romania (with Sav, Linebreak Rugby) from 2020-10-02T06:00:14

Charlie aka Sav of Linebreak Rugby joins us to enjoy England's hammering of Romania. We scrutinise the Romanian lineout, Chris Ashton's finishing technique and what Mike Tindall constitutes 'run...

2011 #23 - USA 5-67 Australia from 2020-09-24T06:00:36

This week we talk about the USA's tough day against in-form Australia. Contains mentions of classics such as Harry Potter and The Truman Show, as well as lots of fanboying over Blaine Scully and...

2011 #22 - South Africa 87-0 Namibia from 2020-09-15T06:00:13

We are back to talk over South Africa's close-fought 87-0 win over Namibia. We briefly discuss rugby: more specifically Bryan Habana's record-breaking try and Two Time IRB Try Of The Year Nominee C...

2011 #21 - Japan 18-31 Tonga (with Sam Larner) from 2020-09-03T06:00:08

Sam Larner re-joins us to discuss his love for stats, flags and Friends With Benefits, as we watch Tonga battle to victory over Japan. We also discuss Moana and Chad Plato's social media followi...

2011 #20 - Italy 53-17 Russia from 2020-08-27T06:00:02

We revisit Italy's emphatic win over Russia, in their second match of the World Cup campaign. We also talk over Russia's first ever Rugby World Cup try, as well as illegally branded garments and...

2011 #19 - Canada 19-46 France (without Carly Rae Jepsen) from 2020-08-19T06:00:19

We aren't joined by Carly Rae Jepsen and a group of lawyers today, as we talk about France's eventual emphatic win over a defiant Canadian team. We talk about wine, ice hockey and a Nintendo 64 ...

2011 #18 - England 41-10 Georgia (with Nick Heath) from 2020-08-06T10:00:07

We are joined by commentator, journalist and esteemed social media celebrity Nick Heath to watch England's second game of their World Cup campaign and chat his time in New Zealand, including whe...

2011 #17 - Wales 17-10 Samoa (with Ben James) from 2020-07-29T10:00:32

WalesOnline writer and Welsh Rugby Podcast host Ben James joins us to talk about Wales' second game of the tournament, in which they scrape past Samoa. We discuss all sorts of things, including ...

2011 #16 - Ireland 15-6 Australia (with Tom Savage, Three Red Kings) from 2020-07-23T10:00:18

We are joined by Tom Savage of Munster Rugby fansite Three Red Kings to discuss Ireland's historic win over Australia. We also talk about Bryce Heem's alleged germ-spreading habits, flyhalves' r...

2011 #15 - South Africa 49-3 Fiji (with Gareth Mason) from 2020-07-15T10:00:19

We are joined by rugby YouTuber and passionate Springboks fan Gareth Mason to discuss South Africa's romping win over Fiji. We are sidetracked by questioning who won the 2019 World Cup, why Sare...

2011 #14 - Argentina 43-8 Romania (with Rhiannon Garth Jones) from 2020-07-09T10:00:22

We are rejoined by RugbyPass writer Rhiannon Garth Jones to observe the Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino show, in which Argentina comprehensively beat Romania. Along the way we talk Pan's Labyrinth, Sha...

2011 #13 - New Zealand 83-7 Japan from 2020-07-01T10:00:45

We look back on New Zealand's comprehensive hammering of Japan. Along the way, we analyse rappers Scribe and P-Money's hit All Black Everything and recount tales of questionable arcade ...

2011 #12 - USA 13-6 Russia (with Blaine Scully) from 2020-06-26T10:00:41

USA rugby legend and recently-retired captain Blaine Scully joins us to cover the Americans' second outing of the 2011 tournament, in which the USA fought to victory over Russia. We talk about l...

2011 #11 - Scotland 15-6 Georgia (with Cammy Black) from 2020-06-20T10:00:53

We are joined by The Scottish Rugby Podcast's Cammy Black to discuss all things Teletubbies, Harry Potter and 5G conspiracies. After watching a match so mundane, the three of us are willing to t...

2011 #10: Tonga 20-25 Canada from 2020-06-16T15:56:49

We go all-in as Canada and Tonga play out a nail-biting belter, so good we almost feel bad for going on any tangents. Includes discussion of some excellent tries, back-and-forth drama, and Carly...

BONUS: The Legacy of Puig Aubert from 2020-06-13T10:48:10

We divert from from the 2011 World Cup to eulogise over French Rugby League legend Puig Aubert. We question how a man compared to Yoann Huget, Keith Richards and Bootlegger can still be a legend...

2011 #9 - Samoa 49-12 Namibia from 2020-06-05T09:55:37

We are faced with some difficulties when it comes to watching the whole of this game, in which Samoa humbled a tired but battling Namibian outfit. Forgetting Alesana Tuilagi's hat-trick, we talk...

2011 #8 - South Africa 17-16 Wales (with Ali Stokes) from 2020-05-30T10:00:57

We are joined by Harlequins Women's communications executive and rugby writer Ali Stokes to watch Wales give the Springboks an unexpected scare. We also compare Pierre Spies to Chris Pratt, pitc...

2011 #7 - Ireland 22-10 USA (with Adam Jenkins, The Dummy Runner) from 2020-05-24T10:00:01

We are joined by the hilarious Dummy Runner's Adam Jenkins to marvel in the handsomeness of Blaine Scully, along with a game of rugby which happened around him. We also talk at lengths about New...

2011 #6 - Australia 32-6 Italy from 2020-05-20T10:00:40

We look over a valiant first half effort from Italy against a much stronger Australian side. Along the way, we debate meaningful topics including the mortality of Sergio Parisse, what sort of ru...

2011 #5 - England 13-9 Argentina (with Sam Larner) from 2020-05-14T10:00:48

We are joined by Rugby World and Planet Rugby's Sam Larner to occasionally address England's turgid win over Argentina. Instead of dissecting possibly the dullest game of the World Cup, we discu...

2011 #4 - France 47-21 Japan (with Rhiannon Garth Jones) from 2020-05-10T10:00:02

We're joined by RugbyPass writer Rhiannon Garth Jones as a Japan team who hadn't won a World Cup match in twenty years pushed eventual finalists France all the way. This episode definitely conta...

2011 #3 - Fiji 49-25 Namibia from 2020-05-05T10:00:50

We look one of the greatest test matches never discussed for an absurd amount of time, as Fiji score six tries to beat a brave yet entertaining Namibia side. Featuring a young up-and-comer calle...

2011 #2 - Scotland 34-24 Romania from 2020-04-30T10:00:21

In our second episode we cover Scotland escaping a scare from underdogs Romania. We pour over the glorious Marius Tincu, a chunky Romanian winger and a moment Chris Paterson would rather forget....

2011 #1 - New Zealand 41-10 Tonga from 2020-04-27T10:00:53

In our debut episode, we look back at the opening game of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, between New Zealand and Tonga at Eden Park. We focus on important details such as New Zealand's six tries and ...

TRAILER - The Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective from 2020-04-23T19:52:27

2011. The All Blacks haven't won a World Cup since the original, Wales are used to going out in the pools, England are still wondering whether Martin Johnson might be a coach, and a whole raft of t...