For The Love Of Rugby
England's most capped men love rugby.
Ben Youngs is a scrum-half so he’s spent most of his 127 games chatting away to team-mates, opposition and referees. His mate Dan Cole is still in the England squad, and has cult hero status thanks to his no-nonsense approach to most of life’s events.
They’ve spent 20 years together at Leicester Tigers, toured together for the British and Irish Lions, and now podcast together every week. They'll bring you their ultimate guide to rugby's biggest games, give you a behind the scenes tour of Twickenham, and tell you what really happens inside an England camp.
They’ll also have guests, and they will be some of the biggest names in rugby.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 207
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Introducing The Official Rugby World Cup Podcast
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.
Get ready for some chaotic …
00:55:33 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Lineouts or Scrums? | Red Roses World Cup Q&A Special
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?
For The Love Of Rugby answers your questions in this Worl…
00:40:37 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Picking our Red Roses Starting XV and For The Love of Portia Woodman-Wickliffe | Weekend 2 Review
Ruby Tui and Shaunagh Brown are back with all the big talking points from Round Two of the Rugby World Cup.
What’s it like watching the England V Samoa game next to Lioness Chloe Kelly? Ruby was …
00:47:48 |
Sun 31 Aug 2025
Ruby Thursday: Samoa, The Real Meg Jones and For The Love Of Scotland
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.
While celebrating Ruby’s Engl…
00:42:10 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Dan Cole’s Incredible World Cup Quiz
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…
00:49:37 |
Sun 24 Aug 2025
England THRASH USA | Red Roses Review and Ruby Tui’s Unpopular World Cup Opinion
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 Engla…
00:37:22 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
The BIG World Cup Preview: Everything You Need To Know
The Women's Rugby World Cup is finally here, and so is our bumper preview.
Maud and Sadia join Shaunagh in the studio for one last hurrah before they head up to Sunderland for their opening game aga…
01:07:40 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
The Ultimate Guide to the Rugby Championship with Julián Montoya
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 …
01:16:44 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Why Props Hate Pre-Season
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 Cu…
00:43:35 |
Sun 10 Aug 2025
Coley in Magaluf, Ed Sheeran’s Dad & Robot Lawnmowers | Summer Special Q&A
Ben Youngs and Dan Cole answer all your questions they couldn’t fit in during the regular season.
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00:48:08 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Picking our 2029 Lions XV to beat New Zealand
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 to…
00:26:38 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Top 10 Moments Of The 2025 Lions Tour
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 t…
00:59:19 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Wallabies Beat Lions in WILD Weather! | Third Test Review
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 stu…
00:32:26 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Lions Target Whitewash: Can Australia Avoid Humiliation? | Third Test Preview
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 R…
00:33:11 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
The 10 Reasons Why Andy Farrell Won The Lions Tour
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…
00:36:59 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Lions History and Andy Farrell’s 3-nil Mindset
“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…
01:08:07 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Lions Win the Series! | Greatest Lions Test Ever?
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 r…
00:49:28 |
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Farrell in Test Squad as Lions Make Six Changes | Second Test Preview
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 M…
00:29:49 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Who's passed the Test team audition? | First Nations & Pasifika XV Reaction
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.
How did the …
00:41:43 |
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Did The Lions Dominate 'Undercooked' Australia? | Monday Morning Review
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 t…
00:51:44 |
Sun 20 Jul 2025
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