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
Inside The Most Brutal Modern Lions Series: 2009 vs South Africa
In 2009 Sir Ian McGeechan came back to save the Lions, four year after their disastrous tour of New Zealand. He initially left Tom Croft out of his squad, but through a combination of hard work, scra…
01:07:15 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Dan Cole Retires: Celebrating the career of an England rugby legend
After 118 caps for England, two British & Irish Lions tours and over 340 appearances for his boyhood club Leicester Tigers, Dan Cole has decided that the time is right to hang up his boots at the end…
01:01:41 |
Tue 27 May 2025
Bordeaux & Bath are Champions of Europe! | What next for Saints?
Bordeaux Bègles are Champions of Europe after defeating Northampton Saints in the 2025 Investec Champions Cup Final. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have gathered in the virtual For The Love Of Rugby podcast…
00:45:23 |
Sun 25 May 2025
Sam Underhill: The Art of the Tackle and on for the Treble?
Part-time guitarist and full-time tackle monster Sam Underhill joins the show to preview Bath Rugby’s Challenge Cup Final against Lyon on Friday.
Sam takes us inside a Bath dressing room that has…
00:51:29 |
Wed 21 May 2025
Rooming with Pollock, Lions forfeits and Alex Mitchell’s pod debut
Geoff Parling is the new Leicester head coach, Danny Care is retiring and Northampton are trying to win the Investec Champions Cup. Saints, England and Lions scrum-half Alex Mitchell joins Ben Youngs…
00:49:35 |
Sun 18 May 2025
Scrum 9s: a new rugby format devised & hosted by Dan Cole
Dan Cole is joined by Squidge Rugby to answer your questions!
How did Robbie become the world's biggest rugby YouTuber?
Do players use stats in their game?
And most importantly who would win in a fig…
00:49:00 |
Wed 14 May 2025
Genia v Youngs: Enemies Reuinted, and why Australia can beat the Lions
Will Genia and Ben Youngs went head to head for England, Australia and the Lions for a decade. In this special episode they tell each other how they prepared to take each other on, analyse the best s…
00:48:23 |
Sun 11 May 2025
Lions Squad Special ft. Itoje, Farrell, Genge, Chessum, Daly & Squidge Rugby
The British & Irish Lions squad to face Australia has been announced and Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are here with the ultimate guide to the team. In this episode we’ll bring you analysis of the final sq…
00:51:20 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Live with the Lions
It's the most anticipated day in the rugby calendar as Andy Farrell names his British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer and former Lions Ben Youngs & Dan Cole are watching the action …
00:01:09 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Saints Shock Leinster | Europe Is Great Again
Northampton Saints deliver one of the great European performances to defeat Investec Champions Cup favourites Leinster in Dublin and reach the final. What now for Leinster? Were they arrogant with th…
00:44:42 |
Sun 04 May 2025
The Final Lions Showdown
With the British & Irish Lions squad announcement merely a week away, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole assemble in the For The Love Of Rugby studio to preview a massive game of European rugby.
There are Li…
00:42:26 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
The One Where England Win The Grand Slam | Women's Six Nations FINAL Round Review
Maud Muir, Sadia Kabeya and Shaunagh Brown are reunited this week to review the final weekend of the Women's Six Nations and unpack their one point thriller against France in Twickenham.
How do t…
01:04:13 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Why Big Bums Win Scrums (ft. Julián Montoya)
Leicester Tigers & Argentina captain Julián Montoya crashes the podcast this week as Ben Youngs and Dan Cole reflect on life on the road, the fallout from Ben's retirement announcement and answer you…
00:46:09 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
The Lions Draft | Youngs v Cole v Squidge v Watson
Ben Youngs, Dan Cole, Anthony Watson and Squidge Rugby pick their 2025 Lions squads (NFL Draft-style) live on stage at the Clapham Grand in London.
Be prepared for Lions stories, arm wrestling and E…
01:09:41 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Will England win a Grand Slam? | Women's Six Nations, Round Four Review
Maud Muir and Shaunaugh Brown look ahead to England’s grand slam game against France at Allianz Stadium this weekend.
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01:03:47 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Ben Youngs Retires: Celebrating the career of England's most-capped man
After 127 caps for England and 332 appearances for his boyhood club Leicester Tigers, Ben Youngs has decided that the time is right to hang up his boots at the end of the season.
In this episode we …
00:51:40 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
A message from Ben
After weeks of hints and speculation, Dan Cole attempts to uncover the truth about Ben Youngs's next move.
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00:01:23 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
French Life with Jonathan Joseph | Beaches, Boeuf & Becoming a Coach
England rugby legend Jonathan Joseph joins Anthony Watson and Ben Youngs on the For The Love Of Rugby podcast to reveal all about life playing in France's Pro D2, reliving England Grand Slam memories…
00:53:05 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Half Times, Hot Dogs and Zoe NASA Harrison | Women's Six Nations Round 3 Review
Maud Muir is player of the match again, just 24 hours after eating a three-course meal that involved sausage and crêpes. She’s joined by Red Roses team-mate Sadia Kabeya and Shaunagh Brown to break d…
00:54:55 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Limoncello with the Lions | New Zealand 2017 Tour Stories
Anthony Watson and Dan Cole join Ben Youngs to relive the 2017 British & Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand.
The drawn series may have been one of the greatest series in the professional era of rugby,…
00:56:33 |
Sun 13 Apr 2025
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