HG Rugby
Telling rugby's untold stories by meeting people, analysing data and starting conversations
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 171
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Friday Breakfast Show! - URC Xmas SELLOUTS! Is Vancouver Hilly and More...
Hope you had a wonderful Xmas! We are back from our short (very short) break to give you your 15min mini-pod for all the news you might have missed!
URC Crowds
DvdM Contract
Prem Amazon Doc canned…
00:15:21 |
Fri 29 Dec 2023
Friday Breakfast Show! - Biggar's Back is Back, Gits is Back, MLR is (nearly) Back!
No ProD2 or Welsh premiership this week, but there's still a fair bit to sink our teeth into:
Xmas Messages
Toulon v Toulouse Hype
Celtic Challenge
MLR
Moana Pasifika
TV Guide
Don't forget to …
00:15:45 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 21 - Synman Breaks Munster Hearts & Rugby Higher or Lower! (Xmas Special!)
it's Xmas and 'tis the season to be silly! Huw and Enda are joined by Harley Worthy M.D. to chat about...
RG turns blue
Cardiff take the oil money
French & Irish fall apart in Europe
Stormers dis…
01:06:42 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Friday Breakfast Show! - Newport Next Level, Coaches Confirmed and Players Get Paid!
In what is possibly the busiest breakfast show yet, we cover:
Late ProD2 drama
Welsh Prem try fest
Coaching silly-season
Players on the move
New content from us
Weekly TV guide
Remember, if y…
00:15:41 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 20 - The English Are BACK??? French Fumble, Irish Implode!
Huw and Enda return to praise the English Premiership through gritted teeth... and talk about how they achieved stunning wins away against URC and Top14 Opposition
They then ask why it went so wrong…
01:08:42 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Friday Breakfast Show! - Brive Bettered & Big Spending Bath!
Talking points in our midweek show:
ProD2
Marky Mark says 'cya'
Bath spending spree continues
Currie Cup makeover
Portugal v Springboks
If you like what we do, please leave us a comment and sha…
00:13:55 |
Fri 08 Dec 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 19 - Rugby in the News: Culture, Alienation, Boredom and DESPAIR?
This week the lads welcome their friend Catherine to try and break down the confusion and anger surrounding all the news stories coming from the sport of rugby union. These include:
Referees & Resig…
01:25:09 |
Tue 05 Dec 2023
Friday Breakfast Show! - Vannes Vanquished, Winning Wizards, App Appeal!
The Friday Breakfast Show is here! The mini-pod for your Friday morning commute.
This week we cover:
ProD2 Upset!
Dogs on Welsh Pitches
Farrell Walks Away
Premier Sports are back
And your weeke…
00:13:55 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 18 - The State of the Nations: What is the Future for Club Rugby?
In this deep-dive the lads are asking if this season of the URC is the best we have ever seen and what are the challenges the league has to overcome to prove the doubters wrong. They then look around…
01:38:59 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Friday Breakfast Show! - Ponty Points, Cash is Kinghorn & The Big Scoop!
Huw gives a review of Pontypridd vs Carmarthen Quins in the Welsh Premiership before running down the week's biggest obscure news stories
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00:13:58 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 17 - Everything You Need To know About South African Club Rugby
Who are the teams to watch? Who are the emerging stars? Who are the big name signings? Where's the money coming from? How are the fans feeling? All are answered in this episode!
Plus we have all ou…
01:24:25 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Friday Breakfast Show! - Bohemia, 7s Pace and TV Guide
We chat about the mid week news that you might have missed, a few results here and there plus deliver you TV guide for the weekend ahead. If you enjoyed, please share us around and leave a review, it…
00:10:30 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 16 - What Can Rugby LEARN From F1? ft. Quickstop F1
Enda & Huw are joined by the irresistible Nyasha from Quickstop F1 podcast to discuss what Rugby Union might be able to learn from Formula One in it's quest for growth.
F1 has exploded in popularity…
01:27:34 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Friday Breakfast Show! - A-Team news, ProD2 & TV Guide
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00:13:02 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 15 - World Rugby vs THE PEOPLE! Welsh URC Attendances & Podcasting Hats...
This week's pod is a bit of everything! We chat the controversy over Squidge Rugby's World Cup Final video being taken down, look back on this weekend's URC results with a special view on the attenda…
01:08:26 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
Friday Breakfast Show! - WXV, ProD2, Eddie Jones & More
The Friday Breakfast Show for The Pirate Rugby brings you the results from all the midweek games, the headlines you might have missed and of course the TV guide for the forthcoming weekend. This week…
00:11:19 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 14 - NO WRONG WAY TO WIN! + URC Round 2 Review
Huw and Enda compare notes on the World Cup Final and debate the pros and cons of Springbok vs All Blacks on multiple levels. Enda then talks us through the Irish Provinces in the URC before Huw look…
00:41:22 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
Friday Breakfast Show! - New Mini Series from The Pirate Rugby, WC Final, Eddie Jones & More
Hello! this is a new piece of content for our audio listeners, a way to capture all the stories that emerge between recordings of the main podcast as well as any mid week games that might be going on…
00:16:51 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 13 - Our REACTION to the New World League! + Best League is Back Baby!
The lads are back to react to the news of the controversial World League being confirmed along with a new Pacific Nations cup and a 24 team World Cup. They also review round 1 of the URC and gossip a…
00:54:06 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Pirate Rugby Pod Episode 12 - Farewell Fiji, Farewell Flyhalves ft. Caolan Scully
Our friend Caolan steps in for Enda this week as we take a look back at the legacy of this Fiji team, talk about the departing Johnny Sexton and Dan Biggar as well as previewing the URC!
Our Twitter…
01:24:11 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
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