Rugby Union Weekly
Rugby Union Weekly is presented by Ugo Monye, Chris Jones and Danny Care. Between the bickering and tangents they'll bring you special guests and cover the biggest stories in the game. Get in touch with the pod via 5 Live Sport on social media or email [email protected], and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews!
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Women's Rugby World Cup: England outclass Australia
On the whistle reaction as England beat Australia 47-7 in Brighton.
Sara Orchard is joined by commentator Claire Thomas and World Cup winner Rachael Burford as England see off Australia despite a shak…
Barely Rugby: Van life, dogs & colouring by numbers
On episode three of the pod Harriet digs deep into the lives of Hannah and Meg before their actual day jobs as professional rugby players!
Meg tells the tales of being a delivery driver and the issue…
Wales out of World Cup but England and Scotland progress
Ugo, Sara, Katy Daley-McLean and Philippa Tuttiett reflect on a mixed day for the home nations at the Women’s Rugby World Cup. England and Scotland are into the quarter-finals, but defeat to Canada s…
Women’s Rugby World Cup: Thrive to survive
Can Wales shock Canada this weekend? Will Scotland and Ireland book their place in the quarter-finals? Sara and Philippa Tuttiett look ahead to a huge weekend for the three home nations. Sean Lynn ha…
Barely Rugby: Touring, dirty bingo & Harry Potter
On this episode of the pod Harriet gets some insight from Hannah and Meg all about life on tour - and secrets will be spilled!
Harriet finds out what's good and bad sharing room etiquette; from DJ'ing…
Women’s Rugby World Cup: The big weekend review
Do Scotland already have one foot in the World Cup quarter-finals? Fran McGhie’s hat-trick inspired the Scots to a record win over Wales in their World Cup opener, despite all the uncertainty around …
Red Roses thrash USA in World Cup opener
On the whistle reaction as England beat the USA 69-7.
Sara Orchard is joined by 1994 World Cup winning Red Rose Giselle Mather and commentator Claire Thomas to reflect on England’s emphatic start to t…
Ilona Maher, LRZ and the 'radical' WRU proposal
Will cutting two of the four regions save the game in Wales? Ugo chats to Lauren Jenkins about the WRU's radical proposal that has sent shockwaves through the game in Wales. In this bumper pod you wi…
Barely Rugby: Stereotypes, celebrity encounters & a zombie apocalypse
In this very first episode of Barely Rugby comedian Harriet Kemsley gets the lowdown on what life is really like for England stars Hannah Botterman and Meg Jones. Harriet knows absolutely nothing abo…
Barely Rugby: A little teaser...
Launching tomorrow is a brand spanking new mini podcast series called Barely Rugby (right here on the Rugby Union Weekly feed) where comedian Harriet Kemsley finds out all about life on and off the p…
The growth of the Women’s World Cup
With just over a week to go before England host the Women’s Rugby World Cup, how much has changed in the 34 years since Wales hosted the inaugural event? And what does the future look like?
Eleanor O…
The big Lions debrief in Sydney
What was the best moment of the 2025 Lions tour? Who should have been crowned player of the series? Chris is joined by Tom English, Lauren Jenkins and Nigel Ringland to dissect the tour of Australia.…
Wallabies deny Lions series whitewash
The final Test match of this series had everything - drama, lightning, stoppages and monsoon like conditions which made it a very eventful game between the Lions and the Wallabies in Sydney.
In the e…
Listeners' special in Sydney!
On a filthy Sydney afternoon, we bring together a gang of loyal pod listeners to thrash out some of the major talking points of this Lions tour from a fans' perspective. How much do Lions fans just w…
'Job done but not complete' - Lions aim for whitewash
We’re podding from the Lions team hotel after Andy Farrell named his squad for the third Test in Sydney. Chris, Ugo and John Barclay discuss the two changes to the Lions starting XV with Blair Kingho…
Lions Top 10s: Tours
1997 or 1974? Two iconic tours to South Africa, but which one ranks higher? In the final episode of our top 10 series, Lions legends Jamie Roberts and Matt Dawson join Chris to rank the best tours of…
Hooper, Itoje and Gilpin in Sydney
We're in Sydney next to the opera house chatting to Wallabies legend Michael Hooper to get his take on THAT clearout and to discuss the health of Aussie rugby following the series defeat with the Wor…
The Nations Pod - Final Test week
Chris and Tom have made it to Sydney for final Test week and GRO is back in the Nations pod squad having been declared fit for selection. There is lots of love for Finn Russell and how he orchestrate…
Lions win the series after dramatic comeback
What a match! The second Test in Melbourne had everything – drama, comebacks, grit and fight as the Lions fought hard to beat a much improved Wallabies side by 29 points to 26 – to take the series vi…
Can the Lions seal the series or will we get a decider?
Can Australia bounce back at the famous MCG to level the series? Or will the Lions clinch a second successive series down under? With nine Irishman in Andy Farrell’s team, Chris gets the Irish perspe…