The Ruck
The Ruck is the journalists rugby podcast from The Times & The Sunday Times.
Join Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and a selection of guests every week as they provide insight and reports throughout the season, including big name interviews and forthright analysis.
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 507
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Top 10 Players in the World!
Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Mark Evans are back in studio as they discuss who are the 10 best rugby players in the world! Plus, they look back on another weekend of Premiership rugby, Jess Hayden roun…
00:52:48 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
International eligibility and the return of the Premiership
Alex Lowe is joined by Alan Dymock and Mark Evans to chat about the latest in the world of rugby. They're joined by the CEO of Pacific Rugby Welfare, Dan Leo, to discuss the changes to international …
00:49:51 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
The Autumn finishes with a bang!
Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock look back on the final weekend of the Autumn Nations Series including wins for England's men and women. The Times' John Westerby joins the pod after he was in…
00:48:04 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
Ireland's 'famous' win, but what about Australia?
Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones are back in the studio with Stuart Barnes also joining the show. Following a big weekend of autumn rugby, former Ireland back-row Alan Quinlan looks back on Ireland beatin…
00:54:35 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
Rugby's next superstar and the latest from the Autumn
Stephen Jones and Owen Slot are joined by broadcasting giant John Inverdale to review all the weekends rugby. They dissect the latest in the Autumn Nations Series, including Eddie Jones' comments on …
00:47:02 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
Autumn Rugby and Simon Middleton
Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe, Jess Hayden and Mark Evans look back on a busy weekend of rugby. Including autumn internationals for Wales and Scotland and the latest in the Premiership. Plus there was a b…
00:50:31 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
Autumn Internationals Preview
Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and Alan Dymock preview the Autumn Internationals which get underway this weekend. Jess Hayden also looks ahead to the women's fixtures and rounds up what is happening in the…
00:49:42 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Eddie names his Autumn England squad
Alex Lowe, Stuart Barnes and Alan Dymock react to Eddie Jones' England squad for the autumn internationals, including some surprise selections! They also review another entertaining weekend of Premie…
00:54:24 |
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Premier 15's, Agents vs Clubs and what is happening in Wales?
Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and pod regular Mark Evans are back for another busy episode. As well as going through the weekend's Premiership results, they chat with The Times' Jess Hayden to catch up on…
00:53:25 |
Mon 11 Oct 2021
Premiership Round 3 and James Horwill on the Rugby Championship
Alex Lowe, Alan Dymock and Stuart Barnes look back on the closest round of Premiership fixtures since the 2016/17 season. Plus they are joined by former Australia captain James Horwill to reflect on …
00:49:48 |
Mon 04 Oct 2021
Law Trials with Christophe Ridley
Alex Lowe, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones return to look back on the second week of the 2021-2022 Premiership Rugby season. They are joined by Alan Dymock, the features writer for Rugby World magazine. …
00:46:05 |
Mon 27 Sep 2021
New Season, New Pod!
Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Owen Slot are back following the first weekend of the new Gallagher Premiership season. They have pod regular Mark Evans alongside them to dissect the opening weekend, in…
00:43:27 |
Mon 20 Sep 2021
Thank you and Goodnight...
Stephen Jones and Owen Slot end their South African odyssey with the help of Stuart Barnes as they review the final Test defeat for the Lions and take a look back at the longest and most challenging …
00:38:26 |
Sun 08 Aug 2021
Final Test Preview
Owen Slot and Stephen Jones are joined by former Springbok coach Gary Gold to preview the decisive final Test between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions
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00:41:20 |
Fri 06 Aug 2021
Boks Bite Back
Stuart Barnes is joined by Lawrence Dallaglio and Owen Slot to pick through the bones of defeat to South Africa for the British & Irish Lions in the second Test in Cape Town.
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00:52:23 |
Mon 02 Aug 2021
Who is Jaco Johan?
Owen Slot and Stephen Jones are joined from their Cape Town base by Jonny Fordham of The Sun to preview the second Test between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions. Plus, the identity of the m…
00:29:57 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
1-0 to the Lions
Stephen Jones and Owen Slot celebrate the British & Irish Lions winning the first Test against South Africa with the help of Stuart Barnes and former Lions captain Sam Warburton.
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00:50:50 |
Sun 25 Jul 2021
Scoop of the Century
The Ruck's courageous Cape Town cohort, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones, are joined by Alex Lowe - the man who knew the Lions team for the first Test against the Springboks before anyone else and broke t…
00:37:24 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
The Selection Committee
Stuart Barnes is joined by the South African Ruck contingent in Cape Town, Stephen Jones and Owen Slot, to pick their definitive starting XV for the first Test between the British & Irish Lions and t…
00:40:04 |
Mon 19 Jul 2021
A Side? You call THAT an A side?
The only rugby podcast actually on tour in South Africa continues its intrepid trek as Owen Slot and Stephen Jones review the Lions loss against South Africa A whilst local journalist Brenden Nel cas…
00:44:18 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
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